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Chapter 394 It's time to see Sheffield United's face again
Beginning on November 11th, most of the professional players in the five major leagues received holidays and returned to the training bases of their respective clubs.
Of course, there are still some who are quite hard-pressed because they didn't bid farewell to the national team until the 20th.
Although the intensity of playing friendly matches is not too high, most of the well-known stars play about half of each friendly match.
But running back and forth is exhausting.
This is especially true for professional players in Asia and America.
Fortunately, after returning to their respective training bases, they basically still have two days to rest and do restorative training.
Players who took a longer flight may not be able to start in the next round of the league, but players who are playing national team games in Europe are fine.
At this time at Sheffield United's Harrell training base, Speed, on the advice of the team doctor, generously let Medel and Neymar not rush to report.
Even if Medel and Neymar felt that there was no problem with their bodies, they were "compulsoryly" granted two more days of rest.
The rest of the Sheffield United players are not so lucky, it's time to train.
After all, the No.23 round of the Premier League will be played on the 12rd. Except for a few players who did not have the task of the national team to start preparing for the match in advance, those who played the friendly match only resumed joint training on the 21st, so we have to hurry up.
But the training is tense, and the players of Sheffield United are quite relaxed emotionally, and they are not worried about unexpected situations at the home court of "Sky City".
After all, the ranking is there, and Sky City has been completely reduced to a relegation team this season.
At the beginning of the season, Stoke City won two out of three games and once reached the top six in the standings. At that time, the cards in Sky City were full, and it was quite likely that they would have a big fight in the new season and also earn a European game. The posture of playing around with the number of places.
But now, after the first 2 rounds of the league, Sky City's win number is still "[-]", and the subsequent "tragic" record should not be hard to imagine.
Mark Hughes, the new coach who was praised by Stoke City fans when he took office, quickly became the top three unlucky ones in the Premier League's dismissal odds.
Even though he recently led the team to achieve two consecutive draws, including a draw with Southampton, which is on the rise, and stopped the losing streak, Stoke City fans still don't buy it.
Think about it too.
Since Sky City was promoted to the Premier League again, it has been a famous shit-stirring stick in the Premier League.
Even if they haven't made it to the top eight in the Premier League in the past few seasons, they still have no worries about relegation at the end of each season.
Not to mention that the former coach Tony Pulis also led the team to the FA Cup final and qualified for the European War.
This alone is enough to make him the "white moonlight" in the hearts of all Stoke City fans.
Dissatisfied with the transfer investment, Tony Pulis said goodbye to Stoke City in the summer.
After bidding farewell to the meritorious coach, the fans of Stoke City, although sad, are still more friendly to the new coach.
This kind of friendship was directly transformed into firm support and praise after reaching the top six in the league at the start of the game.
Of course, now it is naturally extremely dissatisfied and spurned.
But it's no wonder the Stoke City fans.
After all, in the past few years, I have been used to a life with a stable record, and it’s fine if I can’t make it. At any rate, it’s far away from the relegation zone, and I feel full of security.
But now you lead the team directly into the relegation zone, the kind that you can't climb out of, WDNMD!Who can bear this!
I am used to watching the Premier League games, and it is not acceptable to let these fans watch the English Championship again.
So the voices calling for Mark Hughes to dismiss get out of class are getting louder and louder in Stoke City, and various stadium protests emerge in endlessly.
But the top management of Stoke City quit.
Resign early?That is to pay liquidated damages!
How many millions!
You pay or we pay?
So when the fans protested, but the high-level executives did their best, Mark Hughes could still sit firmly on the coaching bench after ten rounds of defeat, without panic.
This is going to leave Chelsea, let alone ten rounds without victory, if you dare to lose five rounds, then pack up and get out!
All I can say is that it's all about money.
At least in the eyes of countless people who eat melons at this moment, it is because they are reluctant to spend money that Stoke City's high-level officials dare not let Mark Hughes go.
But in Li Mo's view, this is just a short period of darkness before Stoke City set sail again.
He was a veteran Premier League fan in his previous life. How can he forget Mark Hughes and the new Stoke City led by him.
Stoke City led by Tony Pulis is very good. Not to mention the stable relegation every year, they even qualified for the European war.
