Legendary Godfather

The outside world was noisy, but the interior of the Crystal Palace was calm.

Neither Tong Yi nor the Crystal Palace coaching staff felt the dire straits rumored by the outside world.

Tong Yi even called Jimenez to his side and comforted Jimenez.

Tong Yi is also straightforward and unabashed.

He said that during this period, he will continue to give Ignacio some playing time and let him get back into the game. But he also expressed to Jimenez that at this stage Jimenez's priority must be ahead of Ignacio. He will be the team's first rotation substitute. When Ibrahimovic can't play, he will be the one to play.

Of course, Tong Yi still has to deduct some of his playing time and give it to Ignacio.

Tong Yi hoped that Jimenez would not have other ideas.

Tong Yi's open and honest approach made Jimenez feel much better and made him feel respected. But it is impossible to say that he has no resentment or anger at all.

But after comprehensive consideration, he still feels that the current result is acceptable.

At least Tong Yi has now clarified his status as a first-rotation substitute.

Of course, the future is uncertain.

Therefore, he still cannot relax next time, but must perform better. Without giving Tong Yi the slightest excuse or opportunity to replace himself, he would definitely suppress Ignacio. In this case, Tong Yi would not be able to replace him even if he wanted to.

Therefore, Jimenez knows that his future is still in his own hands.

Tong Yi at least maintains a certain level of fairness and impartiality.

Jimenez immediately stated that he obeyed the club's arrangements and also stated that he would continue to repay the club with excellent performances.

Jimenez also used this to express to Tong Yi that he would not give up his position as a substitute easily.

Even if the person behind him is Ignacio.

Tong Yi naturally understands and expresses his support for Jimenez. The better you perform, the better it is for the team. Tong Yi bluntly said that he supports this competition between Jimenez and Ignacio. And he also guaranteed that whoever performs well will get more opportunities.

This is something Jimenez is very satisfied with and the result he currently wants.

As for Jimenez's recent transfer rumors, Tong Yi did not ask, and Jimenez did not take the initiative to talk about it. They acted as if the matter did not exist.

The intention of both parties is actually very clear, that is, just maintain the current state before the end of this season.

As for whether to transfer or not, that is a matter for Xia Tian. We will decide in Xia Tian.

It was Tong Yi's attitude that made Jimenez a little happy and a little disappointed. He was happy that Tong Yi gave him enough autonomy and choice, but he was disappointed that he did not seem to have such an important position in Tong Yi's mind, and was even a bit dispensable.

Therefore, Jimenez is still a little confused.

He is still undecided on whether to transfer in the summer, so he will not talk about it for the time being. We will wait until the end of this season to discuss everything.

Jimenez left relatively satisfied, although the knot in his heart was not completely resolved. But I no longer have the depression and anger I felt before, and I can just treat the next games and training with a normal mind.

Anyway, he is now very confident that he can defeat Ignacio.

After all, the Ignacio now is not the Ignacio a year ago.

But to be honest, the impact of this serious injury on Ignacio was indeed very, very big. This also reminded Jimenez to try his best to protect himself during the game and prevent himself from being seriously injured.

Otherwise, he will make the same mistake as Ignacio.

Therefore, in the following games and training, Jimenez paid special attention to protecting himself.

Of course, these are words after the fact!

After sending Jimenez away, Vieri immediately asked, "Boss, do we also want to talk to Jose? Remind him that he has been really anxious recently. Haste, waste, waste!"

This is indeed Ignacio’s biggest problem right now.

Tong Yi thought for a while and shook his head slightly and said, "Let's see again, let's see if Jose, this guy, can find the problem by himself."

Solving problems by oneself is always much more rewarding than being reminded by others, so Tong Yi still hopes that Ignacio can discover this problem by himself. Ignacio is a smart guy, and Tong Yi believes he will realize the problem.

Vieri nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.

Tong Yi immediately turned to look at Beckham and said, "David, during recent training, pay more attention to Jose's mental changes to avoid any surprises."

Beckham nodded slightly to show his understanding and said, "Okay, I will pay attention."

The team's momentum is still very good recently, and Tong Yi hopes that the team will not have any accidents or problems. After all, Chelsea is watching closely behind them, so don't give them a chance.

A week later, Crystal Palace ushered in the sixth round quarter-finals of the 2016-2017 English FA Cup. This day was originally supposed to be the 27th round of the 2016-2017 Premier League. Because the times overlapped, Crystal Palace's current Premier League match was rescheduled, directly to mid-May.

Crystal Palace's direct competitor Chelsea has also rescheduled this round of the league for the same reason as Crystal Palace. They are also a team in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup.

Therefore, this weekend, Crystal Palace will not be playing in the league, but in the FA Cup.

Although it is an FA Cup match, Tong Yi and the Crystal Palace team also attach great importance to it. After all, it is already the quarterfinals. If we take one or two more steps, we will have to fight for it.

