Chapter 91 Goal, goal, or damn, goal!

What is the meaning of center forward?

Tactical fulcrum, drop back to play the ball, help open up the defense when the winger cuts inside, or pull in to support the midfielder when he cuts forward?

Perhaps these characteristics are the characteristics of centers that more and more "mainstream" coaches will value in the next ten years.

But for Li Mo, being a center means being under pressure and scoring goals at all costs!

Is there any position more capable of deterring the opponent in the penalty area than the center position?

Football is an art. The players' playing style and personal performances on the field; the coach's pre-match tactical arrangements and on-the-spot tactical adjustments are all processes that fans talk about.

But the essence of competitive football is to win, to defeat one opponent after another and achieve the final victory and championship!

Whatever the process is, it’s all bullshit.

Win the game, win the championship, and you win everything!

The key to winning the game is always scoring goals and defending. It's as simple and crude as that.

Li Mo is always called the "all-round center" of the British Championship by outside media.

He can do almost any job.

He can do everything from pivoting, making the ball, pulling wide, responding, including passing the ball to perfection.

But if Li Mo must be given a unique label, then the media and fans will never label him with the above characteristics.

The most profound impression he left on people was his terrifying scoring efficiency and his absolute dominance in the penalty area!

As long as he gets the ball in the opponent's penalty area, Li Mo's threat level is always the highest. His shooting skills are almost blind, his left and right feet are balanced, and his header ability is super strong. Every training he does hard is for the sake of scoring goals.

serve the ball.

What Li Mo has to do today is very simple.

It’s a goal, a goal, or TMD, a goal!

He wants to completely defeat Swansea with goals and use the simplest and most brutal way of a center to end the game!

On May 7, at 12:45 noon, England time, the final round of the English Championship started at 12 stadiums at the same time.

Sheffield United still used a 352 formation, and the lineup was exactly the same as the previous round of the league.

Swansea also set up a 352 formation, or in other words, a 352 formation that is closer to 532.

Because both of their wings retreated deeper, it seemed that they were attacking Sheffield United's two wings.

Swansea's head coach seems to have made a lot of tactical arrangements before the game.

By putting on such a variant formation, they also took a gamble, betting that Sheffield United would continue to use 352.

Judging from the opening alone, Swansea's coaching team did a pretty good job. The same three midfielders and two recovered wingers for one-on-one marking really made Sheffield United's midfield advantage seem less great.

However, even after being targeted, Sheffield United still relied on Brother Drinking's scheduling ability to gradually gain the upper hand in midfield possession after seizing the ball.

Swansea's current offense is still the same as in the first half, relying heavily on their forward Sinclair.

Previously, Li Mo and Matthew Lowton took turns confronting him, and he was bullied so much.

But this guy is also a big-hearted guy. He scored a total of 7 penalty kicks in the league this season. He can be called the little prince of penalty kicks in the British Championship this season.

His total number of goals has just reached 20, ranking fifth in the league.

However, I don’t know if it was because of the psychological shadow caused by Matthew Lowton and Li Mo before. In this game, Sinclair did not pull out and play his familiar left wing position, but stood in the second forward position, closer to

Sheffield United's central midfielder.

But in this case, Sinclair's speed advantage will not be able to be fully utilized. Although he avoids a direct confrontation with Matthew Lowton, the opportunities he can get in the middle will naturally be greatly reduced.

Drinkwater and Montgomery valued him very much and would not give him a chance to rush forward.

As long as Sinclair is eliminated, there may be only one Joe Allen in the Swansea team who is a bit of a threat. But this Welsh midfielder has not grown up yet, so he is just a bit of a threat. Matthew Lowton and Montgomery will give him

It’s a good “lesson”.

After gradually taking control of the situation in the midfield, Drinkwater changed his approach from the previous games, leading the entire midfield position to retreat, attracting the opponent to attack first, and directly beckoning his teammates to press forward.

This is to put the offensive formation into Swansea's half in the opening stage and launch a siege posture!

Swansea's frontcourt players also had to retreat to help their midfielder relieve the defensive pressure, leaving Sinclair at the front.

However, Montgomery was also delayed at the end, following Sinclair closely and conducting one-on-one marking.

Li Mo did not retreat much at the start of the game today. He stood firmly half a step in front of Swansea's back line. Vardy instead retreated a lot to provide support.

"Lee doesn't look as active as usual, but he sticks closely to Swansea's back line and looks like he's ready to attack Swansea's defense line at any time. Could it be that Speed ​​asked Lee to play in this game?"

Do you spend all your energy on offense?"

The live broadcast commentator analyzed it jokingly, but as he said, in this game, Speed ​​really let Li Mo go all out to attack the opponent's defense and score goals.

There are no additional tactical tasks. Every ounce of Li Mo's physical strength must be used on the most threatening offense, and Vardy will help him share most of the retracement and response work.

Li Mo was very calm at the moment. He was observing the situation on the field at all times, Brother Drinking Water's position, receiving the ball, and the defensive movement of Swansea's midfielder.

