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Chapter 179 The Demon King Reappears!Cheers, Sheffield!
Chapter 179 The Demon King Reappears!Cheers, Sheffield!
"Lee will score today! Liverpool is in the past, they are not our opponents, come on Sheffield United!"
"We will tell Sheffield United what is the background of a wealthy family. The great Gerrard will lead Liverpool to win the League Cup, there is no doubt!"
"I'm not a fan of the two teams. I just hope that the game will be more exciting. It's best to score seven or eight goals. Who do I hope wins? It's still Sheffield United. It's so boring to always win the championship with a rich team!"
Outside Wembley Stadium, reporters have begun to interview fans gathered outside the stadium one after another.
Liverpool fans wearing red jerseys and Sheffield United fans wearing red and white jerseys are clearly separated outside the stadium, but because there is no team grievance in the past, the fans still get along relatively well, but the number of tens of thousands of fans is still small. To make the government nervous, the London City Government sent a large number of police forces to maintain order at the scene today.
Under the follow-up reports of the media, the fans began to line up to enter the stadium with their own signs and banners for inspection.
Sheffield United players are also making final preparations in the dressing room.
Speed and the coaching team once again emphasized the troubles that Liverpool's several threat points may bring to the team, and explained the tactical thinking to the players for the last time.
In general, Liverpool has a lot of problems this season, not only the players' own strength is not as good as that of the previous teams, but also Liverpool's signing ideas and tactical play, which have been out of touch with the strong teams.
Dalglish is a great player and a great king in the hearts of Liverpool fans, but it has been 13 years since he last coached Newcastle.
what is this concept?
The last time Dalglish coached was at the end of the 90s, and now it is the beginning of the second decade of the 21st century. The technical and tactical concepts and mainstream styles of European football will undergo tremendous changes every few years. Not to mention 13 years.
Speed admires Dalglish for coming out to fight the fire at Liverpool's most critical moment, but the king of Liverpool is indeed behind the times. In terms of signings alone, even if he is looking at local players, Dalglish will not You shouldn't put all your hopes on this group of players who haven't proven themselves much.
The most outrageous thing is Andy Carroll. Is it rare in world football for young players who have played well for half a season?For this center forward who has only been popular in Newcastle for half a season, Liverpool spent 3500 million pounds!
This is simply out of line. It can only be said that Liverpool was in a hurry to go to the doctor for fear of missing a player who seemed to be the main No. 9 player in the future. The famous center.
I bought a group of players who were either declining in strength or had no strength. At the beginning of the season, Liverpool was still on the verge of the top six. Just fell out of the top six, and there is no hope of returning to the top six.
Speed and the coaching team studied Liverpool's performance this season for almost a month, and finally came to a few simple conclusions: be wary of Steven Gerrard who is back from injury, Suarez, and Liverpool's veteran Bellamy who is exempt from visas this season .
In terms of tactics, Liverpool's performance in the second half of the league is getting worse and worse, there is really nothing to target
Is it possible to be wary of Liverpool's long pass from the backcourt and go directly to the striker?
Andy Carroll is a dish in front of Maguire. Suarez should find a way to get the ball before facing Sheffield United's midfielder.
This is purely a huge gap in strength. In the first half of the season, Liverpool relied on home court advantage and Gerrard's drive to draw with Sheffield United, but now Sheffield United's strength has strengthened. It's getting worse and worse. No matter how tenacious Gerrard is, there is only one Gerrard in Liverpool, and he is playing upright. Now Liverpool will only be crushed by Sheffield United!
"They don't have any advantage against us on the wing, but you still have to be wary of Suarez's forward move. His technical advantage is obvious, but apart from him, Liverpool's offensive group has nothing to fear. On the outside, inside Mania (Matic), don't give Gerrard a chance to kick a long shot. If he advances, then you follow closely and let me stare at him! The rest is to do our own thing , Play our tactics and beat Liverpool upright!"
After Speed finished his final summary, the Sheffield United players nodded in earnest. After a while, the assistant coach led everyone out of the locker room to warm up on the court.
More than 9 fans came to the scene today. Some Liverpool players have seen big scenes, but for Sheffield United players, this is the first time they have come to such a huge stadium. So many fans watching the football!
It was okay when I stepped on the field yesterday. After all, the stadium was empty at that time, and the Sheffield United players did not feel any discomfort, but today when I looked up, it was full of dense crowds and loud noises. The invisible pressure instantly made many Sheffield United players feel nervous.
Bramall Lane Stadium can accommodate more than 3 people. In terms of capacity, today's Wembley Stadium is equivalent to three Sheffield United's home stadiums. Naturally, these young boys are under pressure.
Li Mo also lost his mind for a moment, but he quickly adjusted, but before he could speak, Berbatov was already comforting his teammates.
Berbatov is still very experienced and has seen many big scenes. Amidst his jokes, the young players of Sheffield United gradually settled down. Li Mo thanked Berbatov gratefully, while the other party He smiled and patted Li Mo's arm.
"It should be, Li, don't be nervous, I'm still waiting for you to take me to win a championship, and then I can get a championship after transferring here, ha, this feels really good~"
Brother Xiaosa blinked at Li Mo, but dispelled the last trace of tension in Li Mo's heart. Li Mo couldn't help but also made a joke to Brother Xiaosa:
"Liverpool in the final, Dimita, don't you, a former Manchester United player, try to get one today? Don't you feel that a mysterious force is about to explode in your body?"
Berbatov immediately laughed when he heard Li Mo's words, put Li Mo's shoulders and pushed him into the arena to warm up
"Okay, let's do Liverpool one! Hey, did you see my game against Liverpool last season? I scored three goals."
The scene of the two talking and laughing quickly attracted the attention of reporters on the sidelines, and they quickly raised their cameras to take pictures.
"Li and Dimita look very relaxed. They are indeed big-hearted players."
"It's okay for Dimita. Li's performance is indeed too calm. Is he really talented?"
"Geniuses are like this. Our Michael was still the Premier League Golden Boot. You can't compare Li with other ordinary players."
"Too."
The conversation of several English reporters on the sidelines made the Huaguo sports reporters who were mixed among them very proud. For today's final, Huaguo naturally sent many reporters to the scene.
If Li Mo wins the championship, the domestic media will be able to report for several weeks with this wave of enthusiasm. No one wants to miss the first-hand information of the scene. Of course, the most famous among them must be the CCTV reporter.
He Wei and Liu Jianhong came to the scene together today, but at this time, none of them disturbed Sheffield United's pre-match warm-up, quietly waited until the Sheffield United players finished warming up, He Wei and the others waited for Li Mo on the sidelines .
This is naturally a long-arranged process. Li Mo and He Wei met last season, and it was the first time they met Liu Jianhong, but they are also familiar with this great god, so they greeted them eagerly right now. One mouthful and the other screamed until the two laughed from ear to ear.
After a brief interview, He Wei took Li Mo's arm and comforted him: "Don't put too much pressure on him, just let go and kick. Regardless of success or failure, we will support you!"
Liu Jianhong also echoed: "That's right, this is only your first season in the Premier League, Xiao Li, you have brought us too many surprises, don't worry about it, the domestic fans are always you Solid backing!"
Li Mo heard this, but smiled confidently.
"We didn't come to this stadium to get second and go back in despair. Don't worry, Brother He, Brother Liu, I will definitely be able to put on the national flag and celebrate in this stadium today!"
Li Mo's words stunned the two, they looked at each other, then smiled and gave Li Mo a thumbs up.
"Okay! Then wait for your good news, come on!"
"Come on Li Mo!"
Li Mo chatted with the two of them for a few more words, and then walked towards the player tunnel.
After tidying up the jersey and dressing in the locker room, Li Mo took out the good luck bandages that he hadn't used for a long time, and wrapped them around his hands one by one. When the assistant coach indicated that the time was almost up, he stood up, clapped his hands for Teammates gathered around.
The players of Sheffield United soon formed a circle. Li Mo also took a deep breath, glanced around, and saw the dignified expressions on the faces of his teammates, but he grinned.
"Fake! Don't be so serious, everyone relax first, you made me think that Barcelona will be played later, why are you so nervous!"
The serious and tense atmosphere in the locker room was instantly broken by Li Mo. Medel scratched his head in embarrassment. He had the most serious expression just now. He was a little embarrassed to react now.
"Everyone is nervous, I know, I am also nervous, most of us are playing this kind of final for the first time, nervousness is inevitable, but don't make your emotions too tense, from the first game of this season So far, we have been to the home courts of many wealthy teams. Today, there are just a little more people. Of the 9 people outside, there are nearly [-] of our own people! Our fans have come so many , what else should we be nervous about!"
What Li Mo said made the players of Sheffield United gradually calm down. Yes, there are nearly 4 fans of Sheffield United outside. They are nervous!
"Don't take this game as a challenge, who are we going to challenge? Liverpool? Guys, wake up, we are the ones they are going to challenge! This game, we regard it as a stage to show ourselves, as a starting point , please, this is just a League Cup final, and we may have to participate in the FA Cup, or even the Europa League final, the Champions League final! Do we have to be so nervous before every final?"
Everyone laughed softly, but the Sheffield United players thought Li Mo was joking about the Europa League and Champions League finals, and now they dare not even think about the European finals.
