Chapter 249: Quickly, counterattack!

The next day, Xiao Ming slept until eleven o'clock in the afternoon before being shouted by McDonald.

"Have their bodies been moved?" Xiao Ming asked MacDonald while getting up from the bed. This morning's itinerary was to have breakfast and move in the hotel gym. At that time, warm-up on the court will be symbolic.

In fact, after coming to Istanbul, most of Leiden Oriental's training was kept in the gym. After several times of adapting to the stadium, she only did very simple training. At other times, Xiao Ming took the players to run on the stadium and used his feet to familiarize himself with every inch of the lawn.

The fanaticism of Turkish fans is actually understandable. It can be seen from the lawns of Ali Samiyan Stadium - the absolutely first-class lawns and facilities, and the comfort level of lawns is comparable to that of Brisbane Road, and it is easy to adapt.

"They are in good health now, and most importantly, they both had a good rest yesterday." McDonald laughed.

"That's great." Xiao Ming quickly washed up and walked downstairs with McDonald in a refreshing spirit.

"Gentlemen, let's go! Go and defeat those guys who are fierce on the surface and are actually starting to be afraid of us!" After arriving at the hotel lobby, Xiao Ming waved his hand and said loudly.

The players answered at the same time, with high fighting spirit.

Originally, this was just an ordinary Champions League group match, but after the frequent tricks in Turkey were solved by Xiao Ming one by one, the psychological advantages of Leiden Oriental players have reached the peak - if you are not afraid, how could you play so many tricks? Since your tricks have not succeeded, can you still block our attack on the court?

It is precisely because of this mentality that when Leiden East players appeared in Ali Samyan Stadium, they were not frightened by the momentum that exploded from the stadium.

Galatasaray's Ali Samiyan Stadium is proudly called "hell" by Galatasaray fans. The stadium that can accommodate 40,000 people has an unparalleled fanatic atmosphere, which has caused countless European giants to fail here repeatedly.

At 3 pm, Leiden East set out for Ali Samiyan Stadium to prepare for the Champions League match at 7:30 pm.

The Champions League matches are scheduled to be held in the middle of the week, so in order to take care of the broadcaster, the game time is always at night, which makes the advantages of Ali Samiyan Stadium more obvious - because their stadium lighting equipment is very bad and quite dim, and the name of "hell" of Ali Samiyan Stadium is also closely related to the dim lights.

Think about it, in a stadium that is not very good lighting facilities, blood-red flags are hung everywhere, fireworks are everywhere, and the hostility and insults of 40,000 home fans... Is there anything more like hell than this?

When the players of Leiden East warmed up on the court, they had no supporters around them, and the roars and boos of Galatasaray fans.

However, when the players finished warming up and returned to the locker room, their expressions were as normal and there was no change.

The provocation and insults of Galatasaray fans have been automatically filtered into the despair of the dogs who struggled before their demise. Faced with the provocation of an opponent who they thought was about to be defeated, they really couldn't be interested in feeling angry at their remarks.

"You probably saw the situation in the last game... Galatasaray felt very dissatisfied with losing a goal at our home court, and they definitely had no reason to retract at their home court. They must have wanted to quickly solve us with suppression and offense. We have been focusing on their weaknesses in the past few days of training. Do you remember their weaknesses?"

"Two ribs!" the players shouted in unison.

"Good, remember, fast, counterattack, two wings, our keywords for this game."

"Galatasaray has developed a different momentum from the last game in London from the beginning of the game. Their offensive is very strong, and Leiden East, who has always insisted on the offensive style, firmly suppressed Leiden East in the half, and had almost no power to fight back! After losing Leiden East away in the group stage of the last Champions League, their head coach Trim claimed that he would let Leiden East see what real Turkish football is at home. It seems that he did not speak vernacular..."

On the field, bald forward Hassan Saas received Emre's pass and shot from the top of the arc. Jass Kleinen swung sideways and pressed the ball firmly against his body.

"Just ten minutes into the opening game, Galatasaray completed three shots! Leiden East had no power to counterattack! Boban did not appear in Leiden East's starting lineup today. It is said that he was injured... Without such a midfield core, Leiden East's midfield organization was greatly affected. Although the young Gerald did a good job in defense, he still could not be compared with the famous player Boban in the offense... Another shot! From midfielder Yumit Davara!"

The Galatasaray fans in the stands became even more crazy. Seeing their team pressing against each other makes them feel extremely comfortable, especially after the opponent's head coach ended the last game, he arrogantly thought that Leiden East's victory was normal - didn't he win a goal? What's so arrogant!

