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Chapter 392 The most brutal and direct way to score a goal
Chapter 392 The most brutal and direct way to score a goal
"Beautiful movement! Bell took away Nastasic's defense very smartly, and Li Mo continued to push forward! Let's see, Demichelis. Shot?!!! Whoa! !! What happened? What happened??? The ball went in! Li Mo——!!! Super world wave! An extremely perfect long shot! Joe Hart~ The position is too far ahead, it is really impossible Be careful! The No.18 goal in the individual league! Li Mo is great! The efficiency is not worse than last season, perfect individual performance, perfect performance!"
Duan Xuan was so excited by Li Mo's perfect shot that he almost broke his throat!
And Xu Yang, who was beside him, mentioned his previous "foresight" with a little complacency.
"This is Sheffield United's biggest 'backhand' in their offensive system! It is also the place where Speed deploys the most clever tactics, because he never sets limits for Li Mo. We have also seen it now, when Li Mo exerts his strength At that time, he was indeed worthy of the trust of everyone in the Sheffield United team! How terrifying is a superstar who plays steadily on the offensive end, and Li Mo has already shown results for us. If we have to say that the current The biggest gap between Manchester City and Sheffield United, then I would say, the difference is Li Mo!"
Xu Yang's praise is actually somewhat exaggerated.
Let Hiller, who is the most supportive of Li Mo, play it, and he may not dare to blow it too much.
After all, Sheffield United's current players in various positions can be called football stars, and the offensive and defensive tactical system created by Speed is also the key to the rise of Sheffield United.
However, the fans in Huaguo don't care so much, they just love to hear this kind of unabashed praise for Li Mo!
Is this shot handsome?
Huge handsome!So handsome!You have no friends anymore, okay?
If you score such a goal, you can just start blowing and it's over. What reason do you need?
If you like reason, who the fuck watches football!
At this time, not only the football forums in Huaguo directly exploded, but also in East Asia, in England, and even in the whole of Europe!
Almost all the famous sports forums became lively because of Li Mo's goal!
Rush, elegant and violent, even passing two people, blasting Joe Hart's world wave!
Good guy, the elements are directly full, and it is the focus of the Premier League. Countless fans have watched "Wang Defa!".
The fans of the Sheffield United home team at the scene were even more excited!
What popcorn, cola, key chains, and even mobile phones were all thrown into the air by them!
The terrifying waves of sound from all around swept back and forth in the stadium, and almost everyone fell into a short-term tinnitus!
The Manchester City fan gathering area, which seemed a little out of tune with the general environment, was as quiet as a chicken.
At this moment, more than 4000 people were either covering their heads or covering their faces, and they were sitting in their seats, with extremely depressed expressions on their faces.
If it was at Manchester City's home court, the scene would definitely be very chaotic, at least there would not be a few brothers who raised their middle fingers angrily and brought British essence.
But today is at Sheffield United's home court, and most of the Manchester City fans dare not make too much of a fuss. There are some people who complain, but not many.
More Manchester City fans were directly stunned by Li Mo's world wave.
Just like their coach Manuel Pellegrini.
"What the hell?! Where am I now? Are we really one goal behind?"
This is Pei Gong's true inner thoughts at this time.
He really didn't react, or in other words, he thought about a similar sudden change on the court before the game, but when it really happened, it was difficult to keep calm.
"Damn it happened again, I had a bad feeling when I saw Lee get the ball past Fernando, and it did! Shit."
A depressed and depressed voice came from the bench, Pellegrini came back to his senses, turned his head to look, only to find that his defender Clichy was complaining.
"Stop talking! Be quiet, we are only one goal behind, we still have time."
Dzeko, who was also sitting on the bench, saw the head coach turn his head, and quickly kicked Clichy to signal him to shut up.
The Bosnia-Herzegovina striker did not get the main position promised by Pei Gong during the pre-season training.
After the start of this season, he only started in the first three rounds of the league. From the fourth round, Spanish center Negredo replaced him.
Of course Dzeko was very annoyed by this, but in this difficult situation where the team is behind, he didn't want the morale of the team to be damaged.
It is a fact that the relationship with Pellegrini is not good, but it is also a fact that he hopes that Manchester City can win.
Pellegrini just looked at the facial expressions of the players on the bench, then didn't say anything, just asked the assistant to discuss quickly.
"They seem to have started to develop pessimism?"
"In the past two seasons, Manchester City has not won against Sheffield United. Last season, they lost to Sheffield United in a row at the end of the league. For this reason, they also lost the FA Cup. Sheffield United have some."
"fear?"
"Maybe not to that extent, but, well, I guess that's how it should be described."
Pellegrini did not rush to make tactical adjustments first, because he saw negativity on the faces of Clichy and a group of Manchester City substitute players.
This is fatal, even more fatal than a tactical failure!
The teaching assistant's words made him feel the difficulty of the situation even more.
Manchester City's "phobia" seems to be more serious than he expected.
The game has not yet reached halftime, because of a conceded goal, their players have already begun to look pessimistically at the end of the game.
Don't say that only the substitute players are like this, now who can guarantee that Manchester City's main players don't think so?
For the first time, Manuel Pellegrini feels that his job at Manchester City has a long way to go.
This is not only to reshape the team's tactical system, but also to cultivate and introduce a new batch of players who conform to their own tactical concepts.
