opening a balotelli

Chapter 15 The Winter Window of Dystocia

Originally, Speed ​​was in a good mood these past few days. I don't know if it was an illusion. He always felt that Maguire had lost a little weight. Before that, he thought that Maguire was a little overweight. He didn't expect this kid to control himself. , Li Mo is as diligent as ever. I heard that during the vacation, he also ran to the youth team and took Maguire to practice together. Fortunately, the two of them only did some recovery training, otherwise he was also worried that the young people would put him Bad practice.

It stands to reason that the team is gradually on the right track, and the young people in the team are also hardworking. He should have no troubles, but the team management will not let him live.

"No money? I know that the club was hurt by spending millions on Chad, but we didn't spend much in the last window. I only need a striker and a midfielder, and the current strikers in the team are us. You can also sell one or two to return funds.”

"Gary, you know that the winter window is not easy to sell, let alone players who haven't played statistics. How much can we sell the forwards of our team? And the midfielder you want must defend well, be able to organize offense, and also Good long ball, God, do you think you can buy such a player for hundreds of thousands?"

"What about the forward?"

"Which team is willing to sell us a striker who can score stably now! Or, you choose one in League One?"

"Damn! I need a striker who can cooperate with Lee. The striker in League One is not as good as Chade!"

Speed ​​and the team manager naturally broke up, but they can't say who is right and who is wrong. Sheffield United is not a well-funded club, and after being relegated from the Premier League, it has lost a large amount of broadcast income. In the past few years, in the transfer market, they could still spend several million on signings, but in the end, the players bought did not play out, so the team manager would naturally have some scruples.

Speed ​​is considering the strength of the team. It is only an expedient measure to let Jamie Ward act as the connection point between the midfielder and the forward. Stephen Quinn and Montgomery can stabilize the midfielder by relying on tacit understanding, but the team A real midfield core is also needed.

Stephen Quinn is still a little less capable after all, and his size is always a hidden danger. If the midfielder on the opposite side is pressed enough, it will be more difficult for him to get the ball. He is a good auxiliary midfielder and can help sweep. He also has a certain organizational ability to help support, but it is too reluctant to use him as the core.

Their current tactic can only be to quickly transfer the ball to the wing and let the wing players initiate the attack, but if they have been relying on the wing attack, they will easily be targeted by the opponent.

On the forward line, Speed ​​is more and more eager to buy a player with reliable shooting and completely liberate Li Mo's ability.

But as the team manager said, in the current British Championship, there is no team that can sell reliable forwards easily.

Speed ​​was very worried, and in the end he had no choice but to ask the management to look for young players from the big clubs. If there are suitable players, they can be rented first. Players from low-level leagues can also be observed by scouts. When waiting for the winter window, if there are good players, you can let them come to try out.

Who made the club run out of money, let's make do with it, and now he is reluctant to leave Sheffield United.

On the one hand, it is because he has been in the club for several years. He retired from Sheffield United and learned how to be a coach here. Both Mo and Maguire have shown strong talents. Which coach can refuse the temptation to train talents?And a talented and hardworking genius.

If these two young players grow up and he leads Sheffield United back to the Premier League, then this achievement, in his opinion, will be comparable to his Premier League career.

I hope the team can recruit suitable players, Speed ​​hoped in his heart.

After the game against Reading, the next league match will not be until December 12th. Sheffield United players got a two-day holiday and then returned to intense training.

The team's defensive line needs more running-in, and Li Mo and Ched Evans also need more tacit understanding on the offensive line, but these can't be rushed. Speed ​​and the coaching team have formulated a phased training plan. The team worked step by step, and soon, the No.20 round of the British Championship came. Sheffield United's opponent was the same city team Barnsley, which was the team Maguire was in before.

Although it is a derby in the same city, Sheffield United and Barnsley are not deadly rivals. The relationship between the two teams is relatively normal, and there are often exchanges between the youth teams.

