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Chapter 321 Natural Heroism
Chapter 321 Natural Heroism
On the evening of April 4, at the star-studded Allianz Arena and the Parc des Princes in Paris, four teams will be on the stage of the quarter-finals of this season's Champions League in the eyes of fans all over the world.
In the UEFA Champions League over the years, there are basically no underdogs among the teams that have entered the quarter-finals. The fans naturally look forward to seeing two exciting high-quality matches tonight.
As one of the first four teams to play, Sheffield United has received less attention than Bayern Munich and Barcelona.
But with the prestige gained from killing the opponents in the group and slaughtering Galatasaray before, no fans would think that Bayern can easily cross the barrier of Sheffield United.
Coupled with the public opinion incident raised by Dante questioning Li Mo's strength before the game, the match between Bayern and Sheffield United tonight is obviously higher than that of Barcelona vs. Juventus in terms of heat.
Before the start of the game, the live broadcast platforms of various countries started the warm-up promotion of this Champions League battle early.
Bayern fans are all over the world, so the support they receive in most countries is naturally higher than that of Sheffield United.
Although the two teams are the overlords of their respective leagues, the league results achieved are also completely dominant.
But today's Sheffield United is undoubtedly just a challenger in the Champions League. Only a team like Real Madrid can be considered an opponent of equal status to Bayern.
The vast majority of fans watched the Sheffield United players appear in a frenzied atmosphere with such a view.
But to their surprise, there was not much tension on the faces of the Sheffield United players.
The expressions are serious and serious, but this group of "Champions League rookies" are the same as the Bayern players, with strong confidence in their eyes stepping onto the turf of the Allianz Arena!
In the heart-stirring theme song of the Champions League, Speed loosened his tie and subconsciously looked at Li Mo, who placed a heavy responsibility on the Sheffield United team today.
Under the night sky and lights, Li Mo stood still at the head of the team with his head raised slightly. When the live broadcast camera swept across, he actually nodded with a smile.
Such a calm attitude gave the Sheffield United fans the greatest confidence. Speed looked at it and temporarily let go of the anxiety in his heart.
Li Mo, who bears the whole team's offensive burden, can be so confident now, how dare he not dare to play a game with Heynckes!
There are disadvantages to playing away in the first leg, but there are also many advantages.
At least Speed does not need to worry about Bayern Munich scoring away goals for the time being.
On the contrary, every time Sheffield United scores a goal today, the mentality of the Bayern Munich team will be slightly affected.
When necessary, Sheffield United can even use an onslaught to stifle Bayern's tactical adjustments.
Of course, this is a situation that would only appear in the most ideal state. Speed is just thinking about it. After all, the enemies he has to face are Heynckes and Bayern Munich who are at their peak.
The old coach's status in the world has not reached the ceiling of football, but at least he is also among the top coaches in the world.
Speed can take advantage of the shortcomings of Arsenal and Manchester United's current lineup to bully Wenger and Ferguson.
But when facing Heynckes, he saw very clearly that the possibility of winning by tactical tricks was very slim.
Because the Bayern Munich team has no positional flaws that can be exploited. Sir Ferguson is a clever woman who can't live without rice. Heynckes doesn't have this kind of trouble. They can use too many good players.
In the case that experience and hard power cannot be taken advantage of, if Sheffield United wants to win, they can only rely on their adventurous spirit and courage in their bones.
So at this moment, Speed is still a little lucky, the first round is to play at Bayern's home court.
This is more conducive to the players of Sheffield United to give it a go and win in the adventure.
If the first round was played at Sheffield United's home court, then it would be impossible for Speed to choose the counter-attack tactic so decisively.
Away goals are such a deadly thing, and Speed believes that Heynckes must have the same worry.
"If it were me, I would choose to press forward at the beginning of the game. The most important thing is to win the start. Don't let the opponent have too much time to react. In the first half, we must score goals in the press to completely overwhelm the opponent's arrogance! "
Speed looked at Heynckes next door who was also standing on the sidelines, staring intently at the players on both sides of the field, and pondered in his mind.
If Heynckes really makes such a tactical choice, then Sheffield United's response will definitely surprise the entire Bayern team!
Speed squeezed his palm, and a trace of excitement rose in his heart.
"I hope you all like this 'surprise'"
Li Mo met Drinkwater and Bell's eyes at this moment, and all three of them nodded slightly, and they were fully prepared psychologically.
And with the referee's whistle, Li Mo, who was standing at the kick-off point, knocked the ball to Joaquin next to him. Their "war" began now!
"CCTV! CCTV! Here it is"
Accompanied by the familiar opening remarks, Huaguo fans listened to Duan Xuan's commentary and watched the long-awaited Champions League match.
Even though it was late at night, there were still a large number of fans actively posting on sports forums and football post bars in Huaguo.
Fans are very concerned about Li Mo's performance in the Champions League, so the number of viewers watching this game tonight is also a very large number.
"Director Gong, please come and introduce the starting lineups of the two teams today to the audience friends."
As usual, Duan Xuan threw a quarrel to the guests, while he himself was staring at the live broadcast screen, not wanting to miss the fierce game scene from the opening stage.
"Okay. Today Sheffield United and Bayern Munich have a four-two-three-one starting formation.
Sheffield United's single forward Li Mo, the left and right midfielders are Bell and Medel, and Joaquin is in the midfielder position.
The double defensive midfielder is still the pair of Drinkwater and Matic.
In terms of defense, from left to right, they are Matt Ridge, Vertonghen, Maguire and Trippier.
Sommer is the goalkeeper.
On Bayern's side, Mandzukic is the striker, Ribery and Arjen Robben are the left and right midfielders, and Muller is the attacking midfielder.
