The Midfield Master

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Standing on the sidelines in the rain, Martinez watched Xia Ze lose possession of the ball again and again under Nzozi's close defense, frowning, unable to think of any way out.

It is only the first half now, and it is impossible for the team to make substitutions at such an early stage. They can only rely on the players to adjust themselves on the field.

The Everton players had re-established their confidence in Xia Ze after that good pass, but after losing the ball frequently during this period of time, they dared not pass the ball to him again.

Xia Ze has no ball available, and his ability to run in the cold rain is also greatly reduced. There is no way to run into a good enough space to catch the pass from his teammates.

His body was almost frozen, and his lungs seemed to freeze into ice after taking a breath, Xia Ze could only frown, hoping that the first half of the game would end as soon as possible.

However, Stoke City, playing at home, did not waste the opportunity of Everton's poor performance during this period. After many breakthroughs and crosses from the wing to no avail, finally before the end of the first half, center Diouf took the lead. The ball knocked on Everton's door.

Entering the locker room with a 1-0 advantage, Mark Hughes smiled even brighter.

After the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, Xia Ze dragged his feet with difficulty and walked into the locker room from the rainy and snowy stadium, his body shivering with cold. For him, this first half was almost a nightmare.

Back in the locker room, Xia Ze quickly took off his clothes, but it was very difficult because his hands were frozen from the cold. But when he took out a blue base layer from the closet and put it on, coach Martinez stopped him.

"Xia Ze, this game is not suitable for you to play, Stephen will replace you." Martinez patted Xia Ze on the shoulder and said with a livid face.

Xia Ze froze in place, looked at Martinez, then at his teammates on one side, and finally landed on Stephen Pienaar on the other side.

The 32-year-old veteran has not played very well this season, but he has worked hard in the Premier League for many years, and he is more adapted to the weather here than Xia Ze.

After hearing what Martinez said, Pienaar immediately said a few words with Martinez, and then ran out to warm up by himself, preparing to come off the bench in the second half.

Xia Ze was still standing there in a daze, he didn't know it was cold with his shirt on, and his mind was buzzing.

He was replaced by the head coach at halftime, which meant that he was completely denied by Martinez in the first half.

Although Xia Ze also knew that his performance in the first half was terrible, he didn't expect that Martinez would let him off at halftime without even thinking about it.

This Premier League debut can be described as a complete failure.

"Xia Ze, don't be sad, the first game was quite difficult, and today it suddenly rained and cooled down, it is too difficult for you, just get used to it slowly." Captain Baines walked with a towel on Come over and pat Xia Ze on the shoulder to comfort him.

Xia Ze put on his clothes numbly, then put on a down jacket, and sat in his seat in a daze.

He didn't hear a word of Martinez's lecture in front of the tactical board, and his mind went blank.

The second half started, and Xia Ze didn't know how he changed his pants and shoes. Anyway, he followed other teammates and sat on the bench together in a daze.

"Everton made a substitution at the beginning of the second half. They replaced the Chinese player Xia Ze who performed poorly and sent veteran Pienaar. It seems that Martinez is dissatisfied with his choice of starting lineup." Redeker Knapp looked at the field and said.

"It should be said that this game is not suitable for Xia Ze's debut, because the winter in England is too difficult for him, and it is raining and snowing again today. This is an unlucky afternoon for Xia Ze .” Gary Neville added with a frown.

The rain is still heavy, and the rain blown by the wind from time to time splashes on the face, making people chill.

The camera showed Xia Ze who was sitting on the bench, cowering under his down jacket, watching the game with a blank face.

Xia Ze really felt bad at this moment. When Martinez let him off the field, that feeling was really uncomfortable.

Coming to Everton from Maritimo, he has already been prepared to face difficulties.

But he didn't expect the head coach to be replaced after only halftime in his debut show, which dealt a huge blow to his self-confidence.

Suddenly he felt a vibration in his pocket and took out his cell phone. It was Wang Xiaolin who sent a text message.

"Ze, don't be sad. It's just that you didn't play well in this game. As long as you train hard, you can prove to them that you can do it! You will always be the best in my heart."

Xia Ze looked at this text message for a full minute before he raised his head and looked at the stand on the opposite left, where there was a touch of blue.

Among the blue, there was a person looking at him with concerned eyes. Xia Ze felt that his vision was blurred, and he didn't know if it was the rain or what.

At the end of the game, Everton reversed the situation in the second half and reversed the game 2-1.

Xia Ze's end seems to be the key to the team's reversal of the game.

He played poorly in this game, and the team's victory seemed to have nothing to do with him, which made him even more depressed.

In the media scores after the game, Sky Sports gave Xia Ze an ultra-low score of 4 points. The comment was: There was a good pass, but it was obviously not suitable for the rhythm of the Premier League. At halftime, Everton reversed the game key.

In his debut in the Premier League, there were frequent mistakes, he was replaced at halftime, and the team reversed the game after he was replaced, which is undoubtedly disastrous for a player.

Xia Ze was determined to prove himself in the next game, and Martinez also gave him enough trust to start him again in the league three days later.

But the weather is still very bad, the weather is raining and snowing, although Xia Ze has been prepared, he is still frozen stiff. And the opponent obviously came prepared, sending a tall and strong midfielder to mark Xia Ze and freeze him.

In the cold weather, facing the close defense of the opponent's midfielder, Xia Ze did nothing for 70 minutes of the game, and was finally replaced.

The mediocre or even poor performance of two consecutive games put Xia Ze on the cusp of the storm.

Although head coach Martinez repeatedly defended Xia Ze in the post-match press conference, captain Baines also expressed support for Xia Ze, but still could not stop the criticism of Xia Ze from the British media.

The all-pervasive British media began to question Martinez's deal, thinking that their introduction of Xia Ze could not become the core of the team's offense, but might make their transfer fee of 5 million euros in vain.

Some British tabloids have even included Xia Ze in the list of the worst transfers in the Premier League in advance, thinking that Xia Ze will be the biggest parallel importer in the Premier League this season. c