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Chapter 196 The "soft persimmon" Manchester City was crushed by Sheffield United!
Chapter 196 The "soft persimmon" Manchester City was crushed by Sheffield United!
Photos of Li Mo showing a meaningful smile during an interview quickly spread all over the Internet.
The local media in Manchester was a bit upset, but Li Mo didn't say anything to offend Manchester City or Manchester United, and they couldn't find a reason to fight back against Li Mo.
However, fans on the Internet expressed their opinions without any scruples.
"I bet, Lee definitely wants to do Manchester City again. Well, I won't pretend, I'm a Manchester United fan! Come on Lee, I've forgiven you for beating Manchester United, you must win Manchester City!"
"No way, you Manchester United were beaten by the penultimate, and we want Sheffield United to help you hold Manchester City? How can there be such a good thing, I think it will be fine if you don't lose at the Etihad Stadium~"
"You have lost to Manchester United once this season, why can't you lose to us once? Is it so difficult to lose to us once?!"
"Well, I'm an Arsenal fan, let me say a few words."
"To shut up!!!"
The ferment of discussion on the Internet made this incident named "Li's Smile" by netizens more and more popular.
The main reason is Li Mo's self-confidence that he really wants to beat Manchester City again, which makes fans of other teams except Manchester City fans feel very excited.
In the spirit of watching the excitement without taking too much trouble, fans from all walks of life with the British came to watch, and Manchester United fans were the most active. They only went to Manchester City to cheer for Sheffield United on the day of the game wearing Sheffield United jerseys.
This game was originally the first of the No.30 four-round league in the Premier League. It had the attribute of a strong dialogue. After being so hyped up on the Internet, the popularity was immediately full!
Moreover, Li Mo's self-confidence is not blind. Manchester City only ended their match with West Bromwich Albion on April 4, and they will face Sheffield United only one day later. The main players have no time to rest.
But Sheffield United has rested for four days. If you put it all together, the physical fitness of the Manchester City players is indeed a big problem. Sheffield United also selectively gave up the game before.
Manchester City fans were pissed off by other fans on the Internet, so they could only buy as many tickets as possible in reality, so as to provide more enthusiastic on-site support for the home team.
On April 4, when the starting lineups of the two teams came out before the game, the Manchester City fan group cheered directly.
Mancini did not choose to give up in rotation, but sent the current best main lineup. He chose to fight Sheffield United recklessly!
Among other things, Mancini's choice directly raised Manchester City's home momentum to the apex.
Correspondingly, all Sheffield United cheered.
Pretending to be tough, huh?
Alright, buddies, I will fulfill you today!
Don't be cowardly, whoever coaxes is the grandson!
I take four days off to beat you and one day off, how can Feilong lose?
The advantage is mine!
Speed's face almost died of laughter.
In fact, Manchester City's rotation lineup is not bad. If Mancini chooses to rotate, then Sheffield United really can't guarantee that they can win.
Check out these rosters:
Dzeko, Kolarov, Balotelli, injured Yaya Toure, David Pizarro, Milner, Richards.
Randomly pulling any of these players to the middle reaches of the Premier League, they are the absolute main force, and Speed's eyes are full of greed.
The rotation players of this rich team are so extravagant!
Of course, Yaya Toure did not play in the last round because of an injury, but he has recovered from his injury and is still sitting on the bench in this game. It can only be said that Mancini is a bit conservative.
Manchester City's rotation players have no physical crisis. They can fight Sheffield United for the whole game, but Mancini doesn't need it. He still chooses to play the main force. My own inner ghost.
Originally thought that this game would be very difficult, but after Mancini made such an operation, Speed was instantly relieved.
"Strangulation, it must be strangled! From the frontcourt to the backcourt, the players who drive Manchester City are constantly caught in the stranglehold that competes with us for the ball. It only takes one half, one half to completely drain their physical energy. In the second half , how we want to play, let's play as we want, and give them a few more balls then!"
Speed's pre-match speech directly established Sheffield United's style of play in this game.
Tough fighting, actively looking for Manchester City players to fight hand-to-hand, and used the entire first half to drag down Manchester City's main players!
Li Mo and Vardy looked at each other, well, let's go crazy with the teammates in the first half, I'm afraid there are very few opportunities to attack, and the second half is when they can play.
If you want to play strangling tactics, Berbatov is not suitable. Although Brother Xiaosa is running a lot more actively now, he only has five or six kilometers in one game.
At the end of the first half today, many Sheffield United players may have to run a distance of six kilometers. Brother Xiaosha should be on standby. In the second half, when Manchester City's players are out of shape, go up and reap a wave. Wouldn't it be beautiful.
Just after noon on the 14th, players from Manchester City and Sheffield United were already on standby in the locker room.
The opening time of today's game is 12:45, and Li Mo is too lazy to complain. Fortunately, Sheffield United adapted to enter the state at this point by modifying the training time a few days ago.
Manchester City is miserable. They only have one day of rest. They probably haven't trained much. Taking this day to rest is far from enough.
Today Manchester City's midfield combination is Barry, De Jong, Silva and Nasri.
So in the player channel, Li Mo and De Jong met again.
After being broken by Li Mo last time, De Jong took several months to recover. Seeing Li Mo now, De Jong shrank his neck and didn't dare to do anything.
He used to receive a red card for malicious fouls and was suspended, but Li Mo was even more ruthless. He broke his leg and pretended to be innocent. He didn't get a single card. Facing such a ruthless person, De Jong also Be honest.
This time we will talk about the game, not about the legs!
Li Mo glanced at De Jong with a smile, but it made the other Manchester City players numb.
It was always the other players who saw De Jong get terrified, but today it was the other way around. De Jong was like a good boy when he saw Li Mo, he didn't dare to show his anger.
After finally waiting for the referee to signal the players from both sides to play, the players of Manchester City breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this.
The fans of Manchester City unceremoniously booed the visiting team Sheffield United, especially Li Mo, who was the first to walk out of the player tunnel. He basically stepped onto the turf under the boos of 5 people, but But with a look of indifference, on the contrary, the smile on his face is even bigger.
"It seems that the fans of Manchester City don't like Li Mo very much. The Etihad Stadium is still full today. The momentum created by the home team's more than 5 fans is still very large, but we can see Li Mo's face. Li Mo, who has a big heart, doesn't care about these boos, maybe these boos will become his motivation!"
"Manchester City fans are playing with fire. It's not a wise choice to anger a super-scorer who has scored 26 league goals. Lee may explode because of this. The Manchester City players who have only rested for one day are not fit enough."
"Players from both sides have already stepped onto the field. Manchester City's starting lineup hasn't changed much from their last round of the league, but the injured Yaya Toure is sitting on the bench today."
Accompanied by the voices of commentators from various countries, this No. 30 four-round focus match of the Premier League No. [-], which has attracted the attention of fans, is about to start.
After a simple opening ceremony, Li Mo stood on the center line, turned around, his expression was still very relaxed, and the Manchester City fans watching the scene were very upset.
At this moment, the Manchester City fans have forgotten that in the previous game when Sheffield United won Manchester United, they still cheered for Li Mo's brilliant performance. .
Soon, with the referee's whistle, Aguero kicked the ball to Tevez, Manchester City kicked off first, and the game officially began!
After Tevez fell out with the management, he didn't get a few chances to play for most of the season. At the end of the season, he finally couldn't bear it and had to bow his head. Just as Balotelli upset Mancini, Dzeko The form was poor again, so Tevez returned to the starting lineup.
The beast who only won the Premier League Golden Boot last season was purely an act. He wasted his precious peak state and wasted almost a season, but his strength is still online. He scored a goal in the first round of the game, so this In the first game, Mancini chose to continue to believe in him and gave him another chance to start.
Compared with other Manchester City players, although Tevez is said to be playing twice in three days, his physical reserves are much better. Therefore, Tevez, who had tasted the goal at the beginning of the game, was like a bloodthirsty beast. Sheffield United's half-time run was very aggressive.