But what is the highest league position he has led his team to?
Premier League No.11.
And Mark Hughes led Stoke City's first season, that is, this season, he rushed to ninth in the Premier League in one fell swoop on the original timeline!
That's right, Stoke City, which is still ranked third last in the league, in Li Mo's impression, almost reached the top eight in the Premier League at the end of the season.
This is quite an exaggeration.
Not much to buy, not much to reinforce, Mark Hughes relied on his excellent coaching methods to abruptly raise the upper limit of Stoke City.
And this kind of high is not a flash in the pan. In the 14-15 and 15-16 seasons in Li Mo's memory, Stoke City has won the jaw-dropping ninth place in the Premier League!
Staying in the top ten of the Premier League for three consecutive years, really, but the senior management of Stoke City gritted their teeth and saved two years of money so that Mark Hughes could make a small splash. That Sky City team really has a chance to enter the European theater.
Therefore, Li Mo's vigilance towards Stoke City is still very strong, and he is not as relaxed and optimistic as his teammates.
However, it seems that Stoke City has not yet reached the time of rising rhythm, which is a great thing for Sheffield United.
"I just don't know. If Sky City explodes after kicking us, will fans of other teams complain that Sheffield United woke up Mark Hughes?"
Li Mo imagined it a bit vulgarly, and felt that if this kind of situation really happened at that time, it must be very interesting.
The two days of joint training and preparation time passed quickly. In the anticipation of countless Premier League fans, the No. 12 league round kicked off the battle on time.
The Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool became the appetizer of the morning game.
The two teams currently have 20 points together, and now they are blocked in front of the top four gates of the league.
If it is one of the most popular derbies in the Premier League, the crazy confrontation between the two teams made the neutral fans feel good, and the final score of 3-3 also caught the attention of the media.
"What the hell is an appetizer, if this is an appetizer, then we might not even count as dessert."
After seeing the score at the end of the Merseyside Derby, Speed laughed and cursed.
He came to the Britannia Stadium today with a more conservative tactic. If there are fans who want to see Sheffield United pinch their soft persimmons, they are bound to be disappointed.
Sure enough, when the game between Stoke City and Sheffield United started, many neutral fans tweeted that they were bored watching Sheffield United deliberately control the rhythm and advance slowly.
Only the fans of Stoke City breathed a sigh of relief, and their feelings towards Sheffield United are also more friendly.
Take a look, what is a real league big brother, who knows how to be considerate of the relegation teams at the bottom!
Of course, they don't expect Sheffield United to be generous enough to give them a handicap.
But there are also different ways of losing.
输个0-4和输个0-1，0-2，那能一样么！
Sheffield United's choice not to hurt the killer is already very good, two fewer losses, and the goal difference data will not be too ugly.
Sheffield United's starting players naturally know it well. Play steadily and play steadily. In the first half, you can score a goal. After scoring a goal, how you play in the second half will depend on whether Stoke City can do well. up.
When Li Mo was free on the pitch, he observed Stoke City's new tactics with great interest.
Well, increase the ground control, pass and receive the ball more patiently, and intentionally enhance the possession rate of the midfielder
In general, the previous slightly "rough" Stoke City team is indeed gone, at least there are not too many long passes initiated by the backcourt.
Mark Hughes has been gradually leading this new Sky City to play in a European-style technical style.
If they can still maintain their original threatening set-piece ability, then Stoke City does have the capital to improve on its original achievements.
Speed's observation is naturally more detailed than Li Mo's.
Seeing that Stoke City was able to compete with Sheffield United for ball possession in the midfield, he couldn't help but look at Mark Hughes on the other side.
"Unfortunately, the time is too short, otherwise"
Speed muttered and shook his head, feeling somewhat pity for Stoke City in his heart.
If Mark Hughes had more time to prepare for the game in the summer, then Stoke City would not have sacrificed so many league games for the tactical change.
Some time ago, if Stoke City could show today's level, it would not be difficult to win one out of ten rounds.
There was Swansea in the past, and Southampton and Stoke in the future. More and more Premier League teams have embarked on the reform of technical streams. In the future, the competition in the Premier League will only become more intense.
Speed sighed with emotion, but the tactical instructions in his hands were unambiguous.
