Chapter 414: Win the league five rounds ahead of schedule

Author: The first foodie in darkness

Chapter 414: Win the league five rounds ahead of schedule

There was no longer any suspense in the game, and the referee on duty blew the whistle at the end of stoppage time.

The Sheffield United players were sweating profusely on the field, hugging each other, slapping and high-fiving each other with smiles on their faces, celebrating their massacre victory that was destined to shock the world.

The Barcelona players were miserable.

Some people wanted to go back to the team locker room directly, but were stopped by Xavi and Pique.

Even in the face of wild boos from their own fans, they still bravely completed their farewell to the fans.

The reporters were already excited. They gathered around the players on both sides of the field and conducted interviews. When the players finished washing and left the field, they had to face numerous microphones being stretched out during the mixed interview.

Compared with the somewhat relaxed expressions of Sheffield United players off the field, Speed ​​saved Barcelona enough face in the post-match press conference.

Tricky questions will be skipped, and I have said many times that today's score is "abnormal."

"We have to admit that luck is a part that cannot be ignored on the court. Without that lucky blitz goal in the opening game, we might not have been able to achieve such results at Camp Nou. Maybe now we can only go with 0-0.

Or they left Barcelona with a score of 1-1. They were a bit unlucky. This is true. Such a score is not a true reflection of the strength of the two teams. Moreover, there is still a second round in the game. I don’t think we have firmly entered the semi-finals of the Champions League.

, everything still has variables.”

Speed ​​behaved very modestly and cautiously, but the English journalists who already knew his character and temperament had already rolled their eyes.

Listen, is this still human language?

You beat them 5-0 in away games and ruined the game, and you still said there were any changes!

Why don't you just give everyone some news material, even if you are crazy?

You won, and it was a massacre-like victory. What’s wrong with you?

But Speed ​​still went his own way. After finishing a set of Tai Chi, he and his disciples took the bus straight to the hotel where they were staying.

Behind closed doors, Sheffield United naturally enjoys themselves as much as they want.

The club has reserved the first floor of the hotel for players and coaches to relax, dine and rest.

No matter how public opinion outside was boiling, it could not affect the celebration within Sheffield United.

After a little carnival, I had a solid sleep, and it wasn’t until the afternoon of the next day that the whole Sheffield United team took a flight back to Sheffield.

Speed ​​immediately announced the temporary decision to take a half-day holiday after giving a lecture at the base.

Players who have played in the game can return to the training base on the morning of April 3 to participate in recovery training. Players who have not played in the game will naturally have to participate in joint training on time this afternoon.

After the disbandment, the Sheffield United players who drove out of the training base naturally received enthusiastic cheers from the fans who came after hearing the news.

Li Mo specially stopped the car to give autographs to a dozen fans with children, and then waved goodbye to the fans and left.

At this moment, in the entire world of football, fans are having big discussions one after another because of Sheffield United's 5-0 massacre against Barcelona.

First of all, I can't figure it out.

Even though Sheffield United scored with a blitz at the beginning, fans who reviewed the game still couldn't figure out how Barcelona was slaughtered 5-0 by Sheffield United.

If you want to say that there is something wrong with Barcelona's offensive system, that's true.

But Barcelona's defensive system is pretty much the same as before.

Could it be that just because Puyol is missing, Barcelona's defense is completely broken?

Not only fans are reviewing the game to find the reasons, but media from various countries have also actively recruited "experts" from all walks of life, almost digging into tactical details and player performance bit by bit to try to explain the reasons for Barcelona's tragic defeat.

No matter which country's football analysis program it is from, the conclusions drawn in the end are basically the same.

That is that Barcelona, ​​whose offensive threat is not as good as before, still maintains its previous oppressive style of play.

This resulted in Barcelona not being able to put too much defensive pressure on Sheffield United, but giving Sheffield United too much space to counterattack.

In essence, it is very similar to Barcelona's disastrous defeat to Bayern last year.

In terms of rhythm, Barcelona could not penetrate from the center, and the defense could not withstand the strong impact of the opponent again and again.

Coupled with the loss of control over the defense of high-altitude balls, Barcelona will definitely suffer a big loss in this regard as soon as the opponent targets it.

The Sheffield United Trident's heroic performance completely consolidated their reputation as Europe's top offensive team this season through this complete victory.

Li Mo naturally doesn’t need to say much.

Bell's reputation has gone further, and his ranking among football superstars has skyrocketed.

Neymar, on the other hand, has become a supernova that has completely exploded in European football. His outstanding performance has made fans recognize him as the leader of Brazilian football.

