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Chapter 241 Before the Champions League

In the fourth round of the Premier League, Sheffield United will face Tottenham at home.

To be honest, Speed ​​actually didn't have much opinion of Tottenham, but he couldn't hold back the booing of the fans watching the excitement.

Someone with good intentions picked up the "grievances" between Sheffield United and Tottenham this year on the Internet.

For example, in the transfer of Moussa Dembele and Vertonghen, both Sheffield United and Tottenham made moves, but in the end it was Sheffield United that attracted players to join.

Then there was Bell's transfer.

Transfer, it's really a normal thing in football, and Sheffield United is also generous.

7000 million euros, you go out and ask, which club is willing to pay this amount for Bale in Xia Chuang?

The relationship between the two clubs is neither bad nor bad, and there was Kyle Walker's transfer before, and Sheffield United didn't say anything.

But Speed ​​underestimated the importance and love of Tottenham fans for Bell.

Forget about the other few transfers, but the fact that Sheffield United "forcibly poached" Bell has made Tottenham fans worry about it.

In addition, Levi has repeatedly indicated that he really does not want to sell, so before the start of this round of the game, Tottenham fans quarreled with Sheffield United, and it intensified, attracting all the melon eaters in the Premier League. Looking around with a small bench.

This made the fans of Sheffield United unhappy.

If you really don't want to sell it, then just reject the 7000 million offer beforehand?

Oh, I got the money, and with this money, I also smashed people in the transfer market, but now I'm scolding the money owner?

This is really what the uncle can bear and the aunt can't bear.

If you have the ability to spit out the money to buy Nasri and Aldwild, if you can't spit it out, just shut up!
The passionate interaction of the fans on both sides made the players on both sides feel that the pre-match atmosphere has become subtle.

There is no holiday between the coaches, nor between the players, and Tottenham will also play the Europa League on the 20th. I originally thought that this league should not cause problems.

But when Levi and the fans of both sides did this, Tottenham's head coach Boas also felt his head was getting bigger.

As the most sought after coach of Li Mo, Boas could hardly bear to speak to the fans of Tottenham to stop stimulating their opponents.

Is Sheffield United really losing their temper?
At that time, if other people are angered and the main force comes out, I am afraid that only those who fight the fire will be happy.

For Tottenham and Sheffield United, if both sides fight to the end in the fourth round of the league before the European war, it will only be a loss for both sides.

Tottenham hired Boas this year also want to give it a go in the Europa League.

After all, Villas-Boas only won the Europa League the year before last, and he has experience in winning this tournament. Tottenham haven't tasted the taste of an important tournament championship for a long time.

I dare not think about the Premier League and the Champions League, but this year Xia Chuang relied on the transfer fee of Bale to make up for Nasri, Odwild and Cabaye. Can the Europa League champion think about it?
Villas-Boas knew that his only goal in coming to Tottenham was to win the Europa League.

This is Tottenham's opportunity, and it is also Villas-Boas' own life-saving straw. The goal of this year's league is still to compete for the top four, but if there is a chance to win the Europa League, then the league will be played casually.

Therefore, Boas absolutely does not want to fight Sheffield United before the European war.

The fans Boas can't control it, but Levi's Boas approached him and gave suggestions.

Although Levi was very upset, he couldn't find any reason to refute the explanation given by Boas.

So after barely doing the work for Levi, Boas appeased the Tottenham players and made clear his goal.

Their goal in the next round of the league is to get out of Sheffield United's home court. Even if they succeed in keeping the tie, all their energy will be devoted to the subsequent Europa League matches.

But while most Tottenham players breathed a sigh of relief and expressed their understanding, Nasri was somewhat reluctant.

The poor performance last season directly wiped out his career in Manchester City, and Sheffield United, which destroyed Manchester City's hopes of winning the championship, naturally became the object of Nasri's hatred.

After moving to Tottenham, his personal salary has shrunk, the attention he has received has plummeted, and he was ridiculed by Arsenal fans. Nasri felt very aggrieved.

