The Midfield Master

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After more than half an hour's journey, the bus drove into downtown Manchester. Xia Ze could see the red ocean from both sides of the street. No matter in the open-air bar or the square, there would always be Manchester United fans drinking and chatting.

Although they were talking and laughing, Xia Ze could see that they were worried. Indeed, within a year and a half after Sir Alex Ferguson retired, Manchester United had lost their previous dominance, and the dynasty was showing signs of collapse.

Under the leadership of Moyes last season, they only ranked seventh in the league. Not only did they lose their Champions League seats, but they didn't even qualify for the Europa League, which really disappointed the Heat.

After Van Gaal took over, although the coach has the third honor in the World Cup, Manchester United has not seen any improvement in the past six months or so. There is no hope of winning the league championship, the League Cup was defeated by a low-level league team, and now only the FA Cup is left as a fig leaf.

This game against Everton is not for them to lose, otherwise even the last fig leaf will be lost, and they will only end up with no big four for two consecutive years.

Xia Ze put his thoughts back and continued to look forward.

After the bus turned a corner, a majestic stadium appeared in Xia Ze's field of vision: the exterior wall was composed of modern white steel bars and walls, the huge glass reflected the fans outside the stadium, several statues stood outside the stadium, and some tourists Fans are taking pictures under the statue.

Vendors sell the surrounding fans with the team's peripheral items, as well as game day publications and so on.

The TV reporter was carrying a camera and was looking for fans to interview; some radical fans shouted slogans under the bronze statue of Sir Alex Ferguson, telling Glazer to leave and Van Gaal to dismiss.

Xia Ze has seen such scenes countless times in the live broadcast of the Premier League in the past 10 years. Every time a game is broadcast live, he doesn't want to miss any frame of the scene outside Old Trafford.

Looking at this magnificent stadium, the crowds outside the stadium, the bronze statues of the three saints of Manchester United, and Sir Alex Ferguson looking up at the statues in the distance, all made him tremble in his heart.

Countless times in his dreams, he has appeared in this stadium, sweating on the green field. Today, I finally have the opportunity to time this dream.

Obviously feeling the change in Xia Ze's demeanor, Gibson looked at Xia Ze with strange eyes, and said puzzledly, "Are you very excited?"

"Well, I want to come to this stadium to play football in my dreams." Xia Ze was so excited that he spoke incoherently.

"Indeed, this is the holy land of football that all players in the world dream of, but playing here, no matter what your status is, will not be easy." Gibson said quite meaningfully.

Xia Ze understood what he meant. Whether as a Manchester United player or an away team player, playing at Old Trafford requires tremendous pressure.

As a player of a rich team like Manchester United, he would have been under a lot of pressure, but as a visiting team to challenge Manchester United, which is sitting at Old Trafford, they would often lose in terms of momentum. This is where the power of Dream Theater lies.

The team bus stopped slowly in the parking lot, and Xia Ze followed the team into the locker room on the designated route.

This stadium, which was bombed during World War II, still stands here. It has been used for more than 100 years and is one of the most prestigious stadiums in world football.

Walking all the way and entering the away dressing room, Xia Ze seemed like a local turtle who entered the city for the first time. Looking around, it seemed that everything in Old Trafford would attract his attention.

The dressing room is much larger than the one at the Britannia Stadium, home of Stoke City, and the facilities are more complete. It is indeed the largest club in England.

On the natural wood-grain-colored walls, more than a dozen sets of clothes are neatly hung on the walls, and everything is neatly organized.

The number of locker rooms and shower rooms is double or more than that of other stadiums. There is also a mineral pool in which hot water can be adjusted at any time to allow players to wash their bodies after playing football.

Touching the seat where his jersey was hung, Xia Ze finally felt the atmosphere of the Theater of Dreams at this moment. This dreamlike scene actually appeared in his eyes at this moment.

"Xia Ze, you have never been to such a big stadium, do you not want to leave?" Goalkeeper Howard walked behind Xia Ze, patted his head lightly and teased him.

Xia Ze reacted from the admiration. Seeing his teammates looking at him strangely, he touched his head in embarrassment and sat down to organize his equipment.

The others laughed too, and went their separate ways.

As the team warms up, Xia Ze will naturally appear on the court. When he was walking out of the tunnel and seeing stars like Van Persie, Rooney, and Di Maria, his heart felt like his blood was churning, and he couldn't help being excited.

But he told himself that he was representing Everton now, and he couldn't come forward to chat with them, otherwise he would lose Everton's face.

Appeared in the center of the stadium with anxiety, surrounded by red seats, the fans are still not full at this time, but the stadium stands that can accommodate more than 70,000 people, when I am in it, I am still extremely shocked.

He looked up and looked around. When his eyes fell on the north stand, there were a few large characters carved on the lower end of the ceiling: Sir Alex Ferguson Stand.

This is the famous Sir Alex Ferguson Stand, a stand named in honor of Sir Alex Ferguson.

In the messy thoughts, Xia Ze turned around and started warm-up training with the team.

Today's weather is still gloomy, the sun is blocked by the clouds, and nothing can shine through, which makes people feel quite depressed.

Xia Ze looked at the gray sky, frowning. Such a horrible weather, since I came to England, I haven't seen sunshine for a few days.

His performance in the first two games was so poor, and the cold weather with heavy rain and snow played a very important role, making him unable to exert his full strength.

But as a professional player, you have to conquer the influence of the environment anyway.

Xia Ze is not afraid that the rain will continue to cool down today. Instead, he hopes that he can prove himself again in the rain and snow. He even hopes that when he has a chance to play, he will play against Manchester United in the rain.

The worse the weather gets, the harder it is for him to beat it. It would be too cowardly to make excuses because of the weather. Xia Ze is not such a person. To become the best player in the world, he must overcome all the difficulties that appear in front of him.

In the fifth round of the FA Cup, Manchester United played against Everton at Old Trafford at home. c