It is also necessary to eliminate the psychological fear of the original players towards the current league overlord.
Difficult, really fucking difficult!
And when Pei Gong was scratching his head and thinking about the countermeasures, Speed, who had just rushed 50 meters in the wind, also got his wish and ended the passionate celebration with his disciples.
After rubbing Li Mo's head hard and passionately kicking Li Mo's ass, Speed straightened his tie and returned to the coach's bench in a leisurely manner under the warnings of the linesman and the fourth official.
Only Li Mo was still baring his teeth and touching his butt, looking for the culprit just now.
However, amidst the compliments and "new bee!" from his teammates, Li Mo soon forgot about his butt, and grinned again.
This goal is scored, it is called a morale booster!
Although the morale in the Sheffield United team is already high enough, it does not prevent Li Mo from raising the upper limit by a bit!
Successfully completed the bottom line task in the first half, and the state of the top shooter is so bursting, who can not be pleasantly surprised?
Before the arrival of the second international match day of the new season, if Manchester City is securely won, then the Sheffield United team can have a good mood to usher in a two-week rest!
Yes, it is rest.
Because the players in the Sheffield United team did not have the task of the world preliminaries on this international match day.
Everyone was either given a holiday by the head coach of the national team, or played a friendly match, and finally they were able to breathe a sigh of relief after the tight schedule.
But it's obviously just a good start, and it's far from the time to relax and chat about vacation arrangements.
Drinkwater woke up a few words, Li Mo came back to his senses, and also signaled his brothers to make persistent efforts.
"After winning the game, I will treat everyone to dinner! I will invite you to play the second game in the city tonight. The boss asked me to explain. As long as you don't make a headline on the front page of the Sun newspaper tomorrow, you can open up to your heart's content at night!" There is only one premise, win! We want to win beautifully, and win simply! Winning makes Manchester City lose their temper!"
Li Mo waved his fist and roared bewitchingly. Before he finished his words, Neymar pulled Felipe Luis to the side and clapped strangely.
Including Maguire who has a girlfriend, everyone smiled when they heard Li Mo's "promise".
Whether to eat or not is second, the most important thing is that Li Mo said that he would explain to Speed, then everyone has enough reason to open up~
With enough motivation, Sheffield United trotted back to their own half noisily, while the Manchester City players on the field were still waiting for the coach's instructions.
To be honest, after Pellegrini took office, the Manchester City team has changed a lot, and it has gradually improved since the start of the new season.
In the league, the more I played, the more I felt, and I started to win steadily. Although I was beaten by Bayern in the Champions League, I still ranked second in the group anyway. It seems that there is no problem in qualifying.
When the results are good, the trust and favor towards the head coach will naturally increase day by day.
At this time, they also subconsciously hope that Pellegrini can make the correct tactical adjustments as usual, and lead them out of the quagmire of failure that was defeated by Sheffield United time and time again.
However, they waited until the game restarted, and Manchester City's starting players did not wait for the order they wanted.
Pellegrini also had something to say.
He didn't think there was anything wrong with the set of tactics arranged before the game.
They got nearly [-]% of the ball possession rate they wanted. From the data point of view, Manchester City did occupy the offensive initiative before, and the rhythm was on their side.
As for conceding the ball, it was more like a field accident caused by Li Mo's personal outburst.
Speed's tactical arrangements will be more in the second half, and will play a significant role after Manchester City's main players are boiled to a sharp decline in physical fitness.
Isn't it still early, and there is still room to continue to play control and continue to attack Sheffield United's defense, so why change the plan?
So apart from exhorting Milner to actively withdraw to assist in the defense and Fernandinho not to commit the problem of defensive selection again, Pellegrini did not take any action.
But can you say he did something wrong?
From the perspective of the head coach, Pellegrini is not wrong.
The tactics Manchester City used in the opening game maintained possession very well, the penetration work done in the Sheffield United half was patient and methodical, and the chances were much more than in the previous game against Sheffield United.
Aguero's three-footed shot is a good proof that this Manchester City team has really improved a lot in terms of control and offense.
Nor would Speed think Pellegrini was at fault.
Because he has indeed not yet formed a tactical suppression of Pellegrini.
Even if he wants to kill Manchester City's technical players, he will have to wait until the second half.
If Sheffield United doesn't go all out to play crazy running and defensive with Manchester City, it is doomed to continue to accept Manchester City's main control and main attack on the pitch.
However, such reasoning is only an ideal situation. Manchester City players are first of all human beings with emotions.
And if there is emotion, it will naturally be affected by mental activities and mood swings.
Silva and Fernandinho, including Milner, these players may be better, maintaining enough calm.
But when Aguero and Yaya Toure saw Li Mo's eye-catching performance again, they became anxious all of a sudden.
Aguero was eager to prove himself in front of Li Mo, so after the re-kick-off, he began to frequently raise his hand to ask for the ball, and the way he handled the ball became a little unreasonable.
What about Yaya Toure, that's the old problem again.
He didn't dare to confront Li Mo head-on now, but he gradually forgot the repeated "warnings" given to him by the club's senior management when he couldn't get used to Li Mo's emotions and fighting spirit erupting at the same time.
Defend, organize, defend, organize.
Yaya Toure has had enough!