"This is a game to show ourselves, tell the world football, we are here! We not only want to rise in English football, but also to make our own way in world football! Remember Super Deportivo? They were very strong back then, won the La Liga championship, defeated countless powerful enemies in the Champions League, and made European football giants feel a headache when they heard their names. Some reporters said that we should follow the example of Super Deportivo. I think He's farting!"
Li Mo waved his arm and glanced at his teammates firmly again.
"We don't want to be the second Super Deportivo! We want to be the first Super Sheffield United! The league championship is just their end, but we are different! Maybe we are still far behind, but we have greater ambitions, Is a League Cup or Premier League title enough for you? We want to win everything! In all the competitions we participate in, we must be the last winners! Maybe we will lose, but we will not be knocked down! Today is The beginning of all honors, walk out of this door with your head held high, tell the world, we are here! Tell Liverpool people, it is Sheffield United standing in front of them today!"
Li Mo's encouragement made the players of Sheffield United completely throw away their psychological burden, and the feeling of enthusiasm made these young lads wish they could go to the arena immediately and teach Liverpool a lesson.
Berbatov felt a little overwhelmed. He really didn't expect Li Mo to have this kind of speech ability. Speed leaned against the door and was very satisfied with the scene in front of him. He knew that Li Mo had finished. The final mobilization, Sheffield United is also fully prepared!
"Get rid of the Liverpool people! Get the championship! Dedicated to Sheffield!"
Li Mo roared angrily, then opened the door and walked out first. The other Sheffield United players followed suit and walked out of the locker room with firm steps behind Li Mo.
When the two teams were ready in the player channel, Li Mo and Gerrard standing at the front both looked straight ahead with serious expressions. If they met in private, Li Mo and Gerrard might be happy to communicate Once, but now they see each other as enemies.
The smell of gunpowder began to diffuse in the passage, and the little caddies felt that something was wrong, and the timid ones even pursed their mouths.
And as the referees left, Li Mo and Gerrard walked firmly towards the outside of the passage with their teammates.
As the captains of the two teams appeared in the field of vision, more than 9 fans in the audience immediately burst into deafening cheers. Such a scene is enough to make any football player feel dazzled.
There are no words to describe the mood of the players of the two teams at this time. Although the status of the League Cup is far inferior to that of the FA Cup, let alone the Premier League champions, at this moment, this trophy is the most precious thing in the eyes of the players of the two teams!
After the slightly cumbersome opening ceremony, Li Mo and Gerrard took sides, shook hands with the referee and Gerrard and exchanged team flags, Li Mo trotted back to his own half.
The players of Sheffield United quickly formed a circle and cheered again. Li Mo also applauded his teammates non-stop. Ji Wen knelt on the turf and prayed.
The veteran originally planned to come to Sheffield United to retire, but he did not expect to break into the League Cup final at the end of his career. If he can win this championship, then he feels that he has no regrets. It’s about doing your best and leaving no regrets!
Li Mo and Vardy stood still on the center circle line, Liverpool kicked off first, and the fans in the audience seemed to lower their voices, and with the referee's whistle, Wembley Stadium once again fell into cheers In the sound, Liverpool and Sheffield United also quickly launched their formations!
"The game has begun! Fans and friends in front of the TV, welcome to watch the final of the 2011-2012 English League Cup. I am the commentator Zhan Jun."
In the studio of Sina Sports, Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu are still partners to explain this game that countless domestic fans focus on.
At this moment, Zhan Jun quickly introduced the starting lineups and players of the two teams, and his heart was also painful and happy.
His favorite team and his current favorite player have entered the final, but unfortunately Li Mo does not belong to Liverpool, so no matter whether Liverpool wins or Sheffield United wins today, Zhan Jun will not feel completely happy, But in contrast, he still hopes that Li Mo can win the first cup championship of Huaguo players in the European League.
He will feel sad for Liverpool's loss, but he is even more unwilling to see Li Mo's lonely expression after missing the championship. Today, he can only say sorry to his favorite team and Gerrard in his heart.
"Sheffield United still chose the most stable main lineup this season today. Li Mo and Vardy partnered in the striker line. Berbatov was on standby off the field. The midfielder was Matric, Matic and Drinkwall. Te and Medel, the defense is Bertrand, Maguire, Matthew Lorton and Trippier, and Shay is in the goalkeeper position!"
"Liverpool played a false four-three-three today. Tangning's position is a bit higher in the midfield, but he didn't mention the position of left winger. I guess Dalglish is also worried about the defense in the midfield. Tangning should still choose Carroll and Suarez started the game with Carroll and Suarez taking on the heavy responsibility of returning to the defense. The midfielder consisted of Gerrard, Charlie Adam and Henderson, and Enrique was on the back line. Skrtel, Agger and Glenn Johnson, goalkeeper Reina"
With the introductions of Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu, Sheffield United has already started to press Liverpool.
Li Mo and Vardy are also among the pressing players. Today's Sheffield United is going to play their "defensive suppression"!
Gerrard has been injured for almost half of the season. His return from injury before the League Cup final has greatly boosted the morale of Liverpool players, but this cannot make up for the gap between Liverpool's current midfielder and Sheffield United's midfielder.
Gerrard's condition has not fully recovered, and he seems to be coming back to fight the fire. The young Henderson is not the Red Army captain who supported Liverpool's resurgence in the next few years. Now he is still disgusted by many Liverpool fans. The performance of the season is not good.
As for Charlie Adam, let alone, he is a proper midfield defensive colander. He was originally a central midfielder, and his organizational skills are acceptable. If Liverpool equips him with two defensive midfielders, then his performance may still be better. Some, but when Liverpool needed him to assist in the defense, when he was used as an engineer midfielder, he was doomed to not perform well.
At this time, Sheffield United directly aimed at Charlie Adam, and decisively grabbed the ball at his feet, forcing him to pass the ball back or make a hasty kick.
And it was Medel who robbed him. This season, Medel forced Manchester City's Silva to retreat, and almost robbed Arsenal's Arteta from being invisible on the field, let alone Charlie Adam.
With a big foot forward, in Gerrard's helpless eyes, Matic, who was dragging behind Sheffield United, roughly blocked Suarez, took the ball firmly, and then handed over the ball to Germany, who retreated to respond. Linkwater.
"Sheffield United's opening press is very fierce! Liverpool seems to be a bit unable to adapt to this rhythm. Sheffield United has played their aggressiveness, and Sheffield United's frontcourt pressing has been done well this season. If Liverpool has been like this If they are in this state, then they will be in big trouble!"
It seems to confirm Zhan Jun’s explanation. Sheffield United counterattacked extremely quickly and decisively after grabbing the ball. The forward pressing interrupted the rhythm.
After Speed polished his tactics for one and a half seasons, Sheffield United played the current systematic high-position pressure. Sheffield United players are all young and able to run. There are no players over the age of 25, and the pressure is spared, which makes Liverpool's players very uncomfortable.
Gerrard was also secretly surprised. When he met Sheffield United in the league in the first half of this season, he was also on the field. At that time, Sheffield United could not play such a high-intensity frontcourt oppression, but now But it gave him an almost suffocating defensive pressure!
This team's tactics have grown as fast as their players have grown, it's amazing!
Dalglish was also watching anxiously off the field. Less than 10 minutes into the game, Liverpool was almost completely at a disadvantage. They couldn't attack, and finally defended against Sheffield United's attack. As a result, the ball was lost by the opponent within 1 minute. The right has been snatched back, is the gap between Liverpool and the strong team already so big?
The situation on the court did not allow Dalglish to think too much. He could only make tactical adjustments. If he couldn't walk on the ground, he would play the familiar tactics of the team during this period of time, long pass and slam!
With Andy Carroll as the fulcrum in the frontcourt, Suarez and Downing rushed behind, relying on this move Liverpool also grabbed a lot of points.
But the old coach underestimated Sheffield United's defense line and defensive system. In other words, Dalglish thought that the striker might be able to catch one or two small mistakes made by Sheffield United and make a fast attack by relying on his personal ability. .
But what kind of challenges are Sheffield United's defense facing this season?
Are Drogba, Bendtner, and Adebayor qualified enough to deal with high center forwards?Defensive running and technical forwards, Aguero, van Persie enough cards?
What are you Carol?Maguire may still have a hard time defending against Drogba and Adebayor, but defending you Carroll is directly crushed by talent!
You are not as tall as me, you are not as good at judging where the header will land, and you weigh a lot less than me?Who gave you the courage to fight for the top in front of the Sheffield United penalty area?
"roll!"
Maguire yelled, and directly knocked Carroll away and pushed the football back to the midfield!
Andy Carroll felt as if he had been run over by a truck. When his thin body fell to the ground, Liverpool fans cried out in surprise, worried that he would be injured.
But Maguire didn't make any additional actions, and he hit the ball first. The referee didn't say anything about Carroll's fall, and gestured for the game to continue.
Suarez shrank his neck watching from the sidelines.
This Nima is too cruel, fortunately he was not allowed to compete for the top, otherwise he felt that whether he could walk out of Wembley Stadium standing up today would be a problem.
Maguire's stable high-altitude ball advantage makes Carroll's fulcrum effect directly invalid. If Carroll wants to retreat a little to avoid Maguire to get the ball, then I'm sorry, Matic is still near the middle circle. If Rolle wants to try Matic's confrontation ability, he can also compete with Matic.
