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Chapter 176 The Red Army in the final match, new teammates, new combination
Chapter 176 The Red Army in the final match, new teammates, new combination
"Berbatov has negotiated personal conditions with Sheffield United, and Manchester United has given the green light! "
"The former Premier League Golden Boot joins, Sheffield United's striker is strengthened again! "
"Top Four?Sheffield United's ambitions go beyond the League Cup
"Speed's personal charm, personally persuaded Berbatov to join"
With the pictures of Speed and Berbatov's private meeting leaked on the Internet, almost overnight, all the major sports newspapers published this transfer news.
Both Sheffield United and Manchester United's public relations departments were harassed tirelessly by the media's interview requests, but the head coaches of both sides did not stand up and express their attitudes.
But judging from Berbatov's playing position at Manchester United this season and Ferguson's previous attitude, it seems that the Bulgarian center will leave the Red Devils.
Berbatov, who is about to turn 31, was almost abandoned this season after winning the Premier League Golden Boot last season. Manchester United, or Ferguson's employment, once made the outside media question.
Berbatov's ability is still online. There is no doubt that no matter how much he declines, he is still a center forward who can rank among the top ten in the Premier League. Average data of 0.6 balls.
For a backup striker, such efficiency and performance are totally worth more opportunities to play.
The lack of thickness of Sheffield United's bench has been mentioned by the media from the beginning of the season to the present. If Berbatov really transfers to Sheffield United, then he will definitely get more playing time than at Manchester United.
The contact information of the two clubs that the media and fans are interested in, including the transfer fee and the salary information negotiated between the players and Sheffield United, is still in a state of confidentiality.
On January 1, at the pre-match press conference for the second round of the League Cup semi-final between Sheffield United and Crystal Palace, Speed admitted the fact that Berbatov joined Sheffield United, but faced crazy questions from reporters. However, Speed said that more information will be revealed by the club at the development conference.
Although the reporters have already made this matter a certainty, when the news of Speed's personal acceptance of Berbatov's joining spread on the Internet, the fans of the major Premier League clubs were still boiling.
Manchester United fans are very reluctant, but this season Manchester United's striker is indeed overcrowded. Rooney, Fernandez, Welbeck and Owen are all above Berbatov in the starting lineup. It is true that the Bulgarian striker continues to stay at Manchester United. Wasting the rest of his career.
Therefore, Manchester United fans mostly expressed their blessings to Berbatov's transfer, while Sheffield United fans cheered directly on the Internet.
Li Mo played too much this season. Although Li Mo was not troubled by injuries and once brought Sheffield United's substitute lineup to grab points, the fans of Sheffield United still felt very distressed.
After all, Li Mo is a talent and his body is still developing. Let alone the fans of Sheffield United, the fans of other clubs are a little bit tongue-tied. Now the arrival of Berbatov will undoubtedly greatly reduce the burden on Li Mo's shoulders. .
Moreover, Li Mo has proved his "versatile" characteristics. No matter what type of striker he is partnered with, he seems to be able to have a good chemical reaction with the opponent. Berbatov may be able to play with Li Mo at that time. Woolen cloth.
No matter how you look at it, this is a great winter window deal for Sheffield United. The fans of Sheffield United are very satisfied to be able to introduce such a heavyweight striker in the winter window.
But Sheffield United was not satisfied with such a deal, and then successively released Stones to end his loan at Barnsley, return to the club, and introduce left back Clay from the Championship team Ipswich Town. Swaer information.
Soon a reporter broke out that Sheffield United spent about 120 million pounds on the introduction of Cressville from Ipswich Town, which is not low at all.
After all, before Cresswell moved to Ipswich Town, the transfer fee was less than 30 pounds, which is enough to see that Sheffield United is optimistic about this young left-back.
Fans of Sheffield United are also joking. Their head coach Speed is "grabbing the prize" again. Before Xia Chuang Speed introduced four young substitute players from the British Championship and League One, but the result is regrettable. , None of these substitute players kicked out.
But the total cost is very little, just as Speed and the coaching team practice. After all, the loaned Trippier, Bertrand, bought Matic and Medel played very well, and it is completely understandable to miss a few times. .
Now Sheffield United's performance is good, and with the sponsorship of Hua Guo's father, life is more comfortable. The transfer fee of 120 million pounds is "a hair", and the fans have no longer looked down on it.
On January 1, the second round of the League Cup match between Sheffield United and Crystal Palace started at Bramall Lane Stadium. The media did not pay much attention to the game, but the fans of Sheffield United still sat at home. Everyone wanted to witness the team reaching the cup final again after decades.
Although Li Mo and other main players did not enter the team's roster, they all arrived at the scene today, and they did not choose to sit in the box, but sat in the stands with the fans. The audience cheered and applauded excitedly.
Stones and Li Mo sat together, feeling the warm atmosphere of the scene, and they were also very excited.
Barnsley's home stadium can only accommodate more than 2 people, and it is not necessarily full at ordinary times, but Sheffield United's home stadium today is full of nearly [-] spectators. Playing at home, Stones already feels that he can hardly breathe freely!
With the advantage of a 7-0 victory in the first round, although the players who played today were all substitutes except Shay, they also played a high-intensity pressing rhythm, which made the Crystal Palace players very uncomfortable on the field.
Ji Wen was in good condition and played very well throughout the game. He saved the Crystal Palace five-footed goal, including two shots in the penalty area, which helped Sheffield United successfully seal the opponent.
Amidst the cheers of the fans, Sheffield United defeated Crystal Palace 0-0 at home, defeated Crystal Palace 7-0 in two rounds, and took the lead in getting a ticket to the League Cup final!
Li Mo they raised their arms and shouted in the stands, enjoying this wonderful moment with the fans.
After Sheffield United finished playing against Crystal Palace, only one day later, Sheffield United officially announced another player, and then announced the end of the winter window signings.
The joining of this player is like a bomb being thrown into the Premier League's winter window market, because the final offer sent by Sheffield United is as high as 1400 million pounds!
This player directly became the bidder of the winter window, which is also the largest transfer fee paid by Sheffield United so far.
However, the Sheffield United bidder will not be able to represent Sheffield United in the rest of the season, because one of the reasons Sheffield United can successfully win him in the winter window is that they agreed to continue to loan him To the owning team until the end of the season.
He is Moussa Dembele, who has already attracted the coveted eyes of the major Premier League teams.
This season Dembele has continued his excellent performance in Fulham this season. He has a strong physique, delicate skills and balanced offense and defense. He is an absolute thigh on Fulham's relegation road.
No one expected that Sheffield United would make a decisive move in this winter window and directly spend 1400 million pounds. Such a figure is obviously something that Fulham cannot refuse.
And Dembele doesn't want to continue to stay in Fulham, which is not up or down. He is obviously very tempted by the invitation of Sheffield United, which is currently performing strongly in the Premier League.
Fulham accepted the offer, Dembele also thought of Sheffield United's pursuit of honor, and the deal was very simple.
However, Fulham is currently relying on Dembele to help the team grab more points and enter the relegation line earlier, so although the transfer can be achieved, Fulham will continue to rent Dembele until the end of this season.
Speed is naturally unwilling, but with Fulham biting this condition to death, he can only compromise in the end.
After all, if Dembele continues to play like this, he may have to spend more money to win it in the summer window at the end of the season. Speed is very optimistic about Dembele's ability to hold the ball and connect, but he can only hold it The nose recognized it.
But at least people are in the bowl. After completing the transaction, Speed and the coaching team are still very satisfied with the transfer department.
Berbatov, Dembele, Cresswell, and Speed handed over a total of four people in the list, and finally won three in the winter window, which has reached his expectations.
There is also Joaquin who is currently playing for Malaga, but Joaquin himself has no interest in playing in England at all. The player just wants to stay in Spain to play. Even if he wants to go abroad, he will not choose England due to the bad weather.
