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Chapter 194 Lore Tottenham, target Arsenal!

"Fuck, Arsenal are really going to overthrow Manchester City at home? They are crazy!"

On the afternoon of April 4, Li Mo and his friends watched the focus match between Arsenal and Manchester City at the hotel where they stayed.

Li Mo couldn't help but exclaimed when he saw that the game had reached No.80 two minutes into the second half, but Van Persie successfully broke the deadlock with a non-stop volley that surprised everyone.

Good guy, there are quite a lot of opportunities for both teams in this game, but today the strikers of both teams are also very "happy". In the end, Van Persie was the first to wake up and used his super shooting ability to help Arsenal win 1-0 at home. [-] ahead of Manchester City.

This game is the last game of the No.30 second round of the Premier League. Unexpectedly, Arsenal have a big job. It seems that they will continue their winning streak. Manchester City will also be opened by Manchester United by three points.

No.80's two-minute goal can basically kill the game. Regardless of other seasons, Van Persie's key ball ability this season is still quite ruthless. This kick directly stunned many Manchester City players!

Although the score is currently only 1-0, it is much better than Sheffield United's match against Everton yesterday. After all, it is better to play back and forth between strong teams than a one-sided massacre.

"28 goals, tsk tsk, Van Persie has exploded this season, will he break the Premier League's single-season scoring record?"

Vardy lay on the bed with his head propped up, counting with his fingers.

"There are six games left. If he averages one goal in the next game, it will be exactly 34 goals. He has a chance!"

Li Mo heard the words and recalled it. He remembered the season when General Fan broke out to win the Golden Boot in his previous life. It seemed that he just scored [-] goals, right?

I don't know if it is stimulated by his pursuit now, Van Persie seems to have scored more goals than the same period in the previous season, and according to the current trend, breaking [-] goals is already a certainty.

However, it may be quite difficult to achieve an average of one goal per game in the remaining six league games. After all, in the final stage of the league, those in front must strive to enter the top six and top four, and those behind must strive to avoid relegation. Everyone will risk their lives kick.

Scoring three or four goals in six games is already very strong. If Van Persie can score six goals in the last six games, he can catch up with the single-season scoring record of the Premier League held by Andy Cole and Alan Shearer. In terms of performance, Van Persie is the strongest center forward in the Premier League in the new century!

"It's no use. In the end, Arsenal will play several relegation teams, and then they will also play Chelsea and us. The current relegation teams are not easy to deal with, let alone Chelsea who will grab points in the end. As for us, don't worry. This time I will never let Van Persie score again!"

Maguire said confidently. As soon as his words fell, Arteta on the TV suddenly succeeded in cutting the ball forward. After taking two or three steps in Manchester City's half, he kicked directly into the penalty area. Long shot outside.

"This ball dares to play such a good shot!"

Li Mo forcibly swallowed back the words he wanted to complain about, because Arteta hit a world wave, and this long-range shot went in!
Blame it on Joe Hart!

"It's 2-0, slipping away, Manchester City is too weak."

Medel waved his hand indifferently, and was the first to run away, and the rest of them also shook their heads and walked out of the room where Li Mo and Maguire were.

After they won Everton yesterday, they temporarily led Arsenal in the standings and returned to the third position in the league, but if Arsenal win today, they will return to fourth.

After watching the focus match between Arsenal and Manchester City, the players of Sheffield United are also preparing to go back to their rooms to rest for a while, and there is still a tactical meeting to be held in the evening.

At this time, the Sheffield United team has come to London. Yes, after the match against Everton on April 4, they will come directly to the away game on April 7 today.

To be honest, Li Mo has seen the game schedule in the underworld.

But this is the first time I have seen him in such a world. After playing Everton on the 7th, he will play Tottenham on the 9th. Are you surprised?
The players of Sheffield United only had time to complete a little recovery training this morning, and they rushed to London directly by bus after having lunch at noon.