The double defensive midfielder is Schweinsteiger plus Harvey Martinez.
Bayern's defense line is lined up from left to right, followed by Alaba, Dante, Van Buyten and Lahm.
Neuer is the goalkeeper. "
"The biggest change in Sheffield United today is that Joaquin was placed in the midfielder position, while Bayern chose to use the veteran Van Buyten as the Champions League starter instead of the younger Boateng. It seems that Heynckes is still more important. Value Van Buyten's air defense ability and defensive experience"
In Gong Lei's introduction, the starting positions of the players from both sides clearly appeared in the minds of Huaguo fans.
However, before the fans could discuss the tactical intentions of the two teams' starting formations, the scene of the fight that suddenly became fierce on the field immediately attracted their attention.
Bayern's tactical style is actually the same as in the past. At the beginning of the game, they formed an oppressive double-team against Sheffield United's players holding the ball in a local area.
Mandzukic is the pressing arrow, and Muller and Ribery on both sides of him are two big pincers, always ready to cut off the passing route of the ball holder to both sides.
Drinkwater didn't panic, instead of blindly lobbing the ball, he calmly pushed the ball quickly through the gap between Mandzukic and Muller.
Bell, who came back to respond, quickly transferred the ball to Joaquin's feet, and the surrounding Sheffield United players quickly began to intersperse.
But Bayern's oppressive defense was not slow at all, and Muller, who was joined by the piggy Schweinsteiger and retreated, once again double-teamed Joaquin.
This time Joaquin wanted to find Li Mo, but the pass was intercepted by Martinez, who was in the right position.
The moment the interception was completed, Bayern's entire midfield formed a forward pressure almost instantly.
Generally at this time, a more rational team will first shrink the formation and retreat, defending Bayern's offense this time and then trying to counterattack.
However, Sheffield United planned to fight Bayern in the midfield today, and formed an oppressive pincer defense at the first time. In the end, Muller, who was pressing the ball at the top of the arc in the middle circle, made a mistake and once again put The right to the ball was snatched back!
Bayern can run, but Sheffield United can also run. In terms of oppressive defense and high-position pressing, Sheffield United is not worse than Bayern at all.
This tough fighting attitude made countless fans shine.
Sheffield United chose to be tough with Bayern today, so the rhythm of the game is destined to be very exciting.
After all, this is Bayern's home court. Will the Bundesliga overlord allow opponents to show off their momentum at their home court?
That's impossible!
Not to mention Heynckes, Bayern's players on the field will not allow this kind of thing to happen.
As a result, the players on both sides didn't even have a trial period, and they took a strong target at the beginning of the game.
Five midfielders vs. five midfielders, no one took advantage, and both sides were in the best physical condition in the opening stage. The fast-paced offense and defense played was an eye-opener for the audience.
Heynckes looked at Speed next door in surprise.
He actually paid enough attention to Speed and the Sheffield United team he led, but he really didn't expect Speed to give him a big surprise.
Dare to play head-to-head high pressure and counter-attack at Bayern's home court, how brave!
The key is that Sheffield United's midfielders perform their duties, and they don't panic in the face of Bayern's oppression.
This kind of field control and pressure ability is enough to make Heynckes look at Sheffield United again.
"As expected of a team that can produce dominant statistics in the Premier League, what kind of rising local tyrant is this? They are simply armed bullies blocking the road! They are the kind of bullies who dare to bite anyone they catch!"
Heynckes was full of praise for Speed's bold tactical arrangements, and the "young" Welsh coach left a deep impression on him in a short time.
But this is Bayern's home court after all, and Speed's tactical arrangement today is not very "polite". .
Just as Sheffield United's coaching team attaches great importance to Bayern's research, Heynckes and his assistants also spent more than half a month studying Sheffield United's common tactics.
Although Speed's fickle style and Li Mo's astonishing move to play central defender made Heynckes very headache.
But this half-month of research also allowed the Bayern coaching staff to successfully find the flaws in Sheffield United's current starting lineup.
Compared with Trippier, who is full of talent on the right, Matridge, who was transformed into a left back by Speed, is obviously a weak link that Sheffield United can be exploited by opponents on the defensive end.
Matic has a large coverage area and strong defense ability, but it is impossible for him to devote too much energy to wipe Matic's ass under the oppressive attack of Bayern's midfielder.
Robben's performance in the first half of this season was not good, but Heynckes believes that with Robben's current state of gradual improvement, he will sooner or later make a hole against Matt Ridge!
Besides, Bayern still has a Ram on the right who can attack forward. Facing Robben Garam's rounds of bombing, Matt Ridge will definitely not be able to withstand it. Speed changes another left back, Kress The same goes for Will.
Even if it takes the risk of being pierced by Bell's counterattack all the way to play this targeting tactic, Heynckes thinks it is very worthwhile.
And whether it is successful or not, you have to fight first to know if it is not.
At least Sheffield United's defensive loopholes are clearly in front of Heynckes' eyes, and it's impossible for him not to take aim.
Taking advantage of a throw-in, Heynckes called Alaba to the sideline and quickly made tactical adjustments.
Li Mo saw it clearly from the side, and couldn't help feeling tense. The game might have entered into a more intense rhythm of offensive and defensive battles.
Sure enough, 2 minutes later, Bayern Munich obviously tilted the attack direction more to their right!
Bell helped Matt Ridge block Bayern's advance with the ball while he was still physically fit.
But the problems that should be faced must be faced after all. Matt Ridge kept in mind the pre-match arrangements of the coaching staff. When it was a last resort, he would rather let Robben go to the bottom than let Robben easily complete the inside cut.
