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Chapter 109 Don't worry, play with them

The second round of the Premier League is about to start, and fans of Sheffield United naturally attach great importance to the first home game of this season.

In the first round of the league, the team ushered in a good start with a 2-0 game. The first win of the season also gave Sheffield United fans a shot in the arm.

The strength of Sheffield United far exceeds the expectations of the outside world, and even their own fans. At least against Wigan Athletic, who ranked in the middle and lower reaches last season, they seem to have a strong suppression.

In this game, against Stoke City, which was ranked in the middle and bottom of the Premier League last season, Sheffield United fans very much hope to witness another victory for the team.

So at the Bramall Lane Stadium, Sheffield United fans are ready. After four years, the team's first Premier League home game must let the players of the home team and the visiting team feel their "enthusiasm"!
From August 8, after the match between Sheffield United and Wigan Athletic, the entire Premier League has set off discussions on Li Mo and Speed.

One is a young talent who broke the scoring record in the English Championship last season, and contributed a pass in the first game of the Premier League. For a player, this performance is too impressive.

Many commentators, reporters, and even some interviewed coaches believe that Li Mo will produce a good data answer sheet this season.

Of course, the Premier League defenders behind will definitely pay more attention to Li Murdoch, and his goals and assists will become more difficult.

But as long as the mentality is calm and adapted to the intensity of the Premier League, many commentators believe that Li Mo can at least score more than ten goals throughout the season.

This is not to be underestimated. Many fans may think that a striker who scored ten goals in a season is nothing, but in the Premier League, the media believes that a player can score ten goals in a single season, which is definitely the greatest degree of optimism and praise.

You know, in the Premier League last season, there were only [-] players who scored more than ten goals in a single season.

On average, a Premier League team may not necessarily have players who score ten goals in a season.

In the top five scorers last season, the fifth-ranked player only scored [-] goals.

Therefore, if Li Mo can score more than ten goals this season, his reputation, at least within the Premier League, will rise in a straight line.

As for Speed, on the one hand, it was his interview joke that made him popular on the Internet; He was on the "books" of the major Premier League coaches.

It is true that several strong Premier League teams may not care much about Sheffield United's first-round performance, but for teams determined to relegation this season, Sheffield United has instantly become their rival.

Wigan Athletic was beaten and didn't get a few decent chances throughout the game.

Although there are reasons for the tactics being targeted, think about it from another perspective. Even if there is no tactical targeting, in terms of the strength and performance of the players on the field, Wigan Athletic and Sheffield United will have a high probability of losing if they play another game.

It's just the difference between looking good and being ugly.

Among the teams that value Sheffield United, Stoke City is naturally included.

The head coach of Stoke City, Tony Pulis, can be regarded as a veteran coach in the English football world. Since taking Stoke City to the Premier League, he has led the team to successfully avoid relegation for three consecutive seasons.

For Pulis, the teams he pays attention to every season have never been the top five teams in the Premier League, but the teams ranked in the range from tenth to No.14 in the league.

Because the teams that can reach the top ten in the league have no pressure to relegation at all.

And the No. 14 team in the league, based on the points in the past few years, is often seven or eight points away from the relegation zone, which is less than ten points.

So looking at it this way, ranking No. 14 in the league is a relatively safe position. Stoke City's goal this season is to strive for the range between No. 14 and No. [-] in the league.

After all, the team does not have any strong signings, and Crouch, who is still trying his best to win, is not a big-name star, but just adds chips to the team's relegation.

As for the strength that Sheffield United showed in the first round of the game, it was completely driven by the "safety line" set by Stoke City.

There are more wolves and less flesh, and Sheffield Lenovo squeezed in, and then one of the teams inside the safety line had to be squeezed out. Stoke City didn't want to be that unlucky guy.

So in this game, they have to fight Sheffield United to see if Sheffield United is really a dark horse, or it's just luck.

And old acquaintances like Sheffield United Queens Park Rangers, Norwich City, and West Bromwich Albion, Bolton, Newcastle, Wolves, etc., who successfully relegated in the Premier League last season, have all set their sights on Bramall Lane stadium.

No one wants to be squeezed out by Sheffield United. There are three places for relegation. The teams ranked [-]th to [-]th in the league are often the most dangerous. This ranking can only show that they can succeed in relegation.

So this year, in the competition for the tenth to No.14 rankings in the league, with the spoiler of Sheffield United, it is destined to be extremely fierce and lively.

On August 8, after one o'clock in the afternoon, the sun was shining high in the sky, covering the entire Bramall Lane Stadium. Players from Sheffield United and Stoke City walked out of the player tunnel one by one.

After suppressing for an offseason, the fans of Sheffield United burst out with the greatest enthusiasm for the team at this moment. Li Mo has been fixed in the last appearance, and Maguire is in front of him.

This order of appearance made the fans on the scene burst into the loudest cheers at the end.

"This is our Sheffield Twin!"

In the rise of a general team, one supernova is enough to surprise the fans, but the fans of Sheffield United are very happy. At the most critical time of last season, two supernovas emerged.

And this pair of twin stars also successfully led the team out of the quagmire, and continued to climb, and finally succeeded in promotion.

