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Chapter 261 The most outstanding young player in the history of the Champions League

Before the start of the second round of the UEFA Champions League, the most concerned group is still Group D.

Real Madrid, Dortmund, Manchester City plus Ajax, from the moment the result of the draw came out, their four teams were destined to occupy most of the traffic during the Champions League group stage.

The match between Real Madrid and Manchester City in the first round was pretty good. The four teams in this group can also play smooth and gorgeous offense.

Even Ajax, which is currently recognized as the weakest in this group, is also the overlord in the Eredivisie, playing in the Champions League all the year round.

That is to say, the division of the group this time is too dark, and it is divided with last season's Bundesliga champion, La Liga champion, and Premier League runner-up. Otherwise, Ajax would have the opportunity to compete for the promotion qualification.

In comparison, the attention of Sheffield United's Group B in European football can only be said to be average.

Of course, if the scope is extended to the whole world, the attention of group B should be similar to that of group D.

After all, Li Mo's own Huaguo traffic allowed Xie Feilian to get a lot of discussion heat no matter which group he was in.

Even if it's just a match against Olympiacos, the domestic fans are almost maxing out the major football forums.

After all, it was a UEFA Champions League match, and the opponents were a little weaker. Li Mo might even score goals in a row, but the fans of Huaguo would not be picky. If they could see Li Mo scoring goals, staying up late would be a minor problem.

Wutai also released the preview of the game in the early morning of October 10 early, and also posted messages on the official Weibo many times, kindly reminding fans that they can sleep first before getting up to watch the game.

However, as the game date approached, many fans also entered a state of excitement ahead of schedule.

Beer, melon seeds and small barbecue are all ready, sleep?Sleep well!
Scroll up the forum post bar, and fight with Melo fans again, won't the time pass by?

Staying up late to watch football is hard work, but as long as Sheffield United can win and Li Mo can show a good performance, then all the hard work will be nothing.

At the same time, in Sheffield, England, a large number of Sheffield United fans also flooded into the Bramall Lane Stadium ahead of schedule.

The enthusiasm of the fans today made the Sheffield United executives once again feel the importance of building a new stadium.

Even though the current Bramall Lane Stadium can accommodate 4 people, fans have repeatedly reported that they cannot get tickets during the league.

It is even more difficult to get a ticket for a match like the Champions League. Even though the club has set up a temporary viewing spot outside the stadium and put up a lot of big screens for fans to watch the game, there are still a large number of fans wandering around the periphery of the stadium. , It's really that if you come one step late, you won't be able to grab a seat.

Originally, Wang Mu planned to slowly negotiate with the Sheffield city government, try to suppress the land price as much as possible, and try to win as many policies as possible that are beneficial to the club, but now it seems that it is necessary to speed up the progress.

Every fan who can't enter the stadium but still insists on waiting outside the stadium to cheer for the team is a precious asset of the club.

Wang Mu felt that the delay could not continue like this. Every day of delay, the club would lose a lot of money.

To build, a new stadium must be built, a big one, with the latest and most modern facilities!

Thinking of this, Wang Mu even lost his mind about watching the game today, and immediately told his assistant to ask him to urge the person in charge of negotiating with the city government.

Some conditions can be relaxed a bit. As soon as the agreement with the city government is reached, the ground can be broken and preparatory work can begin immediately.

At that time, bring as many technicians as possible from the country. As long as the labor certification issue is resolved, the progress of the construction can be accelerated a lot.

It's not that I look down on the construction workers on Daiying's side, but no matter how I compare them, the construction teams in Huaguo are better.

To hire all the workers and managers from Daiying, it would probably take three years to see what the new stadium looks like, but Wang Mu couldn't wait that long.

"Two years later, I will see the team play in a brand new home. At that time, we will lay the final foundation for Sheffield United to transform into a giant team. As long as we have the Champions League and Premier League champions, what we have done today All the investment will be worth it!"

A fiery light flashed in Wang Mu's eyes, and his confident tone made McCabe in the private room excited.

Although he has now sold all the shares in Sheffield United, his continuous investment for more than ten years also represents his deep affection for the club.

If he can really see the day when Sheffield United becomes a giant, then as the honorary chairman, he will be really satisfied.

