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Chapter 129 Difficult Halftime, Taking Responsibility
"Sheffield United seem to be in trouble! West Bromwich Albion was the first to break the deadlock, which is too surprising. Gary Medel looks to be recovering, he is on the bench and Without this midfielder, Sheffield United's central defense seems to have some problems, and they need to adjust as soon as possible!"

Sky Sports’ commentary was a bit surprising. Sheffield United currently lacks a main player in the midfield, but it looks like they were stunned by West Bromwich Albion. They are obviously stronger than their opponents, but they just can’t perform well .

In the Sina studio, Zhan Jun looked anxiously at the current situation of Sheffield United.

"The hole in Sheffield United's right midfielder is a bit big. Stephen Quinn doesn't seem to have adapted to such a pressing force. The last time this midfielder played in the Premier League was in the 06-07 season. He doesn't seem to have done it yet. Get ready."

Zhang Lu noticed Li Mo's actions on the field at the moment, "Hey, Xiao Li seems to be boosting the morale of the team. At this time, someone needs to stand up. Xiao Li has worn the captain's armband of Sheffield United before. After that, I have become more and more capable of leadership, I hope the Sheffield United players can wake up as soon as possible!"

Stephen Quinn felt very ashamed. He is an old player of the team, but at this moment his performance is holding his teammates back.

Drinkwater seemed to see the frustration of his best partner last season, and stepped forward to comfort him.

When everyone is in bad shape, Stephen Quinn's real strength is not like this, and West Bromwich Albion's pressing force today is too great. Their entire midfield performance is not good, but Quinn is regarded as a The breakthrough has been robbed, and no one can stand it.

However, Stephen Quinn was also ruthless. After the re-kick-off, he ran harder on the field, defending, but controlling the ball more.

This style of play also helped Sheffield United's midfield to stabilize the situation to a certain extent, but it was not enough.

Li Mo began to desire Medel to play as much as Speed.

Some players can really feel how important he is when he is not on the court.

Medel not only provided Sheffield United's midfielder with the first interception barrier, he also has good skills, which can push forward and cooperate with Li Mo.

Now that there is no Medel, Sheffield United's midfield interception has dropped sharply on the one hand, and on the other hand, the support for Li Mo has also been greatly reduced in the entire right half.

Now Trippier is afraid to press forward due to defensive pressure. There are no players on the right to advance with the ball, and he only relies on the left to attack. It is too easy to be targeted by West Bromwich Albion.

Li Mo pulled Vardy and said a few words, and then Vardy went up to the striker alone, and Li Mo trotted back to the position near the middle circle.

He could see that this game was very similar to when they played against Chelsea in the previous game. It was also difficult for the central and backcourt players to organize and play the ball.

Chelsea replaced Juan Mata in the second half, acting as a point of possession, and slowly snatched the ball back.

Sheffield United is currently the one with the strongest ability to get rid of the ball on the field, and he is Li Mo, so now he is the only one who goes back to help the midfielder hold the ball more and pass this period of time.

Seeing Li Mo's choice, Speed ​​also immediately thought of the situation of the last game. He frowned and thought for a while, and he was relieved.

Fortunately, Li Mo reacted quickly. There is still time in the first half. After Li Mo withdraws, although on the offensive end, the chances of Sheffield United to play a high-quality counterattack will be reduced, but in the midfield, they should be able to gradually regain the ball right now.

However, Speed ​​is glad that Li Mo has enhanced his dribbling and ball-handling skills in the summer, and now he can provide support to the midfielder, but he also sounded the alarm in his heart.

The team really lacks a technical player who can hold the ball. We can't let Li Mo retreat to hold the ball to stabilize the situation every time the opponent is pressing hard in the future, right?

You still have to sign in, and you have to find a suitable player before the winter window. It happens that the summer window doesn't cost much, and the club should be able to provide a sum of money during the winter window.

Speed ​​thought about it, but now the situation on the field can only be supported by Li Mo.

"Is Li Mo going to retreat to the midfield to get the ball? Really, hey, I have to say that this is also a way. At least Li Mo can control the ball stably. He is not afraid of the opponent's pressing. In terms of technology and body, he Not afraid of West Brom players at all."

Zhan Jun looked at Li Mo's retreat, and his eyes lit up, "And we can see that Speed ​​doesn't seem to have given any tactical instructions. Li Mo retreated on his own initiative. The reading ability of this game is too strong .”

With Li Mo's retreat to catch the ball, Sheffield United's midfield transmission has indeed become much smoother.

It's not that Li Mo wants to retreat to the backcourt to sort out the ball, he has never done that job before, what he has to do is very simple, try to get as close as possible to the teammate holding the ball, and if he needs help, he can pass the ball to him.

He is not afraid of pressing. If West Bromwich Albion comes to one person to rob him, he will separate him with his back.

