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As soon as the game is over.

Li Mo was surrounded by reporters in the mixed zone.

Li Mo, who scored his twelfth goal in the Champions League this season, was naturally very happy, but he did not struggle with the competition for the top scorer: "I am very happy to tie Cristiano Ronaldo. His form this season Yes, but the Champions League golden boot is mine and no one can take it away!”

His words were a bit arrogant, but reporters didn't dare to say anything. After all, he just set a record last season.

Moreover, he tied Cristiano Ronaldo's goals in two fewer games in the Champions League, and his average goal rate per game is much higher than Cristiano Ronaldo.

"Don't forget that your competitor is Messi!"

One reporter stood up and said.

Li Mo took a closer look.

Oh, it turns out to be a reporter from [World Sports News].

He grinned and said, "Sorry, how many goals has he scored now?"

"8."

"Oh~~ Then he has withdrawn from the competition."

Li Mo said.

"That's Messi! And Barcelona is very likely to reach the final, and Arsenal may be eliminated in the next round!"

The reporter said with his head held high.

"Really? Then wish him good luck!"

Li Mo shrugged.

"I repeat, that's Messi."

"So what? Do you insist on me saying that?" Li Mo snorted coldly: "I didn't take him seriously at all!"

After saying that, Li Mo simply shook his head and walked away, without giving the Catalan reporter, whose face was extremely dark, a chance to continue spouting nonsense.

at the post-match press conference.

An excited Wenger said directly: "I have already said it, and I am not kidding: he is the best football player now! There is no one better than him!"

So on the second day.

There are a lot of headlines in major newspapers such as "Li Mo is the only one!" and "Li Mo is the number one in active service."

The title looks scary, but not many people think this title is exaggerated.

The exaggeration is naturally a bit exaggerated. After all, the media can hype up a little gimmick for a long time.

The media throughout Europe, and even the entire world, were reeling from the aftermath of the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.

Li Mo and the entire Arsenal team can't care about this.

As there are still four games in the quarter-finals to be completed in the middle of next week.

Therefore, there are currently only four teams in the Champions League quarter-finals, namely: Arsenal, Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​and Chelsea.

The other four teams will be born after the games are completed next Wednesday and Thursday.

When all the top eight are born, UEFA will conduct a simple drawing ceremony to determine the opponents in the quarter-finals. When the semi-finals are reached, they will draw again.

Then you can wait for the finals to come.

Therefore, Arsenal now has no way of knowing who their opponent in the quarter-finals is. What's more, they have a very important game next, which is the League Cup final at Wembley Stadium.

The opponent is Sunderland.

This game will produce England's first domestic championship trophy this season.

Even if it is a useless League Cup, it will still attract a lot of attention at the final stage.

However, due to the objective strength gap between Arsenal and Sunderland.

Therefore, most fans and media believe that there is basically no suspense for Arsenal to win the championship.

Especially when Li Mo is in such excellent condition.

Everyone is discussing Arsenal's good form and Li Mo's terrifying scoring ability.

As Arsenal's opponent in the League Cup final, Sunderland naturally cannot always remain silent.

"Li Mo is very powerful and outstanding, but our opponent is Arsenal, and we will find ways to limit him. This is the final, and we will not give up!"

"We must go all out. If we have a chance to win a championship, I believe that every one of our players will work hard!"

Sunderland captain John O'Shea said in an interview with the media.

As a veteran who came from Manchester United's youth training and has achieved success at Manchester United, John O'Shea still has a lot of experience.

And if nothing else, John O'Shea, who starts the game, will definitely be one of Li Mo's opponents.

It is worth mentioning that.

John O'Shea's centre-back partner, Wes Brown, is also a Manchester United youth player.

Why do people always say that Sunderland is the younger brother of Manchester United?

The reason is that Sunderland can always get youth players on loan from Manchester United, or veterans who need to be retired.

And Sunderland can always give Manchester United three points when they need them.

But this game has nothing to do with Manchester United.

No one will discuss the relationship between Sunderland and Manchester United.

As for the game itself.

Everyone feels that John O'Shea is definitely not Li Mo's opponent.

Although he is as tall as Li Mo and weighs about the same as Li Mo.

But he is thirty-three years old.

The flexibility is far less than that of Li Mo.

In terms of physical confrontation.

O'Shea also fell sharply.

Not to mention the current O'Shea, even O'Shea at his peak during his time at Manchester United was no match for Li Mo - after all, O'Shea at that time was more of a rotating central defender for Manchester United.