Because the opportunity to attack often appears at that moment, whether it is a through ball or a pass from the edge, Li Mo needs to move and start at any time.

In the 13th minute of the opening, Stephen Quinn picked up the ball in the right area of ​​the midfield. Matthew Lowton raised his hand and moved forward. However, Stephen Quinn suddenly took a step forward and passed the ball, hoisting the football to the edge of Swansea's penalty area.

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Li Mo successfully countered the offside almost instantly. Facing the lob, he turned half sideways and stopped the ball with his chest. His speed also slowed down slightly and he was instantly tackled by the Swansea defender.

At this moment, he had just entered the penalty area, but the Swansea defender behind him blocked his turn, and there were other defenders next to him who wanted to intercept the ball.

It was impossible to dribble the ball. Li Mo, despite the interference from the Swansea defender behind him, turned sideways and volleyed the mid-altitude football towards the goal without waiting for the football to land!

The power of this shot was strong enough, but the force was a bit too strong. In the end, it almost went over the crossbar, which shocked the Swansea goalkeeper and made the Sheffield United fans in front of the TV hold their heads and scream in regret.

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Li Mo slapped his palms hard, lowered his head and cursed secretly.

In this attack, he almost scored a goal!

There is no problem with the choice of shooting. After all, the ball is still in the air. If he stops the ball and then takes it, it will waste too much time. The Swansea defender on the opposite side is not dead. Three or even four people double-team and steal. No matter how strong he is

There is no guarantee that the ball will be taken out.

Carrying someone to shoot doesn't put much pressure on him. He has scored too many similar goals before, but this shot was not suppressed very well, which is a pity.

Shaking his head, Li Mo then gave Stephen Quinn a thumbs up, then slowly backed away, waiting for the Swansea goalkeeper to kick off.

This shot really scared the Swansea fans at the scene into a cold sweat.

We still can't let Li Mo get such an opportunity, it's too scary!

Carrying someone, he stopped the ball with his chest and hit it directly. The shot was of high quality, but in the end it just barely went over the crossbar. If the ball had been hit within the goal range, it would have probably bounced into the net.

As for the goalkeeper's save? Li Mo's explosive shot from such a distance has never been seen by any goalkeeper.

After being frightened, Swansea fans booed Li Mo on the court.

Li Mo smiled again when he backed away, which was noticed by the live broadcast commentator.

"Li really has a big heart! Facing the boos of more than 20,000 Swansea fans, he didn't seem to be affected at all. The shot just now is a good proof. It was so beautiful, but it was a pity that it missed the target.

A little bit, I personally think Swansea fans should stop this senseless behavior as soon as possible. Li was not frightened, but seemed to be irritated. If Li went full fire, Swansea's defense

The pressure to face is too great.”

The live commentator was kind-hearted, but the Swansea fans couldn't hear his voice, and even if they heard it, they wouldn't stop booing like he said.

Speed ​​sat on the coach's bench as if he was a god. He squinted his eyes and looked at the situation on the field, not worried at all.

Sheffield United's players also followed step by step and calmly maintained their suppression of Swansea.

In modern football, it makes sense that the midfielder wins the world.

After Sheffield United took the initiative in the midfield, Drinkwater dealt the cards, Matt Ritchie and Matthew Lowton, as well as Stephen Quinn pressing forward, all got a lot of good opportunities.

Vardy actively retreated to support the side, so that the frontcourt offense did not have a tendency to be disconnected. They began to attack Swansea's defense like a wave.

If Li Mo's previous shot only kicked off the attack, then now, the game has officially entered the rhythm of Sheffield United's offensive drama.

In the 17th minute of the first half, Matt Ritchie passed by on the left and made a cross. Li Mo rushed forward and the ball missed the baseline. Swansea fans once again let out exclamations and boos.

In the 19th minute, two minutes after Li Mo scored, Sheffield United made a comeback. Stephen Quinn and Li Mo passed the ball continuously on the edge of the penalty area. Finally, Li Mo suddenly returned the ball, and Drinkwall came in.

Special took a step inside the penalty area, but was unfortunately cleared by the Swansea defender and kicked out of the sideline.

In the 23rd minute, Drinkwater once again made a through ball. Vardy got the ball and volleyed from the left side of the penalty area. The Swansea goalkeeper smashed the ball out.

In just ten minutes, Sheffield United made several threatening attacks. The key is that the Sheffield United players seemed to be tired. After losing the ball, they immediately launched a counter-attack on the spot and organized again after the successful attack.

attack.

There was simply no time for Swansea's defensive players to rest!

In this high-intensity offensive and defensive rhythm, players on both sides maintain a high degree of nervousness.

Li Mo's ball play and ferocious impact made Swansea's defenders miserable, but they could only grit their teeth and fight hard.

Before the game, they were still thinking about whether they could compete with Sheffield United, but now it seems that they thought too much.

The midfielder was suppressed too much!

Now Swansea's defense is like a spring, constantly being beaten and compressed by Sheffield United's offense.

When this spring can no longer withstand the pressure and can no longer be compressed, it's time for Sheffield United to smash it!
Chapter completed!