Star card system.

Manchester United encounters a goal drought?

This is true.

Three days after a draw with Besiktas, Manchester United played its last Premier League game in September.

Home game against Crystal Palace.

Manchester United was lucky in this game because the opponent's "shooting king" was injured.

In Crystal Palace, Zaha is their ball king and thigh.

As long as Zaha is present, no one will be afraid of Crystal Palace.

As one of the few players in the Premier League who can solve battles, Zaha is very capable.

If it weren't for his unstable condition, I believe his achievements would have been even higher.

After all, he is a player favored by Sir Alex Ferguson.

He did not appear in this game, and Manchester United's game was much less difficult.

The defense can press forward boldly without worrying about the opponent's ball-killing king riding through alone.

However, Manchester United still failed to score in this game.

In the midfield position, Xia Xing met an old acquaintance today.

Schlupp.

The former Leicester City midfielder is an old acquaintance with Xia Xing.

He was among them during Leicester City's quintuplet-winning season.

After winning five championships with the team, he had nothing more to ask for.

He is looking forward to more playing opportunities than staying at Leicester City.

In the winter of 2017, he moved to Crystal Palace for 1380 million euros.

The price is not low.

After joining Crystal Palace, he has been the team's starting midfielder.

He can play multiple positions, has excellent speed and strength, and has comprehensive characteristics, which is suitable for this small club.

In this game, his large-scale running defense in the midfield caused Manchester United a lot of trouble.

After knocking down Lukaku once, Xia Xing pulled Lukaku up.

Lukaku complained: "Xia, when you were at Leicester City, did they train a comprehensive midfielder there..."

Xia Xing looked not far away, where Schlupp was commanding the defense line with an expressionless face.

During his quintuple-winning season at Leicester City, he was just a rotation player.

But when he came to Crystal Palace, he became an absolute midfielder.

really not bad.

Although he secretly praised his teammates, Xia Xing still went all out to help the team score goals.

The fierce attack in the first half was fruitless, and the game ended 0-0.

In the second half, the team changed sides and fought again, but Manchester United still found it difficult to score.

Why didn't Lukaku shoot in this game?

Rooney and Rashford also had poor luck in scoring goals.

The same goes for Martial and Mata who came off the bench.

Herrera and Lingard occasionally rushed forward, but long-range shots were almost useless.

Manchester United has been feeling quite bad shooting for some reason recently.

In this situation, one person needs to stand up and turn the tide.

The best candidate is naturally...

Of course it’s me!

Pogba dribbled the ball forward and shot a long shot from 32 meters away from the goal!
The ball hit the anti-aircraft gun!
A few minutes later, there was another midfield ball.

He could have passed the ball to Rashford who was advancing from the far end, but Pogba still chose to take a long shot!
The ball was kicked into the stands again...

Crystal Palace fans burst into laughter.

Fans in the stands even temporarily played volleyball, passing the ball with their hands.

This makes Pogba quite embarrassed.At this time, Xia Xing came up and whispered to Pogba: "Man, as long as we are steady, don't rush to shoot, and look for opportunities to pass the ball."

Pogba retorted: "With so many people on the opposite side, how can we find a chance to pass the ball? I think we should shoot from long range!"

Xia Xing shook his head with a serious expression: "Don't be in a hurry, shoot from a long distance, be steady, don't be in a hurry!"

Pogba wanted to say something else, but finally got it under control.

OK, listen to you.

Anyway, Rooney just came off the field, and you are now the captain on the field.

But I couldn't score when I saw it, how do you explain it?

cut!
Among this team, the one who criticized Xia Xing the most was Pogba.

It's just that Xia Xing is in full swing, and Pogba doesn't dare to say anything.

Many veterans in the team took care of Xia Xing, and the coaching staff valued Xia Xing, so Pogba could only give in.

Even if the management likes him more, at this stage he can only do it with his tail between his legs.

Xia, I want to see how you find passing opportunities in the crowd!

In the 78th minute of the game, both sides had used up all substitutions.

阵型也分别变成了3-4-3和5-4-1。

Crystal Palace continued to retreat and they were ready to take a point.

Xia Xing asked his teammates not to be too busy shooting, so he started to move forward and organize the attack.

In the frontcourt, Manchester United began to pass the ball leisurely.

From left to right, dispatch the opponent's defense line.

The Crystal Palace defense remained tight, keeping an eye on Manchester United's next move.

But Manchester United took their time and passed the ball in front of the penalty area.

This seemingly random pass lasted for five minutes.

This made Mourinho a little puzzled.

What does xia want to do?
It was Xia Xing's idea to calm down his teammates and pass the ball slowly, not Mourinho's.

So Mourinho also didn't understand it.

He prefers to let the players fight in the penalty area and attack the defense.

But since Xia Xing takes the initiative to direct the team, he fully respects Xia Xing's wishes.

Let's see what this kid wants to do.

It has been 8 minutes of continuous possession of the ball, and Crystal Palace has never been able to touch the ball.

Gradually, Crystal Palace could no longer bear it.

The distance between their right back Ward and right center back Sakho is a bit wide.

This is the laxity that comes from maintaining a stable formation for a long time.

Xia Xing's eyes lit up!
good chance!
Facing this Crystal Palace, Xia Xing knew very well.

They don't have a figure like Van Dijk and lack a defensive commander!

So, as long as you keep dragging them, they will show their flaws!
Now, it's time to tear apart the defense!
Just like the pass just now, the ball came to Xia Xing's feet.

Xia Xing suddenly accelerated along the left road!
The Crystal Palace defense was immediately tense!
This guy is going wide!
But Xia Xing didn’t!
He took two steps on the wing, quickly cut inside, and still went to the middle!
He accelerated with the ball and rushed to the top of the penalty area!
The Crystal Palace defense line quickly formed and tilted towards Xia Xing!

This guy must go it alone!
Or shoot!
Be sure to guard against him!
Three defensive players used human shields to block Xia Xing!
Xia Xing has no shooting space!

But they didn't expect that Xia Xing had no intention of shooting!
Cutting inside to the top of the penalty area, making a slight adjustment, Xia Xing suddenly made a pass!
The ball went in the opposite direction and passed to the left side of the penalty area!
At this moment Rashford has already moved forward quickly!
The anti-offside was successful!
Rashford steadily received Xia Xing's pass at the near corner of the goal!
Don't stop the ball, just kick and volley!
The ball went straight into the far corner of the goal!

This time even Alan Shearer in the live broadcast room stood up and applauded excitedly!

"The ball went in!

"1 to 0!

"Manchester United finally broke the deadlock!

"Most of the credit for this goal is due to xia's wonderful pass!
"He controlled the team's rhythm and continued to pass the ball for 8 minutes!
“In these eight minutes, the nerves of the Crystal Palace players were almost broken!

"At this moment, xia is like a string player, playing hard on the tense nerves!
"The Crystal Palace defense line collapsed in one fell swoop!
"Manchester United is in sight of victory!" (End of Chapter)