Chapter 133 Defeated Bolton at halftime

Amid the turmoil and public opinion from the outside world, Sheffield United set off to Manchester Bolton in a low-key manner.

At the press conference before the game, Speed ​​answered the reporters' questions very humbly. The team's current ranking of third in the league standings is enough for the team to steal the spotlight. They should keep a low profile when speaking to the outside world. With the popularity and reputation,

Of course, you also need to pay attention.

Of course, Speed's real idea is to hope that other teams will not "target" Sheffield United.

He couldn't talk about relegation. After the game against Chelsea, even if the goal was to avoid relegation, the media wouldn't believe it.

But it is still important to at least keep a low profile, attract less hatred, and allow the teams in the middle and lower reaches of the league to focus more on a few traditional strong teams instead of fighting with Sheffield United.

However, Bolton's head coach Owen Coyle said before the game that they would go all out to achieve a result that satisfies the fans at home when facing Sheffield United.

Bolton currently have one win and three losses and are in urgent need of stopping their decline. It seems that they will face Sheffield United to the death.

Well, West Bromwich Albion wants to score points from Sheffield United, and you Bolton want to score points from Sheffield United.

In the first three games against the Premier League's giants, Bolton did not say anything about going all out. Except for bullying the newly promoted Queens Park Rangers in the first game, Bolton gave up three points to Manchester City and Liverpool in the next three games.

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The Bolton coach's speech instantly made the Sheffield United players a little unhappy.

But Speed ​​can understand it. After all, coaches want the team to achieve good results, especially when they lose consecutively, they really rack their brains to stop the decline.

In the first half of the season when Speed ​​coached Sheffield United in the Championship last season, he was a loser. He almost lost all the strong teams. At that time, he also tried to score as many points as possible against the mid-table teams.

But understanding is understanding, but now Sheffield United also wants to score more points against the mid-to-lower teams. Being tied by West Bromwich Albion is already very hurtful. You Bolton want to do it again, so do Sheffield United still want to avoid relegation?

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Oh, by the way, speaking of relegation, after four rounds of league games, Sheffield United has already accumulated a quarter of the relegation points. According to the relegation points in past seasons, with about 40 points, it is almost possible to successfully avoid relegation.

Therefore, when playing against a team in the lower reaches of the league like Bolton, you must win as much as possible. Not only do you have to score points in every game against a strong team, but you have to be stable when you beat the weak. How can you get into the top six if you can't beat the weak? Oh no, how can you avoid relegation!

On the afternoon of September 17, at the Reebok Stadium, Bolton's home stadium, players from both teams walked out of the tunnel and entered the stadium. More than 25,000 Bolton fans at home began to cheer for the team.

Because Bolton and Sheffield United are relatively close, more than 3,000 Sheffield United fans came to the away game with the team today.

After Li Mo came on the field for the last time, he waved to the away team's fans' stand, which immediately aroused cheers from the Sheffield United fans, but was quickly suppressed by the boos from the home fans.

Li Mo didn't care much. The whole team was very confident about winning today's game, and the team's mentality was also very good now. They would no longer underestimate their opponents. As long as nothing unexpected happened, there would be no problem in winning against Bolton.

The players from both sides shook hands, and then the game entered a countdown. As the captains of both sides ended their picks, the referee blew his whistle, and Sheffield United's away game against Bolton Wanderers in the fifth round of the Premier League officially began.

In the first round of the league, Queens Park Rangers lost to Bolton at home, with the score still 0-4, so the Sheffield United players paid more attention to Bolton's offense.

After all, the veteran Sheffield United players know the strength of Rangers, and their defense is still very good. I think Bolton are also outstanding in attack.

But after the game started, Bolton tried to seize the opening. A high ball was directly pushed back by Maguire. Later, he took the ball to both sides and was successfully defended by Medel and Matt Ritchie.

This makes the Sheffield United players feel a little strange. They don't know whether their current defense is too strong, or whether Bolton's offense is too weak. Could it be that Bolton's victory over Rangers in the first round was just bad luck?

However, the Sheffield United players did not dwell too much on this issue. Bolton failed to get the start, so naturally it was their turn to take over the ball.

Medel easily grabbed the ball, and then the Sheffield United midfielder began to test the ball as a whole.

Drinkwater felt very relaxed. In the last game, West Bromwich Albion made the Sheffield United midfielder miserable for at least 45 minutes. When Bolton came here, there was a press, but the intensity of the press was like drizzle.

It comes and goes for a while.

This is far different from West Bromwich Albion. Brother Drinking Water took over control of the midfield with his teammates with almost no effort.

As soon as Bolton saw that they couldn't compete, they quickly shrank their entire team, leaving only one forward in Sheffield United's half.

Li Mo was a little confused and shrank at the beginning? Is this what coach Bolton said about going all out?