So although the offer given by Sheffield United made Malaga very excited, Joaquin's resistance made the deal ultimately unsuccessful.
Speed felt fucked and hurt that the player had turned down a move because of the bad weather in England.
But in any case, if the winter window can win the three players that the coaching staff wants, the transfer department of Sheffield United is already strong enough. The amount invested by the management this time is also considered huge, and Speed is still looking for balls for this. The team manager had a good drink.
On the afternoon of the 26th, just after announcing that the team had ended the signings of the winter window, Sheffield United also held a press conference for several players.
Except for Dembele who was not present, Berbatov, Cresswell, and Stones, who returned on loan, all appeared at the press conference.
Brother Xiao Sa wears a suit and combs his hair back. He really looks chic and chic. He looks in a good mood, holding his No. 15 jersey and smiling brightly.
Cresswell and Stones seemed a lot more shy, and Cresswell was more emotional. For him, the transfer from Ipswich Town in the middle and lower reaches of the British Championship to the current Sheffield United is a big challenge. Undoubtedly, it was a step to the sky. Facing the reporter's interview, Creswell even expressed excitedly that he would give everything for Sheffield United.
Stones is much calmer. Speed said when he met with him alone last season that he will be an important member of Sheffield United in the future. As long as his growth does not cause major problems, he will definitely be with Maguire in the future Support Sheffield United's defense together.
Therefore, in interviews with the media, Stones appeared very confident.
The reporters also knew that this was a defensive talent that Sheffield United Club valued very much. This return showed that Speed had already planned to transfer him to the first team, so the interview with him was relatively friendly and did not ask some tricky questions. .
The protagonist at the press conference is still Berbatov, who was the Premier League Golden Boot last season. Think about it later, if Li Mo and Berbatov partner, the popularity of this striker combination can almost reach the top of the Premier League. three!
But Brother Xiaosa does not intend to disclose too much information about this transfer to the outside world. He only expresses that he is very satisfied with Sheffield United, is very grateful for Speed's trust, and is looking forward to meeting his new teammates.
But the reporters still got a lot of news very quickly.
Sheffield United spent about 450 million pounds on the introduction of Berbatov, but gave Berbatov a generous signing fee. Berbatov's weekly salary will not change much from when he was at Manchester United. The period is three years.
As this information surfaced, the fans also knew why Brother Xiaosa happily chose to sign with Sheffield United.
Sheffield United is quite authentic in this matter. Except for the slightly lower offer to Manchester United, the salary and contract period for Brother Xiaosha can be said to be full of sincerity.
Manchester United probably thought Ferguson felt sorry for Brother Xiaosa, so they gave the green light to the transfer, asked for less transfer fees, and helped Brother Xiaosa get a lucrative contract.
The winter window transfer of Sheffield United has come to an end, and brother Xiaosa also participated in the training of Sheffield United the next day. He was thinking about preparing some small gifts, so as to get in with his new teammates first. relation.
As a result, as soon as Li Mo saw him on the training ground, he called him a fan and enthusiastically pulled him to get to know the other Sheffield United players one by one, which made Brother Xiaosa even feel a little "flattered".
Moreover, Li Mo didn't just talk about it, but actually asked him for advice on dribbling style and shot selection, which made Berbatov a little bit incompetent.
I thought you were just talking politely, but I didn't expect you to be my fan?
"Damn it, Dimita, you actually doubted me about this matter, do you remember the one I made on the bottom line before, just the one against Stoke City, you just talked about the moves you made Doesn’t it look like it, I imitated it for a long time before using it.”
Seeing Li Mo chattering, the corners of Berbatov's mouth could not help but rise slightly.
He has many wonderful performances on the court, but if he is asked to choose his most satisfying extraordinary performance, it must be the one that Li Mo said was extraordinary at the bottom line.
Berbatov also feels very useful to make the current Premier League top scorer so respected.
Regarding Li Mo's advice, he naturally did not hide his secrets. He told Li Mo all his years of competition experience, and even demonstrated himself a few times.
Li Mo felt very excited in his heart. He used to watch the game video and think about it by himself. Now that there is a real person to teach him valuable experience, he must study hard for free!
His foundation is very solid, so on the road of growth, what is just missing is the experience and perception that these famous stars have summed up in the game over the years.
With such a free "master" like Berbatov, Li Mo will not be polite, of course, he will definitely grab this wool!
Watching the communication between Li Mo and Berbatov, Speed felt that his painstaking efforts were not in vain, and he was very satisfied.
He had long discovered that Li Mo was studying Berbatov, Ibrahimovic and the older Van Basten game videos.
Van Basten is not familiar with him, and it is not easy to ask others to travel all the way to England to teach Li Mo. Ibrahimovic is also unrealistic, so Berbatov became Speed's target.
It happened that Sheffield United lacked strikers, and Berbatov was having a difficult time at Manchester United, and his strength was still there. Speed naturally asked the club to quickly make an offer in the winter window.
It can not only strengthen the strength of the striker, but also find a good teacher for Li Mo, so that Li Mo can grow better, it is simply a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.
In the later team training, Speed also intentionally let Li Mo and Berbatov, Vardy and Berbatov partner up respectively, to see the power of the new striker combination.
As a result, no matter how the three of them matched, they had a pretty good chemical reaction, which made the coaching team very happy.
Berbatov's ability to play the ball is very good. Vardy and his partner can also get a timely pass after running out of space. Not to mention Li Mo, he and Berbatov are simply strikers monster!
When a center can connect the frontcourt offense well, the head coach of the team will have a good time, but what if the two centers are good at connecting the team, and the cooperation between the two of them is still tacit?
Speed thinks he's going to have another drink with the team manager!
Because Li Mo got the real release!
When Berbatov assumed the responsibility of connecting the teams, Li Mo, who only needed to be responsible for the finish, showed his terrifying talent in scoring goals!
Berbatov is also emotional, he feels that the feeling of being valued and needed is back!
Just like when he was at Manchester United last season, Ferguson gave him a heavy burden, and the reliance of his teammates allowed him to break out successfully.
Now Sheffield United's offensive core must be Li Mo, but the coaching team let him do what he is good at in training.
When he needs to get the ball, his teammates trust him to give the ball to him. Li Mo can also run around him. When Li Mo gets the ball, as long as he runs out of position, Li Mo will never be greedy for credit He will pass the ball, he plays very comfortably and happily.
Moreover, Li Mo seldom wastes chances. No matter from the previous games or from the training, Li Mo can basically score the good shots he sent. What kind of fairy teammate is this!
Vardy is also very happy. His playing time will definitely be affected by the arrival of Berbatov, but whether it is Li Mo or Berbatov playing with him, he can safely and boldly run.
Two good ball players feed him cakes, let alone more, scoring ten goals in the Premier League this season is not a problem at all!
The excellent performance in the first training session and the enthusiastic communication with his teammates made Berbatov's integration progress very fast.
Creswell's performance is mediocre, but the coaching team is very patient. This young man still needs to gradually adapt to the training intensity. He was bought to train him well. If Bertrand returns to Chelsea next season, then Creswell There are a lot of opportunities to play and practice.
Stones' performance is quite satisfactory, but he is still quite eye-catching on the substitute side. His turning and chasing speed are very fast, and he can almost perfectly adapt to several heavy central defenders in the team. Before the meat is hung, the ability to resist is still a bit lacking.
But this kind of performance has made Speed very satisfied. There are very few players like Li Mo and Maguire who can play the leading role in the Premier League. Stones' performance is worthy of his name as a genius, just need patience Just wait for him to grow up.
After the training, everyone went home and cleaned up, and the players who entered the game's roster directly set off for the away game.
Tomorrow they are going to challenge West Bromwich Albion to play in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Berbatov has only practiced together for a day, so naturally he did not enter the squad for the competition. Speed also brought most of the main players this time. Players, strive to get rid of West Bromwich Albion within regular time.
