728: The calculated Smalling, the miserable Manchester United

The starting lineups of both sides for this game are as follows

Home team Manchester United, head coach Mourinho, formation 4231

De Gea

Back four from left to right Luke Shaw, Smalling, Ginter and Valencia

Double defensive midfielder Matic and McTominay

The three midfielders from left to right are Martial, Lingard and Mata

Lone striker Morata

Visiting 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 midfielder Llorente and Kante

Single attacking midfielder De Bruyne

The front three from left to right Salah, Giroud and Gnabry

In this game, both teams made some adjustments. For example, Sanchez on Manchester United did not start, but sat on the bench. Even De Gea would not have started the game originally. It is said that Romero had a small problem before the game, so De Gea temporarily appeared in the starting lineup for this game.

It can be seen that the two teams attach great importance to this game, but they still focus on rotation.

Even after this game ends, the Premier League will enter a short offseason and enter the international match period.

Yes, Crystal Palace's next round of matches is not until the end of March.

That game is the 31st round of the Premier League, and Crystal Palace will face Liverpool.

Therefore, in the opinion of many people, there should be no need for rotation at this time. After all, the players will not play in the league again for more than half a month. However, national team games are also games, and players will consume physical energy and even suffer injuries when playing football. And in the past, injuries were very frequent during international matches, so rotation is very necessary at this time.

Rudiger, Cancelo, Mbappe and others from Crystal Palace did not start. Even Ronaldo did not even sit on the bench, but left early to go back to Portugal.

This is really beyond the expectations of many people!

Are the Crystal Palace people really that crazy now?

I really don’t pay attention to the people of Manchester United at all. I really don’t pay attention to the Manchester United team at all.

Manchester United fans were very angry and criticized the Crystal Palace players.

Of course, Tong Yi was sprayed the worst.

After all, Crystal Palace's starting lineup was arranged by Tong Yi. Tong Yi made such an arrangement because he looked down on their Manchester United team. Tong Yi should be damned.

The fans of Manchester United shouted excitedly, "Come on," stimulating the players of Manchester United to show their strongest strength and defeat Crystal Palace.

Must beat Crystal Palace!

beep!

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

The first one to kick off was the Crystal Palace side. When the football came to the backcourt, Llorente directly took a long pass and found Giroud in the frontcourt.

Giroud immediately leaned back from his position on the penalty area line and leaned against Smalling.

Smalling's body immediately took two steps back.

Smallin was shocked. He couldn't be pushed away too easily at this time. His being pushed away gave Giroud plenty of space and time, which was very dangerous.

Therefore, subconsciously, Smalling, who retreated, immediately reached out and pulled Giroud.

To be honest, the pulling force is really not strong.

And as soon as he grabbed Giroud's jersey, Smalling realized that it was not a wise decision to pull someone in this position, it was very dangerous.

Smalling was ready to retract his hand immediately.

But the moment he retracted his hand, Giroud, who was pulled by him, fell backwards and fell straight into the Manchester United penalty area.

Smolin's face instantly dropped, and his face turned very dark.

At the same time, he was very angry, staring at Giroud who fell to the ground, almost breathing fire.

Damn Giroud for actually scheming against me, damn him!

Smalling leaned down emotionally and roared crazily at Giroud, "Despicable! You are so despicable, you are not a human being, you trash, a bastard on the football field!"

Toot toot!

The referee's whistle sounded quickly, and the referee rushed over immediately and separated Smalling.

The Manchester United players gathered around the referee.

Smalling roared emotionally, "I didn't pull him hard at all, or even pull him at all. This is a flop, this is diving, you should give him a red card, you should give him a foul!"

Smalling was simply too aggrieved. He had never suffered such a crime.

Manchester United's players also echoed this, claiming that Giroud was diving.

However, the linesman waved the flag crazily, making it very clear that Smalling was indeed pulling someone, and this was indeed a foul.

At the same time, the referee himself saw it very clearly.

Therefore, the referee did not hesitate.

If he thought so alone, he might still make a mistake, but since both the linesman and he could see it clearly, there would naturally be no problems. Smalling did reach out from behind and pulled Giroud down. Giroud also had his say, although you said Smallin didn't pull people hard enough. But Giroud's mind was all about stopping the ball, and his feet were not rooted or firm. A slight movement on your side is enough to make Giroud's body lose balance. Therefore, it is a foul if you reach for the ball!

Moreover, the referee saw that Smalling's movements were not small.

Therefore, the referee did not hesitate at all and directly separated the Manchester United players, then pointed to the penalty spot expressionlessly, and also showed Smalling a yellow card warning.

Smalling tried to mislead the referee into making a wrong decision, and his intentions were very sinister.

Seeing this, the Manchester United fans instantly became unhappy and cursed the referee crazily.

At the same time, they are also very cursed

scolded Giroud.

This guy Giroud's diving is really abominable, he is simply a clown, despicable!

Mourinho on the sidelines was also very angry and kept spreading his hands to express his dissatisfaction to the referee in the stadium. why is that? Why give a penalty? Smalling's movements on this ball were not enough to knock down Giroud. Giroud did it on purpose. He just flopped and dived!

