On October 1, 2011, a very special day for the Chinese, Li Mo went to Manchester with the team. In the seventh round of the Premier League, they were about to challenge the Premier League hegemon, the Red Devils Manchester United.

Before the game, Ferguson directly announced that Rooney, who missed the last game due to injury, would play today. Without letting go of any smoke bombs, he would directly play against Sheffield United.

For Manchester United, they are bound to win this game, and they have taken the complete initiative in terms of strength. It seems that they have nothing to hide against Sheffield United.

On the Sheffield United side, after Speed ​​and Li Mo's speeches and enlightenment, the players now have a positive attitude to challenge Manchester United.

They are not worried about losing. There is indeed a big gap in strength. If you have to admit this, then simply let them play a game with Manchester United. Just like the training content of Speed's drill, use Manchester United's defense to try them.

Current offense and overall pressing ability.

The defense led by Maguire will naturally undergo a great test, but this is also a good opportunity for experience.

Even if you play four or five games against teams in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League, it may not temper the entire defense as much as playing one game against Manchester United. The process is painful, but the rewards are also the greatest.

After all, how can a central defender grow without being abused?

Even if Ramos grew up being abused by Ronaldinho in La Liga, it seems reasonable that Maguire was abused by Rooney.

After unloading their psychological burden, everyone at Sheffield United acted very relaxed when they arrived in Manchester.

The pre-game steps and warm-ups were all carried out amid laughter and cheers, which made the local media reporters in Manchester a little surprised.

"A team composed of young people really doesn't have any pressure."

A reporter on the sidelines lamented.

Sheffield United has good results now, their players are young and talented, and they are receiving more and more attention. Their top-place battle with Manchester United is considered the most popular game in this round of the league. Therefore, many reporters at Old Trafford

They all arrived early to prepare for filming.

During the warm-up, the Manchester United players also discussed Sheffield United's recent performance, especially Li Mo's performance.

Although Brown and O'Shea have transferred and left Manchester United, they are still meritorious players of Manchester United and have maintained contact with their old teammates.

Sheffield United defeated Sunderland in the last round. Li Mo bullied O'Shea and Brown so much that it was impossible not to attract the attention of the Manchester United generals.

"Wayne, that kid has already scored seven goals. Don't you feel the pressure?"

Evra was stretching before the game and joked to Rooney with a smile.

Lu Xiaopang smiled confidently, "My opponent this season is only Sergio. Li has performed well recently, but he still needs time to prove himself. After the 20th round of the league, he will still be ranked

Only if he is in the top five scorers, he is qualified to be my opponent."

Rooney missed the last round of the league due to injury. He has now scored nine goals in five games and is in hot form. Aguero below him has scored eight goals in six games.

The two were soaring up the scorer list. Originally, other shooters could not catch them, but Li Mo relied on his hat trick in the last game to catch up.

But Rooney is still not worried. At the beginning of every season, there will be some unknown shooters ranked at the top, but as the season unfolds, after more than 20 rounds of league games, those shooters will return to where they should be.

Except for a few seasons, which player who can compete for the league's Golden Boot is not a long-established forward?

Rooney actually recognizes Li Mo's ability, but Li Mo is still too young. Rooney thinks Li Mo may be able to score 14 or 15 goals this season, but wants to compete with him for the Golden Boot? It's simply a fantasy.

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Only Aguero, who transferred from Atletico Madrid to Manchester City in the summer window and scored wildly against him in the first few rounds, is his recognized opponent.

Others such as Adebayor, Dzeko, Defoe and others are not taken seriously by him at all.

Moreover, last season's golden boots Berbatov and Tevez are destined to be unable to perform again this season.

Berbatov is currently in an awkward relationship with Manchester United due to contract renewal issues and has been reduced to a substitute. Although Rooney sympathizes with his teammate's experience, he can't change anything.

Tevez is even more ridiculous. He only won the Premier League Golden Boot with Manchester City last season. This season he fell out with the club and now he can't even play.

As for Van Persie, who scored 18 goals last season and ranked third on the scorer list, Rooney does not think he will pose a threat to him.

A sick guy who plays one game and has three games off, wants to win the Golden Boot?

Let's first think about how to stay healthy. Well, although Van Persie didn't seem to have any injuries at the beginning of this season.

But it doesn’t matter! When winter comes, Van Persie will always be injured. It’s an old tradition~

After thinking about it for a while, Rooney still felt that as long as he beat Aguero, he would win the Golden Boot this season.

He is in good form, his team is the dominant player in the league, and his teammates and coaches are supportive.

In short, the advantage lies with me!

The other players at Manchester United were just joking with Rooney. They are now confident that they can help Rooney win the Premier League Golden Boot.

After all, Rooney has this strength. This season, the handsome brother has been reduced to a substitute. Rooney is the absolute core of the front line. The team's resources are tilted, so it is reasonable to win the Golden Boot.

Li Mo also doesn't know what the Manchester United players are thinking now, otherwise he would definitely laugh out loud.