The boss of Olympiacos has not entered the private room yet, otherwise he might not be able to help but laugh out loud.

Sheffield United's current results are very good, and it is not impossible to win the Premier League title, but the Champions League title?

Let's take a look at the teams that won the championship after the restructuring of the Champions League.

Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​AC Milan, Juventus, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich
These clubs are all well-known football giants. Except for Porto in 04 and Chelsea in 12, the Champions League is basically covered by European giants.

(Marseille did not give an example. The Champions League champion of this team is quite "special". Those who are interested can search it)
Even Chelsea, a local tyrant team, spared no efforts in Abramovich for seven or eight years before winning the first Champions League in team history. Now that Sheffield United has only risen for a year, dare to think about the Champions League champion?
The Champions League is completely different from the league, and it cannot be "buy" with money.

In addition to a large amount of capital investment, it also needs real background support.

But it's not to blame for Wang Mu's current optimism. The team's results have given him the greatest confidence, and he's afraid of everything just in case.

Now no one believes that Sheffield United will win the Champions League within two or three seasons, but no one dares to say that Sheffield United will definitely not win the Champions League. What if?
If in two or three years, Sheffield United really won the Champions League and the Premier League at the same time, then even the most stubborn people can't deny that Sheffield United has half a foot in the ranks of the giants.

At that time, Sheffield United is only a matter of time away from becoming a new European football giant.

As long as they stay in the Premier League for ten consecutive years and have good results, such as winning five or six league titles in ten years and participating in the Champions League consecutively during this period, then Sheffield United is a real giant.

If you can win the Champions League twice in ten years.
McCabe thought about it for a while, and he was very excited. If he could achieve such a result, he could be regarded as leaving his name in European football.

But just when he was in the mood and was about to continue chatting with Wang Mu about the club's future development plan, the cheers from the Sheffield United fans on the scene interrupted him.

Players from both sides are on the field!

As the first Champions League home in the club's history, Sheffield United fans have been preparing for a long time, and no one wants to leave regrets for the players and other fans.

The result of the game is another story, but the atmosphere at home must be brought up!
On the south stand where the diehard Sheffield United fans gathered, a huge and long-lost TIFO rose slowly with the entry of players from both sides.

The huge skull, the wanton spit of flames, and the sharp blade made countless Sheffield United fans sitting in front of the TV shout and jump up from their seats excitedly.

"Here it is, Sheffield!!!"

Since the appearance of Arsenal's home game last season, this TIFO has conquered the hearts of a large number of Sheffield United fans.

Publicity and sharpness also announced Sheffield United's rise from the Premier League.

Li Mo grinned after seeing this TIFO.

At this time, the live camera happened to capture Li Mo's place.

The grinning skull in the flames on TIFO and Li Mo's smile seemed to overlap together, making many viewers get goosebumps all over their bodies!
Although fans know that this is a coincidence, I have to say that this coincidence is really cool!
The players of Olympiacos felt tremendous pressure in such a devil's stadium.

Because their own home stadium, Kareskakis Stadium, is a devil's home stadium famous in European football, they know how difficult it is to play in such a home stadium.

It is no exaggeration to say that in the past, Olympiacos was able to miraculously overthrow many European giants at home, and their home games accounted for at least [-]% of the credit.

Otherwise, it's really hard to explain their diarrhea when they play away games.

Today's Sheffield United fans also understand it very well, creating an overly "enthusiastic" home atmosphere at the beginning.

The cheers turned into boos as the announcer called out the names of the Olympiacos players.

The overwhelming phrases beginning with F made Li Mo feel a little worried about his opponent.

Although as a professional player, such a scene is actually very common, and it is also part of a professional game, but when more than 4 people booed together, few players can be completely undisturbed.

When playing a home game, when you hear this kind of booing, you will feel that there are supporters standing behind you, all of which are directed at the opponent's players.

But playing away games, such boos mean that you are facing not only the eleven players on the opposite side, but also tens of thousands of home fans.

Think about how many people will ridicule and abuse you if you make a slight mistake in this situation. The more you think about it, the more likely you will make mistakes, and then fall into an endless loop of abnormal performance.

Many players have faced such difficulties.

But at this moment Li Mo must be standing with his own fans, he could only give a sympathetic look to the Olympiacos players, and then the smile on the corner of his mouth grew even bigger.

