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Chapter 177 Watching Li Mo at a critical moment, final preparations before the final

"Brilliant pass, Dimitar!"

Li Mo finally hugged Berbatov again. This is his Premier League No.20 goal, which is still very commemorative.

"It's you who shot beautifully. In the future, I will score the good balls I passed to you. I can also get more assist bonuses."

Brother Xiaosa winked at Li Mo and made a little joke, but there is one thing to say, Li Mo is the favorite of all passers. He will never hesitate to face opportunities, and may be played by the goalkeeper. Saves shots, but hardly plays "happy" football.

The two hooked up in the frontcourt, chatted and walked back, which made many fans puzzled.

Didn't these two become teammates for a few days? Why did the relationship become so good?

But after thinking about it, the tacit cooperation between the two on the field just now, even if the relationship is not good, they can't play.

It can only be said that some players are born with congenial personalities. Li Mo and Berbatov, the striker partner with a 12-year age difference, may belong to this situation.

Another goal was scored early in the second half. Sheffield teamed up to hold the two-goal advantage, and the players on the field played more steadily.

Originally, everyone wanted to pass more passes to Berbatov to see if Brother Xiaosha could also score the whole goal, but Sunderland was persuaded. Under Bruce's instructions, the Sunderland players actually returned the ball directly. The formation is starting to defend!

Li Mo almost dropped his jaw when he saw this scene. Did Sunderland surrender with more than half an hour left in the game?

After the Sunderland players recovered their formation, there was almost only one striker left in front, not even a second support player. Does this mean that they don't even want to fight back?

Li Mo didn't understand Sunderland's head coach Bruce's thoughts for a while. Generally, they are two goals behind, and they can still fight. Ball?
"Eh, lost the ball?"

Li Mo seemed to have grasped a clue. He suddenly remembered that during the tactical meeting before the game, he and Vardy joked about Sunderland's recent offensive and defensive performance. Sunderland's goal difference is positive, and the rest of the team's goal difference is negative.

Including No.8 Stoke City, the goal difference is -10. It is often beaten by other teams, but it is still ranked eighth, which is very interesting.

And Sunderland is also relying on the "bright" goal difference data to overwhelm several teams behind. The key to the team.

"Sunderland wants to keep the goal difference! They can't close the points gap with the five teams behind. This is to rely on the goal difference to compete for the ranking."

Li Mo suddenly realized, he subconsciously turned his head to look at Speed ​​on the sidelines, only to see that the old handsome guy had already instructed Drinkwater to slow down and control the field first.

Of course, Speed ​​reacted faster than Li Mo. After all, compared to players, their coaches usually pay more attention to the situation on the standings, and all kinds of data are almost printed in their minds.

Sunderland's head coach Bruce is also very helpless in making such a decision. In the battle between the outcome of a game and the final ranking of the season, he can only choose the latter.

For the middle and lower teams, in a very long period of time, they can hardly close the point gap with the teams before and after. Just like now, although Sunderland ranks tenth, there are two teams behind them. Among the teams with the same score, there are two teams that are only one point lower than them. At present, Sunderland has indeed suppressed four or five teams by relying on the advantage of goal difference.

In the second half of the league, not to mention the points, every goal difference is a valuable advantage. Sheffield United is in a good state today, and Li Mo has opened his scoring account again. Who knows if he will be scored again in the future? A ball or two?Bruce couldn't afford to gamble, and neither could Sunderland.

Now their goal difference is 5. If they are beaten 3-0 or 4-0 by the sudden outbreak of Sheffield United, then their precious goal difference accumulated in the previous ten or so games will be lost in this game. It is a pain that Sunderland cannot bear.

"The sadness of a small team, it's difficult."

Speed ​​also sighed in his heart. Before Sheffield United rose last season, he was similar to Bruce now. He not only had to worry about how to grab points, but also searched for the advantage of calculating goal difference.

The middle and lower teams rely on these things to survive. In order to stay in the top league, they really have to cherish every advantage they have. It doesn't have to win enough games, as long as they can beat more opponents. Just go down.

And since Bruce made a decisive decision, Speed ​​also signaled Drinkwater to control the field and stopped directly.

If it was the beginning of the season, Speed ​​would definitely let the team fight to the death, because not only him, but other Sheffield United players also had relegation as their first goal. Goal difference is scored.