Even though Pellegrini has talked to him many times, the outside media has repeatedly praised him for his "new changes" this season.
He finally couldn't control the dissatisfaction in his heart, eager to try his trick of dribbling forward from the backcourt.
Too many people have told him that if he focused more on defense and organization, he would get more honors and achievements.
Guardiola said so at the beginning, Mancini who bought him to the Premier League said so, and now Pellegrini is saying the same thing!
But he doesn't like changing the way he plays!
He just likes to attack, he likes to go forward, he likes statistics, and he likes the feeling of being praised and followed by everyone!
Let him retreat and concentrate on organization and defense like Carrick or Drinkwater?
Give me a break!
If his offensive attributes are not strong, why did Manchester City spend nearly 3000 million pounds to buy him back then, and how can he get such a high salary today? !
Yaya Toure thinks so.
He firmly believes that everything he has achieved today comes from his strong offensive attributes.
If he wants to get more, then naturally he can only show stronger dominance on the offensive end.
Be it Guardiola or Mancini, including the current Pellegrini, they are all cutting off his development and money!
Defense and organization are important, but few of the high-paid stars are purely defensive and organization players.
The annual salary already speaks for itself. Without luxurious data, there would be no great fame. Without this fame, Yaya Toure simply did not believe that Manchester City would give him a substantial salary increase.
As for what to say about returning to the giants and pursuing the Champions League.
In front of the salary, the Ivorian star just wants to put up the middle finger, let these illusory dreams of youth go to hell!
He subconsciously ignored the more important words these coaches had to say to him.
That is, compared to the bold offense that sacrificed the midfield defense, he could have become more versatile, and he could have become the true leader and cornerstone of a team's rise.
But he chose to be unruly and selfish.
This kind of self is reflected in the game situation at the moment, that is, Manchester City's originally stable possession of the ball is gradually disintegrating and out of control!
There is no need for the coaches on both sides to observe, and the players on both sides of the game on the court reacted immediately.
Seeing Yaya Toure's two consecutive forward advances leading to the loss of the ball, Silva's face became ugly.
But it was hard for him to say anything, Yaya Toure's status in the locker room was detached.
Aguero and Navas have come to Manchester City for a shorter period of time. Captain Kompany, who is usually tough, is not on the court at the moment because of an injury. In order to stabilize the overall situation, Silva can only endure it!
But he endured this tone, but the Sheffield United players saw a good opportunity to further break the game.
When Pellegrini was a little shocked and at a loss, Speed had already strode to the sidelines and directly signaled that Bell and Neymar could take appropriate positions.
joke!
I used to focus on defense because I watched Yaya Toure become more honest during this period. With him and Silva controlling the field, Manchester City's distribution of ball rights is quite reasonable, and their grasp of the rhythm of the game has also reached a higher level.
But now that Yaya Toure is about to blow himself up, what kind of offensive and defensive drills should I play with you?
Last season and last season's Yaya Tourena is completely a double-edged sword.
Relying on the aging of Manchester United and Chelsea's midfielder, Arsenal's core left the space to play luxurious personal data in Manchester City.
Speed admits that his offensive forward ability is very strong, and his technique is also good.
But a big tall midfielder who is not top-notch in pursuit speed and always likes to go forward and take risks, that is a ticking time bomb!
If Yaya Toure had come to the Premier League a few years earlier, Sheffield United would not be able to make a move. The midfielders of the traditional Premier League semi-finals would have educated him!
You can charge as you wish, and I will fight against the interception and directly hit the large space in the middle left by you!
Is Chelsea's Lampard Essien unable to lift a knife, or Fabregas' long pass is not enough?
Or, was it the handsome faces of Gerrard and Harvey Alonso that gave him the illusion of being a bully?
It was really a good time, and I was not educated by those midfielders who were at their peak.
Now that Yaya Toure wants to get sick, Drinkwater and Matic are not used to him. With Speed's tactical instructions, after stealing the ball, it is a long pass directly!
Fernandinho was really dumbfounded.
Although Yaya Toure said that he was not active enough in defense before, he was quite good at making up defense and fighting for high balls.
With such a tall and strong teammate staying in the midfield, the defensive pressure he faces is not particularly great.
But now that Yaya Toure fell ill, he and Silva, who retreated, were responsible for guarding the remaining large central defense zone.
And looking at Li Mo who had rushed up again to pick up a little bit in front of him, Fernandinho really wanted to give Yaya Toure two big blows!
You let me have a midfielder less than 1.8 meters to compete with this kind of big center? ? ?
Fernandinho, who is full of national essence, is in a terrible mood.
But there is no other way, no matter how upset he is, he has to fight against Li Mo, if he doesn't, then he can only let Silva fight, eh, it's useless!
Li Mo looked at the long pass flying straight in the air, and felt a sense of comfort in his heart.
With the familiar rhythm together, he didn't need to observe too much. He crushed Fernandinho and directly chose to ferry the header. Bell, who started up from the left, was simply a sprint of the ball!
Zabaleta, who deliberately opened up a defensive position with Bell, was directly tragic.
His current performance is strong, but when he encounters an unreasonable and super fast winger like Bell, who doesn't make any fouls at the beginning, he really has nothing to do.
Not to mention him, there is no full-back who can compete with Bale in terms of speed in the entire mainstream European league.
