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Chapter 27 The Sheffield United Talent Brigade is here!
Not to mention that a small place has its advantages. Li Mo sat on the bus and dozed off for an hour before arriving in Coventry. It is more than 140 kilometers from Sheffield to Coventry. It is more comfortable to play away games here. .

Today, Vardy entered the squad, but he will basically not play. He is still working hard to gain muscle. Ched Evans is still Li Mo's striker partner, but Matt Ridge and Drinkwater will start. In the game, Andy Taylor is still recovering from his injury, and he may have to substitute Matt Ridge after he recovers from his injury.

Veteran captain Chris Morgan felt some discomfort in his ankle before. The Devils are resting in the next few games of the schedule, and they can also play today. In addition to Vardy, Speed's lineup today will basically be the main lineup behind.

Li Mo and Ched Evans are still partners on the front line, and Drinkwater plays a central midfielder. Today he will be in charge of the team's midfield organization, with Montgomery and Stephen Quinn behind him to escort him. From left to right, there are Matt Ridge, Harry Maguire, Chris Morgan, Northworthy and Matthew Lorton, and the goalkeeper is veteran Simonsen.

If all goes well, Drinkwater will change the way the team used to attack. His organization and long pass ability will bring changes to Sheffield United's midfield, and he also has good running and defensive abilities. , Can greatly relieve the defensive pressure on Montgomery and Stephen Quinn.

Before the start of the game, Chris Morgan appeased Drinkwater and Matt Ridge, who were still a little nervous, while Li Mo made silly jokes and played with them, watching their emotions After gradually calming down, Li Mo returned to his position.

Coventry's home stadium can accommodate more than 32000 spectators, which is larger than Sheffield United's home stadium. Accompanied by the introduction of the on-site commentary, everyone slowly walked out of the player tunnel. Apart from the cold winter wind, the oncoming crowd was overwhelming. boos.

Coventry's results this season have been tepid, and the current ranking is still below Sheffield United. Sheffield United once fell into the relegation zone before, but now they are advancing towards the play-offs, which makes Coventry fans very happy. Out of envy and displeasure, they used boos to express their defense of the team's home court, trying to cause interference to the Sheffield United players.

When the players from both sides entered the field, the live commentary also introduced two new Sheffield United players, but they did not get much information. One was the youth training of Manchester United on loan, and the other was that they could not play in Portsmouth. During the game, the ordinary players who were loaned to League One and still did not perform well could only quickly introduce them, and then shifted the topic to the new style of play that Speed ​​might arrange.

The live broadcast camera also knew where the current hotspots of the stadium were, and aimed at Li Mo many times. This is a popular fried chicken in the British Championship. It's just that the fans in Coventry are not happy. Watching Li Mo on the big screen The camera shot, and the booing was increased even more.

Li Mo is a little helpless, isn't this arousing hatred for him? Since he scored consecutive goals in the game, he feels that the players defending him are getting harder and harder. The head coach of Coventry must have arranged to mark him today. I hope Brother Chede will give me some strength today.

After the start of the game, Coventry's formation quickly spread out. Today they formed a 442 formation, but they did not rush to attack. It seems that they want to test the defensive strength of Sheffield United today. After all, in terms of offense, Coventry This season is considered to be the last few, and the defense is not good. So far in the league, they have scored 31 goals and conceded 32 goals, with a goal difference of -1.

Coventry set up an offensive formation but hesitated, but Sheffield United's players were not polite. Except for Montgomery who was late and not easy to press forward, Drinkwater and Stephen Quinn launched a press in the midfield. , Matthew Lorton and Matt Ridge on both sides also used their speed to oppress Coventry's wing pass. Seeing this, Li Mo let Ched Evans stay in the frontcourt, and then retreated appropriately and joined In the midst of robbing.

Although the intensity is far inferior to the high-position press that all major teams will implement in the future, Coventry is not a team that is used to this tactic in later generations. Their midfielders' ability to control the field is relatively weak, and they persisted for 3 minutes. Before long, the ball was snatched by Matthew Lorton, and then he passed it back to Drinkwater, and Sheffield United's formation also began to move forward as a whole.

Drinkwater did not pass the ball forward immediately after taking the ball. He waited until Montgomery and Stephen Quinn behind him came up, and then transferred the ball laterally to Matthew Lorton, just like what Sheffield United did before. A set of tactics, first let Matthew Lorton try to dribble the ball to see if there is a chance to break through.

