Chapter 271 He comes, he sees, he conquers

“Can our new stadium reach this scale?”

Stepping on the pruned turf, Drinkwater raised his head and looked around the inside of Ao Shulk while marveling at him.

Although the Bramo Lane Stadium has been expanded and maintained, the gap is still very large compared to Aodu Schalke.

After all, it can be rated as a five-star stadium by UEFA, which is the greatest affirmation of Aotu Schalke.

Li Mo roughly estimated the number of spectators Aotu Schalke could accommodate, and turned to nodded to Drinkerte.

"If there are more than 60,000 people, the seats on our new stadium are about 62,000. Don't worry, Danny, after the completion of our new home court, our new home court will only be better than the Ao Schalke. At that time,

What we have will be the most advanced football stadium in the world!”

After pausing, Li Mo shrugged again.

"It's a pity that we have to wait for more than two years. No matter how hard we work, we have to use the new stadium in two seasons."

Sheffield United had negotiated with the municipal government half a month ago and quickly negotiated with residents near the designated address.

With sufficient funds and residents willing to cooperate, the preliminary partial demolition work began last week.

Li Mo asked Wang Mu about the construction period of the new stadium, and the reply he received was more than two years, but he would try to reduce it to two and a half years.

Li Mo certainly believes in the skills of the domestic construction team. He has enough money and under strict supervision, there is naturally no such thing as tofu project.

Even if you can only hire a small number of domestic construction workers, it is much better than just using workers who only bring English.

Arsenal spent almost three years building the Emirates Stadium, but it was a case that there was a period of insufficient funds in the middle, which led to a slow down in the construction of the stadium.

Now that we have more advanced equipment, the club is not short of money. Li Mo thinks it is normal for Sheffield United to build a new stadium in more than two years.

"My requirements are not high, just better than Arsenal's home court, so we can also give us a five-star stadium."

"Fake, you're not asking for that."

"The Emirates Stadium started construction in 2003. It has been almost ten years since then. We also built a large stadium with more than 60,000 people, why can't we compare to them?"

Mattridge and Valdy were laughing and making fun of each other. They were just coming to the venue first. Before the warm-up was still there, everyone was very relaxed.

However, when they left, there were obviously much more fans gathering outside Schalke than when they came. Many people were still selling jerseys and scarves outside the court, which was very lively.

After the entire Sheffield United team returned to the hotel, they held the last team tactical meeting and finished their pre-match meal three hours in advance, and the game entered the countdown.

Now the local fans are getting off work one after another. From a downward perspective, the outside of Aoyou Schalke Stadium is full of Schalke 04 fans who are driving or walking.

Sheffield United fans want to get more tickets, but this time Schalke 04 Club only reserved less than 8,000 tickets for the visiting team fans, so Sheffield United fans who finally arrived in Germany had only

Less than eight thousand people.

In front of the huge home team fans wearing blue and white jerseys, the Sheffield United fans looked very thin.

But these 8,000 Sheffield United fans are very confident. The team's record gives them the greatest confidence. Even when facing the home team fans who are several times more than theirs, they are still full of fighting spirit and sing the Sheffield United team.

Song lined up and entered Schalke.

This scene made the British reporters on the scene feel very proud.

The battle between England and Germany is also a traditional event in football. Whether it is a competition between national teams or a competition between clubs, both sides will always try their best to win the final victory.

Often, the clubs on both sides actually have no hatred, but under the influence of the war of words between the media and fans before the game, the players on both sides will become hostile to each other.

However, today the players of Sheffield United feel good, they have no special opinions on the game, and they have not accepted interviews from media reporters before the game, which seems very low-key.

But they are low-key, but the other side's fans will not buy it.

After 7 o'clock at night, when the bus shelfi United players drove into the Schalke Stadium, they saw "extremely enthusiastic" Schalke 04 fans along the way.

There are people shouting shirtless on the roadside in the middle of winter, and those who hold signs to make Sheffield United roll back crying. Of course, there are also many fans who are gestures of international unification and friendly gestures.

Fortunately, the local police are quite powerful today, maintaining order on both sides of the road and near the stadium, and there is no situation where the home team fans are coming to slap the bus.

After finally entering the stadium, the Sheffield United players took a short break and checked their respective equipment today.

The temperature in Germany was quite low in November, so almost all the Sheffield United players who started today added a long-sleeved close-fitting functional jacket to their jerseys.

Gloves are also essential. All the staff wear black gloves and a white away jersey, which looks very eye-catching.

After completing a longer warm-up than usual amid the booing of the home team fans, Sheffield United players returned to the visiting team's locker room, and Li Mo also stood up to make the final mobilization.

There is no need to make a long talk today. After winning this game, Sheffield United will take the absolute initiative in the competition to win the first place in the group.

Should I prepare for the next round of Schalke 04 after losing, or defeat the opponent in one battle, and deal with the next round of the game freely? Such multiple-choice questions are very simple for Sheffield United players.

"Some people said before that the opponents we defeated were all the fish-bottoms and were not strong enough. I hope that after today's game, those people can temporarily shut up~"

Li Mo's joke relaxed the atmosphere in the locker room, but then he still yelled the slogan passionately.

"Come on, come here and honor! Honor!"

"The honor belongs to Sheffield!"

