opening a balotelli

Chapter 130 Man, Be True!

At the beginning of the second half, West Bromwich Albion only pressed for about 5 minutes before retreating across the board, basically retracting to their own half.

This made the Sheffield United players feel a little annoyed.

They played against Chelsea. At any rate, they still grabbed the third player for 10 minutes in the second half, and only retreated across the board at the last moment. West Bromwich Albion kicked them like this with this little physical strength, relying on the pressing in the first half.

What a shame!

And being beaten so embarrassingly by the opponent's own tactics, in fact, without Li Mo's encouragement, the Sheffield United players were all suffocating.

In other words, the three-game winning streak at the beginning of the league gave them a sense of confidence and arrogance. Now they are facing the second-to-last in the league and the second-to-last three-game losing streak. They are naturally unconvinced when they play like this. of.

Drinkwater pressed back with the midfielder, and Li Mo is now back in the frontcourt, but he has two players from West Bromwich Albion tightly attached to him.

Compared with the teams that Sheffield United had encountered before, West Bromwich Albion didn't hesitate to double-team Li Mo. On the contrary, they marked it very resolutely.

After all, Chelsea suffered a lot because of their hesitation, not to mention Wigan Athletic and Stoke City.

West Bromwich Albion now desperately needs a victory to improve their rankings. They have done enough tactical arrangements and targeting before the game. At least in terms of defense, they have fought so far and have not given Sheffield United any good chances.

Moreover, after retreating to defend, West Bromwich Albion has a large number of defenders and can always quickly form a strong defensive side, which has made Sheffield United's advancement of the ball difficult.

The ball cannot reach the hinterland of West Bromwich Albion, and now the players of West Bromwich Albion are completely unable to defend, which makes Drinkwater a headache.

One goal behind, and the opposite side resolutely placed the bus, Speed ​​watched anxiously off the court.

He sometimes sets the bus, but he only chooses this tactic in the last ten minutes or so. After all, the score of 1-0 is not safe. Starting to set the bus too early in the situation of 1-0 is easy to put the players' offense If the state is out, the efficiency of counterattack will be lost, which will cause the opponent to overturn due to the inability to put pressure on the opponent.

But the old coach Hodgson on the opposite side was very determined. With about [-] minutes left in the second half, he began to shrink across the board. The center was no exception, and he also returned to the half to help defend.

Speed ​​didn't understand, but the opponent had already chosen to do this, and he and the Sheffield United players could only choose to attack wildly.

Hodgson on the other side is also suffering.

He didn't want to set the bus so early, but in order to take the lead, West Bromwich Albion's players were too physically exhausted in the first half. It stands to reason that at least two or three 10-minute counterattacks should be played in the second half, but Hodgson dared not take the risk.

Because these Sheffield United players like to lure their opponents to come out to fight back, and then rely on the long pass from the backcourt to directly find Li Mo. As long as Li Mo runs to the defensive weak side, Li Mo can play extremely well by himself. A threatening counterattack pushes forward.

This is a dangerous point about Sheffield United that Hodgson concluded when he studied Sheffield United's tactics and style of play.

And Li Mo's condition is very good, and his performance is also very good.

When advancing with the ball, once the speed is up, it is almost unstoppable. Players who are faster than Li Mo are not as strong as him, and players who are stronger than Li Mo are not as fast as him. Moreover, Li Mo is very smart and knows when to use the corresponding breakthrough method .

Can West Bromwich Albion's defense match Chelsea's?
Even Chelsea's defenders have been teased by Li Mo many times, especially Bosingwa, who was directly eaten alive by Li Mo. The old coach Hodgson naturally did not dare to give Li Mo a chance to attack his own defense.

Therefore, stacking people to defend is the best way to cut the space, so as not to give Li Mo a chance to drive the ball to speed up, or even use foul tactics.

In short, don't let the Sheffield United players push the ball into the hinterland of West Bromwich Albion, and don't let Li Mo take the ball on the weak side of the defense. This is what the West Bromwich Albion players have to do now, simple and Crude, but effective.

"Beep!"

Ten minutes into the second half, the rhythm of the referee blowing whistles has also increased.

Li Mo supported the turf with his hands, and he didn't know how many times he stood up from the ground.

"Nima!"

Cursing secretly, Li Mo walked towards the penalty area of ​​West Bromwich Albion. This time the foul was on the sideline after halftime, so it is not suitable to directly hang in the penalty area. Drinkwater came over and quickly took a free kick , dare not waste time.

As long as West Bromwich Albion sees Li Mo taking the ball, no matter how he passes it, it is the first time to pinch the ball, or go directly to the ground to tackle the ball. The position of the midfielder or the winger is directly brought down.

The key is that the referee didn't call the foul, so Li Mo felt very speechless.

He got up quickly after being knocked down, but this only shows that his physical fitness is good. Doesn't it mean that West Bromwich Albion players don't move much?Anyway, give a few yellow cards to deter West Bromwich Albion!
It can only be said that the referees of the Premier League sometimes have very strange whistle-blowing scales.

Montgomery asked the referee many times to complain about the opponent's foul action against Li Mo, but seeing the referee's behavior, he didn't seem to change at all, so Li Mo didn't bother to complain again.

However, his movements have also gradually increased. For example, when attacking, he exerted too much force and knocked West Bromwich Albion players to the ground, or he "accidentally" raised his arms too much. , hit another West Brom defender in the face or something.

After probing for a while, Li Mo felt relieved when he found that the referee didn't seem to care much about his little tricks.

He has no problem with a larger scale of whistleblowing, as long as there is no double standard.

After receiving Li Mo's tentative information, other Sheffield United players let go of their hands and feet.