At 1:28 on the afternoon of January 15, the fourth round of the FA Cup match between Sheffield United and West Bromwich Albion kicked off on time.
Before West Bromwich Albion had two draws with Sheffield United in the league, many media gave West Bromwich Albion the title of "Sheffield United Nemesis".
But in today's game, Sheffield United won the game 2-0. Li Mo opened the scoring and Maguire scored with a header in the second half, helping Sheffield United successfully break into the fifth round of the FA Cup.
So far, Sheffield United have progressed well in England's two major cup competitions.
As long as they pass the next round of the FA Cup, they will enter the quarter-finals. They have already entered the final of the League Cup, and their opponent in the final is Liverpool, which eliminated Manchester City.
Liverpool's "upset" double-killed the current league leader Manchester City, which shocked many media.
Liverpool 1-0 Manchester City in the first round is quite normal. After all, there are not a few single-round matches where the weak beat the strong in football matches. Strong teams may overturn.
But in the second round, Liverpool beat Manchester City 3-2 strongly, which surprised the media and fans.
Manchester City was blown away by Liverpool in their best offense?
This shit is just like a joke. Liverpool, which ranks in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League in offensive firepower this season, played against Manchester City, which has the highest offensive firepower at home, and even won. The killer of a strong team really lives up to its reputation!
Now the final of the League Cup is very interesting. The two teams, one is an old strong team killer, and the other is a new strong team killer. They both have the title of "robbing the rich and helping the poor". Better!
Because Sheffield United's league ranking is much higher than Liverpool's now, and the team's strength seems to be stronger than Liverpool's. Even Liverpool fans joked online that the game is stable.
When the buffs of the two teams collide, the stronger Sheffield United will have a smaller chance of winning.
But the head coaches of these two teams didn't take these jokes seriously. Although the finals only started on February 2, the coaching teams of both sides began to collect intelligence information on their opponents.
This championship is of great significance to both Liverpool and Sheffield United.
After Liverpool missed the top four for two consecutive seasons, they urgently need a championship to boost morale, especially in the case of entering the top six this season. It is particularly important to win the cup championship and qualify for the European war.
On the one hand, Sheffield United is eager to win the championship, and on the other hand, it also wants to ensure a European qualification for next season. For the League Cup championship, they are also bound to win.
So one month before the final, the two teams entered into intense preparations.
Berbatov and the team got along very well. Although he said that he played few games at Manchester United, he played very well after playing. Therefore, after thinking twice, Speed directly let Berbatov enter the next round. In the roster of a league team.
Cresswell and Stones have also entered the 18-man squad, but whether they can play depends on how many minutes Sheffield United can beat their opponents in advance. If the score reaches 3-0 , the two of them can have more playing time.
The opponent of Sheffield United in the next round of the league is Sunderland. After a bad start at the beginning of the season, the Black Cats have played better and better. They have already climbed to the tenth position in the league.
Compared to when the two teams met in the first round, the East Asian media, especially South Korea, hyped up the "Asian Derby".
Chi Dongyuan has been playing until now, and he is basically a substitute player in Sunderland, playing only a dozen or 10 minutes each time, but Li Mo is already the top scorer in the Premier League.
Although this first place may be exclusive to Van Persie at any time, Li Mo is already the face of Asian players in the top European leagues.
The only one who is qualified to compare with him is Shinji Kagawa in Dortmund. After all, he helped Dortmund to keep pace with Bayern in the Bundesliga and may reach the top of the league standings at any time.
Taking Chi Dongyuan and continuing to touch Li Mo, the South Korean media felt ashamed. Huaguo and Nihong focused on Li Mo's news one-sidedly, and did not mention Chi Dongyuan at all. This young South Korean striker has been ignored.
In this game, Sheffield United is still playing with all the main players. Berbatov is sitting on the bench, making the media and fans also speculate that he will play in the first few minutes of the game.
Just to see Li Mo and Berbatov partnering is enough to make many neutral fans pay attention to this game, and most of them are Manchester United fans.
After all, this round of Manchester United's morning game ended yesterday, and in the remaining games, Sheffield United, which has a handsome brother, deserves their attention the most. They also want to see whether Berbatov can recover. In the season, he carried the thigh of the Red Devils' offense, and Manchester United fans still like Brother Xiaosa very much.
The game started at 20:00 in the evening. Sunderland took the lead in kicking off and launched a tentative attack on Sheffield United.
Sunderland's offensive and defensive statistics this season are relatively balanced, and their teamwork is more proficient, but this also leads to their scattered offensive firepower, and there is no offensive arrow.
For Sheffield United, a team like Sunderland is not easy to deal with. After all, the opponent's offensive points in the frontcourt may score goals, and Medel cannot be "focused on care".
However, the overall strength of the two teams, especially in the midfield, still has a big gap. Sebastian Larsson is a good offensive midfielder, but under the marking of Medel and Matic, There is too little room for him to play.
After killing Sunderland's offensive core, Drinkwater took over the midfield steadily, and the two sides of Sheffield United also began to exert their advantages in technology and speed, suppressing Sunderland's sides. Defensive players on the road, constantly putting defensive pressure on Sunderland.
Sunderland played a four-two-three formation in this game. They wanted to rely on the five players in the midfield to fight against Sheffield United, but they were quickly suppressed by Sheffield United in their own half. Several offensive midfielders could only retreat to defend, and they were unable to start the situation offensively.
Brown did not enter the squad for the Sunderland game today, and O'Shea was the only one in the back line, which made Li Mo call it a pity.
The last time he played against Sunderland, he bullied Brown enough. Today Sunderland changed the defender, and the only "old acquaintance" left is O'Shea.
But for Li Mo, anyone is a hit, and he doesn't pick an opponent. Although Sunderland arranged for Michael Turner, a tall man with a height of 1.9 meters to mark him, he was not worried at all.
Turner's figure is slender at first glance, and he weighs more than 80 kilograms. You don't even weigh [-] kilograms. Why don't you play with me?
O'Shea learned how to behave. He was determined not to fight Li Mo one-on-one. He just helped Turner defend Li Mo from time to time, but he didn't hold much hope in restraining Li Mo for the whole game.
Sure enough, in the 11th minute of the first half, Li Mo overpowered Turner and completed his first goal of the game. Unfortunately, his header this time was a bit straight and was saved by Mignolet. go out.
No. 18 minutes, Li Mo made a comeback again, knocked Turner away and rushed to catch Medel's pass and shot in Sunderland's penalty area before O'Shea blocked it!
Mignolet managed to save the ball again. Sunderland's goalkeeper looked very good in this game, but Li Mo's shooting feeling was also very good. Li Mo didn't care about being saved twice. Anxious, he continued to look for scoring opportunities in Sunderland's penalty area.
Michael Turner obviously can't restrain Li Mo. Although he is tall, he is not Li Mo's opponent in confrontation at all. He is too light, but O'Shea is not a heavy guard. Both of them are taller than It was 1.9 meters, but there was nothing to do with Li Mo.
Sunderland's head coach Bruce watched Li Mo hit the goal again and again, making people turn their backs in the penalty area, and the corners of his mouth kept twitching.
In the 307th minute of the first half, Li Mo once again won a head-on confrontation with Turner, ferrying Trippier's cross to the front of Sunderland's penalty area in the air. Vardy, who was running like a ghost, just Stretching out his legs to block, he blocked the football into Sunderland's goal!
No matter how good Mignolet's performance was, he was powerless in the face of such a close-range goal, and could only watch the football go into the net!
"The tenth assist in the league this season! Li Mo is not only the top scorer in the Sheffield United team, but also the assist leader in the Sheffield United team! Ten assists! Only Manchester City's David Silva can Overwhelming Li Mo, Silva currently ranks first in the Premier League assists list with [-] assists, followed by Li Mo, he is also the first player to score double figures in both goals and assists this season!"
