Chapter 250 Pulling off Newcastle's fig leaf(2/2)
Tiote called for Gutierrez to return to defense, but Mattrich's sudden cut inside caught Tiote off guard.
Matt Ritchie often used this move when he was playing as a wide midfielder last season. He also had a long shot, which made Newcastle's central defender Williamson not dare to be careless.
Li Mo and Vardy advanced into the penalty area at the same time. Matt Ritchie tried to pass the ball over the top, but when Newcastle full-back Perch came closer, Matt Ritchie changed the pass to a dunk. After a space was created,
Picked the ball back to the left wing.
Bell quickly got down to the ground after receiving the ball. At this time, Perch had no time to chase back. He could only eat Bell's exhaust and saw his position being instantly pulled away.
Li Mo and Vardy's previous forward thrusts caused chaos in Newcastle's penalty area. After Bell went down, facing the defense that leaked many defensive gaps, he calmly swept the ball towards Newcastle's penalty spot.
Vardy pulled space at the back point, and Li Mo took advantage of the situation to move, relying on Newcastle's other central defender Williamson, stuck his position, and then directly chose to volley in front of Bell's pass.
In the 13th minute of the first half, Li Mo took the first shot of the game!
He didn't choose a conventional push shot, and he didn't hit any angle. He just volleyed into the center of the goal.
Newcastle goalkeeper Harper was completely unprepared for this shot selection.
After all, in the past, even if Li Mo could volley in the penalty area, he would usually hit the two corners above the goal, not to mention hitting the blind spots, but he always had to pursue an angle.
But now this shot was aimed at a position just below the crossbar in the middle. Harper didn't react in time, so he only had time to wave his hands in vain, and then he heard the sound of the football hitting the net behind him!
A simple offensive routine and simple movement to grab a point, but faced with the cooperation of Li Mo and Bell, Newcastle was unable to resist.
After scoring the goal, Li Mo was not too excited. This was not as good as West Bromwich Albion in the last round. They knew the gap with Sheffield United and chose to defend first.
Newcastle's defense is poor and they don't know it. The defense is like a sieve, opening one hole after another. It is too easy to score goals.
After briefly celebrating with his teammates, Li Mo also asked Drinkwater to speed up the attack frequency. As long as Newcastle cannot play Bigirimana, they will attack Newcastle's midfield in this game.
"Tear off their fig leaf and defeat them in one battle!"
I'm really busy with work today. Fortunately, I got the second update out before twelve o'clock. Sorry, sorry.
Chapter completed!