Before Li Mo moved to Sheffield, he lived in the house of his uncle in Barnsley. Maguire also stayed in this small town for many years. The two returned here without the slightest discomfort. They were still in Barnsley before the game. Seeley went on a bike ride outside Oakville Stadium, home of the game.

Actually, in Li Mo's view, Barnsley is not so much a city as a small town with a total population of no more than 20 and a small area. He used to go to Oakwell Stadium to watch games with his school friends , Surprised to find that nearly half of the seats in the stadium were vacant.

But even so, it is not bad to have half the attendance rate, because Oakwell Stadium can accommodate more than 2 people to watch the game. Every home match day is equivalent to one-twentieth of Barnsley Locals will enter the stadium, this ratio is actually quite exaggerated.

The strong football atmosphere in England can be seen from this.

The start time of the game is still set at [-]:[-] in the afternoon. Today's temperature is a bit low, just above freezing, but luckily it didn't rain. Li Mo first put on a sports shirt in the locker room, and then changed into his jersey. Putting on the winter gloves provided by the club, Maguire followed suit when he saw this. There was no way, if there was no sun in England in winter, and it rained a little, the feeling of coldness was comparable to that of Li Mo's hometown, Sichuan Province. Doing a good job of keeping warm is also conducive to protecting the body.

Under the influence of this kind of weather, the game between the two teams also seemed to be very slow. Although the fans on the scene were still very enthusiastic, the players on both sides were tentatively cautious.

Sheffield United's defense performed well today. In the first half, Barnsley didn't have too many chances. Li Mo also attracted the attention of all teams after scoring consecutive games. Under Barnsley's strict marking , He played reasonably. Except for a header, he did not kick easily. At the end of the first half, the two teams shook hands and made a draw.

After the start of the second half, Barnsley attacked for a while, and Li Mo was forced to return to defense for a while, but Barnsley also had the same old problem as Sheffield United before, weak front, and several opportunities appeared. The striker couldn't grasp it, which made the Barnsley players gradually anxious.

Speed ​​gave a good insight into Barnsley's players' mentality changes. He replaced Jamie Ward and added a midfielder. The three midfielders helped the defense relieve the pressure very well. After getting the ball, he instructed Stephen Quinn to make a long pass directly to Li Mo, without passing in the midfield.

The tactic is very simple, but the effect is surprisingly good. Barnsley's pressure left a large space in the backcourt. When Li Mo faced the double-teaming of two people, he tried to choose to nod the passed ball with his head. Ched Evans nearby, or Matthew Lorton who directly split the side to plug in, made several counterattacks.

No.706 minutes, Stephen Quinn once again kicked the ball high, and Barnsley's defensive players moved closer to Li Mo according to inertia, but this time Stephen Quinn was looking for Ched Evans, beside Ched Evans Almost no one was pressing, so naturally they stopped the ball steadily. Matthew Lorton on the wing made another request, and Ched Evans immediately transferred the ball. After the two of them attracted a certain amount of defense, Li Mo Turned around and started sprinting at high speed.

Without the ball, Li Mo's speed is very fast. After Matthew Lorton ate a Barnsley wide player with his speed, he did not wait for other defensive players to step forward to interfere, and decisively started near the penalty area line. Foot cross.

Ched Evans hadn't entered the penalty area yet, and Li Mo was the only one rushing in at this moment. Everyone knew that Matthew Lorton's cross was looking for Li Mo, but they couldn't stop it!

Li Mo rushed up like a tank and rolled over Barnsley's central defender and took off. It was extremely violent and beautiful. After Barnsley's goalkeeper cursed angrily, he attacked decisively, but it was too late. Li Mo relied on The huge inertia after the jump almost "slammed" the ball into Barnsley's goal!

Speed ​​covered his head with an incredulous expression, but then laughed again.

His tactics are not brilliant, but when you have such a center on the team, what complicated tactics do you need?
Pass that damn football to Li Mo and it's over!

(End of this chapter)