Star Card System

In the second half, Manchester United still lacked offensive power.

The forwards were still in poor condition.

Mourinho frowned.

Now he really needs a good striker.

Not only to solve the problem of lack of strikers, but also to activate the team's forwards.

Now the forwards in the team are old, young, and those who don't run don't run. Lukaku, who is entrusted with the most important task, often seems to be missing a string.

This is really hard for Mourinho to accept.

This group of forwards is definitely the worst group he has ever led.

Although this cannot be said directly, Mourinho thinks so.

If a new striker can come now, let these guys have some sense of crisis and competition, then perhaps it will activate the forward group to the greatest extent.

But who can come this winter?

These days, Mourinho also used Mendes's relationship to let him call several agent friends.

Want to see if he can dig the players on the list.

But without exception, all were rejected.

Mourinho wants forwards who are at least in the top 20 in the world.

Most of these people, or all of them, are the core players of their respective clubs. Why do they want to leave?

Even if some people are interested in Manchester United's salary conditions and team reputation, they don't plan to come in the winter.

Joining a team during the winter transfer period means that there is no long-term rationality with the team, requiring players to be plug-and-play and be able to take on the main responsibility as soon as they come.

But as a striker, this situation must be avoided.

Defenders and midfielders are better, but strikers need too much support from teammates.

Changing the environment in winter, new teammates don't understand your running habits, characteristics, advantages, and shortcomings, and even can't pass the ball to your running route, and often give it to the wrong foot position. How to deal with this?

From the history of international football, there are very few successful forwards who transfer during the winter break.

So Mourinho has no way.

And there are strikers with secondary strength who want to come.

But Mourinho is very determined.

I don't want secondary strikers, because we have them, and there are quite a few...

In the end, it ended in vain.

Now it seems that Sanchez is the only qualified choice...

Thinking in his mind, Mourinho suddenly lost his mind.

At this moment, there was a cheer from the stands!

Goal?

Mourinho carefully observed the field-oh, it was Xia's performance again!

It started!

Yes, it was Xia Xing.

On the left side, he started to accelerate with the ball again!

The Manchester United fans in the stands were excited!

They had seen this scene countless times!

As long as Xia Xing rushed up resolutely and decisively, their goal would not be far away!

The fans in the stands cheered, and Xia Xing dribbled the ball quickly!

Xia Xing was more familiar with this stadium than anyone in Manchester United.

He also knew this opponent very well.

After all, the "Watford Miracle" was Leicester City's reverse scale. It was not until the four-time and five-time champions that everyone slowly faded away that bad memory.

But every time they saw Watford, Leicester City seemed to rekindle their blue blood and beat them up.

Now, the blood in Xia Xing's body has awakened again!

After the forwards failed to score, Xia Xing tried to do it alone!

Accelerate on the left side!

Femenia and Mariappa both rushed up to steal the ball!

Xia Xing didn't care. After changing direction continuously, he passed the ball with a fried meatball and directly got rid of two defensive players!

Iniesta's classic passing move was performed by Xia Xing to perfection at this moment!

Then Kabaseli rushed up to steal the ball!

He collided with Xia Xing's body directly!

Xia Xing was not afraid!

I am not the young boy who first entered the English Championship!

I knocked Kabaseli away and rushed into the penalty area!

Kicked and shot low!

The ball went straight into the far corner of the goal!

He passed four people and successfully broke the net!

1 to 1!

Manchester United finally tied the score!

It was wonderful!

Manchester United fans in the stands were excited!

And Mourinho on the sidelines made decisive substitutions!

Martial left the court and Herrera came on as a substitute!

However, Herrera did not replace Martial after he came on the field, but went to the midfield.

Xia Xing went up to play as the second striker!

This adjustment was absolutely effective!

Facing Watford's stubborn defense, Manchester United's central defense was not particularly useful.

In this case, simply release Xia Xing and let him rush up to attack with all his strength!

The game continued, and Manchester United's attack continued.

After Xia Xing pressed forward, Watford's defense was obviously under much more pressure.

Xia Xing is not only good at organizing defense, but also good at organizing offense.

He went to the front, not only adding one more person, but also improving the strength of the entire forward line.

Especially Lukaku, Rooney and others, they are definitely good cooperation points.

In the 74th minute of the game, Xia Xing knocked the middle horizontally, Rooney made a wonderful push, and the ball hit the post and bounced out.

Five minutes later, Xia Xing made another diagonal pass, and Lukaku shot low near the sideline.

The ball was blocked by the goalkeeper with his legs in a panic.

Missed the chance to score again.

Our striker is really unlucky in scoring goals...

Xia Xing shook his head secretly.

I'll do it myself!

In the 83rd minute of the game, Xia Xing received a pass from Herrera and rushed into the penalty area with the ball!

This breakthrough was very resolute!

The two central defenders closed the door to defend, but failed!

Xia Xing still completed the shot with two defensive players hanging on him!

The ball hit the far corner!

The ball went in!

2 to 1!

It's Xia Xing again!

Thanks to his wonderful shot, Manchester United finally overtook the score!

They are leading!

Mourinho on the sidelines was relieved.

It was really not easy.

He attacked the whole game, but he barely overtook at the last moment.

It was really difficult...

In the end, Manchester United won the game with a score of 2 to 1.

It was originally a game where the top team beat the relegation team, but it turned out like this.

When Mourinho was interviewed by reporters after the game, there was no joy on his face.

"We encountered a lot of trouble in this game. Watford was like a Serie A giant with catenary defense in front of us. We encountered too many troubles in offense. We won, which is good, but this is not what I expected to see. We still have a lot of shortcomings that need to be made up if we want to continue to create miracles."

This statement did not criticize anyone, but it showed Mourinho's attitude.

He was dissatisfied with the team's performance.

As for where, anyone with a discerning eye can see it.

Naturally, it was because the striker was weak.

During this period, even Lukaku, who he trusted very much, was not in good shape.

This has a great impact on the FIFA virus a while ago, but it should not last so long.

If you want to compete for the championship, you must ensure that you are in a stable state for most of the season.

Although Manchester United is doing well on all fronts now, Mourinho is still under great pressure.

You know, the position of Manchester United coach is not easy to sit... (End of this chapter)