But it's different now. Sheffield United ranks in the top four in the league, and they are not on the same level of strength as the mid-lower teams. Speed ​​also has "capital" to be generous.

Although it is said that in the professional league, talking about favors is looking for death, but when Sheffield United is strong enough and can continue to be strong, the face he Speed ​​gave to the head coaches of other teams today is to give Sheffield United the face. Favorability.

I don't know if Speed ​​is useful, but when it is needed one day, maybe these small teams will give Sheffield United a "surprise".

Drinkwater followed Speed's instructions and began to slow down the offensive rhythm, leading his teammates to control the field more.

Berbatov is an old man, and when he saw this, he retreated from time to time to help the team get the ball. Li Mo was idle and bored, and even chatted with O'Shea.

The rhythm of the game slowed down, which made many neutral fans feel bored. Although the Sunderland fans also wanted to see the team counterattack, it would be best to get a goal back, but when Sheffield United stopped attacking madly Finally, they also breathed a sigh of relief.

With Sheffield United playing the main force, Sunderland fans didn't expect to get three points. Although it seems that they are about to lose now, but fortunately they only lost two goals. Accept the result.

The game gradually came to an end in the "tacit understanding" of the two teams.

In the end, as soon as the 3 minutes of stoppage time came, the referee on duty blew the whistle for the end of the game. Sheffield United won the away game 2-0 to Sunderland and took all three points.

Berbatov's debut made the fans of Sheffield United very satisfied. It seems that Brother Xiaosha is still in good condition, and Li Mo can take a few more rounds of rest later, and he has enough energy to play in the League Cup final.

It happened that the next round of the league would start two days later. Li Mo happened to rotate this time, let Berbatov take the top, and also see how much success Berbatov, who is the leader alone, still has.

Sheffield United fans are used to this hellish schedule. When the team was in the English Championship, they never missed this kind of schedule of two games a week, or even three games a week. The Premier League is okay. , Come here once in a while, at least it's much better than the British Championship.

After the game, Speed ​​announced directly in the locker room that all the players who played today except for Berbatov will be off for two days, which drew cheers from a crowd of young boys.

Berbatov will continue to practice with the substitute players. Two days later, he will almost make his debut, but there is no time to delay.

Cresswell and Stones will also continue to be selected for the team's next game. Among them, Cresswell will almost start, but Stones may not be sure. Li Mo reckons that this kid may have to play again. Sit on a few benches.

The game has nothing to do with the main players for the time being. The two-day holiday is a rare rest time during the game. Players who are close to home may choose to go home, but most people still want to go out to "have fun."

Matthew Lorton and Vardy seem to have been prepared for a long time. After the physical therapy and washing, they took out the hairspray and sprayed it in the dressing room, and then changed into casual suits. They looked like dogs, for fear that others would not Knowing that the two of them are going out to fool around.

Li Mo laughed and cursed a few words, but told the two not to play on the front page news of the Sun newspaper tomorrow, and didn't say much.

Now Vardy only goes out for a while now, and spends most of the rest of the time staying at home with Li Mo and the others. Professional players are indeed too energetic when they are not playing or training.

Li Mo likes to practice extra to vent, but other people can't stand his extra practice, so going out to have fun is also a normal behavior.

Maguire has a new girlfriend, and he will definitely go out on a date during the holiday, so Li Mo asked Medel, and Brother Drinking Water and Matt Ridge went on a self-driving tour.

South Yorkshire, where Sheffield is located, is relatively small. The four of them drove to North Yorkshire and played directly for two days, leaving footprints in the Pennines, Moorland, York Minster and other places.

Although the scenery is not bad, but Li Mo really wants to complain about the mountains in England. The highest mountain in North Yorkshire is only 700 meters above sea level. Can this thing be called a mountain?
It’s not as high as the mountains next to his hometown town. The mountains in his hometown are almost 1200 meters above sea level. It’s nothing in Sichuan Province. If you want to travel, you have to go back to Huaguo. Go west from Sichuan Province If you go to Tibet Province or go south to Spring City, the scenery along the way is truly amazing.

