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Chapter 280 Strongly leads the Champions League scorer list

On the afternoon of November 11, in the Bramall Lane Stadium, players from both sides began to follow the referee team out of the player channel.

In the hustle and bustle of the audience, Moyes in front of the Everton bench looked a little ugly.

"Damn it! I was tricked!"

An hour before the start of the game, when he got the Sheffield United starting list, Moyes was still calm.

Li Mo is not in the starting list, which is also in line with common sense, within the expectations of the Everton coaching staff.

After all, Li Mo had just finished playing for the national team, took a plane for more than ten hours, and rested for only two days. It is normal for him to be a substitute.

But when Sheffield United's substitute players took their seats, Moyes instantly understood that he was tricked by the smoke bomb that Speed ​​put before the game!

Li Mo did not enter today's Sheffield United's 18-man squad at all, but Everton's tactics have been arranged for Li Mo!
After two days of useless work before the game, it is difficult for any coach to be calm about this matter.

But when he felt the anger of being tricked, Moyes subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

Everton's run-in this season has been very successful, and they have reached the top six in the league since the beginning of the season. Moyes is also confident that he will lead Everton to the European theater this season.

However, even if the current results are very good, facing Sheffield United, or facing Sheffield United with Li Mo, Moyes still has no confidence in his heart.

Because he can't think of a way to limit Li Mo's performance, even against Manchester United, Moyes has a certain degree of confidence to use tactics to interfere with Van Persie's performance, but Li Mo is different.

A center forward of this level has a devastating effect on the entire defense. Everton's current defensive core, Jagielka, is very good, but he is still not good enough for Li Mo.

Back then, Drogba still had the shortcoming of low scoring efficiency, but Li Mo was so comprehensive that his scoring efficiency was terribly high while fighting tough, which really made the head coaches of the Premier League worry about it.

Li Mo couldn't come today, and Moyes also felt a sense of confidence in his heart.

Without the big BUG of Li Mo, Sheffield United's offensive threat is at least next level, and now Everton's defense is not bad, as long as it withstands the impact of Bale on the wing and relies on Fellaini's frontcourt fulcrum to play Counterattack, Everton has a great chance.

Moyes thought about it for a second, it wasn't necessarily a bad thing to be tricked, anyway, Sheffield could not join Li Mo today, which is definitely great news for Everton.

But when the game started for about 10 minutes, Moyes, who had an inexplicable confidence in his heart, couldn't sit still.

"Smith, return to defense more! Help Coleman stabilize the defense, damn it! Don't just press forward, help restrain Bell!"

Seeing his right back was overtaken twice by Bell in just 5 minutes, and Sheffield United's offensive became more and more fierce, Moyes felt more and more uneasy.

Speed ​​sat on the coach's bench and was very satisfied with the team's offensive performance today.

Even though Berbatov rarely starts the game now, whenever the team needs it, the Bulgarian will always stand up and play an important role.

Li Mo is indeed not present today, but the experienced Berbatov has played a good role as Sheffield United's offensive bridgehead.

Retreating to respond, backing the body to score the ball, created quite good opportunities for Bell and Vardy around him to advance.

Bell, who was the core of the offense on the field today, was even more fired up, and entered a berserk mode from the very beginning of the game.

Last season, Bell already showed the ability to support an offensive line with one person.

The double ten data of the season also well reflects his importance to Tottenham's offensive system.

After moving to Sheffield United this season, Bell has basically achieved an average of one goal per game in the league. Looking at the five major leagues, there are really only a handful of wingers with this ability.

However, under Li Mo's performance before, the other offensive players of Sheffield United were more or less covered by the halo.

And usually everyone works together, and the defense is solid. After scoring two or three goals, it is basically a gold retreat, and Bell rarely gives full play.

It can only be said that Everton hit the muzzle today, and Speed ​​gave Bell the tactical position to play to his fullest. Just like Li Mo in front, the offense in the frontcourt basically revolved around Bell, with Berbato in the middle The husband helped to open up the space, and Bell directly smashed Everton's right side!

"This is Bell's real strength now! Previously, Sheffield United's offensive double star basically played six to 10 minutes per game, and then we often saw Bell and Lee sit on the bench and start to rest. Maybe it's a bit exaggerated. But what I mean is, Gary's protection of them made other teams 'misjudgment' about their current strength!
They are actually stronger than the data that the outside world sees now!The data of making one goal per game or scoring one goal per game is good enough, but Bell and Lee can definitely do more than this data. Look at Bell today. This is the current Premier League's number one winger Strength!This is Gareth Bale with full firepower! "

Accompanied by the excited voice of the Sky Sports commentator, Bell once again took the ball and started galloping on the wing.

