Chapter 31 Fighting Back
  The ball went in! Two to one!

Tottenham Hotspur takes the lead again!
  Leo's wonderful crotch pass assisted Keane's volley to score!
  Tottenham forward Robbie Keane, who scored the goal, used his signature celebration move to turn over and ignite the enthusiasm of all Tottenham fans at the scene!

"Wow, that's cool!"

Not every player has his own signature celebration. First of all, you have to score a goal, and secondly, you have to be famous. The celebration should be very handsome, and then it must be distinctive, that is, unique to make it easier. Make people remember.

Leo was a little envious. Maybe he should use his brain to design a celebration of his own?

Next, the away team, which was leading, focused on defense. They felt that they could just hold on to the score until the end of the first half.

However, Newcastle was not willing to give up resistance just like that. With the home team fans in the stands singing the team song loudly, the Magpies launched a fierce attack.

Berezioglu separated, and Gremi broke through Bell's interception on the right and sent a direct pass. Owen's right-footed shot in the penalty area was blocked by Tottenham goalkeeper Czerny with his fingertips. The ball missed the baseline after grazing the post.

After making a wonderful save, Cherny roared and then bumped shoulders with his teammates in front of him.

This is indeed very morale-boosting. Michael Owen, who missed the goal, frowned all over his face.

In the 43rd minute, former Liverpool left-back Enrique sent a long pass from the backcourt. Martins reluctantly took a shot after getting rid of Kaboul's mark, but Czerny saved it!

The ball was still in the penalty area and did not leave the dangerous area. Irving's follow-up shot was blocked by Dawson in time.

At the end of the first half, the Lily Army temporarily led 2-1 away from home.

The situation is favorable to Tottenham. As long as they can stabilize in the second half, they can take away three points from the away game.

After the simple midfield lecture, Martin Yoel came to Leo, who was resting with his eyes closed.

"how do you feel?"

Although there have been attempts to return Leo to the center before, this game until today is the first time that Leo has started for Tottenham in the midfield position.

“When attacking in the center, you have more options for breakthroughs and passes than on the wings, but the space is compressed and the defensive pressure you have to face is also much greater than on the wings.

I still have deficiencies in defense and need help from my teammates, so in the second half we still need to find scoring opportunities.

I hope that I can help the team as much as possible on the offensive end, assist my teammates in scoring, help the team expand the lead and seal the victory. "

Head coach Martin Yoel nodded, then patted Leo on the shoulder, acknowledging what he said.

"Very well, then it depends on your performance."

Originally, the Dutch wanted to simply strengthen their defense in the second half and see if they could hold on to the two-to-one score until the end of the game.

Anyway, winning a goal is a win, and you get three points.

But this means that Leo is not so suitable in the midfield, so the Lily Legion coach is a little hesitant to replace Leo with a midfielder with stronger defensive capabilities.

However, after hearing what Leo said, Martin Yoel decided to look at the situation.

At the end of the halftime break, Newcastle took the lead in making substitutions at the beginning of the second half.

Allardyce replaced N'Zogbia with Milner.

The young England midfielder showed his vitality as soon as he came on as a substitute. He actively fought for moves on the court.

The home team launched a fierce offensive and they wanted to equalize the score as soon as possible in the early stages.

Owen's long-range shot was saved by Czerny, and Newcastle got a corner kick.

Emre took a corner kick on the right, and Tottenham center back Michael Dawson made another marking error. Kasapa headed the ball into the net with a header!
  This is the Brazilian defender's first goal since joining Newcastle!     Two to two! As soon as the second half of the game started, the Magpies playing at home equalized the score amidst the cheers of the audience!

The two sides are now back on the same starting line.

Martin Yoel looked at the field worriedly, wondering if his decision was wrong and if they also needed to make substitution adjustments.

Janus stole the ball from the opponent's overly active 21-year-old midfielder Milner, and then passed the ball to Leo not far in front of him.

Leo still organized the attack very patiently. After his teammates caught up, he distributed the ball to the right wing.

Chimbanda dribbled the ball from the wing and passed in. Darren Bent's header in front of the small penalty area bounced off the left post.

Robbie Keane attracted the attention of Newcastle's centre-back, and Leo's timing was quite clever.

With no one marking him in the penalty area, he calmly pushed the shot with his left foot into the lower left corner of the goal!
  An easy and freehand goal! This is also the first time he has scored with his left foot!

Three to two! Tottenham takes the lead again!
  After scoring the goal, Leo ran to the sidelines and made a move in front of the camera that shocked the whole audience!
  I saw Leo put his right index finger on his lips with a smile, which was an action to shut up!

Leo is telling those Newcastle fans who abuse and mock him to shut up!

St James' Park erupted into deafening boos after a moment of silence.

The referee also felt that Leo's behavior was a bit excessive, so he ran over and showed Leo a yellow card warning.

Leo shook his head indifferently, pretending that nothing happened, and returned to his teammates.

Not to mention the opponent, even Tottenham's teammates don't know what's going on with Leo.

"Leo, what is this..."

"You can't tell now. You'll know after the game."

All the members of the Magpie Legion looked at Leo with fierce expressions, as if they wanted to eat him.

Tottenham head coach Martin Jol was worried about what might happen and decided to replace him early.

In the 72nd minute of the game, Tottenham led Newcastle 3-2, and Leo was replaced by Zokola.

Sitting next to the coach, Leo spoke out about the racial discrimination he suffered before the game.
  "I understand how you feel, but the game is not over yet. You shouldn't anger the other team's players like that."

Martin Yoel shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"You didn't do anything wrong, but you might get into some trouble after the game. You should first think about how to deal with those Costco reporters."

In the subsequent games, the home team was never able to break through the Tottenham team's strengthened defense.

The score of three to two remained until the end of the game. In the end, Tottenham narrowly beat Newcastle with one goal on the field and gained three points.

"Racial discrimination is a very serious accusation. Can you confirm that you did not misunderstand the other party's meaning?"

Leo glanced at the local Newcastle tabloid reporter and replied with a smile:
  “Whether it was his discriminatory actions or his disgusting racial remarks, I could see and hear them clearly.

I don’t know if there is a camera that recorded the scene at that time. I can repeat it if necessary.

I believe that most Newcastle fans are kind and friendly, and I will not have a bad impression of others because of one or two despicable football hooligans.

But I still hope that people who have made mistakes and done things they shouldn't have been punished as they should! "

(End of this chapter)

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