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Chapter 249 The Changed Li Mo

After playing the League Cup, many of Sheffield United's rotation players got a day off, but the main players who had rested before are still working hard to prepare for the game.

In the upcoming sixth round of the Premier League, they will meet the challenge from the Magpies Newcastle.

After qualifying for the Europa League last season, Newcastle, which has sprung up suddenly, has been poached away many main players this summer.

If it weren't for Newcastle's head coach Alan Pardew who was determined not to sell Demba Ba in the summer window, maybe Demba Ba would have realized his dream of being a wealthy man and moved to Chelsea.

However, although Demba Ba was forced to stay, Cabaye's departure still caused Newcastle's strength to drop a lot.

The record of two wins, two draws and one loss at the beginning is not so bad.

But compared with the top four at the beginning of last season, Newcastle's current performance is not enough.

From the fight for the fourth last season to the current abuse of food is a bit incomprehensible, the mentality of many Newcastle players has changed.

Speed ​​also didn't include Newcastle in the list of Sheffield United's rivals. Today's Magpies are fluctuating, not to mention the decline in hard power, and they don't have the momentum of last season. They can only be regarded as a mid-range team. A level team.

This season, the Premier League structure has been reshuffled again. The Manchester City duo plus Chelsea will be the obstacle to Sheffield United's championship. Last season's Tottenham and Newcastle basically failed to qualify for the fourth.

There is still one Arsenal left that is also a nerve knife, and with Van Persie gone, I don't know if this year's Arsenal will explode.

As for Liverpool?
Brother Li Kee climbed out of the relegation zone first, and Rogers, the tactical wizard, led Liverpool to sink for a few more games, and he probably had to get out.

For Liverpool to qualify for the UEFA Europa League this season, they have to burn their noses, and the Champions League is designated as a no-show.

In general, the competition in the Premier League this season is much less intense than last season, and Sheffield United's ultimate enemy is estimated to be Manchester United, who is holding back their hearts and wants to build another three consecutive championships.

Manchester City does not have a strong coach to lead, and Chelsea's reconstruction is not complete.

From this point of view, the rise of Sheffield United is at the right time. As long as they defeat the old Red Devils, they can reach the top, and when there are many current and future international players in the team, the FA will not It's a disgusting person who stumbles, and both the hard and soft conditions are met.

However, the fly in the ointment is that in the past, there will be a large number of stars gathered in the Premier League champions. Sheffield United seems to be a bit "star-flavored" in this regard.

Although Li Mo and Bell can also carry the banner, they cannot change the fact that the other players in the Sheffield United team are too small.

This kind of situation where there are only one or two football stars in a team is actually quite rare in a championship team.

Fans of Sheffield United can take it easy, so what if they are not well-known, it still can't change the fact that Sheffield United leads the Premier League now.

And with the arrival of October, the plight of Sheffield United's lack of star flavor may be reversed at any time.

Without him, UEFA's cake-sharing conference is approaching.

No one is discussing who will be awarded the Golden Boy Award in 2012.

Just like at the end of 2007, no one had any objection to Kaka winning the Ballon d'Or.

No matter how well Isco, Hazard, and Shalawi performed during this period, the Golden Boy Award in 2012 will only be awarded to one person, and that is Li Mo.

Perhaps "Turin Sports News" felt that this year's selection process was a bit of a waste of time, and it might as well just award the awards directly.

Breaking the Premier League's single-season scoring record at the age of 19 is almost unbeatable. Let a group of young players under the age of 21 compete with Li Mo. Isn't this a joke?

Even Li Mo himself has no expectations for the Golden Boy Award, and his eyes are always on the Golden Globe Award.

This year he must be running with him. It is difficult to enter the final top five, but the top ten should be no problem.

Around the end of October, the 23-man roster for this year's Golden Globe Awards will be announced, and Li Mo feels a little nervous about it.

If there is no accident, Rooney, Van Persie, Drogba and the four of them can enter the final 23-man roster in the Premier League this time, and La Liga will definitely be the biggest winner again.

At the FIFA and UEFA awards ceremony at the end of the year, Li Mo felt that he should also be selected for the best team in the double list.

The gold content of this thing is still very high, basically it is the eleventh football player with the best performance of the year.

Falcao's performance this year is indeed good, but compared with him, he is far behind in terms of statistics.

Mainly in terms of championships, Falcao has a Europa League champion, while Li Mo only has a League Cup, which may become a key point affecting voting groups.

What's interesting is that Falcao's agent is also Mendes, and because of this, Li Mo hasn't taken the initiative to talk to Mendes about it yet.

In terms of the Golden Boy Awards, Mendes has already created enough momentum for Li Mo, but at the major award ceremonies of the year, Mendes probably has a headache.

After all, the palms and backs of the hands are full of flesh. Whether it is Li Mo or Falcao who is selected for the best team in the end, the commercial value of one party will be damaged. This is also a happy trouble.

However, there is also a compromise, that is, FIFA and UEFA, and Mendes will separately create momentum for his two strikers.

