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Chapter 423 Because this may be the only chance in this life, put all your efforts together

The 2013-2014 season has finally come to an end, and the five major leagues have also come to an end.

After Sheffield United won the FA Cup, Serie A and La Liga, which ended last in the league, also ended all games in the final round of the schedule on May 5.

So far, the champions of the five major leagues have been announced.

Among them, apart from Sheffield United, the most eye-catching one has to be Juventus.

Because they also completed the "feat" of breaking the percentage to win the championship in this year's Serie A.

The record of 33 wins, three draws and two losses is good enough, and the championship points of [-] points also demonstrates their solid domination of Serie A.

But compared to Sheffield United's unbeaten championship record of [-] points, after all, it is slightly inferior.

It's no wonder that Sheffield United almost stole the limelight from other league titles at the moment.

It is really that their new unbeaten championship record is too exaggerated.

For fans of other Premier League teams who have experienced Sheffield United's strong dominance season, the strength of Sheffield United has been deeply imprinted in their hearts.

As long as it is the first goal in the game, Sheffield United has maintained a record of victory, stable and strong, and it can even be described as terrible.

Real Madrid, who are about to face Sheffield United, may also have to scratch their heads for the horror record of Sheffield United.

Of course, this is not the only problem they need to scratch their heads to deal with tactical measures.

How to limit the performance of Li Mo, who is invincible in one-on-one blasting?
How to hold Bell and Neymar on the two wings in turn?
How to strangle the threat connection between De Bruyne and Li Mo?

Or, when Speed ​​adopted the "three defensive midfielders" starting tactic, how should Real Madrid break Sheffield United's midfield strangling and oppressive defense?

There are too many tactical problems that require the Real Madrid coaching staff, and Ancelotti needs to consider countermeasures.

Compared with Real Madrid, Sheffield United's preparations are relatively "easy".

Their biggest problems are actually two.

One, send someone to stare at Ronaldo, making the Portuguese superstar play uncomfortable and awkward.

Second, how to make Li Mo play more comfortably. If Li Mo plays comfortably, the chances of Sheffield United scoring the first goal will be greatly increased.

As for other midfield layouts and sideways offensive tactics, Sheffield United only needs to prepare normally.

This is not Sheffield United's carelessness, but Real Madrid themselves lost the chain first.

Their midfielder Xavi Alonso received his third accumulated yellow card in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final against Atletico Madrid, directly missing the Champions League final.

Without Alonso in the midfielder, the Real Madrid midfielder basically couldn't maintain a balanced offensive and defensive rhythm when facing Sheffield United.

By Khedira and Casemiro?
Do not make jokes.

One of these two can't play a single midfielder at all, and is essentially a B2B midfielder, and the other is still immature. Let's continue to practice for a season or two.

Modric and Isco can ensure the normal operation of Real Madrid's offensive system.

But on the defensive end, without Alonso, Li Mo alone in front of Khedira or Casemiro is enough to deter Real Madrid's midfielders!
As for the midfield competition and rhythm competition?
Matic Gadrinkwater is the current No. [-] midfielder combination in Europe, the kind that can't find an opponent at all.

With the addition of De Bruyne or Medel, it is difficult to say that Real Madrid, which is well-equipped, can compete with Sheffield United's midfielder at a [-]-[-] score, let alone Alonso's Real Madrid midfielder.

Under the basic premise of dominance in the midfield, Sheffield United's preparations are naturally much easier.

If you advance, you can strengthen the support for Li Mo in the middle, and if you retreat, you can safely defend Real Madrid's offensive impact.

Speed's tactical preparation time for Real Madrid's midfield performance, to be honest, is really not as long as for Ronaldo's tactical design.

Benzema and Di Maria are great, but compared with Ronaldo, they are not at the same level of star at all.

If Ronaldo's performance is suppressed, Real Madrid's offensive threat will at least go to the next level.

And even if Sheffield United uses "half" Li Mo as a tactical bait, and Bale, who can barely keep up with Ronaldo's tail, as the main output, how can Real Madrid defend?
It is smart to double-team against one superstar, but it is stupid to double-team against two superstars.

After sorting out the strengths and weaknesses of the lineups on both sides, Speed ​​and the coaching staff of Sheffield United became more confident as they prepared for the game.

On May 5, two days before the start of the Champions League final, the Sheffield United team arrived in Lisbon in advance by plane.

The club has already made preparations in advance. According to Speed's request, it directly rented a professional training ground, and rented a whole four-star hotel near the training ground for three days to fully prepare for the whole team. Logistics Services.

Therefore, as soon as Sheffield United arrived in Lisbon, they did not accept any media interview requests. After putting away their luggage in the hotel, they directly started the afternoon training session.

Of course, it is a closed training mode, and outsiders are not allowed to enter.

Li Mo and his teammates went shopping nearby that night, which attracted the attention of many fans, but they quickly returned to the hotel by car.

Throughout the day on the 23rd, no Sheffield United players, coaches or club staff went out.

The Portuguese media and Western media have speculated about the various tactical plans that Sheffield United may be preparing, but they have done Sheffield United a favor.

At least in the true and false news, Ancelotti may not know which media to believe.

On the morning of May 5th, after completing the last training session before the game, which was also the most relaxing training session recently, Sheffield United also ended the main preparation work before the game.

Li Mo, Bell and other Sheffield United stars finally appeared in front of the media with confident and relaxed smiles.

Sheffield United allowed reporters to enter the hotel to do some normal filming and interviews.

Although what can be photographed is the players eating and talking, the reporters from all walks of life are still quite satisfied.

Even on the interview side, the Sheffield United players and coaching staff all spoke in unison.

Ask tactics?Ask the starter?
That's embarrassing, no comment at all.

It’s okay to talk about your views on the final, your desire for the championship, and your gratitude to the fans.

