Chapter 119 The old blue lion and the new blade

In the first two rounds of the league this season, Villas-Boas used a four-three-three formation, with Torres as the arrow and two wingers. I hope that the Spanish El Infanto, who used to kill all sides at Atletico Madrid and Liverpool, can find him.

Return to status.

However, Torres could not find the feeling to shoot, which put Chelsea in trouble on the offensive end. If it were not for veteran Anelka's goal in the second game, the Blues might have received another draw.

In this game, Villas-Boas didn't dare to be stubborn and chose to start Drogba and Torres together. Although Villas still hopes to activate Torres' condition as soon as possible, Drogba is obviously a safer choice.

Although Warcraft is getting older, his intimidation in the penalty area and fulcrum ability in the frontcourt are still the key to Chelsea breaking the deadlock.

Besides, Torres needs more support in the frontcourt, and after Drogba comes on the court, it can open up more space for Chelsea's midfielder, so that Lampard can play more comfortably.

After Villas-Boas took office, he originally wanted to change Chelsea's offensive method, but after going around and around, he finally chose the offensive system built by his mentor, Mourinho, for the Blues.

However, although he finally chose to "compromise", Villas-Boas did not think that his thinking was wrong. Torres seemed to be unable to regain his former form, so he needed to find a new center.

A center who is younger, runs actively, has a stronger desire to score, and has a super high shooting level.

Like Mourinho, Villas-Boas also has extremely high requirements for center forwards, and it was under such circumstances that Li Mo came into his sight.

Isn't this the center he dreams of?

Young, full of hunger for scoring, excellent shooting skills, and Li Mo's physical fitness is very good. In addition to scoring, he can also complete more tasks, which can provide more for Villas-Boas's offensive system.

tactical support.

That's why Villas-Boas made such an "impatient" move before the game. Generally speaking, this kind of matter will be left to the transfer department, which will make official contact with Sheffield United first.

But the transfer window will close in a few days. Villas-Boas could bear it before, but after watching the highlights of Li Mo's on-field performance from last season to this season, his heart felt like a cat scratching with its claws.

, I simply can’t wait for a moment!

After finding out that Abramovich seemed to have paid attention to Li Mo before, Boas chose to directly express his "interest" in Li Mo.

In fact, this is understandable. Strong teams have such privileges. It sounds unfair, but it is the fact.

If a powerful team from one of the five major leagues is really interested in a player from a mid- to lower-tier team, they will basically not miss out.

Unless the offer is not high enough, but for Chelsea, what does money count?

Villas-Boas is very confident. How can a young player like Li Mo resist the temptation to join a big team like Chelsea?

So before the game started, he was in a good mood and had even begun to imagine that before the summer window closed, Li Mo would transfer to Chelsea, and then he could finally build a new offensive system and put his own stamp on Chelsea's success.

But when the players from both sides walked out of the tunnel, Villas-Boas was stunned when he saw the murderous faces of Li Mo and the Sheffield United players.

A bad thought suddenly arose in his heart.

This matter won't be messed up, right?

Not to mention Villas-Boas, the current Chelsea players are a little confused when they see the fierce looks in the eyes of these young Sheffield United players.

They didn't have any grudge against Sheffield United in the past, but it seemed like Sheffield United regarded them as mortal enemies.

Lampard, Drogba, Terry and several other old Chelsea players vaguely guessed the reason, but they looked at each other and remained silent in a tacit understanding.

What the new head coach Villas-Boas did before the game was indeed a bit unethical.

It's not that they are against the introduction of Li Mo. After all, the team contacted Sheffield United last season, but Sheffield United firmly rejected it.

As the team's elders, they will also be happy to see strong talents joining the team.

But now Sheffield United has just been promoted to the Premier League, and it is obvious that they still need to rely on Li Mo's performance to avoid relegation.

I had a relationship with him in the summer window, so if I spend some money on him in the winter window, if Sheffield United's relegation performance is good, I might be able to throw Li Mo over.

But now that the season has just begun, you, Villas-Boas, are going to take advantage of Sheffield United's efforts to avoid relegation. Can the entire team and coach treat you well?

And I heard that Li Mo had repeatedly rejected offers from Manchester United and Arsenal when he was in the Sheffield United youth training camp.

I guess this kid also has a deep affection for Sheffield United. With Villas-Boas doing this, the media outside have been frantically reporting the rumors about Li Mo and Chelsea overnight.

This probably pissed off the young genius as well.

So now the whole Sheffield United team, including Li Mo, is very angry.

Lampard frowned. It seemed that this game was not going to be easy.

Villas-Boas's achievements in Porto last season made his pride infinitely magnified.

He thought he could get any player he wanted in the transfer market like Mourinho did back then, but he forgot one thing.

Even Mourinho leaves professional matters to professional people.

Moreover, transfers between Premier League teams sometimes cannot be successful just by spending money.

