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Chapter 214 Tarzan of Leeds

The name Crystal Palace has a certain reputation in the minds of Chinese fans. Former Chinese national team captain General Fan once played for this team for three years. For Leeds United, the most glorious time of Crystal Palace in the past ten years was just two laps in the Premier League.

In the second round of the League Cup, they encountered an English Championship opponent. Leeds United were not lucky.

McAllister himself has no pursuit of the cup game. Half of the substitutes and young players were sent in the midfield to train the players who played less and let the main players rest. Even the goalkeeper was replaced by the 20-year-old goalkeeper Lund who was transferred from the youth team this year. The 17-year-old defender White replaced the captain Richardson as the right back.

Perhaps it was the captain’s armband that brought great courage to Douglas. In the 11th minute of the opening game, Leeds United directly threw a long pass from the midfielder into the penalty area. After Long Bisheng grabbed the first spot, he did not pass the ball to Beckford, who was marked by a defender, but passed it to Douglas who was inserted in the back row.

"Leeds! Leeds! Leeds!" The uniform singing sounded from the stands, and Douglas rushed to the sidelines and waved his hands, and the singing in the stands became more enthusiastic: "We passed together...we experienced ups and downs...we will walk together forever...until the world stops-stop-rotate-moving!"

Forward, aka Leeds!Leeds!Leeds! "It appeared for the first time in the 1972 FA Cup final, and in that year, Leeds United won their only FA Cup championship so far. From that day on, this song has become the team anthem of Leeds United. For Leeds fans, this song has the highest status in their hearts. Every time this song is sung in the stands, every fan who sings must stand up to show respect-at this time, all the fans who sang this song stood up. , the entire Elland Road Stadium was surrounded by this huge sound, and it seemed to start to tremble slightly!
After the celebration, Douglas patted Long Bisheng hard to express his gratitude to Long Bisheng for his assist.

Long Bisheng also patted Douglas, and looked back at the stands at Elland Road Stadium.

It is said that the Chinese are traditional and the British are old-fashioned. It seems that they are not aimless. They must stand when they sing "Brave Forward". If it stops, those fans will stand for 1972 minutes without a moment to sit down.

This is the power of tradition.

Others can laugh at them for their stupidity and their incompetence, but no matter who they are, when they see all the players at Elland Road standing up and singing this song, they will be shocked from the bottom of their hearts!
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The English Championship team Crystal Palace was beaten a little by the League One team Leeds.

After conceding a goal in No. 11 minutes, Crystal Palace's counterattack seemed weak. On the contrary, Leeds United, which sent most of the substitutes and young players, became more and more aggressive.

Long pass to the frontcourt, look for Long Bisheng, Long Bisheng or ferry the header to Beckford, or fight to control the ball by himself, waiting for the support of his teammates, if no one comes up to defend him for the time being, he will directly shoot long shots from outside the penalty area...

After receiving Beckford's cross, Long Bisheng opened his posture again, rounded his foot and took a long shot from outside the penalty area. The angle of the ball was a bit positive, but it was so powerful that the goalkeeper of Crystal Palace did not dare to catch it directly. Instead, he chose to lift the ball over the crossbar and take a corner kick.

The left midfielder Kilkenny observed the situation in the penalty area. At this time, Long Bisheng suddenly moved to the middle. As the highest point on the field, he naturally attracted most of the opponent's defensive attention. There was only one person defending Beckford at the front point... Good opportunity!

Kilkenny immediately passed the ball, and Beckford rushed forward. After taking off, he flicked his head in the direction of the ball's flight, and the ball changed direction and immediately flew to the top corner of the goal!
The goalkeeper of Crystal Palace didn't even have a reaction, and the ball flew into the goal for the second time!

McAllister jumped up off the court and shook his fist fiercely!
After only 10 minutes in the first half, they were already two goals ahead of their Championship-level rivals Crystal Palace. It was something McAllister never expected before the game to be able to play so smoothly!

The first goal was assisted by Long Bisheng. Although the second goal seemed to have nothing to do with him, the corner kick was created by him, and his running attracted most of the defensive force, which was the reason why Beckford scored easily...

Thinking of this, McAllister became excited. He has no shortage of shooters. Beckford is definitely one of the super shooters in League One, but he lacks someone who can cooperate with him and bring more tactical changes to the team's offense. Now, Long Bisheng is this person!

His tactical quality is indeed higher than other strikers!Now it seems that Long Bisheng can even bring a qualitative leap to Leeds United's offense!With such a center forward at the front, he can participate in positional battles, defensive counterattacks, flying with both wings, and penetration in the middle. This is much more meaningful than a striker who can score ten league goals!
The first half is over. This first half is the most beautiful first half played by Leeds United since the beginning of the season. Facing an opponent who is one level higher than themselves, Leeds United seems to play whatever the opponent wants. The advantage on the scene, the lead of two goals... In the locker room, McAllister found that he didn't need to make any adjustments, just play like this.

Sure enough, 13 minutes after the start of the second half, Long Bisheng once again expanded the lead for Leeds United with a domineering header. Delph who pulled to the wing made a beautiful cross.
This goal made the audience boil again. Although it was just a simple cross from the side to the center to grab a header - such a goal itself is one of the characteristics of English football. It is unknown how many such goals are scored by English teams at all levels in each round of the league - but it is rare to see such a standard header that perfectly shows strength and beauty.