Zhan Jun was very excited to explain that there are many offensive players in different leagues with single data in the season, but there are very few players who have achieved "double-double" data!
The most typical "double-double players" in the Premier League are the magic lamp Lampard and the former Highbury King Henry.
And now, Li Mo has also stepped into this ranks, and now the league has only played 23 rounds, Li Mo also has time to raise his stats a bit more!
Vardy and Li Mo hugged and celebrated in the corner flag area. This is also Vardy's seventh Premier League goal this season. His performance has far exceeded the expectations of the media at the beginning of the season. Judging from this efficiency, he is also heading for the first Premier League goal. Scored ten goals in the season, so fans have to sigh with Speed's accurate vision!
After all, being able to score ten goals in the English Championship is a completely different concept from scoring ten goals in the Premier League.
The strikers who can score ten goals are basically the top [-] shooters in the Premier League. They are distributed among the [-] teams in the Premier League, and one team happens to have such a striker.
But it is not difficult to see from the statistics of the teams where these forwards belong. They basically belong to the top ten teams in the Premier League, and several powerful teams will have two or even three such forwards.
The teams in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League will also have a few strikers with double figures every season, but very few.
Vardy's performance is already able to go to a mid-lower team as the core of the striker, which makes many Premier League "experts" feel pain in their faces.
Those who said at the beginning of the season that Vardy will never score more than five goals are even more silent.
"another one?"
Li Mo felt that Vardy was in good condition today, and his movement was very light, so he couldn't help encouraging Vardy with a smile.
Vardy curled his lips, "They put all their energy on you, and I have such a good chance to kick. I will definitely not be able to get such a loose defensive environment later. I'll give you the boss Let's do it honestly."
Vardy is very sober and let him attack. He still can’t take on such a heavy responsibility. It’s good to be sneaky once in a while. He is already very satisfied and happy to score a goal. The more expectations, the greater the disappointment. He is very happy. I understand this truth.
Seeing this, Li Mo didn't say much. After celebrating with his teammates, they quickly got into the game again.
However, there was not much time left in the first half. Sunderland withstood the pressure at the last moment and did not allow Sheffield United to expand the score.
Berbatov unexpectedly did not enter the dressing room at half-time, but started warming up on the sidelines, which caused the away Sheffield United fans to applaud.
The Manchester United fans who were watching the game also quickly learned the news on the Internet. They called their friends to turn on the TV to pay attention to the second half of the match between Sheffield United and Sunderland.
After the intermission ended and the game restarted, Berbatov, who was wearing the Sheffield United NO.15 jersey, also directly replaced Vardy.
When they saw Berbatov on the field, many Manchester United fans sighed unceasingly. They were used to seeing this dashing and handsome man in the red jersey of Manchester United, and suddenly saw him wearing a jersey of other colors. How to adapt.
Speed gave Berbatov enough time to make his debut, allowing him to play in his first league game after moving to Sheffield United, which also represented his trust in him.
Berbatov took a deep breath, trot all the way to the front of Sunderland's restricted area, first high-fived Li Mo, and then greeted O'Shea.
The two can be regarded as old teammates, but when they met again, they had already left Manchester United and played against different teams. For a while, their hearts were full of emotions.
In the second half, they changed sides and fought again. Sheffield United kicked off the ball, but Drinkwater was not in a hurry to attack. Berbatov.
Brother Xiaosa directly took the ball and turned around. He passed the Sunderland player who was behind him trying to interfere with the first touch, and the Sheffield United fans who watched the scene exclaimed.
The collar of this ball is really freehand!
Li Mo was standing inside the penalty area of Sunderland. Seeing that Berbatov successfully got rid of the interference with the ball, he quickly pulled out of the penalty area, so the fans watching the game saw a miraculous scene.
They have all seen many teams rely on wide players or midfielders to advance with the ball, but the two big centers retreat and take turns to attack in series. This is really the first time they have seen it!
"Is this really the first time they have teamed up on the court?!"
A reporter watched Li Mo and Berbatov's smooth communication and cooperation, and couldn't help blurting out.
His question made the other reporters around him unable to answer, because they also had the same question.
No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like the first cooperation!
The heel pass was played, and the two also connected the wing attack from the left to the right. The two center forwards also did the work of the front midfielder. How did they write this report?
Watching Berbatov and Li Mo's performance off the court, Speed was extremely excited.
He swears to God, when he made the decision to introduce Berbatov, he really did not expect such a good on-court effect!
Li Mo and Berbatov are not the kind of forwards who need a lot of possession of the ball. They are very happy to share the possession of the ball. Therefore, they do not stick to the ball in the cooperation of the frontcourt. Instead, they bind the two sides like glue The attack is combined!
Moreover, both of them have very good skills and pass the ball stably. Such a combination of two center forwards really surprised Speed.
After all, training belongs to training, competition and training are different, but Berbatov brought his tacit cooperation with Li Mo to the competition field, which is very rare.
"It's so smooth! Berbatov seems to have become another Li Mo. The cooperation between the two of them is not unfamiliar at all. Sheffield United's frontcourt attack has completely started! Sheffield United now has two centers at the same time. And two midfielders!"
Sunderland's defense suddenly became difficult. Facing Li Mo and Berbatov taking the ball in turn, Sunderland's defenders didn't know which one to focus on. After all, Berbatov was in front of the penalty area. The possession of the ball is also a threat. It is impossible to ignore it. Do you really think that Berbatov dare not take a kick on the penalty area line?
In this entanglement, Sunderland's defense line began to waver. This change naturally fell into the eyes of Li Mo and Berbatov. In Sunderland's penalty area, Berbatov stayed one step outside the penalty area line, distracting O'Shea's defense.
In the 7th minute of the second half, Medel lapped the ball and advanced to the front rib area of Sunderland's penalty area. Berbatov stepped forward to respond, and after taking the ball, he leaned on Sunderland's midfielder Kerback.
Medel slanted towards Sunderland's penalty area. Berbatov made a gesture to pass the ball, but after a feint shot, he led the ball and moved laterally. Before Kerback could react, he was led by Berbatov for a while. Clean, that chic extraordinary action almost couldn't help the Sunderland fans to applaud!
In front of Sunderland's penalty area, Berbatov only took two steps with the ball. When O'Shea came out to block, he shook his ankle and directly stuffed the ball into the penalty area!
Li Mo started almost at the moment when Berbatov played the ball. The football passed between Turner's legs and rolled straight to the direction of Li Mo's running.
With almost no need to adjust, Li Mo made a light lob shot, then jumped up to avoid Mignolet's fall to the ground to save, and after watching the football hit the net, he turned around and pointed to Berbatov in front of the penalty area with a big smile.
This is the most comfortable and easy goal he scored this season!
Just like what Zhan Jun said, Berbatov seems to have become another Li Mo, holding the defender in front of the penalty area, attracting O'Shea's attention, and then getting rid of the through ball, doing all the work that Li Mo did before
And Li Mo also enjoyed the joy of "eating cakes" for a while. He only cared about the running position and the final finishing blow. This kind of ball was no difficulty for him, so comfortable!
"I assisted Li Mo to score a goal in the first game! This is Berbatov!!! Sheffield United's double center combination showed their power in their first appearance! Are you afraid of other teams in the Premier League?!"
Berbatov smiled and hugged Li Mo to celebrate, and then he was surrounded by other Sheffield United players who rushed over
Leading Sunderland by two goals, the game was almost won. They seemed very happy and relaxed, patting the heads of Berbatov and Li Mo, and celebrating in front of Sunderland's big penalty area.
Meanwhile, countless Manchester United fans watched this scene with complicated eyes.
The man who once wore a red jersey charged forward for the rebuilt Manchester United and carried the banner of the Red Devils' offense.
But after only one season, he had to leave Manchester United and start a new journey with another team.
The world is impermanent, and the memories of the past can only be cherished.