It can only be said that the improvement of one's own reputation and worth by performing brilliantly in such a battle with the giants cannot be compared with that of ordinary leagues.

When Sheffield United perform another explosive performance in the Champions League semi-finals or even the final, the name of their trident will only become more and more famous.

However, it is still too early to talk about the semi-finals and finals. After Barcelona has completely passed this hurdle, Sheffield United will have to wait until late April to play in the Champions League semi-finals.

Before that, they had an almost equally important thing to do.

That is the end of the suspense of winning the Premier League this season.

Perhaps, suspense is not the right word anymore, because no one thinks that Sheffield United will lose the Premier League championship this season.

Sheffield United, which had a bye in the league and had one game less, was 14 points ahead of second-placed Manchester City after the 32nd round of the Premier League.

What is the concept?

That is, even if Sheffield United loses all subsequent games, as long as Manchester City also loses two games, the Premier League champion will still be Sheffield United!

And now all Premier League fans know that Sheffield United is going to replicate Arsenal's undefeated win.

With only the last seven games left in the game, Sheffield United will suffer a complete defeat?

That's completely unrealistic.

As for Manchester City, they no longer have the slightest hope of counterattacking and winning the championship.

Rather than saying that they are still stubbornly biting Sheffield United's tail, it is better to say that they just want to find a decent step down.

Anyway, even if they can keep up, Sheffield United can win the championship early as long as they win the next two league rounds.

So they might just keep the suspense going for two more rounds. Even if they lose, they have to say it nicer, and that's enough.

On April 6, 2014, Sheffield United, who had fully rested for three days, once again came out with their main players to challenge Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane.

In the first half of the league, they were still firmly in the top six. Tottenham, which occasionally touched the bottom of the top four, was extremely weak in the second half.

Currently, they are ranked seventh in the league with only 53 points, seven points behind Everton in sixth place.

With only six games left before the end of the season, it will be difficult for Tottenham to rush into the top six.

Villas-Boas was also fired by Levy in January due to performance issues, and Tim Sherwood, who currently takes over, is only a temporary worker.

The results are turbulent and the coach is not yet completely settled. Tottenham, who are in chaos, face the Sheffield United who are currently in a hot state. Even if they want to resist, they cannot escape the ending of defeat.

The score was not big, an ordinary 2-0.

Li Mo, whose barrel was hot, scored a goal in each half, pushing his league goals this season to the 43rd.

This left Suarez, who had just scored his 30th league goal, with nothing but despair.

His condition is good enough, Messi and Ronaldo's current league goals are not even as good as his.

But facing Li Mo, who has already scored 43 goals and 15 assists in the league, he really can't muster the desire to challenge!

Those who encouraged Suarez and Li Mo to compete for the league's Golden Boot at the beginning of the season also lost their voices early on.

Almost all Premier League fans now have only one question left for Li Mo.

"What kind of outrageous record does B want to set this season?"

Li Mo's improvement in the single-season scoring record once in a season has made Premier League fans numb.

Back then, when they saw Messi scoring 50 league goals in a single season, they were shocked. They felt that it was unprecedented and would be hard to come by anyone in the future.

Unexpectedly, only a few years have passed since then, and Li Mo is already chasing this record.

There are still six league rounds left, and Li Mo is only missing the last seven goals. It seems that the difficulty is not that big anymore. It just depends on which round he sets a new record.

On April 10, Sheffield United at home ushered in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals against Barcelona.

Barcelona, ​​determined to fight for dignity and honor, still played with all their main players. Seeing this, Sheffield United did not hold back and also sent out their strongest lineup.

At the Bramall Lane Stadium, the two teams fought hard. Sheffield United, which was slightly more aggressive, gave Barcelona many opportunities this time.

In the 27th minute of the first half, Messi suddenly made a through ball while dribbling horizontally, assisting Sanchez to break into the Sheffield United penalty area and score the first goal. Barcelona successfully counterattacked.

But then, Barcelona faced the anger from Sheffield United.

Li Mo successfully dunked the ball in the 38th minute of the first half. He rushed through the defense of Pique and Alba and suddenly shot a blast from the right edge of the penalty area!

Pinto was beaten without temper, and his explosive shot that smoothly penetrated into the far corner of Barcelona's goal also successfully opened the door for Sheffield United's goal.

In the 43rd minute of the first half, the 61st minute and the 76th minute of the second half, Sheffield United scored three more goals, scored by Maguire, Li Mo and Bell respectively.

The final score was fixed at 4-1. Not only did Barcelona fail to defend their honor, they were once again pinned to the ground and beaten by Sheffield United.
To be continued...