Chapter 816: The battle for the Europa League is too underestimated.
2021年5月27日傍晚，波兰格但斯克能源竞技场，2020-2021赛季欧联杯决赛即将打响。
Manchester United VS Villarreal.
This game will determine the final championship.
Outside the stadium, countless Manchester United fans waved their Manchester United scarves in great excitement.
Sometimes a Manchester United anthem from one side of the road can elicit a response from the other side of the road.
This warm football atmosphere makes them feel as if they are in Manchester.
Feels great!
In Poland, they also have a special liking for red decoration.
In order to take care of the visiting England fans, their hotels and pubs even set up "Manchester United set menus" to specially prepare meals and drinks suitable for Manchester United fans to suit their tastes.
Poland’s tourism work this time has been done quite well.
The outside of the stadium is full of red elements, and the red is even more obvious inside the huge stadium.
Considering that the number of home and away game tickets is similar, this proves that among local neutral fans, Manchester United fans are still the majority.
Even in the stadium's die-hard fans' stands, some local fans held up banners reading "Manchester United Six Crowns" and "Xia! King!"
This makes Manchester United fans even more proud.
Awesome!
From the moment they entered the stadium, the self-confidence of the Manchester United soldiers reached its peak.
"We will definitely win this game!"
The excited words everyone said just now on the locker room bus are still lingering in my ears at this moment.
The more this happens, the more worried Xia Xing becomes.
Go on the court to warm up, return to the locker room, and make final preparations.
Solskjaer once again had some words of encouragement and when he asked the players what they had to say, Xia Xing stood up.
"Guys, we have to do our best to win this game.
"Of course there is no doubt about it,
"But despite this, I still have something to say,
“I must say – we must not underestimate the enemy!
“Our overall strength, reputation, status, and game state are all better than our opponents.
“But this does not prove that we can win this game easily.
“What about Arsenal in the semi-finals?
"We didn't take advantage of them this season.
“But Villarreal did it!
"They eliminated Arsenal tenaciously and stood with us.
"Such a team, such an opponent,
"We have to pay attention to them,
"It's like facing Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern,
"Try your best and never let down your guard!"
In the past, when Xia Xing was in the locker room, everyone would nod frequently in agreement.
But today no one answered me.
Because everyone has an idea in mind.
Captain, you are too cautious...
A seventh in La Liga, can't we win easily?
No need to be so exaggerated.
But after all, Xia Xing's reputation and status are there, so it's hard to express it in any other way, so let's just leave it like this.
Seeing the expressions of his teammates, Xia Xing frowned.
He knew that most people didn't listen.
Especially these young players.
It's bad.
The public opinion environment before this game was so bad that everyone felt that a must-win situation was the scariest thing.
If you underestimate the enemy, you will be defeated. I can only be myself.
Manchester United still uses a 4-2-3-1 formation in this game.
Goalkeeper De Gea,
The back four of Luke Shaw, Lindelof, Maguire and Wan-Bissaka,
Double defensive midfielders Matic and Xia Xing,
Three attacking midfielders: Rashford, B Fee, and Greenwood.
Center Cavani.
James, Mata, Drinkwater, McTominay, Martial and other players are on the bench ready to go.
In the past, Xia Xing would not express too much personal wishes regarding Solskjaer's lineup selection and arrangements. He respected the head coach very much.
But this time it's different.
He found Solskjaer a day in advance and asked him about the main lineup and playing style, and Solskjaer naturally told him the truth.
"Coach, I have a personal suggestion. I hope I can exchange positions with B fee."
"exchange?"
"Yes, let me retreat and partner with Matic as a defensive midfielder to organize the whole field; B fee is in the first position, behind the three attackers, delivering cannonballs."
"I don't quite understand, why do you want to make such an adjustment? You know, the offensive power you have given the team in the frontcourt is unparalleled."
"But the defensive contribution I can make in the backcourt is also great. And in this game, I have a bad feeling that the team's defense may be in big trouble."
"This... okay, just follow what you said."
Finally, Xia Xing retreated and fee B advanced.
Combined with Xia Xing's words just now, Solskjaer also understood his thoughts.
However, even he himself felt that Xia Xing was making a fuss out of a molehill?
A Villarreal must not be taken lightly, but there is no need to worry so much, right?
As long as we play at a normal level, winning shouldn't be a problem.
Solskjaer, who has always been confident, is already looking forward to the celebration of defending the Europa League title in advance.
By his side, Felan was also the same, full of confidence.
Only Carrick felt vaguely that something was wrong. Anyway, this game shouldn't be that simple...
In this game, Villarreal deployed a 4-4-2 formation, a very standard style of play, with a balanced offense and defense.
Goalkeeper Rulli,
Four defenders: Pedraza, Pau Torres, Albiol, Foyt,
Midfield four: Trigros, Parejo, Capoue, Jeremiah Pino,
Double forward Bacca and Gerald Moreno.
Sitting on the bench were players such as Paco, Cochran, and Mori.
This team has almost no star flavor, and the main pillar players have all been eliminated by the major giants.
For example, Albiol was a former Real Madrid defender, and he was not the absolute main player.
Bacca on the front line is a former AC Milan striker who moved to La Liga.
Parejo came from Real Madrid's youth academy, but has been on loan with various mid-to-lower teams over the years.
None of the other players are particularly famous stars.
This is one of the reasons why Manchester United players are convinced that they can win easily today.
This team is too civilian.
But Xia Xing knew very well that this opponent was not weak.
During this time, Solskjaer arranged for Carrick to take everyone to watch and analyze Villarreal game videos.
This opponent's teamwork ability is extremely strong.
Is it possible to be weak in the artistic coordination of continuous multiple passes at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium?
But Manchester United players still underestimate the enemy, which is very troublesome.
Before going on the field, Xia Xing once again called several teammates to his side.
Matic, Maguire, De Gea.
This is the defensive pivot of the team.
"Guys, I must emphasize to you again that this opponent is not easy to deal with! They will bring us a lot of trouble today! We must go all out, must be highly concentrated, and must not underestimate the enemy!" (This chapter) over)