"Good Luck, Our Big Berba"
(End of this chapter)
"Berbatov has negotiated personal conditions with Sheffield United, and Manchester United has given the green light! "
"The former Premier League Golden Boot joins, Sheffield United's striker is strengthened again! "
"Top Four?Sheffield United's ambitions go beyond the League Cup
"Speed's personal charm, personally persuaded Berbatov to join"
With the pictures of Speed and Berbatov's private meeting leaked on the Internet, almost overnight, all the major sports newspapers published this transfer news.
Both Sheffield United and Manchester United's public relations departments were harassed tirelessly by the media's interview requests, but the head coaches of both sides did not stand up and express their attitudes.
But judging from Berbatov's playing position at Manchester United this season and Ferguson's previous attitude, it seems that the Bulgarian center will leave the Red Devils.
Berbatov, who is about to turn 31, was almost abandoned this season after winning the Premier League Golden Boot last season. Manchester United, or Ferguson's employment, once made the outside media question.
Berbatov's ability is still online. There is no doubt that no matter how much he declines, he is still a center forward who can rank among the top ten in the Premier League. Average data of 0.6 balls.
For a backup striker, such efficiency and performance are totally worth more opportunities to play.
The lack of thickness of Sheffield United's bench has been mentioned by the media from the beginning of the season to the present. If Berbatov really transfers to Sheffield United, then he will definitely get more playing time than at Manchester United.
The contact information of the two clubs that the media and fans are interested in, including the transfer fee and the salary information negotiated between the players and Sheffield United, is still in a state of confidentiality.
On January 1, at the pre-match press conference for the second round of the League Cup semi-final between Sheffield United and Crystal Palace, Speed admitted the fact that Berbatov joined Sheffield United, but faced crazy questions from reporters. However, Speed said that more information will be revealed by the club at the development conference.
Although the reporters have already made this matter a certainty, when the news of Speed's personal acceptance of Berbatov's joining spread on the Internet, the fans of the major Premier League clubs were still boiling.
Manchester United fans are very reluctant, but this season Manchester United's striker is indeed overcrowded. Rooney, Fernandez, Welbeck and Owen are all above Berbatov in the starting lineup. It is true that the Bulgarian striker continues to stay at Manchester United. Wasting the rest of his career.
Therefore, Manchester United fans mostly expressed their blessings to Berbatov's transfer, while Sheffield United fans cheered directly on the Internet.
Li Mo played too much this season. Although Li Mo was not troubled by injuries and once brought Sheffield United's substitute lineup to grab points, the fans of Sheffield United still felt very distressed.
After all, Li Mo is a talent and his body is still developing. Let alone the fans of Sheffield United, the fans of other clubs are a little bit tongue-tied. Now the arrival of Berbatov will undoubtedly greatly reduce the burden on Li Mo's shoulders. .
Moreover, Li Mo has proved his "versatile" characteristics. No matter what type of striker he is partnered with, he seems to be able to have a good chemical reaction with the opponent. Berbatov may be able to play with Li Mo at that time. Woolen cloth.
No matter how you look at it, this is a great winter window deal for Sheffield United. The fans of Sheffield United are very satisfied to be able to introduce such a heavyweight striker in the winter window.
But Sheffield United was not satisfied with such a deal, and then successively released Stones to end his loan at Barnsley, return to the club, and introduce left back Clay from the Championship team Ipswich Town. Swaer information.
Soon a reporter broke out that Sheffield United spent about 120 million pounds on the introduction of Cressville from Ipswich Town, which is not low at all.
After all, before Cresswell moved to Ipswich Town, the transfer fee was less than 30 pounds, which is enough to see that Sheffield United is optimistic about this young left-back.
Fans of Sheffield United are also joking. Their head coach Speed is "grabbing the prize" again. Before Xia Chuang Speed introduced four young substitute players from the British Championship and League One, but the result is regrettable. , None of these substitute players kicked out.
But the total cost is very little, just as Speed and the coaching team practice. After all, the loaned Trippier, Bertrand, bought Matic and Medel played very well, and it is completely understandable to miss a few times. .
Now Sheffield United's performance is good, and with the sponsorship of Hua Guo's father, life is more comfortable. The transfer fee of 120 million pounds is "a hair", and the fans have no longer looked down on it.
On January 1, the second round of the League Cup match between Sheffield United and Crystal Palace started at Bramall Lane Stadium. The media did not pay much attention to the game, but the fans of Sheffield United still sat at home. Everyone wanted to witness the team reaching the cup final again after decades.
Although Li Mo and other main players did not enter the team's roster, they all arrived at the scene today, and they did not choose to sit in the box, but sat in the stands with the fans. The audience cheered and applauded excitedly.
Stones and Li Mo sat together, feeling the warm atmosphere of the scene, and they were also very excited.
Barnsley's home stadium can only accommodate more than 2 people, and it is not necessarily full at ordinary times, but Sheffield United's home stadium today is full of nearly [-] spectators. Playing at home, Stones already feels that he can hardly breathe freely!
With the advantage of a 7-0 victory in the first round, although the players who played today were all substitutes except Shay, they also played a high-intensity pressing rhythm, which made the Crystal Palace players very uncomfortable on the field.
Ji Wen was in good condition and played very well throughout the game. He saved the Crystal Palace five-footed goal, including two shots in the penalty area, which helped Sheffield United successfully seal the opponent.
Amidst the cheers of the fans, Sheffield United defeated Crystal Palace 0-0 at home, defeated Crystal Palace 7-0 in two rounds, and took the lead in getting a ticket to the League Cup final!
Li Mo they raised their arms and shouted in the stands, enjoying this wonderful moment with the fans.
After Sheffield United finished playing against Crystal Palace, only one day later, Sheffield United officially announced another player, and then announced the end of the winter window signings.
The joining of this player is like a bomb being thrown into the Premier League's winter window market, because the final offer sent by Sheffield United is as high as 1400 million pounds!
This player directly became the bidder of the winter window, which is also the largest transfer fee paid by Sheffield United so far.
However, the Sheffield United bidder will not be able to represent Sheffield United in the rest of the season, because one of the reasons Sheffield United can successfully win him in the winter window is that they agreed to continue to loan him To the owning team until the end of the season.
He is Moussa Dembele, who has already attracted the coveted eyes of the major Premier League teams.
This season Dembele has continued his excellent performance in Fulham this season. He has a strong physique, delicate skills and balanced offense and defense. He is an absolute thigh on Fulham's relegation road.
No one expected that Sheffield United would make a decisive move in this winter window and directly spend 1400 million pounds. Such a figure is obviously something that Fulham cannot refuse.
And Dembele doesn't want to continue to stay in Fulham, which is not up or down. He is obviously very tempted by the invitation of Sheffield United, which is currently performing strongly in the Premier League.
Fulham accepted the offer, Dembele also thought of Sheffield United's pursuit of honor, and the deal was very simple.
However, Fulham is currently relying on Dembele to help the team grab more points and enter the relegation line earlier, so although the transfer can be achieved, Fulham will continue to rent Dembele until the end of this season.
Speed is naturally unwilling, but with Fulham biting this condition to death, he can only compromise in the end.
After all, if Dembele continues to play like this, he may have to spend more money to win it in the summer window at the end of the season. Speed is very optimistic about Dembele's ability to hold the ball and connect, but he can only hold it The nose recognized it.
But at least people are in the bowl. After completing the transaction, Speed and the coaching team are still very satisfied with the transfer department.
Berbatov, Dembele, Cresswell, and Speed handed over a total of four people in the list, and finally won three in the winter window, which has reached his expectations.
There is also Joaquin who is currently playing for Malaga, but Joaquin himself has no interest in playing in England at all. The player just wants to stay in Spain to play. Even if he wants to go abroad, he will not choose England due to the bad weather.
So although the offer given by Sheffield United made Malaga very excited, Joaquin's resistance made the deal ultimately unsuccessful.