Sheffield United's two high points in the backcourt made Carroll almost invisible, while in the ground fight, Drinkwater and Medel made Suarez and Downing very uncomfortable.
Especially when Medel returned to defense, no matter whether it was Suarez or Downing, after being entangled by him, he basically had to hand over the ball, or wait for the ball to be intercepted. Gattuso of Chile does not show warmth to his opponent. The style on the field is vicious, vicious, or fucking vicious!
The situation is almost tilted towards Sheffield United. In the final analysis, football is a sport of skill and body. Your players are not as good as your opponents in physical confrontation, physical fitness, and even technical skills. How can you master it? Ball power and initiative?
Li Mo and Vardy also stayed in Liverpool's half. If Liverpool's backcourt players got the ball, they would grab the ball together. When Liverpool attacked near the midfield or Sheffield United had the ball, they would Just in front of Liverpool's back line, patiently waiting for the opportunity.
In this game, they just wait patiently for the opportunity. This is also an attempt by Speed in the first half.
He wants Matrich and Medel to liberate their own abilities when attacking. With Bertrand and Trippier plugging in, Liverpool's midfielder cannot stop Sheffield United's attack.
Both Drinkwater and Matic are capable of the midfield work. Today Li Mo is going to be a ruthless pie-eating machine. Speed has one request for him and Vardy: when they get a chance, That damned football went into Liverpool's goal!
In the 204th minute of the first half, Liverpool's offense was stifled by Medel and Drinkwater. Sheffield United launched a quick offensive again. A wide-range long pass was transferred, and the football quickly swept to the right of Liverpool, where Matt Ridge was plugging in at high speed, and Liverpool's full-back Johnson had been left behind by him!
Almost at the same time, Drinkwater, Li Mo and Vardy all moved forward resolutely. Li Mo ran to the far point, and Vardy went straight to Liverpool's penalty area. The actions of the two directly drove the entire defense of Liverpool. Back off!
Drinkwater ran to the empty position in front of Liverpool's penalty area. Gerrard was trying to catch up, and Henderson went to intercept Matt Ridge. Suddenly Drinkwater was unguarded!
Matt Ridge only raised his eyes to observe, and decisively crossed the ball, the football quickly rolled to the position where Drinkwater was, and Vardy and Li Mo also suddenly turned back and ran tacitly. The body position is crossed, one runs backward, and the other runs forward.
Drinkwater didn't choose to stop facing Matt Ridge's pass, but rubbed his right foot directly, and the football flew directly to Liverpool's penalty area!
Skrtel was confused by Li Mo and Vardy's change of positions. The center back, who looked exactly like the escaped hero, could only follow Vardy and run backwards, but when he saw Li Mo rushing to the top At that moment, he yelled in his heart that it was bad!
Before this game, Glarish told him and Agger to keep a close eye on Li Mo and not give him the chance to face the central defender alone.
Both Skrtel and Agel have good confrontation abilities. If they go together, they are still sure to be able to restrain Li Mo in the air. Vegetables!
Kompany has nothing to do with Li Mo in the air, can Agger do it?
Skrtel prayed in his heart, he didn't even dare to open his eyes to watch the confrontation between the two, but the other Liverpool players were all focusing on this goal at the moment
After Li Mo adjusted his pace, he rushed forward and jumped, and Agel jumped up with all his strength, but Li Mo was half a head higher than Agel in the air. In the confrontation, Li Mo also stood still, but Agel did not move. It was directly bounced off!
Facing the football that was still spinning in the air, Li Mo shook his head fiercely, and the football instantly accelerated towards the upper right corner of the Liverpool goal. At the junction of the crossbar and the goal post, the football managed to avoid the palm of Reina's save It went straight into the net, sparking a snow-white spray, and smashed into the current Wembley Stadium like a huge boulder, which aroused almost crazy cheers from the Sheffield United fans!
"Li Mo's chance! A header! Goal in!!!!!!!!! Li Mo opened the scoring in the final of the League Cup!!! Sheffield United took the lead in the first half!!! !A header that definitely shows strength! Agel was bounced away by Li Mo!!!”
After seeing the football into the net, Li Mo got up again the moment he fell to the ground. He roared wildly along the sideline and ran wildly, putting his hands behind his ears to signal the Sheffield United fans to make their own voice!
Wembley Stadium presents a strange scene where more than half of the fans are carnival and a small half of the fans are silent.
Liverpool fans covered their heads, as if they couldn't believe the team conceded the ball so early, Sheffield United fans were shouting and celebrating crazily, and some neutral fans cheered for Li Mo's beautiful goal.
These more than 1 fans don't care who wins Sheffield United or Liverpool, whoever performs well, and whoever scores beautiful goals, they will support whoever!
"What a big scene! Most of the fans in the audience are cheering and celebrating this goal. Li Mo is the absolute focus on the field! Sheffield United players have already surrounded Li Mo. They Looks very excited too! This group of lads is one step closer to their first heavyweight championship trophy in their career!!!”
Li Mo felt that he was hugged by Matt Ridge first, followed by Vardy, Drinkwater, and Medel.
Countless hands slapped his shoulders and head, and the roar close to his ears was so loud that he could barely hear what these bastards were saying, but he also slapped the heads of his teammates one after another, hugging them tightly Together, talking rough and dirty words that he didn't even remember!
"Again, do one more! Do one more! We want, we want to win the championship!!!"
Vardy's voice seemed to be trembling. This "lucky guy" from the low-level league to today seems to be about to cry. Although he said before that he would never cry on the court again, no one will make fun of him at this moment he.
Because they themselves were a little trembling when they spoke, Li Mo slapped Vardy and Maguire on the chest vigorously. He eased his still excited mood and said firmly to his teammates:
"Just do it! We're better than them, don't be nervous, keep doing it, you guys did a great job, I'm so proud of you guys! Believe me and Jamie, we'll still score, put that damn Take the ball to the frontcourt, don't think too much, just follow the training content!"
Li Mo comforted his teammates with words. Looking at the excited faces, all he could do was to slap their arms one by one to keep them in their current state. As long as there is no big trouble, the winner must be them!
"Damn it! I feel my heart beating so fast!"
Maguire draped Li Mo's shoulders and couldn't help whispering to Li Mo as he walked back.
Li Mo looked at Maguire's flushed face with excitement, and rubbed his big head.
"This is our dream in the youth training camp. You have to hold on, Harry! It doesn't matter how you howl after the game, you must cheer me up now."
Maguire grinned, gave Li Mo a reassuring look, and trotted back to his seat.
After celebrating passionately, Speed and the assistants also walked to the sidelines, suppressed their excitement, and waited until their players returned to the half court, gestured for them to remain calm.
As long as you continue to maintain this rhythm and don't give Liverpool the opportunity to take advantage of the loopholes, then Sheffield United will gain more and more advantages!
Gerrard is still applauding to cheer up the Liverpool players. For him, after experiencing the Champions League final in 05, any lagging behind can no longer make him lose his fighting spirit, but this group of young players Teammates need encouragement, as the captain, he must stand up at this time!
After kick-off again, Gerrard ran more actively in the midfield and helped Henderson and Charlie Adam, who were still a little confused, wiped a lot of defensive buttocks.
After another strong tackle on Medel's dribbling, Gerrard stood up and waved his arms towards his teammates, "Cheer up!!! You represent Liverpool! Why, are you going to give up now? ! Look at the jerseys you are wearing!"
Henderson was the first to react, seeing Gerrard's angry expression, he suddenly felt a little ashamed.
Yes, they represent Liverpool!It's just a conceded goal, is it just giving up like this?
Henderson's eyes gradually became firmer. He chose to come to Liverpool, so he didn't come to mix qualifications and salary. He once vowed to give everything for the rise of Liverpool. Now the team needs him. To stand with the old captain, even if he is not as strong as Sheffield United, he will fight until the last moment!
Gerrard's roar made many players wake up, maybe this is where Liverpool's "foundation" lies.
As long as Gerrard is still on the field, no matter who Liverpool leaves, no matter how poor Liverpool is now, Liverpool will always be Liverpool!
The once tough Red Army seems to be reappearing at this moment, and the Liverpool fans have not given up. They have not given up when they lost three goals to the mighty Milan at halftime. How can they give up the team at this time?
You never walk alone began to sing over Wembley Stadium, and not only Liverpool fans were singing, but the neutral fans who applauded Li Mo's goal also followed suit.
This song is very popular among Premier League fans. It can even be said that it is the most popular team song in world football, bar none.
Amid such singing, Liverpool launched a decisive impact on Sheffield United!
Although it was still difficult to break through Sheffield United's midfield defense, the Liverpool players gritted their teeth and strangled Sheffield United in the midfield without flinching!
Li Mo watched the bloody fighting of the Liverpool players, and couldn't help but feel admiration in his heart, but there can only be one winner on the field today. Sheffield United is also a bloody and tenacious team, from Speed, to From him, Li Mo, to every player in the Sheffield United team, they also fought all the way from the mud to today's stage. Want him to give up?He can't do it either!
Li Mo looked at Speed on the sidelines, but the old handsome guy didn't give him any instructions at this time, and Li Mo could only stay in Liverpool's half when he saw this.