Without the trouble of injuries or physical limitations, Bale, who has reached the peak of his career, is the well-deserved No. [-] winger in the Premier League!

Even if you look at the whole of Europe, his lethality on the left is only inferior to Ronaldo. Bell at the end of 12 is so awesome!
Li Mo, who was sitting in the private room watching the game with Chris Morgan, also stood up and applauded Bell's performance.

In the 18th minute of the first half, when Belson waded past Coleman and opened the scoring for Sheffield United with a burst shot from the left side of the Everton penalty area, Li Mo and Chris Morgan were in the private room immediately. Shouting and celebrating, it looked like Sheffield United fans reveling outside.

It was a coincidence that Li Mo was not able to capture the live footage of Li Mo before the game, but now Li Mo was found. When the figures of Li Mo and the old captain appeared on the big screen at the scene, the cheering Sheffield United fans They suddenly raised the decibel again!
"Hey, Li Mo was also at the scene today. Together with the team's old captain Chris Morgan, the Sheffield United fans at the scene seemed to be even happier."

Zhang Lu laughed when he saw Li Mo.

This time, Li Mo made a funny gesture of Bell's classic celebration action to the live broadcast camera. At this time, Bell also showed his finger heart in the corner flag area. The "tacit understanding" of the two brothers made many audiences laugh.

Amidst the laughter, Everton's bench was dead silent, and Moyes was also bitter.

The defense on the right was completely blown out, and neither Naismith nor Coleman could limit Bell at all.

Today Sheffield United is without Li Mo in the middle, but an explosive Bale is not something their defense can resist.

Good defense is good, but when a star of this level breaks out, there is really no good way to deal with it except for double-teaming.

The key is Bell's terrifying speed, double-teaming may not be useful.
In the case of falling behind, Moyes has no other options, and can only hope that the players on the wings and Fellaini in the frontcourt can create good offensive opportunities.

The striker Jelavic, who was introduced by Everton last season, scored nine goals in thirteen Premier League games, and his performance this season is not bad. Although the scoring efficiency is not as good as last season, he really has a chance , Still a trustworthy scorer.

Moyes still has a glimmer of hope in his heart at this time. One ball, as long as he is lucky in the first half to equalize, and then stick to Bell's explosive period.

But Speed ​​didn't intend to give Moyes face. After the Sheffield United players finished celebrating and ran back to their own half, Speed ​​waved his hand and signaled his disciples to continue to put pressure on Everton's defense!

Usually, they have to win at least two goals before withdrawing. Naturally, Everton can't be special. It's dangerous to lead by one goal. What's more, Sheffield United's offensive has already been launched, and they must strike while the iron is hot.

After the re-kick-off, Sheffield United continued to maintain control of the midfield. Drinkwater was also in good condition today. He found his teammates accurately with the long balls and long passes. Sheffield United's offensive It is also one wave after another, and it does not give Everton's defensive players a chance to breathe.

At this time, Everton can wait for an opportunity to counterattack if they withstand the pressure. If they can't withstand the pressure, it will be a matter of time before they lose the ball.

Everton central defender Heitinga has committed the old problem of not being calm enough to defend.

Berbatov retreated back to catch the ball, Heitinga frivolously followed up and tried to destroy it, but Brother Xiaosha feinted and passed the ball directly, and then he turned around and left Heitinga behind Behind him, an extremely elegant no-touch dribble was completed!
After facing Coleman, who had no choice but to defend, Berbatov directly sent a diagonal through ball. Bell, who overtook Coleman from the side, easily took the ball again to face Everton goalkeeper Howard.

Howard was in no mood to curse at this time, and Jagielka even threw himself out, praying that Bell's shot could be intercepted.

But Bell made a fake shot and made a real dunk. After passing Jagielka, he tricked Howard with a stab shot and scored twice!

Moyes sat on the dugout and covered his face.

"It's over."

The fans of Sheffield United once again started the carnival, but after the goal, Bell pointed to the direction of Li Mo's box, and then made Li Mo's "listen" celebration.

"Hahaha, the relationship between these two brothers is really good. The live broadcast camera was aimed at Li Mo again, and Li Mo also laughed. The current atmosphere in Sheffield United's team is great!"

Zhan Jun was very happy when he saw Bell's celebration, but at the same time felt a little regretful that Li Mo couldn't play today, otherwise Li Mo and the explosive Bell would make Sheffield United's offense even more sharp and beautiful.