Speed felt fucked and hurt that the player had turned down a move because of the bad weather in England.
But in any case, if the winter window can win the three players that the coaching staff wants, the transfer department of Sheffield United is already strong enough. The amount invested by the management this time is also considered huge, and Speed is still looking for balls for this. The team manager had a good drink.
On the afternoon of the 26th, just after announcing that the team had ended the signings of the winter window, Sheffield United also held a press conference for several players.
Except for Dembele who was not present, Berbatov, Cresswell, and Stones, who returned on loan, all appeared at the press conference.
Brother Xiao Sa wears a suit and combs his hair back. He really looks chic and chic. He looks in a good mood, holding his No. 15 jersey and smiling brightly.
Cresswell and Stones seemed a lot more shy, and Cresswell was more emotional. For him, the transfer from Ipswich Town in the middle and lower reaches of the British Championship to the current Sheffield United is a big challenge. Undoubtedly, it was a step to the sky. Facing the reporter's interview, Creswell even expressed excitedly that he would give everything for Sheffield United.
Stones is much calmer. Speed said when he met with him alone last season that he will be an important member of Sheffield United in the future. As long as his growth does not cause major problems, he will definitely be with Maguire in the future Support Sheffield United's defense together.
Therefore, in interviews with the media, Stones appeared very confident.
The reporters also knew that this was a defensive talent that Sheffield United Club valued very much. This return showed that Speed had already planned to transfer him to the first team, so the interview with him was relatively friendly and did not ask some tricky questions. .
The protagonist at the press conference is still Berbatov, who was the Premier League Golden Boot last season. Think about it later, if Li Mo and Berbatov partner, the popularity of this striker combination can almost reach the top of the Premier League. three!
But Brother Xiaosa does not intend to disclose too much information about this transfer to the outside world. He only expresses that he is very satisfied with Sheffield United, is very grateful for Speed's trust, and is looking forward to meeting his new teammates.
But the reporters still got a lot of news very quickly.
Sheffield United spent about 450 million pounds on the introduction of Berbatov, but gave Berbatov a generous signing fee. Berbatov's weekly salary will not change much from when he was at Manchester United. The period is three years.
As this information surfaced, the fans also knew why Brother Xiaosa happily chose to sign with Sheffield United.
Sheffield United is quite authentic in this matter. Except for the slightly lower offer to Manchester United, the salary and contract period for Brother Xiaosha can be said to be full of sincerity.
Manchester United probably thought Ferguson felt sorry for Brother Xiaosa, so they gave the green light to the transfer, asked for less transfer fees, and helped Brother Xiaosa get a lucrative contract.
The winter window transfer of Sheffield United has come to an end, and brother Xiaosa also participated in the training of Sheffield United the next day. He was thinking about preparing some small gifts, so as to get in with his new teammates first. relation.
As a result, as soon as Li Mo saw him on the training ground, he called him a fan and enthusiastically pulled him to get to know the other Sheffield United players one by one, which made Brother Xiaosa even feel a little "flattered".
Moreover, Li Mo didn't just talk about it, but actually asked him for advice on dribbling style and shot selection, which made Berbatov a little bit incompetent.
I thought you were just talking politely, but I didn't expect you to be my fan?
"Damn it, Dimita, you actually doubted me about this matter, do you remember the one I made on the bottom line before, just the one against Stoke City, you just talked about the moves you made Doesn’t it look like it, I imitated it for a long time before using it.”
Seeing Li Mo chattering, the corners of Berbatov's mouth could not help but rise slightly.
He has many wonderful performances on the court, but if he is asked to choose his most satisfying extraordinary performance, it must be the one that Li Mo said was extraordinary at the bottom line.
Berbatov also feels very useful to make the current Premier League top scorer so respected.
Regarding Li Mo's advice, he naturally did not hide his secrets. He told Li Mo all his years of competition experience, and even demonstrated himself a few times.
Li Mo felt very excited in his heart. He used to watch the game video and think about it by himself. Now that there is a real person to teach him valuable experience, he must study hard for free!
His foundation is very solid, so on the road of growth, what is just missing is the experience and perception that these famous stars have summed up in the game over the years.
With such a free "master" like Berbatov, Li Mo will not be polite, of course, he will definitely grab this wool!
Watching the communication between Li Mo and Berbatov, Speed felt that his painstaking efforts were not in vain, and he was very satisfied.
He had long discovered that Li Mo was studying Berbatov, Ibrahimovic and the older Van Basten game videos.
Van Basten is not familiar with him, and it is not easy to ask others to travel all the way to England to teach Li Mo. Ibrahimovic is also unrealistic, so Berbatov became Speed's target.
It happened that Sheffield United lacked strikers, and Berbatov was having a difficult time at Manchester United, and his strength was still there. Speed naturally asked the club to quickly make an offer in the winter window.
It can not only strengthen the strength of the striker, but also find a good teacher for Li Mo, so that Li Mo can grow better, it is simply a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.
In the later team training, Speed also intentionally let Li Mo and Berbatov, Vardy and Berbatov partner up respectively, to see the power of the new striker combination.
As a result, no matter how the three of them matched, they had a pretty good chemical reaction, which made the coaching team very happy.
Berbatov's ability to play the ball is very good. Vardy and his partner can also get a timely pass after running out of space. Not to mention Li Mo, he and Berbatov are simply strikers monster!
When a center can connect the frontcourt offense well, the head coach of the team will have a good time, but what if the two centers are good at connecting the team, and the cooperation between the two of them is still tacit?
Speed thinks he's going to have another drink with the team manager!
Because Li Mo got the real release!
When Berbatov assumed the responsibility of connecting the teams, Li Mo, who only needed to be responsible for the finish, showed his terrifying talent in scoring goals!
Berbatov is also emotional, he feels that the feeling of being valued and needed is back!
Just like when he was at Manchester United last season, Ferguson gave him a heavy burden, and the reliance of his teammates allowed him to break out successfully.
Now Sheffield United's offensive core must be Li Mo, but the coaching team let him do what he is good at in training.
When he needs to get the ball, his teammates trust him to give the ball to him. Li Mo can also run around him. When Li Mo gets the ball, as long as he runs out of position, Li Mo will never be greedy for credit He will pass the ball, he plays very comfortably and happily.
Moreover, Li Mo seldom wastes chances. No matter from the previous games or from the training, Li Mo can basically score the good shots he sent. What kind of fairy teammate is this!
Vardy is also very happy. His playing time will definitely be affected by the arrival of Berbatov, but whether it is Li Mo or Berbatov playing with him, he can safely and boldly run.
Two good ball players feed him cakes, let alone more, scoring ten goals in the Premier League this season is not a problem at all!
The excellent performance in the first training session and the enthusiastic communication with his teammates made Berbatov's integration progress very fast.
Creswell's performance is mediocre, but the coaching team is very patient. This young man still needs to gradually adapt to the training intensity. He was bought to train him well. If Bertrand returns to Chelsea next season, then Creswell There are a lot of opportunities to play and practice.
Stones' performance is quite satisfactory, but he is still quite eye-catching on the substitute side. His turning and chasing speed are very fast, and he can almost perfectly adapt to several heavy central defenders in the team. Before the meat is hung, the ability to resist is still a bit lacking.
But this kind of performance has made Speed very satisfied. There are very few players like Li Mo and Maguire who can play the leading role in the Premier League. Stones' performance is worthy of his name as a genius, just need patience Just wait for him to grow up.
After the training, everyone went home and cleaned up, and the players who entered the game's roster directly set off for the away game.
Tomorrow they are going to challenge West Bromwich Albion to play in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Berbatov has only practiced together for a day, so naturally he did not enter the squad for the competition. Speed also brought most of the main players this time. Players, strive to get rid of West Bromwich Albion within regular time.