But after all, it is still the game period, it is good to go out for a walk once in a while, if you want to completely relax and travel, you have to wait until the offseason. After going out for a trip, the four of them took a lot of photos and were in a good mood Yes, Maguire shouted that he should go out with him.

But this good mood didn't last long. On February 2th, Sheffield United played at home against Bolton, who was ranked second to last, and almost overturned.

If it weren't for Berbatov's header in the No.806 minute of the second half, Sheffield United would have lost 0-1 at home to Bolton.

Brother Xiaosa scored his first league goal after he transferred to Sheffield United. Although he failed to bring the team a victory, he saved Sheffield United's home face. Second, if you win at home, you will be ashamed.

After the game, Speed ​​also praised Berbatov's performance, and said that there was a problem with his tactical arrangement, and the players tried their best on the court.

Creswell's performance in the game was a bit bad. After all, this was his first time playing in the Premier League. Bolton's head coach arranged targeted tactics. Speed ​​took responsibility because he was afraid that the boy's mentality would be affected.

However, the media would not be merciful, and criticized Creswell's game performance. Fortunately, Creswell's mentality was not affected. He is a stress-resistant kid, and Speed ​​also talked to him to let He doesn't care about outside sounds.

After all, the club bought him to train him, and the coaching team had enough patience to help him grow. This moved Creswell very much, and he worked harder in the next training.

After the main players took leave, they also devoted themselves to preparing for the game, not only preparing for the next league game, but also preparing for the fifth round of the FA Cup and the League Cup final.

Because after the next round of the league, Sheffield United will play the FA Cup match against Leicester City and will usher in the League Cup final against the Red Army Liverpool.

A tense atmosphere began to envelope the training base, and Speed ​​and the coaching staff did not try to ease the atmosphere.

Before the final, it is necessary to raise the spirits of the players. As long as the pressure is not too high, a moderate sense of tension will help the team to prepare for the game.

The same is true of Liverpool's preparations. The final against Sheffield United makes the current group of Liverpool players feel nervous.

And their fifth round of the FA Cup is played two days later than Sheffield United.

After playing the FA Cup, Liverpool players only have five days to rest, and their physical fitness will naturally be affected. Sheffield United has a week to rest and adjust their state, which is also Sheffield United. The biggest strengths of the players.

But in the finals, success or failure is a one-shot deal. In any case, it is a matter of one game. There is no difference between the two teams resting for seven days or five days. Anyway, they are all working hard, 120 minutes, or even [-] minutes. , gritted your teeth and survived. If you win, no matter how tired you are, it’s worth it. If you lose, no matter how good your rest is, it’s useless.

In addition to practicing conventional tactics, Sheffield United has also made sufficient preparations and directly began to practice overtime and even penalty shootouts.

Ji Wen is in a very good state now, and he may not necessarily lose to Reina in terms of penalty kicks. In terms of penalty kick candidates, Li Mo, Vardy, Berbatov and Medel are all confident players with a big heart. Liverpool is tough enough, and Sheffield United is not bad at all.

In the tense preparations, the time soon came to February 2th. Sheffield United still set off for the away game one day earlier. The league No.10 had five rounds. They had to face an old opponent, Canary Nuo Vitch.

Norwich has been living comfortably recently. After a wave of victories in the second half of the league, their current ranking is also rising. After winning West Bromwich Albion in the last round, Norwich rushed to the tenth position in the league in one fell swoop. Suppressed Sunderland.

However, the Canaries still have the old problem of playing in the British Championship last season, that is, strong offense and weak defense.

Their offensive firepower ranks eighth in the Premier League, but the number of goals conceded ranks sixth from the bottom in the Premier League. It is really the same as playing in the British Championship last season. You fuck me to death.

However, there is a market for this style of play, at least the fans like to watch it. Norwich also punched the old master to death. He lost a lot of points at the beginning of the season, but after the lineup got better and better, the league began to break out in the middle of the league. With his strength, he defeated many teams that ranked higher than him.

Speed ​​also pays more attention to the current Norwich team. After all, it is a crazy knife team. Many strong teams have overturned on such a team. It is better to be cautious.

The game started at 2:11 on February 15th. Norwich’s home court was also full that day. With the team’s performance gradually improving, Norwich has no worries about relegation this season, and the Canary fans are naturally very happy. happy and enthusiastic.