His defensive level can normally interfere with Robben's dribbling with the ball, but it is unrealistic to limit a Robben who has no threat of injury for the time being.
So under the strong play, Sheffield United's defense in the left half of the area really showed a little looseness.
The forward-pressing Schweinsteiger forced Matic not to retreat easily to give way to the defense zone. Only Vertonghen could help Matric fill the position from time to time to compress Robben's passing space after the bottom.
But once the double-team is formed, it means that Sheffield United's defense will inevitably have a defensive weak side. No matter how fast the Sheffield United players complement each other's defenses, they will not be as fast as the opponent's pass.
So in the 8th and 11th minutes of the first half, Bayern got two chances to shoot from the left edge of the Sheffield United penalty area.
Müller took a turn, and Mandzukic, who retreated, played the ball to Schweinsteiger, allowing Piggy to also kick.
Although these two shots failed to really threaten Sheffield United's goal, the occurrence of such a situation is a signal.
Both the Sheffield United players and Speed knew that they had to speed up the counterattack, otherwise Bayern would be passive in the situation sooner or later if they kept beating like this.
Bayern's field advantage had their home fans excited, and the deafening cheers seemed to be a demonstration of Sheffield United.
This is the Allianz Arena!This is also the top Shura field where countless wealthy families are buried!
If you want to be Bayern's opponents, you are not qualified!Accumulate a few more years of experience to challenge the Bundesliga overlord!
Such cheers were very ear-piercing, and Li Mo felt very uncomfortable. He turned his head and saw that Bell really looked unhappy.
They did not come to Germany as a stepping stone for Bayern, but the situation is clearly leaning towards Bayern at the moment. Sheffield United's backcourt players are still looking for opportunities under pressure, and the two of them can only continue to calm down and wait.
In the No.16 minute of the first half, Robben, who had been suspended for 2 minutes, made a comeback, and once again faced Matt Ridge's defense, he confidently began to dribble forward in small steps.
Bayern's overall formation also pressed forward again, giving Robben enough tactical support. Once he breaks through unfavorably, there will be teammates behind him and beside him.
This kind of tactical treatment allowed Robben to untie the shackles, and the breakthrough power he exerted also skyrocketed.
Although Peter Pan is no longer young, the combination of technology and experience makes him even more terrifying when he is healthy.
Matt Ridge's defense seemed a little embarrassed, but his eyes were still clear, and he didn't become ashamed because of being forced by Robben many times.
On the contrary, the better Robben played, the more he forced himself to keep his head clear.
The defensive end is not his stage, and all his calmness and reason must be used at the moment when he turns from defense to offense.
Bell in front is still waiting for his support!
"Another breakthrough attempt by Robben, Matridge was passed by half a body! The Scottish defender did not choose to surrender, he is still trying to keep up with Robben's advancement! Robben's inverted triangle pass! "
In the exclamation of the commentator, Robben successfully completed an inverted triangle threat pass this time.
Maguire roared and took the responsibility of defending the ball. Sommer didn't attack when he saw it, and guarded the near corner of the goal tightly.
Thomas Muller, who had been inserted into the Sheffield United penalty area, was about to complete a shot against Robben's pass.
As a result, a huge figure stepped forward decisively and completed the shovel in front of him!
Unable to control his figure, Muller tripped over the leg of the huge figure and fell into the Sheffield United penalty area!
For a time, the roars of Bayern players and fans resounded throughout the Allianz Arena.
"Penalty! He tripped Müller, penalty!"
Schweinsteiger immediately ran towards the referee, spreading his hands and shouting loudly, but the referee was unmoved and did not have the slightest intention to stop the game.
"No foul! No foul by Maguire! His brave tackle made Bayern's attack come to an end. Vertonghen stabbed the ball to the left! Matt Ridge started to counterattack!"
The exclamation in the stadium turned into angry curses at the referee almost instantly!
In the face of these curses, Matridge moved forward, calmly walked outside and accelerated past Martinez, who was trying to intercept on the ground, and then decisively passed the ball to Joaquin, who was also running forward.
Joaquin didn't choose to stop the ball, stretched out his foot while running, and stuffed the ball directly to Bell who had already started on the left side!
Lahm, who returned to defense, stuck tightly to Bell to prevent him from overtaking. At the same time, Bayern's entire defense line was retreating quickly.
In the face of Sheffield United's sudden and fast offensive, Bayern's double midfielders did not form an interception barrier in the first place, giving Sheffield United's offensive players a chance to face the defense line. This is not a small defensive mistake.
Heynckes' heart skipped a beat. Schweinsteiger's mistakes can be replayed off the court for warnings, but at this moment Sheffield United's offense has no possibility of being suspended.
He can only place his hope on Martinez and Ribery who are chasing back with gritted teeth, hoping that they can interfere with Li Mo, who is advancing at high speed in the middle, if they don't ask for interception, just interfere!
Li Mo is also paying attention to the running positions of the Bayern players around him at this time. His ultimate goal must be to rush into Bayern's penalty area, and then find a way to catch Bell's cross to complete a shot.
Although Franck Ribery's recovery speed was very fast, and he seemed to want to interfere with himself on the way, but Li Mo was not too worried about Franck Ribery's defense.
For him, it is just a lot of effort to move around Ribery's defensive interference.
But he was ready to make a final blow, but Bell's advance had some problems first.
Lahm's defensive experience is still very rich, always stuck in Bell's travel route, pulling the jersey to interfere and getting stuck.
Blocked by Lahm's close defense, Van Buyten had enough time to prepare, and he was about to double-team Bell with Lahm.
