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Chapter 222 The curtain of the new season!

"Born King!Sheffield United's biggest move this summer! "

"An old saying in Huaguo: Money must be spent wisely!" "

"Strength faction and stars are ready, Sheffield United's road to upgrade"

"Bell, Lee's strongest helper! "

On August 8, the media all over Europe began to report heavily on Bell's transfer.

The main reason is that the transfer fee is too amazing, 7000 million euros, which in recent years has been lower than the 08 million euros transfer fee of Ronaldo to Real Madrid after the end of the 09-9400 season, which is higher than the transfer fee of Ibrahimovic from Inter Milan to Barcelona. Get taller!
Leaving aside whether Bell is worth so much money, Sheffield United is making a lot of money with this wave of traffic.

For at least the next month, world football will have to report over and over again about Bell's transfer.

This is how the team's fame and prestige are gradually improved, and this is what the giant groups in Huaguo want to see.

Publicity, vigorous publicity, spending hundreds of millions is not a big deal, as long as the new season is played well and the results are good, all the investment is worth it!
Among the overwhelming reports, Bell also flew to Switzerland in a low-key manner to join the Sheffield United players.

But now the time for the training camp is over, and Sheffield United’s friendly match trip is about to start. Fortunately, Bell has also completed the preparation training for the new season at Tottenham, and the rest of the time only needs to be completed with the Sheffield United players as soon as possible. That's fine.

After a long period of physical training, the Sheffield United players have now adjusted their physical condition to a fairly good level.

At least when Bell arrived at the training base, he felt the enthusiastic training atmosphere.

And when Li Mo saw Bell, who had not grown long hair yet and looked more handsome, he also seemed very enthusiastic.

Great Sage, he has been very healthy these past few years, he has not wrestled with the soleus muscle, nor is he obsessed with golf!
It feels really great for Li Mo to be a teammate with such a player!

And the current Bell will not have any unhappiness with him about the status of the team. Bell's arrival will only allow Sheffield United to have the most lethal left-wing attack in the Premier League next season, and it will also have a great impact on Li Mo's scoring. Help, Li Mo is naturally very happy.

At this time, the other Sheffield United players also have greater ambitions for next season's results.

Li Mo, Bell, and Joaquin on the right, this kind of offensive line really requires talent, experience and experience, and the strength is very strong. As long as they are kneaded well, it is no problem to say that they are the first offensive combination in the Premier League!

The reinforcement of midfield and defense personnel has also further improved Sheffield United's strength in midfield control and defense.

Last season, in the case of tight manpower, Sheffield United was able to reach the third place in the Premier League. In the new season, Sheffield United is bound to hit a higher ranking and honor. If there is no accident, Sheffield United will also be close. Intense competition with the Manchester duo.

And that's exactly what Sheffield United's players are after.

After getting the guarantee of the club in terms of money, what they want is the championship and honor, and they are about to give everything for that exciting goal in the new season!
On August 8, Sheffield United started their first friendly match of the new season in Switzerland, against the Swiss giants Basel.

The strength of Basel is not low. In the past three seasons, they have won the Swiss Super League championship, and they have played in the Champions League in the past two seasons. In the 11-12 season, Basel broke into the UEFA Champions League. The top six, and beat Bayern Munich 1-0 at home.

Sheffield United is about to compete in the Champions League in the new season, so it is also very meaningful for Sheffield United players to play a friendly match against Basel.

In this friendly match, Speed ​​first set up a new four-three-three formation.

On the front line, Bell is on the left, Li Mo is on the center, and Joaquin is on the right.

The three midfielders are Medel, Matic and Drinkwater.

The defensive line from left to right is Matt Ridge, Vertonghen, Maguire and Trippier.

The old goalkeeper Ji Wen still stands at the goalkeeper position.

The intention is obvious, to see how powerful the new striker combination can be.

But the result was unsatisfactory. After all, Bell just came to the team to report and hadn't had time to practice with the team. His performance on the left side relied more on his personal ability, which seemed a bit disconnected from the team.

Joaquin on the right has been training with the team for a while, and he seems to be quite good at integrating into the team, but his performance is not too good.