Let’s take a look at the team’s new lineup now. It’s almost completely different from a year ago. Except for Matthew Lorton and Montgomery who are still playing the main force on the field, the rest of the players are either cleared or played as substitutes. Now the starting lineup on the field Players, young, capable, and hardworking.

Speed ​​and the coaching staff spent a summer window building a new Sheffield United lineup, a younger, more talented and future lineup!
"It's really a vibrant player and lineup, and Sheffield United is still standing in front of the goal. There is also Montgomery, a powerful veteran in the middle and backcourt. They have talent, hard work, and experience. Sheffield United is absolutely It is one of the most anticipated teams this season, maybe their strength is not up to the level of hitting the top ten in the league, but they are enough to become a 'spoiler' in the lower half of the league."

The commentary of Sky Sports said with emotion, and at this time on the sidelines, the head coach of Stoke City, Pulis, shook hands with Speed, and then returned to the coaching bench with a serious face.

Speed ​​is very calm, no emotion can be seen on his face.

Stoke City may be difficult to deal with, but the tactics have been arranged. He believes that his players can play their due strength and get an ideal result.

At 01:30 in the afternoon, with the whistle of the referee, the second round of the Premier League game officially began. On the Sheffield United side, Li Mo passed the ball back to Drinkwater, and then ran to the Stoke City's half.

Originally, Li Mo guessed that Stoke City would play a double central defender combination. After all, Stoke City basically played [-] last season.

But he didn't expect that although Stoke City still played in a four-four-two formation in this game, there were four "tough guys" players in the defense.

Woodgate, Shawcross, Huth, Wilson.

Except that Wilson is less well-known and Woodgate is a little more fragile, the remaining two central defenders are also representatives of strength in the Premier League.

A healthy Woodgate has always been considered one of the most powerful defenders in the UK. Unfortunately, he is too fragile, so he has not won any heavyweight honors in his career, but as long as he stays healthy, even if it is only a few months , He will be able to show top performance on the court, and he is very strong.

Shawcross, who was born in Manchester United's youth training, has grown into the absolute core of Stoke City's defense.

In the past few seasons, Stoke City was able to successfully avoid relegation. Shawcross contributed a lot. Kecheng, otherwise, with his strength, it would be very easy to play for a team in the upper reaches of the Premier League.

Huth, the main central defender of the miracle of Leicester City in later generations, is also a fringe international footballer in Germany. He is physically strong and has excellent header ability. Naturally, there is no need to say much about his strength.

The four central defenders were lined up on the back defense. Their tall stature and fierce eyes made Vardy's heart tremble.

Especially Woodgate, the star defender who once joined Real Madrid, is familiar to every English professional player. How can Vardy not be nervous if he wants to face him now.

"Hey, take it easy, Jamie."

Li Mo patted Vardy's butt, then trotted to Stoke City's central defender.

Although Li Mo's height is only 1.8 meters eight, his weight close to [-] kilograms makes him look stronger than Shawcross and Huth.

Shawcross looked at Li Mo, who had no nervous expression on his face, and couldn't help saying: "You don't want to get any chances in this game!"

Li Mo just looked back at him, smiled, and said nothing.

Shawcross frowned, but he didn't speak any more. It was enough to speak harshly once, and it seemed that he lacked confidence. However, Li Mo's performance was indeed beyond his expectation, he was too calm!

Li Mo kept in mind Speed's tactical arrangement before the game.

For the players of Stoke City, they are actually used to being suppressed by their opponents, but they don't care. It is better to be close to the sideline position of the restricted area.

Because of the unique powerful grenade tactics, once they get a throw-in near the penalty area, then there will be two headers in their team who are over 1.9 meters and two close to 1.9 meters in ambush into the opponent's penalty area.

This poses a great threat to Sheffield United, because except for Maguire, the rest of their players in the backcourt are barely taller than 1.8 meters. Even if Li Mo retreats to the penalty area to defend, Sheffield United will also Only two highs.

So in this game, Sheffield United will not press forward too much. They have to compete patiently with Stoke City and will never easily give Stoke City a chance to set the ball in the frontcourt.

To put it simply, if you play defense, then I will also play defense, and I will stick to the side. Your powerful grenade tactics should be used in your own half!

In the counterattack in the frontcourt, Sheffield United also needs to walk more on the ground in this game.

Stoke City's four defenders in the penalty area are all good headers. It is difficult for Li Mo to score with a header in this game, so it is better to go to the ground.

The opponent's frontal confrontation is very strong. Li Mo and Vardy can use speed and technology to make breakthroughs. With Matt Ridge on the left, they can slowly infiltrate.

And if it doesn't work, Speed ​​can also resort to the ultimate tactic of "hand the ball to Li Mo".

As far as Li Mo's current dribbling skills are concerned, it is also an effective way to give him the ball and let him figure out a way to do it himself. Some teams have always emphasized the team's tactical integrity. To put it bluntly, it may be that they have no star.

When there is a star, it is not a good tactic to give the ball to the star and let him rely on his personal ability to break the game in partial cooperation?
So in this game, Li Mo is likely to stage a good show of taking the ball to single out Stoke City's defense many times.

But the game has just started, it's still early, and Li Mo is still waiting for a good chance to get the ball.

Now, don't worry, play with them first!
　It’s still too time-consuming to change the text. It’s a bit late to change this chapter. Sorry, sorry.
　　
　
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