Manchester City obviously wanted to score as soon as possible while their physical fitness was still good in the first half, so they used Carlos Tevez as an arrow to launch a fierce offensive against Sheffield United at the beginning.
Tevez moved closer to the side on purpose. He knows who the team's thigh is now, and only by being close to Silva can he get more opportunities, but he ignores Medel who is also defending this area.
The Chilean Bulls don't care what famous star you are, if you want to make trouble in his defense zone, you have to be prepared to bear his anger.
Tevez received Silva's pass with his back, and was about to turn around and rush forward to find an opportunity, but was directly shoveled to the ground when he was about to turn around!
Fortunately, the opponent was going towards the ball, so Tevez just grunted after falling to the ground, but did not feel any discomfort in his legs.
But Tevez, who has a fiery temper, can't suffer from this. When he gets up from the ground, he has to find someone who shovels him. Medel will not be used to this Argentine star. went back.
"Don't fucking try to make trouble in my defense zone! What? You've been wronged once and you want to find the referee? You go home and go to your mother to nurse! Football is not for you, you are out of breath and left Manchester United What are you?"
Medel's words were very harsh, especially using Manchester United to stimulate Tevez, which immediately made Tevez lose his mind. Fortunately, Silva greeted Barry to pull Tevez away in time, otherwise he would be caught by the referee. Next, Tevez may have to give Medel a shot.
"Damn it, his teammate is going too fast, next time you stop him, if he slaps me, make sure to go down earlier."
Medel looked at Tevez who was pulled away, changed his fierce look just now, scratched his head and shook his head regretfully.
Li Mo was near the midfield at the moment, listening to what Medel said to Drinkwater, he couldn't help shouting in his heart.
He said how Medel would have sex with Tevez as soon as he came up. It turned out that he "came prepared".
Nima, after being trained by Speed for a long time, a reckless guy like Medel is also playing psychological warfare, dirty enough, Li Mo likes it very much!
Brother Drinking Water has a very helpless expression. Now he may be the only one in the midfield who is relatively "pure". Matic has been influenced by the coaching staff for most of the season, and Speed has given the old horse a lot of trouble. It is conceivable that if there is a chance later, Matic will definitely work hard.
Not to mention Matt Ridge, I heard that this guy has been researching how to cheat penalties recently
The opening conflict between Medel and Carlos Tevez can be regarded as the prelude to Sheffield United's strangling tactics. After Manchester City's players spent a period of adaptation in the opening period, they were directly forced into head-to-head games by Sheffield United. In the rhythm.
When the two teams met for the first time this season, Sheffield United only strangled in the midfield, but now Sheffield United is the whole team, from forwards to defenders, they have launched a frenzied rush to oppress without any hesitation, leaving Manchester City's players at a loss stand up.
With such a pressing rhythm, it is impossible to stabilize the situation only by passing the ball. Manchester City's players also had to strengthen their running. With the gradual increase in hand-to-hand combat between the two teams, the physical fitness of both teams was rapidly depleting.
It's just that Sheffield United's physical reserves are better. Four days of restorative training and rest allow the Sheffield United players to grit their teeth and persevere, but the Manchester City players who only played a Premier League game two days ago Crap.
The most direct manifestation of the sharp decline in physical fitness is the loss of control over the midfield.
Because the technical movements of Manchester City players have been affected, no matter how good your midfield skills are, your physical fitness cannot support you to make high-intensity passes, runs and catches. Naturally, there is no way to send precise passes under the pressure of the opponent.
Sheffield United also seemed to have given up on their quick counterattack, and they just took aim at the pressure and consumption of Manchester City's midfielders.
Especially Silva and Nasri. When Yaya Toure is not on the court, they are the engine of Manchester City's midfield. As long as the two of them can't stand up, Manchester City's offense will basically not improve.
Aguero was lost in the constant retracement and was strangled. Tevez was in good condition, but now the two front midfielders of Manchester City are barely maintaining the conduction of the midfield. How can there be more? Energy delivers fire forward.
Carlos Tevez has not played against Sheffield United this season, so when he saw Manchester City being so embarrassed by Sheffield United, he was very shocked.
There is always a difference between what you hear and what you see with your own eyes.
He was always in media reports before, and he saw countless people on the Internet praising Sheffield United's performance this season, saying how good Sheffield United's defense is, but that was just heard.
He had an impression in his mind that Sheffield United's defense was good, but at the moment he came to the scene to feel it, Tevez felt that Sheffield United's players were crazy!
How can there be such a defense?
While not giving your opponent a chance to breathe, you also don't give yourself a way out at all!
The players of Sheffield United, even Li Mo and Vardy, are involved in this high-intensity pressing. After grabbing the ball, they don't control the field, and directly charge forward. It doesn't matter if they are intercepted by Manchester City's backcourt players. , Immediately launch a counter-robbery on the spot!
This suffocating defensive rhythm made the Manchester City fans at the scene feel a little difficult to breathe.
"Crazy, crazy! They didn't intend to attack at all, they just wanted to take us to speed up with them!"
Tevez shook his head, muttering to himself worriedly.
Under such a rhythm, his teammates must not be able to withstand it, it depends on when the physical fitness collapses!
At this time, the game time in the first half was less than 10 minutes, but the players of Manchester City had already begun to feel the heavy footsteps.
Silva managed to get rid of Drinkwater, but was knocked to the ground by Medel's fierce force.
This moment made Silva feel that his whole body was about to collapse, and he almost wanted to lie on the ground and couldn't get up. At this moment, even a little more breathing time was a luxury for him.
But the referee did not give him such an opportunity. After confirming that he was not injured, the referee reminded Manchester City to quickly send a set kick. Such a reminder was a kind of torture to the Manchester City players!
"Sheffield United did it on purpose! Why can't the BOSS take this into consideration? It's absolutely no way to continue playing like this!"
Barry complained, and Silva touched his long wet hair, but said nothing.
He couldn't understand Mancini's operation, but there was no way. The head coach made a decision. Their players could only grit their teeth and fight hard. They couldn't surrender now, could they?
But looking at his teammates who were panting on their hips at the moment, Silva's heart sank.
This game, not to mention winning, is very likely to have an accident.
In Mancini's heart, getting a draw is the most basic, but Silva feels bad.
"It won't be a tragedy, will it?"
As soon as this idea came out, it kept appearing in Silva's mind, and he couldn't shake it off. In the end, Silva could only temporarily suppress the uneasiness in his heart.
"At least, at least until the end of halftime!"
After setting a small goal for himself in his heart, Silva stepped into the game with his increasingly heavy legs.
He can't decide the coach's formation, but at the moment on the field, he can only fight to the end, the result is beyond his control, as long as he has a clear conscience.
After 10 minutes of the game, the situation on the field became more and more favorable to Sheffield United. Manchester City's midfield defense strength has decreased a lot, but this is not enough. Speed will not be satisfied with this, thank you The players of the Philippine Union will not be satisfied with this.
Relying on the advantages of physical fitness, Sheffield United still maintains a high-intensity fighting rhythm, and Li Mo is almost turning into a beast.
Around the middle circle are all his moving figures. He is already tall, but when he rushes at speed, he looks like a heavily loaded tank, rampaging on the court.
Behind him was Medel, a small tank, and the Manchester City players who robbed couldn't stand it.
The team's offense was almost sacrificed in the first half hour, but Drinkwater was still looking for a good counterattack opportunity.
Although it is necessary to speed up the pace now and mainly consume the physical energy of the Manchester City players, if they can score another goal at this time, it will definitely explode the mentality of the Manchester City players.
And when Manchester City's midfield became unstoppable, Brother Drinking Water was refreshed, and the opportunity came!