Don't you call Giroud a foul on this ball?

Mourinho crazily criticized the referee of this game and cursed Tong Yi at the same time.

Tong Yi, you guys are too despicable.

However, the referee was very determined and did not care about the opinions of anyone from Manchester United. He firmly pointed to the penalty spot.

Less than a minute into the game, Crystal Palace received a penalty kick, which was simply a penalty kick.

No wonder the reaction from Manchester United people was so intense.

Even Mourinho rushed out, cursing the referee crazily and expressing his dissatisfaction.

Everyone at Manchester United feels they have been treated unfairly.

Here we start at Old Trafford. What on earth are you doing, referee? Are you challenging us Manchester United people?

For the penalty kick, the referee was very firm and had no intention of making any changes.

The Manchester United fans gave up and cursed the referee crazily, and then criticized the Crystal Palace people crazily.

The Crystal Palace fans were very excited and happy, and even felt a bit unexpected.

This game was really unexpected. They had a chance to score just at the beginning of the game. It was really great. It was just God helping me!

The Crystal Palace fans were very excited and excited. They felt that Crystal Palace would definitely win this game.

The Manchester City fans in front of the TV were even angrier than the Manchester United fans. They cursed the referee crazily, and then cursed Tong Yi and the Crystal Palace people crazily. You Crystal Palace people are really too dirty.

You, Crystal Palace, relied on these rubbish methods to achieve your current results, right?

Without the help of the referee, you, Tong Yi, are nothing like Crystal Palace!

Rubbish Tongyi, rubbish Crystal Palace, you will not die in peace!

Tong Yi didn't pay attention to the barking of these defeated dogs. He was staring quietly at the stadium, preparing to receive the Crystal Palace goal.

To be honest, there is really nothing wrong with this penalty kick.

Just tell me whether Smalling reached out and pulled Giroud? Just ask whether Smalling grabbed Giroud's jersey? Since you made this move, you are also blamed for taking advantage of Giroud's trick and falling down. This is a foul on your part.

No matter who takes the penalty, the ball is a foul.

You lovers can't escape. Who told you that Smolin's actions are not clean? Who told him to reach out and pull?

This is a penalty, a 100% penalty!

Therefore, Tong Yi simply ignored these Manchester City and Manchester United people. Their voices could not change the facts anyway. This was a penalty kick.

Sure enough, Manchester United

The players struggled for a long time, but still did not change the referee's decision. The referee just determined that this was a penalty kick. You, Smalling, did reach out and tugged, and even tugged on Giroud's jersey.

This is destined to be a penalty kick!

Although Manchester United fans were unhappy, they could only accept it.

Therefore, less than a minute into the game, Crystal Palace had an excellent opportunity to score.

At this time, Giroud walked to the penalty spot holding the football, and he wanted to take the penalty kick himself.

In this regard, the Crystal Palace players had no objection. This goal was created by Giroud and it should be Giroud who should serve. Moreover, Ronaldo, the team's first penalty kicker, was not included in the squad today, so there would be no problem if Giroud was to start the game.

Giroud is still very happy. He hasn't played for a long time, but he scores when he does. How can he be unhappy?

Shhhhhhh!

All the Manchester United fans at the scene booed Giroud and even cursed Giroud wildly. Those words were very ugly and dirty. But Giroud didn't care. He just stared at the Manchester United goal. He had only one idea in his mind, and that was to send the penalty kick into the Manchester United goal.

Manchester United, your time has come.

The Crystal Palace fans cheered and supported Giroud crazily, which made Giroud very happy.

At the same time, Giroud is full of strength in his heart, and he is confident that he will send the penalty kick into Manchester United's goal.

He immediately turned around and waved to his teammates, indicating that they believed in him.

The Crystal Palace players nodded and expressed their belief in Giroud.

At the same time, Tong Yi on the sidelines also gave Giroud a thumbs up, saying that they also believe in Giroud.

Giroud then turned his head and continued to stare at Manchester United's starting goalkeeper De Gea.

De Gea is a very good goalkeeper and reacts very quickly on the goal line, but he is not very good at saving penalty kicks, so Manchester United fans are actually very nervous.

At this moment, the referee of this game immediately blew the whistle for service.

Giroud took a deep breath, then took a quick run and rushed towards the football. When he came to the football, he didn't hesitate and hit the football hard with one kick. The football shot quickly towards the upper right corner of the goal.

Yes, no pretense.

De Gea also judged Giroud's thoughts immediately and made a save. Manchester United fans were very happy that the ball was about to be saved.

With a clang, the football hit the inside of the right post hard and then bounced directly into the Manchester United goal.

De Gea's finger was only a centimeter or two away from the football, but it became De Gea's despair.

De Gea could only watch as the football flew into the goal he was guarding.

One to zero, Crystal Palace took the lead.

Just one minute into the game, Crystal Palace broke through Manchester United's goal. There is simply no more dreamy start than this. Crystal Palace is probably going to win this game.