Chapter 248 Sturm und Drang into Sheffield United

Facing the situation of conceding a goal first, the atmosphere within the West Bromwich Albion team underwent subtle changes.

This is how the game is set up. Before a goal is scored, no matter how passive the performance is, no matter how ugly the football is, the players can accept it. The weak fights the strong, and if you don't lose, you win. This has always been the case.

But once the goal is broken, the mentality is completely different.

Why is there a big bus? Is it because the enemy is far inferior to the opponent in terms of strength? Defense can still rely on the number of people, but for offense, there is no way to use a sea of ​​​​people tactics.

Not to mention that Sheffield United's counter-attacks are always accurate. If you really dare to press forward and attack, then you are waiting to be stabbed in the anus by Sheffield United.

Steve Clark felt extremely confused after losing the ball.

Being angry or depressed can't solve the problem. Now he is struggling with whether to attack or not?

If you attack, you may be killed directly by Sheffield United, but you may also gain wealth and wealth in danger, but if you don't attack, you will die slowly.

Just when Steve Clark was in a dilemma, Speed ​​helped him make a choice.

"Hey, Sheffield United has reverted to their formation. This is posing a problem for West Bromwich Albion. I gave way in the midfield. It's up to you whether you can attack or not. Anyway, I can accept the 1-0 lead in the first half.

Speed ​​is very confident and dares to give you a chance, as if he is saying to Clark: If you can break through Sheffield United's defense, then you have the ability."

In Zhan Jun's commentary, Li Mo and Vardy regained their positions slightly, and the Sheffield United players also put on a defensive posture.

Faced with this situation, the West Bromwich Albion players were a little undecided when the kick-off resumed, and they all looked to the sidelines.

After Steve Clark hesitated for a moment, he finally made a decision.

Press out first and try it out in the last ten minutes of the first half. If it doesn't work, adjust it in the middle!

This is exactly what Speed ​​wants to see.

In fact, after scoring a goal, Sheffield United could continue to play against West Bromwich Albion, but such a tactical approach is not cost-effective.

Sheffield United will play its first League Cup game of the season in four days. Many of the current rotation players will basically start in the League Cup game four days later.

In order to consume less physical energy, Speed ​​decided that it would be most cost-effective to fight back.

Li Mo and Bell can rest for a week after this game, so it's okay to work hard. The players in the midfield and backfield can just do a good job of defense.

After West Bromwich Albion pressed out to attack, Medel and Dembele became the busiest players on the field.

De Bruyne and Vardy also retreated to help defend. Only Bell and Li Mo, one on the wing and the other at the front, were always ready to receive the ball and counterattack.

In the past, it was Li Mo and Vardy who were at the forefront, but now with Bale, Vardy can drop back to the midfield to assist in defense.

Facing Sheffield United's strangulation tactics in the midfield and backfield, West Bromwich Albion's offense developed relatively slowly.

However, Lukaku has now calmed down and stayed in the middle, relying on his strong physical fitness to play a certain fulcrum role.

In addition to the fact that his header is still so unreliable, the little monster's ball at his feet is actually pretty good. His back-up ability is not good enough, but with his mobility, it is still no problem to distribute the ball to his teammates.

If Vertonghen and Maguire are replaced, it will definitely make Lukaku uncomfortable. Let alone distribution of the ball, Lukaku can't even think about turning around the moment he gets the ball.

But it was Stones who interfered with Lukaku in this game. Stones, who was not yet 19 years old, had no good way to deal with Lukaku, except to interfere as much as possible.

Under the command of Chris Morgan, Stones, like Maguire before him, grew rapidly in the game.

Moreover, he is very fast. Even if he cannot interfere with Lukaku's ball distribution, he can limit Lukaku's breakthrough and prevent Lukaku from getting any space to start.

Compared to Maguire, who performed amazingly last season, Stones can be said to be slightly inferior, but among central defenders of the same age, Stones' performance is fully worthy of his reputation as a genius.

After all, there are only a few defenders who have played in the Premier League at the age of 18. Even if Speed ​​dares to give him a chance, if he is placed in another club, Stones might still be in the youth training camp.

Reporters in the UK were also very concerned about Stones' performance.

Following Maguire, Drinkwater, Trippier and Bertrand, Sheffield United seems to have cultivated another star of hope to lead the English backcourt.

In this era of lack of talent in leading the English and Chinese backfields, the young English players trained by Sheffield United have greatly alleviated the talent shortage of leading the British team.

Huo Taigong is now full of praise for Maguire and Drinkwater. Recently, there has been news that he has led the British national team coaching staff to inspect Trippier and Bertrand.

Maybe in a few months, every position in the English defense will be basically occupied by Sheffield United players.

Imagine left back Bertrand, center back Maguire, right back Trippier, plus a backcourt core of Drinkwater.

If in a few years, Stones grows up smoothly and is selected to lead the British team,

Damn it, if nothing else, at least the FA should give Sheffield United a thumbs up.

Fortunately, Bale is from Wales. If Bale chooses to join and lead the British team, then Sheffield United will be too awesome.

A club can train four or five international players for its own national team, and they are all the main starters. In the world of football, only two clubs in the Western Premier League and Bayern Munich can do this.

While the reporters were daydreaming, the West Bromwich Albion fans on the sidelines kept screaming, which made them wake up.

"So fast! Medel's long pass did not go out of bounds, and Bell got the ball!"