Fortunately, Li Mo is in good form. In the first half, he received a goal from the over-the-top ball of Brother Drinking Water, and in the second half, he assisted Vardy, who came off the bench, to complete the goal. Otherwise, Sheffield United might still win this friendly match. "Open the door black".

The final score was 2-2, with Sheffield United and Basel drawing.

However, Li Mo, who achieved a passing result, was not the most dazzling player in the game. The most eye-catching player in the game was Basel's goalkeeper, a 23-year-old young player who only secured his main position in Basel last season. .

After the game, Shay directly found the opponent's young goalkeeper to exchange gloves, and asked Speed ​​to take a good look at the young goalkeeper.

Nine key saves were made in the audience, among which Li Mo's single shot was even blocked!

Even though the goalkeeper is only 1.8 meters tall, his goal line skills and super fast movement speed have already moved Speed ​​and the coaching team.

More importantly, this goalkeeper is only 23 years old. If it is not the explosion of this game, but if he does have such strength, then win him, and Sheffield United will no longer fight for the position of goalkeeper in the next ten years. worry!
Li Mo didn't recognize him at first, but when Basel's young goalkeeper saved his one-handed goal, he looked carefully several times, and finally confirmed the opponent's identity.

Isn't this the patron saint of Borussia in the previous life, the Swiss super goalkeeper Sommer!

Speaking of it, this is also a powerful goalkeeper whose strength is far greater than his fame. When he becomes famous, he will have to wait until the European Cup in 16 and the subsequent World Series.

In terms of goal-line technology alone, Li Mo believes that Sommer is no worse than several superstar goalkeepers of the same generation.

He is very similar to Keylor Navas who later moved to Real Madrid.

However, Navas became famous early as Real Madrid reached the top again and again in the Champions League. Sommer defended the team's bottom line year after year in Borussia, but did not get much. Championship honor.

It can only be said that fate has tricked people, but if the team is changed, Sommer may have become a balloon star among the new generation of goalkeepers.

However, after this game, Speed ​​had asked scouts to collect Sommer's information, and it seemed likely that he would make another shot before the end of the summer window, so Li Mo didn't say anything.

He believes that Sommer's strength will impress Speed, and if Sommer can really transfer to Sheffield United, then he will undoubtedly become Shay's best successor.

However, this matter should wait for ten or so days. The Sheffield United Club has to make official contact with Basel first. Otherwise, if they first contact the players in private, it would not be beautiful to annoy Basel.

After all, not only the Premier League, but also the major European leagues are about to start. The sincerity of the bid is one aspect. At least it must let the club find a replacement as soon as possible. This is an unwritten rule in the transfer market, and Sheffield United cannot mess around.

On August 8th, Sheffield United came to the warm Spain and played the second friendly match with Malaga, which had just completed the transaction.

Malaga reached the fourth place in La Liga this season, and will also play in the Champions League play-offs in the new season. Their strength is not bad, and Isco in their team is a young Spanish talent who was famous before.

A season ago, Isco, Hazard, Gotze, and Li Mo were considered the best of the young generation in European football.

At that time, Gotze was the most popular and helped Dortmund win the Bundesliga championship, followed by Li Mo. Hazard's reputation was similar to Li Mo's, and Isco was at the bottom.

However, a year later, although Isco has shown an extremely dazzling light in Spanish football, compared with the current Li Mo, he is still bleak.

Not only Isco, but a few geniuses who were as famous as Li Mo a year ago, are now completely out of sight by Li Mo.

So in this game, not many media hyped the duel between Li Mo and Isco.

They are no longer opponents at the level of strength, so what about a duel?
But Isco was suffocating in his heart.

He wants to prove himself.

Compared with Li Mo, he is not qualified now, but he also has his own pride.

Li Mo can help Sheffield United rise in the Premier League, and he can also help Malaga disrupt the pattern of La Liga.

They are all geniuses, who would really be convinced by whom?

Unless Li Mo really leads the team to win the Premier League championship or a more valuable championship, the younger generation of players will not stop challenging Li Mo.

However, Isco, who was full of confidence, soon saw the horror of Li Mo with his own eyes in the game.