"Overrun their midfield! Speed up!"
Drinkwater saw Speed's tactical adjustment gesture and shouted to speed up the transmission rate of the ball under his feet.
At the same time, Matic followed the premise and provided more timely support to De Bruyne and Joaquin who were interspersed in front of him.
Under the acceleration of Sheffield United, Stoke City only persevered for a while. The overall gap in technical and personal strength made them soon have to retreat to their own half-court defense.
Stoke City, who gave up the brainless long pass, has indeed made great progress in control.
But they also lost the most threatening weapon to the strong teams in the past.
After all, if you really want to say that Sheffield United is afraid of Stoke City, it must be mindless high-altitude bombing.
I'm afraid it won't be the case, Sheffield United itself is also a team with full header ability, but it is definitely troublesome.
Heading is economical and affordable. If you really want to take a chance, it is a proper threat.
But now that Stoke City has given up this stunt, what is Sheffield United afraid of?
If you follow the technical flow, then I will also follow the technical flow, and just press it upright.
After fully controlling the rhythm of the field, Sheffield United played effortlessly and effectively.
In the 201st minute of the first half, Li Mo took a through pass from Bell and waded through the entire back line of Stoke City, and then easily passed Begovic to score.
That is to say, after 6 minutes, Bell was happy and slammed the low cross from Joaquin at close range, otherwise Sheffield United would have directly declared that the game had entered garbage time.
With a steady rhythm of control, Sheffield United was not in a hurry to further expand the score. It was only 7 minutes into the second half that Joaquin received De Bruyne's cross pass and a low shot pierced Begovic's ten fingers.
Sheffield United made another victory. After 2-0, there is no suspense in this game.
After all, Stoke City didn't have much hope for this game, and the players naturally just played a "best game".
The opponent is Sheffield United, which is basically starting the game. The gap in strength is so huge that they have given face, which is interesting enough.
In a slightly harmonious atmosphere, the game finally ended calmly with a score of 2-0.
Both Li Mo and Bell were replaced by Speed at the 70th minute of No. [-], so they clocked out of get off work early.
Without attracting much media attention, Sheffield United slipped back to Sheffield that afternoon with the three points in hand.
However, in the low-key rest and preparations, Sheffield United, as the first team to secure the top spot in the Champions League this season, still cannot escape the outcome of discussion and attention.
Even if the reporters in England stopped, the reporters from Germany and Italy ran to Sheffield one after another.
There is no way, the game that will decide the fate of Leverkusen and Juventus is about to start, and the sports media of the two countries are anxious.
After all, there are only the last two rounds left. No matter how they deduce it, they have to accept a reality in the end.
Whether you can qualify or not depends on Sheffield United's face!
Is it okay to lose face, huh?
Too embarrassing.
Speaking out, a veteran European giants, a Bundesliga giants, in the end they were worried that Sheffield United would release water and prevent them from qualifying for the Champions League.
This taste is really sour!
Don't worry, many Sheffield United fans think back and feel that this scene seems familiar.
Are you not familiar with it? Last season, Olympiacos and Schalke 04 also waited eagerly for Sheffield United to "raise their hands"!
This situation cannot be said to be exactly the same, it can only be said that there is no difference.
The current Royal Sociedad is just as miserable as Montpellier at the time, and it is indeed a perfect replica.
This scene was embarrassing and embarrassing for Juventus and Leverkusen fans, but for other fans watching the fun, there was too much to laugh about.
And Alan Shearer also tweeted on December 12, the day before the fifth round of the Champions League group stage.
"It's time to see the face of Sheffield United again"
The accompanying picture is a picture of himself sitting in a coffee shop and reading a newspaper.
Everything else is easy to say, the terrible thing is that the two newspaper front page pictures on Alan Shearer's desk "just happen" to be the players of Leverkusen and Juventus!
And take a closer look, most of the old newspaper exposed in the purse next to him is the news about Schalke 04 and Olympiacos striving for the second round of the group in England last year!
Grab the asparagus!
This is not only the fans of Juventus and Leverkusen breaking the defense, even the Olympiacos fans who were eliminated in the group last year also broke the defense together!
Sheffield United fans started a new round of carnival of public opinion.