Who wouldn't do big moves!
You have a golden bell, and I have an iron shirt, so it depends on which side the players have better physical fitness and can stand up better.

Others don't say, at least in Li Mo's point, Sheffield United has an absolute physical advantage.

After letting go of the action, Li Mo took the ball and led it to the densely populated area of ​​West Bromwich Albion. Once when he took the ball to face the opponent's tackle, he directly chose to give up the ball. After the opponent tackled each other, The players of West Bromwich Albion seem to be a little bit overwhelmed.

Damn, I've seen ruthless forwards before, but this is the first time I've seen them so ruthless!

The striker and the defender shovel each other, and the technical moves of the tackle are all the same standard. After shoveling, he immediately stands up and asks the defender lying on the ground if he is okay. Who is not afraid of this!

Hodgson was stunned off the field. He had thought about the method of breaking the bus used by Sheffield United. He had thought about the long-range set-piece dribbling, but he never expected that Li Mo would use such a method to break the game. .

Could it be that Speed ​​has developed a new "central defender front" tactic?
What's more, it's an active version of the central defender's front. Whose forward will not take the initiative to shovel each other with the opponent's defender!

But Speed ​​himself on the other side was dumbfounded.

He doesn't know either!
It was Li Mo himself who fought against the players of West Bromwich Albion, besides, he would not let Li Mo choose such a way of playing that would hurt both sides.

The players of West Bromwich Albion have nothing to do with him. If Li Mo is injured by a shovel, it will kill him!

Just when Speed ​​was about to quickly stop Li Mo's style of play, another West Bromwich Albion defender on the field was hit by Li Mo's "poisonous hand", ah no, it should be "poisonous foot".

After the two met each other, Li Mo quickly got up again, endured the pain, caught up with the football that was touched by the sideline, and then ran wildly with the ball.

This time, no West Bromwich Albion defensive player dared to step forward to intercept the tackle. The one who intercepted the tackle last time only got up from the ground with a face of pain.

Li Mo, like a normal person, took the ball directly to the penalty area of ​​West Bromwich Albion.

Vardy started running in the middle, but Li Mo knocked the ball across the middle at this time. Drinkwater, who got in, stopped the ball steadily, and then swept the ball to the right.

Stephen Quinn had moved forward and got the ball two steps to the right of the penalty area before the West Bromwich Albion full-backs.

This was definitely the best offensive opportunity Sheffield United got in the second half.

Once again, after Li Mo attracted most of the defensive players, he passed the ball continuously with one kick, quickly passing the ball to the opponent's weak defensive side.

But this weak side will soon disappear because of West Bromwich Albion's defensive players, and Stephen Quinn does not have a strong breakthrough ability, so he can only choose the most conventional style of play.

I saw Stephen Quinn speeding up the ball one step, then adjusted his pace, and sent a cross directly.

Vardy struggled to take off near the middle of the penalty area, but the pass was too high, at least not in his position.

All the West Bromwich Albion players also looked back one after another, the football can only be placed in the back!

Li Mo, who ran immediately after passing the ball before, of course ambushed at the back point at this time, and with Stephen Quinn's pass, he also started sprinting and running.

But the tall football made Li Mo couldn't help but swear again.

"Stephen, you really think I can fly!"

Li Mo is not sure, his jumping ability is very good, but his feet are not springs, he has not hit such a high header, so he can only say that he has tried his best.

After adjusting his pace, Li Mo and the West Bromwich Albion players who marked him took off almost at the same time.

His bullet speed and jumping height are not comparable to the West Bromwich Albion player next to him, so Li Mo naturally overwhelmed his opponent.

Li Mo jumped very high because he sprinted to take off with all his strength, but the football seemed to have not come over yet, so Li Mo subconsciously supported the shoulders of the defender under him with his hands.

It is impossible to take off for the second time, and Li Mo is not a cultivator, so he can't do such unreal things, but this support slightly slowed down his falling speed.

That is such a short moment, the football finally arrived in front of Li Mo.

Before he had time to think about it, Li Mo didn't even shake his head. He just put the football on his forehead and pushed it towards the back point of the West Bromwich Albion goal. Bromwich Albion players fell off the bottom line one after another!
The football sent by Stephen Quinn was already very strong, so even if Li Mo didn't use much force himself, the speed of the football being pushed towards the back of the goal was still very fast.

West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper Foster couldn't help it, he just swung his arm, and then looked back to see the football bounced on the back post, rebounded and rolled into the net!
In the No.701 minute of the second half, Li Mo finally broke through the gate of West Bromwich Albion!
1-1, Sheffield United and West Bromwich Albion stood on the same starting line again!

The Sheffield United fans at Bramall Lane Stadium suppressed their emotions for almost the entire game, and finally broke out at this moment!

Rave, celebrate, scream!

Countless waving arms, jerseys and scarves in their hands formed a sea of ​​red and white!
And under the waves of the ocean, Speed ​​also jumped up from the sidelines, and then kept waving his fists in the air to vent his joy and excitement.

On the field, after Li Mo saw the football hit the net, he quickly got up from the ground, roared and slapped his chest, and ran all the way to the bottom line!
When approaching the corner flag area, he indulged in kneeling to celebrate, leaving two deep marks behind him.

At this moment, behind Li Mo, there are the battered West Bromwich Albion players and the Sheffield United players frantically coming to celebrate, while in front of Li Mo, there are countless excited fans faces and countless two-way stretched out to him. Worshiping hands.

The whole stadium is boiling, reveling and celebrating for Li Mo!
Looking at the scene at this moment, Zhan Jun also explained excitedly:
"Big man, it should be so!!!"

(End of this chapter)