The Midfield Master

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After passing the ball, Xia Ze quickly moved forward and ran to the high position in the penalty area to meet Miralas.

At this time, Miralas's pass just fell in front of him. The ball was very comfortable. He didn't stop the ball, pushed the arch of his right foot, and shot the ball to the far corner.

A shot from such a position, as long as the strength is sufficient and the angle is not too tricky, it is easy to penetrate the opponent's goal.

Martinez watched this scene nervously, and when Xia Ze shot, he felt that he was going to score.

But at the moment Xia Ze shot, a red figure quickly shoveled over from outside the penalty area, and when the ball flew towards the goal, he blocked it out of the penalty area with his feet.

It's Carrick! He used his own consciousness to intercept Xia Ze's shot, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.

Xia Ze hugged his head a little annoyed, but quickly realized that the ball had already landed at the feet of the Manchester United players and was about to organize a counterattack.

Barry's defense forced Rooney to pass back, and at the front of the penalty area, Carrick, who had just fallen to the ground to intercept Xia Ze's shot, had already run out to meet Rooney's return pass.

Xia Ze hurried over and grabbed the ball from Carrick's feet. Gibson, who was on the outside of the penalty area, also pressed in, and the two formed a siege against Carrick.

But Carrick was very calm. Facing the pincer attack of Xia Ze and Gibson, his feet were unhurried, and he was not in a hurry to pass the ball. Instead, he saw Ashley Young running out of the open space on the left and inserting at high speed. Pass the ball out.

Both Xia Ze and Gibson were pinching Carrick, but they were unable to stop the ball at his feet. Instead, he let him pass the ball. Yes, Manchester United had a chance to counterattack quickly.

In a narrow space, he still controls the ball calmly. Although his ability to get rid of breakthroughs is not strong, his mind is very calm, and he uses reasonable passes to resolve the crisis of being sieged. This is Carrick's strength.

Seeing this, Xia Ze couldn't help admiring in his heart. But at the same time, he also quickly returned to defense, because Manchester United's counterattack was quickly breaking through the team's defense. If the opponent scored another goal, the chance of losing this game would be very high.

Ashley Young, Rooney and Di Maria's quick counterattack in the frontcourt quickly advanced into Everton's penalty area and formed a shot.

Fortunately, Howard was in a brave state and blocked Di Maria's volley from the bottom line, avoiding Everton's second goal.

And Manchester United also relied on this attack,

Get back on your feet. It's just that Everton's players, driven by Xia Ze's attack just now, obviously worked harder, and the two sides launched a fierce fight in the midfield.

Xia Ze's first appearance in the FA Cup is also his third game in Everton. He has to face the defense of Carrick, a top midfielder in the Premier League. It can be said that he has been greatly challenged.

But his performance 10 minutes after playing did not disappoint, but made people shine.

Although it is still far from the performance that dominated the game during the Maritimo period, his organization in the midfield still makes Everton's offense more threatening.

And his nimble turning and penetrating passing also made the pair of midfielders Carrick and Blind feel a headache.

Van Gaal on the sidelines frowned again.

"Ryan, what do you think should be done now?" Van Gaal sat on the coach's bench and asked the assistant coach beside him.

"The problem now is that our midfielder's mobility is not enough. Both Michael and Daly turn around too slowly." The assistant coach turned his head and said.

"Well, I also thought of this question, so let Ander play." Van Gaal nodded and continued.

Three minutes later, in the 71st minute of the game, Manchester United still led Everton 1-0 at Old Trafford with Rooney's penalty.

Van Gaal then made his second substitution of the game, with Ander Herrera standing on the sidelines, ready to enter.

"Okay, Herrera is already standing on the sidelines. It seems that Van Gaal has also seen the lack of vitality in Manchester United's midfield." Redknapp was slightly relieved to see Herrera appear behind the camera.

"Blind did look a little clumsy when facing the Chinese player Xia Ze, and it's time to rest." Gary Neville next to him continued.

But when they saw the camera, they found that there was a substitution sign, showing No. 21 on and No. 16 off.

"What is Van Gaal doing!? Changing the line for Carrick?" Gary Neville was surprised when he saw that Herrera was going to replace Carrick.

"Van Gaal's substitution is simply self-defeating. Carrick's current role in Manchester United cannot be replaced by Blind or Herrera." Shearer said unreservedly. Van Gaal criticized this substitution.

The players on the field were also surprised by Van Gaal's substitution, including Carrick. But he still ran to the sidelines helplessly and applauded the audience.

Although his performance in this game was not eye-catching, but in terms of backcourt defense and organization and scheduling, neither Blind nor Herrera obviously has his skills.

Replacing Carrick is undoubtedly a conservative choice, and it is a self-defeating approach.

Ryan Giggs, who was not involved in the substitution discussion just now, couldn't help being moved when he saw that Carrick was about to be substituted. He didn't expect that Van Gaal would give the midfielder's brain to him when the situation was unfavorable. Substitute. This move is undoubtedly to liberate Xia Ze, the core of the opponent's offense.

He lowered his head and covered his face, seemingly unable to accept this change.

Xia Ze was relieved when he saw Carrick leave. On the sidelines, Martinez was secretly delighted, and quickly asked the assistant coach to call the players to warm up on the sidelines, preparing to strengthen the attack again.

After Carrick left, the rain had completely stopped and the sky was on the verge of clearing up.

Xia Ze looked at the clouds gradually spreading above his head, and his confidence slowly rose. Although the temperature is still very low today, but it is no longer raining, he is not so uncomfortable.

After Herrera came on the field, following Van Gaal's instructions, he immediately marked Xia Ze closely. His characteristic is that he can't run to death, no matter where Xia Ze appears, he will follow to the end.

Compared with Xia Ze, although his running ability is not bad, his sense of position is much worse.

Blind was not good at defensive positions. There was not enough protection in depth between the two. Xia Ze calmly used the gap in the defensive area between the two to make a fuss, dragging Manchester United's midfield into a mess. .

After lacking Carrick's excellent defensive positioning and backcourt scheduling, Manchester United's midfielder completely lost organization under Xia Ze's pressure, and the possession of the midfielder fell to Everton's hands. c