The horse showed off its power and flew to Sheffield United with both wings.

"Fulham is a good opponent."

Before the game was about to start, Speed ​​stood on the sidelines and muttered something, his voice was very low, and in the noisy environment, only he could hear it.

He is not sarcastically underestimating Fulham. This team ranked 13th in the Premier League last season. Although they have less than 40 points, they are still a tough nut to crack among the teams in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League.

The reason why he said Fulham was a good opponent was because he planned to do an "experiment" today.

Fulham's strength is average, but it is relatively difficult to deal with, which is perfect for sharpening the knife. If Sheffield United faces the top six teams in the Premier League last season in the opening game, Speed ​​will naturally switch to a more reliable team.

Play style.

And now?

"Don't worry, they won't let you down."

The assistant coach thought that Speed ​​was worried about losing the opening game, so he expressed relief to help Speed ​​come to his senses.

Smiling and nodding, Speed ​​didn't say anything more. He looked at the time on his watch and paced back to the coaching bench.

The game is about to begin!

Thousands of fans at the scene were silent for a moment, because the referee on duty had already called his watch. Li Mo and Neymar stood at the kick-off point. They covered their mouths and exchanged something. They seemed to be quite relaxed, with bright faces on their faces.

All with a smile.

A few seconds later, as the referee blew his whistle, the entire Bramall Lane stadium seemed to be boiling!

With fans from both sides cheering vigorously, Li Mo handed the ball to Neymar and then sprinted towards Fulham's half.

Drinkwater, who received a pass from Neymar, quickly transferred the ball to Matic who was standing deep on the left before Fulham players could grab it.

Matic, on the other hand, made a long pass directly, and the football rushed towards Li Mo, who was advancing forward. Neymar and Bale also quickly moved towards Li Mo, ready to respond.

Many teams with this style of play will choose to steal a chicken in the opening stage. People with high forwards in the team like to play this way. Maybe they steal one in the opening stage, and then the subsequent games will be much easier to play.

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But Sheffield United didn't do this before. They often preferred to stabilize the ball after the kick-off, spread out the formation, and then launch a tentative attack.

Therefore, the changes made by Sheffield United today can be regarded as catching the entire Fulham team by surprise.

When Li Mo turned his back to meet Matic's long pass to complete the header, Fulham's central defenders Hangeland and Aaron Hughes did not have time to complete the double-team. They could only watch Bell sprint with all his strength and run.

Then the football rolled into the back of their defense!

Bell is a fatal threat when he rushes forward. After all, behind the two central defenders is the penalty area line!

Fulham's right back Richardson saw this and decisively kicked from behind, leaving Bell on the sideline and killing Sheffield United's opening threat.

But he didn't feel happy or proud at this time, he only complained secretly in his heart.

He is also a veteran who has played in the Premier League for many years, so he naturally knows what punishment he will receive just now.

Sure enough, the referee on duty blew the whistle decisively and ran towards Richardson, picking at his jacket pockets as he ran!

Li Mo was about to pull Bell up at this moment, but when he saw this scene, he quickly changed the pull to push, pushed the confused Bell back to the turf, and then started to complain to the referee while shouting.

"Sir! This is a bad foul! Gareth is the wing superstar who led England today, and he should not be treated maliciously like this! His ankles are swollen. It's too rough, too rough."

Li Mo's tone was so exaggerated that Richardson couldn't bear it. He came forward to argue, but Fulham's central defender Hangeland hugged him tightly and refused to let him pass.

"Calm down the fuck! Li wants you to go up and touch him. The referee will give you a yellow card at most, but if you touch Li, it won't be a yellow card that will solve the problem. Calm down!"

Hangeland was worthy of being a veteran, and he kept dragging Richardson to separate him from Li Mo, which made Li Mo say it was a pity.

Richardson kicked down from behind and knocked down Bell, who was almost able to enter the penalty area and face the goalkeeper just by passing the ball. When these two conditions are combined, it is at least a yellow card.

If Hangela was late just now, Richardson came up and pushed Li Mo, and Li Mo fell down again, then the Sheffield United players would have the opportunity to put pressure on the referee.

The FA's executives were watching from the box today. Under multiple pressures, not to mention a red card at the beginning, it would at least make Richardson "named" in the head referee's mind and find an opportunity to press him for a foul later. Then the second one

Isn't it possible that a yellow card will come?

"It's a pity that it was too late to act. I have to provoke him earlier next time."

Li Mo shook his head and kept mumbling in his heart.

In the end, the referee on duty only gave Richardson a yellow card and a warning, which added great psychological pressure to Fulham's defensive players in the right half.

Only then did Bell sit up from the turf dumbfounded.

"Where did you learn that? It's so natural to press me. Have you watched those videos of porcelain games?"

Faced with Bell's teasing, Li Mo became much thicker-skinned now, without any sign of blushing, and directly blamed the old handsome guy on the sidelines.

"The boss taught me? Then it's okay."