The young men roared, and Steed also patted the disciples' chests one by one, watching them walk out of the locker room, while he himself left with members of the coaching team at the end.

Today, Wutai did not send a live commentator. The effect of using a huge team before was good, but the staff were a little overwhelmed. In addition, the station has been employed recently, so today's Champions League match will be broadcast live commentary in China.

He Wei has been waiting for a long time, and today he finally has a chance to play, and he will work with General Fan, who has been popular among the fans recently.

In order to be able to have a good state during the explanation, Lao Fan also started to adjust his work and rest three days in advance, otherwise he would really not be able to withstand the work at 3:45 in the morning.

He Wei was very energetic now. After the live broadcast camera was pointed at Li Mo in the player channel, he suddenly became excited.

"The players from both sides have already lined up in the player channel. Li Mo is still at the forefront of Sheffield United's team. He looks very relaxed in his expression. This is a sign of confidence. Judging from the overall strength of the team, thank you

The Philippine Union is indeed a little better.”

General Fan looked at the starting list of both sides and followed He Wei's voice.

"Yes, from the overall strength and the number of stars, Schalke 04 may be slightly inferior to Sheffield United, but several of the players in their team are powerful players, and they failed to play in the last round of the Champions League group stage due to injury.

The midfielder Jermaine Jones also started this game. I think Sheffield United still needs to be careful. Hunterlaer, the forward, ushered in his peak last season and should not be underestimated."

Although Schalke 04 is no longer the team that entered the Champions League semi-finals in 10-11, the overall framework of the team is still there. Now they are also making great progress in the Bundesliga and in good condition.

In addition to center Hunterlaer who scored 48 goals and 14 assists last season, Schalke 04 has a lot of articles to do in offense.

Sheffield United's coaching staff naturally also conducted detailed research on Hunterlaer before the game.

Hunteral, who is currently at the peak of his career, is an absolute penalty killer.

Compared with all the centers Maguire has fought against before, only in terms of scoring ability in the penalty area, Hunterlaer is almost the strongest one now.

After all, Van Persie often pulled out of the penalty area, but Hunterra is different. His huge threat in the penalty area makes Maguire today always have to stay focused.

Hunterlaer is not the kind of powerful center who only knows how to do it recklessly. His nickname is "hunter". He is good at running and heading the ball on both sides of the post. Such a center is

The hardest to target.

He may not have played much in the first eighty minutes of the game, but as long as you are stunned, he may have scored in the 81st minute, which is more troublesome than many forwards who take the ball to attack.

Of course, Hunterlaer is not without shortcomings. His physical fitness is pretty good, but he cannot compete with the heavy central defender. In terms of head-on confrontation, Maguire has an absolute advantage.

Another thing is that his fulcrum function is average. He can be a fulcrum and can also show a good fulcrum function when facing weaker teams. However, as long as he increases strength, his fulcrum function can only be said to be average.

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So as long as you take the initiative to seek confrontation with him and try not to give him the chance to grab a ball in the penalty area, Schalke 04's offensive threat will be reduced by half.

Think about it, a striker who can't get the ball in the penalty area and doesn't have much fulcrum. Schalke 04 is basically equivalent to playing one less player on the offensive end.

However, this is just an ideal defensive state. Whether Hunterlaer's performance can be limited depends on the performance of Maguire and Vertonheng. If it is really impossible to limit it, then Speed ​​may have to be with Schal.

K 04 is playing against each other.

Schalke 04 has strong offensive firepower, but Sheffield United is not weak at all, and Li Mo is not afraid of Schalke 04 targeting it.

Even if he is double-teamed, Li Mo can serve as a powerful frontcourt fulcrum. With Bale and Joaquin on both sides of him, it really makes him feel strongly confident in his team's offensive line.

After appearing and shaking hands, after a series of opening ceremonies, the match, which ranked second in the Champions League group stage in this round, started on time on November 6 at 20:45.

The most popular game is naturally the focus match between Dortmund and Real Madrid at the same time.

It's also fate. The two games are only about 40 kilometers apart. The game started at the same time, and it was almost over. Tonight's Ruhr District seemed to become more restless and hot because of these two games.

"What a feast for football!"

A German reporter quickly raised the camera in his hand after the referee blew the whistle and took a picture of the kickoff scene.

The entire Aotu Schalke Stadium also became boiling and noisy because of this whistle. A large number of cheers and whistles rushed from all directions. The passionate waves made the players on both sides go all out at the beginning.

state.

However, Schalke 04 is not a team of Montpellier and Olympiacos, so Steed naturally would not formulate a tactic of pressing at the beginning with high pressure.

To put it bluntly, playing high-level oppression depends on who the opponent is.

It's okay to play like this when facing an opponent with poor strength, but still play like this when facing a strong European team. As long as the opponent's head coach is not an idiot, then after the first thirty minutes, the midfielder who is seriously consuming physical energy will be hit one by one.

allow.

Admittedly, the tactical concepts Klopp has now been shown in the Hornets are very novel. His high-level oppression and rapid counterattack tactics have allowed Dortmund to win the Bundesliga championship twice, but Speed ​​has his own different views on this.

This is a new type, which may become a technical and tactical style that many European clubs are rushing to learn in the future, but this style of style is not omnipotent. At least after doing a lot of research,
To be continued...