159: Bold and calm, false and true

January 10, 2017, The Valley Stadium, London, England.

What is happening here today is the first leg of the semi-finals of the 2016-2017 English League Cup. Crystal Palace plays Liverpool at home.

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

Home team Crystal Palace, head coach Tong Yi, formation 4231

Alisson

The back four from left to right is Cancelo, Rudiger, Van Dijk and Achraf.

Double defensive midfielder Casemiro and Kante

Single attacking midfielder De Bruyne

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

Visiting team Liverpool, head coach Klopp, formation 433

goalkeeper mendy

Back four from left to right Milner, Laporte, Lovren and Clyne

Midfield three from left to right Lallana, Emre Can and Wildunham

Three forwards from left to right: Firmino, Sturridge and Mane

There were a lot of people watching this game, and the venue was packed with people.

As the host, Tong Yi immediately walked towards Klopp and extended his right hand to Klopp from a distance. He said directly, "I'm sorry, Jurgen, the victory of this game is determined by our Crystal Palace."

Klopp held Tong Yi's right hand and said, "Then you may be overthinking. I will definitely win this game!"

Tong Yi smiled and said, "Really? I don't believe it!"

Klopp also laughed and said, "Don't believe it? We'll see!"

Tong Yi nodded slightly and said, "We'll see!"

Then, Klopp gave Tong Yi a hug and walked back to his coaching bench.

The media reporters at the scene pressed their shutters to record everything.

Tong Yi shook his head slightly, then immediately turned around and swung his knife to his position.

As soon as Tong Yi sat down, Beckham asked, "Boss, he said he came to take away victory, right?"

Tong Yi turned to look at Beckham and asked, "How do you know?"

Beckham said calmly, "That's what he said at the pre-match press conference."

Tong Yi said "Oh" and then said, "That's because he is overthinking. Our Crystal Palace must win this game!"

beep!

At this moment, Peter Banks blew the whistle to start the game.

The first to kick off was the home team Crystal Palace.

From the beginning, Crystal Palace did not test the ball and went straight to press and attack like crazy. The fans at the scene and the opponents on the opposite side were not surprised at all. This was Crystal Palace's tactic.

However, Klopp on the sidelines still frowned slightly.

Because he knows the strength of Crystal Palace very well, this game must be a very difficult game. Crystal Palace is not easy to deal with. It is not like Webster said that Crystal Palace will collapse. Collapse is nothing. In this state, will the Crystal Palace collapse?

Only Webster, a short-sighted person, would think so.

"Opportunity, the opportunity for Crystal Palace has come!" Mortensen shouted excitedly, his voice trembling.

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Pu fans became nervous, very nervous.

Klopp, who was sitting on the coaching bench, involuntarily leaned forward and stared at the court.

In the stadium, De Bruyne in the middle sent a good ball.

A penetrating through ball, the football passed through the gap between Can and Wildunham, and rolled past Klein's feet and behind him!

hiss!

The Liverpool fans who came all the way took a breath of cold air and couldn't stand it anymore.

The ball was passed too well and Liverpool were too dangerous.

While turning around, Klein reached out and pushed Cancelo forward.

Yes, Cancelo is coming up, like a speeding sports car or a fighter jet flying too low. What stands out is one word - fast!

It was so fast that Liverpool fans were frightened and Klopp frowned.

Danger!

Such a word came to the minds of all Liverpool fans at the scene, and some of them were even trembling.

Are we, Liverpool, about to concede a goal just after the game has started?

"Wow, precise through ball, De Bruyne! De Bruyne is the greatest midfield master. He is always able to pass such unexpected passes. He is always able to pass such sharp and The pass that easily tears apart the opponent's defense...Liverpool is in danger! Really dangerous!" Shearer was also very excited and kept saying.

This through ball is really eye-catching, it is amazing.

No one expected that De Bruyne could pass the football through the gap and directly penetrate Liverpool's entire defense.

What everyone didn't expect was that Cancelo was so fast!

Moreover, Cancelo moved forward very resolutely, as if he had long known that De Bruyne's pass could penetrate Liverpool's entire defense.

Cancelo also trusts De Bruyne too much.

The two of them work very well together!

Seeing this, Liverpool fans were very envious.

Of course, Liverpool forward Mane is also very envious. When he was at Crystal Palace, he often received such passes, and it would be very easy for him to score.

He came to Liverpool this season and actually scored a lot of goals, but Mane himself knew very well that every goal he scored was not easy or leisurely. Playing here at Liverpool is much more tiring than playing at Crystal Palace, and I feel tired!

Liverpool's midfielder and Crystal Palace's midfielder are really very different.

To be honest, Mane really hopes that Klopp can get De Bruyne to Liverpool. Even if you can't get De Bruyne, you can get Goretzka or even Milinkovic-Savic.

Seeing De Bruyne's pass and Cancelo's forward penetration, Mane was really envious.

Cancelo was so fast that Klein's foul action didn't even touch him.

Whoosh

With a sudden click, Cancelo rushed past Klein, who was just about to turn around, and rushed towards the football in front.

To be honest, De Bruyne is very comfortable passing the ball from this corner.

