Legendary Godfather

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

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

goalkeeper Maignan

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

Double defensive midfielder Casemiro and Kante

Single attacking midfielder De Bruyne

The three forwards from left to right Salah, Ronaldo and Mbappe.??.

Visiting team Manchester City, head coach Guardiola, formation 433

goalkeeper bravo

Back four from left to right Danilo, Mangala, Otamendi and Walker

The three midfielders from left to right Jingdongan, Fernandinho and Goretzka

The front three from left to right are Sane, Jesus and Bernardo Silva

Everyone was a little surprised to see the starting lineups of both sides, because both teams have made adjustments and are not their absolute main lineups. Crystal Palace's defense has changed. Cancelo and Rudiger are both on the bench. This should be a normal rotation.

But the Manchester City team was very surprised, it didn't look like a normal rotation at all.

Tong Yi naturally saw it.

Obviously, Manchester City deliberately hid some main attackers in the arrangement of the starting lineup, obviously to strike from behind. After all, Manchester City's forward saw Aguero and Sterling sitting on the bench. Isn't this intention obvious?

Of course, some people will say that Jesus and Sane are not weak, and they have scored many goals in previous games.

After all, Sane and Jesus are also at the top of the scorer list, and they are also the top scorers in Manchester City this season. They can also represent the strongest strength of Manchester City in the starting lineup.

However, everyone knows that Aguero and Sterling are obviously more aggressive.

In such an important game, these two should be the starters.

Now that these two people are not starting, what is the second move?

Seeing this, Tong Yi reminded the Crystal Palace players to pay attention to defense when attacking.

The Crystal Palace players were a little surprised. Why?

At this time, shouldn't we attack fiercely when we see a lineup like Manchester City's? Try to get a big lead before Aguero and Sterling come on, so that Aguero and Sterling have little chance.

beep!

At this time, the referee of this game, Jonathan Moss, blew the whistle to start the game.

The first team to kick off the ball was the home team Crystal Palace. A long pass from the backcourt found the Portuguese center in front. He directly overwhelmed Mangala who rushed out, and then shook his head and threw the football to the side.

To be honest, Mangala's starting start was a bit surprising to everyone. After all, Mangala is already old. Shouldn't Stones be starting at this time? Why is Stones on the bench today?

This goal Mangala was directly suppressed by Ronaldo.

The ball was placed very well, and the football landed in front of Salah accurately.

Suddenly the Crystal Palace fans became excited and screamed excitedly. This was a good opportunity.

But Walker’s speed

Soon, it was directly in place, blocking Salah's incoming line. Salah immediately passed the ball and tried to break through, but failed. He suddenly made a diagonal pass and quickly passed the football back to the front of the penalty area.

De Bruyne rushed up to meet the ball and fired a shot. Boom, the football shot quickly towards the Manchester City goal.

Manchester City fans were on edge.

But the next moment, Fernandinho directly blocked the football with his body. The football quickly changed direction and bounced off the baseline.

"Sure enough, Crystal Palace, playing at home, played very proactively and launched a fierce attack from the beginning. Now it seems that Manchester City's pre-emptive tactics are correct. As long as they can survive this period, Aguero will be waiting for the second half of the game. When playing against Sterling, Manchester City will probably have the advantage!" Mortensen said.

Vieira immediately said, "That's true. Guardiola is really good. I think his tactics are very successful. It will be really difficult for Crystal Palace to win in this game. And After winning for so long, they should be getting tired!"

Hiller shook his head slightly and said nothing.

Corner kick!

Crystal Palace were awarded a corner kick and the Manchester City fans were on edge.

After all, Crystal Palace's corner kick tactics are very powerful, and the goal rate is very high. Giving the Crystal Palace people a corner kick at this time is actually quite dangerous.

Theo glanced at the penalty area, and then raised his right hand directly to signal the Crystal Palace players to prepare.

beep!

As soon as the whistle blew, Theo quickly took a run, then quickly rushed to the football and hit the football hard with his kick.

The ball went directly to the center of the penalty area. Ronaldo and Van Dijk in the center took off at the same time. Both Otamendi and Mangala felt great pressure. They jumped up desperately, but the football was still hit by the towering Ronaldo.

c. Ronaldo really jumped too high, making Manchester City's center back feel a huge sense of powerlessness.

With a bang, the Portuguese center swung his head and slammed the football into Manchester City's goal.

The speed of the ball is very fast, like a bullet being fired.

Bravo reacted quickly in front of the goal, jumped into the air, and slapped the football away with a single-handed side dive.

Manchester City immediately made a clearance and the football flew out of the sideline.

so close!

The fans of the Manchester City team were scared to death. Crystal Palace is indeed very strong. Even if the Manchester City team is so strong, it seems a bit suppressed. No wonder they have won so many consecutive victories.

Manchester City fans are on edge.

Crystal Palace quickly threw the ball out, but unfortunately the ball was intercepted by Manchester City.

This guy Goretzka has already laid an ambush.

After stealing the ball, Goretzka immediately hit a long through ball, directly targeting the Crystal Palace defense.

The Manchester City fans at the scene instantly became excited and jumped up with excitement. What a great opportunity!

One second I was desperate, and the next second I was excited.

Manchester City people saw hope of scoring!

