opening a balotelli

Chapter 114 Consecutive shooting, a strong rise

People's patience has a limit, Stoke City players can't bear it anymore, although Stoke City coach Pulis still wants to bear it, but he knows that suppressing the players' fighting spirit and emotions is very important for scoring goals. no good.

Although Pulis really didn't want to gamble with Sheffield United on who will score first, but when the time on the field passed the No. changed.

However, instead of drawing manpower from the back to the midfield to make up for loopholes, and then let Li Mo stand in front of their defense line and face a weaker defense force, it is better to continue to target Li Mo on the defense line and take control of the two wings Give it to Sheffield United.

So, under Pulis' instructions, the players of Stoke City began to change positions.

The four people on the back line are still shrunk in front of and behind the penalty area. Glenn Whelan is the only midfielder left behind. The other four midfielders and one forward let go of their hands and feet and press forward, trying to be as close to the hinterland of Sheffield United. Make set pieces.

This is a completely desperate style of play. The five players in the frontcourt press forward to look for opportunities. Stoke City's offense will definitely play much better than before, but on the defensive end, they basically have one midfielder and four defenders.

Once Sheffield United steals the ball and plays a quick counterattack, both sides of Stoke City, the midfielder's ribs, including the large space in front of the penalty area, are blank areas that Sheffield United players can use.

After Li Mo pushed back to the front position, he still had to face the marking of the two big central defenders, but Vardy, Matt Ridge, and Medel can easily get more opportunities, it depends on whether they can grasp it Time to score.

"coming!"

Li Mo saw the pressure of the Stoke City players and knew that they were going to fight for their lives. Without hesitation, he trotted forward and switched positions with Vardy again.

Drinkwater told his teammates around him to cheer them up.

For them, they will indeed get more counterattack opportunities in the following games, but they must also be careful about the position of the Stoke City players. The few players in their midfield cannot slack off, and Stoke City should try their best to hold the ball. Players are restricted to outside the defensive third.

Off the court, Speed ​​stood up and walked to the sidelines.

He first pressed his hands down, pointed to his temples, and told his players to remain calm, and then he made a tactical gesture.

As for Stoke City's possible play style at different times in the second half, the coaching staff told the players during the intermission, which is actually expected.

As long as they are not in a hurry and play according to the tactics arranged by the midfielder, they will score another goal in the counterattack, and the game will almost be won.

As for retreating across the board at this time, that's not Sheffield United, let alone Speed's style.

They can also stick to their 1-0 lead, but at least after the No.80 minutes of the game, it’s still early. There are too many cases of being overturned by the opponent after leading 1-0 on the football field. Too much.

Speed ​​has played in the Premier League for so many years, so he will naturally not make such conservative mistakes.

And the two teams will fight for the speed of the midfield advance, it must be that Sheffield United's midfield strength is superior.

When they fought back, it was Sheffield United's players who moved forward more quickly and decisively. Sheffield United had the advantage in all aspects at the moment. What would Stoke City do to fight Sheffield United?
Can't win, don't have the ability to know?

The melee on the field is finally about to begin, and this is also the most exciting moment for fans in a football match.

After all, not many fans like to watch the game between the two teams in midfield and tactics.

Attack is always the most popular with fans.

Sheffield United fans cheered and booed as Pennant quickly dribbled the ball down the wing under the cover of Stoke City players.

But when Bertrand cooperated with Montgomery to strangle successfully, and the referee hadn't called Sheffield United for a foul, Bertrand made a long pass to Matt Ridge, and the Sheffield United home fans cheered again.

Almost in a few seconds, the possession of the ball changed hands. After Pennant pushed forward from the side, it became Matridge again who dribbled the ball at high speed.

Stoke City's offensive players were frantically chasing back, Matridge faced Glenn Whelan's interception, decisively stuffed the ball into the rib space, and Vardy retreated to respond.

At the same time, Li Mo and Medel also moved forward in the middle and right.

In an instant, Sheffield United formed a three-on-four situation in the frontcourt. This is a very good opportunity to attack!

After Li Mo moved to the front of the penalty area, he looked at the Stoke City defense line that was still retreating, he suddenly slowed down and retreated, and at the same time raised his hand to ask for the ball.