When Bell heard that Speed ​​had given Li Mo a "little chance", he was speechless for a moment. He shook his head and fiddled with the football on the spot, preparing to take the set kick.

In the opening stage, the opponent's right back was given a yellow card. This result made everyone at Sheffield United very satisfied.

Even though Aaron Hughes was the first to break the set kick out of the penalty area this time, the Sheffield United players still started to defend back with smiles on their faces.

Speed ​​even shouted directly from the sidelines.

"Press them on the right! Go up, go up! Felipe, you go up too! Li goes over too! Just attack Richardson's side!"

The sound was so loud, as if he was afraid that Fulham coach Martin Jol on the other side couldn't hear him.

But Speed's character is such that when passion gets the better of him, no matter who is standing next to him, even Ferguson will not give him face. Martin Jol will not let him restrain his emotions.

So after having an offensive direction, Sheffield United started to operate as a whole and fully supported the players on the left to attack, in order to continuously put pressure on Richardson.

Naturally, Martin Jol would not continue to sit firmly on the Diaoyutai. His adjustment was quite timely. He directly asked Taarabut, who was the attacking midfielder, to take back his position and move closer to the right. He planned to accumulate troops in the right half of the defense zone and defend Sheffield United first.

Let’s talk about the onslaught for a while.

Taarabut found a new way out after Rangers were relegated last season and moved to Fulham. However, he did not expect that he would have to face Sheffield United again in the first game of the new season.

A defensive job he doesn't like much.

But at this moment, he is no longer the proud man who competed with Li Mo in the English Championship in the past. In order to continue to stay in the Premier League, he is willing to let him play as a defensive midfielder, let alone help with defense.

Dry.

Relying on his active running back to defend, Taarabut helped midfielder Derek Boateng, who was also approaching, to build the first line of defense in the right half.

Martin Jol's adjustment had some effect, relieving a lot of defensive pressure on Richardson.

However, after shrinking the formation and prioritizing defense, Fulham's entire right-side attack was basically paralyzed.

Right midfielder Kasami couldn't get the ball and couldn't press out, so he had to turn back and defend together, which greatly sapped his enthusiasm for counterattack.

Today, Joaquin, who replaced De Bruyne and started at the central midfielder, lurked behind Li Mo and constantly sorted out the offensive line in the frontcourt. After Bell's side came under pressure from Fulham's heavy defense, he and Li Mo decisively

The ball starts to be transferred to the right.

Last season, Li Mo was basically holding the ball and going to the right sideline to open up the situation.

After all, when it comes to solo breakthroughs, the aging Joaquin and the slightly rough dribbling De Bruyne are not as good as Li Mo. This can be regarded as one of the weaknesses of Sheffield United's lineup last season:

Compared with the left wing, the attack on the right wing is too "balanced" and often relies on full-back Trippier to exert his technical advantage.

Joaquin, who mainly plays on the right wing, is more like an attacking midfielder and is better at organizing passes than dribbling. De Bruyne is not an explosive player, so Li Mo has to be pulled to the right wing from time to time to play as a super-large winger.

However, this season the player in the right attacking position has become Neymar, so it is naturally different.

Li Mo can safely help transfer the ball in the middle, play screens, and serve as pivots, and then watch Neymar and Trippier perform on the right.

Although Ma'er's face is still a little immature now, his dribbling skills are already the best in the Sheffield United team.

Li Mo has had full confidence in Neymar from the first day he arrived at the team. This trust has led to other players in the team to be very optimistic about Neymar's performance.

When playing against Manchester United in the Community Shield, Maer lived up to expectations and performed brilliantly on the right wing many times, beating Evra and repeatedly asking for help.

Today, facing a full-back who is also over 30 years old, none of the Sheffield United players thought that the opponent could cause any trouble to Neymar.

The key depends on Neymar's own performance.

He played a little uniquely today, so everyone may have to wait a little longer on the offensive end.

If Ma is not alone today, it will be easy. Just wait until he and Li Mo are successfully connected.

The Sheffield United fans at the scene also looked at Neymar holding the ball with expectant eyes.

Players with skills can always win more tolerance from fans, and players with skills and good looks can quickly capture the hearts of fans.

Even though he has only played one official game for Sheffield United, Neymar's wonderful performance has already made Sheffield United fans quickly fall in love with this handsome young man from Brazil.

They naturally hope that Neymar can grow up quickly, just like Bale last season, and become Li Mo's right-hand man as soon as possible.

So, will Neymar's performance today satisfy them or disappoint them?

"Get over him! Nene!"

Just when the fans were looking forward to it, Li Mo had already started to encourage Neymar.

The horse holding the ball also chose to advance almost at the same time.

The slight swaying of his shoulders and the extremely rhythmic dribbling rhythm made Duff, who was retreating to defend in front of him, undecided for a moment. He could only retreat and defend while calling the midfielder Sidwell beside him to watch Li Mo's movement.

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To be continued...