Cancelo picked up the ball very comfortably, and De Bruyne seemed to have calculated everything accurately. Cancelo, who came up from the side, got rid of Klein. He didn't need to slow down to control the football. He rushed forward and took the football away.

The speed and trajectory of this football are perfect for Cancelo.

Cancelo, who was running forward at high speed, took the ball and took a step forward, then quickly cut inside and headed directly into Liverpool's penalty area.

Klein didn't have time to block Cancelo's cutting line. He could only watch in horror as Cancelo cut inside. Then he frantically changed direction and chased back, rushing into the penalty area.

But Klein had no way to catch up with Cancelo. He could only pin his hopes on center back Lovren.

"Cut inside! Cancelo cuts inside, beautiful, beautiful inside cut, Liverpool is in danger!" Mortensen became even more excited.

This ball, this ball seems to be interesting!

Is Crystal Palace going to bring the ball in?

"Lovren, Lovren rushed out. He stood in front of Cancelo. What was Cancelo going to do..."

"Fried meatballs! Cancelo has a fried meatball and it's down to the bottom."

"Beautiful, Cancelo passed Lovren, and Lovren is chasing him. Is he going to beat Cancelo and force him into a dead end at the bottom line?"

"Coming up, Klein is catching up. He and Lovren have formed a double defense. Cancelo is in danger now!"

Shearer and Mortensen roared nervously and excitedly, their voices almost splitting.

This is so tense and exciting!

However, Shearer was very worried at this time, worried about Cancelo.

He felt that there was a problem with Cancelo's choice this time. He should have passed the ball or forced a shot directly. At least this could still threaten Liverpool's goal. Now, he is holding the ball alone to break through. He is too sticky and is directly forced into a dead end by Lovren. Moreover, the back path is blocked by Klein who rushes up. This attack of Crystal Palace is probably It ends here.

Lovren immediately pounced to put more pressure on Cancelo who was holding the ball.

In this way, Cancelo will make mistakes under pressure, football will roll off the bottom line, and their Liverpool crisis will be lifted.

However, the moment Lovren stepped out and pounced on Cancelo, Cancelo quickly passed the ball in an inverted triangle. The football accurately rolled past Lovren's crotch and quickly rolled towards his depth.

Lovren was shocked and his expression changed drastically!

He didn't expect that Cancelo, who seemed to be in a panic, would be so calm at this time and make such a pass accurately.

be cheated!

Lovren knew he had been fooled.

This guy Cancelo was not panicked at all. Cancelo's apparent panic was just something he did to confuse himself. I was actually fooled. Young, I was really fooled this time.

You are too young!

"Beautiful! The unexpected crotch-crossing inverted triangle return pass, Cancelo is so good, his timing is so accurate! If it were earlier, the ball would not have penetrated Lovren's crotch, if it was later, it would be He was about to be guarded by Lovren and Klein. Beautiful, this guy Cancelo is so bold, careful and not panicked, so calm!" Shearer was very excited, staring closely at the players on the court. Cancelo.

Bang bang bang!

The Crystal Palace fans at the scene also gave Cancelo thunderous applause. Cancelo's calmness really amazed many people. This Cancelo is really amazing, so amazing.

The Crystal Palace fans cheered excitedly. They thought this goal would definitely be scored!

"Beautiful, Ibrahimovic, the football went to Ibrahimovic!" Mortensen was also very excited. The ball was passed so well.

Moreover, Liverpool thought that the ball could not be passed, and the ball would be blocked by Lovren and Klein and rolled out of the baseline. I was not used to whether it was Lovren and the others who were knocked out, or Cancelo. Anyway, they were all going to get out of the bottom line, so the threat was gone, so I relaxed a little.

Unexpectedly, the ball suddenly rolled out of the crowd and rolled straight towards Ibrahimovic who was following in the penalty area!

Danger, Liverpool is in danger!

All the Liverpool fans in the stands were so nervous that their hair stood on end, and some even couldn't stand it any longer. It was too dangerous!

Laporte was shocked. He immediately accelerated and rushed forward to defend and interfere with Ibrahimovic.

However, he was a little too late!

Firstly, he was a little far away from Ibrahimovic, and secondly, his reaction was half a beat too slow.

This is a bit hard to get through!

Mendy in front of the goal also immediately lowered his center of gravity, staring closely at the football rolling towards Ibrahimovic. He felt a little nervous, it was dangerous!

He swung his leg, and Ibrahimovic, who came up to meet the ball, swung his leg.

Ibrahimovic wanted to shoot directly without stopping the ball. He wanted to grab time. It seemed that he didn't want to give Mendy and Laporte a chance.

Artists are bold!

This guy Ibrahimovic is so brave and talented!

They were all fierce and ready to pounce.

But at this moment, their pupils dilated instantly, and their hearts were extremely horrified.

Because Ibrahimovic was bending his bow and setting up an arrow, everyone thought he was going to shoot. Who knew that this guy didn't hit the football at all, but missed it, diagonally behind his body!

Laporte had already slid over and hit the air.

Mendy was also preparing to save, his right leg had already been bent, and his body was leaning sideways and forward.

Then the football slipped through.

With a bang, Asensio fired without stopping the ball, quickly sweeping the football towards the back post of the unguarded goal.

The football clung to the turf and quickly got into the blind spot of the back post.