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Chapter 424 The blow of dimensionality reduction!
The chosen captain.

This is Mourinho's new evaluation of Xia Xing.

In fact, at the beginning of the season, Mourinho asked Xia Xing to be the third captain, and some of them had personal preferences.

Mourinho has two considerations.

On the one hand, Xia Xing was the third captain in Leicester City, and he promised himself to join Manchester United, so he couldn't do anything.

On the other hand, Xia Xing is extremely strong and has a championship temperament. Mourinho hopes that he can become the future banner of Manchester United.

At that time, Mourinho even thought that if Xia Xing was really not popular and his status was not stable, then he could even come forward to support him.

But over time, those thoughts dissipated.

Because Xia Xing proved his strength!

The frequent and wonderful passes made Xia Xing the favorite midfield teammate of offensive players.

And often withdrawing to participate in defense, Xia Xing has become the most trusted partner of defensive players.

Not to mention Xia Xing's personal charm, humility and low-key, hard work, all of which have won him the love of his teammates.

And today, Xia Xing cast spells continuously, which made Pogba admire him very much.

During the intermission, Mourinho could see that Pogba was not in a good mood.

But he didn't have a good solution, and it wasn't suitable for him to come forward to comfort him now.

And Xia Xing's penalty kick completely moved the French midfielder.

The assist that Pogba just reciprocated also proved his sincere gratitude to Xia Xing.

Simple and simple, he influenced a teammate who had a great competitive relationship with him.

This kid is really good!

What a candidate for the captain!

If possible, I really hope this kid can retire at Manchester United!
If that is the case, how many championships and honors can he bring to Manchester United?

Great to think about!

But having said that, if possible, I also hope to stay at Manchester United for a long time.

Just like Sir Alex Ferguson.

How good.

On the pitch, Manchester United players hugged excitedly and enjoyed the joy of scoring.

Mourinho on the sidelines was easily distracted, thinking about the club and his future.

In the last 10 minutes, Manchester United's offense was still fierce.

But in the end, they failed to change the score again.

The score of 6-0 gave Manchester United the last laugh.

West Ham, who was thinking of being able to win points for an upset, finally let Manchester United beat them and left the field in frustration.

After winning West Ham on January 1, Manchester United finally ended four consecutive draws and regained the domineering feeling of being at the top of the league.

In the next period of time, Manchester United once again ushered in a third-line battle.

The Premier League, the English League Cup and the FA Cup are played alternately, and Manchester United has once again entered the stage of intensive competition.

On January 1, the FA Cup officially kicked off, and Manchester United played away against the Championship team Reading in the third round.

On January 1, in the first round of the Carabao Cup semi-final, Manchester United's opponent was Hull City, and the first game was an away game.

On January 1, in the No. 16 round of the Premier League, Manchester United once again welcomed the double red club at home.

On January 1, the No.21 second round of the Premier League, Manchester United played away against Stoke City.

On January 1, in the second round of the English League Cup semi-final, they played away against Hull City.

20 days, five games, one game in four days on average.

Although it is also very intensive, compared with the three-day intensive competition around Christmas, there is still a little time to breathe.

Nevertheless, Mourinho still has to carefully consider the team's lineup rotation.

According to his thoughts at the beginning of the season, the domestic cup competitions are not very interesting, and all young players and substitute players in the competition will play.

Even though the English League Cup has reached the semi-finals, Mourinho still considers it this way.

Not to mention the upcoming FA Cup.

With only four days left before the victory over West Ham, Mourinho still rested the main players and came on the bench against Reading.

Except for Xia Xing. "Coach, I still want to play!"

"You have worked very hard recently, so take a good rest."

"I really want to race, and I'm fine!"

"I really can't help you..."

In the end, Mourinho and Xia Xing made an agreement.

Xia Xing started the first half, regardless of the team's situation, he will be substituted during the half-time break.

If the team takes a big lead, Mourinho may even consider substituting Xia Xing in advance.

Although Xia Xing still had objections, he could only agree.

Looking at the energetic Xia Xing, Mourinho suddenly felt a little pity.

He didn't pity Xia Xing, but pity Pogba.

If Pogba's physical fitness is better, Mourinho actually wants him to start.

On the stage of this kind of domestic cup competition, give Pogba more opportunities to organize the core.

It's just a matter of practicing hands. Anyway, winning or losing is not so critical, it is far worse than the league and the Europa League.

But after the game against West Ham, Pogba's physical fitness has declined seriously. If he is forced to appear in this game, the next series of games will be affected.

Therefore, Mourinho's idea is good, but in the end he can only give up.

In this game, Xia Xing made his debut wearing the captain's armband.

Facing Reading, Xia Xing is more familiar than all Manchester United teammates.

After all, this opponent was the archenemy of Leicester City in the English Championship. They once fought bloody battles for the chance to be promoted to the Premier League.

But now, time has passed, Reading is still in the British Championship, but Xia Xing is no longer the young boy who is just starting out in the British Championship.

As soon as the game started, Xia Xing made a long diagonal pass, tearing open the defense accurately!

Rashford ran quickly, and he was single-handed!
Rush into the penalty area and push the far corner!
The ball crashed into the net!

1 is better than 0!

Manchester United broke the deadlock at the beginning!

This goal happened in the 5th minute of the game. The opponent Reading had not found the feeling of the game before conceding the goal.

Next, their defensive strategy of the iron barrel formation was also a bit tangled.

After all, we lost the ball first, what should happen next?

Do you want to defend first and not lose the ball, or rush forward to try to equalize as soon as possible?

Reading players were hesitating, and Xia Xing helped them make a choice.

In the 11th minute of the game, Xia Xing made another long-distance pass.

This time the ball flew from the left side of the center line to the right front of the penalty area!
Lingard quickly followed up and shot from outside the penalty area!

The ball hits the net!

2 is better than 0!

Manchester United extend their lead!

Conceded two goals, now Reading doesn't hesitate at all!
What are you waiting for?
Attack quickly!
Next, Reading started a ferocious attack.

Not to mention, their tactics of high-flying high-flying in the British Championship really caused Manchester United's defense a lot of trouble.

There was even no offensive opportunity for 10 minutes.

But soon, Manchester United's offense came back.

In the 28th minute of the game, Xia Xing suddenly stole the ball in the middle, cutting off Reading's attack!
Dash fast with the ball!
Knock away two midfield defenders and use your speed to get past a central defender!
There is a chance!

Just as the goalkeeper was attacking, Xia Xing suddenly knocked horizontally!

Lingard plugs in from the back row and pushes into the net!

3 is better than 0!

Another goal for Manchester United!
Less than 30 minutes into the game, Manchester United secured the victory under the leadership of Xia Xing!

Xia Xing scored a hat-trick of assists!
Mourinho on the sidelines laughed and applauded.

This guy playing for the English Championship team is simply a blow to dimensionality reduction!
(End of this chapter)