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Chapter 223 Finding the Rhythm
Elland Road Stadium was dead silent, the whole stadium could only hear the celebration of Leicester City players and the cheers of hundreds of Leicester City fans. All Leeds fans shut their mouths and looked at the stadium quietly.

Sometimes silence can be more frightening. McAllister knows that if the team does not improve in the next game, the silence of the fans can immediately turn into a torrent of anger, drowning him and the players!
This goal should not have been conceded. Leeds United's defense line performed quite well last season, but this season they have conceded goals in almost every game. The right back Richardson has been in a stable state, and Huntington's performance has been as good as ever, but the left back Michalik has not been able to integrate into the team. .

Long Bisheng stood helplessly on the kick-off spot in the center circle, watched the Leicester City players run towards his half with a smile, and said to Beckford in a low voice, "Hey, buddy, it's not okay to go on like this."

Beckford has not been affected too much. He has been in a good state recently. Even though the team has lost consecutively, it cannot cover up his outstanding performance: "Then what can you do?"

"Both defenders have excellent physical and confrontational abilities, and I can't take advantage of it in the penalty area." After thinking for a while, Long Bisheng said: "After all, my physical condition is not the best, and my hands and feet are a little weak. I can't fight hard... The coach's arrangement before the game is that I will fight for cover in the penalty area. You can catch the shot at any time after a little delay, right?"

"That's right, we've been doing this before, and the effect is very good." Beckford nodded.

"It seems that they have noticed this. Let's see if we change positions... I will pull out a little bit. If their defenders keep up, your defensive pressure in the penalty area will be much lighter, and you will be closer to the goal. The threat is greater; if they don't keep up, I can still cooperate with Delph and the others outside the penalty area." Long Bisheng said to Beckford seriously.

Beckford thought for a while, then nodded: "I think it's a good idea. A little change is better than continuing as it is now."

Beckford is also a master of doing what he says. He immediately recruited behind him and called Delph and Howson over. These two young players who have just emerged this season have performed fairly well, and they are young and energetic, and their morale is easier to recover.

In fact, with the strength of Leeds United and the home court advantage, even if they face Leicester City, they will not be too far behind. However, the morale of the whole team is low after the losing streak, and they will start to fall into a passive position after the start of the first half.

Freezing three feet is not a one-day cold, and the low morale of the Leeds United team is not caused by a day or two, but a month and a half of continuous losses.

The three-foot ice is not frozen in a day, and of course the thawing will not be completed immediately. In the current situation, only by creating some threats on offense can the opponent's arrogance be suppressed, so that the team's overall confidence will gradually recover, so that this game can be played.

After the game restarted, Long Bisheng and Beckford really began to change positions frequently, which caused a lot of trouble for Leicester's defense. At the beginning, the opponent's two central defenders arranged one of them to follow Long Bisheng, but it was a bit difficult for the remaining central defender to keep an eye on Beckford, who was in good form recently. Coupled with Howson's cross from the right and Delph's organization in the middle, Leeds United's offense gradually began to come alive.

Delph has made two consecutive long-range shots after breaking through the middle. Under the cover of Long Bisheng, his two long-range shots caused a lot of trouble for the Leicester goalkeeper. The stands of Elland Road Stadium regained a little vitality. Although most fans still silently expressed their protests with silence, some fans have already started to applaud the team's every attack.

Originally, Leeds United’s offense is not bad in League One. Beckford is an existence that cannot be ignored by any League One team. Long Bisheng has established himself as a top center in League One with his outstanding state before injury. Although Delph is young, he has already shown excellent talent in organizing offenses and scoring goals.

After taking the lead in the away game, they temporarily retreated to kill the opponent's spirit. This approach cannot be said to be wrong for Leicester, but it made them miss the opportunity to continue attacking and defeat the Leeds United team whose morale had been extremely low.

Long Bisheng also began to enter the state of the game. At the beginning of the game, his state was really not very good. His body was not in its prime. He hadn't played a game for another month and a half, and he had only resumed training for less than a week, which also made him feel strange to the court.

It is precisely because of this that he is only doing some auxiliary activities during this period of time, making the ball for his teammates, and involving the opponent's defensive energy in the penalty area. Beckford has been in a good state recently, and it is impossible for him to steal the limelight as soon as he returns to the court.

The first half passed like this, and Leeds United did not manage to equalize the score by counterattacking in the remaining time, but their state on the field gradually recovered, and the fans could see it.So when the Leeds players walked towards the player tunnel, there were only sporadic boos in the stands. Although most of the fans were silent, they looked at them expectantly.

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Although he felt that the players had slowly recovered, McAllister was still worried about the second half of the game. When people were close to despair, as long as there was a glimmer of hope, they would hold on to it like a straw.

But he can’t blame Long Bisheng for anything—no one can expect a striker who has rested for a month and a half and has only resumed training for a few days to have an immediate effect—McAllister actually didn’t hold out much hope, he just sent Long Bisheng to play with the mentality of giving it a try. It was obvious that his gamble failed.

McAllister did not put a disappointed expression on his face, he just asked Long Bisheng concerned: "Long, how is it? Do you feel any discomfort? If you feel uncomfortable, just say it. I don't want you to continue to get hurt on the court."

"No problem, coach." Long Bisheng moved his body: "There is nothing wrong with my body... I am just adapting to the rhythm of the game."

Hearing Long Bisheng's words, McAllister felt relieved. He should have been aware of the situation. After all, he was also a player.

"Dragon, you and Beckford did a good job of changing positions in the first half, and the effect is also very good. You can continue to do this in the second half. Adding crosses from the two wings, we have a header advantage in the middle! Although their two central defenders are also 1.9 meters tall, we should believe in the ability of Dragon and Beckford to grab points! Although they are the leaders now, we are not inferior to them in terms of ability! In the second half, use offense to break down their defense! Defensive line, end their five-game winning streak!"

McAllister waved his fists, impassioned, hoarse, and eager to jump the wall to boost the morale of the team: "We must not let them win six consecutive victories at Elland Road, let alone extend our losing streak to the fifth game! Do you know that there are 3 fans at Elland Road this year! If we lose the game, the roar of more than [-] people will make us ashamed! The fans were still silent in the first half. It will turn into anger! Are you willing to bear this anger?"

"I don't want to!"

The players roared. The four-game losing streak also made these players feel ashamed and ashamed. This kind of shame and shame made their state extremely sluggish, but when they started to come out of the sluggish state of mind, the shame and shame would stimulate all of their fighting spirit and let them show their full energy crazily!

If it is a team that is accustomed to failure, McAllister's words will not be of much use, but Leeds United is, after all, the young guards that once made Europe fearful!A veteran team that has won England's top league championship three times!Although the glory is in the past, it will still play its role in difficult situations!
When morale recovered and Long Bisheng and Leeds United gradually regained their rhythm in victory, they really had the strength and courage to go all out with the leaders!
(End of this chapter)