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Chapter 283 This Is Dominance
Among the Premier League teams participating in the Champions League this season, Sheffield United and Manchester United have already qualified for the group stage. They can temporarily not be distracted by the Champions League and focus on scoring points in the league.

Chelsea's qualifying form is relatively clear, but they must try to get as many points as possible in the next duel with Juventus, otherwise they are likely to be squeezed out of the second place in the group by Shakhtar Donetsk.

Moreover, Chelsea's current state in the league has also become ups and downs. After going through the runaway mode at the beginning of the game, Chelsea's offensive has now weakened. From No. 4 in the league directly to No.[-].

Just printed the old saying, laughing first is not laughing, maybe the Chelsea players didn't expect that they had been unbeaten for eight rounds before, second only to Sheffield United, and after only losing one game to Manchester United, they had trend of collapse.

The ups and downs of the league results will inevitably further affect the performance and mental state of the players.

Think about it, at the beginning of next month, Chelsea will usher in a key match against Juventus in the Champions League group stage. The adjustment time is less than half a month, and many neutral fans are also sweating about Chelsea's state.

However, Chelsea is not the worst, Manchester City said they have something to say.

As the first Premier League team to be eliminated from the Champions League group stage this season, and may not even play in the Europa League, Manchester City has been embarrassed in the Champions League recently.

Even Manchester's local newspapers that support Manchester City couldn't bear it anymore, and began to complain about Manchester City's performance in the European war.

It doesn't matter if they can't beat Real Madrid and Dortmund before. The fans and the local media understand that they are a traditional giant in Europe after all, and their strength is now at its peak.

But being caught and beaten by Ajax, the media really couldn't accept it.

Manchester City fans also went crazy.

Ajax even scored two victories against Manchester City!

They can't beat Real Madrid and Dortmund, but they won two consecutive victories against Manchester City and took six points. What about Manchester City?

There were four rounds in the group stage, without a single victory, and with one draw and three losses, one point was accumulated, which really explained what it means to "lose face".

Before the start of the Champions League at the beginning of the season, Manchester City fans were still very confident, thinking that the team could lose to Real Madrid, draw with the Hornets, and then get enough points against Ajax.

As a result, Ajax, the cash machine they thought, turned into a master of weapons in seconds, beating up Manchester City with a street lamp, but Manchester City itself became the cash machine in the group, and they really couldn't beat any of them.

Such a result obviously cannot satisfy Manchester City's top management, even though the team has already rushed to second place in the Premier League, but the humiliating defeat in the Champions League has made Manchester City's top management have no more patience.

The assistant coach who took over from Mancini last season to the end of the season temporarily won a one-year contract because he stabilized the situation.

Perhaps Manchester City's management was also affected by Chelsea's Champions League win, coupled with the recognition of the players, they did not think about changing coaches before the start of the new season.

But this Champions League result is really ugly. With Manchester City's current lineup, it is not bad to change the coach to play in the league. Manchester City's management has made up their minds and started the selection and analysis of various famous coaches.

Even if they have jobs now, they don't care at all, and they will just have to pay liquidated damages by force.

Otherwise, if this delay continues, not to mention being unable to compete with Sheffield United in the league, the Champions League will be lost.

When local tyrants invested in Manchester City, didn't they think about enhancing their own influence?

This money is not less, but currently there is no heavyweight champion, and they have been ridiculed as a joke for several years. The local tyrants are bitter and angry, and they are the only ones in football up.

Both Chelsea and Manchester City are currently caught in a storm of public opinion. The team does not have a good and stable preparation environment. Even if morale is revived, it will have to wait until after several league rounds.

For Sheffield United and Manchester United, this is definitely good news.

Competitors directly subtract two, and the rest depends on who can grasp the opportunity better.

Although Manchester United have struggled to win recent games, they can still barely keep up with Sheffield United. After a short period of adaptation, Van Persie seems to have regained the killing spirit of last season. Eleven goals were scored and the barrel was hot.

That is, after Rooney lost the right to fire, the number of goals dropped sharply, and he no longer regained the high-spirited momentum of last season.

This also makes Van Persie look a bit alone in Manchester United's offensive line.

Maybe Fan Xizhi himself didn't expect that last season he was a thigh at Arsenal, and this season he has to drag the team forward when he arrives at Manchester United. This transfer is really lonely.

