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"You played great today, Gareth (Barry)! I knew you'd blow them away, man, you don't look like a midfielder who's turned 32, Danny saw you There should be a sense of crisis when you play~"

Li Mo gave Barry a tight hug during the celebration, and praised the veteran fiercely.

Barry shook his head when he heard Li Mo's joke, very humble.

However, Li Mo's compliments were not entirely flattering him, they were partly joking, but most of them were genuine admiration.

Because Li Mo knows what Barry will do in the next few seasons.

Fans who loved to watch the Premier League in their previous lives were also very impressed by this veteran's ability to maintain his form.

Without Sheffield United's interception, Barry has played the main midfielder for four consecutive seasons after moving to Everton!

At that time, the Premier League fans thought that Barry was going to Everton to retire, but it turned out that Barry was gnawed by Everton for four seasons.

During his four-year Everton career, Barry played 150 and six games. It was not until the age of 36 that Barry bid farewell to Everton and moved to West Bromwich Albion.

Played for another three and a half seasons on behalf of West Brom, and after completing the last 60-odd games of his career, Barry, who was almost 40 years old, bid farewell to the professional arena.

This is an excellent old-school midfielder who is self-disciplined and has a long enough career. Li Mo really thinks that Speed ​​has found a treasure this time.

A few million to buy a substitute old midfielder who can perform at a high level for three or four seasons, don't worry about him causing trouble, he can be used immediately, and he can bring in new players, it is a bargain!
Li Mo observed for a while before scoring the goal. Barry has rich defensive experience and solid technical skills. With him, Drinkwater, who is of a similar type, can indeed rest assured during the rotation.

When returning to his own half, Li Mo covered his mouth and communicated with Barry. This kind of scene often appeared in previous games.

But at that time, Li Mo seized the opportunity to communicate with Drinkwater, which would become Barry. The fans and commentators were also very curious. Matching sparks come.

Standing on the sidelines, Speed ​​also watched Li Mo and Barry's actions curiously.

The tactical weight he gave to Barry was not as great as Drinkwater, but with Li Mo, a guy who likes to mess around, the two of them really might be able to make something famous.

I just don't know if it will catch Wenger off guard or catch him off guard.

After laughing and cursing a few words, Speed ​​finally planned to hold back his temper and see what bad idea Li Mo was holding back. After getting a good result, he didn't say anything. If something went wrong, he planned to take a break Time to show off your hair dryer skills.

The game quickly resumed, Wenger chose to speed up first, and the Arsenal players temporarily suppressed their nervousness, trying to penetrate Sheffield United's defense from the wings and ribs.

After all, they played five midfielders today, and if the two defensive midfielders also press forward, they will at least have a numerical advantage in the midfield.

Needless to say technically, Walcott, Ramsey, Soraka, and Wilshere all have the ability to penetrate with short passes and cooperate tacitly. The key is to see Flamini's transition from offense to defense. Can you hold on.

If he is stable, Arsenal can be patient and find more opportunities on the offensive end. After accumulating attempts, there will always be one or two chances to score in the hinterland of Sheffield United or even the penalty area.

But if he is still as unstable as he lost the ball just now, it will be difficult for Arsenal to play this game.

After all, no matter how lively you are on the offensive end, the defense in the midfield is like a thin piece of paper and the opponent pokes through it, so it's still a hammer.

The offensive players have not played the effect yet, the defensive line of the midfield is stabbed by the opponent three or two times, and they are behind by two or three goals, and the game is like this.

Therefore, the position of the midfielder is really crucial. Without a strong waist, the offensive and defensive rhythm is not on your side. When you press up to attack, you have to be cautious, for fear that the opponent will quickly pass the midfield to fight back.

From this point of view, Speed ​​can be said to be far-sighted. When the team was first established, the midfield control and defense were the first priority. Since the British Championship, he has been good at using the double midfielder combination. He has never worried about the offensive and defensive rhythm. Ferguson and Wenger are much more at ease.

Wenger is now also praying to God not to let Flamini's brain short-circuit again.

He didn't bring Kirkland with him today, and there was no more reliable midfielder on the bench. This thin midfielder really couldn't stand the toss.

I don't know if the old man's prayers helped. In the next game, although Flanimi didn't perform very well, he finally stabilized.

