Legendary Godfather

October 1, 2016, Goodison Park, Liverpool, England.

Today’s starting lineups for both sides are as follows:

Home team Everton, head coach Ronald Koeman, formation 433

Goalkeeper Stekelenberg

Back four from left to right Oviedo, Ashley Williams, Jagielka and Coleman

Midfield three from left to right Cleverley, Gareth Barry and Ross Barkley

Three forwards from left to right Bolasie, Lukaku and Lennon

Visiting team Crystal Palace, head coach Tong Yi, formation 4213

Alisson

The back four from left to right Theo, Rudiger, Van Dijk and Carvajal

Double defensive midfielder Casemiro and Kante

Single attacking midfielder De Bruyne

The front three from left to right Salah, Ibrahimovic and Mbappe

It can be seen that the Crystal Palace lineup has made some small adjustments today. In fact, it means that one person has been rotated, and that is Cancelo on the wing. His replacement is the young Theo, which should be a normal rotation.

Because after this round of games, the Premier League will usher in a short offseason, so the significance of rotating or not rotating at this time is not particularly significant.

Naturally, these main players still have to go into battle.

Everton has all the main players on the team. Basically, it can be seen that what they said before the game is true. They just want to fight Crystal Palace to the end.

In this game, they came for revenge.

Tong Yi stood on the sidelines, quietly looking at Everton's starting lineup. To be honest, he was not worried. He felt that Crystal Palace had a good chance of winning this game.

The eyes of the media reporters in the stands were still on Mbappe. They really didn't expect that this guy Tong Yi would actually use Mbappe continuously. This guy Mbappe is really Tong Yi. His biological son.

Delvistri stared at Tong Yi, confused.

At this moment, referee Zhu blew the whistle to start the game, and the home team Everton kicked off first.

Everton launched a ferocious attack as soon as they came up, and they were very confident in their offense.

The players in their lineup such as Barkley, Lukaku and Lennon all have strong offensive abilities. This summer, they also spent nearly 30 million pounds to introduce Bolasie from Manchester United. This offensive ability is They have strengthened a lot, and they are naturally confident in this game.

We at Everton are flying together on both sides. How can you, Crystal Palace, stop our attack?

We, Everton, must win this game.

Everton's offense is more direct from the two wings. The two wingers do not make frequent passes. Instead, after holding the ball on the wing, they frantically try to break through and head towards the Crystal Palace penalty area.

Both Lennon and Bolasie are good at holding the ball on the wing and cutting inside to break through. However, facing the Crystal Palace defense today, their breakthrough success rate is really not very high. They are often choked by the Crystal Palace defensive players. break.

The focus of Everton's offense is still on Specialo's side. They all feel that Specialo is young and can be a breakthrough for Crystal Palace.

Therefore, Lennon tried to break through many times, but the effect was not very good.

"Hey! It's over again. Lennon's breakthrough was intercepted by the young Special Olympics. Special Olympics can always block Lennon at the most critical position. This is the reason why Lennon moves slowly because he is older. , or is Special Olympics’ ability really good?

Why is it too strong? "Mortensen was stunned.

Today Special Olympics has defended Everton's Lennon many times alone. Everton's offensive threat was not realized entirely because Lennon was frozen by Special Olympics.

This forced Everton to shift the focus of their offense to the other side, and new aid Bolasie made a crazy breakthrough.

But the effect didn't seem very reasonable. Carvajal's defense was still very tight, especially when the players on Crystal Palace's defensive midfielder would take turns attacking Bolasie. This also made Bolasie's performance inconsistent. Not very good.

Seeing this, Koeman's brows tightened.

The progress of this game was completely different from what he had imagined. The opponent's defense was really strong. Their offense was so powerful but they couldn't break through the opponent's defense. This was a bit difficult.

Koeman was very anxious and nervous.

At this time, Crystal Palace also launched a counterattack.

Theo, who stole the ball, passed the football directly to Casemiro in the middle. Casemiro. Immediately, a diagonal kick quickly sent the football to the feet of Mbappe on the front wing.