Whether there is a championship is still open to debate, but the infamy is the real one. If Van Persie fails to win the Premier League title with Manchester United this season, then Arsenal fans will have to slide and kneel in their living room several times.

Li Mo didn't have much opinion on Van Persie.

Professional players' pursuit of honor, in fact, everyone can understand, but Van Persie was still loyal to the fans before leaving Arsenal, which is a bit redundant.

It's better to learn from Ibrahimovic, if you want to leave, you have to leave. To be straightforward, leave enough transfer fees for the old club, and the fans will express their understanding afterward.

If you are not open enough yourself, then you can't blame the fans for being angry and holding grudges.

As for Van Persie's current number of goals gradually approaching himself, Li Mo will not care much about it.

His goal is no longer the top scorer in the Premier League. This season, apart from the league title, what he wants most is the European Golden Boot.

He can't remember how many league goals Messi and Ronaldo have scored this season, but they are at the peak of their careers. It is not a problem to score another [-] goals in the league this season, Li Mo thought To surpass them, the goal naturally has to be set higher.

Van Persie only scored [-] goals in the Premier League when he was struggling. He couldn't even touch the new record set by Li Mo last season. If Li Mo still played with him in the Premier League this season, he would look down on him Own.

Van Persie's good performance can bring him a sense of excitement, but if we really want to talk about the motivation to constantly break through, it has to be Melo in the past few seasons.

As for Ibrahimovic and Suarez in the next few years, they are far less oppressive than Melo, and Lewandowski's "development period" will be longer. When he grows up, Li Mo will be at his peak. Lewandowski came to challenge him.

Therefore, in the past few years when Melo and Melo were at their peak, Li Mo was both motivated and felt a sense of urgency.

He had to shorten the gap with the two of them as soon as possible, and stand on the ring early to fight against them, otherwise it would be too boring to challenge Melo when he started to go downhill.

At that time, even if you win - just like Lewandowski later, the evaluation given by the outside world will only be:
You just won the god who has stepped down from the peak, and you are still at the peak, you can still only be a looker.

Unless your personal data far exceeds the peak Melo, all you are doing is replicating what the two have done several times.

Li Mo does not want to be the Lewandowski of later generations, he does not want to be a "loser who wins".

A real man has to go head-to-head. Sheffield United's style is like this now, and so is his personal style.

He respects powerful opponents, so he is even more eager and motivated to defeat Melo head-on.

He hopes that one day, when he beat Melo consecutively and won the Champions League, the outside world's evaluation of him will not be: you win because they are old.

But:

You win because you are stronger!

What could be cooler than ending an era with your own hands?

After the conquest, to establish his own dynasty with his own hands, this is Li Mo's ultimate dream and the ultimate pursuit of his career.

Therefore, Van Persie and Manchester United are just a stumbling block on his way to conquer.

His vision is not here. Since the end of last season and after the acquisition of Sheffield United, his vision has jumped out of the Premier League.

He doesn't want to be the king of England, the whole world is in his sight!

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"Lee is still starting today. It seems that Speed ​​is very relieved about the state of his favorite player. With Bell, Joaquin and Vardy taking turns to rest, Lee needs to take on the heavy responsibility of Sheffield United on the offensive end alone, but I don’t think it’s a problem for Lee, he helped Sheffield United win countless times last season, other strikers may need to wait a month or two to show their excellent performance, but it’s just Lee’s normal performance.”

On the afternoon of November 11, before Sheffield United's away game against Wigan Athletic in the No.24 round of the Premier League, today's special guest from Sky Sports was watching Li Mo walking into the stadium and talking.

The main players of Sheffield United who have played the league and the Champions League before have basically taken turns in this game, but even with the rotation lineup, Sheffield United still maintains the suppression of Wigan Athletic in terms of strength.

Seeing Li Mo's figure, the Wigan Athletic fans at home booed a lot less. This big boy brought them too many painful moments. As soon as those memories surfaced, they subconsciously didn't want to annoy Li Mo silent.

Zhan Jun also quickly introduced today's Sheffield United's starting lineup at this time.

"Today, Speed ​​formed a four-three-three formation, and the front line from left to right is: Dirk, Limer, De Bruyne.