In particular, Sheffield United still fought back.
Manchester City has invested a lot of manpower in the midfield control, and now Sheffield United swept across the center to play sideline hedging, and directly broke up Manchester City's defense!
Li Mo and Neymar followed Bale and rushed forward. Looking down from a high altitude, the three of them were like three sharp knives piercing into the hinterland of Manchester City, disturbing Manchester City's defense in the backcourt.
Kolarov followed Neymar desperately and then retreated to chase. Nastasic once again had to go to the wing to stare at Bell to prevent Bell from cutting inside.
So after Li Mo successfully got rid of Silva, there was only one Demichelis left in front of him.
The other Manchester City players were active in returning to defense, but the distance was stretched quite far, and it would be impossible to form a double-team defense against Sheffield United's trident for a while.
You know, Sheffield United's counterattack highlights a "fast" and strong personal ability.
Bell will not slow down. Once he reaches the right area, he will either cut inside decisively or pass directly. Li Mo and Neymar have a clear mind, so there is no psychological burden, and then directly kill Manchester City's restricted area!
This kind of counterattack is a test of the tacit understanding between the three of them. After all, when the opportunity comes out, it will be fleeting. If you can't catch it, it will only be a waste of time.
But the good thing is that the connection between Bell and Li Mo is completely fine.
Although Neymar still has some time to run in with the two in terms of coordination, he is playing on the right side.
There is Li Mo in the middle, who is not only the main attack point, but also a transfer point. With his transition, the cooperation between Bale and Neymar is not a big problem.
Manchester City's defensive players obviously know this too.
For example, Demichelis did not consider the threat of Neymar at the back point at all this time, and his defensive focus was 100% on Li Mo.
And with the lesson from the previous goal, Demichelis didn't dare to let go of Li Mo's position this time, and entangled him close to Li Mo before he entered the penalty area.
The two soon got into a head-to-head fight.
Li Mo's tyrannical advance of Demichelis could not be completely stopped, but at least it played a delaying role.
At this moment, Bell has accelerated past Nastasic for the second time, abruptly caught up with the football that was about to cross the baseline, and then rubbed the ball directly into Manchester City's penalty area!
It looked like an inverted triangle pass back in the air. Both Neymar and Li Mo burst forward at the first time, and countless audiences hurriedly held their breath!
Li Mo felt Demichelis' determination to defend himself, and the confrontation and collision between muscles also greatly hindered him in the process of advancing.
However, it was this feeling of direct confrontation that made every cell in his body excited and jumping up!
The more tenaciously the opponent resists, the more he can feel the explosive power from the excitement!
"Get up——!!!!!!"
Another new force emerging from his body made Li Mo make a move that shocked fans all over the world!
That's how he dragged Demichelis!
Completed the push to the top!
"Ahhh-!!!"
Demichelis roared, but he couldn't bear Li Mo's wild beast-like attack at all!
Nastasic was stunned by the side, his eyes were wide open, and he completely forgot that he should double-team Li Mo for Demichelis.
Neymar opened his mouth wide, his pupil face filled with shock, looking funny and funny.
Fernandinho, who was chasing back, shrank his neck tremblingly, as if he saw a monster!
At this moment, countless diehard Sheffield United fans behind Manchester City's goal have already shown ferocious and excited expressions, kneeling and jumping together with Li Mo's rough and arrogant fight for the top!
The top of this ball is extremely strong!
Li Mo couldn't jump very high, and there was a strong man hanging on his body. No matter how explosive he was, he couldn't completely break free from gravity.
But with the precise judgment of the football's landing point, and relying on this huge force to hit the top, Li Mo still contributed a powerful close-range and solid header!
Joe Hart was completely dumbfounded!
It doesn't matter whether he was frightened or he didn't catch up with the reaction in a short time, he just waved his arm subconsciously, and he couldn't stop the ball from crossing the line and hitting the net at all!
The moment the football hit the net, the Sheffield United fans in the South Stand erupted into crazy and terrifying cheers that almost roared!
The entire Bramall Lane Stadium seemed to be shaking for it!
Like a volcanic eruption, with the stadium as the center, the magma-like sound waves even rushed out of the stadium, and together with the same terrifying sound waves from the fans gathered outside the stadium, quickly spread to the surrounding area!
At this time, the entire Sheffield, whether in the main city or nearby towns and villages.
As long as there is a bar, there will be fans of Sheffield United frantically toasting and drinking beer!
The feeling this ball gave them was extremely shocking!
And looking at the big devil who took off his jersey and roared ferociously on the screen at this time, every Sheffield United member cheered wildly with excitement and pride!
"God! God!!! Lee destroyed Manchester City abruptly! This goal directly killed all the confidence of Manchester City's defensive players!!! Poor Demichelis. May God bless his heart from being hit hard! There is no logic and no pitch common sense! When Lee scores a goal like this, all we can do is cheer!!! The city! The whole north of England, even the whole of England Praise from the King of Sheffield United! Please forgive my incoherent words at the moment! Unbelievable! Unbelievable."
When the commentator of Sky Sports fell into an extremely excited mood, Pellegrini, who was sitting on the coach's bench, finally understood one thing.
Perhaps in this stadium, Sheffield United is really invincible.
Because they have a super big center who is exaggerated and invincible!
