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Manchester United encountered a goal drought?

Indeed.

Three days after the draw with Besiktas, Manchester United ushered in the last Premier League game in September.

Home game against Crystal Palace.

Manchester United had good luck in this game because the opponent's "Zah" was injured.

In Crystal Palace, Zaha is their king and thigh.

As long as Zaha is on the field, Crystal Palace is not afraid of anyone.

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

If it were not for his unstable state, I believe his achievements would be 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 line can be boldly pressed, without worrying about the opponent's Zah alone.

But Manchester United still had no chance to score in this game.

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

Schlupp.

This former Leicester City midfielder is an old acquaintance of Xia Xing.

In the season when Leicester City won five championships, he was among them.

After winning the five-time champion with the team, he has nothing to ask for.

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

In the winter of 2017, he transferred to Crystal Palace for 13.8 million euros.

This price is not low.

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

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

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

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

Lukaku complained: "Xia, when you were in Leicester City before, did they train comprehensive midfielders there..."

Xia Xing looked not far away, Schlupp was expressionless, directing the defense line.

In the season when Leicester City won the five championships, he was just a rotation player.

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

Really good.

Although he secretly praised his teammates, Xia Xing still had to go 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, Manchester United still had difficulty scoring.

Lukaku couldn't shoot in this game.

Rooney and Rashford were also unlucky in scoring.

The same was true for Martial and Mata who came on as substitutes.

Herrera and Lingard who occasionally rushed forward were also a little bit off from long shots.

Somehow, Manchester United's shooting has been quite bad recently.

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

The best candidate is naturally...

It's me!

Pogba dribbled forward and took a long shot from 32 meters away from the goal!

The ball hit the cannon!

A few minutes later, the midfielder got the ball again.

He could have passed the ball to Rashford who was running forward at the far end, but Pogba still chose a long shot!

The ball was kicked to the stands again...

The Crystal Palace fans laughed.

The fans in the stands even played volleyball temporarily, dribbling the ball with their hands.

This made Pogba quite embarrassed.

At this time, Xia Xing came up and whispered to Pogba: "Dude, let's be steady, don't rush to shoot, and look for opportunities to pass the ball."

Pogba retorted: "There are so many people on the opposite side, how can we find opportunities to pass the ball? I think we should shoot long shots!"

Xia Xing shook his head with a serious expression: "Don't rush to shoot long shots, be steady, don't rush!"

Pogba wanted to say something, but finally controlled himself.

Okay, I'll listen to you.

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

But what will you say if I can't score a goal?

Cut!

In this team, the one who complained the most about Xia Xing was Pogba.

It's just that Xia Xing was in the limelight, so Pogba didn't dare to say much.

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

Even if the management liked him more, he could only keep his tail between his legs at this stage.

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

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

The formations also changed to 3-4-3 and 5-4-1 respectively.

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

Xia Xing asked his teammates not to rush and shoot, and he began to move forward and organize the attack.

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

From left to right, dispatching the opponent's defense.

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

But Manchester United was not in a hurry, just passing the ball in front of the penalty area.

This wave of seemingly casual passes lasted for five minutes.

This puzzled Mourinho.

What did Xia want to do?

It was Xia Xing's idea to let his teammates calm down and pass the ball slowly, not Mourinho's idea.

So Mourinho also didn't understand.

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

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

Let's see what this kid wants to do.

Crystal Palace has been in possession of the ball for eight minutes, but has not been able to touch the ball.

Gradually, Crystal Palace couldn't hold on.

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

This is the slack caused by keeping the formation stable for a long time.

Xia Xing's eyes lit up!

Good opportunity!

Facing this Crystal Palace, Xia Xing is very clear.

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

So, as long as they keep dragging them, they will reveal their flaws!

Now, it's time to tear open the defense!

Just like the pass just now, the ball came to Xia Xing's feet.

Xia Xing suddenly accelerated along the left side!

The Crystal Palace defense line instantly tensed up!

This guy is going to go to the side!

But Xia Xing didn't!

He took two steps on the side, 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 deployed and tilted towards Xia Xing!

This guy must go it alone!

Or shoot!

Be sure to stop him!

Three defensive players blocked Xia Xing in front of him with meat shield defense!

Xia Xing had no space to shoot!

But they didn't expect that Xia Xing had no intention of shooting at all!

Cutting inside to the top of the penalty area, after a slight adjustment, Xia Xing suddenly made a lob pass!

The ball went in the opposite direction and passed to the left side of the penalty area!

At this moment, Rashford had already quickly advanced!

Successfully countered offside!

Rashford steadily received Xia Xing's pass at the near corner of the goal!

Without stopping the ball, he kicked and shot it neatly!

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!

"1-0!

"Manchester United finally broke the deadlock!

"Most of the credit for this goal was Xia's wonderful pass!

"He controlled the team's rhythm and continued to pass for eight minutes!

"These eight minutes have almost broken the tense nerves of the Crystal Palace players!

"At this moment, Xia was like a string player, playing hard on the tense nerves!

"It all collapsed the Crystal Palace defense!

"Manchester United is on the verge of victory!" (End of this chapter)