The Sky Sports commentator felt that the hairs on his body were standing on end. Watching Sheffield United's counterattack was so exciting!

Dembele stole the ball and passed it directly to Medel, who came over, but Medel was more direct and passed the ball to the left with one kick.

Bell almost completed the forward thrust against West Bromwich Albion's defensive players. After rushing up, West Bromwich Albion's midfielder was quickly opened by Bell by at least three or four positions!

Li Mo and De Bruyne on the right also started to push forward almost immediately. Bell was the best. Li Mo was also not slow and quickly passed the chasing West Bromwich Albion central defender Orr.

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It was supposed to be a three-on-four situation in the frontcourt, but Bell and Li Mo broke up West Bromwich Albion's defense and suddenly got behind several West Bromwich Albion defenders!

"Good opportunity! Li Mo and Bell both rushed out, Bell's cross!!!"

In Zhan Jun's excited and angry commentary, Bell sent a ground pass close to the turf from the left wing. McCauley, who was chasing after him, directly tackled the ball, trying to touch the football and change its trajectory.

But even if he tried his best, he still couldn't even touch the edge of the football.

Ben Foster did not dare to attack. This pass was passed very quickly. He was not sure that he could intercept it 100% successfully. He could only stay in the penalty area nervously and hoped that Olsson could catch up faster and try his best.

Interfering with Li Mo at the back point.

But Li Mo didn't give West Bromwich Albion a few defensive players a chance at all.

Facing the football rolling towards him at high speed, Li Mo took a decisive shot and hit the bottom corner of the goal!

Ben Foster did not expect Li Mo to be so courageous. It was too late to go to the ground to save him at this time!

"Good goal! The ball scored again, Li Mo!!! Bell passed the ball well and Li Mo played decisively! In the 41st minute of the first half, Sheffield United scored another victory. West Bromwich Albion, the distance

How long has it been since we last conceded a goal? You didn’t withstand the pressure!”

"How many times has this happened? The connection between Bale and Lee, they are natural counterattack masters! West Bromwich Albion have become the victim of this new Sheffield United offensive combination, but they don't need to go too far.

Annoying, because before them, several teams have been scored in this way, a wonderful counterattack, Sheffield United fans can start cheering!"

After Li Mo scored, he first clenched his fists and shouted, then smiled and pointed at Bell. The two hugged each other near the baseline, and then other Sheffield United players swarmed up.

2-0, the Sheffield United fans at the scene were completely relieved and celebrated and cheered heartily. Speed ​​on the sidelines also raised his arms and roared to the sky.

After taking such a lead at halftime, all that's left is to defend well and then see if we can score another goal to completely kill the game.

After Li Mo and his teammates finished celebrating, he still told everyone not to underestimate the enemy and to continue to defend West Bromwich Albion. Now they can try to control the rhythm while defending until the halftime break.

The West Bromwich Albion players were very helpless, and Steve Clark also knew that there was almost no chance in this game.

The tactic of giving it a try is like this. Either one's side regains the disadvantage, or it is hit by the opponent again. Unfortunately, West Bromwich Albion really can't deal with Sheffield United's counterattack.

Two big central defenders are very effective in restricting high forwards and playing positional battles, but they are very difficult to deal with the opponent's quick counterattacks.

Both teams chose to slow down the pace very well.

However, after the halftime break, Sheffield United played more and more confidently, while West Bromwich Albion completely lost the initiative in the game due to hesitation.

Steve Clark still thought of a way, such as trying to play a set-piece tactic, but when Speed ​​replaced Stones with Maguire, Clark's tactic was declared bankrupt.

Speed ​​really didn't give him any chance.

After 70 minutes in the second half, Speed ​​replaced Bell and Li Mo with Matt Ritchie and Berbatov, continuing to deter West Bromwich Albion on the offensive end.

After Li Mo came off the field, he took out his thermos cup again and chatted leisurely with Bell on the bench.

Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu were also very curious and wanted to know what kind of drink was in Li Mo's thermos cup.

At this point in the game, there was no suspense anymore. The fans focused on Li Mo and Bell, and the Sky Sports commentator also showed the data that had been prepared long ago.

"Lee's statistics in the first five rounds of the league are eight goals and three assists, while Bale's two goals and four assists. Currently, Li tops the scorer list, while Bale temporarily ranks second in the assists list. The two of them in the first five rounds of the league have

The data exceeds that of last season. Sheffield United’s league goals in the five games were all related to the two of them! The offensive combination of the two is the best in the Premier League!"

So far, Sheffield United has scored a total of twelve goals in the league. All of these goals are related to the offensive combination of Li Mo + Bell. Such firepower and contribution have amazed countless Premier League fans.

However, the Sheffield United players on the field seemed to want to change this situation. In the 84th minute of the second half, they launched another offensive. In the end, Berbatov, who had just come on the field, completed the goal in front of the goal.

, Trippier also received his first assist of the new season.

3-0, a complete victory, Sheffield United got a good start in the Champions League, returned to the league, and continued to maintain their dominance.

This result put great pressure on the Manchester United players who were chasing behind.

After the game, Steve Clark also bluntly said that even after large-scale rotation, Sheffield United's strength still suppressed West Bromwich Albion.

"They are already a championship team. Apart from not having a championship, I think Sheffield United are already in that position. Manchester United will not be an obstacle to them. I believe Sheffield United will win the Premier League championship this season."

Steve Clark's strange lick made Sheffield United instantly the focus of the entire Premier League.
To be continued...