Chapter 0651, a moment of despair
Seeing Liverpool players celebrating on the pitch for the second time, Mourinho's brow twisted into a pimple.
He was in a bad mood.
If conceding the first goal was a matter of luck, this one is definitely a problem for the team.
It's a matter of defensive coordination in the midfield.
When he first defended Salah, it was Xia Xing who failed to block Salah's cross.
Is it Xia Xing's problem?
No, it's just a problem with the team as a whole.
Failing to anticipate well allowed Salah to burst into the box.
No one could even keep up with this small striker, so he could only let Xia Xing retreat to the position of the fast bottom line.
It was a collective mistake by United's defence.
It's not Xia Xing's pot.
But that's also the power of Liverpool's forward trident.
In the first half, until now, they have been perfect.
Not only offensively, but also defensively.
The on-the-spot counter-attack after each concede a goal has made it difficult for United's midfield to get the ball out.
Liverpool put a lot of pressure on them.
And now, they're scoring again.
2-0, this score is a bit difficult.
I think back to the last time I coached the team to the Champions League final, it was a 2-0 win against the opponent.
Time is running out for United right now.
But even so, Mourinho still has confidence in his team.
They've had a lot of difficulties this season, and they've been down by two goals.
So, keep it up!
Clap the sidelines and cheer the players up!
It's just two goals, and we still have a chance!
Come on!
On the court, Xia Xing is doing the same thing.
They had a lot of trouble in this game and had bad luck.
There was a period of time when he had a succession of shots, but he missed them one after another.
The strikers didn't have shooting boots on goal today.
The only striker in good form turned out to be the veteran Ibrahimovic.
A couple of shots were measured, and even hit the post once.
But because of his excellent performance, he was marked by his opponent next.
Alexis Sanchez and Marcus Rashford also played well, but they simply didn't reach their highest level.
Jose Mourinho started Marcus Rashford in this game as a sign of trust in him.
However, it also occurred to the young England youngster's lack of experience and problems.
Marcus Rashford played aggressively in this game, but after all, he was young, he was still not solid enough, and many of the balls were not handled properly.
Alexis Sanchez started justifiably and he had a lot of good performances, but he still couldn't reach top form.
Since picking up an injury at Arsenal in the first half of the season, he hasn't been able to perform at his best.
In this game, in the face of Liverpool's crazy pressing, he didn't have too many bright performances.
The same goes for Paul Pogba.
Looking at Pogba on the field, Mourinho frowned.
This young man, he was really worried.
To say that there is no talent, that is false, Pogba is definitely the top 10 talented stars that Mourinho has coached.
You must know that he has coached Lampard, Sneijder, Ronaldo, Xia Xing and other stars.
But Pogba's tactical awareness is too poor, and that's not to mention his training attitude and obedience.
On the pitch, Mourinho wants him to play a little further back and organise passes.
But Pogba prefers to move forward and wants more individual performances.
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.
Pogba has had the most shots on goal so far.
Not the whole team, but the whole game.
That's an exaggeration.
Mourinho looked at the midfield, and his eyes still fell on Xia Xing.
Just now, a fast attack by Manchester United was cut off by Karius.
The German goalkeeper passes to Salah with a big foot.
However, Xia Xing quickly grabbed the ball and cut off the ball directly.
Avoided the team being beaten on the counterattack.
If the ball is broken through, then it's in trouble.
Xia Xing is really good.
Pass forward, find Pogba.
Pogba crosses Sanchez, Sanchez shakes to no avail, crosses back to Pogba's feet, and then cuts into the box.
But even so, Pogba did not cherish the opportunity that Sanchez created.
Perhaps he felt that the pass to Sanchez was far less likely than his own kick.
A burst of shots and the ball slid out of the goal.
Manchester United missed another chance.
Mourinho sighed softly: "Now Manchester United, ......"
Perrin next to him suddenly said: "Jose, do you have a feeling?" β
"What does it feel?"
"It may not be appropriate for me to say that, but I want to say it anyway."
"Say, it's just the two of us anyway."
"Xia's efforts alone have brought this team to a position that exceeds the overall strength."
Mourinho was silent.
It was a long time before he whispered a sentence.
"You may be right."
Yes, even Perrin can see it, why didn't Mourinho see it?
There are too many problems with this Manchester United team.
The lack of quality in the forward line is not the best attacker even in the Premier League, let alone in Europe.
The midfield is not bad, but Pogba is not enough to take on the role, Carrick is also old, Nemanja Matic is the only player who can be trusted, but he is only a defensive type, and he is not very useful in attack.
The backline is even weaker.
As far as Manchester United's backline is concerned, it is said that it is second-rate in the Premier League, and it is not said.
If it weren't for De Gea's superb saving ability, Manchester United would have been beaten into a sieve by various opponents.
In addition to Xia Xing, De Gea is Mourinho's second star in his heart and is indispensable.
And Xia Xing's existence is an existence that is higher than everyone else.
His technical versatility, his fighting spirit, and his humble and unobtrusive qualities are all unique.
So far this season, looking back, how many times has Xia Xing relied on his personal ability to pull Manchester United forward and dragged Manchester United back on the edge of the cliff.
If there is no Xia Xing, Manchester United will not talk about these cup titles, Champions League finals, and even the league title.
After all, Manchester United's super physical reserves are the most important weapon for Manchester United to remain competitive in the ongoing league.
Not one of them.
And today, they met Liverpool, who are in excellent form, even if they have Xia Xing's super performance, it is still not enough.
In this game, Xia Xing has made countless wonderful interceptions, but he is still unable to do anything against Liverpool's several attacks.
Now the game is in the second minute of stoppage time, and the first half is almost over.
Xia Xing once again made a brilliant tackle to get Salah's cross out.
Liverpool won a corner.
Corner kick and head straight into the box!
Firmino's header goes back and the ball falls to Mane's feet!
Valencia on the grab!
Mane's deft flick to dodge the defense!
Poke and shoot!
The ball goes straight into the near corner!
"The ball is in!
"3 to 0!
"Liverpool scored another goal!
"They completely crushed Manchester United!
"I'm sure to tell everybody thatβ
"This game is over!" (End of chapter)