Come and win the FA Cup. At this time, no one will give up easily. Even Crystal Palace's opponent, newly promoted Premier League team Middlesbrough, will not give up. They want to fight Crystal Palace to the death.

Because Middlesbrough people know very well that Crystal Palace will definitely have to rotate in this game.

Because Crystal Palace will usher in a double match next week, and will usher in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League with Sevilla in the middle of the week. Compared with the FA Cup, the UEFA Champions League next week will be more important. Therefore, Crystal Palace will definitely rotate in this game, and almost all substitutes will play.

Don't mention it, the Middlesbrough people were indeed right in predicting that Crystal Palace did use all substitutes in this game.

Even Ibrahimovic and De Bruyne did not make the squad.

The starting center today is still Jimenez.

This surprised Webster and the others. They had been frantically fanning the flames and instigating the relationship between Tong Yi and Jimenez, Jimenez and Ignacio, Jimenez and the Crystal Palace players. They thought that this would cause Tong Yi and the Crystal Palace players to disagree with Jimenez, accelerating the conflict between them, and Jimenez would be thrown into the cold palace.

Who knew that Jimenez was still the team's starter.

And Ignacio, whom Tong Yi valued, was still on the bench, waiting for an opportunity.

Webster and the others frowned slightly, feeling that they had not done enough.

Didn't this spark the conflict between Jimenez and Tong Yi?

This is not very scientific.

Of course, Webster and the others still hope that Jimenez will perform well, so that they will have a reason to continue to be popular. They are all praying that Jimenez can continue to perform well.

Of course, Jimenez wants to perform better than they do.

They know very well that they can only secure their current position by continuing to perform well.

Therefore, after the game started, Jimenez also behaved very actively and very hard. However, he behaved differently from the current Ignacio.

Jimenez is being proactive rather than anxious.

Ignacio was completely anxious and his mentality was somewhat unbalanced.

Therefore, it is destined that Jimenez's recent performance must be better than Ignacio's. If Ignacio doesn't realize his problem and make corrections, it will actually be more difficult for him to get back to his normal game state, let alone threaten Jimenez.

The strength of Middlesbrough is indeed different from Crystal Palace. After all, they are a newly promoted team.

Each of the Crystal Palace rotation players cherished the opportunity to play, and each of them performed very hard and was very dedicated. Therefore, they quickly took the initiative on the pitch and frequently threatened Middlesbrough.

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In the 11th minute of the first half, after continuous passes from the wing, Ashraf crossed the ball. Jimenez in the middle jumped high and headed the ball successfully, changing the score to 1-0. Jimenez scored again and showed his strength.

Seeing this, Webster and the others were very happy, even happier than Jimenez.

They even didn't forget to glare at Tong Yi proudly.

After Ignacio on the bench saw Jimenez's performance, he became even more anxious. Jimenez's continued excellent performance completely suppressed him. If he no longer fails to score goals, it will be unjustifiable for him.

Ignacio was very anxious and nervous.

And when the second half just started, it was Jimenez again. Jimenez received a pass from Witsel at the front of the penalty area, turned around with the ball, and then quickly took a shot. The football drew an arc and flew directly past the opponent's goalkeeper and into the goal.

Two to zero, Crystal Palace expanded the score.

Jimenez is really in great shape, scoring twice in two consecutive games. He is really irreplaceable recently. The pressure on Ignacio was increasing, and he was becoming more and more anxious.

After scoring the goal, Jimenez continued to work hard. It was obvious that he was not satisfied and wanted to score again.

However, it is obvious that Middlesbrough has significantly strengthened its defense against Jimenez. They would rather lose another goal than allow Jimenez to score a hat trick, so in the 72nd minute of the game, Llorente got a chance at the front of the penalty area. With Theo's pass, he volleyed directly without stopping the ball. The bottom corner is successful.

Thanks to the score it became three to zero!

Then, Tong Yi replaced Jimenez with Ignacio to give Ignacio a chance.

Seeing Ignacio, Jimenez had already expected it, so he didn't react dissatisfiedly. He left the field directly and gave Ignacio a high-five.

When Webster saw this, his eyes lit up. This guy Tong Yi is really nepotistic!

After Ignacio came on the field, he was still very anxious, a little too anxious. He wanted to express himself too much, but he performed poorly. He wasted two good opportunities again and still failed to score a goal.

Ignacio's performance in this game was still very bad.

Now even die-hard Crystal Palace fans can see that Ignacio is really not as good as Jimenez, and Ignacio really can't go back.

They all felt a little pity!

Ignacio was once a genius!

They actually somewhat understood Tong Yi's approach, and they also wanted to see Ignacio stand up again and return to the top. But seeing Ignacio's current performance, he was very disappointed. At the same time, he felt that this was unfair to Jimenez?