20demayo Chapter 264
Chapter 264
"Huh..." Hearing the whistle, Lineker breathed a sigh of relief in the studio, "I was terrified watching this first half, especially with the situation at Old Trafford, the effect was extraordinary! Fortunately, Leeds United scored a goal, and now Sheffield United must attack."
"Of course, I believe Warnock must have known that Sunderland was behind before, so they played so confidently." Jon analyzed with certainty, "But it's useless now. For Sheffield United, losing means relegation. I believe the second half of the game will be very exciting. Let's see how Warnock adjusts!"
Jon was right.
For Sheffield United, they had no way out after losing the ball at the last moment of the first half. Even if they and Sunderland lost the game in the end, they could not escape the fate of relegation, because Sheffield United did not have an advantage in goal difference.
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In the away team's locker room, Warnock was calmly explaining the tactics for the second half to his players.
The scene that many commentators had mentioned during the halftime break, where Warnock might get angry during the halftime break, did not appear.
Warnock is not a rookie coach.
He knows when to put pressure on the players and when not to.
Obviously, the situation Sheffield United is facing at this time has already put a lot of pressure on the players, and if he is still furious about the goal lost in the first half during the halftime break, the team will probably collapse completely after the start of the second half.
So the first thing Warnock did after returning to the locker room was not to blame anyone, but to summarize first.
"Tongqi, don't be so sad, the goal is not your responsibility alone! You did a good job in the first half, at least before the goal was lost, you froze the Frenchman on the opposite side!"
Warnock first comforted Tongqi, who was sitting in his seat with his head down and blaming himself.
Then he clapped his hands vigorously, and after the players all looked at him, he began to arrange the tactics for the second half.
"Okay, boys, we still have a full 45 minutes to change the current situation, so don't be upset, we still have a chance! Next we have to..."
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Compared to the calmness in the away team's locker room.
The atmosphere in the home team's locker room was a bit high.
Li Shiguang was the last one to enter the locker room.
He had already calmed down and frowned at the noisy scene inside, but did not speak to stop it immediately.
He knew that if he stopped the players at this time, it would undoubtedly pour cold water on the team's morale.
So Li Shiguang just stood quietly in the center of the locker room, quietly watching the players who were laughing and chatting with each other, but Simeone, who was right next to him, still noticed it.
Li Shiguang's eyes were a little cold...
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About a minute later.
Cannavaro was the first to notice this. He quietly touched Kompany beside him, and didn't say anything, but just pouted in the direction of Li Shiguang.
With Cannavaro's reminder, Kompany subconsciously looked in the direction of Li Shiguang.
Realizing that something was wrong, he immediately restrained the smile on his face, stood up and shouted to his teammates in the locker room: "Quiet! The game is not over yet, don't think that the championship trophy has been put into our arms!"
Kompany shouted like this.
Gradually.
The players all realized that their behavior seemed a little inappropriate. The younger Bale and Reus even shrank their necks in fear after seeing Li Shiguang's cold eyes, hiding themselves behind their teammates.
"Very good!" Li Shiguang, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke, "At least one of you has realized the problem!"
"Have we won?"
"Or has Manchester United lost?"
"Do you want me to ask Alan to bring up the champagne that we prepared before? Each of you should drink a bottle before going up to play in the second half!"
When he said the last sentence.
Li Shiguang's face was ferocious, and he shouted directly.
No one spoke in the locker room, and everyone's face showed a trace of shame.
All the players present were professional players. After the head coach clearly pointed out their mistakes, everyone realized the seriousness of the problem at the first time.
After all, everyone has seen the gossip reported by The Sun before. It is said that AC Milan created the magical Istanbul miracle in the history of the Champions League because of champagne in the first half of the game in Turkey two years ago.
"Okay, everyone performed very well in the first half. Now come around and let's study how to play in the second half!"
Seeing everyone quiet down, they all seemed to realize their mistakes.
Li Shiguang put away his cold eyes, smiled again, and began to arrange the tactics for the second half.
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The 15-minute break passed in the blink of an eye.
In the expectation of the fans, the players of both sides reappeared on the field.
Leeds United did not make any substitutions, and Li Shiguang still used the same configuration as in the first half.
But what surprised many commentators was that.
Sheffield United did not make too many adjustments. Warnock just replaced Nader with Richards, which was a positional substitution.
"Jon, you seem to have guessed wrong. Warnock seems to be full of confidence in his tactical system." Seeing that Sheffield United still played with the original team, Lineker immediately teased his partner, because during the halftime break, Jon was sure that Warnock would make substitutions.
"Uh... maybe. "Jon shook his head and smiled helplessly, "After all, I am just a commentator, he is the real head coach, what if he made any special tactics during the halftime break?"
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In fact, Warnock did not make any special tactics as Jon said.
Even if it was made, the strength of Sheffield United players may not be able to complete it.
But football matches are sometimes so magical.
When a team with relatively weak strength on paper can be strengthened on the spiritual level, then this team may pose some threats to opponents stronger than itself.
For example, Sheffield United at this moment.
At first, Warnock's attitude of not blaming in the locker room during the halftime break itself eliminated the fear of Sheffield after losing the ball. The players of Sheffield United were a little uneasy.
After briefly arranging the tactics for the second half, Warnock even started PUA directly.
He told his players.
They were stronger than Leeds United, and they had to believe in their offensive firepower and know that there were countless Sheffield United fans waiting for their triumph!
These words greatly boosted the morale of the Sheffield United players.
So at the beginning of the second half, Sheffield United actually relied on their mad dog-like running and fighting to gain a slight advantage on the field...