So they shouted loudly to cheer for Galatasaray, booed to Leiden East, and lit fireworks, which made the entire stands shrouded in smoke... The security check at Ali Samiyan Stadium was notoriously bad, maybe intentional, whether it was a coins, lighters or something that could be thrown down, and the Turks descended from Turks were used to carrying small knives on their bodies. Although the security check was still very strict, who could guarantee whether there were any fish that missed the net?

Faced with the passive situation on the court, the members of Leiden Oriental coaching seat and bench were all unmoved and didn't care.

"It's almost done. Their two wing forwards are pressing up very well, and the back midfielder also begins to push forward frequently. There are only three central defenders with average speed left in the backcourt. With just one counterattack, they can be knocked down to the abyss!" All the assistant coaches saw this scene.

Of course, Trim also noticed this, but he was irritated and didn't care. So what if there are flaws in the backcourt? As long as the opponent is firmly suppressed, they will not get the ball at all, and no matter how big the flaw is, it will be useless!

In the last game, Leiden East also hit Galatasaray. Their backcourt was as empty as a harvested wheat field, with nothing, but Galatasaray was unable to organize a counterattack, and this game would be the same.

But Trim ignored one thing. Will a team that suppressed them from beginning to end in the last game become pressed by them after changing the field?

In today's game, Leiden East's midfielders were Jinklaze, Glenshare, Gerald and Marklele. Boban did not play because he was injured, but because Xiao Ming wanted to maximize the speed of the rapid counterattack.

Two wing forwards and Keane, who is at the forefront, are the focus of Leiden Oriental's offense in this game. In this game, Leiden Oriental does not need a midfield organization, as long as it is fast and accurate.

Hypia and Hakan Suk were entangled in the penalty area, and he had quite some experience in guarding such tall centers. Before Jankoler left, he had always been against Hypia in the team's training matches, so Hypia was quite experienced in dealing with such tall centers.

After Okan barely broke through Garni's defense on the flank, he made a cross, and Hypia and Hakan Suk were entangled, and then he first made a header to push the ball out.

Marklele got the ball in front of Emre. The two were about the same height, but Marklele was much stronger than Emre.

"Jozel!" Marklele blocked Emre behind him, and then passed the ball to Jinklaze, who was cruising on the left.

Jin Kraze turned around with the ball and dodged Hakan Yunsal's defense. While he was getting the ball, Robbie Keane in the middle and Glenshare in the right were ready to go!

Jinklaze raised his foot and sent a long pass across the entire court, directly sending the ball from the left side of the half to the right side of the opponent's half. It was not Glenshare who went to get the ball, but Robbie Keane who ran to the side from the middle!

Keane rushed to the right to pursue, but Glenshare moved to the middle and rushed over!

Jinklaze's long pass is very accurate, while Galatasaray's side is indeed empty. Jinklaze's pass is relatively large, but it just allows Keane Jr. to play his sprint speed.

A defender on the left immediately rushed towards the landing point of the ball, but Keane Little faced the sprint directly, and he needed to turn around before chasing. It seemed that he could not escape from Keane Little, while another central defender ran back, but Glenshare, who came to the middle, rushed faster, and the defender who chased behind him could only eat bad things in the back...

The last central defender was restrained by Phillips who was inserted in the back row. In this kind of counterattack, players who keep up must pay attention.

Keane Jr. caught up with Jinklaze's pass when he approached the corner of the penalty area. He looked up and saw that Glenshare had followed from the middle, and immediately raised his foot and passed a diagonal pass leaning towards the goal!

Glenshare increased his speed again in the sprint, and the defender chasing behind him did not encounter Glenshare even though he was unable to touch Glenshare. Glenshare, who rushed into the penalty area, stretched out his foot to stop the ball from Keane, and then tilted his body. Facing Tafarell, who was attacking, easily hit a curve ball with his right foot...

Tafarel watched the ball fly over his head and then fell obliquely into the goal behind him...

The entire Ali Samiyang Stadium was immediately silent!

"Okay!" Xiao Ming shouted, then stood up and slapped hard. This counterattack was a textbook counterattack, which was what he had always emphasized before the start of the game - fast, counterattack, two wings -

"Leedon Oriental scored the first shot in this game. They were so lucky..." The passionate commentator on the live broadcast said powerlessly.

"I really hope their head coach has the same idea as him." Listening to the weak voice of the live commentator, Xiao Ming said to MacDonald beside him with a smile.

"Maybe that's what he thinks. Even if he is smart, he is easily deceived." MacDonald said a very philosophical sentence.

