Star Card System

On the evening of May 27, 2021, at the Energy Arena in Gdansk, Poland, the 2020-2021 Europa League final is about to begin.

Manchester United VS Villarreal.

This game will determine the final championship.

Outside the stadium, countless Manchester United fans waved their Manchester United scarves in great excitement.

Sometimes a Manchester United anthem from one side of the road can elicit a response from the other side of the road.

This warm football atmosphere makes them feel as if they are in Manchester.

Feels great!

In Poland, they also have a special liking for red decoration.

In order to take care of the visiting English fans, their hotels and pubs even set up "Manchester United set menus" to specially prepare meals and drinks suitable for Manchester United fans to suit their tastes.

Poland’s tourism work this time has been done quite well.

The outside of the stadium is full of red elements, and the red is even more obvious inside the huge stadium.

Considering that the number of home and away game tickets is similar, this proves that among local neutral fans, Manchester United fans are still the majority.

Even in the stadium's die-hard fans' stands, some local fans held up banners reading "Manchester United Six Crowns" and "Xia! King!"

This makes Manchester United fans extremely proud.

Awesome!

From the moment they entered the stadium, the self-confidence of the Manchester United soldiers reached its peak.

"We will definitely win this game!"

The excited words everyone said just now on the locker room bus are still lingering in my ears at this moment.

The more this happens, the more worried Xia Xing becomes.

Go on the court to warm up, return to the locker room, and make final preparations.

Solskjaer once again had some words of encouragement and when he asked the players what they had to say, Xia Xing stood up.

"Guys, we have to fight to win this game.

"Of course there is no doubt about it,

"But despite this, I still have something to say,

“I must say – we must not underestimate the enemy!

“Our overall strength, reputation, status, and game state are all stronger than our opponents.

“But this does not prove that we can win this game easily.

“What about Arsenal in the semi-finals?

"We didn't take advantage of them this season.

“But Villarreal did it!

"They eliminated Arsenal tenaciously and stood with us.

"Such a team, such an opponent,

"We must pay attention to them,

"It's like facing Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Bayern,

"Try your best and never let down your guard!"

In the past, when Xia Xing was in the locker room, everyone would nod frequently in agreement.

But today no one answered me.

Because everyone has an idea in mind.

Captain, you are too cautious...

A seventh in La Liga, can't we win easily?

No need to be so exaggerated.

But after all, Xia Xing's reputation and status are there, so it's hard to express it in any other way, so let's just leave it like this.

Seeing the expressions of his teammates, Xia Xing frowned.

He knew that most people didn't listen.

Especially these young players.

It's bad.

The public opinion environment before this game was so bad that everyone felt that a must-win situation was the most terrifying.

If you underestimate the enemy, you will be defeated.

I can only be myself.

Manchester United still uses a 4-2-3-1 formation in this game.

Goalkeeper De Gea,

The back four of Luke Shaw, Lindelof, Maguire and Wan-Bissaka,

Double defensive midfielders Matic and Xia Xing,

Three attacking midfielders: Rashford, B Fee, and Greenwood.

Center Cavani.

James, Mata, Drinkwater, McTominay, Martial and other players are on the bench ready to go.

In the past, Xia Xing would not express too much personal wishes regarding Solskjaer's lineup selection and arrangements. He respected the head coach very much.

But this time it's different.

He found Solskjaer a day in advance and asked him about the main lineup and playing style, and Solskjaer naturally told him the truth.

"Coach, I have a personal suggestion. I hope I can exchange positions with B fee."

"exchange?"

"Yes, let me retreat and partner with Matic as a defensive midfielder to organize the whole field; B fee is in the first position, behind the three attackers, delivering cannonballs."

"I don't quite understand why you have to adjust like this? You know, the offensive power you have given the team in the frontcourt is unparalleled."

"But the defensive contribution I can make in the backcourt is also great. And in this game, I have a bad feeling that the team's defense may be in big trouble."

"This... okay, just follow what you said."

Finally, Xia Xing retreated and fee B advanced.

Combined with Xia Xing's words just now, Solskjaer also understood his thoughts.

However, even he himself felt that Xia Xing was making a fuss out of a molehill?

A Villarreal must not be taken lightly, but there is no need to worry so much, right?

As long as we play at a normal level, winning shouldn't be a problem.

Solskjaer, who has always been confident, is already looking forward to the celebration of defending the Europa League title in advance.

By his side, Fei Lan was also the same, full of confidence.

Only Carrick felt vaguely that something was wrong. Anyway, this game shouldn't be that simple...

In this game, Villarreal deployed a 4-4-2 formation, a very standard style of play, with a balanced offense and defense.

Goalkeeper Rulli,

Four defenders Pedraza, Pau Torres, Albiol, Foyth,

Four midfielders Trigros, Parejo, Capoue, Jeremie Pino,

Double strikers Bacca and Gerard Moreno.

On the bench sat Paco, Coquelin, Mori and other players.

This team has almost no star quality, and those main pillar players are all eliminated by major giants.

For example, Albiol is a former Real Madrid defender, and he is not an absolute main player.

The forward Bacca is a former AC Milan striker who transferred to La Liga.

Parejo came from the Real Madrid youth training camp, but has been on loan to various mid- and lower-level teams for many years.

The other players are not particularly famous stars.

This is also one of the reasons why Manchester United players are sure that they can easily win today.

This team is too civilian.

But Xia Xing knows very well that this opponent is not weak.

During this period, Solskjaer arranged for Carrick to take everyone to watch and analyze Villarreal's game videos.

This opponent has a strong team cooperation ability.

Can they be weak if they can play the artistic cooperation of continuous multi-pass at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium?

But Manchester United players still underestimated the opponent, which is very troublesome.

Before going on the court, Xia Xing called several teammates to his side again.

Matic, Maguire, De Gea.

This is the defensive axis of the team.

"Guys, I must emphasize to you again that this opponent is not easy to deal with! They will cause us a lot of trouble today! We must go all out, must be highly focused, and never underestimate the enemy!" (End of this chapter)