381: A big victory over the Japanese Red Devils Urawa Ruby

July 23, 2017, Saitama 2002 Stadium, Japan.

What is going to be played here today is the second game of the 2017 Crystal Palace Asia Tour. The two teams are the home team Urawa Ruby and Crystal Palace.

There were so many fans who came to the scene today that the entire stadium was filled.

The atmosphere at the scene was also very strong.

There was a time when Urawa rubies were known as the red devils of Asia. Later, with the rise of Huaxia Yuezhou Hengtai, the Asian Red Devils became another name for Yuezhou Hengtai. However, I have to say that Urawa Ruby was also a strong team in Asia in the past. They even won the Asian Champions League in 2007.

The home atmosphere here is really very good.

The home team's stands were ablaze with red, dyeing the entire stadium red, and the flags of various teams were flying crazily and fluttering in the wind. The scene was really hot.

Of course, there are also a lot of Crystal Palace fans now.

Local Japanese Crystal Palace fans, wearing Crystal Palace jerseys, holding high posters of Tong Yi, Ronaldo and others, cheered for Crystal Palace.

They competed with the "Red Devils" on the scene and did not fall behind at all.

Even in the eyes of many media reporters, Crystal Palace has more fans.

This shows the huge influence of the Crystal Palace in Japan.

Now Crystal Palace in Japan really wants to catch up with Real Madrid and surpass Manchester United.

Naturally, Tong Yi also attaches great importance to this game. He will attach great importance to every warm-up, not only to find problems, but also to find good ways to solve them.

For this game, Crystal Palace’s starting lineup is as follows

goalkeeper Maignan

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

Double defensive midfielder Joan Armene and Llorente

Single attacking midfielder De Bruyne

The front three from left to right Salah, Ronaldo and Sancho

It can be seen that the Crystal Palace side in this game is not an all-main home field, and they have sent a lot of newcomers. This is to let these young people feel the atmosphere and the rhythm of the game. It also has something to do with this being a commercial game.

In China a few days ago, the Crystal Palace also arranged this.

Therefore, it is hard for Japan to say much!

Japan's Urawa Ruby naturally attaches great importance to this game. They also cherish the opportunity to play against such a strong team. Urawa Ruby's full lineup is as follows.

Goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa

The back four from left to right is Mauricio, Tomoaki Shinno, Hang Endo and Takuya Aoki.

The three midfielders from left to right include Yosuke Kashiwagi, Kazuki Nagasawa and Yuki Abe.

The three forwards from left to right are Rafael da Silva, Yuki Muto and Shinzo Kouga.

In this team, although foreign aid plays an important role

Yes, but the real core of the team is Kazuki Nagasawa in the midfield. He is the command tower of the team, the core of the offensive and defensive transition, and an important figure in delivering offensive shells. Moreover, he cooperates very well with Shinzo Kougai on the forward line. The two of them are the scoring code of Urawa Ruby.

So far, Kazuki Nagasawa has provided 7 assists for Shinzo Kouga, who has scored 14 goals in all competitions so far.

Therefore, we must pay attention to these two people.

Tong Yi couldn't help but remind his players to pay attention to marking these two people.

Of course, the fast-paced Silva on the wing also needs to be guarded.

Tong Yi knows very well that this team is very powerful this season, because they will win the Asian Champions League this year after ten years.

Therefore, Tong Yi still pays more attention to it.

On the opposite side, Hori Takashi attaches equal importance to this game. The Crystal Palace team is considered the strongest opponent he has led Urawa Ruby to face. Hori Takashi cherishes being able to play against the UEFA Champions League champion team and hopes to learn something from this game.

Tong Yi also looked at Hori Takashi opposite, this guy has something.

After all, he is the one who can lead the team to the Asian Champions League championship, and is even named the best coach of the year in Asia.

This game should be able to cause trouble for Crystal Palace, right?

Not to mention, at the beginning of this game, Urawa Ruby played very well, and their delicate passing and control of the ball at their feet still had some advantages. Facing Crystal Palace's sharp pressing, they were able to take the football away. However, because Kazuki Nagasawa in the midfield was targeted, Urawa Ruby's offense was somewhat unable to perform.

Hori Takashi immediately understood that this was the gap in strength between the two sides. The opponent was indeed the Champions League champion team.

As for Shinzo Xingzhi, he had almost no good chances in the face of Crystal Palace's strong defense.

So after playing for ten minutes, it seemed that Urawa Ruby had the advantage, but in fact it didn't really threaten the Crystal Palace goal. However, Urawa Ruby fans are very happy. Their team actually suppressed the Champions League champion Crystal Palace. They are really strong.

Hori Takashi is awesome, Urawa Ruby is the strongest!

But Urawa Ruby fans were not happy for long before a devastating blow came.

In the 17th minute of this game, Crystal Palace stole the ball directly in the frontcourt. It was Salah on the wing who stole the ball, which was beyond many people's expectations.

After stealing the ball, Salah passed the ball directly and quickly passed Takuya Aoki who had not yet reacted.

Cutting inside, Salah directly cuts inside with the ball.

Urawa Ruby fans’ hairs stand on end, it’s dangerous.