In the 306th minute of the first half, Nasri dribbled the ball in the midfield to find a way out of the ball. Matic's forward attack forced him to choose to pass back. Li Mo and Vardy attacked at the same time. Barry holding the ball was helpless The next thing to do is to kick the ball towards Sheffield United's half.
Maguire easily suppressed Tevez and gave the football to Drinkwater, who responded. At this time, the Manchester City players were subconsciously ready to intercept Sheffield United's next long pass.
Before Sheffield United got the ball, they would choose to make a long pass to Li Mo after a few passes. Manchester City's midfielders are used to it, but Drinkwater did not do this this time, but greeted Li Mo. Watch Matic come back a little bit, and move forward steadily with him on the ball.
This sudden change made the Manchester City players unable to react for a while. After Drinkwater passed the center circle, De Jong hurried to intercept.
Li Mo, who has always maintained a very high tacit understanding with Drinkwater, has already signaled Vardy to start with his eyes at this moment.
As soon as Vardy ran, he took Barry directly to the side, and Drinkwater also quickly found Li Mo with a pass of more than 20 meters close to the ground.
This was the first time that Li Mo held the ball in Manchester City's defensive third area in the first half.
Brother Drinking Water and Vardy created a fairly good attacking opportunity for Li Mo!
Li Mo took the ball and turned around, directly facing Manchester City's defense. Kompany was startled and shouted to make his midfield teammates return to the defense.
Barry let go of Vardy and ran towards Li Mo, but his speed was too slow compared to Li Mo.
In just a few seconds, Li Mo had already entered his shooting range. Sheffield United's midfielders also pressed forward collectively. The ball was transferred to the feet of Matt Ridge on the left in time.
At this time, there are Vardy and Matt Ridge on the left, but Manchester City's defensive player has only one Zabaleta. Lescott's forward attack and Barry's turn make Sheffield United easily play a strong offensive side!
Matrich and Vardy quickly made a two-for-one cooperation. After cutting into Manchester City's big penalty area, they didn't panic at all. When Kompany and Barry, who was back on defense, both double-teamed, Matrich took the The ball passed to Li Mo who ran to the penalty area line.
At this moment, Mancini and all the Manchester City fans felt a thump in their hearts. There was only one Lescott chasing after Li Mo!
It was a waste of time not to choose to smash the ball past others. Although Kompany ran towards Matt Ridge, he could make up for it quickly. To waste time is to waste this offensive opportunity.
So Li Mo chose the most direct way, resisting Lescott's interference, and hit the goal directly after leading the ball one step!
This explosive shot Li Mo's kicking position was very accurate, and the interference of Lescott would not make him lose his shot accuracy. With sufficient force, the football went directly to the top of the near corner of the goal. !
Joe Hart jumped in the right direction, but Li Mo shot the football too fast!Almost instantly, the football passed Joe Hart's palm, rubbed against the goal post and plunged into the net!
"Li Mo's good chance! Lescott's interference is useless, shoot!!!
The ball went in!Li Mo's powerful shot made Joe Hart's save seem futile!After entering the restricted area, Li Mo is unstoppable!Manchester City did not hold back, they were still scored by Sheffield United in the first half! "
"A good goal! It's about to hit you in the top corner of the goal, but you just can't catch it! Such a powerful shot is so steady, there are not many strikers with such strength in the Premier League! Confidence in strength!"
Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu stared straight at it. This shot was aggressive enough. With Lescott on his shoulders, he shot Joe Hart abruptly. Li Mo seems to have a thorough understanding of the aesthetics of violence!
Such a goal was a complete surprise. Both the Sheffield United players and Speed planned to exert their strength in the second half and beat Manchester City in one fell swoop. Unexpectedly, they took the lead in the first half.
But in the face of such a surprise, Speed and the assistant coach were very happy. They hugged together on the coach's bench, and Sheffield United's substitute players also stood up, laughed and applauded to celebrate.
Li Mo, the focus of the field at the moment, didn't feel very excited after scoring the goal.
After he just trotted for two steps, he opened his arms to welcome the hugs and celebrations from his teammates, with a faint smile on his lips.
No way, Manchester City against today is too "weak"!
If the players on both sides are in normal condition and can score such a goal, then Li Mo will definitely celebrate it, but with Manchester City's formation today, he really can't get excited.
According to Speed's pre-match tactics, Sheffield United could still score in the second half of the game, depending on whether they scored early or late, and now they just broke the deadlock ahead of time.
Victory against a group of weak opponents did not make Li Mo excited. Even the Sheffield United players simply celebrated, as if it was a simple matter to take the lead.
Their attitude made the Manchester City fans on the scene very crazy!
Deafening boos came from all around the stadium, but the Manchester City players who had just been hit closed their eyes in pain.
The boos were not aimed at them, but they felt like they were being slapped in the face constantly.
It shouldn't be like this, at home, being led by the nose by Sheffield United, Sheffield United will definitely play more easily after scoring a goal, but what about them?I can hardly hold on anymore!
But this match was supposed to be their revenge match!
Just like Sheffield United abused Manchester United at home, they should also abuse Sheffield United at home to report the shame of losing the first game.
But now it seems that it is difficult to even win this game, let alone win.
And what caused all this was not Sheffield United, but their head coach!
How ridiculous is this?
Mancini personally let Manchester City's main players fall into such an embarrassing situation.
I want to fight, but I can’t. Sheffield United spent half an hour, and I can hardly lift my feet. There is still a whole second half of this torture. Nasri, who has a bad temper, has already scolded on the field. .
At this moment, Mancini was standing on the sidelines, not knowing what he was thinking, his previous elegant temperament had disappeared, his face was expressionless, and his face was a little pale when you looked closely.
Having watched the first half of the game, any fool at this moment knows how Sheffield United will play Manchester City in the second half. It is impossible for Mancini not to see it.
It's hard to tell what he was thinking about when he set up the lineup before the game.
Maybe it was due to the pressure from the top management, or it was just his personal mistake. He wanted to face Sheffield United head-on with a tough stance, but now Sheffield United is tough enough, but they are like bubbles, they will shatter when touched .
Fortunately, after the continuous high-pressure press in the first half, Sheffield United also needed to take a break at this moment. In the next few minutes, they did not choose to attack in one go, allowing Manchester City to enter with a score of only one goal behind. to halftime.
But at this moment on the Internet, discussions about the game have exploded. Manchester City fans broke their defenses, and Manchester United fans were celebrating.
Manchester United will face Aston Villa in this round. As long as Sheffield United succeeds in sniping Manchester City and Ferguson does not work hard and wins the opponent steadily, Manchester United's point advantage over Manchester City will return to eight points!
This means that as long as Manchester United wins Aston Villa, then in the next four rounds, they can win the championship in advance by winning two more games!
And the dramatic thing is that Manchester City took the initiative to hand over the victory to Sheffield United today, which is outrageous.
"Thank you Mancho! It really is an Italian gentleman, hahahaha! Thank you Manchester City for the Premier League champion!"
Already, some Manchester United fans couldn't help but began to mock on the Internet, and fans of other teams watching also expressed that they did not understand Mancini's starting arrangement today.
"Maybe Mancini still regards Sheffield United as a Championship team, otherwise there is really no way to explain it, come on, Manchester City lost once when they touched Sheffield United for the first time this season, where did he come from? Confident?!"
"The advantages accumulated by Manchester City in the early stage were squandered by Mancini in this way. As I said earlier, he is not suitable for coaching the Premier League."
"Maybe, but they are still ranked second in the league now, unlike some teams that have dropped to fifth in the league. Prepare to play in the Europa League next season."
"Are you fucking an Arsenal fan! Damn! You must be an Arsenal fan!"
The discussion on the Internet quickly turned into a battle between Arsenal and Tottenham fans, but as the second half of the game began, the fans turned their attention to the match between Sheffield United and Manchester City.