Shhhhhhh!

Everton fans immediately booed Mbappe wildly with crazy boos, and Mbappe applied pressure.

Because they knew very well that Mbappe was under too much pressure at this time, so they put pressure on Mbappe crazily, and Mbappe was prone to collapse.

This is their chance.

But Mbappe, who was receiving the ball from the wing, took advantage of the situation and passed the ball past the oncoming Cleverley!

Cleverley was really a bit reckless here. He rushed forward crazily, thinking he could destroy the football first. Unexpectedly, this guy Mbappe took the lead, and the ball passed him instantly.

He immediately reached out and pulled.

It's a pity that he can't just get Mbappe's jersey.

Because Mbappe is really too fast.

The Everton fans in the stands were stunned. They did not expect Mbappe to be so fast. They all believed that Cleverley had a great chance with this goal, and Crystal Palace's counterattack had no threat. Unexpectedly, Mbappe passed Cleverley in an instant, caught up with the football, and quickly headed towards Everton's penalty area.

Mbappe holds the ball very quickly, and Everton midfielder Barry keeps chasing him, but he just can't catch up.

And the distance between the two is still widening.

This gives full-back Ovie more opportunities.

Because at such a fast speed, Mbappe will definitely have problems with the ball. Once he controls the ball a little too much, Oviedo will seize the opportunity to destroy it.

However, at this moment, Mbappe changed direction and headed diagonally towards the center of Everton's penalty area.

Everton's center back Jagielka was clinging to Ibrahimovic, preventing Ibrahimovic from responding. Williams immediately stepped forward to block Mbappe who was holding the ball.

But at this moment, De Bruyne, who was behind Mbappe, immediately made a diagonal move and quickly made a diagonal move toward the ribs on the left side of Everton's penalty area.

Williams was instantly led away by De Bruyne who advanced forward.

Chance!

Mbappe's absolute chance!

mba

No one around Pei came up to interfere. This was definitely a good opportunity to shoot directly from a long distance.

Evertonians also know that this gives Mbappe a chance, but they all believe that media reporters say that this guy is not very good, and there should be nothing commendable about his long-range shooting ability. Compared to Mbappe, Ibrahimovic and De Bruyne were greater threats, so they pounced on these two people.

In an instant, Everton's goal was exposed to Mbappe's gun.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Mbappe suddenly shot with a kick while running, 27 meters away from the goal. With a bang, Mbappe's right leg hit the football hard, and the football shot out quickly!

Accident!

Stekelenberg, the Dutch national goalkeeper in front of the goal, was very surprised. He did not expect that Mbappe would suddenly take a long shot.

This Mbappe is really bold!

However, Stekelenberg's reaction was quick and he immediately jumped out.

But Stekelenberg didn't touch the football at all, because the football flew towards the upper right corner of the goal like a cannonball.

The ball speed is very fast, as fast as lightning.

Moreover, the angle of the ball was very tricky, and it hit a blind corner. Even if Stekelenberg was possessed by Courtois Casillas, he couldn't save the ball.

World wave!

In the 17th minute of the game at the Sands Stadium, Mbappe blasted a world wave, sending the football directly into the upper right corner of the Everton goal.

The whole place was dead silent!

No one expected that Mbappe would come up with such a kick.

The commentator on the scene was very excited and howled with excitement. Then the Crystal Palace fans roared excitedly, instantly turning the away game into a home game.

Everton fans' eyes were glazed over.

impossible!

Delvittri and others also stared in disbelief.

Is this a trick? This is absolutely deceptive, this is not the performance that Mbappe can deliver, this is luck!

Tong Yi on the sidelines was very excited and immediately clapped excitedly, giving the applause to Mbappe!

Tong Yi knew very well that this goal was definitely not luck, let alone blind. Mbappe's shooting skills are so good, and his shooting ability at high speed is really very strong, even surpassing many top shooters.

This is just Mbappe's basic skills.