In terms of midfield, Drinkwater did not enter the squad today, Matic served as the single midfielder, Dembele was on the left, and Medel was on the right.

On the defense line, the teenager Stones started today and continued to partner with the old captain Chris Morgan. Maguire was on standby on the bench, left back Cresswell, and right back Matthew Lorton.

The starting goalkeeper is still Sommer. "

"Li Mo has to get into shape early today, score goals early, and relieve the psychological pressure on his teammates behind him. Stones is a talented kid, but young people, with less pressure on him, can perform better. The other players are old acquaintances. I don’t think I need to introduce too much to the fans. Wigan Athletic will also focus on marking Li Mo and De Bruyne today. It should not make them very comfortable. connect."

Zhang Lu started the analysis with the starting rosters of the two teams.

De Bruyne is not an unfamiliar player now. He has played many times in the usual league and the previous Champions League games. His ecstasy and imaginative pass has attracted countless Chinese fans. deep impression.

This season De Bruyne has contributed two goals and three assists as a substitute player. At this age, this playing time, and this data, it is no exaggeration to say that he has a bright future.

Moreover, the tacit understanding between him and Li Mo can be seen with the naked eye. Many fans of Huaguo love their homes and Ukraine, and have begun to pay more attention to this Belgian teenager.

At [-] o'clock in the afternoon, the game started on time. Facing the weak Wigan Athletic, Sheffield United did not hesitate too much, and directly launched a high-level press.

And Wigan Athletic's home field advantage does not seem to have a lot of bonuses to their players' status.

Less than 3 minutes after the opening, their defenders in the backcourt were forced to clear the siege, and Sheffield United, who got the ball, quickly launched a wing advance.

Today Wigan Athletic set up a five-four-one formation very pragmatically. Although the attacking layout is three-four-two-one, there are three Zhengyin forwards in the starting lineup, but at this moment, even the forwards have retreated to their own half. At the top of the arc in the middle circle of the field, the defense is very hard.

The main reason is not to work hard. As of the No.12 round of the league, Wigan Athletic's defense has conceded a total of 21 goals. It is the same as their current team ranking, and their defensive ability is only ranked fifth in the bottom of the league.

Wigan Athletic coach Martinez also fully paid attention to the threat of Li Mo.

Not only arranged a defensive midfielder and a frontcourt player to stare at Li Mo closely while defending, but also arranged another frontcourt player to follow De Bruyne.

This is because he is afraid that Li Mo will do it alone, and he is also afraid that De Bruyne will send a wonderful pass to Li Mo, so he is very careful about it.

But the core of Sheffield United's midfield today is not the prudent Drinkwater, but Moussa Dembele, who has a strong forward ability.

Martinez thought of Li Mo's threat, and after seeing the starting lineup, he also considered De Bruyne's threatening pass, but he didn't expect Speed ​​to dare to give Dembele the tactical power to advance boldly.

Even if he thought about it, it would be too late to adjust again, because the defenders were tight and there were not enough troops.

So when No. 14 minutes of the first half, Dembele suddenly launched an attack in the midfield, and then passed the ball to Li Mo, who was on the weak side of the defense. Wigan Athletic's defensive system directly declared a collapse.

Li Mo swayed away the forward defender Figueroa on the right side of the penalty area, and then decisively took a shot. The football also roared into the net at the near corner of the goal. Wigan Athletic goalkeeper Habsey was very embarrassed. A saving action was made, but it was completely unable to change the ending of the football entering the net.

Sheffield United broke the game so easily, and the Wigan Athletic players were at a loss!

After scoring the goal, Li Mo clenched his fists and took off from the baseline to celebrate. Thousands of Sheffield United fans cheered loudly. They are used to such scenes. Their most trusted player!
"Li Mo! My No.15 goal in the Premier League this season! Habusi and Li Mo have played against each other a lot, but the No. [-] goalkeeper in Asia still lost in the duel with Li Mo today. ! Fifteen goals and six assists, the Premier League has only passed [-] rounds, but it seems that this year's Premier League Golden Boot and the league MVP battle have not much suspense!
Sheffield United has also scored 37 goals in the league so far!They conceded only one goal, which is a very terrible set of statistics!A dominant center, a dominant team, this is Li Mo, this is Sheffield United! "

　Mourning

　　
　
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