Among them are some team fans who have been hit by Manchester City in a "tragedy". They are all excitedly looking forward to seeing if Sheffield United can avenge their home team and play a tragedy for Manchester City.
After all, Manchester City is notoriously unstoppable this season. Many games have already been won, and they have caught the middle and lower reaches of the team. They have to hit a big score before they are willing to give up. I don't like it.
During the intermission, the Manchester City team didn't know what happened. Mancini did not choose to make a substitution, and the faces of the Manchester City players who played were a little ugly.
However, after a 15-minute break, Manchester City's state has recovered. Although it was only temporary, it also withstood Sheffield United's counterattack at the beginning of the second half.
Sheffield United was not in a hurry at all. After gaining control of the midfield, they began to suppress Manchester City.
Li Mo and Vardy also got rid of the situation of helping their teammates to defend and press in the first half. Now they only need to stay on the penalty area line of Manchester City and wait patiently for the opportunity to attack.
Manchester City's starting lineup also determines that they can't stick to it. Can you expect Silva, Nasri, Tevez and Aguero to play a big role in defense?
Mancini may still hope that these stars can help Manchester City get back a goal, but in the face of Sheffield United's tactical targeting and a reinforced center and backcourt, the three of Manchester City's offensive four-man team are not in shape , It is really difficult to find an offensive opportunity.
Manchester City's current defense consists of four defenders and two midfielders. The protection of the wing and rib space is seriously insufficient. Sheffield United's strongest happens to be wing advancement and rib penetration. Against Manchester City, this set of defense is one-on-one. Accurate, more and more pain!
The rotation of Bertrand and Trippier, the direct pass after the bottom and the inverted triangle return made Li Mo and Vardy find a lot of opportunities to hit the goal.
Joe Hart turned into the busiest player on the court at the moment, thanks to his good form today. Although he failed to block Li Mo's strong volley in the penalty area in the first half, but in the second half, his high block and low block But it helped Manchester City hold on to the score.
But he was always just a goalkeeper, and the entire defensive system gradually collapsed due to lack of physical fitness. Joe Hart was no match for one against ten. No. 607 minutes of the second half, a penetrating attack launched by Sheffield United finally made Manchester City's The defense was completely disintegrated.
Valdira attracted De Jong's defense away from behind, and Matt Ridge made a successful cut inside. After receiving Li Mo's pass, he went straight into Manchester City's penalty area.
Li Mo dragged behind, Barry dared not give up Li Mo and chased back, Kompany had no choice but to save, but Matt Ridge gave the ball to Medel, who was going forward, and Manchester City was caught off guard!
You must know that Medel also had a shot. Although he tried long-range shots from outside the penalty area before, no one dared to bet that Medel was not a threat in the penalty area.
Clichy and Lescott double-teamed, Medel did not force himself, and cleverly passed the ball back to Matt Ridge, who was unguarded in the penalty area at the moment, and Zabaleta subconsciously filled in from the flank. He came over and intercepted with his foot, but Mattridge dribbled the ball and hung his foot up, and fell to the ground screaming in the penalty area.
The process was so smooth and smooth that Li Mo, who was outside the restricted area, was dumbfounded.
Emotional Matt Ridge is really learning how to reasonably "get" penalties recently!
The referee took a step outside the penalty area and saw it clearly. After hesitating for a second, he blew his whistle and pointed to the penalty spot.
Although Matt Ridge's fall is a bit exaggerated, it is indeed a reasonable use of the rules. Zabaleta did hook Matt Ridge with his foot and blocked Matt Ridge's dribbling attack in the penalty area. Penalty kicks are fine.
The Manchester City players exploded in mentality the moment the referee blows the penalty kick. Kompany was the first to step forward and accuse Matt Ridge of diving. Seeing this, Li Mo rushed forward and signaled to Zabaleta. There is no doubt about the foul, this is indeed a penalty, Matridge has no problem at all.
This is what the captain must do. You can't just let the opponent put pressure on the referee, but Li Mo's words still made several Manchester City defenders very dissatisfied. Lescott even pushed Li Mo, which almost caused Clash of two teams.
At the critical moment, Li Mo was very calm, he reached out to stop Medel who was about to fight back, and told his teammates to back off.
The referee will not be used to the hands-on players, and directly showed a yellow card to Lescott. Kompany didn't understand, and asked the referee to say something, but he also received a topaz card !
The two yellow cards in a row calmed down the Manchester City players in an instant, and if they make trouble again, they may be red.
Li Mo is quite satisfied with the result.
Manchester City's two central defenders received yellow cards one after another, and their defensive actions will definitely be restrained later, and Sheffield United's offense will only become easier and easier.
After the players on both sides dispersed, Li Mo walked to the penalty spot with the ball in his arms.
"You won't score again, I swear!"
Facing the quiet Li Mo, Joe Hart uttered a harsh word, but Li Mo didn't pay much attention to it. After setting up the football, he took two steps back and looked at the referee.
All the Manchester City fans in the audience also held their breath at this moment, holding their hands nervously, and the boos just now disappeared in an instant, as if they were afraid of disturbing Joe Hart's save.
After the referee blew the whistle, Li Mo took a deep breath, then took two decisive steps towards the run-up, and slammed the football with his right foot. The exposed tight thigh muscles showed the terrifying power of Li Mo's shot!
Joe Hart jumped towards his right hand almost the moment Li Mo kicked out, but the football shot by Li Mo went towards the middle of the goal with unstoppable power!
Joe Hart guessed the wrong direction completely, and Li Mo's decisive and confident volley also hit the penalty kick. After the football hit the net, the Etihad Stadium was dead!
"Li Mo volleyed! Got it! He scored again from the penalty kick and scored twice!!! Li Mo's personal No.20 scored eight league goals, just one goal away from Van Persie's 29 goals!!!"
After scoring the goal, Li Mo put his finger on his lips and ran towards the stands of Manchester City fans who booed the most just now.
Although he was not very interested in defeating a Manchester City team that was not in good shape, the boos of Manchester City fans made him very upset.
When Sheffield United won Manchester United before, weren't these Manchester City fans very excited?Isn't it cool?
Why, now it's your turn to be beaten, so you put on a face?
Shh, why don't you shhh?
Keep booing me!
The Manchester City fans who were still dead just now lost their minds instantly when they saw Li Mo's actions.
Numerous middle fingers gestured towards Li Mo's direction, and the entire Etihad Stadium turned into a sea of boos, and all kinds of ugly words echoed in the stadium, but Li Mo was not afraid at all, instead haha Laughing and turning around to meet the celebration of his teammates.
The choice of Manchester City fans made other Sheffield United players angry. Isn't booing Li Mo just booing Sheffield United?
After the celebration, Medel even made a gesture of cutting his throat towards the Manchester City fans' stands, which instantly ignited the emotions of the Manchester City fans again. Countless items were thrown off the stands and smashed on the side of the pitch.
The atmosphere became hot, and the Sheffield United players also lost their original plan to stop. After the kick-off, they launched an even more frantic press. After getting the ball, they launched a strong attack around Manchester City!
Li defaulted to being serious, and the other Sheffield United players also showed 100% concentration.
No.704 minutes, Trippier's cross was ferried to the back point of Manchester City's penalty area by Li Mo's header. Vardy and Matt Ridge hit the goal, but Matt Ridge finally smashed the ball into Manchester City's goal goal.
3-0!
At this moment, the end of the game, plus stoppage time, there are almost 10 minutes left!
But Manchester City's defense has collapsed. Their defenders are gradually unable to keep up with Sheffield United's offensive players. Their confrontation ability continues to decline with the exhaustion of physical fitness. Li Mo can even carry Kompany alone. The pincer fight with Lescott was successful!
Who would have imagined such a situation before the game?
But this kind of situation has made many fans of the middle and lower reaches of the team hooked!
In the past, Manchester City liked to catch the "soft persimmons" in the league and squeeze hard.