Now that Mbappe has found his rhythm and method of playing, Mbappe will explode next.

Tong Yi had a smile on his face because he knew someone was going to be unlucky.

But Delvestri and others in the stands gritted their teeth. They felt sick when they saw Tong Yi's smile. They even think that this guy Tong Yi will be arrogant when he succeeds. Mbappe just scored a goal. Why are you happy and proud?

Tong Yi didn't care about these guys at all, his eyes still stayed on the game.

Indeed, Crystal Palace currently only leads by one goal, which is unstable.

Tong Yi secretly stretched out his hand to signal the Crystal Palace players to continue putting actual pressure on the Evertonians.

This game must be won.

Lukaku's face was also very ugly at this time. He had very few opportunities, which made him play poorly.

Very frustrating. This guy Van Dijk really sticks to him like candy. He really doesn't have any good opportunities. To be honest, he was a little scared by being stared at.

Van Dijk's defense is really watertight. If this continues, he will have no chance.

Therefore, Lukaku retreated to participate in the attack, staying away from the penalty area of ​​Van Dijk and Crystal Palace.

However, this guy Kanter stuck up again, which made Lukaku very uncomfortable.

What's more important is that the two wings cannot be opened at all, which can't help him attract defenses, and he has very few opportunities. Lukaku was frustrated and anxious, and he began to frequently put pressure on the players on the two wings.

Bolasie and Lennon were already very unhappy with the Crystal Palace players. After hearing Lukaku's complaints, they became even more unhappy and were on the verge of explosion.

At this moment, Lennon on the wing made a mistake.

Yes, this time it was not the defensive players of Crystal Palace who defended well, it was really Lennon who made a mistake. Facing the opponent's defense, he kept pedaling his bicycle in place, trying to stun Special Olympics. Lennon, whose eyes were always fixed on Theo but not on the football, did not even notice that the football between his legs had secretly rolled out and towards the sideline, as if it was about to roll out of the sideline.

But Lennon didn't notice at all and was still pedaling his bicycle frantically on the spot.

Suddenly, Theo quickly rushed out diagonally and rushed to the side.

Lennon was dumbfounded. What is Theo doing? Are you trying to make way for me?

At this moment, Lukaku wildly roared "Ball!"

Lennon was shocked and immediately looked down. There was no football under his feet!

Lennon was shocked and immediately turned around and saw Theo running toward their half with the ball at high speed.

Lennon looked confused. Why did the ball end up at Theo's feet?

He didn't have time to think about it and immediately turned around and quickly chased after him, but the distance was too far for him to stay at all.

Facing Barkley coming up, Theo quickly passed the football across the ball and rushed past Barkley. Then Kanter's diagonal pass rolled directly in front of him without stopping, and he was able to rush forward quickly with the ball without slowing down.

Everton's full-back Coleman immediately rushed up. This was the moment Theo was waiting for. He passed a curved ball forward with his outside foot. The football drew a curved ball and directly bypassed Koko who came from above. Coleman, quickly rolled towards Coleman's back - Mbappe!

Yes, Mbappe and Salah changed positions. He easily received the ball, and then quickly accelerated and penetrated into Everton's penalty area. Everton's center back Jagielka had no choice but to put down Ibrahimo. Vicki rushed forward. Jagielka thought that Mbappe would pass the football directly to Ibrahimovic, so he held back when he rushed out, just to quickly turn around and pounce on Ibrahimovic to defend.

Unexpectedly, this guy Mbappe ignored him, stepped directly into the penalty area, swung his legs and volleyed hard, and volleyed the football to the upper right corner of the goal with a heavy kick.

The ball was very fast, blowing past Jagielka's face like a gust of wind, and then slammed into the Everton goal.

Two to zero!

In front of the goal, Stekelenberg punched the turf hard, venting his inner dissatisfaction and anger. His sight of the ball was completely blocked by Jagielka in front of him. By the time he saw the football, it was too late to save, and he could only watch the football fly into the goal.