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Chapter 90 Don't be conservative, kill Swansea
After the game against Barnsley, the Sheffield United players got the last three days of holiday before the end of the season.

On May 5, countless Sheffield United fans were paying attention to a postponed English Championship.

Norwich vs Portsmouth!
If Portsmouth can draw with Norwich in this game, then Sheffield United will be able to finish second in the Championship ahead of schedule, and they will be able to start their celebrations ahead of schedule.

But Portsmouth only persisted for half the time. In the second half minute, Norwich striker Jackson turned and scored after receiving the ball in the Portsmouth penalty area.

After Norwich took the lead, they defended for the rest of the time and scored three points, still biting the back of Sheffield United tenaciously.

Norwich is determined to compete with Sheffield United for the last place in the English Championship this season.

Even if Sheffield United drew with Swansea in the last game, they would still be second in the Championship, holding the absolute initiative.

But football is like this. Until the last second, you really dare not say that a miracle cannot happen.

Norwich has done what they can, and now it is hoped that Swansea can beat Sheffield United in the final game.

You know, Swansea and Reading are still competing for fifth place in the league.

They don't want to fall to sixth in the league, and then meet Norwich or Sheffield United in the first round of the play-offs. Therefore, Swansea definitely has enough motivation to join Sheffield United in the last round of the league. Fight hard and try to get points over Reading!
After all, if they played two rounds with Norwich or Sheffield United in the first round of the play-offs, it would be really bad luck.

Swansea and Sheffield United still have some chances in a fight.

The blame is to blame Swansea for one point behind Reading. Sheffield United beat Reading at the time, and Swansea took the opportunity to climb up by winning.

But Reading has scored all three points in these few league games. Although Swansea also won all of them, if they can't win Sheffield United in the last round and Reading wins again, they have to return to sixth and go to the next round. Facing Norwich's wrath.

A draw is not good, because the damn Reading team has one more goal difference than them. If they draw with Sheffield United, the goal difference will not change. If Reading wins, the goal difference will increase. That's still fifth in Reading!
So Norwich is confident that Swansea will fight for Sheffield United, otherwise, they will be forced to play in the play-offs, and they will be the first to take Swansea! (Swansea team: o(╥﹏╥)o)

However, these convoluted calculations are only limited to Reading, Swansea and Norwich, and the entire Sheffield United team doesn't care at all.

Norwich and Portsmouth games they do not pay attention to.

It is unrealistic to expect Portsmouth, which is ranked in the bottom half, to draw with Norwich. It is the last game and they have three days of rest. They have enough confidence to get rid of Swansea!

A draw is not within their consideration. From Speed, to Li Mo, to other Sheffield United players, the only thing they think about is to win the game completely.

After three days of rest, the Sheffield United team directly chose closed training. From May 5th to May 4th, for three full days, the Sheffield United players ate, practiced and slept at the training base.

At this time, no one would complain, and Speed ​​took into account the physical reserves of the players, and the training content arranged was varied. At the last moment, there was no too high-intensity confrontation training.

Just after noon on May 5, the Sheffield United bus drove out of the training base in a low-key manner. The Sheffield United fans waiting outside the base held up cheering signs and shouted the names of players and coaches, hoping to give as much support as possible. They bring confidence.

Li Mo opened the bus window, waved to the fans on both sides of the road, then clenched his right fist and raised it high, telling them his belief in winning.

Amidst the cheers of the fans, the bus began to speed up gradually, and they will arrive at Swansea in the afternoon.

The club is still an away hotel that has been booked in advance, and physiotherapists and nutritionists are allowed to settle in in advance.

And with the last time Reading fans interfered with the players' rest, the club also contacted the local police in Swansea early this time.

A large number of reporters also started to go to Swansea. Regardless of whether Sheffield United defeated Swansea in the last round of the league and successfully promoted to the Premier League, or lost and were forced to play a play-off, it would be very good news material.

By the way, there is also the single-season scoring record created by Li Mo. Whether it can be further improved is also the focus of many fans.

Following the return of the Rangers to the Premier League game, the last focus of the Championship this season will start tomorrow.

Fans from both sides, neutral fans who pay attention to the British Championship, and newspapers large and small in England are all closely watching this port city in southern Wales.

After the Sheffield United bus arrived at Swansea, the club naturally declined all pre-match interviews to ensure that the coaching staff and players can get a quiet environment for preparation and rest.