"Tarzan! Tarzan! Tarzan!"

Such cheers erupted from a certain stand at Elland Road, and immediately other Leeds fans knew who they were shouting the word for, and soon, the shout of "Tarzan" spread throughout the stands!
In a certain corner of the stands, Ning Xi pursed her lips in displeasure. These british guys, what Tarzan, made Aaron look like a gorilla... If according to Miss Ning's intention, the whole audience should shout "Dragon! Dragon! Dragon!", that's the most powerful way!

McAllister clapped his hands off the field in a good mood, and seeing the bewildered faces of the Crystal Palace players on the field, he knew that the Crystal Palace would not be able to make any waves in this game.

Two minutes later, McAllister replaced Long Bisheng with Suo Wenmi - there is no need for him to waste energy on the field, he has already observed all the things to observe, and Long Bisheng is still in the process of adapting to English football. Now is the time for him to rest.

Long Bisheng came off the field with his hands up and slapped his hands high. Although he was replaced early, he was not at all unhappy because he knew that his performance in these six to 10 minutes was perfect, and that he was replaced at this time only to accept the cheers of the fans alone.

Suofenmi hugged Long Bisheng with complicated emotions. He knew that he might have to slowly accept the substitute position in the future—Long Bisheng was younger than him, had better physical fitness, and possessed tactical qualities that he didn't have. His role on the field was much greater than himself.

But this does not mean that he will easily give up the competition for the main position. There are 46 rounds in the league. It is impossible for Long Bisheng to play all the games.

Hearing the deafening cheers from the audience, Suo Wenmi ran onto the field.

Long Bisheng clapped his hands towards the stands, thanked the fans for their cheers, then took a bottle of water from the assistant coach and sat down on the bench.

Huntington, who was playing as a substitute, gave him a high-five. Seeing his friend's outstanding performance, Huntington was also very happy. Anyway, Long Bisheng, who had trained in Newcastle for a year, seemed to be his own in Huntington, and the accents of the two were very similar. His friend performed well, and he also had a good face.

"Good job, Long." Huntington said with a smile, "Listen to the cheers from the fans. They can give you this nickname and shout together, which proves that they have accepted you!"

Long Bisheng smiled, and his heart was full of pride. In Naples, even in Serie B where he scored [-] goals, he never received such enthusiastic cheers... The enthusiasm and simplicity of the English fans made him feel proud.

The game on the court was still going on. In order to prove his strength, Suwenmi, the substitute "Donkey Kong", also performed extremely hard. Although Beckford was also replaced by Howson a few minutes later, he was the only striker left, but he was also able to display his personal ability.

The Crystal Palace defenders who had been ravaged by Long Bisheng breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Long Bisheng leave the field, but "Tarzan" left, and "King Kong" came again. The 1.9-meter-six Suo Wenmi was no worse than Long Bisheng in terms of impact. In addition, Crystal Palace was now unwilling to fight.

No. 703 minutes, after receiving a cross from Howson in the penalty area, Suwenmi shot a low shot and broke through the gate of Crystal Palace for the fourth time. In the end, Leeds United defeated Crystal Palace [-]-[-] at home in the second round of the League Cup and advanced to the next round with their heads held high.

Although the victory in this cup match could not bring Leeds United points, it made Leeds United sweep away the decline in the league. In the fourth round of the league three days later, Leeds United continued to play at home against Bristol Rovers.

Only 5 minutes into the game, the opponent's defender made a mistake under the pressure of Long Bisheng and blocked the ball into his own goal. Elland Road Stadium cheered.

But Bristol Rovers had a good start in League One this season. They ranked third with two wins and one tie in the first three rounds. After falling behind, they did not panic.

During the intermission, McAllister replaced Telfer with young player Webber, and began to launch a counterattack with all his strength, while Bristol Rovers began to retreat and defend, trying to maintain their lead to the midfield. The attack of Leeds United also made them very afraid. The tragedy of the last Crystal Palace seems to be still in sight...

They kept their lead until 77 minutes. At this time, Long Bisheng risked being kicked in the head by the opponent, bent down and lowered his head to pass a very low pass to Beckford next to him. Beckford did not waste Long Bisheng's assist this time, and directly kicked the ball into the goal of Bristol Rovers!
The Elland Road stadium was boiling. Long Bisheng ran into the goal, picked up the ball and waved at the teammates who were still celebrating-there is still time, we have to attack and strive for victory!

Under his instigation, the Leeds players continued to bombard the opponent's gate. The Bristol Rovers players gritted their teeth to support them, but Long Bisheng's strike after 5 minutes made their efforts come to naught. Douglas' shot was blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper from the goal line. Long Bisheng still stabilized his center of gravity under the pull of the opponent's defender, stretched out his long legs and poked the ball...

Three to two!Go ahead!
"Tarzan! Tarzan! Tarzan! Tarzan of Leeds!"

The fans of Leeds United went crazy, they gave a huge cheer to Long Bisheng who was beating his chest vigorously on the field!

(End of this chapter)