After conceding the ball, Galatasaray did not stop his offensive rhythm. Trim's response made the offensive more fierce - he might not be able to see that Leiden East played the defensive counterattack tactic in this game, but he was completely in a difficult situation. In the last game, he had Leden East's control in the offensive. Galatasaray, who had offensive players such as Hakan Suk, Hassan Saas, Okan, Emre, and other offensive players, did not make any decent attacks at all under their suppression!

If it is stable, Leiden East may take the initiative and take away the initiative. Who can be sure that Galatasaray's defense can be as good as the previous game? Tafarrel is old and his performance always fluctuates. After his outstanding performance in the last game, what should he do if he performs normally?

Faced with this situation, Trim could only grit his teeth and let the team continue to push the offense. Defense is not what Galatasaray is good at. Their offensive players are much better than defensive players. They may be able to quickly score goals and stabilize the situation. If they cannot score goals, Leiden East, which has better defense in the midfield, may be able to spend the game until the end of the game...

Galatasaray, who is at the bottom of the points, can only win in this game, not lose, and even can't afford to tie the game. If it draws or loses, the hope of entering the next group stage of the Champions League will basically be shattered, and even the competition for the League Cup is qualifying.

It has to be said that Galatasaray is quite threatening to attack with all his might, and the fans at the scene have also adjusted their mentality and helped the team even more crazily. At the same time, their insults at Leiden Oriental have become more severe, and they want to interfere with the mentality of Leiden Oriental players in this way.

However, this insult did not have any impact on the players in Leiden East. First of all, they did not understand Turkish, and even those fans scolded them in English would not affect them - it was just barking from the wrecked dog, just kill them!

Hassan Sars, who pulled to the side, planned to use his speed to break through, but his speed was nothing in front of Garney. When Sars forced his breakthrough towards the bottom line, Garney caught up immediately, and then a clean tackle kicked the ball out of the sideline!

"Foof--" 40,000 Galatasaray fans shouted together.

However, their shouts did not affect the referee. The referee who was close at hand saw it clearly. Garney accurately hit the ball, and Sass just hung his leg up.

Sas seemed very dissatisfied. After getting up, he cursed at Garney. Garney was not a good man and glared back without fear.

After throwing the outbound ball, Okan passed the ball into the penalty area. Hakan Suk forced his way over Hypia and then headed the ball. The referee's whistle sounded, and Hakan Suk made a foul.

"Where the hell did I foul!" Hakan Suk shouted at the referee.

The referee frowned, made an elbow-hitting move, and then warned Hakan Suk for a few words.

Hakan Suk was still chattering reluctantly, but no one paid attention to him.

"These guys...but the more irritable they are, the more beneficial it is to us." Xiao Ming shrugged his shoulders off the court.

Originally, after conceding the ball, Galatasaray's two sides' forward insertion was somewhat restrained, and one person was often left to defend in the backcourt, but as they attacked more and more fiercely, soon, the two sides began to move forward unconsciously, and even the two back midfielders took turns to attack. The defensive players left in the backcourt were once again left with only three defenders...

Yumit Davara passed the ball to Emre, intending to organize the attack through this young player.

Emre was about to catch the ball, but Gerald rushed up from the diagonal back and broke the ball in the middle of a flying tackle!

To put it in the words of a Chinese commentator in later generations, it is "Gerard was 1.88 meters tall when he stood, but when he fell to the ground, he became 3.88 meters tall when he tackled..."

After tackle, Gerald swept the ball and pulled it to Jinklaze in the middle. Jinklaze raised his foot and passed it with a long pass, directly hitting behind the back line!

Robbie Keane plugged in from the right highway! A standard direct pass and oblique insertion!

Galatasaray's three centre-backs made a pretty stupid move at the same time - their first reaction was to raise their hands to signal Robbie Keane to offside, which made them lose the opportunity to return to defense at the first time...

"What do these people think? Raising their hands is enough to have one. What's the point of raising their hands together..." Xiao Ming stuttered and mocked Galatasaray's defenders, while other assistant coaches and substitutes were excited to look at Keane who was chasing the ball at high speed...

Keane Jr. got the ball in front of Tafarel who was attacking, and rushed to Tafarel without slowing down, then rushed from behind Tafarel who was attacking. Tafarel was planning to turn around and grab Keane Jr. Even if he was taking a red card, he would prevent him from expanding his leading advantage to two balls. But when he turned around, he could see only the number behind Keane Jr.!

No suspense!

Robbie Keane, who caught up with the ball, stopped the ball safely and then immediately sent the ball into the empty goal with his right foot!

2-0! Before the end of the first half, Leiden East once again broke through Galatasaray's goal with a quick counterattack!
Chapter completed!