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Chapter 653 The moment of despair

Mourinho frowned when he saw Liverpool players celebrating on the field for the second time.

He was in a bad mood.

If conceding the ball the first time was a matter of luck, then conceding the ball this time is definitely the team's problem.

It’s a matter of defensive coordination in the midfield and backcourt.

When he was defending Salah just now, Xia Xing failed to block Salah's cross.

Is it Xia Xing's problem?

No, this is precisely the problem of the team as a whole.

Failure to predict in advance allowed Salah to rush into the penalty area.

No one could even keep up with the little forward, so Xia Xing had to retreat to the baseline position.

This was a collective mistake on the part of United's defence.

It's not Xia Xing's fault.

But this is also the power of Liverpool's front three.

Their performance has been perfect in the first half until now.

Not only in attack, but also in defense.

Every time the ball is lost, the counterattack on the spot makes it difficult for Manchester United's midfielder to play the ball.

Liverpool put a lot of pressure on them.

And now, they scored again.

2-0, this score is a bit difficult.

Recalling that the last time I coached the team in the Champions League final, I won the opponent with a score of 2-0.

There is not much time left for Manchester United.

But even so, Mourinho still has confidence in the team.

They have encountered many difficulties this season, including falling behind by two goals.

So, keep at it!

Applaud vigorously on the sidelines and encourage the players loudly!

It’s just two goals, we still have a chance!

Come on!

On the court, Xia Xing is doing the same thing.

They had a lot of trouble and bad luck in this game.

For a period of time, he got consecutive shooting opportunities, but missed the opportunities one after another.

The strikers didn't wear shooting boots today either.

The only striker in outstanding condition turned out to be veteran Ibrahimovic.

Several shots were well-measured and even hit the post once.

But because of his outstanding performance, he was closely guarded by his opponents.

Sanchez and Rashford also performed well, but they did not reach their highest personal level at all.

Mourinho started Rashford in this game because of his trust in him.

However, I also thought that the young English players were inexperienced and would have problems.

Rashford played very actively in this game, but after all, he is young and still not stable enough, and many of the balls were not handled properly.

It is reasonable for Sanchez to start, and he also has many wonderful performances, but he still cannot reach his top form.

He has not been able to perform at his best since getting injured at Arsenal in the first half of the season.

Facing Liverpool's crazy pressing in this game, he didn't have many outstanding performances.

The same goes for Pogba.

Looking at Pogba on the field, Mourinho frowned.

This young man is really worried.

To say he has no talent would be a lie. Pogba is definitely one of the top ten talented players Mourinho has ever coached.

You must know that he has coached stars such as Lampard, Sneijder, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Xia Xing.

But Pogba's tactical awareness is too poor, not to mention his training attitude and obedience awareness.

On the court, Mourinho hopes that he can sit deeper and organize passes.

But Pogba prefers to move forward and want more individual performance.

For example, in this game, he obviously had many passes that could create better scoring opportunities, but in the end he chose to shoot more himself.

As of now, Pogba has the most shots at this time.

Not the whole team, but the whole field.

This is exaggerated.

Mourinho looked at the midfielder, and his eyes still fell on Xia Xing.

During a fast break by Manchester United just now, Karius decisively attacked and intercepted the ball. The German goalkeeper passed a big kick to Salah.

However, Xia Xing quickly stepped forward and intercepted the ball.

Prevented the team from being hit by a counterattack.

If the ball is broken through, then there will be trouble.

Xia Xing is really good.

Pass the ball forward and look for Pogba.

Pogba knocked Sanchez across the face, Sanchez shook to no avail, knocked back to Pogba's feet, and then inserted into the penalty area.

But even so, Pogba did not cherish the opportunities created by Sanchez.

Perhaps he felt that passing the ball to Sanchez to score a goal was far less likely than to kick it himself.

With a blast, the ball slid out of the goal.

Manchester United missed an opportunity again.

Mourinho sighed softly: "Manchester United now..."

Perrin next to him suddenly said: "Jose, do you have a feeling?"

"What do you feel?"

"Although my words may not be appropriate, I still want to say it."

"Let's talk, it's just the two of us anyway."

"Xia's efforts have brought this team to a position that exceeds its overall strength."

Mourinho was silent.

After a long time, he whispered something.

"What you said may be right."

Yes, even Perrin saw it, why didn't Mourinho see it?

There are so many problems with this Manchester United.

The forward strength is insufficient and he is not the best attacker even in the Premier League, let alone in the European war.

The midfielder is not bad, but Pogba is not enough to take on the big responsibility, and Carrick and the others are also old. Matic is the only player who can be trusted, but he is only a defensive type and does not do much in the offense.

The defense is even more weak.

As for Manchester United's defense, it's hard to say it's second-rate in the Premier League.

If it weren't for De Gea's superb saving ability, Manchester United would have been beaten by various opponents.

In addition to Xia Xing, De Gea is Mourinho's second star in this team and is indispensable.

And Xia Xing's existence is higher than everyone else.

His technical versatility, his fighting spirit, and his humble and low-key quality are all unique.

So far this season, looking back, Xia Xing has used his personal ability to pull Manchester United forward many times and pulled Manchester United back from the edge of the cliff.

If there was no summer trip, Manchester United would not be able to talk about these cup championships and Champions League finals, and even the league championship would be on the line.

After all, Manchester United's super physical reserves are the most important weapon for Manchester United to remain competitive in the ongoing league.

none of them.

Today, they met Liverpool who were in excellent form. Even with Xia Xing's super performance, it was still not enough.

Xia Xing has made countless wonderful interceptions in this game, but he is still powerless against Liverpool's several attacks.

Now the game has reached the second minute of injury time, and the first half is almost over.

Xia Xing once again made a wonderful tackle and scooped out Salah's cross.

Liverpool wins a corner.

The corner kick was taken and went straight into the penalty area!

Firmino headed the ball back and the ball fell at Mane's feet!

Valencia onwards!

Mane made a smart move and got out of the way of the defense!

Poke and shoot!

The ball went straight into the near corner!

"The ball went in!