But now Manchester United is also in trouble. Amid the pessimism, the media, both large and small, can only pin their hopes on Sheffield United.

However, the current Sheffield United team sneers at the media's change of face and support.

Who the hell will help you fight for the honor of English football? Sheffield United players only care about the honor and interests of Sheffield United, and other ghosts and monsters should not get involved!

After closing the Haruner base to the outside world and rejecting interview requests from many media, Speed ​​led his disciples to complete the final tactical preparations.

At 2pm on March 10th, the FA Cup quarter-final between Sheffield United and Blackburn began at Bramall Lane Stadium.

Facing an old acquaintance called "Violent Ben", Sheffield United's rotation players showed no nostalgia for the past and took the lead through goals from Kuyt and Matt Ritchie in the first half.

At the beginning of the second half, Berbatov attracted double-teams from two defensive players in front of Blackburn's penalty area and passed the ball back to Dembélé.

The Belgian midfielder used a violent long-range shot to score Blackburn's goal again, and successfully pushed the game into garbage time.

In the end, Berbatov scored another victory in the 83rd minute, setting the score at 4-0.

Sheffield United also successfully advanced to the FA Cup semi-finals this season with a hearty four-goal victory. It seemed that their morale was high, giving the main players a good start in the Champions League match two days later.

In the expectation of Sheffield United supporters and a large number of Li Mo fans, on the evening of March 12th, Sheffield United finally ushered in the second round of the Champions League knockout match against Galatasaray.

After resting for more than a week, the main players of Sheffield United are in the best physical and mental condition, and they are just waiting to teach the Turkish overlords a lesson at home.

The Galatasaray players who came from afar appeared to be very "well-behaved" this time, completely losing their aggressive attitude at home.

This made the Sheffield United players who were ready for a "big fight" very regretful.

Melo and Yilmaz have learned well, so the other Galatasaray players naturally don't dare to play any tricks.

Before the game, Terim also expressed many times in interviews that he hoped to play a smooth classic game with Sheffield United that would satisfy fans of both sides.

It seems that Türkiye's football godfather was also annoyed by Speed's methods in the first round.

That kind of rogue-like pressing defense and tactics that broke up the flow of the game really caused Galatasaray to suffer a lot.

Trim didn't know if Speed ​​would "listen to the advice," but by taking a preemptive strike, he found a way out for himself in terms of public opinion.

Even if he loses in the end, he can blame Sheffield United's negative tactics for the loss.

Of course, Galatasaray naturally wanted to go further after reaching the knockout rounds. Terim did not deny that Sheffield United was indeed much better than them in terms of overall strength, but before the last moment of the game, Galatasaray

Lei will never surrender easily.

With a somewhat tragic mood, Galatasaray players stepped into Bramall Lane Stadium.

Feeling the cold and humid winter in England for a long time, Drogba quickly awakened his body's memory and gradually adapted to such an environment during the warm-up.

After all, he has lived in London for almost ten years, so he is not used to such weather just after leaving for half a year.

However, the experience of playing in this stadium made Drogba less optimistic about the team's promotion path this time.

The atmosphere at Sheffield United's home court is also hot, and the entire Sheffield United team playing here will be more aggressive than usual, running even more sparingly and executing tactics more resolutely.

Such a team is already strong enough in its normal state. If it performs explosively today, Drogba really doesn't know what his defense can do to block Limo Gabel's impact.

After Kaya was hit by Li Mo in the last round of the Champions League and suffered a concussion, he now has a lot of psychological shadow on Li Mo. Drogba feels that he will definitely not dare to go head-to-head with Li Mo anymore.

But Galatasaray did not have a stronger defender in the team, so Terim had to let Kaya continue to start.

To be honest, this is a huge hidden danger, but Drogba can't control so much. It's still the same as the last game. He can only do his best first. As for the rest, let God decide.

The players of Sheffield United stepped onto the field with full confidence and fighting spirit. With the support of almost all the media in England, the crucial battle concerning the face of English football officially started at 19:45 on the evening of March 12th.

At this time, it was already 3:45 in the morning in China, but there were still countless Chinese fans in front of the TV, tuning to Channel 5 on time, and looking expectantly at Li Mo who was standing at the kick-off point.

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He Wei and Gong Lei, who are co-commentators today, have already roughly introduced the recent situation of both teams.

As the referee blew his whistle, He Wei quickly read the opening remarks and handed over to Gong Lei the words to introduce the starting players of both sides.

"Okay He Wei, today Sheffield United finally deployed their best 4-4-2 formation.

As expected, Li Mo and Vardy formed a double forward partnership.

In the midfield, Bell and Joaquin all started, with Drinkwater and Matic trailing behind.

The defense is lined up, from left to right, Cresswell, Vertonghen, Maguire and Trippier, who is returning from injury.

The starting goalkeeper is still Sommer.

On Galatasaray's side, Drogba and Yilmaz continue to start as a forward partner.

However, the positioning of Galatasaray's four midfielders in this game is different from the previous round of Champions League knockout rounds.

Sneijder returned to the center, Inan and Altentop lined up on the wings, and Melo served as the single midfielder.