Vardy knocked the ball horizontally towards Li Mo, and then continued to advance. Li Mo made a gesture to pass the ball to Medel, who was obliquely on the right and towards the penalty area.

However, after several defenders of Stoke City followed suit, Li Mo did not pass the ball with his left foot, but flicked the ball slightly sideways, and then swung his right leg quickly, directly outside the penalty area. volley!

Begovic's eyes have been observing Li Mo's movements. Although the defenders of Stoke City were deceived by Li Mo's fake pass, he believed that Li Mo would definitely play by himself!

"boom!"

This long-range shot was powerful and heavy, but Begovic also moved quickly. He stretched his long arms, moved quickly, and finally managed to save the football over the baseline.

The home fans let out a burst of exclamation, and then they all hugged their heads and shouted regretfully.

Li Mo shook his hand, he felt good about this shot, but Begovic's judgment was also very accurate, it can only be said that it is a pity.

Sheffield United almost scored again on the first counter-attack after Stoke City pressed, which made Pulis's heart tighten, but then thanked Begovic for their goalkeeper.

The Bosnia-Herzegovina goalkeeper, who is nearly two meters tall, is still in good shape this season. If he changes to a goalkeeper with a shorter wingspan, he may not be able to stop the goal from Li Mo's powerful long-range shot from a tricky angle. .

Then Sheffield United's corner kick was destroyed by Shawcross, and the game entered the rhythm of Stoke City's next round of offensive advancement.

But at the moment, several midfielders in Stoke City feel particularly uncomfortable.

In the past few seasons, they have never been so uncomfortable playing teams in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League.

Medel's crazy running interception made it extremely difficult for them to advance.

After another attack was blocked, Delap lamented: "Where did the Sheffield United find such a player, he is too good at grabbing! The coaching staff said before the game that he has good defensive ability, but they did not say that he is so good." what!"

Pennant wiped the sweat from his forehead and said helplessly: "When Medel played in Chile, his nickname was Chilean Gattuso. Have you never watched his national team play?"

Drape stopped.

Well, sure enough, there is no wrong nickname, Gattuso of Chile, this name fits so well, isn't this just a shrunken version of Gattuso!
Coupled with Drinkwater, Montgomery's defense and defensive coverage, Sheffield United's midfielder is too difficult to deal with. This is not a newly promoted. Compared with them, Stoke City is more like a newly promoted!
The outstanding performance of Sheffield United's defensive trio made Pulis on the sidelines completely deprived of the idea of ​​getting angry, and only sighed again and again.

In terms of field control and advancement, maybe Sheffield United's midfield combination still needs to be adjusted, and they will be at a disadvantage when they encounter those strong teams in the Premier League. But in terms of defense alone, Sheffield United's midfield combination is quite Not bad.

At least Pulis doesn't think that any team in the middle reaches of the Premier League has a good way to take the midfielder of Sheffield United on the ground.

If you want to talk about shortcomings, yes, the midfielders of Sheffield United are all short and not tall enough.

If you play with this shortcoming, you can actually break the game, but the key point now is that Stoke City's offensive players are not capable enough.

If you hit the high ball in the half, then Sheffield United's center back Maguire will press forward and fight for the top. A little bit, but it will soon be destroyed by Medel.

If your personal ability is not enough, and you can't control the ball at a single point, then the high ball is meaningless.

At this time, Pulis hoped that Crouch could be in the team. If Crouch was there in this game, they would be very difficult to face Sheffield United's midfielders who are strong on the ground but not tall enough. Good fight.

But now they really have nothing to do with Sheffield United's midfielder. It is almost impossible to walk on the ground.

As time went on, Stoke City's overall formation became more and more forward.

Until now, they are only one goal behind, and the hope of equalizing is still there, and this hope has been urging them to press forward as a whole.

No.70 and two minutes into the game, Stoke City finally got the best set-piece position in the game.

Soarez worked hard and won a set kick 36 meters away from the goal in Sheffield United's left half.

Li Mo also ran back to his own restricted area to participate in the defense of the set ball. Many Sheffield United fans watched with concern as Stoke City players rushed into the Sheffield United restricted area one by one.

