The Midfield Master

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"Xia Ze didn't get the ball very well these two times. It seems that this Chinese player's skills are very average." Redknapp said with a sigh.

"Maybe it's because the weather is too cold and he didn't warm up enough. At least judging from the video of his previous games in the Portuguese Super League and the Asian Cup, this player's skills are still very good. If he can adapt to the weather in England as soon as possible, believe him. There will be better performance." Gary Neville unexpectedly defended Xia Ze again.

Xia Ze failed to catch the ball twice in a row, which made his teammates a little suspicious of his strength. He dared not pass the ball to him, but just passed through the midfield to find the winger Miralas.

In this way, Everton is equivalent to self-defeating martial arts. In a fierce game like the Premier League, once a player does not perform well on the field, the team will immediately fall into a disadvantage.

With the advantage of home court, Stoke City took the initiative in the midfield. Charlie Adam's pass in the midfield was quite threatening, creating threatening attacks for Stoke City repeatedly.

Fortunately, Everton's defense is solid enough. Although the defensive midfielder composed of Barry and Gibson is not worth mentioning in the eyes of the giants, it is quite a good configuration for the middle and upper reaches of the team.

In addition to the central defenders of Distin and Jagelka, American goalkeeper Howard guarded the goal. In the first 20 minutes, although Everton was at a disadvantage, they did not fall behind.

"Everton has not played very well during this period, mainly because they have not handled the pass after the midfield counterattack, and it is Xia Ze's problem." Redknapp said with a frown.

"To let Xia Ze, a 19-year-old young man, make his debut today is a risky choice. After all, Britannia is notoriously difficult to play on the stadium, and the weather is so cold, it is no wonder that he did not perform well." Gary · Neville, as always, supports Xia Ze.

Xia Ze's performance in the first 20 minutes was really poor. Except for the mistake in the opening ten seconds, in the 20 minutes, he only touched the ball four or five times, and only passed the ball to his teammates twice. Barry, another time to Bynes, was all crosses or back passes, no forward play.

His sluggish state has greatly hindered Everton's offense, and the fans of the visiting team are also anxious like ants on a hot pot in the stands.

The fans of Stoke City sang songs loudly, cheering in waves of their own team's offensive.

"No, I have to show some performance, so that I can be worthy of the trust of the head coach and Mr. Chairman!" Xia Ze ran in the drizzle,

Enduring the cold, he swears through gritted teeth.

In front of him, Adam took the ball to organize the attack. He ran forward without hesitation, and made a sliding tackle from the side and rear, hooking the ball under Adam's feet.

Adam fell to the ground and opened his hands to indicate a foul, but the referee at the side saw it clearly and swiped his hands in front of him, indicating that the ball was fine, and Xia Ze stole the ball!

After Xia Ze got up, he immediately passed the ball to the feet of Barry beside him, and he quickly advanced and ran into the space.

Everton's teammates saw Xia Ze steal the ball suddenly, and immediately reacted, and immediately organized a quick counterattack.

The ball soon fell to Xia Ze's feet again, and at this time he was already in Stoke City's half-court, and Nzozi quickly caught up with him and shoveled towards him.

Xia Ze seemed to have a back eye, hooked the ball, jumped into the air with the ball, and avoided Enzozi's tackle this time. This was a beautiful pass, leaving only Enzozi in the back Dumbfounded——when did this kid become enlightened?

Xia Ze ignored En Zozi's surprise, he continued to dribble forward, and faced Manchester United's youth training centre-back Shawcross. The central defender is weak.

In the frontcourt, Jelavic and Miralas also quickly moved forward, pulling Stoke City's defense.

Shawcross is indeed a defender who has played in the Premier League for many years. At this time, his position is quite experienced. He can not only take into account Xia Ze's forward pass, but also prevent Xia Ze from breaking through easily.

But Xia Ze's gaze has already seen Miralas inserting into the penalty area from the right. Once the ball is passed, this will be a good opportunity.

He quickly moved towards the countermeasures in his mind, and in a blink of an eye, he had an idea. He flicked the ball to his left with his right foot, and then pressed it to the middle, trying to wipe Shawcross directly.

Shawcross had been on guard for a long time, and stepped with his right foot, ready to intercept Xia Ze's breakthrough.

But Xia Ze accidentally pushed with his left foot, and the ball passed through Shawcross's open crotch, and was directly given to Miralas' feet in the penalty area.

Miralas got a one-handed chance, but unfortunately his shot was bravely resolved by Begovic.

"It was a beautiful attack. The subtlety was that Xia Ze organized from the backcourt all the way to the frontcourt, tearing apart Stoke City's defense with a through ball."

"Yes, it's a pity that Miralas' shot failed to score, otherwise this would be Xia Ze's first assist in the Premier League. I hope he can show us more offensive power in the future."

The two commentators of Sky Sports still gave Xia Ze great praise for this attack, and there was even a hint of appreciation in Gary Neville's eyes.

Everton's teammates were also very pleasantly surprised by Xia Ze's sudden pass of such a good kick. On the sidelines, Stoke City coach Mark Hughes frowned.

"Stephen, keep an eye on him, don't let him get the ball, resist him with your body!" Mark Hughes reacted immediately and shouted to Nzozi.

Enzozi heard Mark Hughes' instructions on the court, and immediately stuck to Xia Ze's body, never leaving him.

Xia Ze frowned, looking at the burly black man beside him, his heart was dark.

He was able to pass this beautiful through ball just now because the opposing player never had a physical confrontation with him from the beginning to the end.

Now that Hei Yougang has been pushing himself against him, it will be very difficult for him to get rid of the opponent and hold the ball comfortably.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the grass became more slippery. It was the first time Xia Ze played football in a temperature close to 0 degrees. At this time, his hands were already frozen, and he felt that it was very difficult to breathe, let alone run.

Under En Zuozi's close defense, Xia Ze could only fall down again and again and get up again and again.

The through ball passed to Miralas just now no longer appeared. Instead, the ball was intercepted again and again and the pass was not in place, which put Everton in trouble again.

Mark Hughes stood on the sidelines in the rain to direct, but there was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth. c