The defense line from left to right is Liela, Nuncu, Kaya and former Arsenal defender Eboue.

The goalkeeper position is still Muslera."

After Gong Lei finished his introduction, He Wei nodded and explained cautiously:

"It is foreseeable that Terim will play offensive football in this game. After Sneijder returns to the center, he will have more opportunities to send threatening passes forward, and as many as five offensive players will be spread out in the frontcourt.

It shows Galatasaray's determination, Sheffield United still need to pay more attention."

Speed ​​was standing on the sidelines at the moment, looking at Galatasaray's formation and stroking his chin, with a flash of thought in his eyes from time to time.

Speaking of paying attention to it, it does need to be taken seriously. Galatasaray obviously wants to increase its offensive intensity from the beginning and strive to score early. Sheffield United needs to spend more time on the defensive end.

But while suppressing Galatasaray's offensive, it may not be a good opportunity for Sheffield United!

With a single defensive midfielder, Melo needs to defend the large space in front of the penalty area, which makes Speed ​​very greedy.

If such a vast space is not used, it will be a disgrace to the name of Sheffield's joint defense and counterattack brigade.

Sneijder's overall strength has declined seriously now. It's okay to expect him to deliver cannonballs forward on the offensive end, but expect him to assist in defense?

Pang De will only use his physical ability that can only play for seventy minutes to tell you that you are thinking too much.

Trim is also a sensible person. He knows that no matter how he arranges the defense in the backcourt, it will be difficult to limit Li Mo's one-on-one or even one-on-two attack. Therefore, he changed his mind and found a way on the offensive end, hoping to rely on the numerical advantage.

Type what he wants first.

But this Turkish godfather ignored a very important factor.

But not only does their Turkish team have home field advantage, Sheffield United's home field advantage also has a bonus to the team's state and morale.

Sheffield United will not give way to any team at home. If you attack with more people, you will be stronger? That is not necessarily the case!

After the start of the game, Galatasaray indeed relied on the offensive numerical advantage to achieve good results in a short period of time.

However, Sheffield United quickly displayed their specialty of full-court pressing defense after entering the state.

Just arranging the bus from the beginning is not Sheffield United's style at home.

As soon as Sheffield United's frontcourt players, including Li Mo and Vardy, retreated to press, Galatasaray's so-called offensive numerical advantage was instantly wiped out by Sheffield United's defense.

When the game entered the midfield tug-of-war, Sheffield United naturally relied on its stronger field control ability to suppress Galatasaray's desire to invade.

With complete physical dominance, Drinkwater, Matic, Bell and even Joaquin can run to cover the entire midfield area.

Coupled with Li Mo and Vardy's frequent dropbacks, it became natural for Sheffield United to take the initiative in the midfield.

After all, it is completely unrealistic if you ask Sneijder and Altentop to cover the movement like this.

Yilmaz and Drogba can't retreat as frequently as Li Mo and Vardy. They are not young boys anymore, and they can't withstand such a torment in terms of physical fitness.

Regardless of skills at this moment, Sheffield United completely crushed Galatasaray in terms of physical fitness alone.

The advantages of this are obvious.

My players are younger than your players and can run better than you. Once the ball is passed, they can lead you by the nose by running. Why are you playing with me?

Just like Ajax faced Juventus in the quarter-finals of the Champions League in the 18-19 season, and Bayern Munich faced Barcelona in the quarter-finals in the 19-20 season.

After the players on both sides have entered the state, you can't even see any decent organized offense from the older team, and they are suddenly smashed and dispersed by the younger opponents!

Youth, running, coverage, pressing defense, and quick counterattacks are what every team striving for success in the future football world will pursue.

Successful teams such as Liverpool, Ajax, Bayern, and later the younger Real Madrid have all achieved the honors and development they want.

Teams that have failed on this path, such as Barcelona and Juventus, have experienced a major decline after their team lineups have aged, and it is difficult to become opponents of the younger giants in the Champions League.

This is a typical situation between Sheffield United and Galatasaray at the moment. Before Sheffield United used their skills, it was difficult for Galatasaray to parry just by running.

The simplest physical advantage combined with targeted tactics produced an overwhelming impact, causing Galatasaray's players to lose sight of one thing after another.

In the limited time with the ball, if Galatasaray relies on better technical advantages to achieve success, then there may be some possibility of a comeback.

But it is a pity that Galatasaray's players are technically inferior compared to Sheffield United.

This made the Turkish godfather Terim very uncomfortable.

The upright duel he was thinking of was not that Sheffield United and Galatasaray were beaten. After all, in the traditional rhythm of the game, no matter how much the dominant side takes the initiative on the field, he will always have a receptor.

When you can influence and turn offense into defense, right?

But Sheffield United just refused to give Galatasaray the opportunity to calmly organize an attack.

Relying on his youth, good health and abundant energy, he will never stop easily after attacking. He has a posture of "I will never rest until I kill you", which made Galatasaray fans frightened.

Terim couldn't maintain his grace at this moment. He walked to the side of the pitch and anxiously signaled to Galatasaray's players to run more aggressively, not to mention keeping up with Sheffield United's rhythm, but at least not to get too old on the defensive end.
To be continued...