700: Crystal Palace Devils first game of March
On March 3, 2018, it was light rain at Tongyi Stadium in South London, England!
Yes, it's raining in London today.
Although the rain is not very heavy, it has been raining from the afternoon to the evening, and it is still raining lightly.
So, today's weather is still a little cold.
However, this did not stop the enthusiasm of the fans, and the Tongyi Stadium was still full today. Even the 10,000 visiting team fan seats that were set aside were packed with people!
It can be seen that Manchester United fans attach great importance to this game and traveled thousands of miles to support their team in the away game. These are more than 10,000 visiting team fans. The number of this expeditionary force is really huge.
This also adds more excitement and charm to this game.
Of course, there are more fans paying attention in front of TV sets and computers.
Most of them are Manchester City fans.
Webster even learned that Manchester City also sent fans from the Expeditionary Force to South London. They wanted to get first-hand information and go to cheer for Manchester United.
They hope that Manchester United can win this game.
Manchester United people carry so much on them!
At this time, the pressure on Manchester United people should be very high.
Now the players from both sides have arrived at the stadium, preparing for the upcoming game.
The atmosphere at the scene was also very lively. Fans from both sides came and went, and no one was in vain. Even the fans of Manchester United regarded this place as their home court.
Crystal Palace fans are excited!
Because they saw that their starting players had entered the court and the game was about to start.
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, Rudiger, 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 United, head coach Mourinho, formation 433
De Gea
Back four from left to right Ashley Young, Ginter, Smalling and Valencia
Midfield three from left to right Pogba, Matic and McTominay
The front three from left to right Sanchez, Morata and Lingard
The media reporters who saw this scene were all shocked, and even looked at each other, exclaiming how could this be possible?
Because Crystal Palace's starting lineup was really beyond their expectations. After all, before the game, many of them knew that Crystal Palace's Ronaldo, Van Dijk and Kante were all injured. In this game It was almost impossible to appear in the starting lineup, but today they all started.
This really exceeded everyone's expectations.
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Many media reporters went directly to the Crystal Palace's training base, Huadu Yida, to spy on the military situation. Although they did not enter the training base, after asking around, they heard that Ronaldo and Kanter did not participate in the training.
Why did these two start this game? Could it be that these two people were forced to play with injuries?
If this is the case, the strength of Crystal Palace in this game will be greatly reduced.
Therefore, at this time, many people have changed their initial opinions. It is impossible to say that Manchester United really has a chance to win this game. The Manchester City fans in front of the TV were very excited and happy. They seemed to see Manchester United winning.
Mourinho on the sidelines was frowning!
Although he predicted before the game that this was probably a smoke bomb released by Tong Yi, he also predicted that these three people should actually start this game, and he also arranged his tactics according to this configuration. But when he actually saw these three people starting, he was still a little shocked and uncomfortable.
Yes, he still had a sense of luck in his heart. What if these three guys were really injured and couldn't play? Then their Manchester United team has a great chance in this game!
Unfortunately, all three of them started this game, which made this game difficult for Manchester United.
However, it was okay, after all, they were not caught off guard!
Manchester United's coaches and players all stared at Mourinho in surprise. No wonder Mourinho was so insistent before the game. It turns out that Mourinho had already guessed that this was a conspiracy of the Crystal Palace people. Our head coach is really amazing and foresighted.
At the same time, the players of Manchester United are also full of confidence in this game.
Who says our Manchester United team has no chance of winning?
In this game, our Manchester United team will win for you!
Yes, Mourinho does not think that Van Dijk and others are playing injured. These guys must have no physical problems in the starting lineup, so he really does not look down on Crystal Palace at all. He also signaled to the players of Manchester United We take it seriously, take it seriously!
The Manchester United players nodded and expressed their understanding.
Mourinho, on the other hand, turned to look at Tong Yi. This guy really did everything he could to win.
sharp!
beep!
At this deactivation, Neil Swarbrick blew the whistle directly to start the game.
Swarbrick is a relatively new referee and can be considered a newcomer in the refereeing world. He was born in Preston and is a fan of Preston. He only started coaching in the Premier League in 2011 and has only been coaching in the Premier League for less than 7 years so far.
The fact that he is now able to officiate such an important game shows his ability.
And this also shows that he is a referee that the Football Association is currently cultivating. He is likely to become an international referee in the future and become another representative of the English refereeing community.
He should be a little nervous about today's game!
If the penalty in this game is not good, the public opinion after the game will be very big, and maybe he will follow in Flanders' footsteps.
Therefore, he was very cautious in this game.
At the beginning of the game, the first to kick off was the home team Crystal Palace.
There was no probing from Crystal Palace, they just started attacking the Manchester United goal. After all, they are really familiar with Manchester United and there is no need to waste time trying.