Joaquin naturally approached Bell immediately to respond. Li Mo just thought about it for a while, then changed his route and ran straight to the left side of Bayern's big penalty area, as close to Joaquin as possible.
Facing the imminent double-teaming situation, Bell had no choice but to stop his progress, and then decisively knocked the ball back to Joaquin who responded.
At this time, Li Mo was already one step ahead of Dante and got stuck on the edge of the penalty area. He raised his hand to ask for the ball, but Joaquin quickly passed the ball without thinking too much.
"I heard you think I'm easy to guard against?"
The moment Li Mo caught the ball, he quickly muttered something. Dante had a black question mark on his face. This Li Mo came with a bunch of Chinese, and he couldn't understand it.
But Li Mo doesn't need him to understand. After finishing speaking, he catches the ball and leans against Dante to exert force instantly, and he will complete a forced turn!
Dante can be regarded as a top player in the Bundesliga. Now he is famous in Bayern and has a place in the Brazilian national team. How can Li Mo be so "arrogant"?
Want to play a forced turn in front of a defensive player, is it really a new Warcraft? !
Dante, who had never been so angry, also exerted his strength in an instant, pushing Li Mo hard, but the reality soon gave him a big blow!
"Damn! What kind of animal is this!"
Feeling the unstoppable force coming from Li Mo, Dante didn't hold his breath, and was staggered after yelling, completely revealing Neuer and the goal behind him!
Li Mo took advantage of the opportunity to complete his turn and took advantage of the burst of strength, he swung his leg and volleyed toward the near corner of Bayern's goal!
Bayern's home fans couldn't react to such a silky shot connection.
But Neuer deserves to be Neuer, the German national goalkeeper who has the title of the world's number one goalkeeper made a save in an instant.
Neuer's reaction and save style are fine, but when the football hit his glove, his heart sank!
"This power cannot be undone!"
After making a judgment, Neuer looked at the football that was thrown by him in shock when he landed.
At this time, Li Mo also landed on one foot, staring at the football that slightly changed its direction in the air.
Speed stood up from the coach's bench, his eyes widened, not daring to miss the scene he saw at this time.
Heynckes rested his forehead with one hand, his heart was beating wildly, and he prayed in his heart that the ball must fly out of the goal!
The Bayern fans and Sheffield United fans at the scene showed two completely different expressions.
In the complex emotions of panic and ecstasy, the football that became the focus spun half a circle in the air, then landed and rebounded!
Neuer knew that it was too late for him to turn back and complete the save again, but he still kicked the ground in the opposite direction and stretched his arms to try to block the next step of the football.
Dante backed towards the goal with a ferocious expression, fell to the ground and shoveled the moment the football bounced towards the goal, trying to stop the football that would allow him to complete self-salvation!
He knew that he lost face in the first duel with Li Mo, but as long as he doesn't score this goal, he still has a chance of redemption!
Under the gaze of countless pairs of eyes, Dante tried his best to reach the ball, but in the end his toes were just a centimeter or two away from the football!
The one or two centimeters so close at hand has become a distance enough to touch the heartstrings of tens of millions of fans at this moment!
When the football crossed the goal line and jumped into the Bayern goal, in Sheffield, in the whole of England, and in the country of China in the east, countless fans raised their arms high at this moment, roaring passionately. That incomparably hot and excited mood!
Duan Xuan and Gong Lei cheered excitedly in the studio!
With Li Mo grimacingly pouted to celebrate, and in the background that the entire Allianz Arena was briefly occupied by the passionate cheers of Sheffield United fans.
Their commentary sound also spread throughout the entire land of Huaguo!
"The goal has been scored——!!! Li Mo scored a vital goal to break the deadlock at Bayern's home court! Everyone thought that Sheffield United would be suppressed by Bayern, so they could only be forced to give up the opening goal. When the strong first consolidated the defense, Sheffield United used a risky offensive and defensive transition to play what they most wanted to see!"
"This is why Speed dared to confront Heynckes! The coach's pre-match tactical arrangements and on-the-spot adjustments are football! But the players' wonderful performance is also football! This is the most characteristic heroism of Sheffield United Offensive! When we have a player like Li Mo, the best offensive tactic is to put the ball at his feet! And he will never disappoint the fans who support him!"
"This is Li Mo! A great player born with personal heroism!"
My mentality was a bit broken yesterday, so I would like to apologize to the brothers who have been supporting this book.
When it was more, the subscription dropped seriously, and when it was even less, the subscription also pulled my hips. Seeing that the subscription that had risen for a while suddenly fell like an avalanche, I didn’t hold back. I lay down all day yesterday and didn’t want to do anything, but in the middle of the night I slapped myself when I was there.
Because I thought of when I first wrote this book, I would think that 500 average subscriptions would be enough.
As a result, thanks to the love of all brothers, the first order of this book has 1200.
At that time, I was actually very happy for a long time, and felt that the content I wrote was recognized, but I don’t know when it started, and the high-quality goods became an obsession of mine.
This obsession made me stick to the 2000 average order, and even to the 2900 average which is only one step away from the boutique.
So I began to worry about gains and losses, always thinking about rushing to the boutique as soon as possible, and then get a boutique label that can barely symbolize my success.
But last night after my emotional collapse, I suddenly remembered the state of mind when I first wrote this book.
At the beginning, I only thought about having 500 average small writers, how could it become like this now?
In the final analysis, human greed can never be self-satisfying, just like a bottomless pit, if you have one part, you want another part.
The achievements I have achieved now have far exceeded my original imagination, but in the end it is still unavoidable. Now that I am awake, I feel that some things should not be artificially forced, and it is best to let nature take its course.
It can be considered a good thing, slap yourself soberly, you still need to practice your mentality again!