The devil's schedule in December has quietly arrived in such a cheerful atmosphere.
Tomorrow will continue day after day, brothers
Of course, there are still some who are quite hard-pressed because they didn't bid farewell to the national team until the 20th.
Although the intensity of playing friendly matches is not too high, most of the well-known stars play about half of each friendly match.
But running back and forth is exhausting.
This is especially true for professional players in Asia and America.
Fortunately, after returning to their respective training bases, they basically still have two days to rest and do restorative training.
Players who took a longer flight may not be able to start in the next round of the league, but players who are playing national team games in Europe are fine.
At this time at Sheffield United's Harrell training base, Speed, on the advice of the team doctor, generously let Medel and Neymar not rush to report.
Even if Medel and Neymar felt that there was no problem with their bodies, they were "compulsoryly" granted two more days of rest.
The rest of the Sheffield United players are not so lucky, it's time to train.
After all, the No.23 round of the Premier League will be played on the 12rd. Except for a few players who did not have the task of the national team to start preparing for the match in advance, those who played the friendly match only resumed joint training on the 21st, so we have to hurry up.
But the training is tense, and the players of Sheffield United are quite relaxed emotionally, and they are not worried about unexpected situations at the home court of "Sky City".
After all, the ranking is there, and Sky City has been completely reduced to a relegation team this season.
At the beginning of the season, Stoke City won two out of three games and once reached the top six in the standings. At that time, the cards in Sky City were full, and it was quite likely that they would have a big fight in the new season and also earn a European game. The posture of playing around with the number of places.
But now, after the first 2 rounds of the league, Sky City's win number is still "[-]", and the subsequent "tragic" record should not be hard to imagine.
Mark Hughes, the new coach who was praised by Stoke City fans when he took office, quickly became the top three unlucky ones in the Premier League's dismissal odds.
Even though he recently led the team to achieve two consecutive draws, including a draw with Southampton, which is on the rise, and stopped the losing streak, Stoke City fans still don't buy it.
Think about it too.
Since Sky City was promoted to the Premier League again, it has been a famous shit-stirring stick in the Premier League.
Even if they haven't made it to the top eight in the Premier League in the past few seasons, they still have no worries about relegation at the end of each season.
Not to mention that the former coach Tony Pulis also led the team to the FA Cup final and qualified for the European War.
This alone is enough to make him the "white moonlight" in the hearts of all Stoke City fans.
Dissatisfied with the transfer investment, Tony Pulis said goodbye to Stoke City in the summer.
After bidding farewell to the meritorious coach, the fans of Stoke City, although sad, are still more friendly to the new coach.
This kind of friendship was directly transformed into firm support and praise after reaching the top six in the league at the start of the game.
Of course, now it is naturally extremely dissatisfied and spurned.
But it's no wonder the Stoke City fans.
After all, in the past few years, I have been used to a life with a stable record, and it’s fine if I can’t make it. At any rate, it’s far away from the relegation zone, and I feel full of security.
But now you lead the team directly into the relegation zone, the kind that you can't climb out of, WDNMD!Who can bear this!
I am used to watching the Premier League games, and it is not acceptable to let these fans watch the English Championship again.
So the voices calling for Mark Hughes to dismiss get out of class are getting louder and louder in Stoke City, and various stadium protests emerge in endlessly.
But the top management of Stoke City quit.
Resign early?That is to pay liquidated damages!
How many millions!
You pay or we pay?
So when the fans protested, but the high-level executives did their best, Mark Hughes could still sit firmly on the coaching bench after ten rounds of defeat, without panic.
This is going to leave Chelsea, let alone ten rounds without victory, if you dare to lose five rounds, then pack up and get out!
All I can say is that it's all about money.
At least in the eyes of countless people who eat melons at this moment, it is because they are reluctant to spend money that Stoke City's high-level officials dare not let Mark Hughes go.
But in Li Mo's view, this is just a short period of darkness before Stoke City set sail again.
He was a veteran Premier League fan in his previous life. How can he forget Mark Hughes and the new Stoke City led by him.
Stoke City led by Tony Pulis is very good. Not to mention the stable relegation every year, they even qualified for the European war.
But what is the highest league position he has led his team to?
Premier League No.11.