Even though Rooney and Manchester United were so strong at the beginning of this season, not only did Rooney fail to win the Premier League Golden Boot this season, Manchester United also failed to win the Premier League championship this season.

Van Persie has been injured for so many years, but his ability to resist injuries has been fully improved this year. He directly scored 30 goals in the league, overwhelming Rooney and Aguero.

Of course, General Fan, who finally rose to prominence, was poached by Manchester United the next season, leaving Arsenal with only the legend of a little boy.

But Van Persie managed to win the league's Golden Boot for two consecutive seasons. Lu Xiaopang failed to win the Golden Boot in his best season, which is a pity.

But now Van Persie has not yet gained momentum. Rooney is indeed the most dazzling shooter in the Premier League. It is normal for more people to be optimistic about him.

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After the two teams finished warming up, as time went by, the Old Trafford Stadium gradually became full. Under the attention of countless media and fans, the game between Manchester United and Sheffield United started on time at three o'clock in the afternoon, England time.

Sheffield United's side has the regular starting lineup, with a 4-4-2 starting lineup that is relatively balanced. Manchester United's side has slightly changed its formation and looks like a 4-5-1 formation.

Among Manchester United's five midfielders, Carrick and Fletcher started as a defensive midfielder, Anderson served as the right midfielder, Nani played as the left midfielder, and the attacking midfielder turned out to be Park Ji-sung?

This is rare. Park Ji-sung usually doesn't play as an attacking midfielder. Speed ​​couldn't figure out Ferguson's thoughts for a while.

But as the game unfolded and Sheffield United got the ball and started to organize an attack, Speed ​​and the Sheffield United players felt bad.

Park Ji-sung was not here to attack in the Sheffield United half, but to pull Drinkwater and become invisible with him!

The defensive players move forward and are specifically designed to restrain the playmaker from retreating!

Ferguson was still a tough guy. He didn't target Li Mo or Sheffield United's two wingers. He directly killed Drinkwater, the core organization of Sheffield United.

With Park Ji-sung and Drinkwater, who are full of physical energy and difficult to defend defensively, Manchester United will make a lot of money.

With the double midfielder combination of Fletcher and Carrick, Sheffield United will have a harder time quickly passing through Manchester United's midfield without Drinkwater's organization.

The two wings are attacking sharply, but someone has to deliver the ball, right?

Brother Drinkwater's performance was limited, and other midfielders in the team were asked to organize and dispatch, and the effect was much worse.

Speed ​​slapped his forehead, gritted his teeth and looked to the other side. Ferguson smiled very "kindly" at the moment, and it was impossible to tell that he had made such a ruthless move on the court.

Without Drinkwater's dispatch and delivery of the ball, Sheffield United would not be able to increase its attacking frequency and the number of attacking rounds. How could it compete with Manchester United?

And Manchester United also relied on the numerical advantage in the midfield to begin to control the ball and advance steadily.

Nani and Anderson are both capable of passing and shooting. Although they are not top players, they are both threats.

The two of them can help control the ball by retreating into the midfield, and they can also advance with the ball themselves and support the front line, which provides great help to Rooney.

The combination of Fletcher and Carrick organized Manchester United's midfield in an orderly manner. No matter how much Medel could steal the ball, he couldn't win one or two. The configuration of two ball points in the backcourt made Manchester United's team run very smoothly.

"Damn it, it was still noticed, Dong Chuang must buy another person!"

Speed ​​thought helplessly in his heart. In addition to the lack of depth in the bench, Sheffield United only has one Drinkwater in the core of the midfield. There is no second stable organizational point. There was no team to target Sheffield United before.

Drinking water alone can make a smooth attack.

But now Ferguson has seen this shortcoming of Sheffield United and deployed targeted tactics, making the entire game a one-sided situation.

However, the Sheffield United players on the field naturally have ways to deal with it. They are aware of the shortcomings of their own lineup, and Speed ​​usually has his players practice relevant tactics.

Drinkwater devoted his energy to defense, and Park Ji-sung followed suit. Because the ball no longer passed Drinkwater's side, Maguire started to take the ball.

No ink, just a long pass to Li Mo, and the entire Sheffield United frontcourt began to move around Li Mo.

Today Manchester United's defense is composed of Evra, Ferdinand, Jones and Evans.

Vidic had a minor injury and was not included in the squad.

Faced with such a defense that seemed incompatible with the status of the Premier League hegemon, Li Mo smiled.

Evra and Ferdinand still have fuel, but they are too old.

Evra is over thirty, and Ferdinand is almost thirty-three. Sometimes Li Mo also wonders, with so much transfer funds every year, why are Manchester United unwilling to spend money on a world-class defender?

After Ferdinand and Vidic left Manchester United, Manchester United's defense never reached the world's top level.

What's the difference between dealing with Manchester United's defense and dealing with Chelsea's defense?

Just rush and that's it!

In this game, Li Mo once again had to choose to take the ball alone. If there was no access from the two wings, he would fight for Maguire's long pass and then do it himself.

Ferguson had targeted tactics, and Speed ​​also had simple and crude tactics to find Li Mo. The fun was just about to begin!
Chapter completed!