(End of this chapter)
On the evening of April 4, at the star-studded Allianz Arena and the Parc des Princes in Paris, four teams will be on the stage of the quarter-finals of this season's Champions League in the eyes of fans all over the world.
In the UEFA Champions League over the years, there are basically no underdogs among the teams that have entered the quarter-finals. The fans naturally look forward to seeing two exciting high-quality matches tonight.
As one of the first four teams to play, Sheffield United has received less attention than Bayern Munich and Barcelona.
But with the prestige gained from killing the opponents in the group and slaughtering Galatasaray before, no fans would think that Bayern can easily cross the barrier of Sheffield United.
Coupled with the public opinion incident raised by Dante questioning Li Mo's strength before the game, the match between Bayern and Sheffield United tonight is obviously higher than that of Barcelona vs. Juventus in terms of heat.
Before the start of the game, the live broadcast platforms of various countries started the warm-up promotion of this Champions League battle early.
Bayern fans are all over the world, so the support they receive in most countries is naturally higher than that of Sheffield United.
Although the two teams are the overlords of their respective leagues, the league results achieved are also completely dominant.
But today's Sheffield United is undoubtedly just a challenger in the Champions League. Only a team like Real Madrid can be considered an opponent of equal status to Bayern.
The vast majority of fans watched the Sheffield United players appear in a frenzied atmosphere with such a view.
But to their surprise, there was not much tension on the faces of the Sheffield United players.
The expressions are serious and serious, but this group of "Champions League rookies" are the same as the Bayern players, with strong confidence in their eyes stepping onto the turf of the Allianz Arena!
In the heart-stirring theme song of the Champions League, Speed loosened his tie and subconsciously looked at Li Mo, who placed a heavy responsibility on the Sheffield United team today.
Under the night sky and lights, Li Mo stood still at the head of the team with his head raised slightly. When the live broadcast camera swept across, he actually nodded with a smile.
Such a calm attitude gave the Sheffield United fans the greatest confidence. Speed looked at it and temporarily let go of the anxiety in his heart.
Li Mo, who bears the whole team's offensive burden, can be so confident now, how dare he not dare to play a game with Heynckes!
There are disadvantages to playing away in the first leg, but there are also many advantages.
At least Speed does not need to worry about Bayern Munich scoring away goals for the time being.
On the contrary, every time Sheffield United scores a goal today, the mentality of the Bayern Munich team will be slightly affected.
When necessary, Sheffield United can even use an onslaught to stifle Bayern's tactical adjustments.
Of course, this is a situation that would only appear in the most ideal state. Speed is just thinking about it. After all, the enemies he has to face are Heynckes and Bayern Munich who are at their peak.
The old coach's status in the world has not reached the ceiling of football, but at least he is also among the top coaches in the world.
Speed can take advantage of the shortcomings of Arsenal and Manchester United's current lineup to bully Wenger and Ferguson.
But when facing Heynckes, he saw very clearly that the possibility of winning by tactical tricks was very slim.
Because the Bayern Munich team has no positional flaws that can be exploited. Sir Ferguson is a clever woman who can't live without rice. Heynckes doesn't have this kind of trouble. They can use too many good players.
In the case that experience and hard power cannot be taken advantage of, if Sheffield United wants to win, they can only rely on their adventurous spirit and courage in their bones.
So at this moment, Speed is still a little lucky, the first round is to play at Bayern's home court.
This is more conducive to the players of Sheffield United to give it a go and win in the adventure.
If the first round was played at Sheffield United's home court, then it would be impossible for Speed to choose the counter-attack tactic so decisively.
Away goals are such a deadly thing, and Speed believes that Heynckes must have the same worry.
"If it were me, I would choose to press forward at the beginning of the game. The most important thing is to win the start. Don't let the opponent have too much time to react. In the first half, we must score goals in the press to completely overwhelm the opponent's arrogance! "
Speed looked at Heynckes next door who was also standing on the sidelines, staring intently at the players on both sides of the field, and pondered in his mind.
If Heynckes really makes such a tactical choice, then Sheffield United's response will definitely surprise the entire Bayern team!
Speed squeezed his palm, and a trace of excitement rose in his heart.
"I hope you all like this 'surprise'"
Li Mo met Drinkwater and Bell's eyes at this moment, and all three of them nodded slightly, and they were fully prepared psychologically.
And with the referee's whistle, Li Mo, who was standing at the kick-off point, knocked the ball to Joaquin next to him. Their "war" began now!
"CCTV! CCTV! Here it is"
Accompanied by the familiar opening remarks, Huaguo fans listened to Duan Xuan's commentary and watched the long-awaited Champions League match.
Even though it was late at night, there were still a large number of fans actively posting on sports forums and football post bars in Huaguo.
Fans are very concerned about Li Mo's performance in the Champions League, so the number of viewers watching this game tonight is also a very large number.
"Director Gong, please come and introduce the starting lineups of the two teams today to the audience friends."
As usual, Duan Xuan threw a quarrel to the guests, while he himself was staring at the live broadcast screen, not wanting to miss the fierce game scene from the opening stage.
"Okay. Today Sheffield United and Bayern Munich have a four-two-three-one starting formation.
Sheffield United's single forward Li Mo, the left and right midfielders are Bell and Medel, and Joaquin is in the midfielder position.
The double defensive midfielder is still the pair of Drinkwater and Matic.
In terms of defense, from left to right, they are Matt Ridge, Vertonghen, Maguire and Trippier.
Sommer is the goalkeeper.
On Bayern's side, Mandzukic is the striker, Ribery and Arjen Robben are the left and right midfielders, and Muller is the attacking midfielder.