He believes that his teammates can withstand this wave of Liverpool's impact, as long as they press Liverpool's counterattack at this time, they will not be able to make any waves.
Sheffield United's midfield players did calmly deal with Liverpool's attack.
They are not the main players of some high-ranking and wealthy teams. Some of them joined Li Mo from the British Championship to the Premier League, and some of them also came to Sheffield from unknown or almost abandoned by the original team. Philippine Union.
In order to be able to play in the Premier League and achieve something in the top league, only they know how hard it has been along the way. Today is the time to reap the first fruits. How can they allow Liverpool's counterattack?
Like a huge rock standing on the seashore, Sheffield United's midfielders firmly guarded their respective positions, allowing Liverpool's offense to sweep like waves, and they never moved!
This kind of defensive ability made Liverpool fans anxious. Liverpool's players also started to play impatiently. After nearly 10 minutes of attacking, they still had difficulty breaking through Sheffield United's midfield defense. Damn Medel And Matic is too perverted!
With one sweep, one interception, and the complementary defense of Drinkwater and Matridge, Liverpool's ground attack was stunned!
The long pass is to send the ball to Sheffield United. Maguire is like the boss in the backcourt. As long as there is a high ball, it is basically his point within his range. Let Matic handle it, even if the long pass goes to the side, Downing and Suarez are not as fast as Trippier and Bertrand
"Sheffield United's defense is simply impenetrable and impenetrable! Liverpool players have tried their best, but there is indeed a big gap between their strength and Sheffield United's players. It's just too hard to play offensively."
Looking at the situation on the court, Zhan Jun explained with some emotion.
"I think Liverpool have to be more careful. Sheffield United likes their opponents to play against them. How many times they deliberately let their opponents come forward to press the attack, and then Maguire or Drinkwater hit the back with a long pass. Li Mo Fighting back with Vardy is used to it, if Liverpool don't pay attention, I feel that it will be serious in a few minutes."
Zhang Lu made a prediction. At this time, the game time has come to the No.309 minute of the first half, and it is about to enter 10 minutes. The score on the field is still 1-0. Liverpool can't attack for a long time, and the rhythm is also subconscious. Slowed down a bit.
But this is what Sheffield United was waiting for. Medel and Drinkwater began to drive the midfield to speed up the pressing.
Liverpool's offensive organization was once again greatly disrupted. At this time, they had to retreat and reorganize their offense, or increase their manpower to continue to suppress Sheffield United's counterattack. Liverpool chose the latter.
When Henderson was almost pressed to the center circle, the two full-backs of Matthew Lorton and Sheffield United also moved!
Seeing that there was a gap in Sheffield United's defense, Charlie Adam was very tempted. After getting the ball, he wanted to send a through ball to Suarez who was going forward!
But when he took the ball, Maguire's sudden forward interception made the other Liverpool players react. This is a tactical trap!
Maguire only took one step after stealing the ball, and then made a long pass directly!
This can be regarded as one of Sheffield United's regular counter-attack routines. He and Li Mo started to cooperate with this sudden long-pass counter-attack when they played in the British Championship last season. His passing skills are already good, and he has practiced for a long time. Pass, don't say where to play, but Liverpool's backcourt is so empty at the moment, it is really possible to pass the ball to Li Mo's route with eyes closed!
"Come here! Maguire's long pass! Li Mo has started!!!"
Zhang Lu began to explain with a loud voice.
"Look at what I'm talking about! Look, Liverpool only have two central defenders left in the penalty area!"
Li Mo's starting speed was very fast, and he almost started pressing Henderson to turn around instantly, not offside at all!
Vardy ran wildly on the wing, taking away Enrique who was the first to react and return to defense, while Li Mo rushed directly towards Liverpool's penalty area. Henderson couldn't keep up with Li Mo's footsteps at all, and Ge Len Johnson still needs time to catch up, so after Li Mo got the ball, he directly faced the two central defenders of Liverpool!
When Li Mo played against several strong teams before, he staged a series of outstanding performances. Liverpool was obviously prepared for this. Before Li Mo got the ball close to the penalty area, Skrtel and Agger rushed out together. In the restricted area, they want to attack Li Mo outside the restricted area!Even if you can't keep the ball, keep Li Mo's people!
With Henderson at the back and two central defenders from Liverpool in front, the space Li Mo can use is actually relatively small, but he is still dribbling forward at high speed.
When he was about to touch the first Liverpool central defender Agger, Li Mo slid the ball to the right, and another central defender Skrtel hurriedly intercepted it. Li Mo suddenly smashed the ball and pulled it to the left rear, dodging it in one go Skrtel's interception also gave way to Agger's forward pressing position!
But after smashing the ball, Li Mo's movements didn't end. He smashed the ball with his right foot, but used the arch of his left foot as a rebounding shield. Pushed out!
And his people quickly bypassed Skrtel, and started to speed up again from the side. The bulky Skrtel was almost instantly left behind by Li Mo!
Agel was prepared for a long time. The moment he saw Li Mo push the ball, he turned around and started chasing it. Because Li Mo went around Skrtel, he wasted some time. It seemed that Agel Geer will touch the ball first than Li Mo!
But Li Mo's speed is unmatched by Agel. After sprinting with all his strength, Li Mo still took the ball away one step ahead of Agel, but Agel was also very decisive and grabbed Li Mo's jersey directly. At the same time, he bullied himself and got close, trying to interfere with Li Mo's dribbling.
But what Agger didn't expect was that Li Mo didn't choose to stop for a free kick in an excellent position, but almost dragged him forward!
Agel was a little flustered, but after being overtaken by Li Mo, he couldn't control the balance of his body well. He wanted to get close to Li Mo, but was pulled away by Li Mo's acceleration again. In desperation, he could only Putting hands on Li Mo's shoulders and arms, he staggered forward.
Li Mo took a deep breath, another burst of strength erupted in his body, dragging Agger abruptly into Liverpool's penalty area with the ball!
Reina was already dumbfounded, but he still chose to block Li Mo's shooting position immediately.
Li Mo's sudden acceleration caused Agger to finally lose his balance and fell to the ground. Li Mo also rushed to shoot the ball to the far corner of the goal before Reina fell to the ground, and then jumped up to hide After passing Reina's body, the football bounced and rolled into Liverpool's goal again. The moment it crossed the line, most of the fans on the scene once again burst into joy!
"Li Mo passed Skrtel! He is accelerating! Beautiful lead! Agel was overtaken!!! Li Mo and Agel's entanglement! Oh my God!!! Li Mo is almost in the Dragging Agger forward!!! Reina! Li Mo lob shot!!! The ball went in!!!!!!!!!!"
Zhan Jun almost stood up excitedly from his seat. When he saw the football crossing the line, Zhang Lu on the other side was also extremely excited.
"Great goal, Li! Another one!!! What do you say?! Liverpool paid the price for their forward pressure! Li's hit this kind of ball is accurate! It's two people in a row again! This game Steady!!!"
All over the world at this time, countless fans watching the game were shocked by Li Mo's performance!
The dodging and maneuvering in a small space, followed by violently dragging the opponent's defender forward with the ball, and finally the light volley, perfectly demonstrated Li Mo's current dribbling, super confrontation ability and excellent shooting skills!
"GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!! PERFECT CENTER! THIS GOAL IS PERFECT WORK OF ART! GREAT LEE! GREAT GOAL!!!"
The Italian commentator has been completely excited. Who would have thought that such a beautiful goal could appear in an English League Cup final?
Li Mo's performance instantly made the Italian commentator recall Adriano, the former king of Inter Milan, and Vieri, who is known as the Apennine tank!
"My God!!! The big devil of Sheffield United has come to the world again! He cruelly shattered the hopes of all Liverpool people! But in the eyes of Sheffield United fans, he is the greatest king! Flawless goal! Flawless individual performance!!! This game belongs to Lee Mo! He ruled Wembley! He ruled the final!!!”
Numerous commentators began to send out their praises for Li Mo. Faced with such a goal, no one can keep calm!
Li Mo patted the team badge on his chest, stretched out his finger on the bottom line, and pointed straight at the stand where the Sheffield United fans were. His teammate poured in!
Speed also started running wildly on the sideline. He raised his right arm high, roaring and releasing the passion that was suppressed for half the time!
Starting from the English Championship, they led Sheffield United back to the Premier League step by step. At this point, they are only 75 minutes away from winning the club's first cup championship after 45 years!
The game has been killed by Li Mo!
When Sheffield United lead 2-0, no one can take this trophy from them again, no one!
"Now start cheering!"
Surrounded by his teammates madly, Li Mo raised his arms high and spoke confidently and domineeringly to the camera.
And all the Sheffield United fans, whether they were at the scene today, or in the bar, or watching the game at home, jumped and cheered excitedly at this moment.
They hugged each other, even though they were so excited that they shed tears, they were crying and laughing, cheering and celebrating this moment!
After waiting for too long, with ups and downs for too long, Sheffield United finally made their voice in English football!
"To the king!"
In Sheffield's largest local fans' bar, someone suddenly picked up a glass and yelled excitedly.
At this moment, the live broadcast camera happened to be given to Li Mo, and the "instructions" for them to cheer to their heart's content also spread throughout the streets and alleys of Sheffield along with the camera.
"To the King!!!"