Watching a game of the league is considered a leisure pastime, no matter how fun the players are, they will not be interested in going out at this time. Tomorrow they will play Tottenham. Today, we should hurry up and eat more and sleep more, otherwise we will not be able to stand it.

That is to say, before Speed ​​made a decisive decision and let them rest for two weeks. The intensity of the match against Everton yesterday was not too high, otherwise tomorrow's league might have to send a pure substitute to play.

Who the hell can play two games in three days, the FA really treats people like dogs!
At this moment Speed ​​is also looking at the physical fitness reports of each player with his coaching team.

Speed ​​didn't want to bear the consequences of the player's physical exhaustion before, so tomorrow's game will definitely not allow all the main players to play, and a proper rotation must be arranged according to the physical fitness report.

"Ryan (Bertrand) can't play, Matt also needs to rest, if possible, it is best to let Matthew also rest for a round."

Listening to the assistant's analysis, Speed ​​pressed his temples, feeling a little tangled.

A central defender, a left back, and a left midfielder. If all three of them rest, then this game will be really difficult to play.

Although Tottenham also played the No.30 second round of the league yesterday, but the players rotated by Tottenham are stronger than the substitutes on Sheffield United.

Lennon, Livermore, Defoe, Saha, Ledley King, these players are much better than Stephen Quinn, Montgomery, Chris Morgan and Cresswell.

However, after thinking twice, Speed ​​still decided to ask several team doctors to suggest that the main players who had a round of rest should be replaced, and then circled a few substitute players into the starting list.

There is no way, not only to play against the strong team of Tottenham, but also to play against Arsenal and Manchester City. The main players must not make any more mistakes. This game, let’s keep a tie and win. As long as they don’t lose, it’s considered a good result.

At this time, like Speed, Tottenham's head coach Redknapp is also worried about tomorrow's formation. In the end, Lao Lei is also planning to rotate some of the main players.

"Damn the FA!"

Although the head coaches of the two teams were not in the same place, they both uttered the same curse at this time.

Sheffield United dare not lose, and Tottenham can't afford to lose even more. They are already two points away from Sheffield United. If they still want to enter the top four, they must not lose this six-point game against Sheffield United. , both teams can accept a tie, but if one team breaks the stalemate, the other team can only counterattack frantically.

On April 4th, the battle of the Premier League was rekindled only one day later. Sheffield United and Tottenham, the two unlucky ones, will start the No.9 Premier League No.30 early game at [-] pm.

As one of the first three games, and the only strong-to-strong dialogue in this round of the league, reporters from all walks of life appeared at White Hart Lane early on.

Although many of the main players of the two teams will be rotated today, Li Mo and Bell, who have received the most attention, will both start the game, which can be regarded as adding a lot of excitement to the game.

The performance of the stars of strong teams has always been a place where the media makes a big fuss. In the first match this season, Bell and Li Mo both showed very good performances, but Li Mo played better at that time, blowing up Tottenham's defense helped Sheffield United win.

Today, Sheffield United's strength has declined after the rotation, and Tottenham still have the advantage at home. It is really hard to say whether the two teams will win or lose.

Moreover, after the team rotates the lineup, the personal performance of the star can greatly affect the outcome of the game. Both Bell and Li Mo have the ability to take the game away with a wave. Today, if one of them can If it breaks out, tomorrow's sports news headlines will be easy to write.

Although there was no sun this afternoon, it did not rain, which is good news for the players on both sides of the game.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, after a simple opening ceremony, the game officially started.

Facing Tottenham's possible head start, Speed ​​set up a four-two-three-one formation, based on the control and defense of the midfield.

Vardy, who played on the left instead of Matt Ridge today, is adapting well.

Although he had always played forward with Li Mo as a partner, in fact, Speed ​​also wanted him to practice playing on the left side.

It's not about how high a level he plays on the wing, he is active in defense, he can hold the ball and push forward when he counterattacks, just have a cross.

Speed's request to Vardy is very simple, and this has only advantages and no disadvantages for Vardy.