As soon as the goal was scored, Everton's defensive players seemed to have some mental problems, while Sheffield United struck while the iron was hot, and Bell assisted Vardy before the end of the first half to make another victory.

3-0 at halftime, Everton was directly stunned. Even after the intermission, their players seemed to be a little unresponsive.

In the second half, Sheffield United did not aggressively press the attack, but Berbatov still scored the fourth goal of the game in the No.703 minute.

If it weren't for the final stoppage time, when Fellaini assisted Naismith with a header and scored a face-saving goal, then this game would be perfect for Sheffield United.

Because of the goal scored by Everton, the players of Sheffield United did not seem so happy.

Their clean sheet record for the new season was broken.

But Speed ​​is very open about this.

Such a record is an honor for Sheffield United, but it is also a burden on the players.

How can any team keep clean sheets all the time?
Now that this record is gone, the players naturally no longer have to bear the psychological burden to defend, and they should do it boldly. As long as they win the game, it is more important than keeping any records.

Bell made two shots and one pass in this game, and his explosive performance naturally once again aroused great discussion among the fans.

However, when the five major league games came to an end temporarily, the eyes of the media across Europe once again turned to the Champions League.

The first round of the UEFA Champions League group stage has been played. The strength of each team has been analyzed and evaluated by newspapers and sports magazines some time ago.

And after the first round of rounds of trials is over, the second round of the group stage will naturally be done with real knives and guns.

The UEFA Champions League system is actually well designed in this regard.

Whether it is a strong team or a weak team, there is a lot of room for error.

Even if they didn't perform well in the first round of the group stage, if they seized the opportunity in the last three group matches, they could still break through to the top [-].

Although Schalke 04 lost to Sheffield United in the last game, their qualifying form is relatively clear.

On November 11th, the Schalke 20 players came to Sheffield with a positive revenge mentality.

It may be that the result of Sheffield United only winning them by two goals gave them an illusion.

Even though Sheffield United let go of the water in the second half at that time, even if Sheffield United firmly controlled the initiative on the field in that matchup.

However, with the continuous stimulation of the external media and the support of the fans, the players of Schalke 04 revived their morale and vowed to take away a victory from Sheffield United's home court.

Of course, Li Mo's performance in the last round left a deep impression on the Schalke 04 team, or in other words, it left a shadow in the hearts of the Schalke 04 players.

Therefore, before the game, Schalke 04's coaching staff also formulated a plan for restricting Li Mo in as much detail as possible.

Although it may not be effective, it has given the Schalke 04 players a little comfort.

On the night of November 11st, this much-watched UEFA Champions League group match kicked off on time.

Schalke 04, who challenged Sheffield United in an away game, seemed much more cautious today than in the previous round. They started from the defense honestly at the beginning, and did not want to give Sheffield United stars a chance to play easily.

The German commentator also praised the tactical arrangement of Schalke 04 coach Stevens today.

"Don't start with Sheffield United. Their counterattack speed is too fast. It is a good idea to drag Sheffield United into a defensive melee. It will consume their physical strength and force them to continue to press forward and invest in troops. , we can wait for the opportunity to go sideways to fight back, and then we must pay attention to Lee and Bell."

The German commentator had a good idea, maybe Stevens thought the same way, but after playing the game for a while, looking at Sheffield United who didn't seem to have much desire to attack, the players of Schalke 04 were a little bit crazy .

"Attack! Come and attack! If you don't attack, how will we implement the next counterattack plan? Why don't you play cards according to the routine!"

The players of Sheffield United are just like Speed ​​sitting on the coach's bench, sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, not panicking at all.

Especially after seeing through Schalke 04's tactical intentions, Sheffield United will not be fooled.

Standing beside Matip, Li Mo was so leisurely that he wanted to have a chat with this serious-looking man.

"Sheffield United will not be fooled at all. No matter how seduced you are by Schalke 04, I will not press forward and attack. After all, I have won all three games in the past and have already scored nine points. It doesn't matter if this tie is played. We will play against each other later. As long as they win the match between Olympiacos and Montpellier, they will basically qualify first in the group, and Speed ​​is still very clear-headed."

He Wei was sitting in the studio talking eloquently, while Xu Yang's eyes lit up and he changed the subject.

"What He Wei said was, when I mentioned Olympiacos, I remembered my previous trip to Greece. The football there was very good."

The fans of Huaguo who stayed up late to watch the game today were a little speechless when they heard Xu Yang's commentary.