After all, for them, it is unrealistic to expect the team to win the championship. It is already a very happy thing to stay in the Premier League and support their beloved team at home every season to compete with the Premier League.

Norwich players have no psychological pressure and burden.

Maybe there was before, but as their points exceeded [-] points and they were almost stable in relegation, they also planned to let go of the game directly.

Enjoying the game is also part of a career, at least the Norwich fans and players are satisfied and happy at the moment.

And the Norwich players with this mentality also caused huge troubles for Sheffield United at the beginning of the game.

At No. 204 minutes into the first half, Norwich City led Sheffield United 1-0 at home!

Not to mention the fans of Sheffield United did not expect this scene, the fans of Norwich City did not expect it!
"Gran Holt! Personal No.11 goal of the season! His goal helped Norwich lead Sheffield United at home! The Norwich people played very efficiently today, with three shots and two shots. Yes, a goal, although this goal is a bit dramatic, but Sheffield United seems to be in trouble!"

There was nothing Shay could do about such a close-range shot in the penalty area, but he couldn't blame his teammates, because the ball was not scored by Norwich's players relying on normal offense.

Maguire put his hands on his hips, looked at the Norwich players celebrating in the corner flag area, and shook his head helplessly.

Norwich's attacking midfielder tried a long-range shot in front of the penalty area. Maguire blocked the ball with his body at the first time, but the football hit his thigh and bounced to the back of the goal. What did Granholt do? Without doing anything, he got such a chance, but subconsciously stretched his foot and blocked the ball into Sheffield United's goal.

"I'm super, poor Maqui!"

Li Mo's heart skipped a beat when he saw the ball.

Big head, big head, you're not going to awaken your clumsy soul in advance!
Li Mo jokingly joked, this ball is actually considered normal, the defender occasionally makes mistakes, better than Nesta also has such moments, Maguire is just laying down, who would have thought that the football hit him and bounced again A little backward.

The other Sheffield United players didn't take this accidental conceded goal to heart, they were still full of confidence, and they all encouraged each other to equalize the score early.

But what they never expected was that in the No. 306 minute of the first half, Norwich scored another goal through a set kick!
As soon as the ball was lost, all the Sheffield United players looked at Maguire in shock, and Ma Datou was about to cry.

"It's really none of my business!"

Li Mo swallowed his saliva, he suddenly worried that his joke might come true.

When he was defending a set kick just now, he stood behind Maguire, and saw Maguire's top kick hit the Norwich defender's jumping body, and the football bounced into Sheffield United's penalty area again. Was volleyed into the goal by another Norwich forward Jackson!

Strictly speaking, these two goals are indeed not Maguire's fault, but he is an indispensable part of these two conceded goals. It is estimated that the Norwich players want to thank him.

If you say that one accidental event has nothing to do with you, it is fine, but if two accidental events happen in a short period of time, it is okay to say that it is okay!

Although he scored two goals, Li Mo still couldn't help laughing out. He really couldn't help seeing Maguire's "abstract" performance up close.

Matthew Lorton didn't hold back, Li Mo even laughed, and he also covered his mouth and laughed, making Maguire's face flushed with anger.

"Damn it! You two are still laughing! Even Nima is still behind!"

Maguire was very angry at first, but the more he spoke, the lower his voice became, and he lost all confidence.

Off the field, Speed ​​was also scratching his head and feeling very helpless.

You blame Maguire, it doesn't make sense, but don't blame Maguire, who can justify these two conceded goals?

I can only blame Maguire for his bad luck, nothing wrong!
The commentator is also overjoyed, and the commentators from various countries have ridiculed Maguire's luck today.

Norwich's head coach Lambert was ecstatic, what is a surprise, this f*ck is called a surprise!

The goddess of luck is completely on Norwich's side today, leading by two goals in the first half, even if they will be attacked by Sheffield United, can't they stick to it and fight back?
Although Norwich can't defend well, Lambert is still confident in defending the pile!
Sheffield United also set off an offensive frenzy in the rest of the first half, making fun of Maguire, but it is true that they are behind by two goals. We still have to find a way to equalize early. This game was originally a safe one. For three points, now we can only strive for a draw.

However, the Norwich players saw the hope of defeating Sheffield United, and they all defended with all their strength, abruptly dragging the 2-0 lead into the intermission.

