449: Crystal Palace travels to Etihad Stadium

After the 21st round of the 2015-2016 Premier League season, the points situation is as follows

Ranking first in the Premier League is Crystal Palace. Their record is 15 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses, with 46 points.

Ranking second in the Premier League is Arsenal, with a record of 13 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, with 43 points.

Leicester City ranks third in the Premier League. Their record is 12 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses, with 43 points.

Ranking third in the Premier League is Manchester City. Their record is 12 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses, with 40 points.

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Therefore, before this round of games, Crystal Palace was 6 points ahead of Manchester City.

This game is particularly important for both teams.

After all, this is a game worth 6 points.

Of course, Crystal Palace can still afford to lose. Even if they lose this game, they will not be overtaken by Arsenal and Leicester City. They are still top of the league. But for Manchester City, if they lose, they will be 9 points behind Crystal Palace, who is at the top of the league. This gap is very big, and it is impossible for the Manchester City people to catch up.

Therefore, Manchester City talents really cannot afford to lose in this game.

Before the game, Pellegrini said, "This game is the final for our Manchester City team, we must win!"

Manchester City players Aguero said, "This should be one of the most important games for our Manchester City team this season. We really cannot afford to lose this game. If we lose, we will lose the league championship!"

Goretzka also said, "Although Crystal Palace is my former club, Coach Tong has been kind to me and is very kind to me, but I'm sorry, I'm sorry! In this game, I must go all out to help the team win!" "

Silva also said in an interview, "If we want to retain the hope of competing for the Premier League championship, we must win this game! Crystal Palace is very strong, but our Manchester City team is stronger. In this game, we Manchester City The team must win!”

Zabaleta also said, "Now our Manchester City team is ready, we are confident enough, and we believe we can defeat Crystal Palace. This is our home court, and we will not let Crystal Palace take away the victory from here. This three-pointer Points, our Manchester City team is determined.”

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Before the game, the Manchester City team was united from top to bottom.

The Manchester City people are preparing to fight Crystal Palace in this game. They are playing this game as a final.

It can be seen that the Manchester City people are eager to win this game.

In fact, everyone knows very well, as the Manchester City people said, they cannot afford to lose this game.

Once they lost this game, their Manchester City team almost lost their hope of winning the Premier League this season.

Although after the end of this round, there will be 16 rounds left in the Premier League. It seems that it is not difficult to chase 9 points. They still have a chance. But you have to look at what kind of teams are ahead and what kind of performance they are doing?

Crystal Palace won 15 games in the first 21 rounds, with a winning rate of 7

14, a total of 63 points were scored, 46 points, and the scoring rate reached 73. According to this probability, in the last 16 rounds, Crystal Palace can win 114 games and score 35 points, which means the total score is 81 points.

If Tong Yi remembers correctly, Leicester City's final miraculous victory in the previous season was 81 points.

Therefore, this point is really a championship point.

Of course, this score is not high, but Manchester City needs to score more than 41 points.

This is very difficult.

Therefore, in this round of competition, the Manchester City people really cannot lose.

Even the top management of Manchester City Club has spoken out that this game must be won. Manchester City must win this game and win the Premier League championship this season.

After all, Manchester City has not tasted the Premier League championship for a long time.

This season, Manchester City must win the Premier League title.

It can be seen that the Manchester City people really want to win this league championship. Their interviews before the game had already explained everything, so Tong Yi also knew that this game was really difficult to play.

In the visiting team's locker room before the game, Tong Yi glanced at the Crystal Palace players.

Tong Yi is still very satisfied with the mental state of the Crystal Palace players. They are all full of energy and full of confidence and expectations for this game.

This is good.

Although it was an away game, the Crystal Palace players were not timid or worried at all.

This is the style of a strong team.

Tong Yi said directly, "Boys, we have been in very good shape recently, and I hope you can keep it up. Our opponent in this game is very strong, and it can be regarded as the strongest opponent we have encountered recently. This is for you." It’s said to be a big test.”

The Crystal Palace players nodded seriously and nodded.

Manchester City is indeed the strongest team Crystal Palace has encountered recently, and they cannot deny that.

Tong Yi continued, "The league has entered the second half of the season. If you play one less game, you will lose three points. What I want to remind you is that there are not many three-pointers left to waste. If you lose three points, The competitors behind you will not lose. Think about Arsenal and Leicester City, who are eyeing you behind, including today's opponent Manchester City. Are they teams that will easily lose three points?"

All the Crystal Palace players shook their heads, saying that these players are hungry ghosts and will definitely not lose three points easily.

Tong Yi nodded and said, "Yes, they will not lose three points easily! Then we cannot lose or lose three points casually. We must play every game as a final. It is best to play the last 17 rounds. We get three points in every game, so that we can get back what we lost last season. This season we must lead by a big margin and win the championship, and not let some scoundrels use their dirty tricks.

Opportunity! We at Crystal Palace must win the Premier League title this season! "

Crystal Palace fans pumped their fists in unison and roared, "Take it! Take it! It must be taken!"

