Chapter 398 Half-distance Champion for Two Consecutive Years

Author: The first foodie in darkness

Chapter 398 Half-distance Champion for Two Consecutive Years

There was no upset result in this year's Christmas Day match, and the top six teams in the Premier League all won straightforwardly.

It is worth mentioning that Manchester United, which has been improving in recent days, also won the Tiger City 3-2 in a relatively "thrilling" manner, giving Manchester United fans a long-lost Christmas gift of three consecutive victories!

Although there is still a six-point gap between Everton, who is in sixth place, but at least we are on the verge of success, which is much better than the half-dead state before.

Moyes also had a long-lost bright smile on his face.

Successfully reaching the knockout rounds of the Champions League and winning three consecutive games in the league, everything seems to be slowly developing for the better.

As long as they can continue to maintain their current winning status, it is not impossible for Manchester United to return to the top four.

Just grit your teeth and go for it, everything is possible in the winter schedule. A ten-point gap, three wins, with a bit more luck, maybe it will come true?

Moyes, who still retains beautiful illusions in his heart, is gearing up and vowing to win the next round of league opponent Norwich.

However, Sheffield United has arrived at the "home base" of Speed ​​and Bale, Cardiff City, with a superb record of seventeen wins and one draw.

As the capital of Wales and Bell's hometown, Cardiff City has a very strong football culture and a long history of football development.

In Li Mo's view, this city is not large in size and has a small population, but its love and support for football is no less than that of several major football cities in England.

If it weren't for the exhaustion of traveling and the tight schedule and the need to seize the time to rest, Li Mo and the others might have gone to the city with Bell for a stroll.

Premier League players are really having a hard time at the end of December!

Speaking of Sheffield United, they just finished their Christmas Day game on the afternoon of the 26th. They did simple recovery training the next day and went straight to Cardiff City in the evening.

There is no other way. The nineteenth round of the Premier League will be played against Cardiff City Club at around 5 pm on the 28th.

In order to keep the players in a reasonably good mental state on the day of the game, Speed ​​could only choose to train and travel on the 27th.

At least I could sleep a little longer that night and have a team meeting at the hotel the next morning.

Li Mo and the others got a good night's sleep and slowly got up at around nine o'clock the next morning to have breakfast.

However, the members of the Sheffield United coaching staff, who had only slept for a little more than four hours, were all drinking coffee with dark circles under their eyes. After hurriedly eating breakfast, they went into the conference room for the final tactical drill.

This scene made the Sheffield United players feel heartbroken.

But there is nothing we can do about it. Other teams are basically like this. The schedule is too intensive and there is not enough time to prepare for the game.

The players can still have enough rest time, but the coaches can only squeeze in time to make tactical arrangements and detailed adjustments.

All Li Mo and the others can do is to defeat their opponents on the playing field and live up to the hard work of their coaches.

At five o'clock in the afternoon that day, when the players of the two teams were warming up on time, the head coaches of the two teams were shaking hands and exchanging pleasantries on the sidelines with almost the same dark circles under their eyes.

After leading Cardiff City to the Premier League last season, Malky Mackay, the Scottish young coach, has also reached the peak of his coaching career.

After struggling for half of this season in the Premier League, this unlucky head coach is on the verge of dismissal.

Maybe after this game, or maybe at a post-game press conference at the end of the next few league rounds, he will receive a formal notice from the top management to fire him.

Ultimately, Cardiff City's boss hopes that the team can still reach the mid-level level of the league, and Malky Mackay currently only leads the team one point above the relegation zone. It is obviously difficult to meet the expectations of the top management.

Cardiff City fans may think Malky Mackay should be given more time, but at times like this, their opinions are often the least important.

Speed ​​could only comfort his unfortunate colleague in a formulaic way.

He can't deliberately let Sheffield United give away points for the sake of the other team's coaching position, right?

In any case, facing Cardiff City, a relegation team, in this round of the league, he must get three points. One less point is an absolutely unacceptable result.

Malky McKay obviously knew this, and after a few brief conversations with Speed, he quickly walked back to his bench.

At 17:30 in the afternoon, the game officially started. As expected, Sheffield United, which adopted a 4-4-2 formation, took the lead in launching a decisive offensive against Cardiff City.

Neymar once again sat on the bench on the advice of the team doctor, and De Bruyne became the starting right midfielder.

Therefore, the important task of assaulting the defense line today was once again placed in the hands of Bell and Li Mo.

Compared to the murderous Li Mo, Bell, a "one of our own", is obviously more tolerant of the home team's fans.

At least the Cardiff City fans didn't boo loudly when Bale slammed into Cardiff City right back Catlin.

Of course, Bell would not be merciful because of this and shocked the French black man in front of him to the point of death.

In the 21st minute of the first half, with the team's deliberate tilt of tactical resources, Bell defeated Cardiff City's right-side defense early and scored for Sheffield United with a wonderful shot from the left side of the penalty area.

A good start!

"The fifteenth goal in the individual league! Bell has also been in very good shape in recent games! In the games where Neymar's playing time has been reduced, Bell has taken on the role of breakthrough player very well, and today is no exception.

He shared a lot of offensive pressure with Li Mo."