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Central defender Endo Hiro immediately stepped forward to meet him. Unexpectedly, Salah could continuously change directions in a small area. Endo Hiro's center of gravity was knocked away by Salah in a few seconds. Endo Hiro He almost lost his position and fell to the ground. And Salah seized the opportunity, took advantage of the situation, passed Endo Hang, and directly faced Urawa Ruby's goalkeeper, former Japanese national goalkeeper Nishikawa Shusaku.

Nishikawa Shusaku was shocked and stressed.

After all, he is facing Salah and Messi of Egypt. This guy is a killer in the Premier League and Champions League. His shooting skills are so good!

Nishikawa Shusaku is under full pressure!

With a bang, Salah, who was running, suddenly kicked the ball forward and quickly pushed the football forward. The football quickly rolled between Shusaku Nishikawa's legs and rolled into the Urawa Ruby goal.

One to zero, Crystal Palace took the lead.

The Crystal Palace fans were very excited, very happy, cheering excitedly, we are really too strong.

Urawa Ruby fans were full of helplessness. This is the strength of the Champions League champions.

Hori Takashi also shook his head slightly. The gap between the two teams was indeed huge. Not only is the strength gap between the players, but also the gap between him and Tong Yi is too big.

Hori Takashi doesn't have much confidence.

In the next game, Urawa Ruby will probably fall into a passive position, right?

Sure enough, the rest of the game was almost controlled by Crystal Palace, frequently threatening Urawa Ruby fans. The Urawa Ruby side can only struggle to parry. Of course, their ball control and passing in the midfield are also very good, and they can send the football to the frontcourt through passing the ball. But once they were sent to the frontcourt, they didn't know how to play?

Crystal Palace's defense put a lot of pressure on them, and their forwards looked a bit cheap in front of Crystal Palace's defense. Shinzo Kougai, who has scored goals one after another in Japan, is also a bit like a headless fly. He is controlled by Rudiger and has no chance at all.

Sure enough, Japan's forwards are indeed their weakness now.

Da Silva didn't have many opportunities to perform, and Carvajal was not satisfied with the speed. Da Silva was being targeted and had no chance at all.

On the contrary, at this time, Crystal Palace frequently threatened Urawa Ruby's goal.

In the 27th minute of the first half, Joan Armene intercepted the ball in midfield and quickly sent the football to De Bruyne's feet. De Bruyne caught the ball and ducked to avoid the oncoming defender, and then immediately pushed the football to Ronaldo in front.

c. After receiving the ball, Ronaldo moved slightly laterally and suddenly shot angrily from thirty meters away from the goal.

With a bang, the football roared out like a stream of light.

The defensive players in the penalty area had almost no big reaction, and Xi Jinping in front of the goal

Kawa Shusaku immediately jumped into the air and quickly pounced towards the far top corner of the goal.

Unfortunately, the ball was too fast and Nishikawa Shusaku had no chance at all.

The football shot into the upper right corner of the goal.

The Crystal Palace fans at the scene were very excited and roared. This Ronaldo's performance really made them say that they were very satisfied. The world wave was really like a cannonball being discharged, which gave people a very shocking impression. c. Ronaldo is really amazing, very amazing!

Ronaldo's fans at the scene were also very excited and shouted his name one after another.

Tong Yi was also very satisfied and kept nodding.

This is the third goal scored by Ronaldo in two games. Although the opponents are not particularly strong, this cannot fully reflect Ronaldo's strength. But this is enough to show that Ronaldo is in good shape now, which is a good thing for Crystal Palace in the new season.

Two to zero, Crystal Palace easily leads Urawa Ruby two to zero.

The strength gap between the two teams is indeed huge.

Urawa Ruby's first half-time shot came in the 34th minute of the game. A precise long pass from midfielder Kazuki Nagasawa found Shinzo Kouga in the frontcourt. After receiving the ball at the edge of the penalty area, Shinzo Kougai moved horizontally and shot from a long distance. The ball missed the near post slightly.

This goal was very regrettable for the fans of Urawa Ruby. They felt that this goal had a chance to score.

It's a pity, it's a pity that they lack a little luck here!

Two minutes later, after the Crystal Palace side played well with each other on the wing, Carvajal from the wing directly kicked the ball in. Ronaldo in the center jumped high, overwhelming Endo Hang, and headed the ball. The goal was smashed hard into Urawa Ruby's goal.

c. Ronaldo has scored twice in two consecutive games and is in hot form.

The Japanese fans watching this were really on the verge of climax. This Ronaldo is indeed very powerful. This bouncing sword finger completely destroyed Endo Hang, and Endo Hang did not interfere with Ronaldo at all. Japanese fans gave a thumbs up to Ronaldo!

At the end of the game, Cristiano Ronaldo and the others were replaced early. In the second half of the game, Crystal Palace changed to another lineup. The game is still controlled at their feet, frequently threatening the opponent's goal. In the 17th minute of the second half, Mbappe's violent long shot once again opened the Urawa Ruby goal.

Four to zero, Crystal Palace once again expanded the score.

And this was not the last goal for Crystal Palace in this game.

In the 77th minute of the game, De Bruyne received a header from Giroud in the penalty area at the front of the penalty area. He directly volleyed the ball directly into the Urawa Ruby goal.

Crystal Palace beat Urawa Ruby 5-0 in Japan.