If you want to be selected for the British national team in the future, it may not be enough for Vardy to play a good performance on the forward line. After all, due to height restrictions, the British generally like to bring a big center forward. Vardy is sure about the tactical fulcrum. It is impossible to compete with others.

So if you can unlock a few more positions, Vardy will have more opportunities to be favored by the national team coach.

Of course, for Sheffield United, as long as Vardy adapts to playing on the left, Speed ​​can also try a few more formations in the future. Four-three-three, four-two-three-one can be changed at any time, otherwise next season If you still fight with [-], it is easy to be targeted by other teams.

Today's game happened to rotate Matt Ridge, so Speed ​​simply let Vardy try it out. Vardy actually made cameo appearances a few times before, but it wasn't like today, where there was a whole game to play.

The right midfielder is still Medel, and a large area on the right belongs to Medel anyway, and he himself is also good at the center and side. With him guarding the right, the Sheffield United players and Speed ​​are at ease.

But today, in the position of central midfielder, Speed ​​placed Berbatov.

In other words, it can no longer be called a central midfielder, and it is more suitable to be called an offensive midfielder.

Hey, Brother Xiaosa kicked the attacking midfielder, which made many fans watching the game shine.

Can Berbatov play in this position?

Many fans think about it, it really works!

As for the front midfielder, the first is to get the ball, the second is to see the vision, and the third is to pass the ball.

Needless to say, Berbatov's small skills, the ability to get rid of the ball is one of the best in the Premier League, and his vision is no problem. Brother Xiaosha is close to 1.9 meters tall, has a wide vision, and his observation ability is also top-notch.

Finally, let's talk about passing. This is Berbatov's strength. At least Li Mo likes it very much. Now in the Sheffield United team, there are three great passers who are threatening the ball, namely Li Mo, Drinkwater and Bell. Bartov too.

However, although it is very suitable for playing an offensive midfielder, Brother Xiaosa's running coverage is also a big problem, but who let Medel~
There is also a combination of Drinkwater and Matic's double midfielder at the back to wipe Brother Xiaosha's ass, so in terms of midfield defense, although Sheffield United has a little more pressure, it is okay.

On the back line, Cresswell started today on the left, and Chris Morgan and Maguire partnered as central defenders.

The speed of the old captain is not fast, so today's central defender's attack speed is considered a hidden danger, and Matic can only run more to help defend.

On the Tottenham side, a four-four-two two-wing lineup was used. The combination of Bale and Lennon reappeared in the arena, and Saha and Defoe were partners in the forward position. It seems that Lao Lei is going to play traditionally today. British tactics.

Rush and you're done!
However, after Sheffield United's five midfield formation grabbed the ball, it really restrained Tottenham's charge, mainly because of the stability of the ball.

Berbatov, don't look at him as a center forward, he is a little lazy. Today, he is very active in attacking the midfielder. His ball control and short pass are a lot of fun. Cooperating with a few other teammates, Sheffield United got 10-65 before the opening game. Minutes once reached [-]% possession rate.

After all, there is no need for Berbatov to run in a large area and schedule long passes. Those are the tasks of his teammates. He only needs to hold the ball firmly and control the accuracy of short passes.

When he was at Manchester United, Ferguson often criticized his poor tactical discipline, but after arriving at Sheffield United, Speed ​​​​only let him do what he is good at.

This made Berbatov feel very comfortable. As soon as he played comfortably in this game, Brother Xiaosha's technical skills were displayed. Livermore and Modric surrounded him several times, but they couldn't do anything about him.

After many years, Berbatov once again became the focus of White Hart Lane. Both Li Mo and Bell were covered by his halo, and his aggressive dribbling and ball control almost made Tottenham fans applaud. .

"Good technology means you can do whatever you want."

Li Mo is a little envious, his dribbling skills are actually very good, but look at Brother Xiaosha, that turning around like a stroll in the courtyard seems to be a very simple movement, but it can sway the defender .

