Chapter 725 Goodbye, my favorite years!
"Xia, do you want to start?"
"It's me, please let me start."
Solskjaer looked at Xia Xing in front of him with some confusion.
You know, the team is now confirmed to be in sixth place, and fifth place is hopeless.
So this last Premier League game against Cardiff City has become useless.
You must know that Cardiff City was declared relegated in advance in the last game, and today's game has no meaning for them.
They even sent a number of young players today, hoping to finally let them experience the atmosphere of the Premier League.
As for Manchester United, Pogba and Martial even asked for leave and left the team and went on vacation in advance.
Anyway, the season tasks are completed, what are you left with?
Let the young players go up and play.
Even De Gea, Matic and other players were given leave by Solskjaer and did not even appear on the bench.
But Xia Xing took the initiative to ask for the first start.
This puzzled Solskjaer.
The team is not in a hurry to score points, and Xia Xing does not need to brush up on statistics.
The assist king in the Premier League this season will definitely be obtained, and the golden boot is absolutely impossible.
So why start?
"Xia, can you tell me why? Do you have any grudge against your opponents and want to kill them?"
"No, I just want to lead a group of young people and tell them what professionalism is."
Looking at the determined Xia Xing, Solskjaer patted him on the shoulder sincerely.
"Manchester United is lucky to have a captain like you. Just go on the field."
Xia Xing nodded. Before he left, he thought about it and said something to Solskjaer.
Solskjaer was baffled.
"Coach, when this game is over, I have something, no, I have a request to make to you."
"any request?"
"Let's talk about it then."
Looking at Xia Xing's leaving figure, Solskjaer was stunned.
Since his advice, Xia Xing has made suggestions, opinions, and requests, but he has never made any demands.
I am so sure this time, maybe there is something big going on...
After the game, you have to have a good talk with him.
You know, he is the cornerstone of the team.
On May 5, Manchester United ushered in the final game of the Premier League this season.
Play Cardiff City at home.
Most of the opponents in this game are young people.
Cardiff City coach Neil Warnock knows that the future is uncertain, so this game will be played as he pleases.
Although the club promised to continue to let him lead the team in the English Championship next year, he is well aware of the club's disappointment.
Yes, relegation means that the club will lose at least 100 million euros in revenue next year.
This has a huge impact on the club.
And this summer the team will definitely open a supermarket, good players will definitely be poached, and the British Championship next season will be even more difficult than this season.
Thinking about it this way, Warnock is even more pessimistic.
And he is 71 years old this year, how many more years can he continue to coach?
Thinking of this, he simply sent a number of young players to play in this game to let these young men feel the atmosphere of the Premier League.
I don’t know when it will be next time I return to the Premier League...
Similarly, Manchester United also sent many young players in this game.
On the front line, Tahith Chong and Greenwood partnered on the left and right.
In the midfield position, young Andreas Pereira and James Garner got the starting opportunity.
With them in the midfield are Xia Xing and Herrera.
The defense is Dalot, Lindelof, Bailly and Valencia.
The goalkeeper is the team's second goalkeeper Romero.
This kind of formation is very meaningful.
In addition to young people, Valencia and Herrera also started.
They will leave Manchester United at the end of this season because their contracts expire, and this game can be regarded as their farewell game. Before entering the stadium, Xia Xing took the initiative to put the captain's armband on Valencia.
"Xia, what are you..."
"Big brother, you wear the captain's armband when you play in this game, and I will accompany you!"
Looking at the sincere Xia Xing in front of her, Valencia suddenly felt her eyes moist.
He tugged hard on the captain's armband and stood up straighter.
In this game, I will fight to death!
Facing Cardiff City's youth army, Manchester United was full of momentum in this game.
Less than five minutes into the game, Manchester United scored.
In the midfield position, Xia Xing escaped easily and sent a long pass straight to the frontcourt.
Greenwood sprinted with the ball and quickly received the ball.
Instantly accelerate and change direction laterally, shaking away the defense.
He volleyed outside the penalty area and the ball hit the net!
1 is better than 0!
Manchester United opens the scoring!
In the 14th minute of the game, it was another long pass from Xia Xing, and this time it was Greenwood's wonderful shot!
After receiving the ball from the back of the penalty area, Greenwood calmly stopped the ball and got rid of it, and then shot deftly!
The ball hits the net again!
In the 29th minute of the game, Xia Xing passed the ball to Zhong Taxi, but Zhong Taxi's shot was blocked by the defender.
Greenwood, who grabbed the second point, volleyed and the ball went straight into the blind corner!
3 is better than 0!
In less than half an hour, Manchester United took a three-goal lead!
And the goal was scored by their young player Greenwood!
Excited, Greenwood accepted the applause from the fans on the sidelines, while Xia Xing hugged the little brother tightly.
The Red Devils have a successor!
Next, Xia Xing began to consciously create more opportunities for other teammates.
In the 42nd minute of the game, Taxi Zhong also got a great opportunity.
Received a pass from Xia Xing in the penalty area and shot into the net.
4-0, Manchester United continues to score.
In the second half, Manchester United's offense continued.
In the 66th minute of the game, Herrera dribbled the ball forward in the midfield and hit the right wing.
Valencia sprints quickly and catches the ball!
Kick off and shoot!
From the corner of the penalty area, this shot went straight into the dead center of the goal!
5 is better than 0!
The teammates excitedly rushed to Valencia and hugged the team's veteran!
There are not many players in the current Manchester United team who have experienced the Ferguson era.
In the 78th minute of the game, Valencia, whose physical fitness was severely reduced, was replaced.
This is Solskjaer's arrangement, which is to give Valencia the opportunity to receive the applause from Old Trafford alone.
The audience burst into applause, bidding farewell to their meritorious veteran with the highest respect!
For a moment, Valencia suddenly fell into a trance.
In the summer of 2009, he joined Manchester United from Wigan Athletic.
At that time, the coach was still Sir Alex Ferguson, and Manchester United was still the iron-blooded Red Devils.
In the following seasons, they encountered troughs, but they survived and finally bid farewell to the Jazz with a championship.
After that, some coaches came one after another, but none of them led Manchester United back to the top.
Until the summer of 2016, Mourinho came, and so did Xia Xing.
The past two seasons have been like a dream, and Valencia can't even believe the reality of what he has experienced.
And now, he is finally leaving.
The future is left to young people.
He took off the captain's armband and put it on Xia Xing's arm.
He came to the side of the stadium to greet the fans and didn't want to leave for a long time.
Goodbye, Manchester United!
Goodbye, my favorite years! (End of chapter)