But today, City look like their once favorite soft-boiled team to encounter.
Was pinched by Sheffield United!
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Photos of Li Mo showing a meaningful smile during an interview quickly spread all over the Internet.
The local media in Manchester was a bit upset, but Li Mo didn't say anything to offend Manchester City or Manchester United, and they couldn't find a reason to fight back against Li Mo.
However, fans on the Internet expressed their opinions without any scruples.
"I bet, Lee definitely wants to do Manchester City again. Well, I won't pretend, I'm a Manchester United fan! Come on Lee, I've forgiven you for beating Manchester United, you must win Manchester City!"
"No way, you Manchester United were beaten by the penultimate, and we want Sheffield United to help you hold Manchester City? How can there be such a good thing, I think it will be fine if you don't lose at the Etihad Stadium~"
"You have lost to Manchester United once this season, why can't you lose to us once? Is it so difficult to lose to us once?!"
"Well, I'm an Arsenal fan, let me say a few words."
"To shut up!!!"
The ferment of discussion on the Internet made this incident named "Li's Smile" by netizens more and more popular.
The main reason is Li Mo's self-confidence that he really wants to beat Manchester City again, which makes fans of other teams except Manchester City fans feel very excited.
In the spirit of watching the excitement without taking too much trouble, fans from all walks of life with the British came to watch, and Manchester United fans were the most active. They only went to Manchester City to cheer for Sheffield United on the day of the game wearing Sheffield United jerseys.
This game was originally the first of the No.30 four-round league in the Premier League. It had the attribute of a strong dialogue. After being so hyped up on the Internet, the popularity was immediately full!
Moreover, Li Mo's self-confidence is not blind. Manchester City only ended their match with West Bromwich Albion on April 4, and they will face Sheffield United only one day later. The main players have no time to rest.
But Sheffield United has rested for four days. If you put it all together, the physical fitness of the Manchester City players is indeed a big problem. Sheffield United also selectively gave up the game before.
Manchester City fans were pissed off by other fans on the Internet, so they could only buy as many tickets as possible in reality, so as to provide more enthusiastic on-site support for the home team.
On April 4, when the starting lineups of the two teams came out before the game, the Manchester City fan group cheered directly.
Mancini did not choose to give up in rotation, but sent the current best main lineup. He chose to fight Sheffield United recklessly!
Among other things, Mancini's choice directly raised Manchester City's home momentum to the apex.
Correspondingly, all Sheffield United cheered.
Pretending to be tough, huh?
Alright, buddies, I will fulfill you today!
Don't be cowardly, whoever coaxes is the grandson!
I take four days off to beat you and one day off, how can Feilong lose?
The advantage is mine!
Speed's face almost died of laughter.
In fact, Manchester City's rotation lineup is not bad. If Mancini chooses to rotate, then Sheffield United really can't guarantee that they can win.
Check out these rosters:
Dzeko, Kolarov, Balotelli, injured Yaya Toure, David Pizarro, Milner, Richards.
Randomly pulling any of these players to the middle reaches of the Premier League, they are the absolute main force, and Speed's eyes are full of greed.
The rotation players of this rich team are so extravagant!
Of course, Yaya Toure did not play in the last round because of an injury, but he has recovered from his injury and is still sitting on the bench in this game. It can only be said that Mancini is a bit conservative.
Manchester City's rotation players have no physical crisis. They can fight Sheffield United for the whole game, but Mancini doesn't need it. He still chooses to play the main force. My own inner ghost.
Originally thought that this game would be very difficult, but after Mancini made such an operation, Speed was instantly relieved.
"Strangulation, it must be strangled! From the frontcourt to the backcourt, the players who drive Manchester City are constantly caught in the stranglehold that competes with us for the ball. It only takes one half, one half to completely drain their physical energy. In the second half , how we want to play, let's play as we want, and give them a few more balls then!"
Speed's pre-match speech directly established Sheffield United's style of play in this game.
Tough fighting, actively looking for Manchester City players to fight hand-to-hand, and used the entire first half to drag down Manchester City's main players!
Li Mo and Vardy looked at each other, well, let's go crazy with the teammates in the first half, I'm afraid there are very few opportunities to attack, and the second half is when they can play.
If you want to play strangling tactics, Berbatov is not suitable. Although Brother Xiaosa is running a lot more actively now, he only has five or six kilometers in one game.
At the end of the first half today, many Sheffield United players may have to run a distance of six kilometers. Brother Xiaosha should be on standby. In the second half, when Manchester City's players are out of shape, go up and reap a wave. Wouldn't it be beautiful.
Just after noon on the 14th, players from Manchester City and Sheffield United were already on standby in the locker room.
The opening time of today's game is 12:45, and Li Mo is too lazy to complain. Fortunately, Sheffield United adapted to enter the state at this point by modifying the training time a few days ago.
Manchester City is miserable. They only have one day of rest. They probably haven't trained much. Taking this day to rest is far from enough.
Today Manchester City's midfield combination is Barry, De Jong, Silva and Nasri.
So in the player channel, Li Mo and De Jong met again.
After being broken by Li Mo last time, De Jong took several months to recover. Seeing Li Mo now, De Jong shrank his neck and didn't dare to do anything.
He used to receive a red card for malicious fouls and was suspended, but Li Mo was even more ruthless. He broke his leg and pretended to be innocent. He didn't get a single card. Facing such a ruthless person, De Jong also Be honest.
This time we will talk about the game, not about the legs!
Li Mo glanced at De Jong with a smile, but it made the other Manchester City players numb.
It was always the other players who saw De Jong get terrified, but today it was the other way around. De Jong was like a good boy when he saw Li Mo, he didn't dare to show his anger.
After finally waiting for the referee to signal the players from both sides to play, the players of Manchester City breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this.
The fans of Manchester City unceremoniously booed the visiting team Sheffield United, especially Li Mo, who was the first to walk out of the player tunnel. He basically stepped onto the turf under the boos of 5 people, but But with a look of indifference, on the contrary, the smile on his face is even bigger.
"It seems that the fans of Manchester City don't like Li Mo very much. The Etihad Stadium is still full today. The momentum created by the home team's more than 5 fans is still very large, but we can see Li Mo's face. Li Mo, who has a big heart, doesn't care about these boos, maybe these boos will become his motivation!"
"Manchester City fans are playing with fire. It's not a wise choice to anger a super-scorer who has scored 26 league goals. Lee may explode because of this. The Manchester City players who have only rested for one day are not fit enough."
"Players from both sides have already stepped onto the field. Manchester City's starting lineup hasn't changed much from their last round of the league, but the injured Yaya Toure is sitting on the bench today."
Accompanied by the voices of commentators from various countries, this No. 30 four-round focus match of the Premier League No. [-], which has attracted the attention of fans, is about to start.
After a simple opening ceremony, Li Mo stood on the center line, turned around, his expression was still very relaxed, and the Manchester City fans watching the scene were very upset.
At this moment, the Manchester City fans have forgotten that in the previous game when Sheffield United won Manchester United, they still cheered for Li Mo's brilliant performance. .
Soon, with the referee's whistle, Aguero kicked the ball to Tevez, Manchester City kicked off first, and the game officially began!
After Tevez fell out with the management, he didn't get a few chances to play for most of the season. At the end of the season, he finally couldn't bear it and had to bow his head. Just as Balotelli upset Mancini, Dzeko The form was poor again, so Tevez returned to the starting lineup.
The beast who only won the Premier League Golden Boot last season was purely an act. He wasted his precious peak state and wasted almost a season, but his strength is still online. He scored a goal in the first round of the game, so this In the first game, Mancini chose to continue to believe in him and gave him another chance to start.
Compared with other Manchester City players, although Tevez is said to be playing twice in three days, his physical reserves are much better. Therefore, Tevez, who had tasted the goal at the beginning of the game, was like a bloodthirsty beast. Sheffield United's half-time run was very aggressive.
