Chapter 64 The warmth of football

Routledge's goal made Sheffield United very passive, and the second half was already in the 70th minute.

Attack it? Rangers, or Taarabut, find another opportunity to score a goal, or pass a threatening ball, and they are likely to completely kill Sheffield United.

But if they don't continue to attack, it will be a slow death. Rangers hope that Sheffield United will be timid, which will help them drag this score to the end of the game.

Speed ​​did not hesitate. He shouted to his disciples on the sidelines: "Go forward, press out!"

At this time, the tactical thinking must be unified and the players must not be burdened with their thoughts.

Even if the game is lost in the end, Speed ​​will only tell the outside world that it is his responsibility and the tactical requirements he formulated.

But now, when the whole team still needs to fight, he knows that his players will not be afraid, and he is even less afraid. He just wants to work hard to the end, and whoever gives in will be the grandson!

Besides, this loss of the ball is actually normal and there is nothing to complain about.

A player like Taarabt can only be targeted for a moment. If you want to restrict him for the entire game, it is difficult to do so.

You know, no matter how correct the tactics are, they still need players to execute them. This is the case for Sheffield United and the same is true for Rangers.

Taarabut's technical characteristics and his state this season determine that he can always create seemingly impossible opportunities.

This is why major wealthy clubs are always keen to buy various stars.

They can often create various opportunities with a flash of inspiration, ignoring the targeted arrangements of their opponents, causing major headaches for coaches.

Of course, Sheffield United also has a Li Mo.

In the last twenty minutes, there were many classic moments when the team relied on scoring goals, but Speed ​​knew that the one in the team who was most sure of scoring goals and best able to withstand pressure had to be Li Mo.

"Hey, Jamie, you have to help me open their midfielder later. I want to get as close to their penalty area as possible. Of course, if you run out of good opportunities, I will also pass the ball to you."

Li Mo pulled Vardy. He needs to improve his offensive efficiency in the last 20 minutes. It would be a waste of time to argue with Shaun Dery again.

Vardy's running can help him contain some of the defensive forces, and instead of letting Vardy take away the defenders in the penalty area, it is better to let him pull Delhi apart.

Without Shaun Dery's restraint, Li Mo's chances of entering the penalty area will be greatly increased. He doesn't care how many defenders are in front of him. As long as he can enter the penalty area, he will have a way to send the ball into the Rangers' gate!

Vardy nodded to reassure Li Mo, and then the two separated. Li Mo began to retreat to get the ball, while Vardy approached Sean Dery.

Drinkwater no longer held the ball more, he passed more of the ball and began to speed up Sheffield United's midfield advancement.

Matt Ritchie's position is prerequisite, he takes the ball on the left and seeks cooperation with Vardy.

Although Vardy does not mainly dribble past people, his speed is enough to support him to launch attacks from the wing.

He is fast and stable with the ball. Although his dribbling ability is poor, Vardy's sufficient physical fitness can still allow him to sprint for more than 70 minutes of the game.

After Li Mo retreated to catch the ball, he began to frequently deliver shells to Vardy and Matt Ritchie, allowing them to open up the situation on the Rangers' wing.

This greatly increased the defensive pressure on the Rangers' right side, and Shaun Dery had to move closer to help the full-back relieve the pressure.

Li Mo's position is still relatively deep, but Sean Dery is still worried and told Uffalin to pay more attention to Li Mo's movement.

Li Mo scored the goal in the second half so beautifully, and he was so embarrassed before scoring.

Shaun Derry has been in the English Championship and Premier League for so many years, so he naturally knows that such players cannot pay too much attention to marking.

Seeing Ufalin nodding and taking this matter to heart, Shaundry focused on Vardy and Matt Ritchie who were wreaking havoc on the wing.

Several of the Rangers' defenders are quite old. The opening stage and the first half of the game were fine. It was already over 70 minutes. How could they withstand the impact of two young players from Sheffield United.

After Delhi came over to help defend many times, the two defenders on the Rangers side were able to withstand the pressure.

But it’s not their fault. Vardy and Matt Ritchie are inherently physically weak. If we look at one game alone, they may be the only ones who still have enough energy to sprint at high speeds at the end, not even Li Mo.

Li Mo still relies on his Ironman aura. After each round of competition, his physical recovery speeds up during rest, which is why he seems to be in such good physical condition.

And during the game, Vardy's running helped Li Mo save a lot of energy, so that he didn't have to contend with the opponent's defender all the time.

So at the last moment, the team can still count on him to score goals. If he were to run like Vardy, he might not be able to run at all in more than 70 minutes.

Sean Dery's position was getting closer and closer to the wing. Seeing this, Li Mo persuaded the ball and slowly handed it over to Brother Drinking Water.

There is a certain tacit understanding between them. Li Mo has been moving the ball to the side before. How could Brother Drinking Water not know his intention?

After taking over the ball, Drinkwater passed the ball to Matt Ritchie several times. Vardy's movement was a bit aggressive and he was in an offside position several times. Matt Ritchie couldn't give the ball to him, so he had to pass the ball to him.

Pass back and let Drinkwater organize again.

Seeing that the Rangers backcourt felt a little out of control again, Taarabut retreated again, trying to help the midfielder seize the ball again and stabilize the ball.

Moreover, the game time is approaching the 80th minute of the game. He can drop back to help the team defend this one-goal advantage. By winning this game, the Rangers will be one step closer to winning the championship.

But this time when he retreated, Matthew Lowton also followed him out, and it seemed that he wanted to follow him to the Rangers half.

This makes Talabut feel a little strange. He went back to help the team defend and control the ball. What's the point of Matthew Lowton coming over? He basically won't attack ahead of the game anymore.