And Mark Hughes led Stoke City's first season, that is, this season, he rushed to ninth in the Premier League in one fell swoop on the original timeline!
That's right, Stoke City, which is still ranked third last in the league, in Li Mo's impression, almost reached the top eight in the Premier League at the end of the season.
This is quite an exaggeration.
Not much to buy, not much to reinforce, Mark Hughes relied on his excellent coaching methods to abruptly raise the upper limit of Stoke City.
And this kind of high is not a flash in the pan. In the 14-15 and 15-16 seasons in Li Mo's memory, Stoke City has won the jaw-dropping ninth place in the Premier League!
Staying in the top ten of the Premier League for three consecutive years, really, but the senior management of Stoke City gritted their teeth and saved two years of money so that Mark Hughes could make a small splash. That Sky City team really has a chance to enter the European theater.
Therefore, Li Mo's vigilance towards Stoke City is still very strong, and he is not as relaxed and optimistic as his teammates.
However, it seems that Stoke City has not yet reached the time of rising rhythm, which is a great thing for Sheffield United.
"I just don't know. If Sky City explodes after kicking us, will fans of other teams complain that Sheffield United woke up Mark Hughes?"
Li Mo imagined it a bit vulgarly, and felt that if this kind of situation really happened at that time, it must be very interesting.
The two days of joint training and preparation time passed quickly. In the anticipation of countless Premier League fans, the No. 12 league round kicked off the battle on time.
The Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool became the appetizer of the morning game.
The two teams currently have 20 points together, and now they are blocked in front of the top four gates of the league.
If it is one of the most popular derbies in the Premier League, the crazy confrontation between the two teams made the neutral fans feel good, and the final score of 3-3 also caught the attention of the media.
"What the hell is an appetizer, if this is an appetizer, then we might not even count as dessert."
After seeing the score at the end of the Merseyside Derby, Speed laughed and cursed.
He came to the Britannia Stadium today with a more conservative tactic. If there are fans who want to see Sheffield United pinch their soft persimmons, they are bound to be disappointed.
Sure enough, when the game between Stoke City and Sheffield United started, many neutral fans tweeted that they were bored watching Sheffield United deliberately control the rhythm and advance slowly.
Only the fans of Stoke City breathed a sigh of relief, and their feelings towards Sheffield United are also more friendly.
Take a look, what is a real league big brother, who knows how to be considerate of the relegation teams at the bottom!
Of course, they don't expect Sheffield United to be generous enough to give them a handicap.
But there are also different ways of losing.
输个0-4和输个0-1，0-2，那能一样么！
Sheffield United's choice not to hurt the killer is already very good, two fewer losses, and the goal difference data will not be too ugly.
Sheffield United's starting players naturally know it well. Play steadily and play steadily. In the first half, you can score a goal. After scoring a goal, how you play in the second half will depend on whether Stoke City can do well. up.
When Li Mo was free on the pitch, he observed Stoke City's new tactics with great interest.
Well, increase the ground control, pass and receive the ball more patiently, and intentionally enhance the possession rate of the midfielder
In general, the previous slightly "rough" Stoke City team is indeed gone, at least there are not too many long passes initiated by the backcourt.
Mark Hughes has been gradually leading this new Sky City to play in a European-style technical style.
If they can still maintain their original threatening set-piece ability, then Stoke City does have the capital to improve on its original achievements.
Speed's observation is naturally more detailed than Li Mo's.
Seeing that Stoke City was able to compete with Sheffield United for ball possession in the midfield, he couldn't help but look at Mark Hughes on the other side.
"Unfortunately, the time is too short, otherwise"
Speed muttered and shook his head, feeling somewhat pity for Stoke City in his heart.
If Mark Hughes had more time to prepare for the game in the summer, then Stoke City would not have sacrificed so many league games for the tactical change.
Some time ago, if Stoke City could show today's level, it would not be difficult to win one out of ten rounds.
There was Swansea in the past, and Southampton and Stoke in the future. More and more Premier League teams have embarked on the reform of technical streams. In the future, the competition in the Premier League will only become more intense.
Speed sighed with emotion, but the tactical instructions in his hands were unambiguous.
"Overrun their midfield! Speed up!"
