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Chapter 21 The Call of Director Gao
Matthew Lorton feels very comfortable staying in the central defender position at the moment.

He competed with Scott from the very beginning, and his energy consumption was serious. After Li Mo came back from the frontcourt and replaced him to mark Scott, his defensive pressure was relieved a lot and he could recover his energy.

And now Maguire on the central defender is growing very fast. He and the two veterans are cooperating more and more tacitly. The defense is much more stable than before. High-altitude balls are usually handled by Maguire, and Matthew Lorton assists them in defense. That's right, it's very easy to play.

Until the end of the first half, there was no change in Sheffield United's formation, and the score remained at one to zero. Because of the unexpected lead, the Sheffield United players were naturally in a good mood, and they were all talking and laughing. The face of the Swansea coach opposite was very gloomy. Li Mo couldn't help but mourn for the Swansea players for two seconds, and then walked back to the dressing room with Maguire shoulder to shoulder.

Speed ​​let the players rest for 10 minutes in the locker room, and then unified the tactical thinking. In the second half, he still defended, and Li Mo didn't run to the front court first. De Evans continues to be at the top. If the score remains unchanged by 10:[-] minutes, Speed ​​will replace Ched Evans and add a defensive player to try to get three points.

And if they can win Swansea, Sheffield United should be able to reach the top ten in the standings!

Victory is the best motivation for professional players. Without Speed ​​saying anything more, the players of Sheffield United have already gathered together. The old captain Chris Morgan gave a passionate speech, and then a group of people like It was as if he had been beaten with chicken blood, and he screamed like a ghost with swear words.

The second half began soon. The Swansea players didn't know what they had experienced during the halftime break, and their faces were rather dignified. After the kick-off resumed, Li Mo observed the tactical changes of the opponent team as usual, and soon I feel that Swansea's offense has become more determined.

Scott's tactical privilege seems to have been taken back. Facing Li Mo's defense, he no longer tried to break through one-on-one, but more on running positions and seeking cooperation with his teammates. Li Mo naturally kept his eyes on this man. Swansea's top scorer, when the opponent gets a set kick, he will also retreat to the penalty area to help defend, and his excellent header with Maguire almost turned his penalty area into a no-fly zone.

Later, he simply switched positions with Matthew Lorton again, and he returned to the familiar central defender position.

And when No. 703 minutes, Ched Evans was also replaced by a defensive midfielder, the Swansea coach was so angry that he almost vomited blood!
Sheffield United now has six defenders in the penalty area, and there are four midfielders lined up in front of the big penalty area. Sheffield United's ten players almost fill up the third defensive area. Considering a counterattack attack is completely a posture of defending to the end.

Swansea's attacking players now feel like they are surrounded by people!It's okay to be near the midfield. As soon as you approach Sheffield United's defensive third area, someone will come up to press and counter-attack with the ball in two steps, and the opponent will not hesitate at all when it is time to foul, because they are not afraid of set balls!
Swansea's set-pieces were basically grabbed by Maguire to the first point and pushed out of the penalty area, so that when the Swansea striker saw Maguire's big head, he felt guilty. , I have never seen such a top!
Li Mo patted Maguire's big head curiously. Sometimes he would feel a pain in the forehead when he was heading too much. Why does Maguire look completely fine? Is it true that people with big heads are naturally suitable for competition? top?

But I have to say that when the entire team is serving the defense, Maguire is indeed the most dazzling one on the entire field.

His high-altitude ball advantage is too great, the frontal defense is not afraid of Swansea's forwards, and now there are four central defenders in the penalty area, he does not have to worry about being hit behind him when he presses forward, Li Mo is fast, Northworthy and Chris Morgan has plenty of experience and can help him fill his position in time.

With the rapid passage of time, the Swansea players' feet became more and more heavy, and their hearts sank. Their offense was not very good, and it was difficult to be effective in the face of this intensity of defense.

The referee had already started to check his watch frequently during stoppage time, and finally blew the whistle to end the game after Swansea's last long pass was destroyed by Matthew Lowton.

This game was not exciting at all, it could even be said to be ugly, but the fans of Sheffield United didn't care at all. They only knew that their team had won again. In the last four games, they won three games !The team's defense has become more stable to the naked eye, and Ched Evans in the frontcourt also scored a long-lost goal!

For the fans of Sheffield United, this victory is the best gift they have received before Christmas, and this game is won by Swansea, which ranks third in the league. Apart from being happy, the fans They also picked up the vision at the beginning of the season again.

They are not finished yet, they still have a chance to compete for the upgrade seat!

Li Mo and his teammates came to the sidelines to express their gratitude to the fans. He saw many unfamiliar faces, and occasionally saw fans he had known when he played youth team games. All these fans gave them applause and praise Cheers, when passing by a stand, I don't know who threw down a club's commemorative scarf, Li Mo stepped forward to pick it up, and a young fan in front of him said excitedly: "Take us to the Premier League , Lee, we will upgrade, right?"

Li Mo didn't know what to say, because he didn't like to make empty promises, but seeing the hopeful eyes of the fans, he could not help but tighten the scarf in his hand, and finally nodded firmly.

At the press conference after the game, Li Mo was still a pigeon, but Maguire couldn’t run away. After many protests from the reporters, Speed ​​decided to take Maguire to get used to it today, maybe he couldn’t make it through How long, he will have to face the verbal swords of those reporters.

Christmas is approaching, and the streets of Sheffield are already full of festive atmosphere, but Li Mo doesn't feel much, but he has to go back to Barnsley in a few days. His aunt is a native of Barnsley, and his uncle Also used to spending Christmas with his wife's family for years, he had to go early for some gatherings.

Because the Premier League and the British Championship do not have a Christmas holiday, which is different from leagues in other countries, and their next league game is scheduled for the day after Christmas. Naturally, they cannot spend Christmas with their families, so they can only celebrate in advance.

Just when he was thinking about what gifts to buy to go to his uncle's house, the phone rang suddenly. He took it out and saw that it was an unfamiliar number. He wanted to reject it, but after thinking about it, he pressed the answer button key.

"็ Hello Who are you?"

"Hello, Li Mo, I'm Gao Hongbo, I'm sorry to disturb you now, I got your number from your uncle, do you have time now, I want to chat with you."

"Ah? You are, Director Gao?"

"Yes, I'm Gao Hongbo, I want to chat with you about the national team."

(End of this chapter)