Chapter 58 Unified Thoughts

No matter how the outside world discusses the next round of the match between Sheffield United and Rangers, Sheffield United players are currently turning a deaf ear.

The entire team began intense preparations. After another day of rest, Li Mo resumed training with the team on April 3.

With the aura of Iron Man around him, Li Mo's physical fitness has been fully restored and his mental state is also very good. After the team doctor's examination, he gave Speed ​​a two-sentence report:

No problem, as strong as an ox!

Seeing Li Mo's full health, not only the coaching staff, but also the entire team's players seemed to feel reassured.

You have to count on Li Mo for tough battles. With Li Mo here, even if they lose the ball first, they won't panic. Maybe Li Mo will score two goals and overtake.

On the training ground, many teammates asked Li Mo about his return to the country to compete this time. Everyone had heard that this beast scored a hat trick in his first appearance with the national team!

Maguire was so sour that you could smell it in the air. As soon as Li Mo reported to the club yesterday, he and his people gathered around him.

"I heard you wore a hat?"

When Li Mo heard this, he felt a little weird. He always felt a green flash on his head, "Why are you wearing a hat? Please speak up!"

"I heard that you made your debut with the national team and immediately wore the hat!"

"That's it? Ah, I scored three goals."

When Maguire and a group of friends heard Li Mo's words, their eyes were full of sourness. Maguire asked quietly: "I also saw reports that there were 60,000 people in our country in that game.

Many fans came to watch the game."

Li Mo waved his hand casually, "That's right. There may have been tens of millions of fans watching our live broadcast that night."

Maguire and Vardy looked at each other, and then the two of them directly held Li Mo's arms and greeted the drinking brothers to "welcome" Li Mo back to the team.

Tens of millions of people still watch the live broadcast?

There are only tens of millions of people in Daiying! What Li Mo said is so irritating. No, we must deal with him!

However, the few of them just had a bit of banter. Maguire and the others knew that Li Mo had just returned by plane, so they did not disturb his rest.

But today they saw that Li Mo was in high spirits and did not look tired. They were trying to give Li Mo some tricks on the training ground, but they were assigned to a group to practice confrontation with Li Mo, and they almost fell to their knees during the practice.

Maguire is now even bigger than Li Mo, but every time Li Mo competes with him in training, they can fight evenly and control the ball steadily. Maguire basically can't steal it, which is very helpless.

The main reason is that Li Mo's body balance and core strength are too strong, and Li Mo is still slowly gaining muscle. It seems that he wants to increase his weight to about 90KG, and his resistance ability will be improved to a higher level by then.

The teammates can already imagine the scene of group confrontation with Li Mo next season, and they can't help but cry.

The training ground was still full of laughter, but on the sidelines, Speed ​​and several assistant coaches had serious expressions on their faces.

In the remaining eight league games, in addition to competing against the league leader Queens Park Rangers, they also have to play against the top six Swansea City and Cardiff City.

If you want to get direct access to the Premier League, you must not give up every game. At this stage, if you overturn and lose a game, you may have to play in the play-offs.

But in the remaining month, we will play eight league games, two games a week!

No one can guarantee that the main players, especially several veterans, will not be injured, so now, the Sheffield United coaching staff is faced with a difficult choice.

Should we compete in the remaining leagues and strive for second place in the league to advance directly to the Premier League, or should we continue to rotate, keep the main lineup healthy, and prepare for the play-offs?

This choice must be made, otherwise when the time comes, we will lose a few main players and fail to get second place in the league. We will go to the play-offs with an incomplete lineup, but we will not be sure that we will win.

Although the club chairman and manager have promised that Speed ​​will be given sufficient transfer fees for signings in the summer window, this will only be considered after the end of the season.

Now Sheffield United's substitute lineup is too thin, and water from a distance cannot quench their thirst. Speed ​​frowned and thought, and several assistant coaches around him were also arguing. They really couldn't make this decision.

"Let's just ask the players for their opinions. They have worked hard for this season so far. I think we can discuss the subsequent arrangements with the players."

The physical fitness coach suddenly suggested, which made several other assistant coaches, including Speed, stunned. They really had not thought of this before.

The team's tactical ideas and playing style are indeed formulated by the coaching staff, but the thinking of a team does need to be unified by both players and coaches.

Speed ​​was not a person who hesitated. He quickly called the players who were playing in groups to play against each other. After everyone gathered in a circle, he talked about the problems faced by the coaching staff.

"I know this is a difficult moment, but we have to make a choice. It concerns all of us and the result of our efforts throughout the season. Of course, if we choose an idea, then we must unite and strive to win.

Even if we fail to achieve the desired result, at least we have tried our best."

Speed ​​stood in the center of the circle and spoke candidly to all the players.

Achieving the Super League is very important to the coaching staff, and even more important to these players.

Who doesn't want to play in the Premier League?

That's one of the best top leagues in the world right now!

Sheffield United has now touched the threshold of the Premier League, and they are just one step away from kicking open the door to the Premier League. No one wants to fall behind at the last moment.

If the coaching staff says nothing and directly decides on the subsequent playing style and ideas, many players may become resentful if they fail to reach the top spot in the end.

But now head coach Speed ​​has chosen to be honest with everyone. This decision needs to be made by everyone together, so in the end, no matter whether it is success or failure, everyone will bear the consequences together.

The players all have their own ideas, and the younger ones naturally want to fight to the end. They are now ranked second in the league, and they just need to maintain this ranking.

But the old players, especially Chris Morgan and others who have experienced the Premier League season at Sheffield United, all know that there are too many cases of top-ranked teams overturning in the final stages of the Championship.

Moreover, the veteran players have been working hard until now, and their physical condition and physical condition have fluctuated greatly. If they continue to play double games for a week, they may be overwhelmed and suffer injuries.

Rotation is the best option, but they can't guarantee the team's record.

Just when the two parties were at a deadlock, Li Mo, who had been silent, applauded and then asked everyone a question.

"Except for Queens Park Rangers, we have basically met all other teams. Do you think there is any team that we cannot beat?"

When everyone heard this, they shook their heads.

Although I dare not say that the remaining teams Sheffield United can win 100%, they are not afraid. They are confident against other teams except Rangers.

"Then since we have confidence in other teams to win, why don't we maintain a healthy state and face the play-offs together? If the old captain and Nosworthy are injured, Harry, are you confident that you can hold up the defense?

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Li Mo suddenly asked Maguire, and Maguire shook his head honestly.

If Chris Morgan and Noseworthy are both injured, and he is paired with substitute players, he really can't say he can withstand the attacking group of the top six teams.

This question made many players think.

Yes, the defense is the top priority of the team. If the two veterans are injured and cannot finish second in the league, and then play in the play-offs, the loopholes in the defense will be very fatal.

And if the lineup is complete, as Li Mo said, they will be confident against the other top six teams except the Rangers, and their winning rate will be high.

After Li Mo asked the question, he stopped talking. Speed, who was observing the players' expressions, felt relieved when he saw that the team's thinking was gradually becoming unified.

He looked at Li Mo, his eyes full of unconcealable appreciation.

This brat really makes him worry-free!

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