Drinkwater saw Speed's tactical adjustment gesture and shouted to speed up the transmission rate of the ball under his feet.
At the same time, Matic followed the premise and provided more timely support to De Bruyne and Joaquin who were interspersed in front of him.
Under the acceleration of Sheffield United, Stoke City only persevered for a while. The overall gap in technical and personal strength made them soon have to retreat to their own half-court defense.
Stoke City, who gave up the brainless long pass, has indeed made great progress in control.
But they also lost the most threatening weapon to the strong teams in the past.
After all, if you really want to say that Sheffield United is afraid of Stoke City, it must be mindless high-altitude bombing.
I'm afraid it won't be the case, Sheffield United itself is also a team with full header ability, but it is definitely troublesome.
Heading is economical and affordable. If you really want to take a chance, it is a proper threat.
But now that Stoke City has given up this stunt, what is Sheffield United afraid of?
If you follow the technical flow, then I will also follow the technical flow, and just press it upright.
After fully controlling the rhythm of the field, Sheffield United played effortlessly and effectively.
In the 201st minute of the first half, Li Mo took a through pass from Bell and waded through the entire back line of Stoke City, and then easily passed Begovic to score.
That is to say, after 6 minutes, Bell was happy and slammed the low cross from Joaquin at close range, otherwise Sheffield United would have directly declared that the game had entered garbage time.
With a steady rhythm of control, Sheffield United was not in a hurry to further expand the score. It was only 7 minutes into the second half that Joaquin received De Bruyne's cross pass and a low shot pierced Begovic's ten fingers.
Sheffield United made another victory. After 2-0, there is no suspense in this game.
After all, Stoke City didn't have much hope for this game, and the players naturally just played a "best game".
The opponent is Sheffield United, which is basically starting the game. The gap in strength is so huge that they have given face, which is interesting enough.
In a slightly harmonious atmosphere, the game finally ended calmly with a score of 2-0.
Both Li Mo and Bell were replaced by Speed at the 70th minute of No. [-], so they clocked out of get off work early.
Without attracting much media attention, Sheffield United slipped back to Sheffield that afternoon with the three points in hand.
However, in the low-key rest and preparations, Sheffield United, as the first team to secure the top spot in the Champions League this season, still cannot escape the outcome of discussion and attention.
Even if the reporters in England stopped, the reporters from Germany and Italy ran to Sheffield one after another.
There is no way, the game that will decide the fate of Leverkusen and Juventus is about to start, and the sports media of the two countries are anxious.
After all, there are only the last two rounds left. No matter how they deduce it, they have to accept a reality in the end.
Whether you can qualify or not depends on Sheffield United's face!
Is it okay to lose face, huh?
Too embarrassing.
Speaking out, a veteran European giants, a Bundesliga giants, in the end they were worried that Sheffield United would release water and prevent them from qualifying for the Champions League.
This taste is really sour!
Don't worry, many Sheffield United fans think back and feel that this scene seems familiar.
Are you not familiar with it? Last season, Olympiacos and Schalke 04 also waited eagerly for Sheffield United to "raise their hands"!
This situation cannot be said to be exactly the same, it can only be said that there is no difference.
The current Royal Sociedad is just as miserable as Montpellier at the time, and it is indeed a perfect replica.
This scene was embarrassing and embarrassing for Juventus and Leverkusen fans, but for other fans watching the fun, there was too much to laugh about.
And Alan Shearer also tweeted on December 12, the day before the fifth round of the Champions League group stage.
"It's time to see the face of Sheffield United again"
The accompanying picture is a picture of himself sitting in a coffee shop and reading a newspaper.
Everything else is easy to say, the terrible thing is that the two newspaper front page pictures on Alan Shearer's desk "just happen" to be the players of Leverkusen and Juventus!
And take a closer look, most of the old newspaper exposed in the purse next to him is the news about Schalke 04 and Olympiacos striving for the second round of the group in England last year!
Grab the asparagus!
This is not only the fans of Juventus and Leverkusen breaking the defense, even the Olympiacos fans who were eliminated in the group last year also broke the defense together!
Sheffield United fans started a new round of carnival of public opinion.
The devil's schedule in December has quietly arrived in such a cheerful atmosphere.
Tomorrow will continue day after day, brothers
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