So now the situation on the field has become: West Bromwich Albion players continue to put pressure on Sheffield United's midfielder, and Sheffield United's midfielder passes the ball directly to Li Mo, who is running to respond. After Mo takes the ball, firmly control the ball and transfer it to other teammates in the open position, or get rid of it in a circle after taking the ball, and then try to send a pass to Matt Ridge or Vardy. ball.

Although it is difficult for Vardy and Matt Ridge's offense to be successful under the marking of West Bromwich Albion's backcourt players, it is better than the situation where they have been beaten before.

With the help of Li Mo, Sheffield United's midfield gradually stabilized the situation and began to operate, gradually pushing back West Bromwich Albion's offensive line.

Because West Bromwich Albion's players are not as physically fit as the young boys on Sheffield United's side, Speed ​​dared to strangle and press tactics before. Minutes of high-intensity pressing is no problem.

West Bromwich Albion played like a tiger, although they scored goals, but their players could not last long with such pressing force. By about 308 minutes in the first half, West Bromwich Albion players gradually retreated to their own. halftime.

Then there was a shrinking formation to stick to it. It seems that when Hodgson practiced this set of tactics before the game, he also took into account the fact that their players are not as physically fit as Sheffield United.

They had a goal in the first half, and it would be wise to hold on to the lead at this time and make adjustments at halftime.

Sheffield United had enough energy to launch a few waves of offense at this time, but there was too little time, and in the end they could only accept the 0-1 result and enter the intermission.

With the passage of time, West Bromwich Albion could only choose to stabilize the defense and fight back. After they used their physical strength to run and besieged Sheffield United for nearly half an hour, in the following time, there was no Sufficient physical fitness to compete with Sheffield United for control of the midfield.

Therefore, Speed ​​did not make any changes to the tactics. He only asked the whole team to increase the speed of passing the ball in the second half, and they should increase the number of offensive rounds as much as possible to equalize the score in the shortest time.

For Stephen Quinn, Speed ​​also chose to appease him as much as possible.

Last season, the veteran made a huge contribution to the team's upgrade process, and he kept changing positions for the team.

The defensive midfielder, winger, right midfielder, Stephen Quinn have all played. Although there were some mistakes in this game, he also played very hard in the back and really tried his best.

Li Mo rested for a while, then stood in the middle of the locker room, comforting his teammates, "Let's not panic, it's them who should panic in the second half, and we have to believe in our own strength, play step by step, and kick out our tactics and style , We will definitely be able to get a lot of offensive opportunities, unite as one, there is no problem with tying the score, and, if it is really the last moment, then you all pass the ball directly to me, and I will end them at that time."

Li Mo said half-jokingly and half-seriously that his speech also stabilized the emotions of his teammates.

That's right, Li Mo was still there at the last moment, if it didn't work, just pass all the ball to Li Mo, this is their "killer weapon"!
The core core of the team is not afraid of taking the blame, and dares to stand up and take responsibility. The other Sheffield United players have confidence in their hearts, and their morale has slowly recovered.

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting better, Speed ​​winked at Li Mo, and Li Mo secretly gave him an "OK" gesture behind his back.

Both Chris Morgan and Montgomery nodded slightly to Li Mo, and the old captains of the two teams were very pleased.

Handing over the captain's armband to Li Mo seemed to be the right choice, and they were completely relieved.

When the time for the second half approached, Li Mo called his teammates over again. He clenched his fist and swung it into the air:
"They will definitely be cows in the second half. All we have to do is smash their shells and tell them with goals that they will suffocate us if they want to score a goal. That's impossible! Our outsiders The number is 'Blade'! Let the West Brom people taste our power! Come on guys!"

"come on!"

"Fuck the West Brom people!"

"Kick their asses hard!"

"Fuck them!"

The players of Sheffield United walked out of the locker room roaring, and the substitute Gary Medel was excited and annoyed. If he could play in this game, the team would not have to play so passively.

But the team doctor told the coaching staff very seriously before the game that he needs to rest, so even if he can play in this game, he will only play in the last 10 minutes.

Li Mo saw Medel bowing his head, but patted him on the shoulder, comforting him:
"Trust me, Gary, I'll score, don't worry."

Looking at Li Mo's confident face, Medel knew that he also wanted to reassure himself, so he didn't say much, just nodded vigorously.

After following his teammates out of the tunnel again, Li Mo took the initiative to reach out and high-five the fans on the sidelines.

This move naturally surprised the fans on the side near the player channel.

Then Li Mo also raised his arms high, waved his arms up after applauding, and signaled the fans to give more support to the Sheffield United players on the field.

The Sheffield United fans at home immediately became energetic and cheered with all their strength.

Under the afternoon sun, Li Mo looked towards West Bromwich Albion's goal with firm eyes.

In the second half, he must score!

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