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Chapter 189 It’s time to increase your intensity!
"He should have been sent off with a red card a long time ago. He had two fouls that would have earned him a direct red card!"

Li Mo gestured with two fingers and said to the referee Oliver on duty.

Michael Oliver, who is only 29 years old this year, is one of the youngest referees in the Premier League.

The reason why he can officiate matches at the Premier League level when he is less than 30 years old is naturally because he is a referee trained by the Football Association.

Even games like the League Cup final were left to him to referee.

It can be seen that Oliver can be regarded as the "Li Mo" in the refereeing world.

Li Mo believed that Sunderland's center back Wes Brown's two fouls in the first half were both worthy of a straight red card, but he only received one yellow card. The second foul did not even receive a yellow card.

This must be because the referee was merciful - in Li Mo's view, even if this is not a straight red, these two fouls will definitely be yellow. Two yellows turn one red. Arsenal should hit one more person when they are on the board. .

But Oliver obviously does not agree with Li Mo's point of view.

He shook his head and said: "I will make my own judgment on how to impose penalties. Li, this is not your responsibility."

This kind of fierce collision directed at people is logically bound to receive a yellow card, and Wes Brown already had a yellow card at the time.

"Forget it, he was also angry, and if I gave him a yellow card, I'm afraid we would be in a lot of trouble ourselves. One more thing is worse than one less thing. Anyway, it happened at the end of the first half."

Before falling to the ground, he also kicked the ball, but his accuracy was completely unguaranteed, and the football was kicked directly into the second-story stands.

Li Mo was furious and wanted to find trouble with Brown, but was pulled back by Cazorla.

The commentators in the commentary box also noticed the argument between Li Mo and the referee.

What made him even more unhappy was.

On the court, the three referees looked at each other.

"Li Mo didn't score in the first half, and he felt the pressure too!"

At that time Gibbs made a pass from the wing.

While the two were talking.

Oliver almost laughed out of anger: "Li, I don't think your opportunity was a must-goal. You were outside the penalty area and the football was flying in the air. How could you think it was a must-goal in this situation? You didn't even throw the ball It’s quite difficult to shoot within the goal range.”

Of course they didn't know what Li Mo and the referee were talking about. After all, they were too far away.

But they were quick to come up with their own interpretations.

"It doesn't matter if he's famous, you should give him a yellow card!"

So Li Mo immediately raised his arms and complained to the referee.

Li Mo felt that as long as he could lift the ball, he could put it into the goal.

But Oliver awarded a foul but had no intention of taking out the card.

Li Mo was very unhappy.

"I scored a goal like this in the second half to show you, Mr. referee, don't make excuses to blow off my goal!"

But Li Mo was also very confident. He was ready to volley directly, but he didn't expect that Weiss would not let him hit him directly.

Then Li Mo went to the intermission holding in his anger.

After he got up, he ran to Li Mo and whispered: "You can't even think of scoring a goal in this game!"

Brown actually came to challenge him directly.

After showing off, he ran away.

Not even a verbal warning.

Although people say that the referee must enforce the law impartially and treat everyone equally.

But on the pitch, referees are human beings and they can't do that.

An assistant referee said angrily: "How dare this guy question our professional ethics?!"

No matter how strong Li Mo was, he would not be able to maintain his balance in the face of such a collision when he raised one foot and swung his leg to shoot.

"Then what do you say about that guy who blocked my inevitable goal?"

He said, scratching his neck.

Oh shit
How dare this guy Oliver underestimate me?
Li Mo immediately said: "This is a must-goal for me!"

Li Mo was stunned for a moment.

Those big stars must have certain "privileges".

Even though this ball looks quite difficult.

"Ignore him, Li! He did it on purpose! Why do you need to know this guy?"

Referee Oliver shook his head and smiled bitterly.

A commentator said.

After saying that, he quickly walked into the players' tunnel.

There is certainly a reason why Li Mo is so upset.

After that he ran away.

The referee will not give them cards easily. After all, he has offended a big-name star, and the referee will also be tortured by public opinion.

And Oliver also knew that he was very wide in the first half, which encouraged Sunderland's playing style.

Therefore, he would show mercy to Li Mo.