But now he is not qualified to show off with Boas. After all, in Boas’s plan, there was no place for him. It was Levi who picked him up and picked him up from Manchester City. Otherwise, he might still be in Manchester City. The second team is waiting to be punished.

No matter how uncomfortable this will be, he can only endure it. If he offends Tottenham again, he can really only consider returning to Ligue [-].

Thinking of this, Nasri also felt a trace of regret in his heart.

Among the few people who played badly together last season, De Jong was old and went to Milan City to retire. Tevez was also forgiven by the new head coach after acknowledging his mistakes. Only he was treated as the chicken that scared monkeys Lose.

One of them has already thought of a way out, and the other is that he has the Champions League in his hands and has proved his strength long ago, so he offended the whole team like a stunned young man.

Thinking about it now, he himself didn't know why he was so stupid.

When he came to Tottenham, he reunited with Adebayor, who had been a teammate for a season. After Adebayor's enlightenment, Nasri felt a little better, but in Adebayor's emotion, Nasri But Li also began to miss his time at Arsenal in previous seasons.

Both of them had high hopes, were favored by thousands of gun fans, and were given full trust by the old man.

Now that they are in such a situation, it can only be said that it is their own fault.

Standing in the line and listening to Boas's lecture, Nasri finally could only sigh silently.

After Boas unified the thinking of the whole team, he and the members of the coaching staff began to study the opponents of the Europa League group.

Lazio will be played in the first round, which is a strong opponent for Tottenham, and it is very likely to overturn if you don't pay attention.

On the other hand, Speed ​​and the coaching team were also watching the Montpellier game video and pondering hard.

They also did not focus on the duel with Tottenham.

As the first Champions League game in the history of the Sheffield United team, Speed ​​and the club's top management value it very much.

However, as the Ligue [-] champions last season, Montpellier is definitely not weak. It is not an easy task to win steadily at their home court.

After the results of the group stage draw came out, Speed ​​and other members of the coaching staff were busy.

Collecting intelligence, data analysis, watching Montpellier's game videos last season, and just looking at the technical characteristics of the players will take a lot of time.

This is why the Champions League is so difficult to play.

Because of unfamiliarity.

Many strong teams overturned in the Champions League, a large part of the reason is that they know too little about their opponents.

When you play in the league, everyone fights against opponents at least twice a season, and even two rounds in domestic cup matches, and it is very convenient to collect intelligence information. They know each other's tactics and players' styles very well.

But the opponents of the Champions League are teams from other leagues. After the draw of the Champions League, it will be the end of August. On the one hand, there is not enough time to collect information, and on the other hand, the playing styles of the two leagues are completely different.

In addition, after the start of the game, it is necessary to adapt to the whistle-blowing scale of the referee on duty. These are important details that can determine the trend of a game.

Therefore, playing the Champions League does not simply depend on the strength comparison between the two teams. There are too many uncertain factors.

Of course, in comparison, Sheffield United's signing luck this time is not bad, at least compared with Manchester City, it is much better.

Although Montpellier and Olympiacos are the champion teams of their respective leagues, they are tough bones, but what Manchester City has to face are all European giants.

Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Ajax, every time they saw these three opponents of Manchester City, Speed ​​felt that his restless emotions were quickly appeased.

Even wanted to laugh out loud.

It is true that he used Manchester City as a tool to comfort himself.

But even if the coaches of the two teams put their energy into the follow-up European war, this league will not escape after all.

On September 9th, the battle of the Premier League reignited, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Manchester City duo all debuted.

The Sheffield United players who were resting in the hotel one day earlier were also dancing to watch a few games.

Arsenal regained their glory today, swept Southampton 5-0 at home, and new aid Podolski scored twice, making Arsenal fans temporarily forget Van Persie.

Manchester United defeated Wigan Athletic by relying on the rotation lineup, but Chelsea and Manchester City, who were away on the expedition, drew with their opponents one after another, which was a bit of an upset.

After all, the two Premier League powerhouses are facing teams in the middle and lower reaches of the league. One game is 0-0 and the other is 1-1. The scenes are not very good-looking, which is really unexpected.

No one knows whether Chelsea and Manchester City have kept their strength because of the upcoming Champions League match, but this result made the Sheffield United players feel nervous instantly.