The French midfielder obediently completed his mopping up task, and also kept a close eye on Li Mo not to lose his position easily, which reassured Arsenal's attacking players in the frontcourt and kicked out their own rhythm.

The two teams each found some opportunities in offense and defense. As soon as the intensity and rhythm of the game were raised, and there were more shots, the fans at the scene also became excited.

Arsenal fans cheered up and cheered for their beloved team.

Compared with the ineffective play in the middle in the opening stage, Arsenal finally played some wonderful cooperation in the rib area of ​​​​Sheffield United.

Although Giroud is a little lost under Lescott's marking, he has a thick body anyway, and it is no problem to be a column center and play the ball.

Behind him, Arsenal's flexible midfield group played a technical advantage. Walcott and Ramsey each got a chance to shoot. The situation gradually improved, and they were not oppressed by Sheffield United as in the past I couldn't breathe.

Speed ​​frowned slightly, not to say that he was dissatisfied with the players in the rotation, but at least for now, it seemed that this group of players still needed a lot of games to further adjust.

The operation of the system is no problem. On the defensive end, Barry and Lescott are also very good. However, in the face of Arsenal's constant conduction temptations, there will always be some small disconnects in defensive coordination between players. .

But this kind of running-in can't be rushed. When the English League Cup and the FA Cup come later, and the main players will play in the league and the Champions League, these rotation players will be able to use the opportunities of domestic cups to cooperate more.

Last season, Joaquin and Bell also played with the main players for three or four months before they were fully integrated into the system. Both have to go through this process, which is normal.

In the middle and late part of the first half, Arsenal and Sheffield linked back and forth, and it seemed that the situation was gradually stabilizing.

When the time came to No. 40 minutes in the first half, the rhythm of the two teams gradually slowed down, and they were both used to conducting more for a while when they had the ball.

Neymar felt dissatisfied with his performance today, and still actively retreated, trying to take more balls to find breakthrough space.

Arsenal seems to have done a lot of research on Neymar, and today they specifically asked Sagna to limit the Brazilian star one-on-one.

And the seasoned French international did teach the young Neymar a lesson. The restrictions in the first half were quite in place, but it didn't allow Neymar and Li Mo to establish a few effective connections.

If it were Joaquin or De Bruyne, they would definitely actively seek to cooperate with the full-backs and midfielders, and even call the forwards to come over.

But Neymar, a newborn calf, is obviously unwilling to "show weakness" like this.

He was full of fighting spirit and tried to get past Sania again and again, no matter how much he failed, he never felt discouraged.

Li Mo was not annoyed either, and he gave up the ball in a big way to let the horse "hit the south wall".

Young players all have this level. The important thing is not whether they can successfully conquer their opponents on the field, but to continue to maintain anger and faith in repeated failures, and continue to maintain the courage to charge against their opponents.

Li Mo, because there is a mature soul in his young body, he was overly mature when he was 17 years old when he played in the British Championship.

But Neymar is a real 21-year-old guy who bears the expectations of the whole of Brazil. He is worth nearly [-] million yuan and has amazing talent. Naturally, he cannot accept the situation that he is locked by his opponent alone.

Geniuses, most of them are like this, and honest ones like Maguire are really an exception.

Even the dead kid Stones admired Li Mo and Maguire the most. In his heart, he was actually very proud of facing other players, let alone Neymar.

But Li Mo will be patient, but the Sheffield United team can't always revolve around Neymar.

In the 403rd minute of the first half, Barry faced Neymar's retracement and asked for the ball again. He first led the ball close, but he did not pass the ball to Neymar like the previous few times.

He kept observing the running positions of the offensive players in front. When Li Mo retreated and pulled in front of Wilshere, Barry decisively chose to send a long pass!

This long pass was delivered very steadily, Li Mo said yes in his heart, and blocked Wilshere's possibility of going forward to defend with his back.

When he caught a glimpse of Brother Chisa and Didier who were going forward from the corner of his eye, he didn't hesitate, and directly chose to ferry the header!
The ball went on the route that Berbatov was going. Berbatov's speed was average, and he was about to collide with Vermaelen who had saved it, causing the fans on both sides to exclaim!