If he wants to achieve Berbatov's current level of ball control, he still has to practice.

At this time, Sheffield United has gradually gained the upper hand in the control of the midfield, but it is stuck in the step of passing the ball forward.

Ledley King and Livermore, who came back from injury, are on the bar with Li Mo today. Anyway, no matter how you play in midfield, Li Mo can't easily get the ball.

Because of the adjustment of the defense personnel, Sheffield United did not dare to press forward.

Both Bell and Lennon are speed monsters, especially Bell. In the first match before, Trippier could barely parry with Matthew Lorton's help defense, and he had to call Medel from time to time to help double-team interference.

But today standing on the right center back is the old captain Chris Morgan. If Sheffield United really dare to press up to provide support for Li Mo, then Tottenham will dare to let Bale directly attack Sheffield United's right defense.

No one dares to bet on whether Chris Morgan can help Trippier in place. This is not to deal with ordinary forwards. This is Bell. If the old captain is forced by Bell a few times today, he may have to retire tomorrow. up.

So the two teams fell into a very embarrassing situation at this time.

The midfielders are very fierce in grabbing, but when it comes to attacking forward, they are a little timid.

This has to go back to the FA's schedule. If the two teams are the main players today, then Sheffield United will dare to continue to confront Tottenham. Unfortunately, they can't be bombarded now. Sheffield United is afraid of being rushed by Bell. Bad, Tottenham are also afraid of being pressed out and being counterattacked by Sheffield United.

After all, last time against Sheffield United, Tottenham was beaten to pieces by Sheffield United's counterattack, and they did not dare to underestimate Li Mo at all. They would rather control the battle in the midfield, even if they were at a disadvantage, than let Sheffield United United, especially Li Mo, got the chance to get the ball near the penalty area.

In the cautious exploration of each other, the only bright spot in the first half of the game may be Brother Xiaosha's coquettish escape and pass.

Tottenham relied on Bale and Defoe's long-range shots to brush up their offensive data. Li Mo only tried to fight for the top once, and made a ball for Vardy who cut inside, and then it was gone.

The high-profile strong dialogue has become so compelling that all the reporters on the scene and the fans watching the game did not expect it.

They thought that because of the schedule, the two teams might play a little more conservatively, but they didn't expect the two teams to directly save "[-] million points".

The reporters on the sidelines have long been cursing in their hearts.

No goals, how can there be news, no news, how can there be sales, bastard!

But the head coaches of the two teams have the idea of ​​stealing the chicken if they can, and keeping the tie if they can't steal the chicken, so they don't care about the opinions of the outside media.

And it’s okay for them to play well, let the FA change the schedule first.

Playing two games in three days, the players are not machines, their coaches must take into account the results of the next game, and it is not worthwhile to fight to the death for a league.

In the second half, the two teams changed sides and fought again. Neither side chose to make substitutions, and the tactics were basically the same as in the first half. However, Bell and Li Mo became active.

Speed ​​and Lao Lei looked at each other, but then quickly looked away.

"Damn Faker, trying to steal my chicken!"

"Xie Te, play star tactics, right?"

The two greeted each other in their hearts, but completely forgot that the two of them chose to steal chickens in the second half by coincidence.

Big tactics are not easy to change, so there must be only a few players to start with.

Sheffield United intends to rely on the cooperation of Berbatov and Li Mo's stars to tear apart Tottenham's defense. Tottenham also wants to rely on the connection between Modric and Bale to make a living. Big brother don't laugh at second brother, it's the same chicken thief.

However, in the No.703 minute of the second half, Ledley King suddenly fell to the ground clutching his thigh, which not only frightened Li Mo in front of him, but also made Lao Lei almost jump up from the bench.

Soon, the Tottenham players surrounding Ledley King made a gesture to Redknapp for a substitution.

This kind of injury without confrontation made Tottenham's coaching staff helpless.

This season Ledley - King has not played a few games, after playing today on Li Mo's defense also let Tottenham's coaching staff delighted.