Time seems to be running out, oh, it's very annoying, I'll see if I can blow another [-] tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
"Beautiful movement! Bell took away Nastasic's defense very smartly, and Li Mo continued to push forward! Let's see, Demichelis. Shot?!!! Whoa! !! What happened? What happened??? The ball went in! Li Mo——!!! Super world wave! An extremely perfect long shot! Joe Hart~ The position is too far ahead, it is really impossible Be careful! The No.18 goal in the individual league! Li Mo is great! The efficiency is not worse than last season, perfect individual performance, perfect performance!"
Duan Xuan was so excited by Li Mo's perfect shot that he almost broke his throat!
And Xu Yang, who was beside him, mentioned his previous "foresight" with a little complacency.
"This is Sheffield United's biggest 'backhand' in their offensive system! It is also the place where Speed deploys the most clever tactics, because he never sets limits for Li Mo. We have also seen it now, when Li Mo exerts his strength At that time, he was indeed worthy of the trust of everyone in the Sheffield United team! How terrifying is a superstar who plays steadily on the offensive end, and Li Mo has already shown results for us. If we have to say that the current The biggest gap between Manchester City and Sheffield United, then I would say, the difference is Li Mo!"
Xu Yang's praise is actually somewhat exaggerated.
Let Hiller, who is the most supportive of Li Mo, play it, and he may not dare to blow it too much.
After all, Sheffield United's current players in various positions can be called football stars, and the offensive and defensive tactical system created by Speed is also the key to the rise of Sheffield United.
However, the fans in Huaguo don't care so much, they just love to hear this kind of unabashed praise for Li Mo!
Is this shot handsome?
Huge handsome!So handsome!You have no friends anymore, okay?
If you score such a goal, you can just start blowing and it's over. What reason do you need?
If you like reason, who the fuck watches football!
At this time, not only the football forums in Huaguo directly exploded, but also in East Asia, in England, and even in the whole of Europe!
Almost all the famous sports forums became lively because of Li Mo's goal!
Rush, elegant and violent, even passing two people, blasting Joe Hart's world wave!
Good guy, the elements are directly full, and it is the focus of the Premier League. Countless fans have watched "Wang Defa!".
The fans of the Sheffield United home team at the scene were even more excited!
What popcorn, cola, key chains, and even mobile phones were all thrown into the air by them!
The terrifying waves of sound from all around swept back and forth in the stadium, and almost everyone fell into a short-term tinnitus!
The Manchester City fan gathering area, which seemed a little out of tune with the general environment, was as quiet as a chicken.
At this moment, more than 4000 people were either covering their heads or covering their faces, and they were sitting in their seats, with extremely depressed expressions on their faces.
If it was at Manchester City's home court, the scene would definitely be very chaotic, at least there would not be a few brothers who raised their middle fingers angrily and brought British essence.
But today is at Sheffield United's home court, and most of the Manchester City fans dare not make too much of a fuss. There are some people who complain, but not many.
More Manchester City fans were directly stunned by Li Mo's world wave.
Just like their coach Manuel Pellegrini.
"What the hell?! Where am I now? Are we really one goal behind?"
This is Pei Gong's true inner thoughts at this time.
He really didn't react, or in other words, he thought about a similar sudden change on the court before the game, but when it really happened, it was difficult to keep calm.
"Damn it happened again, I had a bad feeling when I saw Lee get the ball past Fernando, and it did! Shit."
A depressed and depressed voice came from the bench, Pellegrini came back to his senses, turned his head to look, only to find that his defender Clichy was complaining.
"Stop talking! Be quiet, we are only one goal behind, we still have time."
Dzeko, who was also sitting on the bench, saw the head coach turn his head, and quickly kicked Clichy to signal him to shut up.
The Bosnia-Herzegovina striker did not get the main position promised by Pei Gong during the pre-season training.
After the start of this season, he only started in the first three rounds of the league. From the fourth round, Spanish center Negredo replaced him.
Of course Dzeko was very annoyed by this, but in this difficult situation where the team is behind, he didn't want the morale of the team to be damaged.
It is a fact that the relationship with Pellegrini is not good, but it is also a fact that he hopes that Manchester City can win.
Pellegrini just looked at the facial expressions of the players on the bench, then didn't say anything, just asked the assistant to discuss quickly.
"They seem to have started to develop pessimism?"
"In the past two seasons, Manchester City has not won against Sheffield United. Last season, they lost to Sheffield United in a row at the end of the league. For this reason, they also lost the FA Cup. Sheffield United have some."
"fear?"
"Maybe not to that extent, but, well, I guess that's how it should be described."
Pellegrini did not rush to make tactical adjustments first, because he saw negativity on the faces of Clichy and a group of Manchester City substitute players.
This is fatal, even more fatal than a tactical failure!
The teaching assistant's words made him feel the difficulty of the situation even more.
Manchester City's "phobia" seems to be more serious than he expected.
The game has not yet reached halftime, because of a conceded goal, their players have already begun to look pessimistically at the end of the game.
Don't say that only the substitute players are like this, now who can guarantee that Manchester City's main players don't think so?
For the first time, Manuel Pellegrini feels that his job at Manchester City has a long way to go.
This is not only to reshape the team's tactical system, but also to cultivate and introduce a new batch of players who conform to their own tactical concepts.