Don't say anything, it's all in the update, brothers.
(End of this chapter)
"Lee will score today! Liverpool is in the past, they are not our opponents, come on Sheffield United!"
"We will tell Sheffield United what is the background of a wealthy family. The great Gerrard will lead Liverpool to win the League Cup, there is no doubt!"
"I'm not a fan of the two teams. I just hope that the game will be more exciting. It's best to score seven or eight goals. Who do I hope wins? It's still Sheffield United. It's so boring to always win the championship with a rich team!"
Outside Wembley Stadium, reporters have begun to interview fans gathered outside the stadium one after another.
Liverpool fans wearing red jerseys and Sheffield United fans wearing red and white jerseys are clearly separated outside the stadium, but because there is no team grievance in the past, the fans still get along relatively well, but the number of tens of thousands of fans is still small. To make the government nervous, the London City Government sent a large number of police forces to maintain order at the scene today.
Under the follow-up reports of the media, the fans began to line up to enter the stadium with their own signs and banners for inspection.
Sheffield United players are also making final preparations in the dressing room.
Speed and the coaching team once again emphasized the troubles that Liverpool's several threat points may bring to the team, and explained the tactical thinking to the players for the last time.
In general, Liverpool has a lot of problems this season, not only the players' own strength is not as good as that of the previous teams, but also Liverpool's signing ideas and tactical play, which have been out of touch with the strong teams.
Dalglish is a great player and a great king in the hearts of Liverpool fans, but it has been 13 years since he last coached Newcastle.
what is this concept?
The last time Dalglish coached was at the end of the 90s, and now it is the beginning of the second decade of the 21st century. The technical and tactical concepts and mainstream styles of European football will undergo tremendous changes every few years. Not to mention 13 years.
Speed admires Dalglish for coming out to fight the fire at Liverpool's most critical moment, but the king of Liverpool is indeed behind the times. In terms of signings alone, even if he is looking at local players, Dalglish will not You shouldn't put all your hopes on this group of players who haven't proven themselves much.
The most outrageous thing is Andy Carroll. Is it rare in world football for young players who have played well for half a season?For this center forward who has only been popular in Newcastle for half a season, Liverpool spent 3500 million pounds!
This is simply out of line. It can only be said that Liverpool was in a hurry to go to the doctor for fear of missing a player who seemed to be the main No. 9 player in the future. The famous center.
I bought a group of players who were either declining in strength or had no strength. At the beginning of the season, Liverpool was still on the verge of the top six. Just fell out of the top six, and there is no hope of returning to the top six.
Speed and the coaching team studied Liverpool's performance this season for almost a month, and finally came to a few simple conclusions: be wary of Steven Gerrard who is back from injury, Suarez, and Liverpool's veteran Bellamy who is exempt from visas this season .
In terms of tactics, Liverpool's performance in the second half of the league is getting worse and worse, there is really nothing to target
Is it possible to be wary of Liverpool's long pass from the backcourt and go directly to the striker?
Andy Carroll is a dish in front of Maguire. Suarez should find a way to get the ball before facing Sheffield United's midfielder.
This is purely a huge gap in strength. In the first half of the season, Liverpool relied on home court advantage and Gerrard's drive to draw with Sheffield United, but now Sheffield United's strength has strengthened. It's getting worse and worse. No matter how tenacious Gerrard is, there is only one Gerrard in Liverpool, and he is playing upright. Now Liverpool will only be crushed by Sheffield United!
"They don't have any advantage against us on the wing, but you still have to be wary of Suarez's forward move. His technical advantage is obvious, but apart from him, Liverpool's offensive group has nothing to fear. On the outside, inside Mania (Matic), don't give Gerrard a chance to kick a long shot. If he advances, then you follow closely and let me stare at him! The rest is to do our own thing , Play our tactics and beat Liverpool upright!"
After Speed finished his final summary, the Sheffield United players nodded in earnest. After a while, the assistant coach led everyone out of the locker room to warm up on the court.
More than 9 fans came to the scene today. Some Liverpool players have seen big scenes, but for Sheffield United players, this is the first time they have come to such a huge stadium. So many fans watching the football!
It was okay when I stepped on the field yesterday. After all, the stadium was empty at that time, and the Sheffield United players did not feel any discomfort, but today when I looked up, it was full of dense crowds and loud noises. The invisible pressure instantly made many Sheffield United players feel nervous.
Bramall Lane Stadium can accommodate more than 3 people. In terms of capacity, today's Wembley Stadium is equivalent to three Sheffield United's home stadiums. Naturally, these young boys are under pressure.
Li Mo also lost his mind for a moment, but he quickly adjusted, but before he could speak, Berbatov was already comforting his teammates.
Berbatov is still very experienced and has seen many big scenes. Amidst his jokes, the young players of Sheffield United gradually settled down. Li Mo thanked Berbatov gratefully, while the other party He smiled and patted Li Mo's arm.
"It should be, Li, don't be nervous, I'm still waiting for you to take me to win a championship, and then I can get a championship after transferring here, ha, this feels really good~"
Brother Xiaosa blinked at Li Mo, but dispelled the last trace of tension in Li Mo's heart. Li Mo couldn't help but also made a joke to Brother Xiaosa:
"Liverpool in the final, Dimita, don't you, a former Manchester United player, try to get one today? Don't you feel that a mysterious force is about to explode in your body?"
Berbatov immediately laughed when he heard Li Mo's words, put Li Mo's shoulders and pushed him into the arena to warm up
"Okay, let's do Liverpool one! Hey, did you see my game against Liverpool last season? I scored three goals."
The scene of the two talking and laughing quickly attracted the attention of reporters on the sidelines, and they quickly raised their cameras to take pictures.
"Li and Dimita look very relaxed. They are indeed big-hearted players."
"It's okay for Dimita. Li's performance is indeed too calm. Is he really talented?"
"Geniuses are like this. Our Michael was still the Premier League Golden Boot. You can't compare Li with other ordinary players."
"Too."
The conversation of several English reporters on the sidelines made the Huaguo sports reporters who were mixed among them very proud. For today's final, Huaguo naturally sent many reporters to the scene.
If Li Mo wins the championship, the domestic media will be able to report for several weeks with this wave of enthusiasm. No one wants to miss the first-hand information of the scene. Of course, the most famous among them must be the CCTV reporter.
He Wei and Liu Jianhong came to the scene together today, but at this time, none of them disturbed Sheffield United's pre-match warm-up, quietly waited until the Sheffield United players finished warming up, He Wei and the others waited for Li Mo on the sidelines .
This is naturally a long-arranged process. Li Mo and He Wei met last season, and it was the first time they met Liu Jianhong, but they are also familiar with this great god, so they greeted them eagerly right now. One mouthful and the other screamed until the two laughed from ear to ear.
After a brief interview, He Wei took Li Mo's arm and comforted him: "Don't put too much pressure on him, just let go and kick. Regardless of success or failure, we will support you!"
Liu Jianhong also echoed: "That's right, this is only your first season in the Premier League, Xiao Li, you have brought us too many surprises, don't worry about it, the domestic fans are always you Solid backing!"
Li Mo heard this, but smiled confidently.
"We didn't come to this stadium to get second and go back in despair. Don't worry, Brother He, Brother Liu, I will definitely be able to put on the national flag and celebrate in this stadium today!"
Li Mo's words stunned the two, they looked at each other, then smiled and gave Li Mo a thumbs up.
"Okay! Then wait for your good news, come on!"
"Come on Li Mo!"
Li Mo chatted with the two of them for a few more words, and then walked towards the player tunnel.
After tidying up the jersey and dressing in the locker room, Li Mo took out the good luck bandages that he hadn't used for a long time, and wrapped them around his hands one by one. When the assistant coach indicated that the time was almost up, he stood up, clapped his hands for Teammates gathered around.
The players of Sheffield United soon formed a circle. Li Mo also took a deep breath, glanced around, and saw the dignified expressions on the faces of his teammates, but he grinned.
"Fake! Don't be so serious, everyone relax first, you made me think that Barcelona will be played later, why are you so nervous!"
The serious and tense atmosphere in the locker room was instantly broken by Li Mo. Medel scratched his head in embarrassment. He had the most serious expression just now. He was a little embarrassed to react now.
"Everyone is nervous, I know, I am also nervous, most of us are playing this kind of final for the first time, nervousness is inevitable, but don't make your emotions too tense, from the first game of this season So far, we have been to the home courts of many wealthy teams. Today, there are just a little more people. Of the 9 people outside, there are nearly [-] of our own people! Our fans have come so many , what else should we be nervous about!"
What Li Mo said made the players of Sheffield United gradually calm down. Yes, there are nearly 4 fans of Sheffield United outside. They are nervous!
"Don't take this game as a challenge, who are we going to challenge? Liverpool? Guys, wake up, we are the ones they are going to challenge! This game, we regard it as a stage to show ourselves, as a starting point , please, this is just a League Cup final, and we may have to participate in the FA Cup, or even the Europa League final, the Champions League final! Do we have to be so nervous before every final?"
Everyone laughed softly, but the Sheffield United players thought Li Mo was joking about the Europa League and Champions League finals, and now they dare not even think about the European finals.
