Star Card System

The second time he saw Liverpool players celebrating on the field, Mourinho's brows twisted into a knot.

He was in a bad mood.

If the first goal was a matter of luck, then this time it was definitely a team problem.

It was a problem of defensive coordination in the midfield and backcourt.

When defending Salah just now, it was Xia Xing who failed to block Salah's cross.

Is it Xia Xing's problem?

No, it was precisely the problem of the team as a whole.

Failure to make a good prediction in advance allowed Salah to rush into the penalty area.

No one could even keep up with this small forward, so Xia Xing had to retreat to the position close to the baseline.

This was a collective mistake made by Manchester United's defense.

It was not Xia Xing's fault.

But this was also the power of Liverpool's forward trident.

From the first half until now, their performance has been quite perfect.

Not only in offense, but also in defense.

Every time they lost the ball, they made a counter-attack on the spot, which made it difficult for Manchester United's midfield and backcourt to pass the ball.

Liverpool put great pressure on them.

And now, they scored again.

2-0, this score is a bit difficult.

Recalling the last time I coached the team in the Champions League final, we won the opponent with a score of 2-0.

Now there is not much time left for Manchester United.

But even so, Mourinho is still full of confidence in the team.

They have encountered many difficulties this season, and there have been situations where they fell behind by two goals.

So, keep working!

Clap hard on the sidelines and encourage the players loudly!

It's just two goals, we still have a chance!

Come on!

On the court, Xia Xing is doing the same thing.

They encountered a lot of trouble in this game and had bad luck.

There was a period of time when they got continuous shooting opportunities, but they missed them one after another.

The striker didn't bring shooting boots today.

The only striker in good form was the veteran Ibrahimovic.

Several shots were very measured, and he even hit the post once.

But because of his outstanding performance, he was closely guarded by the opponent next time.

Sanchez and Rashford also played well, but they did not reach their personal best level at all.

Mourinho let Rashford start in this game, which was a sign of trust in him.

However, he also thought that the young English player was inexperienced and would have problems.

Rashford played very actively in this game, but after all, he was young and not stable enough, and many of the balls were not handled properly.

It was reasonable for Sanchez to start, and he also had many wonderful performances, but he still could not reach the top state.

Since he was injured in Arsenal in the first half of this season, he has not been able to play his best.

Facing Liverpool's crazy pressing in this game, he did not have many eye-catching performances.

The same is true for Pogba.

Looking at Pogba on the field, Mourinho frowned.

This young man, he is really worried.

To say that he has no talent is false. Pogba is definitely one of the top ten talented stars Mourinho has coached.

You know, he has coached stars of the level of Lampard, Sneijder, Ronaldo, and Xia Xing.

But Pogba's tactical awareness is too poor, and this is not to mention his training attitude and obedience awareness.

On the court, Mourinho hopes that he can move back and organize the pass.

But Pogba prefers to move forward and wants more personal performance.

For example, in this game, he obviously had a lot of passes that could create better scoring opportunities, but in the end he chose to shoot more by himself.

So far, Pogba has the most shots at this time.

Not the whole team, but the whole field.

This is exaggerated.

Mourinho looked at the midfield, and his eyes still fell on Xia Xing.

Just now, Manchester United's fast break was decisively intercepted by Karius.

The German goalkeeper passed the ball to Salah with a big foot.

However, Xia Xing quickly rushed up and directly intercepted the ball.

Avoided the team from being counterattacked.

If this ball was broken through, it would be troublesome.

Xia Xing is really good.

Pass the ball forward and find Pogba.

Pogba knocked Sanchez horizontally, Sanchez shook to no avail, knocked it back to Pogba's feet, and then entered the penalty area.

But even so, Pogba did not cherish the opportunity created by Sanchez.

Perhaps he felt that passing the ball to Sanchez was less likely to score than scoring it himself.

With a burst of shot, the ball slipped out of the goal.

Manchester United missed another chance.

Mourinho sighed softly: "Manchester United now..."

Perrin next to him suddenly said: "Jose, do you have a feeling?"

"What feeling?"

"Although this sentence may not be appropriate, I still want to say it."

"Go ahead, there are only two of us anyway."

"Xia's efforts alone have brought this team to a position that exceeds its overall strength."

Mourinho was silent.

After a long time, he whispered.

"You may be right."

Yes, even Perrin saw it, why didn't Mourinho see it?

This Manchester United has too many problems.

The forward line is not strong enough, and it can't be considered the best attacker even in the Premier League, let alone in the European war.

The midfielder is not bad, but Pogba is not enough to take on the big responsibility, and Carrick and the others are also old. Matic is the only player who can be trusted, but he is only a defensive type and does not play much in the offense.

The defense is even more weak.

As for Manchester United's defense, it's hard to say it's second-rate in the Premier League.

If it weren't for De Gea's superb saving ability, Manchester United would have been beaten by various opponents.

In addition to Xia Xing, De Gea is Mourinho's second star in this team and is indispensable.

And Xia Xing's existence is higher than everyone else.

His technical versatility, his fighting spirit, and his humble and low-key quality are all unique.

So far this season, looking back, Xia Xing has used his personal ability to pull Manchester United forward many times and pulled Manchester United back from the edge of the cliff.

If there was no summer trip, Manchester United would not be able to talk about these cup championships and Champions League finals, and even the league championship would be on the line.

After all, Manchester United's super physical reserves are the most important weapon for Manchester United to remain competitive in the ongoing league.

none of them.

Today, they met Liverpool who were in excellent condition. Even with Xia Xing's super performance, it was still not enough.

Xia Xing has made countless wonderful interceptions in this game, but he is still powerless against Liverpool's several attacks.

Now the game has reached the second minute of injury time, and the first half is almost over.

Xia Xing once again made a wonderful tackle and scooped out Salah's cross.

Liverpool wins a corner kick.

The corner kick was taken and went straight into the penalty area!

Firmino headed the ball back and the ball fell at Mane's feet!

Valencia onwards!

Mane made a smart move and got out of the way of the defense!

Poke!

The ball goes straight into the near corner!

"The ball went in!

"3 to 0!

"Liverpool scores another goal!

"They absolutely crushed Manchester United!

"I'm sure to tell everyone -

"This game is over!" (End of chapter)