Manchester City obviously wanted to score as soon as possible while their physical fitness was still good in the first half, so they used Carlos Tevez as an arrow to launch a fierce offensive against Sheffield United at the beginning.
Tevez moved closer to the side on purpose. He knows who the team's thigh is now, and only by being close to Silva can he get more opportunities, but he ignores Medel who is also defending this area.
The Chilean Bulls don't care what famous star you are, if you want to make trouble in his defense zone, you have to be prepared to bear his anger.
Tevez received Silva's pass with his back, and was about to turn around and rush forward to find an opportunity, but was directly shoveled to the ground when he was about to turn around!
Fortunately, the opponent was going towards the ball, so Tevez just grunted after falling to the ground, but did not feel any discomfort in his legs.
But Tevez, who has a fiery temper, can't suffer from this. When he gets up from the ground, he has to find someone who shovels him. Medel will not be used to this Argentine star. went back.
"Don't fucking try to make trouble in my defense zone! What? You've been wronged once and you want to find the referee? You go home and go to your mother to nurse! Football is not for you, you are out of breath and left Manchester United What are you?"
Medel's words were very harsh, especially using Manchester United to stimulate Tevez, which immediately made Tevez lose his mind. Fortunately, Silva greeted Barry to pull Tevez away in time, otherwise he would be caught by the referee. Next, Tevez may have to give Medel a shot.
"Damn it, his teammate is going too fast, next time you stop him, if he slaps me, make sure to go down earlier."
Medel looked at Tevez who was pulled away, changed his fierce look just now, scratched his head and shook his head regretfully.
Li Mo was near the midfield at the moment, listening to what Medel said to Drinkwater, he couldn't help shouting in his heart.
He said how Medel would have sex with Tevez as soon as he came up. It turned out that he "came prepared".
Nima, after being trained by Speed for a long time, a reckless guy like Medel is also playing psychological warfare, dirty enough, Li Mo likes it very much!
Brother Drinking Water has a very helpless expression. Now he may be the only one in the midfield who is relatively "pure". Matic has been influenced by the coaching staff for most of the season, and Speed has given the old horse a lot of trouble. It is conceivable that if there is a chance later, Matic will definitely work hard.
Not to mention Matt Ridge, I heard that this guy has been researching how to cheat penalties recently
The opening conflict between Medel and Carlos Tevez can be regarded as the prelude to Sheffield United's strangling tactics. After Manchester City's players spent a period of adaptation in the opening period, they were directly forced into head-to-head games by Sheffield United. In the rhythm.
When the two teams met for the first time this season, Sheffield United only strangled in the midfield, but now Sheffield United is the whole team, from forwards to defenders, they have launched a frenzied rush to oppress without any hesitation, leaving Manchester City's players at a loss stand up.
With such a pressing rhythm, it is impossible to stabilize the situation only by passing the ball. Manchester City's players also had to strengthen their running. With the gradual increase in hand-to-hand combat between the two teams, the physical fitness of both teams was rapidly depleting.
It's just that Sheffield United's physical reserves are better. Four days of restorative training and rest allow the Sheffield United players to grit their teeth and persevere, but the Manchester City players who only played a Premier League game two days ago Crap.
The most direct manifestation of the sharp decline in physical fitness is the loss of control over the midfield.
Because the technical movements of Manchester City players have been affected, no matter how good your midfield skills are, your physical fitness cannot support you to make high-intensity passes, runs and catches. Naturally, there is no way to send precise passes under the pressure of the opponent.
Sheffield United also seemed to have given up on their quick counterattack, and they just took aim at the pressure and consumption of Manchester City's midfielders.
Especially Silva and Nasri. When Yaya Toure is not on the court, they are the engine of Manchester City's midfield. As long as the two of them can't stand up, Manchester City's offense will basically not improve.
Aguero was lost in the constant retracement and was strangled. Tevez was in good condition, but now the two front midfielders of Manchester City are barely maintaining the conduction of the midfield. How can there be more? Energy delivers fire forward.
Carlos Tevez has not played against Sheffield United this season, so when he saw Manchester City being so embarrassed by Sheffield United, he was very shocked.
There is always a difference between what you hear and what you see with your own eyes.
He was always in media reports before, and he saw countless people on the Internet praising Sheffield United's performance this season, saying how good Sheffield United's defense is, but that was just heard.
He had an impression in his mind that Sheffield United's defense was good, but at the moment he came to the scene to feel it, Tevez felt that Sheffield United's players were crazy!
How can there be such a defense?
While not giving your opponent a chance to breathe, you also don't give yourself a way out at all!
The players of Sheffield United, even Li Mo and Vardy, are involved in this high-intensity pressing. After grabbing the ball, they don't control the field, and directly charge forward. It doesn't matter if they are intercepted by Manchester City's backcourt players. , Immediately launch a counter-robbery on the spot!
This suffocating defensive rhythm made the Manchester City fans at the scene feel a little difficult to breathe.
"Crazy, crazy! They didn't intend to attack at all, they just wanted to take us to speed up with them!"
Tevez shook his head, muttering to himself worriedly.
Under such a rhythm, his teammates must not be able to withstand it, it depends on when the physical fitness collapses!
At this time, the game time in the first half was less than 10 minutes, but the players of Manchester City had already begun to feel the heavy footsteps.
Silva managed to get rid of Drinkwater, but was knocked to the ground by Medel's fierce force.
This moment made Silva feel that his whole body was about to collapse, and he almost wanted to lie on the ground and couldn't get up. At this moment, even a little more breathing time was a luxury for him.
But the referee did not give him such an opportunity. After confirming that he was not injured, the referee reminded Manchester City to quickly send a set kick. Such a reminder was a kind of torture to the Manchester City players!
"Sheffield United did it on purpose! Why can't the BOSS take this into consideration? It's absolutely no way to continue playing like this!"
Barry complained, and Silva touched his long wet hair, but said nothing.
He couldn't understand Mancini's operation, but there was no way. The head coach made a decision. Their players could only grit their teeth and fight hard. They couldn't surrender now, could they?
But looking at his teammates who were panting on their hips at the moment, Silva's heart sank.
This game, not to mention winning, is very likely to have an accident.
In Mancini's heart, getting a draw is the most basic, but Silva feels bad.
"It won't be a tragedy, will it?"
As soon as this idea came out, it kept appearing in Silva's mind, and he couldn't shake it off. In the end, Silva could only temporarily suppress the uneasiness in his heart.
"At least, at least until the end of halftime!"
After setting a small goal for himself in his heart, Silva stepped into the game with his increasingly heavy legs.
He can't decide the coach's formation, but at the moment on the field, he can only fight to the end, the result is beyond his control, as long as he has a clear conscience.
After 10 minutes of the game, the situation on the field became more and more favorable to Sheffield United. Manchester City's midfield defense strength has decreased a lot, but this is not enough. Speed will not be satisfied with this, thank you The players of the Philippine Union will not be satisfied with this.
Relying on the advantages of physical fitness, Sheffield United still maintains a high-intensity fighting rhythm, and Li Mo is almost turning into a beast.
Around the middle circle are all his moving figures. He is already tall, but when he rushes at speed, he looks like a heavily loaded tank, rampaging on the court.
Behind him was Medel, a small tank, and the Manchester City players who robbed couldn't stand it.
The team's offense was almost sacrificed in the first half hour, but Drinkwater was still looking for a good counterattack opportunity.
Although it is necessary to speed up the pace now and mainly consume the physical energy of the Manchester City players, if they can score another goal at this time, it will definitely explode the mentality of the Manchester City players.
And when Manchester City's midfield became unstoppable, Brother Drinking Water was refreshed, and the opportunity came!
In the 306th minute of the first half, Nasri dribbled the ball in the midfield to find a way out of the ball. Matic's forward attack forced him to choose to pass back. Li Mo and Vardy attacked at the same time. Barry holding the ball was helpless The next thing to do is to kick the ball towards Sheffield United's half.