Shawcross, Wilson, Huth, Jones.
These big and tall guys looked too scary, Ji Wen loudly commanded his teammates to stand, and following the referee's whistle, Stoke City's penalty player vigorously rubbed the ball and hoisted it high into Sheffield United. restricted area!

Shawcross was stopped by Maguire, and the two entangled in front of the penalty area, but the rest of Stoke City's top players pressed forward together and rushed towards the football's landing point, full of power!

At the critical moment, Li Mo supported Huth's shoulder at the back point, jumped high, and pushed the ball out of the penalty area ahead of everyone else.

Medel hurried forward, first quickly poked the ball and then jumped up, dodging the interception of Glenn Whelan's tackle, and then accelerated with all his strength. After the defense, it was Sheffield United's quick counterattack!
Vardy bolted the other way, widening the counter-attack, with Matridge right behind him.

At the moment, there are only three defensive players left in the backcourt of Stoke City. They can only retreat quickly and wait for the other players of Stoke City to return to the defense.

But amidst the exclamation of the fans, Li Mo did not delay after successfully clearing the siege. He also started to accelerate from the restricted area.
Some time ago, I studied with the sprint coach and watched Kaka's video, and I have used everything I learned at this moment.

Overtaking one after another, Li Mo closed his mouth tightly, opened his nose to breathe, and observed his teammates at the same time.

Medel gave the ball to Trippier who was plugging in from the wing. Vardy ran to the left and pulled away a defensive player. Matridge was a step behind and acted as a support position.

The continuous running at high speed made Li Mo's brain congested, but his thinking was still very clear. After finally getting rid of the last Stoke City player around him, he suddenly ran diagonally from the middle to the front of the Stoke City penalty area. point location.

Vardy and Matt Ridge are both at the back, which also took away a lot of defensive attention. At the moment, Wilson is back on defense at the front, and he just ran back, and his physical fitness is obviously problematic. This is an opportunity!
Watching Li Mo's movements, Trippier swept the ball towards the front of the penalty area in a tacit understanding. Li Mo also made a diagonal thrust in an instant. Wilson had no time to look at the situation behind him, and Li Mo quickly pinned him behind him.

Facing the incoming ball, Li Mo pushed his right foot upwards!
Begovic blocked the near corner, but Li Mo's shot hit the upper right corner of the goal. It was not powerful, but it caught Begovic by surprise!
The football flew up, hit the net, and then fell back into the goal unwillingly. Just like the unwilling Stoke City players, they could only accept this disappointing reality in the end!

2-0!

With stoppage time added, there were only the last 10 minutes left. Li Mo nailed the half-covered coffin of the Stoke City people. This game was basically over for both sides!
"G! O! A! L!!!!!! It's Lee again! It's this lad again! Can you ask for more from him! Another pass, two games in a row Performance, before the game, there are still media asking questions, after breaking the scoring record of the British Championship and playing a passing performance in the first round of the Premier League, will Lee become the best young player in the Premier League this season? Maybe it is still fashionable It’s early, but I still want to say, there is no suspense!!!”

The commentary of Sky Sports is very excited, the players can have such a performance in the Premier League, maybe Li Mo will grow into the next Wayne Rooney, the next Michael Owen, or the next Cesc Fabregas?

In any case, the rise of this new star has been unstoppable!
After Li Mo's high-speed attack, he scored a goal and made the entire Bramall Lane Stadium jump up!
"We're going to win! We're going to win two in a row!!!"

Countless Sheffield United fans shouted excitedly and stretched out their hands towards Li Mo. Li Mo also jumped onto the billboard and raised his hands high behind his ears. This scene once again murdered the memory of countless reporters. film.

The players of Stoke City were like Wigan Athletic in the previous round. They lost their fighting spirit after being scored the second goal by Sheffield United.

However, unlike Wigan Athletic being crushed, they were tortured to death by Sheffield United. After Li Mo used his personal ability to help Sheffield United break the game, the players of Stoke City fell into torture.

The current conceded goal not only made them lose hope of winning or equalizing, but also made them feel relieved.

At least, finally, I don't have to suffer any more!

Sheffield United, a veteran team in the north of England that has been silent for many years, once again broke into the eyes of countless Premier League fans with Li Mo's goal!
And Li Mo also used two consecutive shots to rise strongly!
(End of this chapter)