The double defensive midfielder is Schweinsteiger plus Harvey Martinez.
Bayern's defense line is lined up from left to right, followed by Alaba, Dante, Van Buyten and Lahm.
Neuer is the goalkeeper. "
"The biggest change in Sheffield United today is that Joaquin was placed in the midfielder position, while Bayern chose to use the veteran Van Buyten as the Champions League starter instead of the younger Boateng. It seems that Heynckes is still more important. Value Van Buyten's air defense ability and defensive experience"
In Gong Lei's introduction, the starting positions of the players from both sides clearly appeared in the minds of Huaguo fans.
However, before the fans could discuss the tactical intentions of the two teams' starting formations, the scene of the fight that suddenly became fierce on the field immediately attracted their attention.
Bayern's tactical style is actually the same as in the past. At the beginning of the game, they formed an oppressive double-team against Sheffield United's players holding the ball in a local area.
Mandzukic is the pressing arrow, and Muller and Ribery on both sides of him are two big pincers, always ready to cut off the passing route of the ball holder to both sides.
Drinkwater didn't panic, instead of blindly lobbing the ball, he calmly pushed the ball quickly through the gap between Mandzukic and Muller.
Bell, who came back to respond, quickly transferred the ball to Joaquin's feet, and the surrounding Sheffield United players quickly began to intersperse.
But Bayern's oppressive defense was not slow at all, and Muller, who was joined by the piggy Schweinsteiger and retreated, once again double-teamed Joaquin.
This time Joaquin wanted to find Li Mo, but the pass was intercepted by Martinez, who was in the right position.
The moment the interception was completed, Bayern's entire midfield formed a forward pressure almost instantly.
Generally at this time, a more rational team will first shrink the formation and retreat, defending Bayern's offense this time and then trying to counterattack.
However, Sheffield United planned to fight Bayern in the midfield today, and formed an oppressive pincer defense at the first time. In the end, Muller, who was pressing the ball at the top of the arc in the middle circle, made a mistake and once again put The right to the ball was snatched back!
Bayern can run, but Sheffield United can also run. In terms of oppressive defense and high-position pressing, Sheffield United is not worse than Bayern at all.
This tough fighting attitude made countless fans shine.
Sheffield United chose to be tough with Bayern today, so the rhythm of the game is destined to be very exciting.
After all, this is Bayern's home court. Will the Bundesliga overlord allow opponents to show off their momentum at their home court?
That's impossible!
Not to mention Heynckes, Bayern's players on the field will not allow this kind of thing to happen.
As a result, the players on both sides didn't even have a trial period, and they took a strong target at the beginning of the game.
Five midfielders vs. five midfielders, no one took advantage, and both sides were in the best physical condition in the opening stage. The fast-paced offense and defense played was an eye-opener for the audience.
Heynckes looked at Speed next door in surprise.
He actually paid enough attention to Speed and the Sheffield United team he led, but he really didn't expect Speed to give him a big surprise.
Dare to play head-to-head high pressure and counter-attack at Bayern's home court, how brave!
The key is that Sheffield United's midfielders perform their duties, and they don't panic in the face of Bayern's oppression.
This kind of field control and pressure ability is enough to make Heynckes look at Sheffield United again.
"As expected of a team that can produce dominant statistics in the Premier League, what kind of rising local tyrant is this? They are simply armed bullies blocking the road! They are the kind of bullies who dare to bite anyone they catch!"
Heynckes was full of praise for Speed's bold tactical arrangements, and the "young" Welsh coach left a deep impression on him in a short time.
But this is Bayern's home court after all, and Speed's tactical arrangement today is not very "polite". .
Just as Sheffield United's coaching team attaches great importance to Bayern's research, Heynckes and his assistants also spent more than half a month studying Sheffield United's common tactics.
Although Speed's fickle style and Li Mo's astonishing move to play central defender made Heynckes very headache.
But this half-month of research also allowed the Bayern coaching staff to successfully find the flaws in Sheffield United's current starting lineup.
Compared with Trippier, who is full of talent on the right, Matridge, who was transformed into a left back by Speed, is obviously a weak link that Sheffield United can be exploited by opponents on the defensive end.
Matic has a large coverage area and strong defense ability, but it is impossible for him to devote too much energy to wipe Matic's ass under the oppressive attack of Bayern's midfielder.
Robben's performance in the first half of this season was not good, but Heynckes believes that with Robben's current state of gradual improvement, he will sooner or later make a hole against Matt Ridge!
Besides, Bayern still has a Ram on the right who can attack forward. Facing Robben Garam's rounds of bombing, Matt Ridge will definitely not be able to withstand it. Speed changes another left back, Kress The same goes for Will.
Even if it takes the risk of being pierced by Bell's counterattack all the way to play this targeting tactic, Heynckes thinks it is very worthwhile.
And whether it is successful or not, you have to fight first to know if it is not.
At least Sheffield United's defensive loopholes are clearly in front of Heynckes' eyes, and it's impossible for him not to take aim.
Taking advantage of a throw-in, Heynckes called Alaba to the sideline and quickly made tactical adjustments.
Li Mo saw it clearly from the side, and couldn't help feeling tense. The game might have entered into a more intense rhythm of offensive and defensive battles.
Sure enough, 2 minutes later, Bayern Munich obviously tilted the attack direction more to their right!
Bell helped Matt Ridge block Bayern's advance with the ball while he was still physically fit.
But the problems that should be faced must be faced after all. Matt Ridge kept in mind the pre-match arrangements of the coaching staff. When it was a last resort, he would rather let Robben go to the bottom than let Robben easily complete the inside cut.
