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After the game, the Sheffield Wednesday team received a grand welcome from the Sheffield people, although there was no direct arrival at Sheffield's airport, the Sheffield Wednesday team could only fly to Manchester first and then take the bus back to Sheffield, but their fans gathered at the Manchester airport early to welcome the return of the European champions. From the team bus back to Sheffield until it drove into Heathborough Stadium, Sheffield Wednesday fans were singing and singing along the way.
It can't be helped, Sheffield fans have been silent for too long, they haven't been able to get enough accolades for too long. How long has it been since we last won the championship? It seems to be something from the 30s of the last century, so long that some fans have never been able to see it in their lives, this time it was finally enough to meet their wishes, how can they not carnival, even the opposite "Daily Morning Post" sent a heartfelt congratulations on Sheffield Wednesday's achievements on the front page, "This is not only the glory of Sheffield Wednesday, but also the glory of Sheffield, but also the glory of England." ”
Sheffield Wednesday's mouthpiece Dorcie even touted Sheffield Wednesday's victory in her column, "Coach Lee Seung-fung led his youth army to create a miracle, the miracle of the promoted horses to win the European championship, and they will surely go down in history for their magical performance this season." Coach Lee Seung-feng's achievement is even more magical than Mourinho's, and we look forward to seeing Sheffield Wednesday achieve even more under such a magical coach. ”
This kind of praise made Li Chengfeng feel a little embarrassed, he put down the newspaper, stayed alone in the hotel and looked at the lively Sheffield city outside the window, he was also excited, and after a long time, it was rare that he withdrew from the CM world much later.
Tonight, Sheffield belongs to Sheffield Wednesday.
Lee Seung-peak, who has returned to the real world, is still reminiscing about the feeling of the championship, which is different from the previous champions of League One and Championship, and it is even more crazy. Looking at the performance of the fans, the scenes that Li Chengfeng saw along the way still shook his heart, and the players could usher in a tsunami-like cheer even if they just opened the windows and waved. Li Chengfeng even saw someone faint with excitement and be carried out, such a scene was unimaginable to the former pseudo-fan Li Chengfeng.
Perhaps for these avid fans, football is their life. Li Chengfeng remembered Shankly's famous saying: "Football has nothing to do with life and death, football is higher than life and death." ”
Football is life and death, Li Chengfeng looked at the bright red countdown sign, there were less than 100 days left, which made him feel a little bad, and he spit out "poof": For me, football is life and death.
However, compared to the fans who can indulge in this carnival of winning the championship, Lee and his players can't relax, the FA Cup final is just a few days away, Liverpool are not an easy opponent to deal with, they have nothing to gain this season, they can only seek solace in the FA Cup, such an opponent is more terrifying, their physical strength is also better, and the strength is stronger, everything is even worse for Sheffield Wednesday.
But football is round, nothing is surprising when anything happens, when Li Chengfeng saw that his team was ahead of Liverpool by 2 goals in less than 30 minutes, he still couldn't believe his eyes, could it be that he moved the heavens with three consecutive rounds of reversal in the Europa League, so he gave himself a compensation, Li Chengfeng looked up at the score on the scoreboard, 2:0, the lead was Sheffield Wednesday, it was indeed right.
The two goals came close to each other and both came from a Sheffield Wednesday counter-attack. The first goal was a shot from Ribery after cutting inside, which was blocked by Liverpool defender Carragher and flew backwards into Liverpool's goal, an own goal?! Sheffield Wednesday took the lead dramatically, and Dean Oolong really lived up to his name.
Sheffield Wednesday came back a few minutes later when Toure received a pass from Luka Modric and fired a long-range shot from the edge of the box, but Liverpool goalkeeper Reyna tried to hold the ball, only to miss and the ball bounced off his chest, before the astute Bent suddenly appeared and stabbed the ball into the close Liverpool goal.
Two consecutive mistakes by the Liverpudlian gave Sheffield Wednesday a two-goal lead in less than 30 minutes, what could be a better start? Li Chengfeng seems to have seen Sheffield Wednesday's match in the Europa League semi-finals and minutes, the second leg of the Bucharest Star, Sheffield Wednesday also made two consecutive mistakes and fell behind by two goals in less than 30 minutes.
However, Li Chengfeng's good mood only lasted less than 5 minutes, in the 33rd minute, Alonso knocked on the sideline, Gerrard made a 40-meter diagonal long pass on the right side, Cisse successfully countered offside, did not wait for the ball to land 8 meters in front of the goal, fell sideways and scored into the near corner with a right-footed volley, and the Reds made it 1-2!