At 1:28 on the afternoon of January 15, the fourth round of the FA Cup match between Sheffield United and West Bromwich Albion kicked off on time.
Before West Bromwich Albion had two draws with Sheffield United in the league, many media gave West Bromwich Albion the title of "Sheffield United Nemesis".
But in today's game, Sheffield United won the game 2-0. Li Mo opened the scoring and Maguire scored with a header in the second half, helping Sheffield United successfully break into the fifth round of the FA Cup.
So far, Sheffield United have progressed well in England's two major cup competitions.
As long as they pass the next round of the FA Cup, they will enter the quarter-finals. They have already entered the final of the League Cup, and their opponent in the final is Liverpool, which eliminated Manchester City.
Liverpool's "upset" double-killed the current league leader Manchester City, which shocked many media.
Liverpool 1-0 Manchester City in the first round is quite normal. After all, there are not a few single-round matches where the weak beat the strong in football matches. Strong teams may overturn.
But in the second round, Liverpool beat Manchester City 3-2 strongly, which surprised the media and fans.
Manchester City was blown away by Liverpool in their best offense?
This shit is just like a joke. Liverpool, which ranks in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League in offensive firepower this season, played against Manchester City, which has the highest offensive firepower at home, and even won. The killer of a strong team really lives up to its reputation!
Now the final of the League Cup is very interesting. The two teams, one is an old strong team killer, and the other is a new strong team killer. They both have the title of "robbing the rich and helping the poor". Better!
Because Sheffield United's league ranking is much higher than Liverpool's now, and the team's strength seems to be stronger than Liverpool's. Even Liverpool fans joked online that the game is stable.
When the buffs of the two teams collide, the stronger Sheffield United will have a smaller chance of winning.
But the head coaches of these two teams didn't take these jokes seriously. Although the finals only started on February 2, the coaching teams of both sides began to collect intelligence information on their opponents.
This championship is of great significance to both Liverpool and Sheffield United.
After Liverpool missed the top four for two consecutive seasons, they urgently need a championship to boost morale, especially in the case of entering the top six this season. It is particularly important to win the cup championship and qualify for the European war.
On the one hand, Sheffield United is eager to win the championship, and on the other hand, it also wants to ensure a European qualification for next season. For the League Cup championship, they are also bound to win.
So one month before the final, the two teams entered into intense preparations.
Berbatov and the team got along very well. Although he said that he played few games at Manchester United, he played very well after playing. Therefore, after thinking twice, Speed directly let Berbatov enter the next round. In the roster of a league team.
Cresswell and Stones have also entered the 18-man squad, but whether they can play depends on how many minutes Sheffield United can beat their opponents in advance. If the score reaches 3-0 , the two of them can have more playing time.
The opponent of Sheffield United in the next round of the league is Sunderland. After a bad start at the beginning of the season, the Black Cats have played better and better. They have already climbed to the tenth position in the league.
Compared to when the two teams met in the first round, the East Asian media, especially South Korea, hyped up the "Asian Derby".
Chi Dongyuan has been playing until now, and he is basically a substitute player in Sunderland, playing only a dozen or 10 minutes each time, but Li Mo is already the top scorer in the Premier League.
Although this first place may be exclusive to Van Persie at any time, Li Mo is already the face of Asian players in the top European leagues.
The only one who is qualified to compare with him is Shinji Kagawa in Dortmund. After all, he helped Dortmund to keep pace with Bayern in the Bundesliga and may reach the top of the league standings at any time.
Taking Chi Dongyuan and continuing to touch Li Mo, the South Korean media felt ashamed. Huaguo and Nihong focused on Li Mo's news one-sidedly, and did not mention Chi Dongyuan at all. This young South Korean striker has been ignored.
In this game, Sheffield United is still playing with all the main players. Berbatov is sitting on the bench, making the media and fans also speculate that he will play in the first few minutes of the game.
Just to see Li Mo and Berbatov partnering is enough to make many neutral fans pay attention to this game, and most of them are Manchester United fans.
After all, this round of Manchester United's morning game ended yesterday, and in the remaining games, Sheffield United, which has a handsome brother, deserves their attention the most. They also want to see whether Berbatov can recover. In the season, he carried the thigh of the Red Devils' offense, and Manchester United fans still like Brother Xiaosa very much.
The game started at 20:00 in the evening. Sunderland took the lead in kicking off and launched a tentative attack on Sheffield United.
Sunderland's offensive and defensive statistics this season are relatively balanced, and their teamwork is more proficient, but this also leads to their scattered offensive firepower, and there is no offensive arrow.
For Sheffield United, a team like Sunderland is not easy to deal with. After all, the opponent's offensive points in the frontcourt may score goals, and Medel cannot be "focused on care".
However, the overall strength of the two teams, especially in the midfield, still has a big gap. Sebastian Larsson is a good offensive midfielder, but under the marking of Medel and Matic, There is too little room for him to play.
After killing Sunderland's offensive core, Drinkwater took over the midfield steadily, and the two sides of Sheffield United also began to exert their advantages in technology and speed, suppressing Sunderland's sides. Defensive players on the road, constantly putting defensive pressure on Sunderland.
Sunderland played a four-two-three formation in this game. They wanted to rely on the five players in the midfield to fight against Sheffield United, but they were quickly suppressed by Sheffield United in their own half. Several offensive midfielders could only retreat to defend, and they were unable to start the situation offensively.
Brown did not enter the squad for the Sunderland game today, and O'Shea was the only one in the back line, which made Li Mo call it a pity.
The last time he played against Sunderland, he bullied Brown enough. Today Sunderland changed the defender, and the only "old acquaintance" left is O'Shea.
But for Li Mo, anyone is a hit, and he doesn't pick an opponent. Although Sunderland arranged for Michael Turner, a tall man with a height of 1.9 meters to mark him, he was not worried at all.
Turner's figure is slender at first glance, and he weighs more than 80 kilograms. You don't even weigh [-] kilograms. Why don't you play with me?
O'Shea learned how to behave. He was determined not to fight Li Mo one-on-one. He just helped Turner defend Li Mo from time to time, but he didn't hold much hope in restraining Li Mo for the whole game.
Sure enough, in the 11th minute of the first half, Li Mo overpowered Turner and completed his first goal of the game. Unfortunately, his header this time was a bit straight and was saved by Mignolet. go out.
No. 18 minutes, Li Mo made a comeback again, knocked Turner away and rushed to catch Medel's pass and shot in Sunderland's penalty area before O'Shea blocked it!
Mignolet managed to save the ball again. Sunderland's goalkeeper looked very good in this game, but Li Mo's shooting feeling was also very good. Li Mo didn't care about being saved twice. Anxious, he continued to look for scoring opportunities in Sunderland's penalty area.
Michael Turner obviously can't restrain Li Mo. Although he is tall, he is not Li Mo's opponent in confrontation at all. He is too light, but O'Shea is not a heavy guard. Both of them are taller than It was 1.9 meters, but there was nothing to do with Li Mo.
Sunderland's head coach Bruce watched Li Mo hit the goal again and again, making people turn their backs in the penalty area, and the corners of his mouth kept twitching.
In the 307th minute of the first half, Li Mo once again won a head-on confrontation with Turner, ferrying Trippier's cross to the front of Sunderland's penalty area in the air. Vardy, who was running like a ghost, just Stretching out his legs to block, he blocked the football into Sunderland's goal!
No matter how good Mignolet's performance was, he was powerless in the face of such a close-range goal, and could only watch the football go into the net!
"The tenth assist in the league this season! Li Mo is not only the top scorer in the Sheffield United team, but also the assist leader in the Sheffield United team! Ten assists! Only Manchester City's David Silva can Overwhelming Li Mo, Silva currently ranks first in the Premier League assists list with [-] assists, followed by Li Mo, he is also the first player to score double figures in both goals and assists this season!"
