Chapter 26 Team preparation and Asian Cup

The English media are actually not optimistic about Sheffield United's winter transfer signings.

A rich youth training, a winger who can't play well in English League One, and a striker from a low-level league. Good reports say that if Speed ​​is given some time, these three people may be bought to increase the thickness of the substitute.

The ugly reports directly satirize Sheffield United's management. They spent millions on Ched Evans before, and now they are buying unknown strikers in lower leagues. Their vision is as "good" as ever.

However, regardless of whether they are optimistic or bearish, the media agrees that Sheffield United has a chance to qualify for the play-offs this year, because Speed ​​has created a new defensive system before, and Li Mo's performance on the front line is no longer excellent.

To describe it, if I had to use one word to describe it, it would be stunning.

Seven goals and three assists in eight games, with statistical contributions in every game. Even if he doesn't score, Li Mo can attract firepower in the opponent's penalty area and create more opportunities for his teammates. Many media don't know how to praise him.

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Because the performance of many young players in the English Championship and even the Premier League in recent years may be impressive at first, but after facing the targeting and pressure of defensive players, they often fail to display their technical characteristics.

, mentality and experience are their shortcomings, but Li Mo's way of playing is too mature, and his performance on the court has been evaluated by many media as "playing football with his brain."

Li Mo is very good at observing the situation of his teammates and can also provide important tactical support for the team. His ability to fight in the frontcourt makes him the linker and responsible for many of Sheffield United's frontcourt attacks.

Many media believe that he is just like Cesc Fabregas back then, not in terms of technical characteristics, but in terms of mentality and ability to read the game, as well as the similar youthful maturity. However, when Cesc Fabregas was 17 or 18 years old, he was already

He has become the main force at Arsenal, and Li Mo is still playing in the English Championship. If he can help Sheffield United successfully get promoted this season, I believe many media will further compare him with the young Frenchman.

Li Mo didn't pay attention to the outside world's opinion of him. He was currently accompanying the hard-working Vardy to gain muscle in the training base. After observing Vardy's training performance, Speed ​​didn't say anything and directly arranged nutrition.

The teacher reworked the diet for this kid, and then asked the coach responsible for strength and physical training to find a way to formulate a targeted plan to give Vardy some meat.

She is so skinny that she is nearly 1.8 meters tall, but not even 70 kilograms!

Playing in the English Championship with this weight, when other defenders pressed him, Speed ​​doubted that Vardy would be pushed away.

However, Vardy's running and shooting skills still satisfy Speed. When Vardy's confrontation ability reaches the competition requirements, Speed ​​will let him partner with Li Mo, and Ched Evans can play in the rotation.

The health of forward players can also be guaranteed.

As for Drinkwater and Matt Ritchie, Speed ​​is very satisfied. Drinkwater is indeed a player who came out of the youth training of a wealthy club. In Speed's view, that means he does not have enough experience in the professional league.

He is rich, but he still has some ability. At least at this stage, there is no problem playing in the English Championship. If he trains more and gives him time, he can at least gain a foothold in a mid-table team in the Premier League.

It can only be said that a giant like Manchester United does have higher requirements for midfielders. Drinkwater has little chance of staying at Manchester United, but for Sheffield United, he is a player who can be cultivated as the core of the team. Of course

, the prerequisite is to adapt to tactics.

As for Matt Ritchie, the situation is a bit complicated. He has played as a full-back and a full-back before, but his performance was not very good. Speed ​​felt that this kid had a cross and he had a good sense to intervene.

, although he has not been played before, his technical characteristics are still very suitable for the team.

After all, the team now mainly plays three central defenders. It doesn't matter if Matt Ritchie's defense is not very good. Montgomery and Maguire can be arranged to wipe his ass behind him. He plays very poorly when playing as a wide midfielder and faces dense defense, but his position is further back.

If he moves to the left wing-back position, there will be a lot of space for him to sprint in.

In this way, both the left and right wings are considered to be a threat. Previously, Matthew Lowton only relied on his performance on the right wing, which was easily targeted by the opponent. After Matt Ritchie kicked out, if the opponent dared to mark the right side, he could

The left wing gets more crossing opportunities, and Li Mo's threat index in the penalty area can also increase exponentially.

Even if this cooperation is not urgent, the tacit understanding between the players is not enough.

"Practice slowly. Fortunately, there are still a few days to train, and we have scored enough points in the previous rounds." Speed ​​was fortunate that the current team's points are not much different from the sixth-place team.

, there is only a two-point gap, and there is not much pressure on the team. We can just wait for the next league game to see the strength of the new players.

After Vardy finished today's strength training, he was called by the coach for physiotherapy. Li Mo was still walking slowly on the treadmill in the gym to recover his physical fitness. At this moment, the TV hanging on the wall was playing the live broadcast of the Asian Cup.

, nearly 70 minutes into the second half, Deng Zhuoxiang scored another goal, and the national football team led Kuwait 2-0.

The domestic fans at the scene were still very happy. After all, in the first game of the Asian Cup, the national football team could win 2-0, which was a good start. However, Li Mo frowned slightly. Of course, he was also happy that the national football team won.

, but the content of the game made him unhappy.

The tactics were a bit messy, and compared with the previous warm-up matches, the national football team seemed to have returned to its old ways. There would always be some inexplicable mistakes, let alone technology. After all, this cannot be improved overnight, but tactics

The implementation is still not firm enough.

Li Mo could see that Director Gao was not particularly satisfied. He came here for the purpose of training, so he had to resolutely play his own style and find shortcomings in the game. But now the style has not come out, and there are deficiencies.

However, too many areas were exposed. Li Mo felt that this trip to the Asian Cup for the national football team might be the same as in the previous life, with little gain.

"The players' ability is still not good enough. If those old players were still there, at least they wouldn't play so hastily and chaotically."

Li Mo thought with some regret that although the strength of the national football team is now much lower than before, at least there are still a group of old players. Big Tou Ge, Zheng Zhi, Sun Jihai and Shao Jiayi can all still play, but the Football Association's previous criticism

But it makes the selection work extremely difficult. Let's recruit old team members. Some senior leaders disagree, and the senior leaders have no choice. If we don't recruit old team members and just rely on the current group of people, how can we achieve good results?

Your Zhao Peng and others are playing as a central defender. Can he play? He can't play. He doesn't have the ability to know how to play?

But Li Mo can only feel a little regretful. He can't change the national team's affairs now. He should focus on the club first. Only when he achieves more achievements can he have a say in the national team. By then, as long as he can maintain a high level

With guidance, you have the opportunity to slowly change everything that happens next.

hope so.
Chapter completed!