The Midfield Master

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Captain Baines protested to the referee, thinking that the opponent's intentional handball blocking a necessary goal should be a red card. But the referee has made up his mind, and he has nothing to do.

Baines is the team's first penalty shooter, so neither Lukaku nor other players have the intention of taking a penalty kick, and stood quietly outside the penalty area.

After Baines finished his argument with the referee, he walked into the penalty area, picked up the ball, but instead of putting it on the penalty spot, he turned around and walked outside the penalty area.

"You take the penalty." Baines handed the ball to Xia Ze in front of tens of thousands of spectators.

"Me?" Xia Ze held the ball at a loss, with a shocked expression on his face.

And the broadcast footage just captured this point. The scene where Bynes handed the ball to Xia Ze immediately became a hot topic among fans from all over the world.

"That's right, send it in!" Baines said decisively.

Xia Ze felt the unquestionableness in Baines' tone. Looking at the other teammates, they didn't have any opinions. Of course, he would not back down at this time.

In fact, he is also trying to hit the media in the face with a goal.

After receiving the ball from Baines, Xia Ze walked steadily towards the penalty spot.

The last time he took a penalty kick was in the FA Cup final last season.

It was also because he missed the last penalty that the team hated the FA Cup final.

For Xia Ze, the penalty kick seems to be a magic obstacle now.

For Cillessen, the penalty kick is also a vital goal.

This time the penalty kick showdown seems to be a showdown between two unlucky players. It is not who has better penalty kick luck, but whose penalty kick luck is not so bad.

But unlike Cillessen, Xia Ze only needs to defeat his demons to score this penalty.

In other words, as long as he is not affected by the shadow of last season's FA Cup final, relying on his own ability to take penalty kicks, this goal is almost guaranteed.

But Cillessen is obviously even more tragic. He has never saved even a penalty in an official game.

Also includes penalty shootouts.

This is not a glorious thing for a goalkeeper.

"Chinese boy, I will save your penalty kick!" Cillesen stood in front of the penalty spot and said provocatively when Xia Ze came over.

Xia Ze didn't take the opponent's words seriously at all. If the former Portuguese goalkeeper Ricardo, or a goalkeeper like Handanovic, might still have some deterrent effect.

But this sentence came from Silesen, but it seemed a little ridiculous.

Although Xia Ze missed a key penalty in the FA Cup final, his penalty percentage in previous games was very high.

When he was in the Guangzhou R\u0026F Youth Team, he was also the first penalty shooter. As long as you play steadily, there will be no problem with penalty kicks.

But when Xia Ze put the ball on the penalty spot, the whole Goodison Park became quiet. Only the distant fan stands of the visiting team made inaudible noises, trying to harass Xia Ze.

Affected by this weird atmosphere, after Xia Ze put the ball away, he couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

But the tension in his heart was immediately eliminated by his resolute character.

If you want to slap the media in the face, you must overcome these barriers.

Beep——

Following the referee's whistle, Xia Ze looked up at Cillesen, but his eyes were not focused, and he did not give the opponent a chance to judge the direction of the shot through his eyes.

Xia Ze took a deep breath, then ran up, adjusted his steps in small steps, and then volleyed vigorously.

At the moment Xia Ze shot, Cillesen also judged the direction of Xia Ze's shot, and immediately threw himself sideways to the right.

boom--

Xia Ze didn't intend to hide his shooting action at all. He volleyed towards the ball and made a muffled sound. The ball flew towards the upper left corner of the goal like a shell fired.

Although Cillesen guessed the right direction, he tried his best to save it, but Xia Ze's ball was impeccable in terms of power, speed and angle.

Even if the goalkeeper who is the most good at saving penalties in the world is guarding the goal, it is impossible to save this ball.

What's more, Cillesen, who has never saved a penalty in his career?

Whoosh—

The ball quickly hit the net, and Goodison Park turned into a sea of ​​boiling water.

After Xia Ze scored the penalty kick, he ran to the corner kick and knelt in celebration, raised his arms and roared, as if he wanted to express all the depression of the past few months.

After Xia Ze scored the penalty kick, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.

2 to 0! Relying on Xia Ze's one pass and one shot, Everton expanded the score to two goals before the end of the first half.

For the two-round knockout round, the 2-0 lead is already quite large. And with Everton's state today, there may be more goals in the second half.

Entering the locker room with a two-goal advantage, both Everton players and fans felt extremely relaxed.

As for the Ajax players, the team's offense had improved in the second half of the first half, but they didn't expect to fail in the late quarter. They conceded another penalty at the last moment and were forced by Everton. Shengdi extended the score to 2-0.

They fell behind by two goals and seemed to have no way out.

After the second half came out, Ajax immediately made a substitution, but the effect of the substitution was not obvious. At least in the first 20 minutes of the second half, they were still at a disadvantage and could not see any hope of catching up with the score.

On the contrary, Everton, Xia Ze, who is in good form today, created several chances, but unfortunately all of them were wasted by his teammates.

At 70 minutes into the game, Martinez made substitution adjustments, replacing Xia Ze with Barry. One was because there was another game against Manchester City on the weekend, and the other was to use Barry's experience in the midfield to control the game and score. Hold until the end of the game.

With a 2-0 lead at home, they will have a lot of room for tactical arrangements when they arrive at Ajax's away game a week later.

When Xia Ze saw the substitution number plate showing his number, he was a little bit unsatisfied in his heart, but he still jogged towards the sidelines. While running, he applauded the fans in the stands.

At this time, the 37,000 home fans at Goodison Park all stood up and applauded Xia Ze.

Although today's game is not over yet, Xia Ze is undoubtedly the best player.

What's even more rare is that Xia Ze was able to withstand the pressure under the constant criticism from public opinion, and used his best performance to help the team lead by two goals, which also proved that his own strength is not a flash in the pan.

Just this determination and ability is enough to win the applause of the audience. c