After Leeds United took the lead, their offensive became more obvious and they pressed harder in the midfield and frontcourt.
Portsmouth could only parry.
In the 31st minute, another inward shot from Glenchard was blocked by a Portsmouth player.
In the 34th minute, Braaten received a pass from Smith in the penalty area, but Portsmouth defender Stefanovic destroyed the ball before Braaten could shoot.
In the 38th minute, Leeds United made a comeback. Milner made a pass from the wing at a 45-degree angle. Smith's header was slightly higher than the crossbar.
In the 41st minute, Smith successfully countered offside and scored the ball with one hand, but the referee deemed it a foul and pushed the ball first. The referee determined that Smith pushed Portsmouth's Primus when he started, pushing the opponent to the ground before he got a single chance. In the process of arguing with the referee, Smith and De Jong received a yellow card.
De Jong can be regarded as a vote for the captain. Regardless of whether Smith is the captain or not, if you invite me to the nightclub, then you are bullied on the court, and I will help you get your place back. There is quite a feeling that no matter who is aggressively attacking Ping'an County, my 358th regiment will help out.
As a result, Smith argued with the referee for 3 minutes. Finally, the referee Walton couldn't bear it and showed Smith a yellow card. Then he looked to the side and saw that De Jong kept scolding Primus, a coward, English terms such as pussies and cowards were readily available, and he was also given a topaz card.
After this, the smell of gunpowder from both sides gradually became stronger, and the movements began to become larger.
It's just that Leeds United is confident, but Portsmouth seems a little lack of confidence. If they commit a foul, they run away quickly and don't dare to stay longer.
Just after the final injury time, the referee blew the half-time whistle.
Portsmouth's players were also given an amnesty and could finally take a break and take a breath.
The feeling that Leeds United gave them today was that they not only made big moves but also committed many fouls. There is more of a sense of oppression, and the momentum on the court makes people a little breathless. Portsmouth's players, especially those in the midfield, would be double-teamed by at least two or three Leeds United players as soon as they got the ball.
Portsmouth forward Jakub is very depressed today. It's not that he is out of shape today, but that the team's frontcourt and backcourt are completely disconnected. The ball always cannot get to his feet. Sometimes he stands in the center of Leeds United. Defender Mateo was next to him, thinking that if his teammates could give him a ball behind him, he could use his speed to get rid of the opponent, and then score the ball with one hand, but the ball just couldn't pass. It was difficult for his teammates to even protect the football, let alone That there is still time and space to discover yourself.
In short, Portsmouth's players all entered the tunnel with their heads lowered. Although there are still 45 minutes in the game, if they still can't find a solution in the second half, the game can be said to be over.
On the other hand, at Leeds United, the players were all smiling and heading to the locker room in groups, especially the newcomer De Jong, who was surrounded by several people.
At the bar party welcoming De Jong that day, Van Persie, who was wearing a plaster at the time, told De Jong how to quickly integrate into the team, that is, if there is a conflict during the game, he must rush to help his teammates as soon as possible. Relief and put pressure on the opponent. To put it simply, when quarreling and causing trouble, you must be proactive and not let your teammates suffer.
Now the media is describing Leeds United like this, "the most gentlemanly coach leads the most brutal team."
The second half of the sentence has two meanings. One is that Leeds United players make relatively large movements during the game and are prone to fouls. According to statistics, Leeds United is the team with the most yellow cards among all Premier League teams. Of course, this is also the same as George. - It has something to do with Li's tactical requirements. After all, it is continuous pressure from a high position, so the team's offensive players will be more likely to foul and receive cards. On the other hand, whenever there is a conflict or quarrel on the court, Leeds United players always come in groups and swarm in. Their ferocity often frightens the other side. If there is no one in the team like Roy Keane, A ruthless character like Patrick Vieira would probably not dare to clash head-on with Leeds United.
But even such a group of ruthless people are respectful when facing Lee George. Of course, using this word is actually inappropriate. After all, Lee George is very young, and Edgar Davis, the oldest on the team, is older than Lee. George is half a month older. Those who liked to make trouble in the past, such as Davis, Graveson, etc., were very obedient and played every game conscientiously according to the team's tactics. For example, those young people who have no place to vent their energy and like to go to bars and nightclubs always go home at the right time and are never late or absent from training the next day.
"Brother, you are so positive. I think your worth of 2 million pounds is too low. No matter what, you need 20 million." Smith and De Jong have already started to hook up.
"Nigel, do you have any other hobbies, such as playing cards or something like that?" This is Graveson, who wants to draw De Jong into his small group.
"Go, go, my brother doesn't gamble, don't teach him a bad lesson, Thomas." Smith wanted to drive Graveson away, now it was like two underworld groups were fooling the young man.
"Your overall drinking and hooking up with girls is not a good thing." Graveson retorted.
Just like this, a group of people walked to the door of the locker room and saw George Li already standing at the door waiting for them.
Then when he saw one corner of George Li's mouth raised and a mischievous smile, he hurriedly walked into the locker room with his head lowered.
"If we beat Portsmouth by three goals today, I'll pay for your nightclub expenses."
As soon as a few people entered the locker room, they heard George Li's voice coming from behind.
"Whoa~" "Okay, boss." "George, watch your wallet."
A group of people started cheering, and Baynes, who had been unhappy because he didn't start, was dancing with joy.
"Let me stop for a moment and let me briefly talk about the tactics." George Li interrupted their cheers.
"Let's not say we are not ahead by three goals. Although I am happy to spend the money, there are still a few things we need to pay attention to in the second half."