You know, the successive injuries of Ledley King and Dawson this season have greatly affected Tottenham's performance.

If their two central defenders can stay healthy, with their offensive performance this season, Tottenham should have made it to the top four long ago. There is no need to fight for points at the end of the season for a top four spot. .

If Ledley King can maintain the state of man-marking Li Mo today, then Tottenham will have a lot to do in the next few games.

But now let alone play the next five games, Ledley King has to go down this game.

The point is, the combination of Kabul and Gallas has already been blown up by Li Mo once before, especially Kabul, it was like Senderos met Drogba, and Lao Lei didn't dare to give up in this game. Kabul went to defend Li Mo alone.

But now there are no other central defenders available except Gallas. Redknapp first comforted the very frustrated Ledley King, and then asked Gallas to warm up quickly. Now he has to send Galas!

Ledley King's injury changed the situation on the field. At this moment, Gallas had not had time to play. Tottenham had only ten players on the field. The midfielder Livermore had to retreat to the penalty area to act as a central defender. Sheffield United It also quickly launched a wave of offensive.

Seeing that all the Sheffield United players came out on the field, Redknapp also hurriedly urged Gallas to play, but Gallas had no choice but to rush back and forth twice before he had to take advantage of the dead ball to step onto the pitch up.

If the game is not counted as stoppage time, there are still about ten minutes left in the game. Without Ledley King's defense in front of him, Li Mo also feels relieved.

He had few chances in this game, and Ledley King's defense was surprisingly good. In terms of confrontation, Ledley King, who had been injured for a long time, was on par with Li Mo. Monster-like physical talent.

But his injury completely disrupted Tottenham's defensive layout.

After all, if Ledley King can play, a Livermore is enough to form a good double-team restriction on Li Mo, but when the central defenders in front of Li Mo become Kabul and Gallas, the Tottenham You have to add another defensive midfielder, preferably Parker.

But Redknapp did not bring Parker to White Hart Lane in this game. It is true that he believed too much in Ledley King.

Facing a defense that is likely to collapse at any time, Redknapp and the assistant coach had a discussion on the sidelines.

But Li Mo on the field was not polite at this time, and Speed ​​even waved his hand, allowing Berbatov and Li Mo to enter Tottenham's penalty area together.

Two high center forwards were present, one of the opponent's central defenders was blown away by Li Mo, and the other had no high-altitude ball advantage. What are you waiting for?

Fry directly at 45 degrees!

Sheffield United, which returned to a [-] formation, immediately began to lob the ball non-stop on both sides.

Seeing that Gallas and Kabul couldn't stand it anymore, Redknapp shook his heart, waved his big hand, and directly replaced Adebayor and Van der Vaart!

If you can't prevent it, then you can't prevent it!
Anyway, Sheffield United also has hidden dangers in defense today, so they will go directly to the two main offensive players, bang!

Adebayor and Van der Vaart replaced Saha and Defoe respectively.

Tottenham's formation has also changed into a four-three-three.

Bell and Lennon were pushed to the front line one after another, van der Vaart served as the attacking midfielder, and Tottenham's offensive line almost recovered [-]% of its power in an instant.

Sheffield United's defensive pressure in the backcourt suddenly increased, but at this time it had already opened up, and the Sheffield United players were naturally unwilling to withdraw their formation again.

Almost under the pressure of Tottenham's strong attack, the two sides of Sheffield United are still plugging in in turn, constantly providing support to Li Mo and Berbatov.

Kieran!

Vardy on the left even started to cut forward and inward, so when a Sheffield United player crosses from the right, there will be up to three Sheffield United strikers in Tottenham's penalty area!

In the 806th minute of the second half, amidst the wild cheers of the Tottenham fans, Bale rushed forward from the wing. Van der Vatra's high ball from the side was diverted to Sheffield United's penalty area by Adebayor's header.

Bale's speed is unstoppable. When he broke into the penalty area and ran towards the football, almost all Tottenham fans couldn't help standing up and cheering for the goal!