It is also necessary to eliminate the psychological fear of the original players towards the current league overlord.
Difficult, really fucking difficult!
And when Pei Gong was scratching his head and thinking about the countermeasures, Speed, who had just rushed 50 meters in the wind, also got his wish and ended the passionate celebration with his disciples.
After rubbing Li Mo's head hard and passionately kicking Li Mo's ass, Speed straightened his tie and returned to the coach's bench in a leisurely manner under the warnings of the linesman and the fourth official.
Only Li Mo was still baring his teeth and touching his butt, looking for the culprit just now.
However, amidst the compliments and "new bee!" from his teammates, Li Mo soon forgot about his butt, and grinned again.
This goal is scored, it is called a morale booster!
Although the morale in the Sheffield United team is already high enough, it does not prevent Li Mo from raising the upper limit by a bit!
Successfully completed the bottom line task in the first half, and the state of the top shooter is so bursting, who can not be pleasantly surprised?
Before the arrival of the second international match day of the new season, if Manchester City is securely won, then the Sheffield United team can have a good mood to usher in a two-week rest!
Yes, it is rest.
Because the players in the Sheffield United team did not have the task of the world preliminaries on this international match day.
Everyone was either given a holiday by the head coach of the national team, or played a friendly match, and finally they were able to breathe a sigh of relief after the tight schedule.
But it's obviously just a good start, and it's far from the time to relax and chat about vacation arrangements.
Drinkwater woke up a few words, Li Mo came back to his senses, and also signaled his brothers to make persistent efforts.
"After winning the game, I will treat everyone to dinner! I will invite you to play the second game in the city tonight. The boss asked me to explain. As long as you don't make a headline on the front page of the Sun newspaper tomorrow, you can open up to your heart's content at night!" There is only one premise, win! We want to win beautifully, and win simply! Winning makes Manchester City lose their temper!"
Li Mo waved his fist and roared bewitchingly. Before he finished his words, Neymar pulled Felipe Luis to the side and clapped strangely.
Including Maguire who has a girlfriend, everyone smiled when they heard Li Mo's "promise".
Whether to eat or not is second, the most important thing is that Li Mo said that he would explain to Speed, then everyone has enough reason to open up~
With enough motivation, Sheffield United trotted back to their own half noisily, while the Manchester City players on the field were still waiting for the coach's instructions.
To be honest, after Pellegrini took office, the Manchester City team has changed a lot, and it has gradually improved since the start of the new season.
In the league, the more I played, the more I felt, and I started to win steadily. Although I was beaten by Bayern in the Champions League, I still ranked second in the group anyway. It seems that there is no problem in qualifying.
When the results are good, the trust and favor towards the head coach will naturally increase day by day.
At this time, they also subconsciously hope that Pellegrini can make the correct tactical adjustments as usual, and lead them out of the quagmire of failure that was defeated by Sheffield United time and time again.
However, they waited until the game restarted, and Manchester City's starting players did not wait for the order they wanted.
Pellegrini also had something to say.
He didn't think there was anything wrong with the set of tactics arranged before the game.
They got nearly [-]% of the ball possession rate they wanted. From the data point of view, Manchester City did occupy the offensive initiative before, and the rhythm was on their side.
As for conceding the ball, it was more like a field accident caused by Li Mo's personal outburst.
Speed's tactical arrangements will be more in the second half, and will play a significant role after Manchester City's main players are boiled to a sharp decline in physical fitness.
Isn't it still early, and there is still room to continue to play control and continue to attack Sheffield United's defense, so why change the plan?
So apart from exhorting Milner to actively withdraw to assist in the defense and Fernandinho not to commit the problem of defensive selection again, Pellegrini did not take any action.
But can you say he did something wrong?
From the perspective of the head coach, Pellegrini is not wrong.
The tactics Manchester City used in the opening game maintained possession very well, the penetration work done in the Sheffield United half was patient and methodical, and the chances were much more than in the previous game against Sheffield United.
Aguero's three-footed shot is a good proof that this Manchester City team has really improved a lot in terms of control and offense.
Nor would Speed think Pellegrini was at fault.
Because he has indeed not yet formed a tactical suppression of Pellegrini.
Even if he wants to kill Manchester City's technical players, he will have to wait until the second half.
If Sheffield United doesn't go all out to play crazy running and defensive with Manchester City, it is doomed to continue to accept Manchester City's main control and main attack on the pitch.
However, such reasoning is only an ideal situation. Manchester City players are first of all human beings with emotions.
And if there is emotion, it will naturally be affected by mental activities and mood swings.
Silva and Fernandinho, including Milner, these players may be better, maintaining enough calm.
But when Aguero and Yaya Toure saw Li Mo's eye-catching performance again, they became anxious all of a sudden.
Aguero was eager to prove himself in front of Li Mo, so after the re-kick-off, he began to frequently raise his hand to ask for the ball, and the way he handled the ball became a little unreasonable.
What about Yaya Toure, that's the old problem again.
He didn't dare to confront Li Mo head-on now, but he gradually forgot the repeated "warnings" given to him by the club's senior management when he couldn't get used to Li Mo's emotions and fighting spirit erupting at the same time.
Defend, organize, defend, organize.
Yaya Toure has had enough!
Even though Pellegrini has talked to him many times, the outside media has repeatedly praised him for his "new changes" this season.