To be honest, just now when I think about the loss of the championship last season, the Crystal Palace fans are still angry. The anger in their hearts is hard to contain, and they can't help but want to take action!

This season, we must not let tragedy happen again!

Tong Yi continued, "Then winning the Premier League championship this season starts with defeating Manchester City today. Come on, boys, kill Manchester City!"

The Crystal Palace players roared wildly, "Kill Manchester City! Kill Manchester City! We are champions!"

Tong Yi immediately waved his hand, signaling the Crystal Palace players to quiet down and listen to him.

The Crystal Palace players immediately fell silent and stared at Tong Yi with bright eyes.

Tong Yi wrote a name directly on the tactical board behind him - Demichelis!

All the Crystal Palace players stared at this name, thoughtfully.

Tong Yi pointed to the name and said, "I really didn't expect that Pellegrini would start this guy. It seems that Pellegrini really wants to get out of class!"

All the Crystal Palace players raised their mouth corners slightly and laughed.

Tong Yi said, "Today, this person is the focus of our attack. And we have defeated this person before when we played against Manchester City, so it should be easy to defeat him, right?"

Salah, Mane and others immediately roared excitedly, "It's easy, boss! This guy is old, his turns are too slow, his speed is too slow, and his reaction is too slow. It's easy to blow him up!"

Tong Yi nodded slightly, that's what he meant.

Demichelis has really fallen to an outrageous level. His shortcomings such as slow turning and slow recovery speed will be abnormally magnified in front of fast horses like Salah and Mane. This is simply going to happen. Becoming the colander of Manchester City's defense.

Tong Yi didn't know why Pellagrini sent this guy to start in this game?

He didn't hear that Kompany was suspended or injured?

Tong Yi continued, "Of course, don't underestimate Manchester City's defense. There must be a huge space behind Demichelis. But you must pay attention to Demichelis's partner Otamendi, this guy's He is very mobile, his speed is not slow, and his awareness of defense is also very good. It is obvious that Otamendi and Kolarov have a very important responsibility to wipe Demichelis's butt in this game. Yes, you have to pay attention to these two people's defense at any time, do you understand?"

The Crystal Palace players nodded solemnly to show their understanding.

They know these two people very well, especially Otamendi. This man was once discovered by coach Tong Yi and became famous in Munich at 1860. He later went to Manchester City.

The Crystal Palace players will naturally not ignore this guy's defense.

Moreover, even though this guy is not tall, his jumping and defense skills are still very good. This is a very good central defender. He and Kompany are a very good central defender combination. of.

It's a pity that Kompany is getting older and his physical functions have begun to decline. Therefore, Manchester City should find Kompany's successor as soon as possible, otherwise, Manchester City may face a long period of pain.

However, Manchester City has money and they should be able to buy a very powerful central defender soon.

Kolarov is actually not very fast, and he can also play as a central defender, so he will also defend Demichelis.

Tong Yi continued, "So, Kolarov should not be tasked with forward assists with great frequency today. Most of his tasks are on the inside, ready to wipe Demichelis's ass at any time. So, We can make good use of Kolarov's wing, move more offensively here, and pull Kolarov out, so that the space behind Demichelis will be larger, do you understand?"

The Crystal Palace players nodded and expressed their understanding.

To be honest, after hearing what Tong Yi said, the Crystal Palace players felt that this game was not particularly difficult. It should be relatively easy for them to win this game.

Mane immediately said, "Boss, don't worry, in today's game, I will definitely smash this wing of Manchester City!"

Carvajal also immediately expressed his position and said, "Yes, boss, don't worry, Sadio and I will make Kolarov doubt his life!"

Hearing what these two people said, Tong Yi was very satisfied and nodded immediately.

Tong Yi continued, "To be honest, judging from the current lineup, our Crystal Palace has a high probability of winning. But we cannot underestimate Manchester City. Their offensive strength is also very strong. The frontcourt is very important for us. Aguero and Silva’s defense, I hope to increase the intensity, especially against Silva!”

The Crystal Palace players immediately nodded to show their understanding.

This Manchester City team's offensive ability is indeed very strong, and there are really many people holding and passing the ball in the midfield. It can be said that it is impossible to guard against. Crystal Palace must be prepared to be prepared.

Tong Yi also said, "You should also pay attention to Goretzka in the midfield. You should know this guy very well, and you should know how powerful he is. So, you must keep an eye on him, you know? Don't disturb him. Fengyun’s opportunity, okay?”

The Crystal Palace players immediately said loudly, "Don't worry, boss, we won't give Leon any chance. Our Crystal Palace will win this game!"

Tong Yi was very satisfied with the spirit of the Crystal Palace players. He felt that their chances of winning this game were very high.

Tong Yi said, "Okay, as long as you have confidence! Then let's go out and win this game!"

Crystal Palace players swarmed out of the dressing room, rushed into the tunnel, followed the referees and walked into the Etihad Stadium.