Star Card System

Early in the morning of December 14, the photo of Cristiano Ronaldo and Xia Xing holding the Ballon d'Or trophy in both hands became the headline of major sports media.

This unprecedented and rare grand scene has become a topic of conversation for countless fans.

And Xia Xing's sudden rise has also been predicted by many football experts.

Will the era of Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi's peerless pride end here?

Will Xia Xing take over the baton from the two and become the new king of football?

Regarding this competition, countless experts, media, and fans are arguing happily.

Cristiano Ronaldo fans: "My Ronaldo is the best in the world! And for a long time to come!"

Xia Xing fans: "Xia is only 22 years old and has won the Ballon d'Or. He will definitely become the best in the world!"

Not only Cristiano Ronaldo and Xia Xing's fans, Messi's fans also naturally joined in.

Messi: "C Ronaldo is two years older than Messi, Xia is still too young, and his condition is hard to say. Messi will still be the world in the future!"

Countless fans chattered and kept quarreling online.

But Xia Xing didn't care about these.

For him, playing and training steadily are the most important.

If he had more time, he would also care about the company's operations, and he had no time to care about the chaos on the Internet.

Although he cared, in fact, he only understood at most.

Xia Xing won the Ballon d'Or, and Alyona was even happier than him.

On the one hand, he was happy for Xia Xing from the bottom of his heart.

On the other hand, it was also because Xia Xing won the Ballon d'Or that the company's operating conditions rose rapidly, and the revenue increased by nearly 50%.

What an amazing improvement!

At the same time as Xia Xing won the Ballon d'Or, Alyona also won several newcomer awards in the industry.

This is very important for a new company and a new boss.

And Mendes also gave Alyona a lot of help behind the scenes.

Xia Xing saw all these and kept them in mind.

On the evening of December 13, Xia Xing participated in the FIFA annual ceremony and returned with the trophy.

But he didn't have much time to rest.

On December 15, he followed the team to the Crystal Palace to face the opponent in the 16th round of the Premier League.

This is an away game, and Manchester United is under a lot of pressure.

The opponent is in good shape recently, especially in good physical condition.

Manchester United had just fought hard against Tottenham a few days ago, and the main players were seriously exhausted.

Mourinho sent many substitutes in this game.

He originally wanted to let Xia Xing also be a substitute, or simply rest at home, and not be included in the 18-man roster.

After all, Xia Xing has been busy with matters related to the Golden Ball Award these days, and his energy consumption is quite serious.

But Xia Xing insisted on playing.

"I'm fine!"

Seeing Xia Xing's insistence, Mourinho had no choice.

In the end, he still let Xia Xing start and wear the captain's armband.

But Manchester United was in a very bad state in this game.

From the first minute of the game, Crystal Palace surrounded Manchester United's half and attacked fiercely.

With the occasional counterattacks, Manchester United had little chance to break the game.

Especially Xia Xing, who made two rare mistakes.

Both straight passes were destroyed by the opponent, which was not up to standard.

Even Alan Shearer in the live broadcast room just shook his head.

"What happened to Xia? How come he's in a bad state right after winning the Ballon d'Or? This is obviously not his normal level..."

Alan Shearer has always been a fan of Xia Xing and often praises him. This criticism is rare.

Carragher next to him curled his lips: "It's just a Ballon d'Or, it doesn't mean anything. Aren't there many players who have been short-lived in international football in recent years? Even if he and Ronaldo reach the top at the same time, he is still far from the peerless duo. If he wants to prove that he is a top star, he still needs to do a lot."

The two commentators saw it, and Mourinho had discovered it long ago.

Throughout the first half, Xia Xing's state was far worse than before.

Not only his competitive state, but even his concentration has declined.

This is not good.

Not to mention Xia Xing during the Manchester United stage, even in the three years before at Leicester City, Xia Xing had never had this situation.

Is it really related to winning the Ballon d'Or?

After a long shot that hit the plane outrageously, assistant coach Perrin couldn't help but complain.

"Jose, how about we replace him?"

"Well, I'm thinking about it, but not now."

"Yeah, replacing him now is really disrespectful to him."

"Let him come down and have a good rest during the halftime break..."

The referee blew the whistle and the first half of the game ended.

Mourinho told Pogba on the bench: "Warm up as soon as you go up, and come on as a substitute in the second half."

"Yeah."

Pogba agreed.

He was not in good physical condition in this game, so he sat on the bench.

Even so, he was still uncomfortable to see Xia Xing still start.

In this Manchester United team, he and Xia Xing are absolute competitors.

The two transferred at the same time, both are young talented midfielders, and their ages are similar.

But their situations are very different.

One is the core of the five-time champion, and the other is a new star of Juventus.

In half a season, Xia Xing's condition is obviously better than his.

This made Pogba very angry.

The reason why I am not as good as you is entirely because you have more ball rights!

If I had more opportunities to perform and more opportunities to organize passes, I would definitely be better than you!

But he forgot that at the beginning of this season, he once occupied the core position of the team's organization, and Xia Xing played as his assistant.

However, a month later, he was suppressed by Xia Xing's amazing performance, and slowly lost the qualification to compete for the team's number one player.

But he did forget that now, he felt that his chance had come.

Running quickly onto the court to warm up, Pogba felt that he was full of energy!

In the second half, I will definitely lead the team to turn the tide!

At the door of the locker room, Mourinho stopped Xia Xing.

"Xia, you will rest in the second half."

"Coach, I..."

"Listen to me, rest!"

"Okay..."

Seeing Xia Xing thoughtful, Mourinho hurriedly whispered to comfort him.

"Xia, I rarely see you in such a fluctuating state. You must take a good rest. Don't think too much and calm down your mind."

"Okay."

Xia Xing nodded and walked into the locker room.

Mourinho breathed a sigh of relief.

For the current Portuguese, taking care of the players' emotions has become an important focus.

In the past, whether in Porto or Chelsea, his iron-fisted military strategy was unwavering.

However, with the unsuccessful performances in Real Madrid and Chelsea, he slowly began to change his mindset.

These young players have more jumping thoughts and cannot be treated with the old tough model.

The current team is not managed in the military model.

So when replacing Xia Xing, he must not let Xia Xing have any emotional changes.

In the second half, Pogba will replace Xia Xing. Whether the team's winning streak can continue depends on the performance of this billionaire...