His defensive level can normally interfere with Robben's dribbling with the ball, but it is unrealistic to limit a Robben who has no threat of injury for the time being.
So under the strong play, Sheffield United's defense in the left half of the area really showed a little looseness.
The forward-pressing Schweinsteiger forced Matic not to retreat easily to give way to the defense zone. Only Vertonghen could help Matric fill the position from time to time to compress Robben's passing space after the bottom.
But once the double-team is formed, it means that Sheffield United's defense will inevitably have a defensive weak side. No matter how fast the Sheffield United players complement each other's defenses, they will not be as fast as the opponent's pass.
So in the 8th and 11th minutes of the first half, Bayern got two chances to shoot from the left edge of the Sheffield United penalty area.
Müller took a turn, and Mandzukic, who retreated, played the ball to Schweinsteiger, allowing Piggy to also kick.
Although these two shots failed to really threaten Sheffield United's goal, the occurrence of such a situation is a signal.
Both the Sheffield United players and Speed knew that they had to speed up the counterattack, otherwise Bayern would be passive in the situation sooner or later if they kept beating like this.
Bayern's field advantage had their home fans excited, and the deafening cheers seemed to be a demonstration of Sheffield United.
This is the Allianz Arena!This is also the top Shura field where countless wealthy families are buried!
If you want to be Bayern's opponents, you are not qualified!Accumulate a few more years of experience to challenge the Bundesliga overlord!
Such cheers were very ear-piercing, and Li Mo felt very uncomfortable. He turned his head and saw that Bell really looked unhappy.
They did not come to Germany as a stepping stone for Bayern, but the situation is clearly leaning towards Bayern at the moment. Sheffield United's backcourt players are still looking for opportunities under pressure, and the two of them can only continue to calm down and wait.
In the No.16 minute of the first half, Robben, who had been suspended for 2 minutes, made a comeback, and once again faced Matt Ridge's defense, he confidently began to dribble forward in small steps.
Bayern's overall formation also pressed forward again, giving Robben enough tactical support. Once he breaks through unfavorably, there will be teammates behind him and beside him.
This kind of tactical treatment allowed Robben to untie the shackles, and the breakthrough power he exerted also skyrocketed.
Although Peter Pan is no longer young, the combination of technology and experience makes him even more terrifying when he is healthy.
Matt Ridge's defense seemed a little embarrassed, but his eyes were still clear, and he didn't become ashamed because of being forced by Robben many times.
On the contrary, the better Robben played, the more he forced himself to keep his head clear.
The defensive end is not his stage, and all his calmness and reason must be used at the moment when he turns from defense to offense.
Bell in front is still waiting for his support!
"Another breakthrough attempt by Robben, Matridge was passed by half a body! The Scottish defender did not choose to surrender, he is still trying to keep up with Robben's advancement! Robben's inverted triangle pass! "
In the exclamation of the commentator, Robben successfully completed an inverted triangle threat pass this time.
Maguire roared and took the responsibility of defending the ball. Sommer didn't attack when he saw it, and guarded the near corner of the goal tightly.
Thomas Muller, who had been inserted into the Sheffield United penalty area, was about to complete a shot against Robben's pass.
As a result, a huge figure stepped forward decisively and completed the shovel in front of him!
Unable to control his figure, Muller tripped over the leg of the huge figure and fell into the Sheffield United penalty area!
For a time, the roars of Bayern players and fans resounded throughout the Allianz Arena.
"Penalty! He tripped Müller, penalty!"
Schweinsteiger immediately ran towards the referee, spreading his hands and shouting loudly, but the referee was unmoved and did not have the slightest intention to stop the game.
"No foul! No foul by Maguire! His brave tackle made Bayern's attack come to an end. Vertonghen stabbed the ball to the left! Matt Ridge started to counterattack!"
The exclamation in the stadium turned into angry curses at the referee almost instantly!
In the face of these curses, Matridge moved forward, calmly walked outside and accelerated past Martinez, who was trying to intercept on the ground, and then decisively passed the ball to Joaquin, who was also running forward.
Joaquin didn't choose to stop the ball, stretched out his foot while running, and stuffed the ball directly to Bell who had already started on the left side!
Lahm, who returned to defense, stuck tightly to Bell to prevent him from overtaking. At the same time, Bayern's entire defense line was retreating quickly.
In the face of Sheffield United's sudden and fast offensive, Bayern's double midfielders did not form an interception barrier in the first place, giving Sheffield United's offensive players a chance to face the defense line. This is not a small defensive mistake.
Heynckes' heart skipped a beat. Schweinsteiger's mistakes can be replayed off the court for warnings, but at this moment Sheffield United's offense has no possibility of being suspended.
He can only place his hope on Martinez and Ribery who are chasing back with gritted teeth, hoping that they can interfere with Li Mo, who is advancing at high speed in the middle, if they don't ask for interception, just interfere!
Li Mo is also paying attention to the running positions of the Bayern players around him at this time. His ultimate goal must be to rush into Bayern's penalty area, and then find a way to catch Bell's cross to complete a shot.
Although Franck Ribery's recovery speed was very fast, and he seemed to want to interfere with himself on the way, but Li Mo was not too worried about Franck Ribery's defense.
For him, it is just a lot of effort to move around Ribery's defensive interference.
But he was ready to make a final blow, but Bell's advance had some problems first.
Lahm's defensive experience is still very rich, always stuck in Bell's travel route, pulling the jersey to interfere and getting stuck.
Blocked by Lahm's close defense, Van Buyten had enough time to prepare, and he was about to double-team Bell with Lahm.
Joaquin naturally approached Bell immediately to respond. Li Mo just thought about it for a while, then changed his route and ran straight to the left side of Bayern's big penalty area, as close to Joaquin as possible.