After passing the ball continuously, De Bruyne suddenly kicked the ball directly to the side.
Salah on the wing did not stop the ball, but resisted Valencia behind him and quickly pushed the football back. Theo rushed up quickly.
Yes, Crystal Palace made a positional adjustment today, that is, Special Olympics replaced Cancelo.
This is a small rotation.
However, there is not much difference in strength between Special Olympics and Cancelo. Many people think that Special Olympics will be the main player in other wealthy teams. Many people feel pity for him and Ashraf, thinking that they should go to other teams to play the main team instead of staying in Crystal Palace and sitting on the bench.
It seems that these two guys have been somewhat interested recently, because many teams have been contacting them recently, including Manchester City and Manchester United.
After Special Olympics received the ball, he glanced at the penalty area and saw that he was about to pass the ball. Unexpectedly, he suddenly made a cross pass and quickly swept the football towards the edge of Manchester United's penalty area. McTominay immediately rushed out and made a sliding tackle. His long legs were indeed long enough, but they still didn't touch the football.
The football quickly rolled to the top of the arc in the middle of the penalty area, and Smalling rushed out.
Smalling rushed out to intercept De Bruyne and not give De Bruyne a chance to take a long shot.
De Bruyne's long-range shooting ability is famous in the Premier League. Almost all teams defending De Bruyne will mention not to let De Bruyne easily get the opportunity to long-range shots.
Naturally, Smalling will not give De Bruyne such an opportunity.
Therefore, the moment Smalling passed the ball from Special Olympics, he immediately rushed out and rushed to the front of the penalty area.
So Smalling came very quickly and rushed directly in front of De Bruyne.
The Manchester United fans were very excited and happy. They applauded and gave Smalling applause and praised Smalling for playing well. The Manchester City fans in front of the TV also gave Smalling a thumbs up, beautiful!
Indeed, Smalling's reaction was quick and not slow, and he quickly got in front of De Bruyne.
De Bruyne really didn't have the chance to take a long shot in the first place, but he didn't panic at all. Instead, he calmly stopped the ball with his left foot, and then pushed the football away with his right foot immediately.
Smalling was shocked and he immediately closed his legs.
Unfortunately, it was too late. The football quickly passed between Smalling's legs and rolled quickly behind him.
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Smolin's expression changed drastically, he immediately turned around and pounced on him quickly!
Because he knows exactly who is behind him?
That's Ronaldo, the strongest scoring machine in the Premier League this season. He can't be allowed to easily get a chance to shoot!
He turned around and saw Gentle appearing next to Ronaldo, and Smalling breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as Ronaldo is unable to take a shot in the first place, there won't be much of a threat.
The Crystal Palace fans immediately became excited and cheered excitedly.
What a great opportunity, Ronaldo shoots!
The football rolled over, Ronaldo immediately turned sideways, blocked Gentle beside him with his body, and then stretched his legs to stop the football. He immediately stretched his legs to prepare for a volley, but at this time, Ginter's long legs stretched out from behind. The Portuguese had to give up his plan to shoot directly, quickly pulled the ball, and moved the position of the football. If you don't move the football, it will be destroyed by Gentle's long legs.
Therefore, Ronaldo passively gave up the shot, pulling the football back and forth, and then before Smalling was about to catch up, he immediately poked the football out and towards the wing.
De Gea also wanted to move laterally, so Ronaldo made a judgment immediately and stabbed the football directly.
The football quickly rolled past Valencia's feet and quickly rolled in front of Salah, who was rushing up.
Suddenly all the Manchester United fans were horrified to the extreme, their eyes widened in disbelief. This is impossible, how could this happen?
Valencia was shocked and immediately turned around and moved quickly to intercept Salah.
But it's too late!
Salah didn't stop the ball at all, and immediately swung his leg to push the ball.
Yes, at this time, Salah did not spend too much time swinging his legs in a wide arc, but completed the shot in the fastest way, just to not give Manchester United's defensive players time to react. Especially not giving De Gea time to react in front of the goal. They all know how powerful De Gea is.
The first shot was taken, and the football shot out immediately, like a bolt of lightning.
De Gea in front of the goal tried his best to dive out, but unfortunately he still didn't touch the football. The football shot quickly into the Manchester United goal.
In the 3rd minute of the first half, Crystal Palace scored directly and got off to a good start.
Crystal Palace fans are very excited and excited. They feel that this is also a good start for their Crystal Palace Devil's March. Maybe this Devil's March really cannot affect their Crystal Palace.
The faces of the Manchester United fans were ashen, and the Manchester City fans in front of the TV had their mouths wide open, expressing disbelief. How could this be possible? Manchester United, you guys are too inexperienced. The game has only started for three minutes, and your goal has already been breached? What will your Manchester United team play next? Just like this, you still want to finish third in the Premier League? Go ahead and dream!