A brilliant goal to pull Liverpool back with one point. Although Sheffield Wednesday still had a one-goal lead, Lee Seungfeng felt uneasy in his heart, the process of this game was too similar to Sheffield Wednesday's match with Bucharest Stars in the second leg, where a team took advantage of the opponent's mistakes to win two goals in less than 30 minutes, and then the trailing side pulled a goal back in a few minutes, which is really too similar.
This feeling is very bad, do you want to usher in such a reversal?
"Don't, absolutely not!" Li Chengfeng thought fiercely, the feeling of reversal is certainly very cool, but if the pain that happens to him is absolutely uncomfortable, Li Chengfeng still remembers the loss of souls of the players of Basel and Bucharest Stars after the successful reversal on Sheffield Wednesday, and some players cried before the game was even over. And then there was the bewilderment of their coach in the post-match press conference.
Li Chengfeng still remembers the coach of the Bucharest Star team who said to himself like Xianglin's sister-in-law, "We relaxed too early, we should work harder, how can we relax......"
Li Chengfeng didn't want to be like that after the game, he had to take action.
Lee Seung-peak asked Modric to take care of Alonso and interfere with his ball. Although Modric worked hard, his relentless movement on the pitch tried to interfere with Alonso, but the effect was not particularly ideal, and a world-class playmaker like Alonso could not limit the defensive ability of Modric's half-defence. In the 39th minute, Alonso sent another very penetrating long pass, and it was Cisse who ran to the position first and shot at goal, but fortunately it was missed, otherwise it was another good opportunity.
The two teams played 2:1 in the first half, Sheffield Wednesday still maintained a one-goal advantage, but Liverpool dominated the field, so Li Chengfeng felt that the opponent had a great chance of equalizing or even overtaking.
A change had to be made, twice thinking about the experience of the future, he made a decision, he sent Guarin to replace Modric, "It's for tactical reasons, we need to strengthen the defense in midfield, Luka you can rest in the second half. ”
Modric is a very team player, although he was a little disappointed, but the manager also explained for himself, so he accepted it calmly. Modric nodded, still paying attention to Li Chengfeng's arrangement, and did not show any dissatisfaction because of this, but was very teamwork.
Lee Seung-bong continued the set-up of the second half, "Alonso is Liverpool's metronome, a key part of Liverpool, we can't let him calmly dispatch Liverpool's midfield. Russ, you have to be a little bit more forward, keep an eye on Alonso, limit him, interfere with him, and definitely not make him comfortable. ”
Lee Seung-peak stared into Las Diarra's eyes, "Your task in the second half is to keep an eye on Alonso, you can go wherever he goes, and don't let him break away from your defense." ”
"Yes, I will do it." Diarra is a player with a lot of character, he gets emotional when he's in a bad mood, but if he feels valued, he does his best to contribute. Li Chengfeng gave him such an important task, and he was even more motivated.
'Steven Gerrard is also something to focus on, he's very good at pushing forward and he's shooting from distance. Toure, he's handed it over to you, you have to keep an eye on his position at all times, stop in front of him, try not to give him a line to break through, stop his long shot. ”
'Both of Liverpool's full-backs like to assist, so we're going to have to play more space behind them and make their full-backs afraid to put in assists. Lescote and Francis also had to be decisive when they stepped in and had to play their wings back. ”
'But you can't plug in at the same time, when one person assists, the other person has to stay at the back and make sure to defend.
"Their striker Crouch is very tall, but he is not physical, so give him a chance to play against and not give him a chance to control the ball easily."
Li Chengfeng explained the layout of the second half one by one, and made the best arrangement he could think of, "This is our last game of the season, we don't need any reservations, we have to do our best to compete for this championship." ”
The second half of the game began, the two teams played more openly, and the game was more exciting, Sheffield Wednesday, who mainly played on the wing, and Liverpool, who mainly played in the middle, went toe-to-toe with each other.
At the beginning of the game, Sheffield Wednesday launched a surprise attack on the wing, Ribery played behind Finnan in an offside position, broke through the ball to Bent in the middle, Bent shoveled 7 meters in front of the goal, but the ball was saved by Reina, bounced to the other side, and the follow-up Lennon shot again, and was saved by Reina. Sheffield Wednesday missed a great chance to score as the Liverpool goalkeeper made up for a first-half mistake.
Liverpool also counter-attacked, and Gerrard's long-range shot hit the crossbar, shocking Lee Seung-peak into a cold sweat. Li Chengfeng shouted loudly at Toure, telling him to pay attention to Gerrard's position. He knows it's hard to limit Gerrard completely, it's hard to limit a player who is good at running, but at least to limit his catches in dangerous areas.