But Brother Xiaosa deserved to be Brother Xiaosa, he had no intention of stopping the ball at all, he stretched his body and swung the football in the air again, and directly completed a header relay before colliding with Vermaelen!
Koscielny cursed in his heart, and quickly turned his head and rushed to Dirk, who had already inserted behind Arsenal's defense.

At this moment, Dirk Dirk has thrown off the marking of Arsenal right-back Jenkinson, and is rushing towards the football that jumped into the Arsenal penalty area!
Sheffield United's counterattack this time is very special. Li Mo and Berbatov acted as two transfer stations. The football started from the foot of Barry and Berbatov completed the final header ferry. Fall from the sky!
Simple and efficient, even if Bell is not on the field, Li Mo is partnered with two veterans, but they can still use their respective characteristics to play the same sharp counterattack!
The Sheffield United fans were obviously in high spirits, creating a huge roar of cheers, staring at Dirk Dirk, who had already touched the ball in the Arsenal penalty area, not wanting to miss what might happen next.

However, Dirk Didn't shoot directly with his foot in this situation like Bell did.

He neither shoots nor stops the ball to waste time, but just takes the ball and continues to move forward, not giving Koscielny a chance to destroy it, and forcing Koscielny to follow him to the bottom line !

In a position almost close to the bottom line, Dirk Dirk was only half a step ahead of Koscielny to complete the pass!

A half-high ball with a backward spin was not passed to Berbatov who had already run to the front point, nor to Neymar who had already run to the back point and was about to finish grabbing the point, but to the position near the middle of the penalty area!

A tall figure withstood the pressure of Vermaelen's confrontation, striding towards the football landing point, it was Li Mo!
He raised his arm, not only to separate Vermaelen's interference, but also to maintain the balance of his body. He directly kicked the ball without adjusting his shot!
Szczesny gritted his teeth and was about to pounce on the near corner.

Li Mo loves shooting in the penalty area too much. He was humiliated by Li Mo again in the last ball. He no longer hesitated for this ball, and rushed to Li Mo's most likely and favorite near-corner position!

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Shots! Li actually chose a kick shot this time?! Szczesny was cheated! A beautiful far corner shot! There are so many ways to fool the goalkeeper in the penalty area! Poor Poland goalkeeper, he became the background board of this wonderful goal, Lee's ninth goal of the new season! We may see him today Scored your tenth goal in the new season?!"

The commentator of Sky Sports explained Li Mo's slightly "elegant" goal in surprise.

This rubbing shot is very beautiful, the weight is light, and it has deceived Szczesny. It can be regarded as a model of a striker's unadjusted shooting in the penalty area.

But compared with Li Mo's last goal in this game, the two goals are completely two extremes in style!
Li Mo himself seemed proud of having fooled Szczesny. He even stuck out his tongue at the live camera while running towards the corner flag. This scene would make countless Premier League goalkeepers angry big.

But at the moment Sheffield United fans are proud of their young king!

A capable player is qualified to make such a bold attempt, so what's the matter with doing things occasionally?
What other strikers cannot do, Li Mo can always do, this is his skill!

Speed ​​cursed a few words with a smile, and finally applauded Li Mo's goal as usual.

He didn't want to "dote" Li Mo like this all the time, but he had no choice. The superstar he brought out would sometimes just play if he wanted to have a little heartbeat, so what else could he do?

However, proper beating is still necessary. Speed ​​has already made up his mind, and he will not be too complacent if he wants to frighten this bastard Li Mo again during the intermission.

In the cheers of the crowd, Li Mo completed another passionate celebration, and this goal also made Wenger helplessly spread his hands and smile bitterly again.

The Arsenal players were obviously numb by Li Mo.

Counting from Li Mo's first season playing in the Premier League, he can always score goals against Arsenal. This shit is almost becoming the "law" in the Premier League!

So facing such a player, how can the Arsenal players not feel nervous and stressed?
It's better to be numb, at least it won't cause trouble in my heart. Anyway, think about it, if you are lucky every season, you will only meet Sheffield United twice.

Thinking about it this way, they really feel much more comfortable~
With a bit of relief, the Arsenal players hurried to the player tunnel after the referee blew the half-time whistle.

The speed of the exit was somewhat stressful.