Legendary Godfather

September 9, 2017, Turf Moor Stadium, Burnley, Lancashire, England, sunny weather!

What was held here today was a match in the fourth round of the 2017-2018 Premier League season. The home team Burnley faced the visiting team Crystal Palace.

The stadium, which can accommodate more than 20,000 people, was packed!

It can be seen that Burnley attaches great importance to this game. They came to the home court today to watch the team defeat the defending champion Crystal Palace!

They did not attend the team's away game against Chelsea this season. Today they are going to witness Burnley create history and defeat the defending champion Crystal Palace at home. In this case, Burnley will have completed a double defeat of last season's Premier League champions and runners-up this season!

As soon as they thought about this matter, they became very excited and trembled with excitement.

And they also feel that Burnley really has a good chance of winning this game.

Because Crystal Palace did not field its entire main lineup in this game, Crystal Palace rotated.

It is indeed the case!

Due to the international match day and the double matches next week, they will also face the strong enemy Sevilla in the middle of the week. Therefore, Tong Yi's side has carried out rotation, allowing the main players to focus on the next week's game.

This is an opportunity for the main players of Crystal Palace to rest and adjust.

No wonder Burnley fans are in such high spirits.

They saw hope of winning.

Today, Crystal Palace’s starting lineup is as follows

goalkeeper Maignan

The back four from left to right is Theo, Upamecano, Van Dijk and Achraf.

Double defensive midfielder Joan Armene and Llorente

Single attacking midfielder Sabitzer

The front three from left to right Gnabry, Giroud and Mbappe

It's just seeing this that Crystal Palace's starting lineup is, that's why Burnley fans are so excited and excited. They feel that Crystal Palace is giving Burnley benefits to them in this game. Even their head coach Dai Qi thinks so. He thinks Burnley must win this game!

Of course, Dai Qi felt that Tong Yi really underestimated Burnley.

When seeing Tong Yi in the stadium, Dai Qi immediately came to Tong Yi's side and said in his distinctive hoarse voice, "Coach David, thank you very much for giving us Burnley a valuable game." Victory, you are so generous!"

Tong Yi said calmly, "Godfather Earthworm, don't be too proud. The outcome of the game is still unknown."

When Dai Qi heard Tong Yi call him "Godfather of Earthworms", he was stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter.

He was recalling the prank he had done back then!

He now has a very famous name in English football as "The Man Who Eats Earthworms"!

\u003e The cause of this incident is actually just a prank!

When Anderson was still playing for his team, in order to prank Anderson, Dai Qi found an earthworm and stuffed it into his mouth in front of Anderson. There was still a small piece of earthworm left in the corner of his mouth. Outside the mouth, crawling at the corners of the mouth, squirming wildly.

At that time, Anderson became numb instantly and couldn't stop vomiting.

In an interview, Anderson told this story. He said, "The reason why Sean's voice is so unique and sexy and husky is actually because he often eats earthworms. Sean is definitely the most earthworm-eating person I have ever met. It is said that he treats earthworms as snacks! "

From this, the story about Dai Qi's love for eating earthworms spread!

Although, when Dai Qi was later interviewed by media reporters, he repeatedly stated that he had never eaten earthworms and that it was just a prank on Anderson. However, no one cared about it. Instead, word spread about him making snacks with earthworms, which became an interesting conversation and enriched people's leisure time.

So, when he heard Tong Yi say this, he remembered this prank.

To this day, he still clearly remembers Anderson's vomiting and diarrhea, with tears on his face and unable to straighten his back.

When he thought of this, he couldn't help laughing.

I really didn’t expect that my impromptu idea at the time would leave a lasting shadow on Anderson that he would never be able to erase. I was really great!

When he thought of this, Dai Qi immediately smiled at Tong Yi and said, "Earthworms are delicious. Coach David, do you want to try them too? I think if you taste them, you will definitely be unable to extricate yourself. Your voice will become like mine, so sexy. Do you want to give it a try?"

Tong Yi smiled bitterly and shook his head. He really didn't expect that Dai Qi was so keen on playing tricks.

Tong Yi said, "Let you enjoy such delicious food alone! Don't be so generous in the future. Just keep the delicious food for yourself. In this way, you will not be short of snacks in your life! If one day earthworms really has become popular, I’m afraid earthworms are not something you can afford casually. So, cherish them, godfather of earthworms!”

After saying that, Tong Yi patted Dai Qi on the shoulder and turned directly to his coaching bench.

Dai Qi was stunned when he heard this.

I didn't expect that this guy Tong Yi would be so sharp. It seems that he is really a master who refuses to admit defeat! His brows couldn't help but frown. According to Tong Yi's character, Crystal Palace should not give up in this game, so this game will definitely be more difficult, right?

Dai Qi immediately frowned slightly and quickly turned his head to look into the stadium.