Matthew Lorton tried to advance on the wing, but when he encountered the opponent's forward-pressing winger, he didn't lie down on the ball and eat it raw. Instead, he passed the ball back. Stephen Quinn, who received the ball, took two steps and then Passed to Drinkwater who responded, and then Drinkwater passed the ball to Li Mo who retreated to catch the ball, and then trotted to the left of the backcourt. After Li Mo returned the pass, he received the ball. The ball looked towards Matt Ridge, who was going forward on the left, but when the Coventry midfielder moved to the wing, he passed the ball to Stephen Quinn, who had already run to the right side of the midfielder.

At this time, Li Mo turned around and began to sprint with all his strength. Seeing this, Stephen Quinn tried to send a kick over the top. Unfortunately, the passing power was a bit weak, and he was pushed out by Coventry's midfielder. Stephen Quinn He hugged his head and gave Li Mo a sorry look, but Li Mo didn't care, and gave a thumbs up in the direction of his own midfielder.

Speed ​​also felt a little regretful on the sidelines, but more excited. Drinkwater's performance was a bit beyond his expectations.

Although he was not the player who made the last pass, in the attack just now, Drinkwater passed the ball to pull Coventry's midfield defense, and deceived the Coventry players with his eyes, and then passed the ball The transfer was given to Stephen Quinn who ran to an open position.

By passing the ball to pull the defense line, with clear thinking and timely transfer, this type of midfielder may not be conspicuous in statistics, but it is the core of the real midfielder.

"That's it, keep up the rhythm, well done Danny!"

Speed ​​yelled at Drinkwater, and then gave his thumbs up.

After Drinkwater passed the initial adaptation period, he became more and more able to organize in the midfield. His passing accuracy is very high, and the players who receive the ball are very comfortable. He can devote himself to the offense without making more adjustments. Among them, when stealing and counterattacking, his long pass combined with Li Mo's running position can bring a great threat to Coventry's defense, but today Coventry's defense is also very focused. The threatening pass was pushed out from outside the penalty area.

Matt Ridge hasn't had any opportunities to perform today, but his running is very active, which involves some of Coventry's defensive attention, and after another forward drive, Drinkwater finally no longer He acted as a feint, and the through pass behind him was given in time. After receiving the ball, Matt Ridge quickly rushed along the sidewalk.

Seeing this, Li Mo trotted towards the middle of the road, taking away the full-backs who wanted to intercept Matridge, and saw that they were about to reach the area suitable for crossing, Ched Evans and Matthew Lorton had already Going straight towards Coventry's penalty area, Matt Ridge suddenly changed direction, dribbled the ball laterally, passed the defense of Coventry's midfielder, and he chose to cut inside!
This change was almost beyond everyone's expectations. Ched Evans and Matthew Lorton did not hesitate too much. Now that they have already cut inside, they try to move as much as possible to create space for Matridge to shoot.

At this moment, Li Mo ran to the edge of the penalty area. He saw that because of Matt Ridge's inward cut, the defensive players quickly moved to the center to cover the defense. Going forward to the left front of the penalty area, he didn't know if Matt Ridge could see the space, but he chose to trust his teammates.

Maybe it was because of the previous training together that they had a tacit understanding. Mattridge caught Li Mo's movements out of the corner of his eye. Use the instep of the left foot to provoke the ball towards Li Mo's running direction.

This kick kicked the ball directly through Coventry's defense!
Li Mo used the inside of his left foot to stop the ball firmly. If it is safe, it may be a good opportunity to sweep the ball into the penalty area. It is easy to cause an own goal for the Coventry defender. But he is a center forward and he is in the penalty area at the moment There is almost no defense inside, even if the angle is a bit tricky, it is an absolute good opportunity!

Li Mo took a step forward with his right foot as a support, and then raised his left foot. The Coventry defenders in the penalty area were nervous for a while. Someone was moving towards Li Mo quickly, but no matter how fast he shot, it couldn't be faster than his shot!
The football was volleyed by Li Mo with the instep of his left foot. His shot was very smooth and the ball was very fast. Coventry's goalkeeper subconsciously stretched out his hand and flew towards the direction he judged, but he didn't He didn't hit anything, and he could only pray that the shot hit the goal frame or flew out of the goal, but he could only hear the crisp sound of a football hitting the net.

It was only No.204 minutes into the first half when Li Mo scored a goal for Sheffield United!
This ball fully demonstrated the power of the new offensive system. Drinkwater, Matt Ridge, and Li Mo completed this wonderful cooperation together. Speed ​​raised his hands freely, his face was full of Can't hide the smile.

What is talent?This is talent!
The core of the midfielder in his early twenties and two offensive points on the wing. The 17-year-old Li Mo in the frontcourt and the 17-year-old Maguire in the backcourt. The new Sheffield United has set sail. All teams pay attention to the talent of Sheffield United. The brigade is coming!
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