Li Mo also took the initiative to mention this game to Speed.

He can make "sacrifices" to help Bell and Joaquin find their status and help them integrate into the team faster.

After all, if you help the two more at this time, the latter two can also give back to Li Mo in the Premier League game.

Speed ​​also agreed, and Li Mo's position is destined to play the biggest role in helping offensive players.

When a powerful high center forward with excellent skills is willing to act as a fulcrum, Sheffield United's new offensive combination finally exerted [-]% to [-]% of its power.

Although Joaquin has been seriously injured and is now 31 years old, his performance on the wing is still among the top in Europe.

With Li Mo's constant retreat to support and contain the opponent's defense, Joaquin played like a fish in water on the right side. After all, Malaga is the team he has been in for a season. He is very familiar with the playing style and player characteristics. Dealing with Malaga's wide defenders was easy for Joaquin.

Bell on the left played even more terrifyingly.

Li Mo's through ball combined with Bell's strong attack, abruptly overwhelmed Malaga's defense on the right!
It won't work for anyone. If there are too many people, Bell will give the ball away, and the chances of Li Mo and Joaquin will be greatly increased.

During this period, Bell was invincible on the left side, and his advancing speed was unrivaled in the world. His explosive shot and top-level crossing skills allowed him to pass and shoot after breaking into the opponent's penalty area, which caused huge damage to Malaga's defense. Trouble.

Li Mo's sacrifice allowed Bell and Joaquin to successfully stage a two-winged scene at Malaga's home court. On the defensive end, even though Sheffield United played a three-man midfield today, Matic Gardner Bailey's double-high combination also made Malaga suffer.

Don't look at Dembele's delicate skills, but he is also a midfielder when he is serious about defense. Speed ​​also took a fancy to this characteristic of Dembele, so he made a decisive move in the winter window last season.

On the defensive end, Dembele and Matic built an interception dam in front of the center back line. When attacking, Dembele can still advance violently with the ball.

His strong physicality and dribbling ability make his progress seem unstoppable.

And when it is necessary to control the field, Dembele can also be a good helper for Drinkwater, connecting, connecting, and getting rid of the ball. He is like a universal lubricant. With his presence, Sheffield United's three midfielders today appear extremely balanced offensive and defensive, almost playing against Malaga's midfielder.

The new aid Vertonghen seems quite satisfactory, and the cooperation with Maguire is very stable, but this is enough.

Speed ​​doesn't need the central defender to be more brilliant, make fewer mistakes, be more prudent, and don't give the opponent too many opportunities.

However, Vertonghen, like Maguire, has a long pass. In the game, he almost assisted Bell to score with a long pass. This performance made Speed ​​shine.

Being able to find opportunities in the game so quickly and display his excellent long pass characteristics, Vertonghen's strength has risen a lot in Speed's heart.

This is the reading ability of the game. There are not many players who play with their brains among the central defenders. If Vertonghen continues to maintain this kind of performance in the future, then the 500 million spent by Sheffield United will be too worthwhile.

In the end, the score was fixed at 3-1. Sheffield United ushered in their first victory in the friendly match. Bell scored twice, Joaquin passed a shot, and Li Mo also sent two assists.

In this game, Sheffield United almost completely controlled the initiative of the game and completely defeated Malaga, which made the fans of Sheffield United breathe a sigh of relief.

And Bell's performance has also been unanimously praised by the outside media. Joaquin has proved that he is not old, and Sheffield United's two signings on the offensive line seem to be relatively successful.

Of course, as the well-deserved most concerned player in Sheffield United, Li Mo's "sacrifice" move has won the appreciation of many European media.

Because this is really rare. As the core of the team's offense last season, the top scorer and assister, Li Mo is willing to share his possession of the ball and sacrifice his scoring ability for the integration of new teammates. He is willing to do the dirty work The fulcrum, which is very rare in the entire world of football.

However, Li Mo's versatility is once again displayed in front of countless fans.

Bell thanked Li Mo for his help many times after the game.

Since he joined the team, Li Mo has brought him to familiarize himself with the playing characteristics of different teammates. Today, he even treated him as a "green leaf" on the field, which really touched Bell.