"This is a game to show ourselves, tell the world football, we are here! We not only want to rise in English football, but also to make our own way in world football! Remember Super Deportivo? They were very strong back then, won the La Liga championship, defeated countless powerful enemies in the Champions League, and made European football giants feel a headache when they heard their names. Some reporters said that we should follow the example of Super Deportivo. I think He's farting!"
Li Mo waved his arm and glanced at his teammates firmly again.
"We don't want to be the second Super Deportivo! We want to be the first Super Sheffield United! The league championship is just their end, but we are different! Maybe we are still far behind, but we have greater ambitions, Is a League Cup or Premier League title enough for you? We want to win everything! In all the competitions we participate in, we must be the last winners! Maybe we will lose, but we will not be knocked down! Today is The beginning of all honors, walk out of this door with your head held high, tell the world, we are here! Tell Liverpool people, it is Sheffield United standing in front of them today!"
Li Mo's encouragement made the players of Sheffield United completely throw away their psychological burden, and the feeling of enthusiasm made these young lads wish they could go to the arena immediately and teach Liverpool a lesson.
Berbatov felt a little overwhelmed. He really didn't expect Li Mo to have this kind of speech ability. Speed leaned against the door and was very satisfied with the scene in front of him. He knew that Li Mo had finished. The final mobilization, Sheffield United is also fully prepared!
"Get rid of the Liverpool people! Get the championship! Dedicated to Sheffield!"
Li Mo roared angrily, then opened the door and walked out first. The other Sheffield United players followed suit and walked out of the locker room with firm steps behind Li Mo.
When the two teams were ready in the player channel, Li Mo and Gerrard standing at the front both looked straight ahead with serious expressions. If they met in private, Li Mo and Gerrard might be happy to communicate Once, but now they see each other as enemies.
The smell of gunpowder began to diffuse in the passage, and the little caddies felt that something was wrong, and the timid ones even pursed their mouths.
And as the referees left, Li Mo and Gerrard walked firmly towards the outside of the passage with their teammates.
As the captains of the two teams appeared in the field of vision, more than 9 fans in the audience immediately burst into deafening cheers. Such a scene is enough to make any football player feel dazzled.
There are no words to describe the mood of the players of the two teams at this time. Although the status of the League Cup is far inferior to that of the FA Cup, let alone the Premier League champions, at this moment, this trophy is the most precious thing in the eyes of the players of the two teams!
After the slightly cumbersome opening ceremony, Li Mo and Gerrard took sides, shook hands with the referee and Gerrard and exchanged team flags, Li Mo trotted back to his own half.
The players of Sheffield United quickly formed a circle and cheered again. Li Mo also applauded his teammates non-stop. Ji Wen knelt on the turf and prayed.
The veteran originally planned to come to Sheffield United to retire, but he did not expect to break into the League Cup final at the end of his career. If he can win this championship, then he feels that he has no regrets. It’s about doing your best and leaving no regrets!
Li Mo and Vardy stood still on the center circle line, Liverpool kicked off first, and the fans in the audience seemed to lower their voices, and with the referee's whistle, Wembley Stadium once again fell into cheers In the sound, Liverpool and Sheffield United also quickly launched their formations!
"The game has begun! Fans and friends in front of the TV, welcome to watch the final of the 2011-2012 English League Cup. I am the commentator Zhan Jun."
In the studio of Sina Sports, Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu are still partners to explain this game that countless domestic fans focus on.
At this moment, Zhan Jun quickly introduced the starting lineups and players of the two teams, and his heart was also painful and happy.
His favorite team and his current favorite player have entered the final, but unfortunately Li Mo does not belong to Liverpool, so no matter whether Liverpool wins or Sheffield United wins today, Zhan Jun will not feel completely happy, But in contrast, he still hopes that Li Mo can win the first cup championship of Huaguo players in the European League.
He will feel sad for Liverpool's loss, but he is even more unwilling to see Li Mo's lonely expression after missing the championship. Today, he can only say sorry to his favorite team and Gerrard in his heart.
"Sheffield United still chose the most stable main lineup this season today. Li Mo and Vardy partnered in the striker line. Berbatov was on standby off the field. The midfielder was Matric, Matic and Drinkwall. Te and Medel, the defense is Bertrand, Maguire, Matthew Lorton and Trippier, and Shay is in the goalkeeper position!"
"Liverpool played a false four-three-three today. Tangning's position is a bit higher in the midfield, but he didn't mention the position of left winger. I guess Dalglish is also worried about the defense in the midfield. Tangning should still choose Carroll and Suarez started the game with Carroll and Suarez taking on the heavy responsibility of returning to the defense. The midfielder consisted of Gerrard, Charlie Adam and Henderson, and Enrique was on the back line. Skrtel, Agger and Glenn Johnson, goalkeeper Reina"
With the introductions of Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu, Sheffield United has already started to press Liverpool.
Li Mo and Vardy are also among the pressing players. Today's Sheffield United is going to play their "defensive suppression"!
Gerrard has been injured for almost half of the season. His return from injury before the League Cup final has greatly boosted the morale of Liverpool players, but this cannot make up for the gap between Liverpool's current midfielder and Sheffield United's midfielder.
Gerrard's condition has not fully recovered, and he seems to be coming back to fight the fire. The young Henderson is not the Red Army captain who supported Liverpool's resurgence in the next few years. Now he is still disgusted by many Liverpool fans. The performance of the season is not good.
As for Charlie Adam, let alone, he is a proper midfield defensive colander. He was originally a central midfielder, and his organizational skills are acceptable. If Liverpool equips him with two defensive midfielders, then his performance may still be better. Some, but when Liverpool needed him to assist in the defense, when he was used as an engineer midfielder, he was doomed to not perform well.
At this time, Sheffield United directly aimed at Charlie Adam, and decisively grabbed the ball at his feet, forcing him to pass the ball back or make a hasty kick.
And it was Medel who robbed him. This season, Medel forced Manchester City's Silva to retreat, and almost robbed Arsenal's Arteta from being invisible on the field, let alone Charlie Adam.
With a big foot forward, in Gerrard's helpless eyes, Matic, who was dragging behind Sheffield United, roughly blocked Suarez, took the ball firmly, and then handed over the ball to Germany, who retreated to respond. Linkwater.
"Sheffield United's opening press is very fierce! Liverpool seems to be a bit unable to adapt to this rhythm. Sheffield United has played their aggressiveness, and Sheffield United's frontcourt pressing has been done well this season. If Liverpool has been like this If they are in this state, then they will be in big trouble!"
It seems to confirm Zhan Jun’s explanation. Sheffield United counterattacked extremely quickly and decisively after grabbing the ball. The forward pressing interrupted the rhythm.
After Speed polished his tactics for one and a half seasons, Sheffield United played the current systematic high-position pressure. Sheffield United players are all young and able to run. There are no players over the age of 25, and the pressure is spared, which makes Liverpool's players very uncomfortable.
Gerrard was also secretly surprised. When he met Sheffield United in the league in the first half of this season, he was also on the field. At that time, Sheffield United could not play such a high-intensity frontcourt oppression, but now But it gave him an almost suffocating defensive pressure!
This team's tactics have grown as fast as their players have grown, it's amazing!
Dalglish was also watching anxiously off the field. Less than 10 minutes into the game, Liverpool was almost completely at a disadvantage. They couldn't attack, and finally defended against Sheffield United's attack. As a result, the ball was lost by the opponent within 1 minute. The right has been snatched back, is the gap between Liverpool and the strong team already so big?
The situation on the court did not allow Dalglish to think too much. He could only make tactical adjustments. If he couldn't walk on the ground, he would play the familiar tactics of the team during this period of time, long pass and slam!
With Andy Carroll as the fulcrum in the frontcourt, Suarez and Downing rushed behind, relying on this move Liverpool also grabbed a lot of points.
But the old coach underestimated Sheffield United's defense line and defensive system. In other words, Dalglish thought that the striker might be able to catch one or two small mistakes made by Sheffield United and make a fast attack by relying on his personal ability. .
But what kind of challenges are Sheffield United's defense facing this season?
Are Drogba, Bendtner, and Adebayor qualified enough to deal with high center forwards?Defensive running and technical forwards, Aguero, van Persie enough cards?
What are you Carol?Maguire may still have a hard time defending against Drogba and Adebayor, but defending you Carroll is directly crushed by talent!
You are not as tall as me, you are not as good at judging where the header will land, and you weigh a lot less than me?Who gave you the courage to fight for the top in front of the Sheffield United penalty area?
"roll!"
Maguire yelled, and directly knocked Carroll away and pushed the football back to the midfield!
Andy Carroll felt as if he had been run over by a truck. When his thin body fell to the ground, Liverpool fans cried out in surprise, worried that he would be injured.
But Maguire didn't make any additional actions, and he hit the ball first. The referee didn't say anything about Carroll's fall, and gestured for the game to continue.
Suarez shrank his neck watching from the sidelines.
This Nima is too cruel, fortunately he was not allowed to compete for the top, otherwise he felt that whether he could walk out of Wembley Stadium standing up today would be a problem.
Maguire's stable high-altitude ball advantage makes Carroll's fulcrum effect directly invalid. If Carroll wants to retreat a little to avoid Maguire to get the ball, then I'm sorry, Matic is still near the middle circle. If Rolle wants to try Matic's confrontation ability, he can also compete with Matic.