"Today, the home fans at Bramall Lane Stadium are very 'enthusiastic', Mr. Gong Lei, what do you think of today's game?"

Duan Xuan listened to the boos at Sheffield United's home court. Although he was secretly relieved, he changed the topic calmly on the surface.

This is also something that can’t be helped. If it’s on an online platform, it’s okay to make fun at this time, but there are many restrictions on Wutai. You can only chat with special guests about other aspects first, and then wait for the game to start. .

Gong Lei touched his nose, smiled and chatted with Duan Xuan about the lineups of the two teams today, analyzed them symbolically, and finally expressed his support for Sheffield United.

The old buddies in the post bar are even more straightforward, they are all discussing the data that Li Mo may obtain today.

"Li Mo can definitely score goals today. I just saw a few. Nima, although Olympiacos has basically played in the Champions League every year for the past ten years, most of the time it is either the bottom one in the group or the bottom two. The next game I'm going to play Schalke 04, I have to play a few more goals on Olympiacos!"

"I'm knocking, don't talk about it if you can't talk about it? What is scoring a goal? The miners only 2-1 Olympiacos in the last round. How can the Champions League game be so easy to play? Xiao Li can score a goal today. Ability, a goal in the Champions League, can that be called a brush?"

"My, my, hey, I can't talk, I made my old buddies laugh~"

"Olympiacos is also a frequent visitor to the Champions League. They have more experience than Montpellier. Don't be careless. If you are careless, you may overturn."

"Isn't this team a famous away team? Look forward to Li Mo's consecutive hat-tricks in the Champions League!"

"Brilliant!"

The discussion on the full screen fully demonstrated Li Mo's super popularity in China today.

No way, Li Mo led the Chinese team to victory over Japan and Australia in the world preliminaries. This result is too solid.

Scoring goals one after another in the European arena, returning to the national team is also an absolute thigh. How can such a player not be loved.

It wasn't until the time approached 19:45 that the refresh rate of the posts in the post bar slowed down. Duan Xuan and Gong Lei also stopped chatting and looked at the screen intently.

And with the referee's whistle, the two Champions League group matches in Group B also started at the same time.

Compared with the first Champions League group match, the importance of the second group match is undoubtedly much higher.

In many cases, after the second Champions League group match, it is basically possible to see whether a team has the strength to advance to the top [-] of the Champions League.

Therefore, many teams will put more energy into this game, and the scene is often much more exciting than the first group match.

At least today, Olympiacos, who lost a game first, did not want to sit still, and launched a fierce press against Sheffield United at the beginning of the game, which was a bit anti-customer.

Speed ​​did a lot of research on the Olympiacos team before the match.

For at least the past ten years, he and the coaching team have carefully studied Olympiacos' Champions League data, home and away wins, including some game videos.

According to their analysis, Olympiacos will appear a little conservative every time they play away games.

This is also one of the reasons why they are called away game bugs. They work hard at home, but when they play away games, their performance will be a question mark.

But today's Olympiacos is beyond everyone's expectations, including Speed.

Facing the crazy boos of Sheffield United's home fans, the players of Olympiacos even took the initiative to put pressure on Sheffield United at the beginning!

Now the head coach of Olympiacos, Ernesto Valverde, looked at the active pressing of the players on the field and nodded with satisfaction.

The future Barcelona coach is still healing his heart broken by Villarreal in Olympiacos.

After winning enough league and cup titles in Greece, Valverde set his sights on the Champions League.

It is also inevitable to say.

No matter how many championship trophies he has won in the Greek League, it may not be as good as a Champions League qualifying result to bring him more attention.

When he led Athletic Bilbao and the Spaniard in La Liga before, Valverde's coaching performance was very good, but he stumbled on Villarreal.

If he is willing to return to La Liga, there will definitely be no shortage of teams, but the strong teams in La Liga will not be the first to consider him.

But now Valverde will not consider returning to the Spaniard again, he just wants to prove that he is also capable of gaining a foothold in the top four teams in La Liga.

Therefore, this season, Olympiacos' Champions League record is very important to him.

Playing well can be regarded as an explanation for Olympiacos, and it can also help him return to La Liga.

If you don't play well, you may have to waste a few more seasons, but Valverde can't wait now.

