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Chapter 250 One High One Fast One

Leeds United's opponent in the second round was Derby County, which ranked No. 18 last year. As one of the founding clubs of the professional football league, Derby County declined rapidly after its glory in the 70s. It has been ups and downs in the Premier League and the British Championship since the 90s.

However, the skinny camel is bigger than the horse. In Derby County's roster, we can still see some familiar names at a glance-former Welsh national team captain, Manchester United's famous "[-] generation" product, former Birmingham's main midfielder, "villain" Robbie Savage, former Everton defender John Eustace, former Manchester United goalkeeper Roy Carroll...

Among them, Robbie Savage is of course the most famous one. This famous villain in the Premier League is already 35 years old this year. With the decline of physical fitness, it is also a good choice to retire in the Championship. In addition to being a talent training center for Premier League players, the Championship team is also a nursing home for Premier League players!

The young Delphi quickly tasted the taste of a villain. Savage's fierce interception in the midfield made Delphi feel a little bit bound. Although Delphi is no longer a rookie after a year of training in the League One, this level of defense is still rare for him.

When Delphi was frozen, Leeds United's offense was greatly affected. Without his points in the center, Howson's breakthroughs on the wing also decreased a lot. Although Leeds United had an advantage in the first half, they failed to have much impact on the gate guarded by Carroll.

"Jonathan, you have to play the ball quickly in the second half. Don't get too entangled with Savage, that dirty guy." McAllister said during the intermission.

Long Bisheng smiled embarrassingly, while the others nodded repeatedly. No one expressed much objection to this, which is already a well-known fact.This is the case even for Gary Hooper who just transferred - Long Bisheng created several opportunities for him in the last game, but he missed them one by one because he was not very familiar with Long Bisheng.

"In the second half, our tactics remained the same. We scored more goals from the center to both sides, and then created opportunities for Long and Gary in the penalty area. We must win this home game! We can't wait too long for our first victory after returning to the British Championship!" McAllister punched the table, expressing his determination!
In a team, the head coach is the boss—this is the most common situation. Although there are many teams that are not like this, but in Leeds United, which is dominated by young players, McAllister is the absolute boss—because Leeds United does not have too many "thorns".

The boss's words were naturally effective-after the start of the second half, Leeds United's offense suddenly became fierce!
Savage began to feel a little uncomfortable-although Delphi is an outstanding young player, he only has one season of League One experience after all. In this regard, Savage, who has been in the Premier League for more than ten years, can be said to be a steady opponent-in the first half of the game, Savage used his experience and aggressive style to successfully frighten Delphi, the core of Leeds United's midfield. In the first half, Leeds United did not break through the gate of Derby County.

But after the start of the second half, Delphi never entangled with him again. After receiving the ball, he would immediately pass the ball, and then receive the ball after running away from him. Savage's advantage lies in experience and anticipation ability, while Delphi's advantage lies in technology and youth!

After running with Delphi for a while, Savage began to feel a little powerless-after all, he is a 35-year-old veteran, and his physical fitness cannot be compared with young people, and his speed has also slowed down. Running back and forth with Delphi, he can only be thrown off by him again and again!

McAllister also played until he was almost 40 years old before retiring. He clearly knows what a veteran in his 30s is good at and what he lacks on the court!
After receiving Faye's pass, Delph quickly passed the ball to Robinson on the left, and then accelerated himself forward. Robinson immediately passed the ball in front of him. Savage saw Delph using his speed to throw himself farther and farther. In desperation, he reached out and pulled Delph to the ground!
A direct free kick 27 meters away from the goal!At the same time, Savage also received a yellow card for this obvious foul action!
Howson stood in front of the ball. This young wide player who idolized Beckham also had a hand in free kicks. Leeds United basically took free kicks and corner kicks.

Back, start, kick!
The ball went around the wall and went straight to the goal!Carol jumped up and hit the ball with one hand!

