Chapter 291 Rely on Li Mo, no shame

"It would be great if this thing was a Golden Globe."

With a fake smile, Li Mo cooperated with the reporters and finished taking photos. Li Mo handed the Golden Boy Award to the club staff and silently complained in his heart.

When he returned to the home game later, he had to hold the Golden Boy Award to signal to the Sheffield United fans at home. To be honest, Li Mo felt a little embarrassed.

You said that if you win the Golden Globe, there is nothing wrong with "showing off" like this. Li Mo can also happily go around the stadium to show off to his fans.

But a Golden Boy Award is too meager.

However, in the history of Sheffield United, there were indeed too few honors. In order to promote the club, Li Mo had to cooperate more.

Mendes was quite happy. Today he went to Manchester City's home private room to watch the game. When Li Mo lifted the Golden Boy Award trophy, he kept taking pictures in the private room.

"Don't worry about the subsequent business cooperation intentions. Wait for them to raise the price themselves. If the price increase is less than 10%, don't worry about it. There will be more reminders from Rolls-Royce. It is good to keep improving, but don't waste too much time.

, Li was photographed taking a teammate's car to train last month. God! We really can't ask Rolls-Royce to bring a new sports car over. We can give you money. This kind of thing costs a little money. It doesn't cost much.

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After explaining some of the work matters that he needed to pay attention to recently, Mendes handed the phone to Charlie and asked Charlie to sort out the order of the pictures so that he could post them on his personal social media later.

Judging from Li Mo's current income, buying a sports car from Rolls-Royce is indeed a relatively small expense. If Li Mo didn't like receiving gifts, Mendes would have spent his own money to buy a luxury car as a gift.

Gave it to him.

When he saw the news last month that Li Mo took Maguire's car to train, Mendes almost fainted.

Among today's football superstars, Li Mo's personal style is the most "simple".

Even if he doesn't go out much, he doesn't like to buy luxury goods. At least Mendes has never heard from Charlie about Li Mo going to a luxury store.

But it’s too much for a superstar who earns tens of millions of euros a year to travel in your teammates’ cars!

Mendes doesn't want to see this kind of news appear again, as it will reduce Li Mo's brand value.

At least I can’t be photographed by reporters anymore!

Charlie was a little helpless about this. After all, he had already told Li Mo about this problem, but Li Mo thought that the customized car would be available in a month or two, so he rejected him directly by saying that buying another car was a waste.

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The two felt reassured by Li Mo's character, but at the same time they had a headache.

After all, Li Mo's popularity is rising rapidly now, and he is no longer the rising football star he was back then.

It's okay to be low-key at ordinary times. Not messing around outside the court can also reduce the workload of the management team, but it's not good to be too low-key and simple.

Fortunately, Li Mo's current personal data is very gorgeous. With this achievement, Li Mo's popularity and commercial value have not declined for the time being because of his low-key style. This is what makes Mendes most satisfied.

There are very few players who can make their agents not worry about their performance on the field. Although Mendes was very optimistic about Li Mo at the beginning, he never expected that Li Mo would grow to this point after two seasons.

A huge burst of cheers suddenly sounded in the stadium at this time, interrupting the conversation between Mendes and Charlie. The two looked towards the field, and it turned out that the game between Sheffield United and Manchester City had officially begun.

As the focus of the 18th round of the Premier League, the showdown between Manchester City and Sheffield United is also regarded by countless fans as the "Premier League defense battle" this season.

After all, Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Everton and Liverpool have all been defeated by Sheffield United in previous games. If Manchester City loses again, Sheffield United will basically complete the victory over the Premier League's powerful players.

Although Sheffield United's dominance has been well demonstrated in the standings, there are still many Premier League fans who hope that the suspense of winning this year will not disappear so early.

Just like watching Manchester United back then, when Sheffield United's performance on the field was too strong, other fans subconsciously hoped that a team could stand up and defeat Sheffield United.

Manchester City, currently ranked second in the league, is undoubtedly the most suitable team.

After Benitez took office, he first led his team to a strong 4-2 victory over Manchester United, and then a 3-0 away victory over Newcastle. These two hearty victories greatly inspired the confidence of Manchester City players and Manchester City fans.

Such a victory naturally stabilized Benitez's position as coach, giving him enough say to start trying to make tactical changes.

In this game, Manchester City put on a posture of competing with Sheffield United for control of the midfield.

I don’t know what kind of medicine Master Bei gave Yaya Toure. Yaya Toure, who has always preferred attacking, stayed in the backcourt today to form a double midfielder with Barry, which made Manchester City’s midfield defense tougher.

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This change was something Speed ​​and the Sheffield United players did not expect.

To be honest, if Yaya Toure had played like this last season, Sheffield United's double defeat of Manchester City would probably not have happened.

Yaya Toure's skills and his physical condition determine it. When he is willing to lower his body and defend well, he is a strong contender for the world's number one defensive midfielder.

This is by no means an exaggeration. Let’s just say that Sheffield United’s current defensive midfielders, Matic and Drinkwater, can do the work that Yaya Toure alone can do. Dembele’s dribbling and

Propulsion is Yaya Toure's area of ​​expertise.

It can be said that Yaya Toure himself can become an extremely excellent midfielder template.

It's a pity that this guy is not a calm leader at heart. He is happy to let him complete the offensive work, but it is impossible to ask him to do the dirty work and defend with peace of mind.

Even if he can do well, his defensive level is actually online, but if he is unwilling, even if he has this ability, it will be greatly reduced.