Because this ball has really penetrated Crystal Palace's defense. Firstly, Goretzka's passing line is very good, and he directly found the weak point of Crystal Palace's defense. Secondly, Crystal Palace has been anxious to attack, and the defense is a bit sparse. To prevent it.

With this ball, Upamecano pushed a little forward.

Therefore, Goretzka immediately seized the opportunity and penetrated Upamecano's defense.

Single blade, this ball is a single blade!

The excitement of Manchester City fans can be imagined.

Tong Yi on the sidelines raised his eyebrows slightly, this ball is really very dangerous.

Maignan in front of the goal immediately made a quick attack and rushed towards the football. But the opponent's forward Jesus has already rushed forward and reached the football. It is very dangerous! Maignan immediately prepared for a side attack. He felt that Jesus was about to shoot.

Sure enough, at this moment, Jesus, who was catching up with the football, suddenly volleyed the football towards the Crystal Palace goal.

Maignan in front of the goal reacted very quickly and immediately closed his legs.

With a bang, the football rolling rapidly against the turf hit Maignan's closed left foot, changed direction slightly, and then rolled quickly into the Crystal Palace goal.

"Goal! In the 7th minute of the first half, Manchester City scored a goal. It was Jesus who scored the goal! Of course, a lot of the credit for this goal seems to go to Goretzka. His steal and through ball Penetrating the defense of Crystal Palace. It seems that people who are familiar with Crystal Palace are the most dangerous!" Vieira was really excited. Seeing this goal, he seemed to have seen Manchester City win.

The Manchester City fans who came from afar were all excited, jumping, jumping and screaming!

They were so happy, it was such a dreamy start.

And this also makes them feel that Manchester City will definitely win this game.

Jesus, who scored the goal, was also very excited. He rushed out and performed a passionate sliding kneel.

Jesus roared in his heart, "Who said we can't do it? Who said we are just a bait to consume the Crystal Palace?"

Sane was also very excited. He knelt down and hugged Jesus to celebrate.

It can be seen that they are really excited and excited.

"This ball is indeed a bit sudden, but if we look carefully, it is not sudden at all! When the Crystal Palace people threw the ball from the sideline, the Manchester City players were positioned a little forward. From here we can see that Melon Diola obviously did not set up this lineup to show weakness to the enemy to consume Crystal Palace, nor did he want to strike from behind! On the contrary, he put up a starting lineup that struck behind to make everyone and Tong Yi think that Manchester City was going to strike from behind. In fact, he was We must strike first!" Shearer said with a very serious face.

He didn't think about this when he scored the goal just now, but when he saw the goal happen

In slow motion, he was clearly aware of this. Because the position of the Manchester City players is not a conservative position. It is obvious that they must attack from the beginning and seize the opening position.

Sure enough, this Guardiola is really too evil-minded.

The Crystal Palace players were obviously fooled, otherwise Upamecano would not have been so reckless, his position would not have been so forward, and the full-backs would not have pressed so high. This will not allow the Manchester City people to get the chance of a single goal so easily!

It can be said that the Crystal Palace people misjudged the Manchester City people's skills and tactics, which led to this goal.

Sure enough, Guardiola is very talented!

Vieira also nodded slightly and said bluntly, "That's true. Manchester City's position does not seem to be a defensive position. It can be seen that Mr. Guardiola really has a lot of ideas. Crystal Palace was completely fooled, and this goal can be said to be the success of Guardiola's tactics."

The Manchester City fans were so excited. They were singing and dancing at the home court of Crystal Palace. It was really exciting.

More importantly, Manchester City fans see the possibility of their club defeating Crystal Palace. It seems that Crystal Palace is not as strong as the outside publicity. Their Manchester City team is the most powerful contender for the Premier League championship this season.

The championship belongs to our Manchester City team.

The Manchester City fans were celebrating in the stands while stimulating the Crystal Palace fans. Not to mention how happy they were at this time, they were so happy!

Tong Yi, who was on the sidelines, immediately spread his hands, expressing his helplessness.

Before the game started, he reminded the Crystal Palace players to pay attention to defense when attacking. Unfortunately, these guys didn't pay much attention to his words, which led to the loss of the ball. Tong Yi doesn't know what to say?

Upamecano and Theo in the stadium immediately raised their hands to Tong Yi, saying that the goal was their fault.

Tong Yi waved his hand, indicating to the Crystal Palace players not to care and not to dwell on this lost goal. Let him let go of the past and just play seriously in the next game. Conceding a goal is not a big deal now, and Crystal Palace has seen such scenes many times, so there is no need to rush and just play according to their previous tactics.

The Crystal Palace players nodded and understood.

Soon, the game between the two sides started again.

Crystal Palace is obviously still the main attacking side, and Manchester City is not completely defensive. The two teams started a fierce battle in the midfield, and the possession of the ball also alternated back and forth.

Suddenly, Casemiro in midfield sent a long diagonal pass, and a ground ball directly sent the football to the feet of Salah, who was advancing forward.

Salah caught the ball again, and the Manchester City fans suddenly felt tight.

At this moment, Salah quickly moved sideways with the ball, then blasted the football into the upper right corner of Manchester City's goal.

The ball was so fast that even Bravo, who was flying in the air, did not touch the football. The football flew directly towards the Manchester City goal.