Sheffield United's two high points in the backcourt made Carroll almost invisible, while in the ground fight, Drinkwater and Medel made Suarez and Downing very uncomfortable.
Especially when Medel returned to defense, no matter whether it was Suarez or Downing, after being entangled by him, he basically had to hand over the ball, or wait for the ball to be intercepted. Gattuso of Chile does not show warmth to his opponent. The style on the field is vicious, vicious, or fucking vicious!
The situation is almost tilted towards Sheffield United. In the final analysis, football is a sport of skill and body. Your players are not as good as your opponents in physical confrontation, physical fitness, and even technical skills. How can you master it? Ball power and initiative?
Li Mo and Vardy also stayed in Liverpool's half. If Liverpool's backcourt players got the ball, they would grab the ball together. When Liverpool attacked near the midfield or Sheffield United had the ball, they would Just in front of Liverpool's back line, patiently waiting for the opportunity.
In this game, they just wait patiently for the opportunity. This is also an attempt by Speed in the first half.
He wants Matrich and Medel to liberate their own abilities when attacking. With Bertrand and Trippier plugging in, Liverpool's midfielder cannot stop Sheffield United's attack.
Both Drinkwater and Matic are capable of the midfield work. Today Li Mo is going to be a ruthless pie-eating machine. Speed has one request for him and Vardy: when they get a chance, That damned football went into Liverpool's goal!
In the 204th minute of the first half, Liverpool's offense was stifled by Medel and Drinkwater. Sheffield United launched a quick offensive again. A wide-range long pass was transferred, and the football quickly swept to the right of Liverpool, where Matt Ridge was plugging in at high speed, and Liverpool's full-back Johnson had been left behind by him!
Almost at the same time, Drinkwater, Li Mo and Vardy all moved forward resolutely. Li Mo ran to the far point, and Vardy went straight to Liverpool's penalty area. The actions of the two directly drove the entire defense of Liverpool. Back off!
Drinkwater ran to the empty position in front of Liverpool's penalty area. Gerrard was trying to catch up, and Henderson went to intercept Matt Ridge. Suddenly Drinkwater was unguarded!
Matt Ridge only raised his eyes to observe, and decisively crossed the ball, the football quickly rolled to the position where Drinkwater was, and Vardy and Li Mo also suddenly turned back and ran tacitly. The body position is crossed, one runs backward, and the other runs forward.
Drinkwater didn't choose to stop facing Matt Ridge's pass, but rubbed his right foot directly, and the football flew directly to Liverpool's penalty area!
Skrtel was confused by Li Mo and Vardy's change of positions. The center back, who looked exactly like the escaped hero, could only follow Vardy and run backwards, but when he saw Li Mo rushing to the top At that moment, he yelled in his heart that it was bad!
Before this game, Glarish told him and Agger to keep a close eye on Li Mo and not give him the chance to face the central defender alone.
Both Skrtel and Agel have good confrontation abilities. If they go together, they are still sure to be able to restrain Li Mo in the air. Vegetables!
Kompany has nothing to do with Li Mo in the air, can Agger do it?
Skrtel prayed in his heart, he didn't even dare to open his eyes to watch the confrontation between the two, but the other Liverpool players were all focusing on this goal at the moment
After Li Mo adjusted his pace, he rushed forward and jumped, and Agel jumped up with all his strength, but Li Mo was half a head higher than Agel in the air. In the confrontation, Li Mo also stood still, but Agel did not move. It was directly bounced off!
Facing the football that was still spinning in the air, Li Mo shook his head fiercely, and the football instantly accelerated towards the upper right corner of the Liverpool goal. At the junction of the crossbar and the goal post, the football managed to avoid the palm of Reina's save It went straight into the net, sparking a snow-white spray, and smashed into the current Wembley Stadium like a huge boulder, which aroused almost crazy cheers from the Sheffield United fans!
"Li Mo's chance! A header! Goal in!!!!!!!!! Li Mo opened the scoring in the final of the League Cup!!! Sheffield United took the lead in the first half!!! !A header that definitely shows strength! Agel was bounced away by Li Mo!!!”
After seeing the football into the net, Li Mo got up again the moment he fell to the ground. He roared wildly along the sideline and ran wildly, putting his hands behind his ears to signal the Sheffield United fans to make their own voice!
Wembley Stadium presents a strange scene where more than half of the fans are carnival and a small half of the fans are silent.
Liverpool fans covered their heads, as if they couldn't believe the team conceded the ball so early, Sheffield United fans were shouting and celebrating crazily, and some neutral fans cheered for Li Mo's beautiful goal.
These more than 1 fans don't care who wins Sheffield United or Liverpool, whoever performs well, and whoever scores beautiful goals, they will support whoever!
"What a big scene! Most of the fans in the audience are cheering and celebrating this goal. Li Mo is the absolute focus on the field! Sheffield United players have already surrounded Li Mo. They Looks very excited too! This group of lads is one step closer to their first heavyweight championship trophy in their career!!!”
Li Mo felt that he was hugged by Matt Ridge first, followed by Vardy, Drinkwater, and Medel.
Countless hands slapped his shoulders and head, and the roar close to his ears was so loud that he could barely hear what these bastards were saying, but he also slapped the heads of his teammates one after another, hugging them tightly Together, talking rough and dirty words that he didn't even remember!
"Again, do one more! Do one more! We want, we want to win the championship!!!"
Vardy's voice seemed to be trembling. This "lucky guy" from the low-level league to today seems to be about to cry. Although he said before that he would never cry on the court again, no one will make fun of him at this moment he.
Because they themselves were a little trembling when they spoke, Li Mo slapped Vardy and Maguire on the chest vigorously. He eased his still excited mood and said firmly to his teammates:
"Just do it! We're better than them, don't be nervous, keep doing it, you guys did a great job, I'm so proud of you guys! Believe me and Jamie, we'll still score, put that damn Take the ball to the frontcourt, don't think too much, just follow the training content!"
Li Mo comforted his teammates with words. Looking at the excited faces, all he could do was to slap their arms one by one to keep them in their current state. As long as there is no big trouble, the winner must be them!
"Damn it! I feel my heart beating so fast!"
Maguire draped Li Mo's shoulders and couldn't help whispering to Li Mo as he walked back.
Li Mo looked at Maguire's flushed face with excitement, and rubbed his big head.
"This is our dream in the youth training camp. You have to hold on, Harry! It doesn't matter how you howl after the game, you must cheer me up now."
Maguire grinned, gave Li Mo a reassuring look, and trotted back to his seat.
After celebrating passionately, Speed and the assistants also walked to the sidelines, suppressed their excitement, and waited until their players returned to the half court, gestured for them to remain calm.
As long as you continue to maintain this rhythm and don't give Liverpool the opportunity to take advantage of the loopholes, then Sheffield United will gain more and more advantages!
Gerrard is still applauding to cheer up the Liverpool players. For him, after experiencing the Champions League final in 05, any lagging behind can no longer make him lose his fighting spirit, but this group of young players Teammates need encouragement, as the captain, he must stand up at this time!
After kick-off again, Gerrard ran more actively in the midfield and helped Henderson and Charlie Adam, who were still a little confused, wiped a lot of defensive buttocks.
After another strong tackle on Medel's dribbling, Gerrard stood up and waved his arms towards his teammates, "Cheer up!!! You represent Liverpool! Why, are you going to give up now? ! Look at the jerseys you are wearing!"
Henderson was the first to react, seeing Gerrard's angry expression, he suddenly felt a little ashamed.
Yes, they represent Liverpool!It's just a conceded goal, is it just giving up like this?
Henderson's eyes gradually became firmer. He chose to come to Liverpool, so he didn't come to mix qualifications and salary. He once vowed to give everything for the rise of Liverpool. Now the team needs him. To stand with the old captain, even if he is not as strong as Sheffield United, he will fight until the last moment!
Gerrard's roar made many players wake up, maybe this is where Liverpool's "foundation" lies.
As long as Gerrard is still on the field, no matter who Liverpool leaves, no matter how poor Liverpool is now, Liverpool will always be Liverpool!
The once tough Red Army seems to be reappearing at this moment, and the Liverpool fans have not given up. They have not given up when they lost three goals to the mighty Milan at halftime. How can they give up the team at this time?
You never walk alone began to sing over Wembley Stadium, and not only Liverpool fans were singing, but the neutral fans who applauded Li Mo's goal also followed suit.
This song is very popular among Premier League fans. It can even be said that it is the most popular team song in world football, bar none.
Amid such singing, Liverpool launched a decisive impact on Sheffield United!
Although it was still difficult to break through Sheffield United's midfield defense, the Liverpool players gritted their teeth and strangled Sheffield United in the midfield without flinching!
Li Mo watched the bloody fighting of the Liverpool players, and couldn't help but feel admiration in his heart, but there can only be one winner on the field today. Sheffield United is also a bloody and tenacious team, from Speed, to From him, Li Mo, to every player in the Sheffield United team, they also fought all the way from the mud to today's stage. Want him to give up?He can't do it either!
Li Mo looked at Speed on the sidelines, but the old handsome guy didn't give him any instructions at this time, and Li Mo could only stay in Liverpool's half when he saw this.
He believes that his teammates can withstand this wave of Liverpool's impact, as long as they press Liverpool's counterattack at this time, they will not be able to make any waves.