The two assistant referees didn't want to get into trouble when they saw the referee, so they could only shrug.

Three referees walked to the sidelines.

"Do you think he can really do what he says?"

"I believe he can score goals, but if he scores a volley on purpose, I don't believe it."

Oliver nodded slightly when he heard his assistant say this.

But in my heart, I was vaguely looking forward to it.

He was really curious, could Li Mo really fulfill his words in the second half?

Or was it just a pretense and forgotten in the second half?

After returning to the locker room.

Kaka came up to comfort Li Mo and told him not to worry.

Kaka's current role at Arsenal is not only to serve as a substitute for Cazorla, but also to gradually become the "administrator" of the locker room.

He has a good temper and is also Mr. Ballon d'Or. The young people at Arsenal are convinced of Kaká.

And his game experience is here.

Sometimes when someone has a mental problem during a game, Kaka on the bench can often detect it quickly.

He also observed Li Mo going to communicate with the referee after the first half of the game.

"I don't need comfort, Kaka." Li Mo said, "I'm not depressed. That Brown dared to provoke me. I will definitely make him pay the price in the second half!"

"That's good." Kaka smiled and patted Li Mo on the shoulder, his eyes filled with reminiscence.

once Upon a time.

He is also as high-spirited as Li Mo.

young.

very nice.

In the Sunderland dressing room.

Sunderland's players were very excited. They felt that returning to the dressing room with a score of 0-0 at half-time was a success - indeed, the plan they made before the game was not to concede a goal in the first half. of.

From this perspective, they are indeed a successful party.

Sunderland manager Poyet was also encouraging his players.

"Guys, your performance in the first half was so fucking awesome!"

he shouted.

In a locker room filled with male hormones, these vicious curse words were obviously more exciting.

"You did a great job. We kept Li Mo from scoring for 45 minutes! We are about to become the first team to stop him! This is a team like Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, and Liverpool. Things that can’t be done!”

Hear the words of the head coach.

Sunderland's players suddenly cheered.

"Champion! Champion! We want the championship!!"

The League Cup champion is useless.

This is for the big clubs.

And for a team like Sunderland.

A League Cup championship is probably the highest honor they have achieved since the team was founded over a hundred years ago.

In the locker room.

Sunderland's players looked enthusiastic.

When they have a chance to win a championship trophy, they are willing to give everything.

Poyet is pleased with the team's spirit.

In the second half of the game, the team will definitely have physical problems.

But Boyet couldn't help it.

Because, if Sunderland wants to defeat Arsenal, they cannot adopt conventional tactics.

The excitement can make players temporarily forget about physical fatigue - this is a method similar to self-hypnosis.

although.

It doesn't last long.

But Poyet doesn’t need too long, he only needs forty-five minutes! Sunderland are nicknamed the Black Cats.

They are indeed like cats - they have nine lives.

They are super favorites for relegation every season.

But every season they can always avoid relegation in a thrilling way.

And the plot is the same every season: a bad start to the season and people saying they are definitely going to be relegated this season.

result.

At the end of the season, they made a great comeback, scored consecutive points, and then successfully landed and successfully avoided relegation.
therefore.

If Sunderland can really miraculously defeat Arsenal in this game and win the League Cup final.

It would be a classic Sunderland win.

When players from both sides return to the court.

Sunderland's players seemed very confident.

But what people are more concerned about is Li Mo's expression.

The TV broadcast gave him a close-up shot, but there was no expression on Li Mo's face.

Brown is also observing Li Mo.

He is a very experienced player, and he knows very well that he cannot guard against Li Mo simply relying on his skills and body.

If you want to guard against this monster center.

Some other means must be used.

So he asked Brown to provoke Li Mo.

This is to anger the other person and make them lose their cool.

As a result, the other party's face is very calm now
It looked like Wenger must have done something during the break.

This is not possible.
If Li Mo hadn't lost his cool, he wouldn't have been able to withstand it in the second half.
He noticed Li Mo looking at him.

So, he immediately made a move: put his thumb up, and then pointed it down.

It means: You can’t!
The most intolerable thing for a man is for others to tell him he is not good enough.