So even knowing that there are risks in taking the initiative to attack, Valverde still chose a more aggressive style of play.

Moreover, the current batch of Olympiacos players have already won enough championships in the country, and being able to play in the Champions League is already the ultimate goal for them. They themselves do not have much pursuit, and Valverde has to force them.

Otherwise, the strength of Sheffield United is still in their home court, and Olympiacos will only suffer if it is consumed.

Valverde can accept the first defeat, but if he loses two games in a row, the huge pressure will cause his players to lose much stability.

This is unacceptable to Valverde, so he can only bet and use a faster pace to interrupt Sheffield's pre-league deployment. From the current point of view, he has succeeded in half.

The players of Sheffield United did not adapt to Olympiacos' behavior of rushing to start.

But they didn't mess up after being mentally prepared before the game.

So Valverde's arrangement can only be said to be half successful.

After all, Sheffield United faced this kind of situation for a long time last season, and Drinkwater is not what it used to be, and soon called Joaquin and Belldo to retreat to help control the field.

Instead of blindly passing the ball forward, he controlled the ball steadily at his feet, consuming the patience of the Olympiacos players through frequent passing and running.

Sheffield United has never been a team that stands up to organize and play football. After Drinkwater came to the team, he quickly developed a playing style of organizing and supporting his teammates while running non-stop.

This style of play will consume a lot of physical energy of the players, but the benefits are also obvious. While they are very good at pressing and pressing the opponent, they are not very afraid of the opponent's pressing.

So even though Sheffield United played a four-four-two formation today, compared with Olympiakos' four-two-three-one, the number of midfielders is not dominant, but in the continuous running support of the midfielders, Sheffield United is still He controlled the situation on the court very well.

Li Mo didn't retreat much this time, and Brother Drinking Water had already brought his teammates in the midfield to try to overwhelm the half.

This made the Olympiacos players feel a little uncomfortable.

Valverde also feels bad.

Sheffield United beat Montpellier with five goals in the first round of the Champions League group match. At that time, he had a rough rating of Sheffield United's strength.

It's hard to say whether they can beat Schalke 04, but they are much higher than their Olympiacos.

At least on offense.

But now Sheffield United's calmness in the midfield has made Valverde feel a little scary.

Drinkwater is unbelievably calm, and in addition to Bell and Joaquin's technical support, Matic can also take on a lot of organizational responsibility by Drinkwater's side.

Vertonghen on the back line can even reach the position of the midfielder many times to help out the ball. This kind of field control ability has greatly exceeded Valverde's expectations.

After all, since the start of the new season, Sheffield United has basically taken the initiative on the field in the Premier League and played against Montpellier in the Champions League. way of the ball.

Even if Valverde wanted to collect intelligence, he didn't have a match for his reference. This will show that the Sheffield United midfielder is so calm and frighteningly calm, which makes Valverde's heart bitter.

A single Schalke 04 is very difficult to deal with. Now it seems that the overall strength of Sheffield United has surpassed Schalke 04 by a lot.

There is a BUG-level center forward in the frontcourt, the midfielder is calm and strong, and the defense seems to have no major problems. It is really difficult to find a breakthrough.

But just as the Olympiacos players felt weaker and weaker, Sheffield United decisively accelerated and launched an offensive.

Bell played very restrained in the opening 10 minutes. It's not that he doesn't like to contribute to the team in other aspects, but in comparison, charging in the frontcourt is obviously his preferred job.

At this moment, finally waiting for the opportunity to perform, Bell also broke free from the restraints, actively running for the ball,
Under the cover of Li Mo, Joaquin also used a diagonal long pass to successfully find the forward Bell.

In the past few years, Bale has been famous in the Champions League. No team dared to give him room to start. The example of Maicon was still there more than a year ago. The right midfielder and right back of Olympiacos were the first. Time formed a double-team trend for Bell.

But Bell also chose to knock the ball horizontally in a timely manner. Vardy, who came to meet him, did not hesitate and looked for Li Mo after getting the ball.

For all the offenses in the frontcourt, it is right to look for Li Mo when the situation cannot be opened.

At this moment, Li Mo also made his choice after observing the situation for four weeks.

When Wald's pass rolled halfway, Li Mo moved.