After putting away their luggage in the hotel, the Sheffield United team took the bus to Swansea's home court.

In the next two hours, they will complete the stepping on the field and the last easy training session.

When the sun still had some afterglow, the Sheffield United players and coaches returned to the hotel where they were staying.

There were no Swansea fans going under the hotel to make trouble that night.

The players and coaches of Sheffield United fell asleep early after eating.

Early the next morning, Speed ​​and the members of the coaching staff finished the last coaching staff meeting in the hotel lounge.

Around seven o'clock, the players got up one after another. First, they ate a simple breakfast. After doing some activities, they began to eat the pre-match meal prescribed by the nutritionist at nine o'clock.

The start time of the last round of the league is around [-]:[-] noon, so the time for the pre-match meal will be much earlier than usual.

The closed training conducted by Sheffield United before, in fact, to a large extent, also allowed the players to adjust their daily schedule, meal and exercise time to adapt to today's game.

Now it seems that the players have adapted very well.

Adequate rest, adequate energy intake, adequate training and off-court support, the club and the coaching staff have done everything they can.

In the next game, it will be up to the players to execute the tactics and fight against Swansea.

On May 5th, at 7:10 in the morning, the Sheffield United bus drove out of the hotel and headed for Swansea's home stadium, which is also called the "White Rock Stadium" by local fans.

The Swansea fans along the way will naturally continue to interfere with the Sheffield United players, holding signs, raising the middle finger, and shouting loudly, these are very common actions.

But Li Mo has long been used to it, and other Sheffield United players are not surprised. Is this also part of football?

After they arrived at the visiting team's locker room at White Rock Stadium, Speed ​​reiterated the tactics and importance of today's game, and the rest of the time was handed over to Chris Morgan.

The old captain was very conscientious and called all the players to form a circle. The captain's speech before the game is very necessary and has an important impact on boosting the team's morale.

And when everyone went out to warm up with the assistant coach and returned to the locker room again, they looked at each other and encouraged each other. It was very clear to each other that they were ready!
Li Mo sat quietly in the locker room. He calmed down his breath and mood. After the whole team left the locker room, he wrapped up the "good luck bandage" that he had used once before.

The last one walked out of the locker room, starting from the goalkeeper of the last team, Li Mo clapped and hugged one by one, saying cheers, all the way to the captain Chris Morgan at the front of the team, after Li Mo and the old captain hugged hard, their faces were firm stood behind Maguire.

This move put a lot of psychological pressure on the Swansea players on the other side, but it made the Sheffield United players feel extremely stable.

Li Mo will show 100% confidence and state in this game. They firmly believe in this, just like Speed ​​said before:
We're not here to fight for that damn draw!

We want to win, win simply, win beautifully!

We want to use the most direct way to get a place for direct promotion to the Premier League!
Don't be conservative, kill Swansea!

When the referee left, the players on both sides also walked out of the player channel.

The hustle and bustle on the pitch seemed to drown out the Sheffield United players in an instant.

The Swansea fans tried their best to shake the will and disturb the spirit of the Sheffield United players.

But the loud boos and rude words made Li Mo raise his head even higher during the march.

The confidence and smile on his face, through the big screen, let the Swansea fans at the scene see clearly.

This seemed to make the Swansea fans boo less for a while. It seemed that Li Mo had no pressure at all. He was even laughing?
He is laughing!
Although the smile was weak, the Swansea fans could be sure that Li Mo was smiling!

"He looks down on us, he looks down on our team!"

The Swansea fans almost all had such an idea in their hearts. They were instantly angry and booed even more.

Li Mo didn't do any more actions, a smile could actually express his thoughts, the rest, let's use the game to speak.

Speed ​​off the field suddenly laughed too, and then he shook his head.

Li Mo, we really have similar tastes with him. No wonder he subconsciously put a heavy burden on Li Mo after he sent Li Mo on the stage.

Both of them have a natural big heart.

Speed ​​has lost many times in the Premier League, but he has never been afraid of any team, and he is not afraid of any pressure. He is a famous tough guy in the Premier League and is regarded by countless Premier League players as almost "perfect" teammates and seniors .

But now, Speed ​​sees the shadow of his young self in Li Mo.

Not the similarity in position, but the similarity in spirit.

They are destined to be people who are hard-pressed by choice and pressure. In this life, they don't know how to write when they are afraid of words!
(End of this chapter)