At this moment, the referee blew the whistle to start the game.

sound.

It was the Burnley team that kicked off first, but the football on Burnley's side was quickly cut off.

Burnley's tactics are actually defensive counterattacks, and what they have greatly strengthened this season is still defense, not offense. The offensive routine is the same as last season and even previous seasons, and it is still a typical English football style. Hit high and take frequent aerial routes.

Dai Qi focused more on polishing and strengthening his defense.

After all, in his opinion, defense is the key to avoiding relegation.

Therefore, many media in England claim that Dai Qi should be Italian at heart. This guy studies defense like crazy. This may be related to his playing career. He originally played as a central defender, so he has a lot of experience in defense. He is not particularly good at offense. The players of his era all came from the English football environment, so his team's offensive routine is very simple, which is the traditional English football style.

Therefore, Burnley's two main centers are both very strong and tall centers with full impact, strong header ability and good at physical combat.

To be honest, after seeing Burnley's player configuration and team tactics, Tong Yi still admires Dai Qi.

Because this Dai Qi is very pragmatic.

He is a typical head coach of a weak team. If you ask him to lead a relegation team, there will definitely be no problem at all. He will lead it very well. But if you ask him to lead a wealthy team, he won't be able to do it. Because he really has nothing worthy of praise in terms of offense, and his approach is not suitable for wealthy teams at all.

Therefore, Dai Qi is a super strong head coach of a mid-to-lower team.

He is professional when it comes to relegation.

But when it comes to competing for championships or anything like that, he really isn't that good at it!

However, you can't say that Dai Qi is not strong. The fact that he has been able to stay at Burnley for so many years, lead Burnley out of the English Championship, avoid relegation every year and gain a foothold in the Premier League, shows his ability.

Therefore, Tong Yi really did not underestimate Dai Qi!

After this guy strengthened the team's defense this season, their defensive capabilities have indeed improved a lot.

The unity was also clearly felt on the sidelines.

Crystal Palace naturally attacked like crazy, and the players were in very good shape, but more than ten minutes later, Crystal Palace still did not substantially threaten Burnley's goal, which is enough to explain the problem.

There is really something about this Burnley.

Tong Yi immediately waved his hand, so Crystal Palace stepped up its attack. Crystal Palace must win this game, and a draw is unacceptable, so they must strengthen their offense.

Er Bo

A draw is acceptable for Enli, so now the Burnley people play more comfortably.

In the 22nd minute of the first half, Burnley also seized a counterattack opportunity and threatened the Crystal Palace goal. A direct long pass from the backcourt found Woakes in the frontcourt. Woakes jumped up and headed the ball over, and then Chris Wood, who was rushing forward, jumped high, pressed the top of the mountain, and headed the ball towards the goal!

Fortunately, Maignan concentrated his energy, turned sideways and held the football in his arms with one hand.

This goal really excited the Burnley fans to the extreme, but it was a pity that they missed it by just a few seconds. They felt it was a pity that they almost scored.

As long as this goal is scored, Burnley will basically win this game.

They are still very confident in their defense.

It's a pity, it's just a little bit off.

Dai Qi on the sidelines also felt it was a pity. If this goal had been scored, wouldn't Burnley win the game easily? What a pity!

However, it was also from this attack that the Burnley people saw hope.

Dai Qi immediately reminded the Burnley players to continue to defend, defend seriously, and then wait for the next opportunity to counterattack. As long as they seize the opportunity next time, they will be able to win this game. Burnley's players nodded one after another to show their understanding!

To be honest, what Dai Qi said makes sense!

Burnley was able to defeat Chelsea and draw with Tottenham Hotspur this season because of their offensive efficiency. To be honest, they haven't had many attacks in these games, but in the few attacks they have scored, this is where they are great.

Therefore, Tong Yi said that there is something about this Dai Qi!

At this time, Tong Yi reminded the Crystal Palace players that they really cannot underestimate Burnley. You must also pay attention to defense when attacking, otherwise, Crystal Palace is likely to lose the ball at the end of this game.

At this time, you must be steady!

The Crystal Palace side was still attacking across the board, with both full-backs pressing forward, threatening Burnley's goal. Burnley fans are very nervous and worried, they are aware of the danger.

At this moment, Sabitzer penetrated Burnley's defense with a diagonal pass. Gnabry missed the football and Theo, who advanced forward, caught up with the football and passed it directly. Giroud in the middle jumped high and attracted fire. He directly headed the ball and passed it to Mbappe.

Mbappe, who rushed up, did not stop the ball, volleyed directly sideways, and swept the football into the lower right corner of Burnley's goal. Tom Heaton in front of the goal reacted quickly, but did not touch the football at all.

One to zero, in the 39th minute of the first half, Crystal Palace finally took the lead with difficulty.