But after Matthew Lowton followed him for a while, he slowly trotted away to the other side, while Stephen Quinn slowly moved from the side to the center.

When Tarabut saw this scene, he subconsciously felt that something was wrong.

But just as he was about to remind Shaun Derry, he saw Stephen Quinn receiving Drinkwater's pass, and Matthew Lowton had already started running wildly on the wing!

Stephen Quinn skillfully kicked off the ball after receiving the ball. They have used this tactic countless times. When Drinkwater is restricted, he will be responsible for kicking the ball to both sides and hitting the opponent behind.

Now, the Rangers' defensive attention is basically on the side of Matt Ritchie and Vardy, and Shaun Dery's position has unconsciously shifted.

After Matthew Lowton started to speed up, there was no interception from Shaun Dery, and only one of the Rangers' full-backs could stop him!

Matthew Lowton faced the football falling from the air and had no intention of stopping and moving forward.

I saw him facing the landing point of the football, with the arch of his foot moving forward. Before the football landed, it rolled out a long way.

And Matthew Lowton started accelerating with all his strength. The Rangers' left back still wanted to wait for Matthew Lowton to stop the ball before interfering with him. Who knew Matthew Lowton was so violent.

After getting rid of the Rangers' wing defender, Matthew Lowton caught up with the football before the opponent's central defender left the penalty area, and then lobbed the ball into the Rangers penalty area.

He has sent many crosses to Li Mo in this familiar position. As of now, he is also the Sheffield United player who has provided the most assists to Li Mo in the league.

This is completely Sheffield United's fixed attack routine from the wing on the training ground. In such a familiar position, without any interference, Matthew Lowton's cross is very confident!

And after Li Mo was no longer restrained by Sean Dery, he strode towards the Rangers penalty area as soon as possible.

Ufalin still remembers Deli's instructions, but his speed can't keep up!

Li Mo didn't hold the ball much in this game, which has disadvantages and advantages. The biggest advantage is that he still has sufficient physical fitness.

In addition, his current speed and acceleration ability values ​​have increased to 87 and 86 respectively. If he rushes with all his strength, ordinary Premier League wing players can't stop him, let alone Ufalin.

When Matthew Lowton made the pass, Li Mo didn't even appear in the live broadcast. When the ball started to fall in the air, Li Mo had already run to the back of the Rangers penalty area!

With almost no adjustment, Li Mo's high-speed sprint over this distance fully unleashed his explosive power.

Kick the ground with your last foot, then jump forward and fly into the air!

The huge figure leaping high made the Rangers center back, who had just noticed Li Mo, suddenly feel desperate.

"Damn it, are you flying!"

After this thought flashed through his mind, the Rangers center back jumped subconsciously, but his hands unconsciously moved towards his head.

After jumping up, Li Mo didn't even have a second. He only felt that his forehead had hit the ball firmly. He could not change the direction of the ball, nor could he control his body to move forward.

When he collided with the Rangers center back, Li Mo's eyes were still wide open. The last thing he saw was the football hitting the crossbar.

Did it go out? Or bounced into the net?

When Li Mo fell heavily to the ground, he didn't know whether the ball had entered the net, but soon he looked up and saw Vardy and Matthew Lowton running towards him crazily.

Seeing this scene, Li Mo breathed a sigh of relief, and then he lay down in the Rangers penalty area as if he was relieved.

This time I'm not pretending. The collision with the Rangers center back just now gave him a hard time!

"Damn it, it hurts a bit from the collision, I have to slow down."

After Vardy ran over, he was about to grab Li Mo to celebrate, but Li Mo waved his hands in pain.

Seeing this, Matthew Lowton quickly signaled to the audience to ask the team doctor to come on quickly.

Speed, who was originally ecstatic, saw Matthew Lowton's movements and Li Mo's figure lying on the ground, as if he had been drenched in cold water from head to toe, and he was so anxious that he asked the team doctor to go quickly.

The booing Rangers fans didn't know what was going on at this moment.

When it was replayed on the big screen at the scene, everyone saw that Li Mo had just ignored the Rangers defender who jumped back and "bumped" the ball into the Rangers goal, regardless of his own safety.

The boos gradually became quieter. Facing Li Mo, who was still lying on the ground with a painful look on his face, the Rangers fans had complicated expressions on their faces.

The forward scored two goals in this game, turning the three points they received into one point.

However, this little player who can be called a "boy" also reflects his courage and the spirit of not giving up at this moment.

Some people started to applaud, including Sheffield United fans and some Rangers fans.

The applause slowly began to spread. Tarabut looked in the direction of Li Mo with a complicated expression. Then, he suddenly pursed his lips and raised his hands. Amidst the exclamations of the commentator, he offered his thanks to Li Mo.

got applause.

At Loftus Road, all Rangers fans seemed to have put aside their previous prejudices against Li Mo and Sheffield United.

They slowly stood up, then applauded Li Mo who was lying on the ground, and also expressed their respect for the brave man.

On the football field, a brave person deserves respect from everyone, including his opponents.

The excitement of the competition seemed to have dissipated at this moment.

Drinkwater and Uffalin looked at each other and smiled, Stephen Quinn and his old rival Shaun Derry covered their mouths and reminisced, and Neil Warnock stood beside Speed, comforting his anxious mood.

Li Mo finally tried to sit up with the help of the team doctor. Speed ​​quickly made a substitution and replaced Li Mo with Ched Evans.

The applause of the Rangers fans still did not stop, but Li Mo looked at everything around him, silently patted his chest, and finally raised his right hand high, giving the Rangers fans a thumbs up in return.

In competitive football, winning or losing may always be the most important thing, but at least, at this moment, Li Mo knew that he had learned something.

Something very warm.

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