After Li Mo returned to the locker room, he wanted to speak out several times to make a passionate mobilization, but every time he saw Maguire's aggrieved face, he couldn't help but want to laugh, so he had to give up in the end.

Speed ​​felt that there was no problem with the tactics, and he could only let the players play step by step in the second half, which was also comforting to Maguire.

In the second half, they changed sides to fight again, and Sheffield United went all out, and almost beat Norwich at halftime within 5 minutes of the opening.

Norwich directly chose to pile up people to stick to it, and Li Mo was not polite, directly kicked into Norwich's penalty area, and signaled his teammates to give the ball higher.

Vardy also entered the penalty area. He is not outstanding in height, but his ability to run and grab points is excellent, and his header ability is also good. At least he can help Li Mo take away one or two defensive players.

"My mother, it's almost a sandwich!"

Feeling the defensive pressure around him, Li Mo couldn't help cursing secretly.

That's really pushing away one defensive player and coming in another one. The front and rear pincers are not bad, and the three-man pinch defense is used!
At the 60th minute of the second half, Speed ​​saw that it was difficult for Li Mo to find a chance under the frenzied defense, so he decided to put Matt Ridge on and put Berbatov on.

Go straight to the three forwards!

As soon as Berbatov entered the penalty area, Li Mo felt that the defensive pressure around him was relieved. After all, Xiao Sa is also a high center forward with a height of 1.9 meters. Even though he prefers to walk the ball, he still has the ability to head the ball. , Norwich had to send someone to see him.

In the last half an hour, Sheffield United also experienced the feeling of a desperate attack. The two full-backs were almost playing as wingers. Norwich's defense finally began to loosen after Berbatov's impact.

But the Norwich players still withstood wave after wave of shocks. Although it was hard to bear, the obsession to win Sheffield United supported them to continue to defend tenaciously.

Seeing this, Li Mo intentionally started to look for corner kicks, and his headers were aimed at the top of Norwich's defenders as much as possible. After a while, he got a corner kick.

"Harry, Nemanya, come up!"

Li Mo saw that the football hit the Norwich defender and went out of the bottom line, so he quickly waved for Maguire and Matic in the backcourt to come up.

He and Berbatov are enough to loosen Norwich's defense. Then, together with Maguire and Matic, four high points flood into Norwich's penalty area at the same time, and there is a great possibility to break through. Norwich goal!
When Li Mo, Berbatov, Matic, and Maguire lined up and occupied the front, center, and back positions in Norwich's penalty area, the sense of oppression immediately made Norwich The players' hearts beat a drum.

Not to mention that there are Vardy and Matthew Lorton staring at the periphery, playing set-kick corner kick tactics, Sheffield United is definitely in the top five in the Premier League now!
Bertrand took a deep breath, and then took a corner kick with a run-up. The ball he took had a great arc, and after entering Norwich's penalty area, he quickly spun and pointed back!

Berbatov and Matic watched the football pass over their heads and did not give up. Instead, they helped the teammates at the back point to stop the Norwich defender who wanted to interfere.

Li Mo jumped high, but after estimating the height of the football, he lowered his head subconsciously. He couldn't reach the ball, and it wasn't for him. He just hoped that his jumping wouldn't disturb the teammates behind him. Fight for the top.

A figure rushed forward, pressed another Norwich defender behind Li Mo, and shook his head fiercely in front of the ball. The football broke through the goalkeeper's defense with an unstoppable momentum, straight Straight into the net!
"Maguire! Maguire has done a great job!!! Under the cover of his teammates, Maguire overwhelmed the opponent from the back and scored a header! This header is powerful! Norwich goalkeeper Rudy has nothing to do. reaction!"

After scoring the goal, Maguire suppressed the excitement in his heart, and after a roar, he hurried to pick up the football in Norwich's goal, and then rushed towards the center circle
Li Mo also patted Maguire on the shoulder excitedly, and then shouted loudly to his teammates to go back quickly, they still have time and a chance to score again!
Speed ​​clenched his fists off the court and let out a low shout. The ball came in a timely manner. If the game time plus stoppage time, there are 10 minutes, and there is still time.