"Li Mo should be able to 'play' in today's game. He has a chance to score one or two goals, but if he doesn't have a chance, he can pass the ball more. Bell should take a rest next game, and then he can use his strength again, which will just fill the gap in offensive firepower.

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"Haha, that's true. The devilish schedule after Christmas is too much of a test on the physical fitness of the players. Bell broke out today, and Li Mo broke out in the next round of the league, so everyone can relax."

Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu were joking easily in the studio. After Bell scored the goal that broke the deadlock, they obviously were not worried about the outcome of the game.

However, today Speed ​​did not choose to shrink the formation prematurely to defend against counterattacks. Instead, he asked his disciples to attack again in one go.

Against a team on the edge of the relegation zone like Cardiff City, you don't have to worry too much, but you can't relax too much either.

People are worried about falling into the relegation zone every day and are fighting for survival, so in terms of a safe lead, two goals is safer.

Sheffield United's offensive continued, and after the game restarted, they still maintained a high-intensity rhythm to put pressure on Cardiff City's defense.

Bell's explosion made Cardiff City's entire defense unconsciously tilt to the right, so when De Bruyne and Li Mo started to work hard, Sheffield United's second goal came very smoothly.

"Beautiful stick to the ground! So beautiful! Li Mo stopped the ball for a moment. Oh! The ball went in! The ball went in!!! A powerful shot from a small angle! Wonderful connection and cooperation! It's De Bruyne again.

Nega Limo's way of scoring goals! This is the fourth time in the past three games, right? De Bruyne has given Limo four assists in three consecutive games!"

Zhan Jun exclaimed in Zhang Lu's familiar "hehe" laughter, while Li Mo had already picked up De Bruyne near the baseline, and then rubbed his head affectionately, his face almost broke with laughter~

"Hi! My dear Kevin, your passing is so comfortable. I declare you to be my best partner. It is simply a pleasure to receive your assist~"

Li Mo kept patting De Bruyne with rainbow farts, but De Bruyne snickered and quickly distanced himself from Li Mo. Li Mo was confused, but he turned his head and saw

Bell was looking at him with a sneer.

"Oh, Gareth, please listen to my explanation!"

"Ah? You're right. Kevin's passing is really comfortable. Of course I'm not someone's best partner. This is a fact."

"No way! We are recognized as the best offensive duo in England, and we have official certification! Come here and let me explain to you."

"hehe."

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Bell gave Li Mo a slap on the back of his head, and then left him alone to go to De Bruyne to celebrate.

Li Mo glared at Medel, who was still grinning and having fun.

When Bell came over just now, Medel, who was closest to him, didn't even say a word to warn him. It seemed that he was deliberately trying to embarrass him.

"Holy crap, it has nothing to do with me! You can't rely on me for what you say."

Seeing that something was wrong, Medel tried to run first as if he were rubbing oil on his feet, but in the end, Li Mo, who had been on guard for a long time, grabbed the back of Destiny's neck.

Everyone celebrated and laughed a lot. When the game restarted, Speed ​​also signaled that the team could start to defend against counterattacks.

With a two-goal advantage in hand, there is no need to continue to press Cardiff City, just end the game in the most energy-saving way.

As a result, the tempo inevitably dropped due to Sheffield United's intentional control and delay. Cardiff City could only struggle in vain if they wanted to speed up and their ball possession rate could not increase.

After the halftime break, Sheffield United picked up speed again at the beginning of the second half, completely disrupting Cardiff City's offensive and defensive rhythm and tactical arrangements.

Li Mo saw a good opportunity to counterattack and sent a perfect through ball to Bell, who successfully resisted offside!

Bell, who was in great form today, did not waste Li Mo's wonderful pass. After the ball entered Cardiff City's penalty area, he chose another smooth shot aimed at the far corner from almost the same position as in the first half!

Cardiff City goalkeeper Marshall was beaten without any temper, and for the third time he watched his opponent break through the gate he was guarding!

You know, this was Sheffield United's fourth shot on goal in the game. This guy was a complete "shot on goal" in this game.

Bell, who scored twice, finally laughed and put down his "arrogant" airs when faced with Li Mo, who gave him an assist.

"They are worthy of being rated as the best offensive duo in England last season. They may also be the best offensive duo in the entire world football last season! Bell's anti-offside advance and Li Mo's through pass

It was completed almost at the same time, the cooperation was so tacit!"

Zhang Lu sighed with emotion.

The cooperation of the offensive combination of Bell and Li Mo has always been full of speed, passion and technical beauty.

Sharp yet gorgeous, this is the only one in today's football world. Cardiff City could only feel helpless when they encountered two people who were in great form today.

Speed ​​was kind enough, and as soon as Bell scored the goal, he immediately replaced both Li Mo and Bell.

Neymar finished his warm-up and played for 20 minutes to get a feel for the situation. Sheffield United eventually won Cardiff City 3-0 without any blood, ending the last game in 2013.

"The game is over! Sheffield United ended their journey in 2013 with a complete victory! So far in the new season, Sheffield United has maintained an unbeaten record in the third tier, which is really rare! And this is already Sheffield United's
To be continued...