Chapter 717: Exclamation at Camp Nou
The hero of Camp Nou.
There's nothing wrong with this sentence.
Even fans who don't like Messi cannot deny Messi's status at Camp Nou.
He has led Barcelona to victory countless times and turned the tide.
Especially today, the two goals were extremely crucial.
At this time the whistle sounded to end the first half of the game.
The Barcelona soldiers walked off the court with smiles on their faces and returned to the locker room.
Leading by two goals at home, this game is secure.
And in the second half, I could play more relaxedly.
Barcelona, which is in the lead, is an extremely terrifying existence.
They have the confidence to slowly take possession of the ball and not be in a hurry at all.
Looking at Manchester United, they are obviously impatient.
When coming off the field, many players were in a bad mood and looked depressed.
Even Xia Xing frowned.
The team's weak offense in this game is really not Pogba and Martial's problem, or it is not just their problem.
The entire team's offensive capabilities were suppressed by Barcelona.
Facing the powerful Barcelona, they really had nothing more to do.
To be fair, Pogba and Martial performed well today.
But that's about it.
In the locker room, Xia Xing said nothing, listening to Solskjaer's tactical analysis.
Solskjaer did a lot of homework in this 15 minutes of midfield.
He recorded some of Barcelona's tactical styles and player characteristics in the first half and communicated with the players.
But Xia Xing understood that this was not enough.
Playing against a team of Barcelona's caliber, it is definitely not possible to score goals with a normal attack.
If you want to make a breakthrough, you must perform at the top level.
But it is indeed difficult for Manchester United to do that at present.
Thinking of this, Solskjaer happened to finish his opinion: "Boys, do you have any other suggestions for the second half of the game?"
Usually this sentence is a cliché and few people speak it.
Then Solskjaer said another word of encouragement, and everyone came on stage.
But today is different.
"I have a suggestion!"
"Ok?"
Xun Sheng looked around and saw Xia Xing stood up.
Solskjaer nodded: "Xia, do you need to come up and say something?"
"No, I'll just say it here. In the second half, I suggested that Pogba should retreat a bit to assist the midfield defense. I plan to move my position forward to look for more scoring possibilities."
Hearing this, the teammates were a little surprised.
In such a public occasion, this is the first time Xia Xing has expressed such a view.
In the past, whether it was Mourinho or Solskjaer, and of course mainly Solskjaer, Xia Xing never made any subjective remarks on the appointment of Pogba as the head coach.
Xia Xing also fully accepted the request that he need to participate more in defense.
But now, he expresses his views firmly.
Rashford unconsciously looked at the captain's armband on Xia Xing's arm.
Lingard also secretly gave Xia Xing a thumbs up.
Even Carrick nodded slightly in approval. Neither Rooney nor himself had such strength in the locker room.
You must know that the original captains were tough guys like Cantona and Roy Keane. They were the absolute leaders of the locker room.
At this moment, Carrick saw the shadow of his predecessors in Xia Xing!
In the locker room, speak firmly and command your teammates!
This is what a qualified captain should do!
Especially the positive expression that made Pogba retreat to defend, well, not bad.
Xia Xing's words are not only his personal words, but also the thoughts of many teammates.
Matic immediately agreed: "I agree! Now the team needs to attack, and xia is the best offensive player among us. He cannot be trapped in defense. Let alone Pogba to help defend. , even if it’s just me and Fred, we will do our best to defend the backcourt!”
Valencia and Ashley Young were also gearing up and agreed.
At this time, Pogba, who was still a little dissatisfied just now, lost his temper.
Okay, what else can I do?
Help with defense.
Seeing that the players all agreed with Xia Xing's statement, Solskjaer also nodded: "Okay, I will follow your suggestion. Pogba, you can help defend appropriately in the second half and leave some offensive space for Xia Duo. The two of you." Alternate attacks can also put some different types of defensive pressure on opponents.”
"Yeah." Pogba nodded.
After changing sides in the second half, Manchester United's temperament has obviously changed!
In the first half, they relied on solid defense and counterattack, but as soon as the second half started, Xia Xing sprinted quickly and took the ball straight to Huanglong!
If the final shot hadn't been blocked by Pique, I'm afraid Barcelona would have conceded the goal at the start.
Next, Xia Xing kept running in and out of the frontcourt, very active.
Pogba retreated deeply as promised, leaving the frontcourt space to Xia Xing.
The joint interception of the ball by midfielders Matic and Fred was even more heroic than in the first half.
After stealing the ball, pass it to Pogba, who then passes it to Xia Xing.
Xia Xing chooses to go it alone or pass the ball, and he can eventually create a threatening ball.
During the opening period of the second half, Manchester United's sudden change of formation made Barcelona's defense very embarrassed.
Valverde frowned on the sidelines.
See what this means, don’t lose the ball after a long time...
Just when he thought this, it was exactly as he expected.
In the 59th minute of the game, Manchester United launched a quick attack again.
Suarez's header was deflected by De Gea and the ball fell to Fred.
Fred still chose to pass the ball to Pogba.
After all, Pogba's passing skills are quite impressive.
After Pogba received the ball, he didn't hesitate this time. He passed a long ball and accurately found Xia Xing who was advancing quickly!
Although Barcelona had anticipated this pass, they still could not block it!
Neither the ball's route nor Xia Xing's running could be stopped!
Xia Xing got the ball on the left wing, smashed the ball lightly, and swayed away Rakitic who was attacking!
Keep sprinting!
Facing Barcelona right back Mecedo, Xia Xing accelerated his body directly and broke away from the defense!
Pulling horizontally, he completely blocked the chasing Mercedo with his body!
Breaking into the restricted area!
Pique stepped forward and pounced with all his strength!
Leave Lukaku behind you to Langley!
He is the strongest link in front of Ter Stegen!
But in front of Xia Xing, no one can come today!
Xia Xing's speed has already increased, and he is not worried about Pique's defense at all!
No false moves, continuous emergency stops, acceleration and lateral dribbling!
Two changes in rhythm left Pique in a hurry!
Lukaku in the middle pulled to the other side, leaving space for Xia Xing!
Xia Xing starts to cum!
The ball passed between Pique's legs and went straight into the far corner of the goal!
Goalkeeper Ter Stegen had no time to react!
The ball speed is too fast, the distance is too close, but he still shoots through the crotch!
The ball hit the net!
1 is better than 2!
The Camp Nou stadium was filled with surprises!
They didn't expect that the goal actually came!
Manchester United got a goal back!
The fighting spirit of the Red Devils soldiers is restored! (End of chapter)
