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"How is it? What is the real strength of Crystal Palace?" A somewhat hoarse voice asked.

"To be honest, their strength is somewhat beyond our expectations." A majestic voice said.

"What do you say?" the hoarse voice said in surprise.

"Their strength is even stronger than I imagined. The strength they showed in this game is really very strong! This is completely different from what the outside media reporters advertised! These damn media reporters are not at all Know the ball, they confuse us, Chris!" Said the powerful voice.

The guy named Chris pondered for a while before saying, "Are they really that strong?"

The majestic voice immediately said: "Yes, it's really that strong! Coach Chris Powell, I think we must pay attention to Crystal Palace, otherwise in the next game, we Charlton will have no chance at all!"

Yep, that guy with the husky voice is Charlton manager Chris Powell.

Powell fell into deep thought when he heard the words of his assistant Dell.

Yes, that guy with the big voice was really Alex Dale, the assistant coach of the Charlton football team.

For Dell's words, Powell is convinced.

Because, he sent Dale to Selhurst Park to watch Crystal Palace vs. Sheffield Wednesday.Dell experienced the strength of Crystal Palace face to face at the scene, and Powell naturally believed it very much.

Because Powell knows Dell very well, this guy never lies, and he never exaggerates the facts.

If Dell said that Crystal Palace is very powerful, then Crystal Palace must be very powerful.

Moreover, the amazing results of the Crystal Palace in the previous games caught his attention, and he himself felt that the strength of the Crystal Palace should be improved.

In order to better understand the situation of the Crystal Palace, he sent Dell to inspect the Crystal Palace on the spot.

Now that he has received feedback from Dell, Powell is naturally convinced.

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Moreover, Powell also listened carefully to Dell's detailed commentary on the process of the game, and Powell had no doubts.

He realized the power of Crystal Palace.

Sure enough, as he expected before, the strength of Crystal Palace has been greatly improved.Then in the next game, it will be very difficult for Charlton to win.

Yes, Charlton will face Crystal Palace at home in the next round of the Championship.

This is why Powell is so anxious to send Dell to watch the Crystal Palace game live, just to prepare for this game.

Powell frowned and asked, "Is this young man, Mane, really so powerful?"

Dell said seriously: "This little guy is very odd and fast. What's more, his ability to change direction with the ball is very good, even a bit like Messi. The reason why Sheffield was bloody by Crystal Palace on Wednesday The massacre also has a lot to do with Mane, Sheffield sent two central defenders with a height of 1.9 meters on Wednesday, they are too bulky, and it is as if Mane is defenseless in the penalty area!"

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Powell frowned again.

It's a bit scary that Dell's evaluation of Mane is so high.

Much like Messi?

This evaluation is too high!

Seeing Powell's expression, Dell instantly knew what Powell was thinking, and he immediately said: "I just said that Mane is a bit like Messi, but his foot skills are still too rough compared to Messi. Compared to Messi West, Mane is characterized by quickness and explosive power, which is more direct and impactful than Messi!"

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Hearing this, Powell not only did not relax, but became even more worried.

Because Mane angered Dale for what he said, their Charlton team is more dangerous.

Because their Charlton central defenders are more afraid of players like Mane who are explosive, fast, and physically active.

Their Charlton central defender combination is actually almost the same as Sheffield Wednesday's central defender combination. They are all tall and strong central defenders with a height of more than 1.9 meters.His physical confrontation ability, frontal defense and prevention and control ability are all very good.But their shortcomings are also very obvious, that is, they are bulky and slow to turn.

If they are facing some normal fast and odd strikers, they can still handle it.But if you face a striker with explosive speed and explosive power like Mane, it will be dangerous.

At this time, Powell understood why Sheffield Wednesday lost so badly.

Obviously, he doesn't want to follow in the footsteps of Sheffield Wednesday.

Powell looked up at Dale and asked, "You mean, when Charlton faces Crystal Palace, we can't send two tall central defenders over 1.9 meters tall at the same time?"

Dale nodded immediately and said, "It's like this, we must send someone to deal with Mane, otherwise, we will follow in the footsteps of Sheffield Wednesday."

Hearing this, Powell fell into deep thought.

Previously, when Tong Yi didn't come.Most of the teams in the English Championship play the traditional English football style, playing big and high, especially good at long passes.Therefore, football often flies in the sky.