As expected, Li Mo's expression changed and anger showed on his face.

I saw the expression finally changed on Li Mo's face.

Brown was satisfied.

His assistant O'Shea patted him and gave him an approving look.

Li Mo stared at Brown fiercely.

This old guy has so many little tricks and his mouth is so rude.

It's really annoying.

Li Mo wanted to punch the other person's proud face.

But he knew the consequences.

The best way is to score in front of him and then humiliate him with celebrations!
Li Mo turned around.

"You wait for me!"

Wenger certainly couldn't have done nothing during the halftime break.

After the second half of the game started.

People noticed the offensive changes made by Arsenal.

First, the cross-passes in the midfield and backfield are reduced.

Quickly pass through the midfield, kick the ball into the frontcourt, and then strengthen the player's individual breakthrough.

Aren't you going to commit a foul?

Come on then!

Anyway, your defenders all have yellow cards!
In the tenth minute of the second half, Sanchez completed a successful breakthrough.

He passed Sunderland right-back Bardsley.

At that time, Bardsley had a chance to foul.

He could trip Sanchez to the ground just by stretching out his feet.

If it was the first half, he would have done so without hesitation.

But now he doesn't dare.

Because he has a yellow card.

He didn't dare to bet that the referee would show mercy to him.

If he gets a second yellow card, he will be sent off.

So it makes sense that he wisely protected himself and let Sanchez go.

Fortunately, O'Shea responded promptly. He quickly made up for it and saw the opportunity to shovel the ball out of the sideline.

O'Shea then yelled at Bardsley: "You can't let him in like that!"

"But I have a yellow card!" Bardsley said in embarrassment.

When the team adopts such tactics, they are dancing on the edge of a knife.

He didn't want to be the first unlucky person to be impaled by the tip of the knife.

O'Shea opened his mouth, but he couldn't say anything.

Because this is indeed a very real problem.

He looked towards the coaching bench.

Now it seems it's time to change
Poyet was relieved to see Sanchez's breakthrough destroyed.

He also realized that Arsenal had made targeted arrangements to deal with the fact that all four Sunderland defenders were booked.

Therefore, he made a decisive substitution!

And it’s one breath, two for two!

Both full-backs were substituted.

Bardsley was taken off and another defender was brought on to cut into Scatter.

Then the full-back on the other side also made a substitution.

Spanish defender Marcos Alonso was replaced and another defender Bersini was replaced.

Sunderland are not a wealthy team.

The gap between their main players and substitutes is still quite large.

There is still a big gap in personal ability between the two full-backs replaced by Bardsley and Marcos Alonso.

But they have plenty of energy, and they are not afraid of getting stuck!

The only purpose of such a matchup substitution is to maintain the aggressiveness of the players on the back line so that they will not be constrained!

"Poyet made two substitutions at the back?!"

The commentators were surprised.

This tactical intention is too obvious.

That's sacrificing offense.

We will do our best to ensure that there will be no problems with the defense!

Wenger was surprised by Poyet's substitution adjustment.

Give up the offense completely in exchange for a ninety-minute draw?

Yes, if it enters overtime, Arsenal's physical fitness may have bottomed out. The quality of the game cannot be guaranteed, and Sunderland may not have a chance to steal one.

And
Even if you can't steal one, wait until you take a penalty kick.

Sunderland is not at a loss either.

I have to say that Sunderland's tactical goals are very clear!
Moreover, their players were determined to execute.

No wonder they can always successfully avoid relegation.

Maybe it's because of this fierceness and super tactical execution.

but
He only has three substitutions.

Already used two.

He only has one last substitution left.

He can't just replace everyone on the field, right?

Think of this.

Wenger came to the sidelines, took advantage of a dead ball opportunity, seized Sanchez and said: "Now you can strengthen the breakthrough in the middle! You and Walcott both squeeze towards the middle!"

"Hit their centre-back's line!"

"It doesn't matter if you can't score goals for the time being, we just want to cause damage!"

"Understood!" Sanchez quickly returned to the court and told his teammates Wenger's explanation.

Li Mo smiled slightly.

He smiled at Brown, who was not far away.

well.

It’s time to turn up the intensity for you!
(End of this chapter)