And if you just leave a forward in the frontcourt, you can't counterattack. At least you have to have another threat to get the ball. If you have a forward to counterattack, do you look down on Medel and Montgomery?

Li Mo shook his head and didn't think much about it. The midfielder, Brother Drinking Water, and the others had already firmly controlled the ball. He didn't need to retreat anymore and directly hit the edge of Bolton's penalty area.

But it should not be said that although Bolton was timid at the beginning, Bolton did a good job in targeting Li Mo.

A defensive midfielder is in front of Li Mo, and a central defender is behind Li Mo. The treatment of front and rear double teams is directly arranged.

Li Mo was used to this, and it was fine for two people to stare at him. He began to switch positions with Vardy and run between them.

Bertrand and Matt Ritchie took turns taking turns on the left wing, and Drinkwater also kept passing the ball to the left wing. Bertrand finally had a chance to attack in this game, and his performance

Very active.

In the 13th minute of the first half, Bertrand received the ball from Matt Ritchie and rushed directly to the left side of Bolton's penalty area. Then he passed the ball low and made Bolton's defenders scramble. They kicked the ball out in panic.

The ball hit the bottom line and gave Sheffield United a corner kick opportunity.

In the 18th minute, Bertrand once again got the ball from the wing. This time he passed Bolton's full-back with the ball, and then suddenly cut inside and passed the ball across to the top of Bolton's penalty area.

Drinkwater took a long shot, but unfortunately it was a bit on target and was confiscated by Bolton's goalkeeper.

In the 24th minute of the first half, Trippier stepped in to get the ball from the right wing, but the force of the cross was a bit strong. Li Mo was guarded and could not find a chance to take off, but the football flew past the back point.

, and was obtained by Bertrand.

Seeing this, Li Mo suddenly made a reverse run, pulling away the two Bolton defenders. Bertrand made another low pass, and the football was passed to the front point. Vardy pulled away the defenders when Li Mo moved.

He stepped in smartly, and with a slight push just in time to meet Bertrand's pass, the football quickly rolled into the near corner of the goal.

1-0!

Bolton's hold failed in less than thirty minutes.

Vardy scored his third goal in the league. After the goal, Vardy and Li Mo laughed and went to the corner flag area to celebrate with Bertrand. This was also Bertrand's first assist this season!

Li Mo did not contribute data in this goal, but his movement directly took away two Bolton defensive players, which created space for Vardy to move forward. This is where his threat lies.

Even if he doesn't score, as long as he is on the court, the opponent has to keep a close eye on him, and one person's marking is not enough. If there was only one person following Li Mo just now, then the person celebrating the goal now may be Li Mo.

By myself.

"Smart movement! Lee's threat is too great. Maybe Owen Coyle emphasized to his players many times before the game that he should strictly monitor Lee, but his players seemed to be a little too nervous. Lee's running

The movement caused Bolton's defense to be seriously out of position, Jamie Vardy scored his third goal of the season!"

The Sheffield United players gathered together for a small celebration, and then quickly dispersed. Although they were happy, they were relatively restrained and quickly returned to their positions, waiting for Bolton to kick off again.

In the locker room before the game, Li Mo and his teammates decided to resolve the battle in the first half, at least to score 2-0, right? Otherwise, how could Bolton's players lose confidence.

Speed ​​was very satisfied with the good condition of his disciples. He stood on the sidelines and smiled and applauded. This time he did not signal the players to stay calm. The offense was already in full swing. It was business to just go all out and score another goal.

The morale of Bolton was severely damaged. They had promised to try their best to score points before the game. However, less than 30 minutes into the half, they broke their hips. Moreover, it seemed that Sheffield United was playing very easily. This made Bolton's

The players were a little frustrated.

They knew there was a strength gap between themselves and Sheffield United's players, but they didn't expect that the gap was wider than they imagined.

In terms of detail processing and tactical execution, Sheffield United did much better than them. This feeling is more intuitive and real to the players than to the audience.

But the game will continue, and Bolton's players can only pick up their mood and kick off again.

After confirming that the opponent was not acting, but was actually playing a real game, Sheffield United naturally pressed forward with full force.

Maybe neutral fans watching the game would find it cruel, but for Sheffield United, this was the time to take advantage of his illness and kill him.

Sheffield United's left and right wings began to take turns taking turns, and Li Mo also retreated appropriately in the center to act as a connection point. Sheffield United's combination of wings and center has always been very good. Now facing the rookie Bolton, the offense is even more obvious.

Smooth.

In the 41st minute of the first half, Li Mo and Vardy ran in the penalty area at the same time, disrupting Bolton's defense. Matt Ritchie decisively cut inside and then succeeded with a volley!

2-0!

Sheffield United won another victory, less than half-time. Although it can't be seen in the score, but on the scene, Bolton was completely defeated!
Chapter completed!