Maguire easily suppressed Tevez and gave the football to Drinkwater, who responded. At this time, the Manchester City players were subconsciously ready to intercept Sheffield United's next long pass.
Before Sheffield United got the ball, they would choose to make a long pass to Li Mo after a few passes. Manchester City's midfielders are used to it, but Drinkwater did not do this this time, but greeted Li Mo. Watch Matic come back a little bit, and move forward steadily with him on the ball.
This sudden change made the Manchester City players unable to react for a while. After Drinkwater passed the center circle, De Jong hurried to intercept.
Li Mo, who has always maintained a very high tacit understanding with Drinkwater, has already signaled Vardy to start with his eyes at this moment.
As soon as Vardy ran, he took Barry directly to the side, and Drinkwater also quickly found Li Mo with a pass of more than 20 meters close to the ground.
This was the first time that Li Mo held the ball in Manchester City's defensive third area in the first half.
Brother Drinking Water and Vardy created a fairly good attacking opportunity for Li Mo!
Li Mo took the ball and turned around, directly facing Manchester City's defense. Kompany was startled and shouted to make his midfield teammates return to the defense.
Barry let go of Vardy and ran towards Li Mo, but his speed was too slow compared to Li Mo.
In just a few seconds, Li Mo had already entered his shooting range. Sheffield United's midfielders also pressed forward collectively. The ball was transferred to the feet of Matt Ridge on the left in time.
At this time, there are Vardy and Matt Ridge on the left, but Manchester City's defensive player has only one Zabaleta. Lescott's forward attack and Barry's turn make Sheffield United easily play a strong offensive side!
Matrich and Vardy quickly made a two-for-one cooperation. After cutting into Manchester City's big penalty area, they didn't panic at all. When Kompany and Barry, who was back on defense, both double-teamed, Matrich took the The ball passed to Li Mo who ran to the penalty area line.
At this moment, Mancini and all the Manchester City fans felt a thump in their hearts. There was only one Lescott chasing after Li Mo!
It was a waste of time not to choose to smash the ball past others. Although Kompany ran towards Matt Ridge, he could make up for it quickly. To waste time is to waste this offensive opportunity.
So Li Mo chose the most direct way, resisting Lescott's interference, and hit the goal directly after leading the ball one step!
This explosive shot Li Mo's kicking position was very accurate, and the interference of Lescott would not make him lose his shot accuracy. With sufficient force, the football went directly to the top of the near corner of the goal. !
Joe Hart jumped in the right direction, but Li Mo shot the football too fast!Almost instantly, the football passed Joe Hart's palm, rubbed against the goal post and plunged into the net!
"Li Mo's good chance! Lescott's interference is useless, shoot!!!
The ball went in!Li Mo's powerful shot made Joe Hart's save seem futile!After entering the restricted area, Li Mo is unstoppable!Manchester City did not hold back, they were still scored by Sheffield United in the first half! "
"A good goal! It's about to hit you in the top corner of the goal, but you just can't catch it! Such a powerful shot is so steady, there are not many strikers with such strength in the Premier League! Confidence in strength!"
Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu stared straight at it. This shot was aggressive enough. With Lescott on his shoulders, he shot Joe Hart abruptly. Li Mo seems to have a thorough understanding of the aesthetics of violence!
Such a goal was a complete surprise. Both the Sheffield United players and Speed planned to exert their strength in the second half and beat Manchester City in one fell swoop. Unexpectedly, they took the lead in the first half.
But in the face of such a surprise, Speed and the assistant coach were very happy. They hugged together on the coach's bench, and Sheffield United's substitute players also stood up, laughed and applauded to celebrate.
Li Mo, the focus of the field at the moment, didn't feel very excited after scoring the goal.
After he just trotted for two steps, he opened his arms to welcome the hugs and celebrations from his teammates, with a faint smile on his lips.
No way, Manchester City against today is too "weak"!
If the players on both sides are in normal condition and can score such a goal, then Li Mo will definitely celebrate it, but with Manchester City's formation today, he really can't get excited.
According to Speed's pre-match tactics, Sheffield United could still score in the second half of the game, depending on whether they scored early or late, and now they just broke the deadlock ahead of time.
Victory against a group of weak opponents did not make Li Mo excited. Even the Sheffield United players simply celebrated, as if it was a simple matter to take the lead.
Their attitude made the Manchester City fans on the scene very crazy!
Deafening boos came from all around the stadium, but the Manchester City players who had just been hit closed their eyes in pain.
The boos were not aimed at them, but they felt like they were being slapped in the face constantly.
It shouldn't be like this, at home, being led by the nose by Sheffield United, Sheffield United will definitely play more easily after scoring a goal, but what about them?I can hardly hold on anymore!
But this match was supposed to be their revenge match!
Just like Sheffield United abused Manchester United at home, they should also abuse Sheffield United at home to report the shame of losing the first game.
But now it seems that it is difficult to even win this game, let alone win.
And what caused all this was not Sheffield United, but their head coach!
How ridiculous is this?
Mancini personally let Manchester City's main players fall into such an embarrassing situation.
I want to fight, but I can’t. Sheffield United spent half an hour, and I can hardly lift my feet. There is still a whole second half of this torture. Nasri, who has a bad temper, has already scolded on the field. .
At this moment, Mancini was standing on the sidelines, not knowing what he was thinking, his previous elegant temperament had disappeared, his face was expressionless, and his face was a little pale when you looked closely.
Having watched the first half of the game, any fool at this moment knows how Sheffield United will play Manchester City in the second half. It is impossible for Mancini not to see it.
It's hard to tell what he was thinking about when he set up the lineup before the game.
Maybe it was due to the pressure from the top management, or it was just his personal mistake. He wanted to face Sheffield United head-on with a tough stance, but now Sheffield United is tough enough, but they are like bubbles, they will shatter when touched .
Fortunately, after the continuous high-pressure press in the first half, Sheffield United also needed to take a break at this moment. In the next few minutes, they did not choose to attack in one go, allowing Manchester City to enter with a score of only one goal behind. to halftime.
But at this moment on the Internet, discussions about the game have exploded. Manchester City fans broke their defenses, and Manchester United fans were celebrating.
Manchester United will face Aston Villa in this round. As long as Sheffield United succeeds in sniping Manchester City and Ferguson does not work hard and wins the opponent steadily, Manchester United's point advantage over Manchester City will return to eight points!
This means that as long as Manchester United wins Aston Villa, then in the next four rounds, they can win the championship in advance by winning two more games!
And the dramatic thing is that Manchester City took the initiative to hand over the victory to Sheffield United today, which is outrageous.
"Thank you Mancho! It really is an Italian gentleman, hahahaha! Thank you Manchester City for the Premier League champion!"
Already, some Manchester United fans couldn't help but began to mock on the Internet, and fans of other teams watching also expressed that they did not understand Mancini's starting arrangement today.
"Maybe Mancini still regards Sheffield United as a Championship team, otherwise there is really no way to explain it, come on, Manchester City lost once when they touched Sheffield United for the first time this season, where did he come from? Confident?!"
"The advantages accumulated by Manchester City in the early stage were squandered by Mancini in this way. As I said earlier, he is not suitable for coaching the Premier League."
"Maybe, but they are still ranked second in the league now, unlike some teams that have dropped to fifth in the league. Prepare to play in the Europa League next season."
"Are you fucking an Arsenal fan! Damn! You must be an Arsenal fan!"
The discussion on the Internet quickly turned into a battle between Arsenal and Tottenham fans, but as the second half of the game began, the fans turned their attention to the match between Sheffield United and Manchester City.
Among them are some team fans who have been hit by Manchester City in a "tragedy". They are all excitedly looking forward to seeing if Sheffield United can avenge their home team and play a tragedy for Manchester City.