But a figure appeared in the direction of the football rolling in time.

Although Chris Morgan was thrown away, Maguire put down Lennon decisively and came over. A decisive tackle forced Bell to choose to jump to avoid, and the football was also shoveled to the side by Maguire. , Trippier, who was chasing back, hooked the ball back before the football crossed the baseline, which gave Drinkwater, who had returned to the penalty area, a chance!

"Kieran! Here!"

Drinkwater yelled, and Trippier, who heard the call, quickly passed the ball. After Drinkwater got the ball, he didn't make a long pass immediately. He took the ball two steps forward and attracted it. After Livermore's interception, he quickly knocked the ball horizontally to Matic who was following up.

Matic flicked the ball and made a long pass comfortably without any interference. Although Matic did not play today, Vardy, who is faster, is already galloping on the left!
Berbatov and Li Mo moved forward at the first time. They almost ran against Tottenham's back line and kept onside. Vardy took another step away from Kyle Walker. Cross from a position close to the edge of Tottenham's box.

The ball went straight to the back point of Tottenham's penalty area. Li Mo in the front point opened the defense of Kabul and Modric, and Berbatov jumped high in the face of Gallas' defense.

It's just that the experienced Gallas was already stuck in his position, and Berbatov couldn't exert force behind him. Almost instantly, Berbatov changed his mind and changed his attack to a header.

Li Mo didn't know what Berbatov would choose, but he still made enough preparations. His position was better, and Kabul was pinned behind him, so when he saw Berbatov throw the ball After the ferry came over, Li Mo took off fully without hindrance, then shook his head vigorously, and pushed the football hard towards the far corner of the goal!

The old goalkeeper Friedel is almost 41 years old. Facing such a close-range header, even if he can react, his movements can't keep up with his brain.

What's more, Li Mo's top was still above the far corner of the goal. Friedel tried his best to reach the football, and Tottenham's defensive players could only watch the football fly into the net in despair!
"Holy Virgin Mary!!! Lore! Lore! Lee beat Tottenham in the last few minutes of the game! He took down White Hart Lane!!! It was an absolute winner! Less than 3 minutes to the end of the game, Sheffield United is about to take three points from White Hart Lane in a difficult schedule!!!”

Accompanied by the excited commentary voice of the Sky Sports commentator, thousands of Sheffield United fans in the away game jumped up from their seats and began to celebrate passionately and wildly, while the fans of Tottenham covered their heads one after another, widening their eyes. Eyes, it seemed that he couldn't believe the scene of being killed.

After Li Mo saw the football entering the net, he patted his chest and ran towards the stands where the Sheffield United fans were!
Berbatov and Vardy immediately followed him!
The depression that lasted 10 or [-] minutes was vented with Li Mo's lore goal at this moment. The players of Sheffield United rushed forward, roaring and patting Li Mo's chest and arms to celebrate!

"The goal was scored!!! At the most critical moment, the most critical player scored the lore goal! Berbatov's header was good! Li Mo's header was even more beautiful! Two big center forwards finished above the Tottenham penalty area This is the charm of a center forward! One goal is enough to kill the game! Li Mo's personal league No.20 six goals! A goal worth a thousand dollars!!!"

Speed ​​didn't hold back on the sidelines, and just knelt down and closed his eyes to celebrate, but his slightly ferocious expression revealed the turmoil in his heart at the moment.

This is a complete surprise!They were all prepared to end in a draw, but Li Mo gave him a big surprise!

With this win, Sheffield United will lead Tottenham by five points.

This is a fairly safe score, and Sheffield United only needs to sprint towards Arsenal in the future!

"This year's competition for the fourth place is really fucking difficult!"

After a long while, Speed ​​choked out such a sentence.

There will be a direct dialogue with Arsenal later, when the time comes, a game will determine the ranking!

　This climax is written in one breath, the number of words is a bit more, and today there is a small chapter of [-] words.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)