Facing the incoming ball, Li Mo didn't choose to hold it with his back at the first time. Li Mo knocked the ball directly with his heel to the right edge of the Olympiacos penalty area!

Such a pass attempt caused another Olympiacos midfielder Maniatis, who followed to intercept, to lose his position directly, and Joaquin, who ran to his position, easily entered the penalty area with the ball.

"Hey! Good shot, Li Mo's heel pass! Joaquin has entered the penalty area, this is an absolute good opportunity, Joaquin can pass or shoot, it depends on how he chooses!"

Gong Lei clapped his hands, his tone a little eager.

Although it is okay for Joaquin to choose the round at this time, he definitely wants to see Joaquin pass the ball. As for who to pass it to, it goes without saying.

Duan Xuan's eyes were fixed on Li Mo's position.

"After Li Mo passed the ball, he started to turn back and sprint. We all know that after Li Mo increases his speed, few defenders can stop him. Joaquin, Joaquin pass the ball!"

Under the watchful eyes of countless spectators, Joaquin finally chose to pass the ball. Compared with kicking himself, he still believed in the person sprinting in the middle. As long as he can run, the ball will be almost there!
The interspersed running positions of Bell and Vardy attracted the attention of at least two defenders, which is very important for Li Mo.

One-on-one, looking at Manolas with a slightly green face, Li Mo smiled.

At this moment, that smile once again coincides with the skull on the huge TIFO at Sheffield United's home court!

The two figures kicked off the ground almost at the same time, but Li Mo obviously had more favorable conditions for run-up and take-off when he was charging forward.

The bullet speed is faster, the take-off height is higher, and the figure is taller and stronger.

Manolas felt as if his whole body was enveloped by Li Mo, and before he could react, he collided with Li Mo!
"boom!"

I don't know if it was the sound of shaking his head and attacking the goal, or the sound of the two colliding together. Manolas only had time to grunt before falling to the ground. After rolling twice, he could barely control his body. A look full of pain.

Li Mo propped up the turf with his hands after landing, and Olympiacos goalkeeper Carol fell into the net in embarrassment at the moment.

He subconsciously made a saving action, but the speed of the ball was too fast. The football finally plunged into the net in the upper left corner of the goal. Carol also fell into the goal. In the end, he could only smash it in frustration. ground.

Li Mo clenched his fists and let out a roar when he saw the football go into the net. Then he opened his arms and started running across the baseline!

"I knew that Xiao Li would definitely score the ball! No problem, this kind of one-on-one opportunity, Xiao Li will not waste it, it's too stable!"

Gong Lei couldn't stop boasting that although Duan Xuan was still somewhat restrained, his whole face was full of smiles.

After the first Champions League match, there were still very few voices saying that Li Mo was lucky to score three goals against a team that had lost a lot of main players and had never played in the Champions League.

What should I say now?
At the age of 19, he participated in the Champions League for the first time and scored consecutive goals!

With such a performance, who dares to stand up and talk about it, he is lucky if he is not sprayed to death by the fans of Huaguo!

The entire Bramall Lane Stadium also became boiling with Li Mo's goal.

The screaming fans waved their arms excitedly in the stands, and they embraced to celebrate such a wonderful moment.

This is the first home Champions League goal in the history of Sheffield United!
From their favorite player, their current patron saint, Li Mo!
The club's first Champions League goal was contributed by Li Mo, and the first home Champions League goal still came from Li Mo, which made countless Sheffield United fans feel extremely proud and proud.

Their youth training, their prince, their king!
Speed ​​also jumped up on the sidelines. Before the start of the second Champions League group match, he was still a little nervous. At the critical moment, he still watched Li Mo. As soon as the goal was scored, all the nervousness in his heart disappeared. up.

It's just that Valverde is suffering. Sitting on the coach's bench at the moment, he doesn't know what to say, he can only shake his head constantly.

The commentator of Sky Sports was also a little excited. Looking at Li Mo's galloping figure, he said with emotion:
"Maybe when we mentioned the Champions League before, we would think of Raul, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Messi and Cristiano who are omnipotent now, but after today, when we mention the most successful player in the Champions League in his debut season , I think we have to consider Li, although he has only played two Champions League games, I believe that Li will become the best young player in the history of the Champions League, he has this strength!"

(End of this chapter)