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Chapter 442 Apply the brakes?
Manchester United is fighting on three fronts, and all lines are moving forward together.

The FA Cup reached the semi-finals, and the Europa League also secured a spot in the quarterfinals.

In the next Europa League quarter-finals, their opponent was Anderlecht.

This powerful team from Belgium is very strong, and Manchester United needs to be fully prepared.

But there are still three weeks until the game, and there is still time for tactical analysis and research.

In the next three weeks, Manchester United's games will not be intensive, and they will temporarily switch to single-line operations in the Premier League.

Due to season conflicts, the 28th round match against Southampton was postponed and the time has not yet been determined.

Next, there are rounds 29 to 32.

Manchester United will face four opponents: Middlesbrough, West Brom, Everton and Sunderland.

The strength is very average. If Manchester United can successfully win, then their league championship will be completely guaranteed.

After all, they are now ten points ahead of No. 2 Chelsea, which is a huge gap.

On March 3, Manchester United played Middlesbrough away.

Manchester United made a certain amount of rotation in this game, but even so, they were much stronger than their opponents' lineup.

However, the most shining star in this game was not a Manchester United player, but Middlesbrough goalkeeper Valdes.

The former Barcelona goalkeeper once again produced a world-class performance today.

Faced with Manchester United's indiscriminate bombardment, Valdez made high passes and low blocks, trying to keep the goal.

45 minutes passed in the first half, and the score was 0-0.

The referee's whistle sounded and the half game was over.

Mourinho on the sidelines nodded and praised his opponent.

“This guy’s saves are still so good.”

During his time at Real Madrid, the team coached by Mourinho encountered Valdes' obstruction many times.

It is no exaggeration to say that in the best Barcelona of that era, the importance of the goalkeeper position was absolutely top-notch.

Most people have seen Messi's talent, Habaib's midfield dominance, and even the combination of Puyol and Pique have been praised, but few people have praised Valdez's diligence and stability. .

He is low-key, calm and unassuming, and is really a good goalkeeper.

In the summer of 2014, he left Barcelona and immediately joined Manchester United.

But he didn't get a chance at Old Trafford.

Finally, last summer, he resolutely left the team without any room for negotiation.

In fact, Mourinho wanted to keep him at that time, at least as a rotation or substitute, but he had already decided to leave.

For Manchester United, he was completely sad and chilled.

The team he joined was Middlesbrough.

Here, he rediscovered the joy of football.

In this game, his heroic saves allowed Manchester United to return without success several times.

Even though Xia Xing was also present, his shots were blocked by Valdes.

He was truly a god in this game.

In the second half, the game changed sides and Valdes was still brave.

In the end, when the referee blew the final whistle, Middlesbrough managed to hold on to a 0-0 draw and got one point.

Although Manchester United is regretful, the draw is not unjust. After all, they encountered the god-level performance of their opponents.

The winning streak in the league ended, and the next Premier League game will be ten days later.

National team match day is here.

For a team like Manchester United with many international players, international match days are a problem.

The players have returned from international duty and Mourinho doesn't even care about the status of the players.

As long as I don't get hurt, I'll be content...

In the following 30th round of the Premier League, many Manchester United players were in extremely poor condition and lacked physical fitness.

Although Xia Xing was present, it was still difficult for them to win.

Especially the back line of defense is full of loopholes.

In the end, they tied with West Brom 2-2.

Xia Xing scored twice and performed brilliantly throughout the game.

However, the opponent also took advantage of several loopholes of Manchester United and counterattacked efficiently, scoring two goals in a row.It is worth mentioning that the assister of both goals was the same person, former Manchester United player Fletcher.

As an outstanding player trained by Manchester United's youth training, Fletcher has never fulfilled his talent at Manchester United.

With his low-key diligence and comprehensive skills, although he often performed well at Manchester United, he failed to become an absolute main player under previous coaches.

Especially after Sir Alex Ferguson left, neither Moyes nor Van Gaal liked him.

Eventually, he left Manchester United in 2015 and bounced around several teams.

Now at West Brom, he has been in very good form and has become the absolute core of the midfielder for this small team.

Two assists helped the team take a point from his old club.

Facing Everton, Manchester United must win this game.

After two consecutive draws, Manchester United's leading points gradually declined.

This game must stop its decline.

But unexpectedly, the most eye-catching player in this game was also an opponent player.

Everton No. 10 - Lukaku!

Fellaini faced his old club and received a red card shortly after the start of the first half.

This made Mourinho on the sidelines suddenly confused.

Is this awkward?
Although it was a side tackle and some big moves, was it not a red card?

They just sent off a penalty at the beginning, how to play next?
Everton doesn't care about that much.

They are now ranked seventh in the league, only 6 minutes away from No. 8 Arsenal, and there is still a chance.

As long as they can stabilize in the next game, Arsenal, which operates on multiple fronts, will definitely fall behind.

After all, they have now reached their annual laggard stage...

埃弗顿主帅科曼立即调整阵型，从4-5-1变阵4-3-3。

Facing Manchester United with ten men, Everton changed their formation very decisively.

In this situation, Manchester United was very passive even with Xia Xing sitting in the midfield.

The first half ended 0-0, and it looked like Manchester United was playing very steadily.

But when the physical fitness of several veterans began to decline in the second half, Manchester United was in trouble.

Former Manchester City star Barry sat in the midfield and played two wonderful through balls in a row, accurately finding Lukaku.

Lukaku also used his speed and body to break through Manchester United's defense and hit the net with a powerful shot.

2-0, Everton leads by two goals.

Soon, Barry also scored.

Outside the penalty area, a blast shot directly broke the net, which was powerful and heavy.

3 is better than 0!

The former Manchester City star met Manchester United again, and the Derby blood in his body was rekindled.

Just when everyone thought Manchester United would suffer a disastrous defeat, Xia Xing stood up again.

Taking the ball on the left wing, a landmark personal breakthrough, passing three people in a row, and a low shot from outside the penalty area!
1 is better than 3!

Manchester United pulled one back!
10 minutes later, Xia Xing made a quick forward move again, received Mkhitaryan's cross kick, and shot from a position 32 meters away from the penalty area!

The ball hits the net!

2 is better than 3!

Manchester United gets another one!
The game is about to be evened!
Next, Everton tried its best to defend Xia Xing, and Xia Xing also decisively gave up the organizing rights.

Pogba's several consecutive breakthroughs and passes posed a great threat.

But they couldn't score.

In the second minute of stoppage time, Xia Xing's long pass found Rashford.

Rashford low shot in the penalty area!
The ball hit the post and bounced off the baseline.

They missed their best chance to equalize...

In the end, Manchester United unfortunately lost 2-3 at home.

Suffered the first defeat in the Premier League this season...

(End of this chapter)