You know, if you spend tens of millions of pounds, foreign teams may not be able to withstand it, but now the Premier League team, even the bottom team, can get 40 million pounds in broadcasting revenue for a season, plus the major

With the crazy influx of sponsors, who will be very short of money?

To put it bluntly, it is impossible for Chelsea to spend 50 million pounds for Li Mo now, right?

But relying on Li Mo, if Sheffield United can reach the top ten in the Premier League this season, the broadcasting share may be close to 50 million pounds!

Not to mention the extremely lucrative sponsorship contracts Sheffield United signed with Chinese sponsors this summer.

In the Premier League, sometimes it is better to talk about favors than to directly throw money at them. Originally, Chelsea and Sheffield United had such a favor because of the Xia Chuang deal. They can talk normally. Even if this deal about Li Mo fails,

When Li Mo leaves Sheffield United in the future, Chelsea will at least have priority.

But now that Boas has done this, all this friendship may be over.

"Still too young and too impulsive."

Lampard has made a final conclusion about Villas-Boas in his mind. Since Villas took office, he is actually not very optimistic that this so-called "Mourinho II" can succeed at Chelsea.

Madman is always the most special one in the minds of the old Chelsea players, and being the most special means that he cannot be imitated.

Therefore, Villas-Boas's attempt to imitate Mourinho and create his own legendary story at Chelsea is doomed to fail.

Mourinho came to Stamford Bridge with the aura of Champions League champion, but Boas just wanted to complain after winning the Europa League?

He wanted to abandon Drogba when he was still in office, which made many old boys very dissatisfied.

So now they are happy to see Villas-Boas defeated. As for the young players at Sheffield United, although they pay enough attention to it and now find it difficult to inspire their opponents to fight, they don't think they can really win this game.

After all, who are they? They are the Iron-Blooded Blues!

That iron-blooded team that once dominated European football and was one of the few that could compete with Barcelona at the top!

Even though their players are getting older now, their strength is still there, so why are they afraid of Sheffield United?

Seeing that Villas-Boas was frustrated, it didn't mean that they accepted that Sheffield United could score points at Stamford Bridge.

Don’t want to lose? Then show your true ability and fight!

The Chelsea players also became serious. When the players from both sides were shaking hands, Terry looked at Li Mo and showed a shallow smile. Li Mo knew what this meant and shook Terry's hand hard.

hand, and at the same time looked calmly into Terry's eyes, without any thought of flinching.

This scene was naturally noticed by the players on both sides. Although Terry and Li Mo quickly moved away from each other after shaking hands, the players present knew that these two people were probably going to face each other in this match.

"John?"

Drogba glanced at Terry, then at Li Mo, shrugged and said: "You can't be serious, you're just a child."

Terry shook his head and grinned: "How could it be? I just think that this kid is smart. He is not afraid of me at all. He is not like an eighteen-year-old boy."

Lampard, who walked to his position, agreed: "This kid is really talented, John. It seems that your intimidation has really declined. I like this kid."

Terry raised his eyebrows, "Really?"

But remembering the way Li Mo looked at him calmly just now, Terry also felt that Li Mo was very attracted to him, at least, he was very manly!

On the other side, Medel looked at Li Mo, his eyes full of admiration, and he gave Li Mo a thumbs up.

Special code, Li Mo is not only very passionate and manly in his speech in the locker room, but now on the field, his style is as passionate as that of a man. He dares to face Terry. I have to say that Li Mo is indeed not afraid on the court.

Who passed.

Li Mo's tough performance also made the Sheffield United players more determined to fight Chelsea to the end.

The coach gives full support, and the core is strong enough to support the opponent's big brother. If they don't follow up, they will really look down on themselves!

Just like Li Mo said in the locker room, they are all professional players and have trained hard since childhood. Step by step, they have reached today and are standing in the Premier League. Why should they be looked down upon by the outside world?

Why don't they get that attention and glory?

They are going to fight at Stamford Bridge today, overthrow Chelsea, and strive to win the flowers and glory that belongs to them. Maybe they are still very far away from the Premier League championship, but there must be a starting point. If you have to choose that starting point

That time is today!

Li Mo once again called his teammates together, and they gathered in a group. This time Li Mo did not make a long speech, but just said a paragraph.

"Brothers, believe me, in our hands, Sheffield United will usher in its most glorious period. If there must be a group of people who will become the golden generation of Sheffield United, then why not us? Honors, praises, flowers

, we want them all! Not in the past, nor in the future, but today! From today on, we will create the most glorious historical chapter of Sheffield United, and glory goes to Sheffield!!!"

“Glory to Sheffield!!!”

The Sheffield United players yelled this sentence with all their strength, their voices trembling with excitement.

The momentum was so great that it directly attracted the attention of all the fans and the live broadcast commentators!
To be continued...