He finally couldn't control the dissatisfaction in his heart, eager to try his trick of dribbling forward from the backcourt.
Too many people have told him that if he focused more on defense and organization, he would get more honors and achievements.
Guardiola said so at the beginning, Mancini who bought him to the Premier League said so, and now Pellegrini is saying the same thing!
But he doesn't like changing the way he plays!
He just likes to attack, he likes to go forward, he likes statistics, and he likes the feeling of being praised and followed by everyone!
Let him retreat and concentrate on organization and defense like Carrick or Drinkwater?
Give me a break!
If his offensive attributes are not strong, why did Manchester City spend nearly 3000 million pounds to buy him back then, and how can he get such a high salary today? !
Yaya Toure thinks so.
He firmly believes that everything he has achieved today comes from his strong offensive attributes.
If he wants to get more, then naturally he can only show stronger dominance on the offensive end.
Be it Guardiola or Mancini, including the current Pellegrini, they are all cutting off his development and money!
Defense and organization are important, but few of the high-paid stars are purely defensive and organization players.
The annual salary already speaks for itself. Without luxurious data, there would be no great fame. Without this fame, Yaya Toure simply did not believe that Manchester City would give him a substantial salary increase.
As for what to say about returning to the giants and pursuing the Champions League.
In front of the salary, the Ivorian star just wants to put up the middle finger, let these illusory dreams of youth go to hell!
He subconsciously ignored the more important words these coaches had to say to him.
That is, compared to the bold offense that sacrificed the midfield defense, he could have become more versatile, and he could have become the true leader and cornerstone of a team's rise.
But he chose to be unruly and selfish.
This kind of self is reflected in the game situation at the moment, that is, Manchester City's originally stable possession of the ball is gradually disintegrating and out of control!
There is no need for the coaches on both sides to observe, and the players on both sides of the game on the court reacted immediately.
Seeing Yaya Toure's two consecutive forward advances leading to the loss of the ball, Silva's face became ugly.
But it was hard for him to say anything, Yaya Toure's status in the locker room was detached.
Aguero and Navas have come to Manchester City for a shorter period of time. Captain Kompany, who is usually tough, is not on the court at the moment because of an injury. In order to stabilize the overall situation, Silva can only endure it!
But he endured this tone, but the Sheffield United players saw a good opportunity to further break the game.
When Pellegrini was a little shocked and at a loss, Speed had already strode to the sidelines and directly signaled that Bell and Neymar could take appropriate positions.
joke!
I used to focus on defense because I watched Yaya Toure become more honest during this period. With him and Silva controlling the field, Manchester City's distribution of ball rights is quite reasonable, and their grasp of the rhythm of the game has also reached a higher level.
But now that Yaya Toure is about to blow himself up, what kind of offensive and defensive drills should I play with you?
Last season and last season's Yaya Tourena is completely a double-edged sword.
Relying on the aging of Manchester United and Chelsea's midfielder, Arsenal's core left the space to play luxurious personal data in Manchester City.
Speed admits that his offensive forward ability is very strong, and his technique is also good.
But a big tall midfielder who is not top-notch in pursuit speed and always likes to go forward and take risks, that is a ticking time bomb!
If Yaya Toure had come to the Premier League a few years earlier, Sheffield United would not be able to make a move. The midfielders of the traditional Premier League semi-finals would have educated him!
You can charge as you wish, and I will fight against the interception and directly hit the large space in the middle left by you!
Is Chelsea's Lampard Essien unable to lift a knife, or Fabregas' long pass is not enough?
Or, was it the handsome faces of Gerrard and Harvey Alonso that gave him the illusion of being a bully?
It was really a good time, and I was not educated by those midfielders who were at their peak.
Now that Yaya Toure wants to get sick, Drinkwater and Matic are not used to him. With Speed's tactical instructions, after stealing the ball, it is a long pass directly!
Fernandinho was really dumbfounded.
Although Yaya Toure said that he was not active enough in defense before, he was quite good at making up defense and fighting for high balls.
With such a tall and strong teammate staying in the midfield, the defensive pressure he faces is not particularly great.
But now that Yaya Toure fell ill, he and Silva, who retreated, were responsible for guarding the remaining large central defense zone.
And looking at Li Mo who had rushed up again to pick up a little bit in front of him, Fernandinho really wanted to give Yaya Toure two big blows!
You let me have a midfielder less than 1.8 meters to compete with this kind of big center? ? ?
Fernandinho, who is full of national essence, is in a terrible mood.
But there is no other way, no matter how upset he is, he has to fight against Li Mo, if he doesn't, then he can only let Silva fight, eh, it's useless!
Li Mo looked at the long pass flying straight in the air, and felt a sense of comfort in his heart.
With the familiar rhythm together, he didn't need to observe too much. He crushed Fernandinho and directly chose to ferry the header. Bell, who started up from the left, was simply a sprint of the ball!
Zabaleta, who deliberately opened up a defensive position with Bell, was directly tragic.
His current performance is strong, but when he encounters an unreasonable and super fast winger like Bell, who doesn't make any fouls at the beginning, he really has nothing to do.
Not to mention him, there is no full-back who can compete with Bale in terms of speed in the entire mainstream European league.
In particular, Sheffield United still fought back.