In the outside world.

The media also felt that Sunderland, who was at an absolute disadvantage, had few options to use against Arsenal.

Unless Arsenal is in poor form - this is not impossible. After all, there are examples of a team that was in excellent form before the final, but ended up in no shape at all in the final.

However, Sunderland naturally cannot sit still and hope that Arsenal will pick up the slack if they are not in good condition.

This is really passive.

in the game.

Sunderland still adopted a more proactive and positive attitude towards the game.

Everybody knows.

To defend against Arsenal's offense, we must focus on defending Li Mo.

So how did San Delan deal with Li Mo?

the answer is.

foul!

Rough action, coupled with a foul.

It makes it difficult for Arsenal's offense to advance smoothly into the frontcourt.

Most of the time, Arsenal had to struggle with Sunderland in the midfield and engage in close combat.

Their fouls even advanced to Arsenal's defensive third zone, which is the front edge of Arsenal's penalty area.

As for Li Mo, they didn't specifically foul him, because Li Mo's range of activities was in Sunderland's defensive third zone, and a foul in this area would send Li Mo to the penalty spot.

Everyone knows that his direct free kick scoring is very powerful.

Sunderland chose to carry out big-move defense in the midfield and frontcourt, constantly committing fouls to cut up the game. In addition to fragmenting the game, the other purpose was to avoid giving Arsenal free kicks in the frontcourt.

Moreover, their crazy pressing has another effect, which is to prevent Arsenal from playing accurate long passes. Under the interference of players, it is quite difficult to accurately play long passes to find Li Mo.

This defensive method was also encouraged by the referee - the referee's enforcement standards in this game were very loose.

This is also normal.

After all, this is the final of the League Cup, and the officials don't want a good final to turn into a one-sided one.

Therefore, the referees favor the weak side so that they can compete with strong teams and at least make the game more enjoyable - this is all for the sake of traffic and money.

Therefore, it depends on the right time, right place and right people.

Sunderland's tactics were successful.

At least, the first half was successful.

After all, they managed to return to the halftime break with a score of zero to zero.

But it didn't come without a price.

After all, no matter how much the referee favors them, given their foul situation, a card is inevitable.

In the first half, Sunderland received six yellow cards.

Among them, each of the four defenders in their defense has one.

Defenders carrying yellow cards are naturally a limitation on their performance.

But after paying such a price, Sunderland also gained the results they wanted.

Arsenal and Li Mo really didn't score in the first half.

The first half was too sparse.

Fouls, collisions, falling to the ground, Arsenal's protests to the referee, conflicts between the two sides.

These consume a lot of game time.

And it is also constantly disrupting Arsenal's offensive organization.

There was no continuity in the game, and the entire first half was made up of small fragments of the game.

This made the Arsenal fans in the stands very unhappy.

At the end of the first half, Sunderland's players walked from the sidelines to the tunnel.

Arsenal fans taunted their opponents with songs: "Hey, Wembley is not your Simmons!"

However, they are still very confident in the second half of the game.

Because they knew that Sunderland, who had six yellow cards on his back, would not be able to continue this defensive posture in the second half!

In the commentary box.

The commentators share this view.

"Sunderland adopted foul tactics in the first half, which was the direct reason why neither side scored a goal in the first half, but Sunderland also paid the price. All four defenders received yellow cards. Two midfielders are also carrying yellow cards. They must be careful in the next game. You know, Arsenal has many dribbling masters. Sanchez, Cazorla, and even Li Mo can make breakthroughs. , causing damage and forcing Sunderland players to foul, which can easily cause Sunderland players to be sent off from the field with two yellows and one red! "

"Once the numerical balance is broken, Sunderland will definitely not be able to withstand it. What's more, Arsenal's back-up players on the bench are much more luxurious than Sunderland's. They have Kaka on the bench. , Podolsky, Giroud, Chamberlain and others."

While the narrators are talking.

Arsenal's players also headed to the tunnel.

There was no look of frustration on their faces because they didn't score in the first half.

They know it too.

The opponent's strategy in the first half cannot be continued for the entire game!

Their physical fitness will be limited, and they will not have unlimited opportunities to foul.

Wait until the second half.

That's Arsenal's world!

And their performance against Sunderland was no surprise.

This is, after all, the finals.

Sunderland will definitely have to fight to the death.

But what is surprising is.

Li Mo seemed to be very dissatisfied with the first half. He was walking off the field while arguing with the referee.