UEFA looks at the votes of netizens, basically following venture capital, whoever is more famous will be selected, while FIFA uses tens of thousands of professional players under the jurisdiction of the players' union to vote for candidates. In comparison, the best team selected will be slightly less Fairer, but not much better.

If Mendes' promotion in Europe is more inclined to Falcao, he may also help Falcao get the UEFA Team of the Year tickets, but those netizens will not buy it or not.

In terms of fame alone, Li Mo will faintly overwhelm Falcao. His age and the personal data he has brought to the fans are very shocking.

Li Mo was aware of this, so after thinking about it, he decided not to ask too much about it.

He has an advantage in voting, so there is no need to raise unnecessary opinions. He believes that Mendez is clear about the importance.

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On September 9th, after finishing the afternoon training, Li Mo did not choose to spend more than an hour to practice as usual, but left the training base directly, which is very rare.

Medel held a party at home tonight, Li Mo, Maguire and Stones went home to get presents first, and then drove straight to Medel's house.

Other teammates will arrive later, they are close, so they will go to help first.

Maguire asked about Li Mo's car on the road.

After endorsement of Rolls-Royce, Li Mo not only received a huge endorsement fee, but also enjoyed the benefit of getting a luxury car for free.

He himself doesn't know much about cars, so he wanted to just pick one at random, but he couldn't sit still when he heard that there was a customized service.

In the end, even if Rolls-Royce sent additional manpower to catch up with the work, it would take five months to get the car, so Li Mo can only travel in Maguire's car now.

Listening to Li Mo's description of the customized model, Stones could only shed tears of envy.

After the club gave him a salary increase, he now only gets 70 pounds a year. The key is that he is under the control of his parents. He doesn't dare to spend a year's salary to buy a luxury car. He can only watch helplessly. .

"Wait another two years and you will be free. Be obedient. At that time, the club's salary will be doubled several times. You should bear with it in these two years."

Li Mo joked to Stones.

If Stones' growth meets expectations, it will not be a problem to get a weekly salary of 20 to [-] pounds in two years, then he will also be [-] years old, and he will no longer be so strictly controlled by his family.

As long as you don't learn from bad habits, you can easily buy a luxury car a year, and it's not a big deal at all.

But Li Mo's pride didn't last long. Half an hour later, watching Maguire and Stones greet their respective girlfriends at the door, Li Mo could only pretend not to see, and continued to tease the little golden retriever in Medel's house .

"Hey, let me say, if it's really embarrassing, go to the backyard and water the trees I planted. Don't worry, I won't laugh at you."

An orange was thrown over, Li Mo subconsciously caught it, and when he looked up, he saw Medel's teasing gaze.

"Okay, I figured it out, I'm the only one who is redundant."

After muttering, Li Mo grabbed the little golden retriever's head, took the orange and walked to the backyard of Medel's house.

The joys and sorrows of people are not connected. Hearing the laughter of the two couples at the door, Li Mo only felt that they were noisy
It was a rare time to relax, and he also had to endure the pain of being stuffed with dog food. Li Mo picked up the huge watering can from Medel's house, and he couldn't figure it out.

Forget Maguire, at least he is the same age as him, but why did Stones have a girlfriend in advance?

I heard that the girl was talked about by Stones a few years ago, hell, doesn't that mean that Stones fell in love when he was fifteen or sixteen years old?
If this were to be placed in Huaguo, it would be proper puppy love!

However, in Europe and the United States, this phenomenon seems to be quite common. When Li Mo went to Sheffield to study, he received the favor of many girls in his teens, but at that time, Li Mo devoted himself to football. There is only that ball in it, so there is no room for a girl.

It's a pity that let alone girls now, Li Mo finds that he even knows very little of the opposite sex.

And as he became more and more famous, Li Mo became more defensive in the face of those women who approached him proactively.

Who knows if they come for people or for money and fame?

"I'm special, could it be that I'm betting on orphans?"

After pouring water perfunctorily for a while, Li Mo looked at the time, and it was almost five o'clock in the afternoon.

Taking out his mobile phone to take a picture of Medel's backyard, Li Mo habitually sent it to Krystal.

But it's almost one o'clock in the morning in South Korea, and Krystal should be asleep too. Li Mo guessed that she wouldn't reply to the message, so he didn't care about his phone.

But sitting on the turf in the backyard, thinking about how to deal with Maguire's teasing later, the phone rang to receive text messages.

Li Mo was a little surprised. He took out his mobile phone and saw that it was Krystal who came back.

"Where is this? Unlike the backyard of your home that you posted before, are you outside?"

Li Mo thought for a while, and quickly edited the reply.

"Why haven't you slept yet? You guys aren't on your schedule? I'm at my teammate's house, waiting to go to the party."

"Wow, party. It seems to be a long time ago for me. I just went back to the dormitory. I'm really exhausted."

"No way, did you encounter some disgusting staff again today?"

Li Mo was a little curious, and after chatting with Krystal for the past two months, he often heard Krystal complain about the strange system in the South Korean entertainment industry.

Compared with South Korea, Krystal and her sister seem to prefer to call San Francisco in the United States their hometown.