Everyone is watching the UEFA Champions League match between Sheffield United and Schalke 04. My brother is talking about Greek football, and He Wei can't even fix it.

Fortunately, Drinkwater completed an interception on the field at this time, and Sheffield United got a relatively good offensive opportunity, which made the fans stop complaining about Xu Yang.

Drinkwater decisively distributed the ball to Joaquin who retreated from the frontcourt to catch the ball.

At this time, on the right side, Trippier quickly lapped the side, and Schalke 04's defensive formation in the middle was very solid. No matter how you look at it, this attack will basically start from the right side.

But Li Mo raised his hand and asked for the ball at this time.

When Joaquin saw it, he felt that Li Mo should be looking for a feeling, so he didn't think too much, and just passed the ball with one kick.

The retreated Li Mo took advantage of the opportunity to complete the turn after receiving the ball.

Bell suddenly slanted in from the side to the middle, which caused a lot of Schalke 04 defenders to get nervous.

They dare not forget that in the last round of the game, Li Mo used a pass that pierced through the defense to assist Bell to score.

Jermaine Jones, not daring to be careless, quickly approached Li Mo to prevent him from kicking the ball.

But this time Li Mo didn't think about handing over the ball. He took the ball and dunked horizontally, past Jermaine Jones who was jumping forward. Li Mo then started to accelerate with the ball.

Vardy ran horizontally to help Li Mo open up space, and at the same time looked for opportunities to advance forward to grab points.

On the left, Bell stopped his advance and pressed between Uchida Atsuto and Hewedes, forcing them to move closer to him.

Neustadt stopped Matip, who wanted to go out to intercept Li Mo, and chased him from the side with his teeth gritted.

He intends to use a foul to stop Li Mo's sudden dribble attack this time.

Jermaine Jones was taken too easily, forward Holtby was still trying to catch up at this time, and several defenders in the backcourt could not move lightly. On balance, Neustadt could only choose to sacrifice himself.

Li Mo, who has already pushed into the third defensive area of ​​Schalke 04, naturally saw the menacing Neustadt.

He slowed down a bit with the ball and seemed not at all worried about Neustadt's interception.

And Neustadt doesn't care about Li Mo's inner thoughts, as long as he gets close, he will directly stop and hug Li Mo, and the referee will definitely blow the whistle.

A yellow card can't escape, but Neustadt thinks it's worth it to stop Li Mo.

At the moment when the two were about to approach, Li Mo suddenly pulled the ball and changed its direction. It seemed that he wanted to turn around and drive away from Neustadt, so as to control the ball first.

This kind of action made the fans on the scene feel a little depressed, but Li Mo's choice of protecting the ball at this time can't be wrong, but he couldn't continue to surpass others, which made the fans very regretful.

Neustadt was also taken aback, and subconsciously followed Li Mo's movements to get stuck.

But Li Mo's turning body turned back quickly in the middle, like a door that opened halfway and then quickly closed. This change surprised Neustadt, and he stretched out his hand to grab Li Mo's body. jersey, but Li Mo broke out so fast that he only caught a cloud of air!
"Good shot! Li Mo made Neustadt lose his vigilance with a half-turn fake action! He turned back again! Neustadt made an empty move, and Li Mo went to the front of the penalty area! "

He Wei was overwhelmed by Li Mo's extraordinary feint, and Xu Yang also shouted "beautiful!"

Li Mo, who passed the defensive player again, did not try to go past Matip who was thrown out.

If you really want to pass, Li Mo has at least 60% certainty that you can pass, but it is too time-consuming and has certain risks.

In front of the penalty area, Li Mo dribbled the ball and cut directly inside, but did not take too many steps. Before Matip approached, Li Mo completed a rubbing shot, and the football also flew towards the goal of Schalke 04 in the eyes of everyone. goal!
Schalke 04's goalkeeper Unnerstahl was about to cry.

In the last round, Li Mo hit him with a shocking long-range shot, and this round, after passing two people in a row, he suddenly cut in and shot, completely out of line!
Unnerstahl could only subconsciously jump up and try to save, but before his arms were fully stretched, the football plunged into the upper right corner of the goal with the sound of wind!
Li Mo smiled and made a celebration gesture of listening near the bottom line, and the Sheffield United fans at the scene also cheered!

"GOLA-!!! Lee! Eighth goal in the Champions League this season! Unbelievable! It was an absolutely beautiful goal, when the series is done by a big center forward, it's hard not to feel bad about him I am amazed! The eighth goal of the individual Champions League, the big devil from Sheffield United, is a strong leader in the Champions League scorer list!"

(End of this chapter)