The ball didn't go out of the bottom line, but flew sideways into the air. Long Bisheng, who had already rushed into the penalty area after Howson's shot, grabbed the point, but he couldn't shoot when it was almost parallel to the goal, so he could only shake his head and head the ball towards the middle!

Hooper has been paying attention to Long Bisheng's movements. When Long Bisheng rushed to the back point, he was ready to rush to the middle to meet him. This clever move allowed him to comfortably receive Long Bisheng's header ferry in a comfortable position!

Carroll was lying on the ground despite a defender sticking close to him, and Hooper faced an almost empty goal!

Accelerated and rushed a step, Hooper immediately hit the ball after throwing the defender away from the first-line gap!
The ball hit the net!Huge cheers erupted from Elland Road!

Gary Hooper's first official game goal after moving to Leeds United!
"Beautiful shot! Gary! I didn't expect anyone to receive my ferry!" Long Bisheng ran towards Hooper in surprise. He was telling the truth. He didn't see his players in the middle of the penalty area just now, just for a while!

"Because I have been paying attention to your running position and movements!" Hooper also laughed and hugged Long Bisheng: "If you waste your pass again, I will feel that I am useless!"

One to zero!More important than this score is Gary Hooper's first goal in an official game!McAllister's insistence on buying Hooper with 50 pounds is not just to fill the vacancy caused by Beckford's departure, but to add elements that Long Bisheng does not have in the forward line-speed and technology!
From this aspect, this season's "one high and one fast" combination is more perfect and more efficient than last season's "Twin Towers" tactic!
Of course, this is in theory, the reality depends on whether Hooper can quickly integrate into the team's tactics!Compared with theory, practice is obviously more important!
He scored a goal in the second official game he participated in, and it was an assist from his striker partner Long Bisheng. This goal was obviously of great help to Hooper's integration into Leeds United's tactical system-the only effective way for a striker to quickly integrate into the new team is to score goals!
In the next game, the rhythm was completely controlled by Leeds United at home, and Derby County could only be led by the nose by Leeds United.

Savage, who was carrying a yellow card, could no longer control the young Delph like he did in the first half. After receiving another yellow card, Savage had some concerns when defending. After all, this is Leeds United's home court!

Savage was also a little wronged. Originally, his previous foul action was a yellow card for the referee, but first of all, this is the home court of Leeds United, and secondly, Savage's notorious reputation also played a role in it!
As a famous villain, although it can make the opponent feel jealous, it will also make the referee pay more attention to himself-whatever he gains, there is also a loss. The ancients never deceived me.

In the first half, Savage used his fierce defense to make Delph feel a little bit tied up. This is a gain, and now he is tied up because of a yellow card. This is a loss.

More importantly, under Delphi's erratic running position, Savage's physical fitness has been somewhat improved. For veteran players, this is the most helpless thing for them.

As long as Delphi is alive, the entire attack of Leeds United will also be alive. There will be more crosses from the two wings and through balls in the middle. These two offensive methods can maximize the threat of the two forwards of Leeds United!
No.607 minutes, Leeds United expanded the score!

After Delph got rid of Savage, he made a straight pass in the midfield. Hooper inserted into the penalty area at high speed. After shaking quickly, he forced the bottom and dropped the ball into the penalty area near the baseline.

Two passes, one goal!
After leading by two goals, Leeds United changed their strategy and began to control the ball in midfield, slowly consuming the rest of the time.

As the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the Elland Road Stadium erupted in jubilation—two to zero!Leeds United's first victory in the British Championship after two years came as scheduled!

What makes McAllister more happy than the victory is that the two starting forwards scored two goals and assisted each other. This means that the two main forwards he has high hopes for have gradually established a tacit understanding after two league games!This is the basis for Leeds United to settle down in the British Championship and even be able to hit the British Championship!

With the state shown by the two forwards in this game, McAllister has more expectations for the third round of the league three days later!
In the third round of the British Championship, Leeds United will usher in last season's Premier League team at home, and it is also the most popular promotion of the British Championship this season-Middlesbrough!

(End of this chapter)