Sheffield United's midfield players did calmly deal with Liverpool's attack.
They are not the main players of some high-ranking and wealthy teams. Some of them joined Li Mo from the British Championship to the Premier League, and some of them also came to Sheffield from unknown or almost abandoned by the original team. Philippine Union.
In order to be able to play in the Premier League and achieve something in the top league, only they know how hard it has been along the way. Today is the time to reap the first fruits. How can they allow Liverpool's counterattack?
Like a huge rock standing on the seashore, Sheffield United's midfielders firmly guarded their respective positions, allowing Liverpool's offense to sweep like waves, and they never moved!
This kind of defensive ability made Liverpool fans anxious. Liverpool's players also started to play impatiently. After nearly 10 minutes of attacking, they still had difficulty breaking through Sheffield United's midfield defense. Damn Medel And Matic is too perverted!
With one sweep, one interception, and the complementary defense of Drinkwater and Matridge, Liverpool's ground attack was stunned!
The long pass is to send the ball to Sheffield United. Maguire is like the boss in the backcourt. As long as there is a high ball, it is basically his point within his range. Let Matic handle it, even if the long pass goes to the side, Downing and Suarez are not as fast as Trippier and Bertrand
"Sheffield United's defense is simply impenetrable and impenetrable! Liverpool players have tried their best, but there is indeed a big gap between their strength and Sheffield United's players. It's just too hard to play offensively."
Looking at the situation on the court, Zhan Jun explained with some emotion.
"I think Liverpool have to be more careful. Sheffield United likes their opponents to play against them. How many times they deliberately let their opponents come forward to press the attack, and then Maguire or Drinkwater hit the back with a long pass. Li Mo Fighting back with Vardy is used to it, if Liverpool don't pay attention, I feel that it will be serious in a few minutes."
Zhang Lu made a prediction. At this time, the game time has come to the No.309 minute of the first half, and it is about to enter 10 minutes. The score on the field is still 1-0. Liverpool can't attack for a long time, and the rhythm is also subconscious. Slowed down a bit.
But this is what Sheffield United was waiting for. Medel and Drinkwater began to drive the midfield to speed up the pressing.
Liverpool's offensive organization was once again greatly disrupted. At this time, they had to retreat and reorganize their offense, or increase their manpower to continue to suppress Sheffield United's counterattack. Liverpool chose the latter.
When Henderson was almost pressed to the center circle, the two full-backs of Matthew Lorton and Sheffield United also moved!
Seeing that there was a gap in Sheffield United's defense, Charlie Adam was very tempted. After getting the ball, he wanted to send a through ball to Suarez who was going forward!
But when he took the ball, Maguire's sudden forward interception made the other Liverpool players react. This is a tactical trap!
Maguire only took one step after stealing the ball, and then made a long pass directly!
This can be regarded as one of Sheffield United's regular counter-attack routines. He and Li Mo started to cooperate with this sudden long-pass counter-attack when they played in the British Championship last season. His passing skills are already good, and he has practiced for a long time. Pass, don't say where to play, but Liverpool's backcourt is so empty at the moment, it is really possible to pass the ball to Li Mo's route with eyes closed!
"Come here! Maguire's long pass! Li Mo has started!!!"
Zhang Lu began to explain with a loud voice.
"Look at what I'm talking about! Look, Liverpool only have two central defenders left in the penalty area!"
Li Mo's starting speed was very fast, and he almost started pressing Henderson to turn around instantly, not offside at all!
Vardy ran wildly on the wing, taking away Enrique who was the first to react and return to defense, while Li Mo rushed directly towards Liverpool's penalty area. Henderson couldn't keep up with Li Mo's footsteps at all, and Ge Len Johnson still needs time to catch up, so after Li Mo got the ball, he directly faced the two central defenders of Liverpool!
When Li Mo played against several strong teams before, he staged a series of outstanding performances. Liverpool was obviously prepared for this. Before Li Mo got the ball close to the penalty area, Skrtel and Agger rushed out together. In the restricted area, they want to attack Li Mo outside the restricted area!Even if you can't keep the ball, keep Li Mo's people!
With Henderson at the back and two central defenders from Liverpool in front, the space Li Mo can use is actually relatively small, but he is still dribbling forward at high speed.
When he was about to touch the first Liverpool central defender Agger, Li Mo slid the ball to the right, and another central defender Skrtel hurriedly intercepted it. Li Mo suddenly smashed the ball and pulled it to the left rear, dodging it in one go Skrtel's interception also gave way to Agger's forward pressing position!
But after smashing the ball, Li Mo's movements didn't end. He smashed the ball with his right foot, but used the arch of his left foot as a rebounding shield. Pushed out!
And his people quickly bypassed Skrtel, and started to speed up again from the side. The bulky Skrtel was almost instantly left behind by Li Mo!
Agel was prepared for a long time. The moment he saw Li Mo push the ball, he turned around and started chasing it. Because Li Mo went around Skrtel, he wasted some time. It seemed that Agel Geer will touch the ball first than Li Mo!
But Li Mo's speed is unmatched by Agel. After sprinting with all his strength, Li Mo still took the ball away one step ahead of Agel, but Agel was also very decisive and grabbed Li Mo's jersey directly. At the same time, he bullied himself and got close, trying to interfere with Li Mo's dribbling.
But what Agger didn't expect was that Li Mo didn't choose to stop for a free kick in an excellent position, but almost dragged him forward!
Agel was a little flustered, but after being overtaken by Li Mo, he couldn't control the balance of his body well. He wanted to get close to Li Mo, but was pulled away by Li Mo's acceleration again. In desperation, he could only Putting hands on Li Mo's shoulders and arms, he staggered forward.
Li Mo took a deep breath, another burst of strength erupted in his body, dragging Agger abruptly into Liverpool's penalty area with the ball!
Reina was already dumbfounded, but he still chose to block Li Mo's shooting position immediately.
Li Mo's sudden acceleration caused Agger to finally lose his balance and fell to the ground. Li Mo also rushed to shoot the ball to the far corner of the goal before Reina fell to the ground, and then jumped up to hide After passing Reina's body, the football bounced and rolled into Liverpool's goal again. The moment it crossed the line, most of the fans on the scene once again burst into joy!
"Li Mo passed Skrtel! He is accelerating! Beautiful lead! Agel was overtaken!!! Li Mo and Agel's entanglement! Oh my God!!! Li Mo is almost in the Dragging Agger forward!!! Reina! Li Mo lob shot!!! The ball went in!!!!!!!!!!"
Zhan Jun almost stood up excitedly from his seat. When he saw the football crossing the line, Zhang Lu on the other side was also extremely excited.
"Great goal, Li! Another one!!! What do you say?! Liverpool paid the price for their forward pressure! Li's hit this kind of ball is accurate! It's two people in a row again! This game Steady!!!"
All over the world at this time, countless fans watching the game were shocked by Li Mo's performance!
The dodging and maneuvering in a small space, followed by violently dragging the opponent's defender forward with the ball, and finally the light volley, perfectly demonstrated Li Mo's current dribbling, super confrontation ability and excellent shooting skills!
"GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!! PERFECT CENTER! THIS GOAL IS PERFECT WORK OF ART! GREAT LEE! GREAT GOAL!!!"
The Italian commentator has been completely excited. Who would have thought that such a beautiful goal could appear in an English League Cup final?
Li Mo's performance instantly made the Italian commentator recall Adriano, the former king of Inter Milan, and Vieri, who is known as the Apennine tank!
"My God!!! The big devil of Sheffield United has come to the world again! He cruelly shattered the hopes of all Liverpool people! But in the eyes of Sheffield United fans, he is the greatest king! Flawless goal! Flawless individual performance!!! This game belongs to Lee Mo! He ruled Wembley! He ruled the final!!!”
Numerous commentators began to send out their praises for Li Mo. Faced with such a goal, no one can keep calm!
Li Mo patted the team badge on his chest, stretched out his finger on the bottom line, and pointed straight at the stand where the Sheffield United fans were. His teammate poured in!
Speed also started running wildly on the sideline. He raised his right arm high, roaring and releasing the passion that was suppressed for half the time!
Starting from the English Championship, they led Sheffield United back to the Premier League step by step. At this point, they are only 75 minutes away from winning the club's first cup championship after 45 years!
The game has been killed by Li Mo!
When Sheffield United lead 2-0, no one can take this trophy from them again, no one!
"Now start cheering!"
Surrounded by his teammates madly, Li Mo raised his arms high and spoke confidently and domineeringly to the camera.
And all the Sheffield United fans, whether they were at the scene today, or in the bar, or watching the game at home, jumped and cheered excitedly at this moment.
They hugged each other, even though they were so excited that they shed tears, they were crying and laughing, cheering and celebrating this moment!
After waiting for too long, with ups and downs for too long, Sheffield United finally made their voice in English football!
"To the king!"
In Sheffield's largest local fans' bar, someone suddenly picked up a glass and yelled excitedly.
At this moment, the live broadcast camera happened to be given to Li Mo, and the "instructions" for them to cheer to their heart's content also spread throughout the streets and alleys of Sheffield along with the camera.
"To the King!!!"
Don't say anything, it's all in the update, brothers.
(End of this chapter)
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