Therefore, Li Mo and all the Sheffield United players were shocked by the fact that Master Bei allowed Yaya Toure to stay in the backcourt and play as a defensive midfielder today.

However, I was surprised, but Sheffield United's tactical strategy still needs to be implemented. The tactics of suppressing Manchester City's midfield remain unchanged, and Sheffield United's goal is still victory.

But with both teams speeding up their offensive and defensive speed and ball transfer speed, Speed ​​was surprised to find that Manchester City today has the capital to compete with Sheffield United in the midfield.

Of course, Medel did not start for one reason, but now Manchester City is just like changing a team through formation changes. Benitez's training methods still make Speed ​​feel afraid.

Li Mo took a look at Manchester City's midfield combination today.

Barry, Yaya Toure, David Silva, Milner, plus a cameo of Aguero playing left midfielder.

These people are kneaded together. Not to mention now, even in the next few years, it will be a strong midfield team. Although Aguero is a little more abrupt, the current Akun can lead suddenly and play from the side.

It’s totally fine to be avant-garde.

Sheffield United met their strongest opponent this season today. Li Mo's opportunities in the frontcourt dropped sharply, so much so that he didn't even have a few shooting opportunities in the first half. It was just a matter of watching the midfielders on both sides fight hard.

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The score of 0-0 at halftime gave the Manchester City fans at home the hope of a draw with Sheffield United. Of course, it would be best if they could win.

If we win against Sheffield United, today's Manchester City fans will be able to mock Sheffield United and Manchester United at the same time. That would be double happiness!

Before the start of this game, most of Manchester City's supporters faced Sheffield United with a challenger mentality.

After all, Sheffield United's performance this season is too strong, and Manchester City has just experienced a coaching change. Even though they have won the previous two league rounds, they still have no idea about winning Sheffield United.

But now, the balance of power on the scene has made many Manchester City fans restless.

All it takes is a chance. If Manchester City can seize the chance and defeat Sheffield United, then the points gap between them and Sheffield United will be narrowed to seven points!

Seven points is not an insurmountable gap. In the following schedule, Manchester City should be more energetic and stable, and it is not impossible to compete with Sheffield United for the league championship.

However, Benitez's mind is very clear at the moment. He finally convinced Yaya Toure today in order to compete with Sheffield United for control of the midfield at the tactical level.

It is very stupid to open up the offensive against the current Sheffield United. No matter how fierce Manchester City's offensive is, it will be difficult for Manchester City to gain the upper hand if Sheffield United has Li Mo and Bale who can destroy one side.

Benitez felt that if he wanted to score points in this game, he must not let Sheffield United unleash their attacks.

The battle for the midfield will increase the physical exertion of the players on both sides, but it is also one of the means to restrict Sheffield United's performance. At least in the first half, Li Mo did have fewer opportunities than before.

As long as Li Mo does not quickly break the balance on the field, Benitez will have a way to drag the game into a rhythm that Sheffield United does not like.

This is one of the things Benitez is good at doing. Even if his tactical ideas are a bit out of date and his communication methods with players seem a bit outdated, these old-school coaches can still do it if they have enough time to prepare.

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After observing at halftime, Speed ​​decisively replaced Joaquin and Kuyt with Medel and De Bruyne.

Benitez wanted to play a turn-based game with him in the midfield, but Speed ​​was not satisfied with just taking away a point at the Etihad Stadium.

Use strength to defeat luck, and strangle when things go wrong. Manchester City must rely on the organization of the midfield to break the situation, but Sheffield United can directly use high-altitude bombing.

Without him, there is just one more Li Mo, and Speed ​​does not think it is a shame to rely on Li Mo repeatedly at critical moments when a game needs to be broken.

When you have a superstar-level player in your hands, all you have to do is figure out how to maximize his advantages in all aspects.

Use Medel to sweep the midfield, and then use De Bruyne to directly establish a connection with Li Mo.

There is no need to penetrate through the middle, nor to set up the side, and abandon all tactical ideas that may be used by Benitez. Just go to De Bruyne and pass the ball directly to Li Mo and that's it!

"Speed ​​was the first to make adjustments in the second half, and he changed two people at once! This courage is really admirable. Benitez seemed to be surprised. The tactics formulated by Benitez today were effective in the first half.

It restricted the connection between Sheffield United's midfielder and Li Mo. I don't know what backup coach Bei had in the second half."

Zhan Jun was a little curious. In the past two years when Speed ​​led Sheffield United to rise, Benitez happened to leave the Premier League. Today's contest between the two can be regarded as another collision between the old-school coach and the new-style coach in the Premier League.

Wenger and Ferguson were limited by the shortcomings of the lineup. After losing to Speed, many fans still defended it. I wonder if Benitez today can maintain the dignity of the old-school coach and give Speed ​​a debut.

The "rookie" who has only been there for a few years has learned a good lesson.

In the second half, Sheffield United stepped up their lineup pressure and fighting intensity and took the lead in attacking.

Manchester City's players finally recalled the fear of being dominated and oppressed by Sheffield United last season.

The energetic Medel ripped off the seemingly polite exterior of Sheffield United, revealing the tough and passionate core inside.

The appearance of Chilean Gattuso was like pressing a switch, turning the Sheffield United players into red-eyed strangulation machines.

Rough, simple, and direct, the overturned midfield area immediately made the home and away fans excited, but Benitez had a bad feeling.

The situation was gradually getting out of control, which made him a little uneasy.
To be continued...