Zhan Jun was very excited to explain that there are many offensive players in different leagues with single data in the season, but there are very few players who have achieved "double-double" data!
The most typical "double-double players" in the Premier League are the magic lamp Lampard and the former Highbury King Henry.
And now, Li Mo has also stepped into this ranks, and now the league has only played 23 rounds, Li Mo also has time to raise his stats a bit more!
Vardy and Li Mo hugged and celebrated in the corner flag area. This is also Vardy's seventh Premier League goal this season. His performance has far exceeded the expectations of the media at the beginning of the season. Judging from this efficiency, he is also heading for the first Premier League goal. Scored ten goals in the season, so fans have to sigh with Speed's accurate vision!
After all, being able to score ten goals in the English Championship is a completely different concept from scoring ten goals in the Premier League.
The strikers who can score ten goals are basically the top [-] shooters in the Premier League. They are distributed among the [-] teams in the Premier League, and one team happens to have such a striker.
But it is not difficult to see from the statistics of the teams where these forwards belong. They basically belong to the top ten teams in the Premier League, and several powerful teams will have two or even three such forwards.
The teams in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League will also have a few strikers with double figures every season, but very few.
Vardy's performance is already able to go to a mid-lower team as the core of the striker, which makes many Premier League "experts" feel pain in their faces.
Those who said at the beginning of the season that Vardy will never score more than five goals are even more silent.
"another one?"
Li Mo felt that Vardy was in good condition today, and his movement was very light, so he couldn't help encouraging Vardy with a smile.
Vardy curled his lips, "They put all their energy on you, and I have such a good chance to kick. I will definitely not be able to get such a loose defensive environment later. I'll give you the boss Let's do it honestly."
Vardy is very sober and let him attack. He still can’t take on such a heavy responsibility. It’s good to be sneaky once in a while. He is already very satisfied and happy to score a goal. The more expectations, the greater the disappointment. He is very happy. I understand this truth.
Seeing this, Li Mo didn't say much. After celebrating with his teammates, they quickly got into the game again.
However, there was not much time left in the first half. Sunderland withstood the pressure at the last moment and did not allow Sheffield United to expand the score.
Berbatov unexpectedly did not enter the dressing room at half-time, but started warming up on the sidelines, which caused the away Sheffield United fans to applaud.
The Manchester United fans who were watching the game also quickly learned the news on the Internet. They called their friends to turn on the TV to pay attention to the second half of the match between Sheffield United and Sunderland.
After the intermission ended and the game restarted, Berbatov, who was wearing the Sheffield United NO.15 jersey, also directly replaced Vardy.
When they saw Berbatov on the field, many Manchester United fans sighed unceasingly. They were used to seeing this dashing and handsome man in the red jersey of Manchester United, and suddenly saw him wearing a jersey of other colors. How to adapt.
Speed gave Berbatov enough time to make his debut, allowing him to play in his first league game after moving to Sheffield United, which also represented his trust in him.
Berbatov took a deep breath, trot all the way to the front of Sunderland's restricted area, first high-fived Li Mo, and then greeted O'Shea.
The two can be regarded as old teammates, but when they met again, they had already left Manchester United and played against different teams. For a while, their hearts were full of emotions.
In the second half, they changed sides and fought again. Sheffield United kicked off the ball, but Drinkwater was not in a hurry to attack. Berbatov.
Brother Xiaosa directly took the ball and turned around. He passed the Sunderland player who was behind him trying to interfere with the first touch, and the Sheffield United fans who watched the scene exclaimed.
The collar of this ball is really freehand!
Li Mo was standing inside the penalty area of Sunderland. Seeing that Berbatov successfully got rid of the interference with the ball, he quickly pulled out of the penalty area, so the fans watching the game saw a miraculous scene.
They have all seen many teams rely on wide players or midfielders to advance with the ball, but the two big centers retreat and take turns to attack in series. This is really the first time they have seen it!
"Is this really the first time they have teamed up on the court?!"
A reporter watched Li Mo and Berbatov's smooth communication and cooperation, and couldn't help blurting out.
His question made the other reporters around him unable to answer, because they also had the same question.
No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like the first cooperation!
The heel pass was played, and the two also connected the wing attack from the left to the right. The two center forwards also did the work of the front midfielder. How did they write this report?
Watching Berbatov and Li Mo's performance off the court, Speed was extremely excited.
He swears to God, when he made the decision to introduce Berbatov, he really did not expect such a good on-court effect!
Li Mo and Berbatov are not the kind of forwards who need a lot of possession of the ball. They are very happy to share the possession of the ball. Therefore, they do not stick to the ball in the cooperation of the frontcourt. Instead, they bind the two sides like glue The attack is combined!
Moreover, both of them have very good skills and pass the ball stably. Such a combination of two center forwards really surprised Speed.
After all, training belongs to training, competition and training are different, but Berbatov brought his tacit cooperation with Li Mo to the competition field, which is very rare.
"It's so smooth! Berbatov seems to have become another Li Mo. The cooperation between the two of them is not unfamiliar at all. Sheffield United's frontcourt attack has completely started! Sheffield United now has two centers at the same time. And two midfielders!"
Sunderland's defense suddenly became difficult. Facing Li Mo and Berbatov taking the ball in turn, Sunderland's defenders didn't know which one to focus on. After all, Berbatov was in front of the penalty area. The possession of the ball is also a threat. It is impossible to ignore it. Do you really think that Berbatov dare not take a kick on the penalty area line?
In this entanglement, Sunderland's defense line began to waver. This change naturally fell into the eyes of Li Mo and Berbatov. In Sunderland's penalty area, Berbatov stayed one step outside the penalty area line, distracting O'Shea's defense.
In the 7th minute of the second half, Medel lapped the ball and advanced to the front rib area of Sunderland's penalty area. Berbatov stepped forward to respond, and after taking the ball, he leaned on Sunderland's midfielder Kerback.
Medel slanted towards Sunderland's penalty area. Berbatov made a gesture to pass the ball, but after a feint shot, he led the ball and moved laterally. Before Kerback could react, he was led by Berbatov for a while. Clean, that chic extraordinary action almost couldn't help the Sunderland fans to applaud!
In front of Sunderland's penalty area, Berbatov only took two steps with the ball. When O'Shea came out to block, he shook his ankle and directly stuffed the ball into the penalty area!
Li Mo started almost at the moment when Berbatov played the ball. The football passed between Turner's legs and rolled straight to the direction of Li Mo's running.
With almost no need to adjust, Li Mo made a light lob shot, then jumped up to avoid Mignolet's fall to the ground to save, and after watching the football hit the net, he turned around and pointed to Berbatov in front of the penalty area with a big smile.
This is the most comfortable and easy goal he scored this season!
Just like what Zhan Jun said, Berbatov seems to have become another Li Mo, holding the defender in front of the penalty area, attracting O'Shea's attention, and then getting rid of the through ball, doing all the work that Li Mo did before
And Li Mo also enjoyed the joy of "eating cakes" for a while. He only cared about the running position and the final finishing blow. This kind of ball was no difficulty for him, so comfortable!
"I assisted Li Mo to score a goal in the first game! This is Berbatov!!! Sheffield United's double center combination showed their power in their first appearance! Are you afraid of other teams in the Premier League?!"
Berbatov smiled and hugged Li Mo to celebrate, and then he was surrounded by other Sheffield United players who rushed over
Leading Sunderland by two goals, the game was almost won. They seemed very happy and relaxed, patting the heads of Berbatov and Li Mo, and celebrating in front of Sunderland's big penalty area.
Meanwhile, countless Manchester United fans watched this scene with complicated eyes.
The man who once wore a red jersey charged forward for the rebuilt Manchester United and carried the banner of the Red Devils' offense.
But after only one season, he had to leave Manchester United and start a new journey with another team.
The world is impermanent, and the memories of the past can only be cherished.
"Good Luck, Our Big Berba"
(End of this chapter)
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