After all, Manchester City is notoriously unstoppable this season. Many games have already been won, and they have caught the middle and lower reaches of the team. They have to hit a big score before they are willing to give up. I don't like it.
During the intermission, the Manchester City team didn't know what happened. Mancini did not choose to make a substitution, and the faces of the Manchester City players who played were a little ugly.
However, after a 15-minute break, Manchester City's state has recovered. Although it was only temporary, it also withstood Sheffield United's counterattack at the beginning of the second half.
Sheffield United was not in a hurry at all. After gaining control of the midfield, they began to suppress Manchester City.
Li Mo and Vardy also got rid of the situation of helping their teammates to defend and press in the first half. Now they only need to stay on the penalty area line of Manchester City and wait patiently for the opportunity to attack.
Manchester City's starting lineup also determines that they can't stick to it. Can you expect Silva, Nasri, Tevez and Aguero to play a big role in defense?
Mancini may still hope that these stars can help Manchester City get back a goal, but in the face of Sheffield United's tactical targeting and a reinforced center and backcourt, the three of Manchester City's offensive four-man team are not in shape , It is really difficult to find an offensive opportunity.
Manchester City's current defense consists of four defenders and two midfielders. The protection of the wing and rib space is seriously insufficient. Sheffield United's strongest happens to be wing advancement and rib penetration. Against Manchester City, this set of defense is one-on-one. Accurate, more and more pain!
The rotation of Bertrand and Trippier, the direct pass after the bottom and the inverted triangle return made Li Mo and Vardy find a lot of opportunities to hit the goal.
Joe Hart turned into the busiest player on the court at the moment, thanks to his good form today. Although he failed to block Li Mo's strong volley in the penalty area in the first half, but in the second half, his high block and low block But it helped Manchester City hold on to the score.
But he was always just a goalkeeper, and the entire defensive system gradually collapsed due to lack of physical fitness. Joe Hart was no match for one against ten. No. 607 minutes of the second half, a penetrating attack launched by Sheffield United finally made Manchester City's The defense was completely disintegrated.
Valdira attracted De Jong's defense away from behind, and Matt Ridge made a successful cut inside. After receiving Li Mo's pass, he went straight into Manchester City's penalty area.
Li Mo dragged behind, Barry dared not give up Li Mo and chased back, Kompany had no choice but to save, but Matt Ridge gave the ball to Medel, who was going forward, and Manchester City was caught off guard!
You must know that Medel also had a shot. Although he tried long-range shots from outside the penalty area before, no one dared to bet that Medel was not a threat in the penalty area.
Clichy and Lescott double-teamed, Medel did not force himself, and cleverly passed the ball back to Matt Ridge, who was unguarded in the penalty area at the moment, and Zabaleta subconsciously filled in from the flank. He came over and intercepted with his foot, but Mattridge dribbled the ball and hung his foot up, and fell to the ground screaming in the penalty area.
The process was so smooth and smooth that Li Mo, who was outside the restricted area, was dumbfounded.
Emotional Matt Ridge is really learning how to reasonably "get" penalties recently!
The referee took a step outside the penalty area and saw it clearly. After hesitating for a second, he blew his whistle and pointed to the penalty spot.
Although Matt Ridge's fall is a bit exaggerated, it is indeed a reasonable use of the rules. Zabaleta did hook Matt Ridge with his foot and blocked Matt Ridge's dribbling attack in the penalty area. Penalty kicks are fine.
The Manchester City players exploded in mentality the moment the referee blows the penalty kick. Kompany was the first to step forward and accuse Matt Ridge of diving. Seeing this, Li Mo rushed forward and signaled to Zabaleta. There is no doubt about the foul, this is indeed a penalty, Matridge has no problem at all.
This is what the captain must do. You can't just let the opponent put pressure on the referee, but Li Mo's words still made several Manchester City defenders very dissatisfied. Lescott even pushed Li Mo, which almost caused Clash of two teams.
At the critical moment, Li Mo was very calm, he reached out to stop Medel who was about to fight back, and told his teammates to back off.
The referee will not be used to the hands-on players, and directly showed a yellow card to Lescott. Kompany didn't understand, and asked the referee to say something, but he also received a topaz card !
The two yellow cards in a row calmed down the Manchester City players in an instant, and if they make trouble again, they may be red.
Li Mo is quite satisfied with the result.
Manchester City's two central defenders received yellow cards one after another, and their defensive actions will definitely be restrained later, and Sheffield United's offense will only become easier and easier.
After the players on both sides dispersed, Li Mo walked to the penalty spot with the ball in his arms.
"You won't score again, I swear!"
Facing the quiet Li Mo, Joe Hart uttered a harsh word, but Li Mo didn't pay much attention to it. After setting up the football, he took two steps back and looked at the referee.
All the Manchester City fans in the audience also held their breath at this moment, holding their hands nervously, and the boos just now disappeared in an instant, as if they were afraid of disturbing Joe Hart's save.
After the referee blew the whistle, Li Mo took a deep breath, then took two decisive steps towards the run-up, and slammed the football with his right foot. The exposed tight thigh muscles showed the terrifying power of Li Mo's shot!
Joe Hart jumped towards his right hand almost the moment Li Mo kicked out, but the football shot by Li Mo went towards the middle of the goal with unstoppable power!
Joe Hart guessed the wrong direction completely, and Li Mo's decisive and confident volley also hit the penalty kick. After the football hit the net, the Etihad Stadium was dead!
"Li Mo volleyed! Got it! He scored again from the penalty kick and scored twice!!! Li Mo's personal No.20 scored eight league goals, just one goal away from Van Persie's 29 goals!!!"
After scoring the goal, Li Mo put his finger on his lips and ran towards the stands of Manchester City fans who booed the most just now.
Although he was not very interested in defeating a Manchester City team that was not in good shape, the boos of Manchester City fans made him very upset.
When Sheffield United won Manchester United before, weren't these Manchester City fans very excited?Isn't it cool?
Why, now it's your turn to be beaten, so you put on a face?
Shh, why don't you shhh?
Keep booing me!
The Manchester City fans who were still dead just now lost their minds instantly when they saw Li Mo's actions.
Numerous middle fingers gestured towards Li Mo's direction, and the entire Etihad Stadium turned into a sea of boos, and all kinds of ugly words echoed in the stadium, but Li Mo was not afraid at all, instead haha Laughing and turning around to meet the celebration of his teammates.
The choice of Manchester City fans made other Sheffield United players angry. Isn't booing Li Mo just booing Sheffield United?
After the celebration, Medel even made a gesture of cutting his throat towards the Manchester City fans' stands, which instantly ignited the emotions of the Manchester City fans again. Countless items were thrown off the stands and smashed on the side of the pitch.
The atmosphere became hot, and the Sheffield United players also lost their original plan to stop. After the kick-off, they launched an even more frantic press. After getting the ball, they launched a strong attack around Manchester City!
Li defaulted to being serious, and the other Sheffield United players also showed 100% concentration.
No.704 minutes, Trippier's cross was ferried to the back point of Manchester City's penalty area by Li Mo's header. Vardy and Matt Ridge hit the goal, but Matt Ridge finally smashed the ball into Manchester City's goal goal.
3-0!
At this moment, the end of the game, plus stoppage time, there are almost 10 minutes left!
But Manchester City's defense has collapsed. Their defenders are gradually unable to keep up with Sheffield United's offensive players. Their confrontation ability continues to decline with the exhaustion of physical fitness. Li Mo can even carry Kompany alone. The pincer fight with Lescott was successful!
Who would have imagined such a situation before the game?
But this kind of situation has made many fans of the middle and lower reaches of the team hooked!
In the past, Manchester City liked to catch the "soft persimmons" in the league and squeeze hard.
But today, City look like their once favorite soft-boiled team to encounter.
Was pinched by Sheffield United!
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