Chapter 109 Don’t worry, play with them

The second round of the Premier League is about to begin, and Sheffield United fans naturally attach great importance to the first home game of the season.

In the first round of the league, the team got off to a good start with a 2-0 victory. This first win of the season also gave Sheffield United fans a shot in the arm.

Sheffield United's strength far exceeds the expectations of the outside world and even its own fans. At least against Wigan Athletic, who ranked in the middle and lower reaches last season, they seem to be able to suppress them in terms of strength.

In this game, against Stoke City, which was also ranked mid-to-low in the Premier League last season, Sheffield United fans very much hope to witness another victory for the team.

So at Bramall Lane Stadium, Sheffield United fans are well prepared. In the team's first Premier League home court after four years, both the home team and the visiting team players must feel their "enthusiasm"!

Since the end of the match between Sheffield United and Wigan Athletic on August 13, the entire Premier League has been discussing Li Mo and Speed.

One is a young genius who broke the English Championship scoring record last season, and in his first game in the Premier League, he contributed a pass and a shot. For an 18-year-old player, this performance was too impressive.

Many commentators, reporters, and even some coaches interviewed believe that Li Mo will produce a good statistical answer this season.

Of course, the following Premier League defenders will definitely pay more attention to Li Mo, and his goals and assists will become more difficult.

But as long as his mentality is calm and he adapts to the intensity of the Premier League, many commentators believe that Li Mo can score at least ten goals throughout the season.

This is not to belittle, maybe many fans will think that a forward who scores ten goals in a season is nothing, but in the Premier League, the media believes that an 18-year-old player can score ten goals in a single season, which is definitely the greatest optimism and praise.

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You know, last season in the Premier League, there were only 16 players who could score more than ten goals in a single season.

On average, a Premier League team may not have a player who scores ten goals in a season.

Among the top five scorers last season, the fifth-ranked player only scored fifteen goals.

Therefore, if Li Mo can reach more than ten goals this season, then his reputation, at least within the Premier League, will skyrocket.

As for Speed, on the one hand, it was his interview joke that made him popular on the Internet. On the other hand, it was the targeted tactics he deployed in the first league game and the excellent adjustment ability he showed in the game.

He is on the "little books" of major Premier League coaches.

It is true that several strong Premier League teams may not care much about Sheffield United's performance in the first round, but for teams determined to avoid relegation this season, Sheffield United has instantly become their strong enemy.

Wigan Athletic was beaten and didn't get a few decent chances throughout the game.

Although there are reasons why tactics are targeted, if you think about it from another perspective, even if there is no tactical targeting, in terms of the strength and performance of the players on the field, if Wigan Athletic and Sheffield United play another game, there is a high probability that they will still lose.

It’s just the difference between losing beautifully and losing badly.

The teams that value Sheffield United naturally include Stoke City.

Stoke City's head coach Tony Pulis can be considered a veteran coach in English football. Since leading Stoke City to the Premier League, he has led the team to successfully avoid relegation for three consecutive seasons.

For Pulis, the teams he has to pay attention to every season are never the top five teams in the Premier League, but the teams ranked between tenth and fourteenth in the league.

Because a team that can reach the top ten in the league has no pressure to relegation at all.

As for the fourteenth-placed team in the league, judging from the points accumulated in the past few years, they are often seven or eight points away from the relegation zone, less than ten points.

So looking at it this way, ranking fourteenth in the league is a relatively safe position. Stoke City's goal this season is to strive to rank in the range from tenth to fourteenth in the league.

After all, the team does not have any strong signings, and Crouch, who is still trying to win over him, is not a big-name star. He just adds chips to the team to avoid relegation.

And the strength that Sheffield United showed in the first round of the game was completely driven by the "safety line" drawn by Stoke City.

There are more wolves than meat. If Sheffield Lenovo squeezes in, one of the teams within the safety line will have to be squeezed out. Stoke City does not want to be the unlucky guy.

So in this game, they have to compete with Sheffield United to see if Sheffield United is a real dark horse or just unlucky.

Sheffield United's old acquaintances Queens Park Rangers and Norwich City, as well as West Bromwich Albion, Bolton Wanderers, Newcastle United, Wolves, etc., who successfully avoided relegation in the Premier League last season, have all set their sights on Bramall Lane.

stadium.

No one wants to be squeezed out by Sheffield United. There are three relegation places. Teams ranked fifteenth to seventeenth in the league are often the most dangerous. This ranking only shows that they can barely avoid relegation.

Therefore, this year's competition for the 10th to 14th place in the league is destined to be extremely fierce and lively with Sheffield United disrupting the situation.

On August 21st, at around one o'clock in the afternoon, the sun was shining high in the sky, covering the entire Bramall Lane Stadium. Players from Sheffield United and Stoke City walked out of the tunnel one after another.

After being suppressed for an offseason, Sheffield United fans burst out with the greatest enthusiasm for the team at this moment. Li Mo has been fixed as the last player to play, and Maguire is in front of him.

This sequence of appearances made the fans at the scene burst out with the loudest cheers at the end.

"These are our Sheffield twins!"

Generally, the rise of a team with one super star is enough to surprise fans, but Sheffield United fans are very happy. The team had two super stars emerge during the most critical period last season.

And this pair of twin stars also successfully led the team out of the quagmire, continued to climb, and finally succeeded in promotion.

Let’s take a look at the team’s new lineup now. It’s almost completely different from a year ago. Except for Matthew Lowton and Montgomery who are still playing the main role on the court, the rest of the players have either been cleared or played as substitutes. The current starters on the court

The players are young, capable and hardworking.

