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Chapter 49 Crazy February and March
After a round of the league, Swansea, which ranked second in the league, fell directly to fifth.

It's just because they failed to win the last game, the gap is really too big, Li Mo felt sour after reading the standings.

However, for Sheffield United, it is definitely a good thing that the team in front of them has a moth. Just like this round of the league, when the first two teams overturned, Sheffield United directly rose to the fourth position in the league.

It's just that in the face of the tight schedule ahead, the second to sixth teams can't guarantee that they will be able to stay in the play-offs after two months.

After two league games in early February, Chris Morgan is feeling some discomfort in his back.

Speed ​​didn't dare to be careless, and let the old captain recuperate first, and then simply waved his hand, and started to rotate the other main players.

As a result, in the first game of the rotation, the No.30 round of the league, Sheffield United played against the lower-ranked Millwall at home, and they even drew with their opponents.

Drinkwater was playing as a defensive midfielder for the first time, and there were still some problems in coordinating with Stephen Quinn in defense.

But Montgomery did not enter the team's roster today, and Speed ​​​​had no choice but to replace a substitute midfielder. As a result, the midfielder was directly penetrated by Millwall's counterattack.

If it wasn't for Li Mo's personal ability to score an equalizer goal in the second half, the game might have to be lost.

If the main lineup is complete, Speed ​​dares to say that apart from Queens Park Rangers, he will dare to fight for other Championship teams.

But after one or two main players were missing, their defense became unstable, and they were even scored by Millwall. Although the back line did not make any mistakes, the position of the midfielder is too important.

When Montgomery was on the court, he partnered with Stephen Quinn as a double midfielder, and he provided comprehensive protection for the back line, especially the central defender.

Without such a barrier, or when the midfielder barrier is not in good condition, the veteran Nosworthy is allowed to accept the opponent's impact throughout the game, how can he withstand it.

Maguire's performance is still good, but it's a pity that the two veterans he partnered with have played too many games in the British Championship this season, and their physical fitness can no longer keep up.

And although Maguire is now playing the position of grabbing the central defender, everyone can see that if he actually lags behind, he will perform better.

In fact, Matthew Lorton would be a very good choice to play as a central defender with Maguire. Matthew's speed is fast, and he is fierce and decisive, which can well make up for Maguire's slow speed.

But if Matthew Lorton is moved back to the center back line, there will be no one on the right side, which will make it difficult for the coaching staff.

This is the shortcoming of a thin lineup. Usually the schedule is not tight, but when the schedule is tight, the rotation is full of loopholes.

Fortunately, Montgomery returned to the main position in the next game. After a round of rest, he was in good condition. With his protection, and playing the bottom team of Crystal Palace, Sheffield United simply won 2:0. down the opponent.

Li Mo only played halftime in this game. In the first half, he assisted Vardy to score. After that, Matthew Lorton scored another long shot. After leading by two goals in the half, Speed ​​replaced Li Mo. Down to rest.

After Li Mo left the field, Sheffield United did not score in the second half, and the score of 2:0 was maintained until the end of the game.

There are still a few vicious battles to be played by Li Mo, and Speed ​​just wants to let Li Mo rest as much as possible.

Four days after playing in Crystal Palace, in the third round of No.30 in the league, Sheffield United challenged Scunthorpe, the deputy squad leader of the league away, and Li Mo only played halftime.

However, this halftime almost became Li Mo's personal performance time. He scored twice in the first 10 minutes. No. 308 minutes, his long shot hit the post and almost scored a hat-trick.

It's not difficult to be the bottom one in the league. Although Li Mo scored a hat-trick by one goal, he thought it was meaningless. When Speed ​​replaced him, he didn't have any opinion.

After all, after playing this game, the next league game will come again three days later.

Starting from playing Crystal Palace, Nima's team had to play three games in more than a week, which was almost killing the coaching staff of each team.

Fortunately, Sheffield United's opponents were not strong during this period, and Derby County, the opponent in the next round of the league, is also close to the bottom this season.

In the No.30 round of the league, Li Mo and Vardy scored goals one after another, helping Sheffield United win easily at home 2:0.

In this game, Vardy scored again, and it was another big mouth that the English media who had previously slammed badly.

In five appearances, Vardy has scored three goals. This efficiency is actually quite awesome. The local Sheffield United fans once again praised the vision of head coach Speed.

And Vardy also knows that he can have such a performance, he really has to thank Speed ​​and the coaching staff for their patience and protection.

If he played directly in the Championship, with his physical condition and playing style at the time, he would probably get lost in the defense of the Championship defenders and lose confidence.

Speed ​​withstood the pressure and allowed him to gradually increase his confrontation ability. In normal training, he arranged Li Mo to work with him many times to increase their tacit understanding. I really can't thank the coach enough for doing this. .

The best way for a forward to thank him is naturally to score goals on the field to help the team win.

After the No.30 four rounds, the English Championship finally ushered in a rest period of nearly a week.

This time Li Mo stayed at home honestly and was lazy with his friends for three days.

Apart from the daily morning run, there is no training during the day.

Even Li Mo, who was turned on, felt a little tired after this period of time, not to mention other people.

In terms of eating, because it is not far from the club, a few people are too lazy to cook, so they simply ride to the club every day to eat.

The team manager couldn't laugh or cry after hearing this, how could he go to the club to eat nutritious meals during the offseason.

However, it is always a good thing for these young people to be self-disciplined, so he also told the club's nutritionist to work hard for a few more days, and the bonus will be added at the end of the year!

Although Li Mo is resting well during the day, after falling asleep at night, he still maintains his daily practice in the training system.

After all, the training in the training system will not affect his physical fitness.

Three days later, the team started recovery training, and Speed ​​also released water for several old guys of the team, reducing the intensity, which allowed the veterans to get more rest time.

League No.30 five rounds, Sheffield United challenged Portsmouth away.

Sheffield United, whose main players were finally out, was in good shape. The first half only opened 8 minutes. After Li Mo was involved in the movement and took away two defensive players, Vardy received Drinkwater's long pass over the top. Scored his fourth goal in the British Championship!

After the goal, Vardy went to the sidelines to hug the head coach Speed ​​and several assistant coaches to express his gratitude to them.

Before the end of the first half, after dribbling in the frontcourt, Li Mo suddenly kicked outside the penalty area and scored with a long shot.

After scoring this goal, Li Mo scored 18 goals in the league, surpassing Danny Graham, who scored No.[-] goals in the previous league game, and took the top scorer list in the British Championship!

This made the domestic fans on the other side of the ocean very excited. According to Li Mo's performance, scoring [-] goals this season is already a certainty.

He didn't play until almost halfway through the league. With an efficiency of more than one goal per game, he scored [-] goals and currently occupies the top scorer list in the British Championship. Who else?

Even looking at all the second-tier league strikers in the five major leagues, Li Mo is also the worst one this season!
And with the help of Li Mo's goal, Sheffield United scored three points again. After 35 league rounds, Sheffield United has rushed to the third place in the British Championship.

They are only one league position away from getting a direct pass to the Premier League!

(End of this chapter)