The Norwich players felt something was wrong, but they had to re-kick-off, while the Sheffield United players rushed out like bloodthirsty wolves after the Norwich forward kicked off!
Norwich players want to keep the ball?Impossible, as the Sheffield United players continued to frantically press forward, Norwich goalkeeper Rudy had to drive the ball towards Sheffield United's half.

Matic overwhelmed Norwich forward Holt and gave the ball to Drinkwater. Sheffield United quickly pressed after getting the ball. In the last 10 minutes, they made up their minds At least one more goal!
Li Mo kept rushing to grab points. Although it is difficult to find opportunities under pinch defense, he can still grab points under two or even three people's markings. If he fights for the top like this, most of his strength will be used. When it comes to confrontation, the power to head the ball is not enough.

It is not very difficult for Rudy to save such a ball, which made Li Mo roar to the sky many times depressed.

There were several corner kick opportunities later, but the Norwich players fought desperately for the top, destroying the ball before the Sheffield United players every time.

The game time gradually came to the No. 80 minutes of the game, and Li Mo began to use his physical advantage to keep playing for his teammates.

Sheffield United also took advantage of the last minute to launch a fierce offensive. Vardy and Berbatov got a lot of shooting opportunities because Li Mo attracted most of the Norwich players' defense.

But Norwich's goalkeeper Rudy seemed to be in good shape and saved Sheffield United's shots one after another. His explosion boosted the morale of the Norwich players, watching the Sheffield United fans in front of the TV Anxious.

Li Mo also began to feel anxious, but he forced himself to calm down. The more this happened, the more the striker should not panic.

The opponent's defensive players are also in a tense state. They are uncomfortable attacking, and Norwich's players are also uncomfortable defending at this time.

Li Mo thought for a while and began to pull out of Norwich's restricted area.

His move made Norwich defenders and goalkeepers nervous!

Li Mo started to withdraw from the penalty area to ask for the ball, and Norwich quickly dispatched manpower to stare at Li Mo, but Li Mo's dribbling allowed him to sway the space frequently, and then shot long shots!
Rudy didn't dare to be careless, he didn't choose to hold the ball, but shot out Li Mo's long shot, Medel on the outside controlled the football, and passed the ball to Li Mo who raised his hand.

Li Mo did not stop the ball, but faced Medel's pass and volleyed violently again!

This volley from outside the penalty area was full of power, Rudy went to the ground to save the ball, the football rolled out of the baseline, and it was another chance for a corner kick!
Li Mo quickly greeted Maguire and Matic into the Norwich penalty area, relying on two long-range shots, Li Mo once again won a valuable corner kick!

"Good boy!"

Speed ​​clenched his fist with his right hand, hammered the palm of his left hand, and applauded Li Mo in his heart.

At this time, Li Mo can still stay awake, and it is really rare for the team to win a corner kick. The current corner kick can be regarded as the best offensive opportunity that Sheffield United can get!
Rudy directed his teammates to mark positions, Li Mo and Maguire were still standing behind the penalty area, but Li Mo looked straight at Trippier who was about to take a corner kick, he stretched out his hands and waved After seeing Li Mo's actions, Trippier nodded slightly.

Norwich's defensive players thought that Li Mo was signaling Trippier to hang the football to the back point, so they further strengthened the protection and attention to the back point.

Li Mo put his hands on Maguire's shoulders and watched Trippier's movements with all his attention. When the referee blew his whistle, Li Mo turned back and ran at the first moment of Trippier's run-up, heading towards the outside of the penalty area. Move, then change direction, straight to the point ahead!

Trippier also kicked the football out at this time, and the goal was exactly the front point!
Berbatov and Matic used their bodies to block the Norwich players who wanted to interfere with Li Mo's fight for the top, and Li Mo rushed to the top and took off before all the Norwich defenders, and pushed the football to Norwich top corner of the goal!

Rudy was shocked. He stretched his body to complete the save, but the football passed his fingertips straight and hit the net hard!
"Li Mo!!! A perfect tie!!!! Li Mo scored a perfect tie in the No.807 minute!!! Sheffield United scored two goals in a row in the second half! They forced the game back on track! Norwich's defense collapsed at almost the last moment!!! It depends on Li Mo at the critical moment! This key ball is hard enough!!!"

After the goal, Li Mo, like Maguire, rushed into Norwich's goal, picked up the football and rushed towards the center circle. He waved his arms and signaled his teammates to go back with him!

