Leeds United's second goal didn't let George Lee wait too long. Just when the fourth official raised the sign indicating 4 minutes of stoppage time, Leeds United scored again.
This time it was still Leeds United's counterattack. First, through a steal by Albchesson, Bellamy's ball was intercepted, and then he immediately passed the ball to Kevin Davis, who was retreating. Davis was near the center circle. He got the ball close to his own half. After getting the ball, he did not directly choose to counterattack, but observed the position of his teammates.
At that time, neither Parker nor Graveson was close to the center, and the two central defenders were also pulling forward in front of the penalty area. Van der Sar saw that his teammates began to counterattack, and even came outside the penalty area.
Davis directly passed the ball back to Van der Sar. Van der Sar directly stopped the ball and went to the left with a big kick, giving it to the entire Blackburn defense.
The position given to the ball was behind Andy Todd. Glenchard sprinted into the opponent's half and chased the football.
At this time, Blackburn's half was almost deserted. One of the two central defenders was staring at Davis and the other was near Smith. Only two full-backs were defending.
Glenchard didn't stop the ball and continued to advance toward Blackburn's goal with a headbutt. He was quite fast and left Todd behind.
On the other side, when Glenjar started to counterattack, Van Persie also started to run towards Blackburn's goal. Blackburn defender Nell chased after Van Persie.
But Van Persie was very smart. He blocked his position first, always keeping Nel on his right, and keeping no defender between himself and Grenchar.
Blackburn's goalkeeper Friedel was in a dilemma. He didn't know whether to attack or not. If he attacked, then Grunchard's pass to Van Persie would be an empty goal. If he didn't attack, then he would probably have to watch Grunchard hit the goal.
The main reason is that the two team-mate full-backs are not as fast as others and cannot catch up with them.
Although the two central defenders are also rushing back, they may not be able to fly back for a while.
Friedel couldn't wait any longer and had no choice but to attack. He could only hope that he could knock down the football when Grenchar passed the ball, or that the ball was not passed well and Nel on his side destroyed the ball first.
But Grenciar and Van Persie did not give Friedel a chance. Grenciare crossed the ball and Van Persie pushed lightly into the empty goal.
2 to 1.
There were no mistakes, no offsides, and no surprises.
It's that simple and clear, a fatal blow.
Although only two people scored this goal from Leeds United's counterattack, it was actually the result of the efforts of the entire team.
The forward movement of the overall defense line gives Van der Sar more space to move.
The two midfielders' pull allows Davis to pass the ball directly to Van der Sar.
Davies's dropback took away one of Blackburn's centre-backs.
Smith's movement attracted another centre-back.
This goal is different from the dazzling one-touch ball and multi-person cooperation.
Very simple yet very deadly.
In the end, Leeds United fell behind by one goal in the first half, reversed two goals, and entered the second half with a temporary lead of 2-1.
When entering the player tunnel and walking to the locker room, both the old players who stayed on the team this year and the new players who just joined this year were walking together in twos and threes, chatting about the situation in the first half, and they were all relatively relaxed. expression.
Smith still walked with Van Persie, and then added another frontcourt player, Kevin Davis. Smith kept talking to Davis about the timing and intensity of the frontcourt press.
Grenchar gave a thumbs up and praised Van der Sar's indirect assist.
Parker and Graveson are together with "Wild Boar" Davis. Although these people compete for positions, this does not affect the former two's concern for the latter's injury.
Leeds United is now on the road to becoming a strong team. Through last season's efforts, self-confidence has been able to infect everyone in the team.
In the locker room, George Li did not talk about tactics first. Instead, he asked the players to rest, drink water and finish chatting before starting to lay out tactics.
In fact, I didn't say much. I just gave some small notes to the new players who are starting today to strengthen the cooperation between the teams.
For example, Kevin Davis should not just pull when attacking, but should attack forward appropriately. You are a "forward" first, and secondly you can play tricks and be a "defensive forward".
For another example, when attacking, don't worry too much about the opponent's counterattack. When Matteisen or Albuchesson come up, you can move forward appropriately to help the offense.
Then Van der Sar had nothing to arrange. He was told to counterattack as soon as possible to expand the scope of activities. He did a good job today, and he also initiated the second goal. In previous warm-up matches in the Netherlands and back in the UK, Van der Sar often used long-distance hand throws to launch counterattacks.
This made George Li sigh that having an elder in the family is like having a treasure. More mature and experienced than Robinson, with newly professional skills and a deeper understanding of tactics, he no longer thinks about Robinson.
By the way, after Paul Robinson moved to Manchester United, he is still recovering from injuries last season and did not play in the first round of the Premier League.
^^^
"We saw that after the start of the second half, Blackburn still didn't change much, so there was nothing Leeds United could do."
"Yes, or the gap in strength lies here. If the two teams go forward one season, they are both relegation teams. Even Leeds United succeeded in relegation at the last moment. But after experiencing the previous season After that, Leeds United gave people the impression that they were completely reborn and became a strong team in an instant. Although they could not reach the level of Arsenal and Manchester United, they gradually became a team that could compete with them. team."
"Martin, did you forget to mention a team? Our Premier League champion last year was Chelsea."
"Ian, Chelsea is different. How much money Chelsea spent, how much Leeds United spent. I think if George Lee was given the same transfer funds, George Lee might do better."
"Mr Mourinho at Chelsea will be angry if you say that."
"It doesn't matter, some people like a crazy coach like Mourinho, and some people like a gentleman coach like Li."
"Then I look forward to the next time the madman fights with our gentleman. Gentlemen may not always take advantage."
"Not necessarily. The players under our gentleman are not gentlemen... We see that when Leeds United attacked here, Davis fought for a point and gave it to Smith behind him. Smith's favorite position... ...Gooooooal!”
"Alan Smith, unstoppable, Leeds United expanded the score."
Just 5 minutes into the second half when the two commentators, Martin Taylor and Ian Dark, were commentating, Leeds United scored again.
Mills received Van Persie's return pass and made a 45-degree pass from the right. Although Kevin Davis was not tall, he still used his strong body and bounce to grab a little bit and tip the ball to Smith beside him.
Smith is already familiar with this kind of inserted shot.
No surprise, Friedel's goal was breached for the third time.
3 to 1.
Leeds United's first win of the new season is just around the corner.