In addition, the players of Sheffield United have kept other information tight-lipped.

The helpless reporters could only retreat in the end, and the Sheffield United players who had finished their last meal also entered the last rest period before the game.

In the evening, from two opposite directions of the Stadium of Light in Lisbon, the buses of Sheffield United and Real Madrid drove out of the hotel where they were staying almost at the same time!
Their respective followers started shouting and screaming excitedly, so that the Lisbon police who stood on the side of the road to maintain order had to work hard to stabilize the situation at the scene.

The bus drove slowly towards the stadium smoothly, and the fans of the two teams were also queuing up to enter the Stadium of Light ahead of schedule.

Half an hour later, when the players on both sides walked out of the player channel with nervousness or excitement and began to warm up, the Stadium of Light was almost full.

A full 4000 people burst into passionate cheers or hostile boos when they saw the players step onto the field.

In the midst of the noise, Li Mo suddenly raised his arms high towards the stands where the fans of his side gathered, causing the "Blades" to erupt in an instant!

There are a lot of Sheffield United fans who came to the Stadium of Light today.

Looking around, almost half of the 4000 people are wearing the red and white shirts of Sheffield United.

There are as many as 3 Real Madrid fans. After all, there are many local fans or melon-eating tourists from other countries around the world.

So when Li Mo encouraged, the entire Stadium of Light was almost drowned out by the cheers of Sheffield United fans!
Even if Real Madrid fans want to resist and boo, the momentum is completely inferior to Sheffield United.

Li Mo was very satisfied with this momentum, he smiled and started warming up with his teammates.

Low key?

If a low profile is useful, then why play this final with Real Madrid?
Because of his strength, and because he has confidence in the strength of his own team, Li Mo only hopes that the voice of supporting them will be louder and better.

He will make his brothers full of confidence in a high profile, and he will also defeat Real Madrid head-on in a high profile, and lay the foundation of Sheffield United's giants with dignity!
"Everyone warm up! Be nervous! We are here for this championship, there is no need to hide it, win this game, brothers, we have everything we wanted to have at the beginning! Mobilize your emotions, slow down Slowly get excited, Barcelona and Bayern have passed, now wait to win Real Madrid and put these giants under our feet!"

Li Mo gave a small speech before the warm-up officially started, trying to arouse the ambitions of all Sheffield United players.

And amidst the cheers of their concerted efforts afterwards, the momentum of the Sheffield United fans on the scene became stronger and stronger.

After warming up on both sides, the Sheffield United players trotted to the dressing room led by Li Mo, preparing for the last mobilization before the game.

Speed ​​felt somewhat nervous and stressed at the moment.

He has won three League Cups, two FA Cups and two Premier League titles.

But in front of the Champions League trophy, he felt as if he had returned to the beginning, the eve when he was notified that he was about to coach Sheffield United.

Some are at a loss, some are restless.

But after seeing the Sheffield United players returning to the dressing room one after another, they saw the familiar faces that they had been with day and night.

His restless heart seemed to have found a sustenance, and slowly calmed down.

Prompted by the assistant coach, Speed, as usual, applauded the players to be quiet first.

Then he took the tactical board and started his last tactical emphasis before the game.

His tone was a bit dry, but he didn't stutter, and he still smoothly went through the matters that his players needed to pay attention to.

Apart from his voice, there was no other noise in the locker room.

The Sheffield United players listened attentively to Speed's emphatic speech, keeping in mind their tactical responsibilities.

After finishing all the work he could do, Speed ​​turned his attention to Li Mo.

He invested in his most proud and most trustworthy disciple!
"Okay, brothers, come here."

After Li Mo saw the hopeful eyes of his mentor, he clapped loudly and made all the Sheffield United players gather around him.

When all of them stood shoulder to shoulder and held each other's shoulders tightly, Li Mo stood in the circle and started the most important pre-match speech in his life.

"Look, I didn't lie to you. All the brothers who joined the team heard me say that I wanted to create the most glorious history of the team with everyone. In the past three seasons, we have actually done this. One point, now, today, at this moment, we have finally reached the most difficult level, and we are only one step away from completing our original goal."

In Li Mo's slow voice, many Sheffield United players remembered the little things they had experienced with the brothers around them since they joined the team.

Maguire didn't say much, but tightly wrapped his arm around Li Mo's shoulder.

They grew up together from the youth training echelon, entered the second team together, and then entered the first team together.

The two boys from England's back small club have finally reached the point where they are about to dominate Europe today. Like Li Mo, his feelings are the deepest and most complicated.

"At this time, I actually know that no matter whether I say some inspirational or intentional words to motivate you, you will do your best to win this Champions League trophy. I trust you 100% and unconditionally, my brothers, as That's how you trust me, so I will just make a small reminder at the end, which is what I once said to you."

Li Mo's tone is very sincere, this season has worked so hard to reach this point, really, it's a waste of time to say some clichés.

Whether it's them or Real Madrid's players, the teams that have come to this point will do everything they can to fight for the Champions League trophy.

No one can afford to lose, and no one wants to lose.

All he can do is to remind his brothers one last thing, what exactly they are facing.

"Before we face what may be a once-in-a-lifetime chance, let's do our best! Let's stop thinking about the result. I just hope that those of us who played today will not regret it! This is a game worth fighting for." , many years later, when we reunite and reminisce about this time, I hope you can all puff up your chest and say to me proudly: Captain! We all gave our all! This championship is the one we have won in our careers THE BEST CHAMPION!!!”

"Come on!!! If we are destined to fight a war with Real Madrid today, then let the superstars on the opposite side know what we have paid and what we relied on to finally get in front of them!"

"Glory! Glory——!!!"

"Glory to Sheffield!!!"

(End of this chapter)