Including Li Mo, apart from being excited by the coming atmosphere of the European War, he was uncontrollably a little nervous.

After all, this is the highest level of competition in football today!
The strong teams from various European countries gather together, and the teams that can enter the final sixteen are not soft persimmons. Almost every game in the knockout round is a dialogue between the strong and the strong. As long as Li Mo thinks of the scene after reaching the knockout round, Li Mo feels extremely exciting .

For the first time, the night before the start of the league, Li Mo had a slight insomnia.

There are not a few Sheffield United players who have the same insomnia as him, and this kind of emotional tension is beyond their control.

However, with the good habits I have developed before, the quality of sleep is still very good, and the impact on the game is not too big.

On September 9th, Sheffield United sits at home and is about to face the challenge of Tottenham. This game can be regarded as a rare strong dialogue in the fourth round of the Premier League.

At least that's how the two teams ranked last season.

However, the content of the game surprised some fans, and it was also expected by most of the media.

Sheffield United's rotation is very thorough. Except for Li Mo, only Matic and Trippier are the first fixed players.

However, the three were directly replaced by Speed ​​after halftime.

After all, they didn't even have time to rest. After playing Tottenham today, they will fly to France tomorrow. To be on the safe side, Speed ​​directly replaced Li Mo.

Although Li Mo had no problem with his physical fitness, he still ended up honestly.

In the first half, he didn't get too many chances, and he got two shots in total, because the opposite Tottenham also sent most of the rotation players, so he just wanted to get a point.

Facing such an iron barrel formation, Speed ​​didn't want Li Mo to consume too much, so he replaced Berbatov in the second half and asked him and Vardy to rush forward.

It was rare for Dirk to play the whole game. Although he failed to score a goal in the end, he still performed very positively, and Speed ​​was quite satisfied with his state.

Sheffield United tried it, but failed to attack to the end. Tottenham played a defensive counterattack. The "tacit understanding" of the two teams made the score of this game finally fixed at 0-0.

The neutral fans watching the game are naturally dissatisfied, what they want to see is a confrontational battle.

But for Sheffield United fans at home, such a result is acceptable.

No players were injured, most of the main players did not consume much energy, and they scored a point against Tottenham. They are already quite satisfied.

After all, it's not just the players, but all Sheffield United fans are now focusing on the upcoming Champions League match.

The enthusiasm of the Sheffield United fans made Montpellier's home tickets sold out early, and even a ticket was hard to find.

A large number of Sheffield United fans have already thought about the reasons for asking for leave, and plan to go on an expedition with the team, and they don't want to miss this historic moment.

At this moment, after the game against Tottenham, a large number of home fans also put up banners to let the Sheffield United players cheer in the Champions League.

The special guest of Sky Sports couldn't help laughing when he saw this scene.

Sheffield United and Tottenham are about to go to the European arena to earn points for the Premier League. The commentator of Sky Sports also wished the two teams good luck in the European arena.

As one of the two Premier League teams that played in the first round, Sheffield United and Manchester City naturally received the attention of a large number of Premier League fans.

At that time, not only fans of the two teams will watch their games, fans of other Premier League teams, and even a large number of fans from other leagues will watch the Champions League on time.

The Champions League opener between Sheffield United and Montpellier has been hyped for a long time in Asia. On September 9, when the news that the Sheffield United team took a plane to Montpellier came out, the fans of Huaguo They all started frantically refreshing post bars and major sports forums.

"Sheffield United's ten-year old fan, come here uninvited! Uh, how long has the game been here?"

There are countless messages like this. Although the game time of the Champions League is the hell as always, it can't stop the enthusiastic expectations of the vast number of Huaguo fans.

As photos taken by front-line reporters were sent back one after another, fans also made comments one after another.

At least the Sheffield United players seem to be full of fighting spirit and in good spirits.

In the afternoon of the same day, facing an interview with a local French reporter, Li Mo's words instantly detonated the French football world.

"We are not here for tourism, there is only one winner in this game, and that is Sheffield United!"

(End of this chapter)