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Chapter 303 Ballet on the court

The Leeds dressing room is now cheerful. Although the players did not get carried away and celebrated before the game was over, everyone was resting with a smile on their faces. The team doctor Jimmy was leading the medical staff to give the main players a massage to help them recover more quickly. Some substitute players were also helping to do this.

But McAllister was frowning, not because he didn't want to see Leeds equalize the total score, of course, but because of Davis' behavior after the first half.

At that time, he acted as if he had the chance to win!McAllister is not a rookie who just debuted, of course it can be seen that the opponent is not pretending to be calm!

"What absolute certainty does he have to regain the situation in the second half?" McAllister was still thinking hard after entering the locker room.

Soon the players also discovered what was wrong with the head coach, and all eyes were on McAllister for a while.

"Gary." Macdonald touched McAllister lightly, reminding him what to say, at least not like this - it would have a great impact on morale.

McAllister came back to his senses, he coughed, and then showed a relaxed smile: "We did a great job in the first half, and there are 45 minutes left. Within these 45 minutes, we have to score another goal and completely grasp the situation of the game. On the offensive side, maintain the pressure in the first half, and be more careful on the defensive. They will definitely launch a counterattack in the second half... When attacking, take advantage of the opponent's young guard. He is inexperienced. Although he works hard, he is still the weakest link in the opponent's defense."

This point has been fully experienced in the first half. Although Mitchell once played beautifully and cleared the header many times, he also quickly exposed his inexperienced shortcomings. The flustered clearance ball is the best evidence.

Since the opponents have weaknesses, they should make good use of them-although Leeds' offensive players are relatively young, they are all veterans who have spent a lot of time in the league.

"When defending, Huntington and Mister Xie must stay in the center of the penalty area, and they cannot be allowed to shoot at close range." McAllister drew two circles in the penalty area on the tactical board: "This is the most important place... Nottingham Forest does not have players with good long-range shots. What we need to pay attention to is their offense in the penalty area. If they are willing to fall outside the penalty area, let them fall, if they are not afraid of killing time."

There was a burst of laughter from the players. McAllister was right. It is not Leeds who are afraid of wasting time, but Forest—the score has already been tied, and this is Leeds' home court. The further the game goes, the more obvious Leeds' home court advantage will be.

"That's all. We know what the forest has. If it wasn't for physical problems in the last game, we couldn't have conceded two goals at the last moment... So I ask you to persevere until the end, and don't have any slack before the whistle of the game. After winning this game, we will have a one-week buffer time. As long as we have no problems, no matter whether the opponent in the play-off final is Reading or West Bromwich Albion, we are not our opponents." McAllister said confidently.

His players also firmly believe in this point. It is more difficult now because the opponent has used all available factors. As long as they survive the last 45 minutes, there will be a smooth road ahead of them.

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McAllister led his players out of the tunnel. He patted the backs of the players one by one and let the players play. When he captured Long Bisheng, he used a lot of strength. The meaning was obvious——Give me a goal in the second half!
Then he saw the players of Nottingham Forest, and McAllister stepped aside a little, and then silently counted the players of Nottingham Forest in his heart.

Still the eleven people in the first half, Davis did not choose to make substitutions during the intermission.

Was he just bluffing?

McAllister decided not to think about it anymore. As long as the score can be expanded to [-]-[-], no matter how many tricks the opponent has, it will have no effect. Leeds recovered by all members is enough to seal the opponent.

The second half began. Nottingham Forest, which kicked off first, launched an attack, but Leeds' defense was very solid. Huntington and Mistshey kept a close eye on the opponent's two most threatening forwards, forcing Forest to back and forth outside the penalty area without creating any chances.

Forest, who couldn't find an attacking opportunity, could only end the attack with a long-range shot. This long-range shot was over the crossbar, boos were everywhere in the stands, and Leeds fans were laughing at the opponent's poor long-range footwork.

Leeds launched a counterattack. They began to attack Mitchell at this point. Mitchell was really inexperienced. He quickly panicked in Leeds' fierce attack and was broken by Hooper and others in turn. However, Davis may have told other defensive players to fill Mitchell during the intermission.

Long Bisheng was entangled tightly by the opponent's captain Morgan, and did not get too many shots.

Seeing that the first 15 minutes of the second half passed like this, although McAllister was a little anxious and failed to score the third goal quickly, his heart began to settle down slowly.

It is impossible for the opponent to have anything to hide. There are only 10 minutes left before the end of the game. As long as the defenders pay attention, Leeds will at least have the opportunity to play overtime and penalty shootouts with their opponents.

Moreover, it is not a long-term solution for Nottingham Forest to rely on other defenders to help the kid fill the position. It is okay to make up once or twice, until the end of the game?McAllister didn't believe that they could never make any mistakes!
3 minute later.

Nottingham Forest launched a counterattack. The young wide player Paul Anderson broke through quickly along the side after receiving Adebola's header. He forcibly got rid of Richardson with his speed and went straight to the 30-meter area. Mistshey came forward decisively and forced the opponent to the bottom line.

At this moment, Davis stood up and made a forward gesture.

McAllister also stood up - the opponent really pinned their hopes on the set kick!A set kick at this distance is more threatening than a corner kick!Connecting this point, McAllister thought he knew why the opponent sent a 19-year-old defender!
This defender is two meters and two meters tall!
But McAllister immediately sneered, because he saw that Long Bisheng had already returned to defense!

He didn't believe that Mitchell could win the header. He could see from the previous game that although this Mitchell has a proud height, his confrontation ability is not particularly good!
Wales midfielder Aaron Davies stood in front of the ball, the 25-year-old midfielder was Nottingham Forest's first setter.

Leeds players almost all returned to the defense, which made their height in the penalty area not a disadvantage.

Long Bisheng wanted to mark Mitchell. He thought the same as McAllister, but when he returned to the penalty area, he found that Mitchell did not enter the penalty area, but stood a little outside the penalty area.

What is this guy thinking?Does not getting into the paint at his height make any difference?Especially when Long Bisheng saw that Johnson had gone to stare at the opponent, he didn't think the opponent had anything to take advantage of.

At this moment, Davis took this free kick, and the ball went straight to the middle of the penalty area. Long Bisheng jumped high and competed with Morgan for the top.

The ball flew to the front of the penalty area. Johnson wanted to grab the ball in front of Mitchell. Now the two central defenders of Nottingham Forest have come up. If they can give the ball to Hooper who is cruising ahead, Leeds' second shooter is likely to expand the score with his speed and technique!
But Mitchell took advantage of his height, stretched his long legs, and hooked the ball first!

Johnson immediately focused on Mitchell. He didn't think that the tall man would have such excellent skills under his feet, and his physical fitness was really bad. He would lose his center of gravity with a slight push...

Sure enough, Mitchell lost his center of gravity, but he took advantage of Johnson's push to make a jaw-dropping move!

Mitchell leaned to the side, but in the process of leaning, he still controlled the ball, pulled the ball to his side, then stabilized his center of gravity, turned around from Johnson with a beautiful turn, and rushed into the penalty area!

Marseilles turn!Like Long Bisheng's third goal against Middlesbrough, a big man with a height of [-] meters danced a ballet on the court!

The defenders of Leeds were collectively shocked, and Mitchell, who took advantage of the opportunity to enter the penalty area, seized this opportunity and dunked the ball to the side, past Huntington who rushed forward!

Mitchell, who flashed a gap, immediately took a shot in the penalty area!The ball flew to the upper left corner and flew into the goal under Ankerlenger's horrified eyes!

One to two!Nottingham Forest leads the total score again!
(End of this chapter)