After all, both of them grew up in San Francisco when they were children. Even after returning to South Korea, they also studied in English schools. There are many conflicts between the concepts in their bones and South Korean society.

And krystal seems to be more difficult to endure the harsh system in the South Korean entertainment industry than her sister.

For her, even calling her sister's name would be accused by others of disrespecting her elders, which made her very unbearable.

The debut experience of the group made her not want to burden her teammates, and she usually swallowed it when she was being made difficult, but now with Li Mo as the "tree hole", Krystal kept complaining.

Li Mo was also shocked from the beginning to gradually getting used to it.

The younger ones should obey the older ones unconditionally, and those who have debuted for a short time must strictly salute when they meet their seniors. Only people of the same age can be "good friends".

Regarding these weird systems, Li Mo just wants to say, let those who advocate to abide by such systems go to Huaguo, and see if they are punished or not.

After finally reading krystal's complaints today, Li Mo shook his head with a smile, and advised the other party to rest quickly, and he also went to meet his teammates.

But the last text message sent by Krystal caught him by surprise.

"Didn't I tell you last time that I was going to shoot a pictorial in London? I was supposed to go around No. 20, but because the schedule couldn't be adjusted at that time, it has been delayed until now. The company has coordinated it. On October [-]nd Filmed in London, only stayed for one day, and returned to South Korea the next day."

Looking at this seemingly unfinished text message, Li Mo also understood.

This little girl wants to let herself be the host.

"Send me the address after the shoot, and I'll treat you to a big meal, whatever you want."

Li Mo returned very proudly. After receiving a snickering expression from Krystal, Li Mo also shook off the depression in his heart and returned to the front hall with a smile.

Maguire was the first to notice something was wrong with him.

Seeing Li Mo's good mood, Maguire was very curious, but no matter how he asked, Li Mo just smiled and said nothing.

After the party officially started, Li Mo threw off his arms and ate.

It's not easy to indulge once, of course you have to satisfy your stomach first.

Compared to last year, now Li Mo seems to be more able to integrate into the private life of his teammates.

It doesn't mean that you spend time with everyone, go in and out of nightclubs without restraint, and use this method to draw in relationships.

But Li Mo gradually understood that not everyone is like him, with the ideal of reaching the top in football.

Football is football, and life is life. In the past, he could constantly motivate his teammates to become stronger on the field and training ground, but at the same time, he also brought too much pressure to his friends.

For example, it's normal for everyone to go out for a meal in private, far from being unprofessional, but Li Mo asks the chef to make a nutritious meal for him alone, and the rest of the teammates will have a feeling of "I unprofessional” guilt.

Even if Li Mo didn't do it on purpose, he really put pressure on his teammates.

Fortunately, he is very smart. Later, he had a heart-to-heart talk with several teammates, and he also understood the inappropriateness of his behavior.

Not everyone wants to be a saint, and it is really tiring to be friends with a saint who is as self-disciplined as strict.

After Li Mo understood this, he immediately tried to make a change.

Although he still has strict requirements on himself, Li Mo also began to try to "untie himself" when actively participating in the private social activities of his teammates.

In addition to still not smoking and drinking, it is not difficult for him to have dinner with his teammates every other week or half a month, and have an indulgent meal.

When his teammates invited him to hang out, he readily agreed.

This way of getting along undoubtedly relieved the players of Sheffield United from unnecessary pressure.

Li Mo is a very good leader on the field, and all the Sheffield United players are convinced by this.

But in the locker room and private social activities, Chris Morgan has been helping Li Mo take on the responsibility of the leader.

This is actually nothing, Speed ​​thinks that Li Mo's ability to achieve the current level is already very good, and the ability to manage interpersonal relationships will naturally be cultivated after Li Mo grows up for a few more years.

But Li Mo realized his shortcomings ahead of time, and began to adapt to the changes.

Perhaps after the end of this season, Li Mo can really take over the leadership of the locker room from Chris Morgan and become a leader who can truly unite his teammates both on and off the field.

But now, at least a few new teammates actually think that Li Mo has done a very good job.

He is strong on the court and is the backbone of the team. He can also play with his teammates off the court and often organize some activities without the slightest airs.

Bell is very envious of Li Mo's leadership ability. He himself is not good at actively drawing in relationships with other teammates. If it weren't for Li Mo's enthusiasm for helping him integrate into the team, he and other Sheffield United players would be in danger. We may not be so familiar yet.

Li Mo didn't know what the new teammates thought, he was still changing and adapting.

This is also the biggest advantage of him, that is, continuous learning.

It was the same when learning the game, and it is the same now when trying to further integrate into the social life of teammates.

After the party was over, Li Mo saw that most of the players came by car, so he told the drunk players not to drive, and reminded those who hadn't drunk to pay attention to the road conditions.

Asking his teammates to send him a text message after returning home later, Li Mo stood at the door of Medel's house and watched them leave one by one.

Medel looked at the figure of Li Mo standing at the door, and a strong thought suddenly came to his mind.

He will win everything at this club.

Because in addition to a great team, they have a great leader.

A real captain.

(End of this chapter)