Manchester City has invested a lot of manpower in the midfield control, and now Sheffield United swept across the center to play sideline hedging, and directly broke up Manchester City's defense!
Li Mo and Neymar followed Bale and rushed forward. Looking down from a high altitude, the three of them were like three sharp knives piercing into the hinterland of Manchester City, disturbing Manchester City's defense in the backcourt.
Kolarov followed Neymar desperately and then retreated to chase. Nastasic once again had to go to the wing to stare at Bell to prevent Bell from cutting inside.
So after Li Mo successfully got rid of Silva, there was only one Demichelis left in front of him.
The other Manchester City players were active in returning to defense, but the distance was stretched quite far, and it would be impossible to form a double-team defense against Sheffield United's trident for a while.
You know, Sheffield United's counterattack highlights a "fast" and strong personal ability.
Bell will not slow down. Once he reaches the right area, he will either cut inside decisively or pass directly. Li Mo and Neymar have a clear mind, so there is no psychological burden, and then directly kill Manchester City's restricted area!
This kind of counterattack is a test of the tacit understanding between the three of them. After all, when the opportunity comes out, it will be fleeting. If you can't catch it, it will only be a waste of time.
But the good thing is that the connection between Bell and Li Mo is completely fine.
Although Neymar still has some time to run in with the two in terms of coordination, he is playing on the right side.
There is Li Mo in the middle, who is not only the main attack point, but also a transfer point. With his transition, the cooperation between Bale and Neymar is not a big problem.
Manchester City's defensive players obviously know this too.
For example, Demichelis did not consider the threat of Neymar at the back point at all this time, and his defensive focus was 100% on Li Mo.
And with the lesson from the previous goal, Demichelis didn't dare to let go of Li Mo's position this time, and entangled him close to Li Mo before he entered the penalty area.
The two soon got into a head-to-head fight.
Li Mo's tyrannical advance of Demichelis could not be completely stopped, but at least it played a delaying role.
At this moment, Bell has accelerated past Nastasic for the second time, abruptly caught up with the football that was about to cross the baseline, and then rubbed the ball directly into Manchester City's penalty area!
It looked like an inverted triangle pass back in the air. Both Neymar and Li Mo burst forward at the first time, and countless audiences hurriedly held their breath!
Li Mo felt Demichelis' determination to defend himself, and the confrontation and collision between muscles also greatly hindered him in the process of advancing.
However, it was this feeling of direct confrontation that made every cell in his body excited and jumping up!
The more tenaciously the opponent resists, the more he can feel the explosive power from the excitement!
"Get up——!!!!!!"
Another new force emerging from his body made Li Mo make a move that shocked fans all over the world!
That's how he dragged Demichelis!
Completed the push to the top!
"Ahhh-!!!"
Demichelis roared, but he couldn't bear Li Mo's wild beast-like attack at all!
Nastasic was stunned by the side, his eyes were wide open, and he completely forgot that he should double-team Li Mo for Demichelis.
Neymar opened his mouth wide, his pupil face filled with shock, looking funny and funny.
Fernandinho, who was chasing back, shrank his neck tremblingly, as if he saw a monster!
At this moment, countless diehard Sheffield United fans behind Manchester City's goal have already shown ferocious and excited expressions, kneeling and jumping together with Li Mo's rough and arrogant fight for the top!
The top of this ball is extremely strong!
Li Mo couldn't jump very high, and there was a strong man hanging on his body. No matter how explosive he was, he couldn't completely break free from gravity.
But with the precise judgment of the football's landing point, and relying on this huge force to hit the top, Li Mo still contributed a powerful close-range and solid header!
Joe Hart was completely dumbfounded!
It doesn't matter whether he was frightened or he didn't catch up with the reaction in a short time, he just waved his arm subconsciously, and he couldn't stop the ball from crossing the line and hitting the net at all!
The moment the football hit the net, the Sheffield United fans in the South Stand erupted into crazy and terrifying cheers that almost roared!
The entire Bramall Lane Stadium seemed to be shaking for it!
Like a volcanic eruption, with the stadium as the center, the magma-like sound waves even rushed out of the stadium, and together with the same terrifying sound waves from the fans gathered outside the stadium, quickly spread to the surrounding area!
At this time, the entire Sheffield, whether in the main city or nearby towns and villages.
As long as there is a bar, there will be fans of Sheffield United frantically toasting and drinking beer!
The feeling this ball gave them was extremely shocking!
And looking at the big devil who took off his jersey and roared ferociously on the screen at this time, every Sheffield United member cheered wildly with excitement and pride!
"God! God!!! Lee destroyed Manchester City abruptly! This goal directly killed all the confidence of Manchester City's defensive players!!! Poor Demichelis. May God bless his heart from being hit hard! There is no logic and no pitch common sense! When Lee scores a goal like this, all we can do is cheer!!! The city! The whole north of England, even the whole of England Praise from the King of Sheffield United! Please forgive my incoherent words at the moment! Unbelievable! Unbelievable."
When the commentator of Sky Sports fell into an extremely excited mood, Pellegrini, who was sitting on the coach's bench, finally understood one thing.
Perhaps in this stadium, Sheffield United is really invincible.
Because they have a super big center who is exaggerated and invincible!
Time seems to be running out, oh, it's very annoying, I'll see if I can blow another [-] tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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