Joaquin was even more straightforward. After the game, he introduced Li Mo to the Spanish media: "This is the No. [-] center forward!"

Having been in football for more than ten years, Joaquin has seen quite a few stars with different personalities, but in Li Mo, he saw something completely different.

Li Mo is very proud, very strict with himself, and has extremely lofty goals, but at the same time, Li Mo is also very kind, he is very enthusiastic about any new players joining the team, and he is very "protective" on the field , all Sheffield United players are very happy to be close to Li Mo.

Simply put, the presence of Li Mo has given Sheffield United far more unity than other teams.

Joaquin believes that Li Mo is not only a genius, but also a natural leader who is willing to sacrifice for the team and take responsibility.

Although the contact time is still very short, but Joaquin is more and more fond of getting along with Li Mo.

Even Isco, who was not very convinced before the game, felt ashamed after seeing Li Mo's sacrifice in the game.

If Malaga's coach asks him to hand over most of the ball, give green leaves to his teammates, and help his teammates find their status, Isco may do so, but he must be very reluctant.

This is a common problem of all geniuses, but it is also the key to why they can become stars. As soon as they play, they can automatically become the focus of everyone's attention, because they have this ability.

But today Li Mo taught Isco a lesson, that is what a team is.

On the field, no matter how brilliant your performance is or how luxurious your statistics are, the victory of the game and the team are the most important.

If you win the victory, all the sacrifices and efforts will be meaningful.

And if you lose the game, no matter how luxurious the data is, you are still a loser.

Isco realized the gap between himself and Li Mo in thought for the first time, and when he was reflecting, Li Mo also flew back to England with the team.

Sheffield United's home stadium, the expansion of Bramall Lane Stadium has not yet been completed. Although the expansion and maintenance have been carried out for almost three months, there are still some finishing works that need to be completed, but it should be possible before the start of the new Premier League season. put into use.

So Sheffield United borrowed the home court of Barnsley Club not far away to complete the next two friendly matches.

As a reward, Sheffield United did not take any money for the tickets for the two friendly matches. Barnsley didn't say anything when he saw this, and let Sheffield United open it up.

As long as the money is in place, then anything is easy to talk about.

On August 8th and August 8th, Sheffield United ushered in two friendly matches at home in Barnsley.

They are against the Premier League's Queens Park Rangers and Chelsea.

Sheffield United have a record of one win and one draw in these two games.

Playing for the Rangers, Speed ​​played in the [-] lineup that players are familiar with.

Li Mo, Vardy and Berbatov partnered for halftime respectively, and finally won a 5-0 victory at home.

Bell scored twice with assists, Joaquin and Berbatov each sent assists, Li Mo completed a hat-trick, Vardy and Medel scored respectively.

In the last game against Chelsea, Sheffield United opened up their attack even more, and finally scored a big score of 4-4 with Chelsea.

Li Mo once again staged a hat-trick, Bale passed the shot, and Joaquin also sent an assist again.

Such a result made the English media shout "The strongest offensive combination in the Premier League in the new season was born!"

Li Mo's consecutive hat-tricks told everyone that he is in very good condition and can't wait to usher in the new season's Premier League games.

The consecutive assists of Bell and Joaquin showed their smooth integration into the team.

Sheffield United tried a variety of midfield combinations in the friendly match, and the results were remarkable. In terms of defense, except for the combination of Stones and Matthew Lorton in the last game, the combination of central defenders was not very tacit. The rest of the combinations are also relatively stable.

After the game against Chelsea, the players of Sheffield United and other Premier League teams also ushered in the last period of rest.

In addition to the daily recovery training, the players are enjoying this rare last bit of leisure time.

After the start of the new Premier League season, there will be very few such four or five-day breaks.

On August 8, Sheffield United announced the signing of the 16-year-old young goalkeeper Sommer from Basel. According to media reports, the transfer fee reached 23 million euros. This transfer also allowed Sheffield United to complete the last defense against the defense. link reinforcement.

In the anticipation of much attention, the time gradually came to August 8.

The new season of the Premier League battle is about to kick off!

(End of this chapter)