He still wants to score!He wants more than a draw, he wants to win!
Li Mo's move drew loud boos from the Norwich fans at the scene, but it also ignited the fighting spirit in the hearts of Sheffield United players!

The Norwich players felt scared and powerless.

Such a good start, leading by two goals, but it was equalized abruptly by Sheffield United. Now the players of Sheffield United even want to score another goal to lead them. They have no confidence to rely on defense to stop Sheffield. The league players attacked.

After the re-kick-off, Norwich handed the ball to their wide players. They didn’t dare to lose the ball in the backcourt anymore. , but the Norwich players just controlled the ball from the wing and did not push forward. Once two Sheffield United teams double-teamed the ball, the Norwich players fell to the ground screaming and the referee also Quickly called Sheffield United for a foul.

Li Mo stared wide-eyed, this is too Jill sloppy!

But Norwich's way of delaying time is also within the scope allowed by the rules. For the Norwich players, the first thing they need to ensure now is to get this point. If you don't watch the game, Looking directly at the results, it is completely acceptable for them to score a point against Sheffield United.

The players of Sheffield United still wanted to continue to grab the ball and attack, but Norwich began to control the ball and pull the side, touch the porcelain, and fell to the ground with cramp tactics, which just interrupted the rhythm of the game.

The final stoppage time is only the regular 3 minutes. The Norwich players are procrastinating again and again, including a "cramp" that fell to the ground for more than a minute, and Norwich goalkeeper Rudy risked a yellow card. It took half a minute to kick off, and Norwich finally dragged the score of 2-2 to the end of the game.

"The game is over! The referee blew the whistle. Sheffield United finally drew with their opponents at Norwich's home court and scored a point. The Norwich players at the last moment also fought to keep this point. Do your best! The process of the game was quite exciting, especially in the second half, Sheffield United's mad attack allowed them to successfully score two goals and avoid the end of losing!"

"Hey, why don't Maguire find a place to say goodbye, today's luck is too bad, if it weren't for the two inexplicable conceded goals in the first half, Sheffield United should still be able to win the game today."

Zhang Lu's complaints made countless Huaguo fans think that Maguire's luck today was really bad, but fortunately, the result was okay. Li Mo's perfect goal gave Sheffield United a point and the away game won. One point is okay.

Although the players of Sheffield United are not reconciled, the game is over, and they can only accept this result.

Speed ​​thinks this is actually a good thing, having such a game before the final, the players of Sheffield United can be regarded as getting mental training, and Li Mo's performance did not disappoint Speed, Li Mo can always stand up at critical moments, making Speed ​​feel confident.

Although the final may not necessarily reach the point where Li Mo needs to stand up and score key goals, Li Mo is in good condition anyway, and other Sheffield United players can also play with more confidence

With this point, Sheffield United rushed back to Sheffield that afternoon, and they had about a week to rest. On February 2, they will usher in the fifth round of the FA Cup against Leicester City at home. Contest.

This time Speed ​​did not give the team a holiday. On the second day after returning to Sheffield, he held a tactical meeting for the players and replayed the game against Norwich.

There is nothing to say about the process of conceding the ball. The focus is on sorting out the problem of Sheffield United's offense at the last moment.

When the opponent is in the half court or even piled up in the penalty area, how to break the game better is a problem that Sheffield United needs to solve now.

Although Li Mo has stood up many times, you can't count on Li Mo to solve the problem every time, right?
Sheffield United used crosses to increase the number of offensive rounds before, allowing Li Mo and Vardy to get more opportunities to increase the chances of scoring goals.

But Speed ​​felt that it was time to add more offensive routines. What if Liverpool could also see the problems they could see?

Any shortcomings of the team may become a breakthrough for the opponent, and the opponent can never be expected to be invisible.

This is Hodgson's advice to Speed.

This match against Norwich was another reminder to Speed.

Matt Ridge and Medel both have good offensive capabilities. Perhaps the previous tactics have limited their performance to a certain extent. Speed ​​intends to give them more offensive weight so that they can give Li Mo more Support, at least at the moment of decisive victory, don't let Li Mo always bear the pressure alone.

This can be regarded as the final preparation before the final.

(End of this chapter)