Chapter 21 A call from Director Gao

Matthew Lowton is feeling comfortable at center back at the moment.

He competed with the opposite Scott from the beginning, and his physical energy consumption was quite serious. After Li Mo came back from the frontcourt and replaced him to guard Scott, his defensive pressure was relieved a lot and he was able to restore his physical fitness.

Moreover, Maguire is now growing rapidly at the center back line. He and the two veterans are cooperating more and more tacitly. The defense is much more stable than before. Maguire usually handles high-altitude balls, and Matthew Lowton assists them in defense.

That's fine, it's very easy to play.

Until the end of the first half, Sheffield United's formation did not change much, and the score remained 1-0. Because of the unexpected lead, the Sheffield United players were naturally in a good mood, and they were all talking and laughing.

The coach of Swansea opposite had a very gloomy face. Li Mo couldn't help but mourned for two seconds of silence for the Swansea players, and then walked back to the locker room arm in arm with Maguire.

Speed ​​let the players rest for ten minutes in the locker room, and then unified his tactical thinking. In the second half, he still defended. Li Mo did not run to the frontcourt first. If there was a good opportunity, he would choose whether to press or not.

De Evans continues to be at the front. If the score remains unchanged at about 70 minutes, Speed ​​will replace Ched Evans and add a defensive player to try to get three points.

And if they can win against Swansea, Sheffield United's ranking should be able to reach the top ten in the standings!

Victory is the best incentive for professional players. No need for Speed ​​to say anything more, the Sheffield United players were already gathered together. The old captain Chris Morgan gave a passionate speech, and then a group of people were like

It was as if he had been beaten to death, and he screamed a lot of curse words.

The second half started quickly. The Swansea players didn't know what they had experienced during the halftime break, and their faces were serious. After the kick-off, Li Mo observed the opponent team's tactical changes as usual, and soon

I feel that Swansea's offense is more determined.

Scott's tactical privileges also seemed to have been taken back. Facing Li Mo's defense, he no longer tried to break through one-on-one with determination, but more often moved and sought cooperation with his teammates. Naturally, Li Mo still kept a close eye on this player.

Swansea's top scorer will retreat to the penalty area to help defend when the opponent gets a set kick, and his and Maguire's excellent headers almost turned their own penalty area into a no-fly zone.

Later, he simply changed positions with Matthew Lowton again, and he returned to his familiar central defender position.

And when in the 73rd minute, Ched Evans was replaced by a defensive midfielder, the Swansea coach was so angry that he almost vomited blood!

There are now six defenders in Sheffield United's penalty area, and there are four midfielders lined up in front of the penalty area. Sheffield United's ten players have almost filled the defensive third area, which is completely useless.

When considering a counterattack, it is completely a posture of defending to the end.

Swansea's offensive players now feel like they are surrounded by people! It's okay near the midfield. As soon as they approach Sheffield United's defensive third zone and take two steps with the ball, someone will come up to press and counterattack, and the opponent should have committed a foul.

I don’t hesitate at all because I’m not afraid of set kicks!

Most of the set kicks taken by Swansea were taken by Maguire and pushed out of the penalty area, so that the Swansea forward behind him would feel frightened when he saw Maguire's big head.

, I have never seen such a strong one!

Li Mo patted Maguire's big head curiously. He sometimes felt pain in his forehead when he headed the ball too many times. Why did Maguire seem to be completely fine? Are people with big heads really suitable for fighting?

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But I have to say that when the entire team is serving defense, Maguire is indeed the most dazzling one on the field.

His advantage in high-altitude ball is too great, and he is not afraid of Swansea's forwards in frontal defense. And now there are four central defenders in the penalty area. He does not have to worry about being beaten behind when he presses forward. Li Mo is fast, Nosworthy and Chris

Morgan has a lot of experience and can help him fill his position in time.

As time passed quickly, Swansea's players became more and more heavy-footed, and their hearts sank. Their offense was not very good to begin with, and it was difficult to be effective in the face of such intensity of defense.

The referee had already started to check the clock frequently during stoppage time, and finally blew the whistle to end the game after Swansea's last long pass was destroyed by Matthew Lowton.

This game is not exciting at all, it can even be said to be ugly, but the Sheffield United fans don't care at all. They only know that their team has won again. They have won three of the past four games.

!The team's defense has become visibly more stable, and Ched Evans in the frontcourt also scored a long-lost goal!

For Sheffield United fans, this victory is the best gift they have received before Christmas, and this game was won by Swansea, which is ranked third in the league. In addition to being happy, the fans

We have also regained the hopes we had at the beginning of the season.

They are not finished yet, they still have a chance to compete for promotion seats!

Li Mo and his teammates came to the sidelines to express their gratitude to the fans. He saw many unfamiliar faces, and occasionally saw fans whom he had known before when he played in youth team games. All of these fans gave them applause and praise at this moment.

Cheering, when passing by a stand, someone threw down a commemorative scarf of the club. Li Mo stepped forward to pick it up. A young fan in front of him excitedly said to him: "Take us to the Premier League."

,Li, we will upgrade, right?"

Li Mo didn't know what to say, because he didn't like to make empty promises, but seeing the hopeful eyes of the fans, he couldn't help but squeeze the scarf in his hand, and finally nodded firmly.

At the press conference after the game, Li Mo was still a pigeon, but Maguire couldn't escape. After many protests from the reporters, Speed ​​decided to take Maguire to get used to it today. He might not be able to survive.

How long will it take until he has to face the verbal quarrels of those reporters?

Christmas is approaching, and the streets of Sheffield are already full of festive atmosphere, but Li Mo doesn't feel it at all, but he has to go back to Barnsley in a few days. His aunt is a local in Barnsley, and his brother-in-law and so on

In recent years, he was used to spending Christmas with his wife's family, so he had to go there early to attend some gatherings.

Because the Premier League and the English Championship do not have Christmas holidays, which is different from leagues in other countries, and their next league game is scheduled for the day after Christmas, naturally they cannot spend Christmas with their families and can only celebrate in advance.

Just when he was thinking about what gifts to buy and go to his uncle's house, the phone suddenly rang. He took it out and saw that it was an unfamiliar number. He originally wanted to refuse the answer, but after thinking about it, he pressed the answer button.

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"็ Hello Who are you?"

"Hello, Li Mo, I'm Gao Hongbo. I'm sorry to bother you now. I got your number from your uncle. Do you have time now? I want to chat with you."

"Ah? Are you, Director Gao?"

"Yes, I am Gao Hongbo. I want to talk to you about the national team."
Chapter completed!