Speed ​​and the coaching staff spent a summer window building a new Sheffield United lineup, a younger, more talented and future lineup!

"What a dynamic player and lineup. Moreover, Shea is still standing in front of Sheffield United's goal, and Montgomery, a powerful veteran, is also in the midfield and backfield. They all have talent, hard work, and experience. Sheffield United is absolutely

They are one of the most anticipated teams this season. Perhaps their strength is not yet at the level of reaching the top ten in the league, but they are enough to become a 'spoiler' in the lower half of the league."

The Sky Sports commentator lamented that at this time on the sidelines, Stoke City head coach Pulis shook hands with Speed ​​and then returned to the coaching bench with a serious look on his face.

Speed, on the other hand, was very calm, with no emotion visible on his face.

Stoke City may be difficult to deal with, but the tactics have been laid out. He believes that his players can exert their due strength and achieve an ideal result.

At 1:30 in the afternoon, with the referee's whistle, the second round of the Premier League officially started. On the Sheffield United side, Li Mo passed the ball back to Drinkwater, and then ran towards the goal with Vardy.

Stoke City half-time.

Originally, Li Mo guessed that Stoke City would use a double central defender combination in this game. After all, Stoke City basically played 4-4-2 last season.

But he didn't expect that although Stoke City still played a 4-4-2 formation in this game, there were four "tough guy" players on the back line.

Woodgate, Shawcross, Huth, Wilson.

Except for Wilson who is less famous and Woodgate who is more fragile, the remaining two central defenders are also representatives of strong teams in the Premier League.

A healthy Woodgate has always been considered one of the most powerful defenders in England. Unfortunately, he is too fragile, so he has not won any heavyweight honors in his career. But as long as he stays healthy, even if it is only for a few months.

, he can produce top-level performance on the field and is very strong.

Shawcross, who was born in Manchester United's youth training, has now grown into the absolute core of Stoke City's defense.

In the past few seasons, Stoke City was able to successfully avoid relegation, and Shawcross was indispensable. After several seasons of outstanding performance, every strong team in the Premier League offered him an olive branch, but Shawcross insisted on staying at Stoke.

Kecheng, otherwise with his strength, it would be very easy for him to play for a team in the upper reaches of the Premier League.

Huth, the main central defender of the Leicester City Miracle in later generations, is also a fringe international player of Germany. He is physically strong and has excellent header ability. He was selected for the German national team and won the Premier League championship with Leicester City in his previous life. Huth

Naturally, it goes without saying much about his strength.

Four guys playing as central defenders lined up on the back of the defense. Their tall figures and fierce eyes made Vardy tremble when he saw them.

Especially Woodgate, the star defender who once joined Real Madrid, is a presence that every English professional player is familiar with. Now that he has to face him, how can Vardy not be nervous.

"Hey, relax, Jamie."

Li Mo patted Vardy's butt and then trotted to Stoke City's central defender.

Although Li Mo is only 1.88 meters tall, his weight of nearly 90 kilograms makes him look stronger than Shawcross and Huth.

Shawcross looked at Li Mo, who had no nervousness on his face, and couldn't help but said: "You don't have any chance in this game!"

Li Mo just looked back at him, smiled, and said nothing.

Shawcross frowned, but he didn't speak any more. It was enough to say harsh words once. Saying it again showed that he lacked confidence. However, Li Mo's performance was indeed beyond his expectation. He was too calm!

Li Mo, however, kept in mind Speed's tactical arrangements before the game.

For Stoke City's players, they are actually used to being suppressed by their opponents, but they don't care. Their midfield and backfield are very capable of confrontation. What they want is to advance to the opponent's half as quickly as possible during counterattack.

It's better to be near the sideline of the penalty area.

Because of their unique powerful grenade tactics, once they get a throw-in from the sideline near the penalty area, there will be two good headers in their team that are over 1.9 meters and two close to 1.9 meters to ambush the opponent's penalty area.

This is a great threat to Sheffield United, because except for Maguire, the rest of the players in their backcourt are hardly more than 1.8 meters tall. Even if Li Mo retreats to the penalty area to defend, Sheffield United's side

Only two high points.

Therefore, in this game, Sheffield United will not press forward too much. They will compete with Stoke City for patience and will never easily give Stoke City a chance to set the ball in the frontcourt.

To put it simply, if you defend against counterattacks, I will defend against counterattacks, and I will defend on the wing. Just use your powerful grenade tactics in your own half!

In the counterattack in the frontcourt, Sheffield United also had to take more ground in this game.

The four defenders in the Stoke City penalty area are all good at heading the ball. It is difficult for Li Mo to score a header in this game. It is better to go on the ground.

The opponent's head-on confrontation is very strong. Li Mo and Vardy can use speed and technology to break through. With Matt Ritchie on the left, they can slowly penetrate.

And if that doesn't work, Speed ​​can resort to the ultimate tactic of "giving the ball to Li Mo".

As far as Li Mo's current dribbling skills are concerned, giving him the ball and letting him think of ways to reverse it is also an effective way. Some teams have always emphasized the team's tactical integrity. To put it bluntly, it may be because they don't have

star.

When there is a star, why is it not considered a good tactic to give the ball to the star and let him rely on his personal ability to break the game through partial cooperation?

Therefore, in this game, Li Mo is likely to perform many good performances of taking the ball and challenging Stoke City's defense.

But the game had just started, it was still early, and Li Mo was still waiting for a good opportunity to get the ball.

Now, don't worry, let's play with them first!

It’s still too time-consuming to revise the article. This chapter is a bit late. I’m sorry.
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