George Lee knew that in the 15/16 season when Leicester City won the championship, Leicester City coach Ranieri was quite good at team building. After winning, he would fulfill his promise and invite the whole team to Eat pizza, and the whole team players get together to make dough, prepare ingredients, bake, and have a big pizza party to increase the team's cohesion.
Then he began to lay out his tactics for the second half.
"We will make a substitution first in the first half, and Leyton will replace Daniel."
Just now, Bratten and the team doctor reported that his knee was a little uncomfortable, and then the team doctor suggested to Li George that Bratten should be replaced, because if the knee is injured, it will not be a minor problem. Leeds United has too many injuries now, and Li George No longer daring to be careless, he decided to replace Bratten.
When he heard that someone was coming on, Bynes hurriedly sat upright. Who would have thought that happiness would come so suddenly.
"After Leyden comes on the field, you will serve as the team's left back, but I need you to stand a little further forward..." George Lee paused, and then said, "Just a little further forward than the full-back, and farther than the left. A bit forward and behind, do you understand?"
Baines rolled his eyes and then nodded. After all, the words and sentences were easy to understand, but the tactical requirements needed to be listened to carefully.
"Don't worry about the back. Younis is watching behind you. You mainly help the midfielder to create more pressure."
"This will free Grenchar."
"Jesper, you can have a wider range of activities in the frontcourt. Seize the gap and use your speed to pose a threat." Lee is ready to liberate Glenchard and have more energy to participate in the offense.
"James, you should appear more on the right." George Lee asked Milner to appear steadily on the right.
"Then let's talk about defense. When the opponent has the ball, our defensive players should pay attention to the two forwards on the opposite side and keep a certain distance. Although it is difficult for the opponent's ball to come out, they still have to be careful of them suddenly hitting behind."
In fact, Li George did not make too many specific arrangements, mainly because the team obviously took the initiative. Judging from the arrangement of the opponent coach Zajec at the end of the first half, there should be nothing that can be done against Leeds United for a while.
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Just at the start of the second half, Leeds United fans and their chants almost tore off the roof of the Elland Road stadium.
In just the first 3 minutes, Leeds United scored, and the goal was scored by De Jong, who had just joined.
Baines, who came on happily in the second half, cooperated with Graveson and De Jong to force Steve Stone near the sideline and snatched the ball.
The ball was a hard grab. Stone raised his foot to get the ball. Suddenly three people surrounded him. Six extra legs appeared near the football. Stone even found that his raised leg had no place to land. .
Baynes was still so excited that he didn't care about the two brothers when he got the ball. He just kept pushing forward.
Then he went to the opponent's half alone. Portsmouth happened to be switching from defense to offense. Suddenly the ball was stolen again, so there was no one on the right.
Bynes got halfway through and realized something was wrong.
The head coach is watching from below. He finally has a chance to play. If he wears a headband, he will waste the opportunity. Do he want to hang out in this area in the future?
The joy of being alone is not as good as the joy of everyone. Baynes glanced at his running teammates. Smith was running into the penalty area with the opposite center back. Glenchar also took away a defender.
Baynes took a look and saw that Smith had a better chance, a cross at a 45-degree angle, and the ball went to the penalty area.
Logically speaking, no one interfered with this ball when Baynes passed it, so it must be a good ball.
But when Smith rushed forward, his jersey was pulled.
When Smith saw it, Stefanovic, that bitch, secretly pulled on his jersey, affecting his jumping height and not being able to reach it, allowing Stefanovic to head the ball away.
But Stefanovic's ball didn't reach far and hit the ball near the penalty area line.
Just in time, De Jong got the ball.
Fortunately, there was no one around De Jong.
Portsmouth's formation was completely messed up, or the defenders were too deep in the penalty area to stare at Smith and Glenchard. Either the midfielder hasn't come back yet and is following Graveson and Buck towards the penalty area.
De Jong had too much time to prepare, enough time to eat a bowl of instant noodles and come back before shooting.
Step on the ball and stop it, pull your right foot, run up, swing your arms, lift your legs, and shoot in one go.
Portsmouth goalkeeper Hislop did not react and watched the football fly into the goal.
After scoring, De Jong ran directly towards the Leeds United coaching bench and hugged George Lee.
This scene made commentator Hinchcliffe couldn't help but sigh that the atmosphere of the Leeds United team is really good. The newly joined players immediately hugged the coach after scoring a goal.
"We're going to win, we're going to win, coach, you have to pay." De Jong said excitedly while holding George Li.
"Let go, let go, there's one more." Li George finally drove away the group of excited players, and then told them to hurry up and score another one.
Who knows if God is going to have trouble with George Lee. Although the second half was the same as the first half, he was playing against Portsmouth, but he just couldn't score.
It was not until the 85th minute of the game that Leeds United finally won the opportunity to expand the score. De Jong once again took the ball near the place where he scored before, and was then knocked down by a Portsmouth player. Because this time it was in the penalty area, the referee was decisive. A penalty was given.
Smith, who was supposed to take the penalty kick, carried forward the hospitality spirit of Leeds people and gave the ball to De Jong, who played well in this game.
As a result, De Jong, who was overly excited, knocked the ball away.
This is not the worst thing. Just when the game was about to end, De Jong didn't know whether it was because he had not recovered from the missed penalty kick just now, or because he thought that the team was not ahead by three goals, so he fouled in a fight and received the penalty. The second yellow card was sent off with a red card.
"Why don't we go to the nightclub." When De Jong came off the court, George Li came to the sidelines to comfort De Jong.
"Because you just don't go, you will be the headline of the sports section of the newspaper tomorrow." George Li continued to tell De Jong with ill intentions.
De Jong looked at his coach helplessly.
Then the referee blew the whistle to end the game.