Facing the imminent double-teaming situation, Bell had no choice but to stop his progress, and then decisively knocked the ball back to Joaquin who responded.
At this time, Li Mo was already one step ahead of Dante and got stuck on the edge of the penalty area. He raised his hand to ask for the ball, but Joaquin quickly passed the ball without thinking too much.
"I heard you think I'm easy to guard against?"
The moment Li Mo caught the ball, he quickly muttered something. Dante had a black question mark on his face. This Li Mo came with a bunch of Chinese, and he couldn't understand it.
But Li Mo doesn't need him to understand. After finishing speaking, he catches the ball and leans against Dante to exert force instantly, and he will complete a forced turn!
Dante can be regarded as a top player in the Bundesliga. Now he is famous in Bayern and has a place in the Brazilian national team. How can Li Mo be so "arrogant"?
Want to play a forced turn in front of a defensive player, is it really a new Warcraft? !
Dante, who had never been so angry, also exerted his strength in an instant, pushing Li Mo hard, but the reality soon gave him a big blow!
"Damn! What kind of animal is this!"
Feeling the unstoppable force coming from Li Mo, Dante didn't hold his breath, and was staggered after yelling, completely revealing Neuer and the goal behind him!
Li Mo took advantage of the opportunity to complete his turn and took advantage of the burst of strength, he swung his leg and volleyed toward the near corner of Bayern's goal!
Bayern's home fans couldn't react to such a silky shot connection.
But Neuer deserves to be Neuer, the German national goalkeeper who has the title of the world's number one goalkeeper made a save in an instant.
Neuer's reaction and save style are fine, but when the football hit his glove, his heart sank!
"This power cannot be undone!"
After making a judgment, Neuer looked at the football that was thrown by him in shock when he landed.
At this time, Li Mo also landed on one foot, staring at the football that slightly changed its direction in the air.
Speed stood up from the coach's bench, his eyes widened, not daring to miss the scene he saw at this time.
Heynckes rested his forehead with one hand, his heart was beating wildly, and he prayed in his heart that the ball must fly out of the goal!
The Bayern fans and Sheffield United fans at the scene showed two completely different expressions.
In the complex emotions of panic and ecstasy, the football that became the focus spun half a circle in the air, then landed and rebounded!
Neuer knew that it was too late for him to turn back and complete the save again, but he still kicked the ground in the opposite direction and stretched his arms to try to block the next step of the football.
Dante backed towards the goal with a ferocious expression, fell to the ground and shoveled the moment the football bounced towards the goal, trying to stop the football that would allow him to complete self-salvation!
He knew that he lost face in the first duel with Li Mo, but as long as he doesn't score this goal, he still has a chance of redemption!
Under the gaze of countless pairs of eyes, Dante tried his best to reach the ball, but in the end his toes were just a centimeter or two away from the football!
The one or two centimeters so close at hand has become a distance enough to touch the heartstrings of tens of millions of fans at this moment!
When the football crossed the goal line and jumped into the Bayern goal, in Sheffield, in the whole of England, and in the country of China in the east, countless fans raised their arms high at this moment, roaring passionately. That incomparably hot and excited mood!
Duan Xuan and Gong Lei cheered excitedly in the studio!
With Li Mo grimacingly pouted to celebrate, and in the background that the entire Allianz Arena was briefly occupied by the passionate cheers of Sheffield United fans.
Their commentary sound also spread throughout the entire land of Huaguo!
"The goal has been scored——!!! Li Mo scored a vital goal to break the deadlock at Bayern's home court! Everyone thought that Sheffield United would be suppressed by Bayern, so they could only be forced to give up the opening goal. When the strong first consolidated the defense, Sheffield United used a risky offensive and defensive transition to play what they most wanted to see!"
"This is why Speed dared to confront Heynckes! The coach's pre-match tactical arrangements and on-the-spot adjustments are football! But the players' wonderful performance is also football! This is the most characteristic heroism of Sheffield United Offensive! When we have a player like Li Mo, the best offensive tactic is to put the ball at his feet! And he will never disappoint the fans who support him!"
"This is Li Mo! A great player born with personal heroism!"
My mentality was a bit broken yesterday, so I would like to apologize to the brothers who have been supporting this book.
When it was more, the subscription dropped seriously, and when it was even less, the subscription also pulled my hips. Seeing that the subscription that had risen for a while suddenly fell like an avalanche, I didn’t hold back. I lay down all day yesterday and didn’t want to do anything, but in the middle of the night I slapped myself when I was there.
Because I thought of when I first wrote this book, I would think that 500 average subscriptions would be enough.
As a result, thanks to the love of all brothers, the first order of this book has 1200.
At that time, I was actually very happy for a long time, and felt that the content I wrote was recognized, but I don’t know when it started, and the high-quality goods became an obsession of mine.
This obsession made me stick to the 2000 average order, and even to the 2900 average which is only one step away from the boutique.
So I began to worry about gains and losses, always thinking about rushing to the boutique as soon as possible, and then get a boutique label that can barely symbolize my success.
But last night after my emotional collapse, I suddenly remembered the state of mind when I first wrote this book.
At the beginning, I only thought about having 500 average small writers, how could it become like this now?
In the final analysis, human greed can never be self-satisfying, just like a bottomless pit, if you have one part, you want another part.
The achievements I have achieved now have far exceeded my original imagination, but in the end it is still unavoidable. Now that I am awake, I feel that some things should not be artificially forced, and it is best to let nature take its course.
It can be considered a good thing, slap yourself soberly, you still need to practice your mentality again!
(End of this chapter)
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