The staffing of those British Championship teams is also very similar, whether it is the central defender position or the center forward position, they are all very strong and tall guys.They are good at body collision, and control the high-altitude ball.

Therefore, Charlton's defensive players are relatively tall, especially at the central defender position, which is similar to Sheffield Wednesday.

Powell nodded slightly, kept pondering, and then said: "Then we have to consider replacing a big defender!"

Seeing that Powell was still a bit tangled, Dell immediately said: "Fortunately, our match against Crystal Palace will take place in half a month. During this half month, we can study the techniques, tactics and staffing of Crystal Palace carefully." , study the characteristics of their players, and then make targeted arrangements, I believe our Charlton team still has a chance to win!"

When he said this, Dell was full of confidence!

He is still very optimistic about his team and his old friend Powell.

Powell is also a champion coach no matter what he does.

In the last season, Powell took over the Charlton team and led the Charlton team to the League One championship, leading the team to upgrade to the British Championship.He is very aware of Powell's strength. You Tong Yi is very powerful, and our Powell is not bad.

After we have studied your Crystal Palace tactics in detail, we also have a great chance of winning.

Powell immediately looked up at Dell and asked, "Have you collected the video of Crystal Palace's previous games?"

Dell immediately said: "Of course!"

Powell's eyes lit up, and he was very grateful to Dell.Dell has never let him down, which is why he invited Dell to join his coaching staff when he was coaching Charlton. Dell is a very comprehensive person who considers issues.

When the two were still players and played together in Crystal Palace, Powell and Dell had a very good relationship. Over the years, the two have been in frequent contact and they are inextricably linked.Powell is naturally very aware of Dell's personality, and he also believes in Dell very much.

Yes, both of them played for Crystal Palace when they were young.

Even Powell came from the youth training of Crystal Palace, but he only played 3 times for the first team of Crystal Palace. Later, he moved to many clubs and joined Charlton three times and played for Charlton.As a left-back, he was even selected for the England national team and played 5 times for the England national team.

In his playing career, Powell is still good.

And Dell's professional player career was not as successful as Powell's. He has been in the low-level leagues all year round.But this did not prevent the two from becoming good friends, nor did it hinder the relationship between the two.

Even Powell values ​​Dell very much.

Powell said excitedly: "Then what are we waiting for? Let's start studying the Crystal Palace game video and video now. I don't believe we can't find a way to deal with Crystal Palace!"

Dale had predicted that Powell would behave like this, so he immediately led Powell to the tactical analysis room.There, Dell has prepared everything in advance, and is waiting for Powell to come and watch the Crystal Palace game video together.

Seeing all this, Powell smiled knowingly.

Sure enough, Dell is still the same Dell!

Dale never let him down.

Then, Powell called other members of Charlton's coaching staff, and everyone gathered together and began to watch the Crystal Palace game video, study the Crystal Palace in detail, and made records, looking for ways to deal with the Crystal Palace team.

At this time, Tong Yi didn't know that the Charlton team was already studying their Crystal Palace.

Even Tong Yi didn't expect that Charlton even sent special personnel to their home stadium to collect information about their Crystal Palace.

Tong Yi did not expect that the Charlton people would pay so much attention to their Crystal Palace team.

Therefore, Tong Yi is not paying attention to Charlton's situation now.

However, Tong Yi still knows something about the strength and situation of the Charlton Athletic team.Because, before that, his data analyst Schwartz had already collected Charlton's data and game videos.Even, Schwartz's team analyzed Charlton's game video data, sorted it out, and gave Tong Yi a more intuitive result.

To be honest, Tong Yi is very grateful to the team led by Schwartz.

He was able to achieve such good results in Munich 1860 and Crystal Palace, and a large part of the credit came from Schwartz's data collection and analysis.

Therefore, in fact, Tong Yi also has a very good understanding of Charlton's situation.

Of course, Powell and Dell didn't know that Tong Yi valued them so much and knew them so well.

Of course, the South London derby between Crystal Palace and Charlton will be half a month away.

The British Championship is currently entering a short offseason, because the international match day is approaching.

The Championship will not resume until the international break has passed.

At present, there are not many international players in the first team of Crystal Palace. This international match day does not have a great impact on them. Tong Yi and the others can do their best to prepare for the upcoming game.

Charlton's side has some influence, and there are still some members of the national team in their formation.

However, Charlton's national team members are not many, and the influence is not particularly large.

Therefore, in this game, both sides can still devote themselves to it, and it is almost unaffected.