Winning the English League Cup is a thing of the past. We cannot indulge in it, let alone affect the subsequent games. Even after winning the championship, Crystal Palace did not give the Crystal Palace players a holiday.
Because the league is following closely, the 28th round of the Premier League will be held soon.
There are really fewer and fewer competitions now!
So far, there are only 11 rounds left in the Premier League. At this time, naturally there cannot be any mistakes in every game.
After all, Crystal Palace is not far ahead of Chelsea now, and the result can be changed in one game.
Therefore, at this point, Tong Yi really cannot underestimate any opponent.
Tong Yi takes every opponent very seriously.
In the next game, Crystal Palace's opponent is not weak, they are Southampton.
This season, Southampton is really aiming for the European competition next season. Their strength cannot be underestimated, and it can even be said to be very powerful.
How could Tong Yi give the Crystal Palace players a holiday at this time?
When Tong Yi faced the media reporters, he said, "The League Cup championship is in the past. Let him go in the past. We have to look forward now. Southampton is very strong and we want to defeat them easily."
It’s very difficult, very very difficult!”
This is not a compliment by Tong Yi to Southamptonians, their results this season are very good.
Now they are fighting to qualify for next season's European competition.
Although Southamptonians had a slight problem some time ago, they have dealt with it well and are on the rise again. At this time, Crystal Palace still needs to be careful when facing them.
Tong Yi also said, "Of course, the League Cup final still has a great impact on us. Our players fought too hard in that game. It is obvious that our Crystal Palace needs to rotate in this game.
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It can be seen that Tong Yi is still worried about the physical condition of the Crystal Palace players, so he is preparing to rotate in the upcoming game and let the main rotation players come and play.
This is good news for Southamptonians. In this case, the Crystal Palace they face will be weaker. Their chances of victory will increase, and they are very happy.
Southampton head coach Koeman said in an interview, "Crystal Palace is indeed a very good presence in our Premier League. They have just won three consecutive English League Cups. This is really a shocking result. They
It’s really too much. David is also very good. Playing against such a team, we will naturally be under great pressure.”
This is not a lie, the Southamptonian is the real Alexander.
Koeman also said, "Of course, it would be good news for us if Crystal Palace rotates in this round of games. In our opinion, there is still a big gap between Crystal Palace's rotation and the main lineup. If Crystal Palace
We are very confident to beat them in the last rotation of the lineup. Of course, if they stick to the main lineup, we can also beat them. Because of Crystal
Palace’s main players have physical problems.”
The media reporters nodded one after another. They all understood that Koeman was full of confidence in this game.
It seems that Koeman thinks that Southampton is certain to defeat Crystal Palace in this game.
Koeman was also asked about Van Dijk. He immediately said, "Don't worry, we haven't given up on Van Dijk yet. To be honest, I am very optimistic about him. I think it is the right choice for him to come to Southampton."
, because I know him best. Under my guidance, his abilities will improve by leaps and bounds. Staying in Crystal Palace is not the best choice. Van Dijk comes to our Southampton!"
Well, at this time Koeman still did not give up on seducing Van Dijk.
Is this guy really causing trouble for Crystal Palace all the time? This poaching is really too blunt.
Of course, Koeman also said, "Actually, Rudiger in Crystal Palace is also very good. If he feels that he cannot play as the main force in Crystal Palace, he can come to our Southampton. I can guarantee him that he will come to our Southampton."
He is the absolute core of the defense. Coming to Southampton is the most correct choice for him. Staying at Crystal Palace as a substitute is really a waste of his talent and a waste of good time when it is time to increase the number of goals."
Well, this guy Koeman is really crazy about doing things!
At this time, Rudiger stood up directly and said, "Thank you Koeman for your concern, but I have a very good life at Crystal Palace. I also got a lot of opportunities to play here, and I also learned a lot.
So, for now, I will stay at Crystal Palace and will not go anywhere. Even if I have to leave Crystal Palace in the future, I will not go to Southampton, thank you!"
In a word, don't bother Koeman, I, Rudiger, look down on you Southampton, you Southampton are too loony!
To be honest, Rudiger's words were really a slap in the face.
I don’t know if Coman was angry, but the Southampton fans were really angry. They criticized and cursed Rudiger crazily. Why are you so arrogant as a substitute? You can’t even play in the game. You have
Why are you looking down on us? Are you pretending?
Rudiger attracted crazy jeers from the Southampton fans, all of whom looked particularly ugly.
Koeman also didn't expect Rudiger to be so cool and able to say such words. He was a little speechless, and he didn't even want to bring in Rudiger's big mouth.
When Koeman was interviewed by media reporters, he said, "I think Rudiger still has a long way to go. Forget it about Southampton, there is no place for him here."
Rudiger didn't care about Koeman's words at all. What he wants now is to play well and slowly increase the number of goals. He will never go to Southampton to play in this life!
He believes in himself!
Under such circumstances, Crystal Palace ushered in the match with Southampton
This game is an away game.
Crystal Palace’s starting lineup for this game is as follows
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The back four from left to right Robertson, Laporte, Van Dijk and Aurier
Double defensive midfielder Paulinho and Kante
Single attacking midfielder De Bruyne
The front three from left to right Salah, Ignacio and Mane
This starting lineup was beyond Koeman's expectations. He did not expect that Tong Yi did not make a rotation in this game. It still continued the lineup from the previous game, Crystal Palace played against Chelsea in the EFL Cup final. This is true.
This surprised Koeman very much. His pre-match arrangements were almost useless!
Yes, Koeman believed what Tong Yi said before the game.
Koeman felt that Tong Yi really wanted to let his main players get the news in this round, and then Crystal Palace would send out rotation players in this round. Who knew that Tong Yi had deceived him?
, there is no rotation at all on the Crystal Palace side. Except for Carvajal who cannot play, almost everyone on the Crystal Palace side is from the previous round.
Koeman immediately turned his head and glared at Tong Yi fiercely, with a very ugly expression on his face.
This guy Tong Yi actually teased him before the game, which made him very angry.
Of course, when Koeman was even more angry, his pre-match arrangements were almost completely useless. After all, these arrangements were aimed at another lineup of Crystal Palace. So this tactical arrangement was completely useless, even for Southampton.
The players are a little confused on the court and don't know how to play?
After all, the players they faced were different from what they had expected. They themselves were making adjustments, but the adjustments were a bit inconsistent, so Southampton's lineup was not so tight, and there were a lot of gaps.
At this moment, the Crystal Palace people seized these opportunities.
In the 7th minute of the first half, Crystal Palace stole the ball in the midfield. Kante gave the ball to De Bruyne in the frontcourt. De Bruyne and Salah on the wing came two consecutive times.
After a one-two, he immediately came to the edge of the opponent's penalty area.
De Bruyne glanced at the Southampton goal, and then suddenly made a diagonal pass to the forward Mane.
In the penalty area, Southampton's defensive players reacted a little too late, allowing Mane to rush over.
One-on-one, Mane faced Southampton goalkeeper Ben Foster directly!
Foster reacted very quickly and rushed out and pounced on Mane. Mane suddenly made a small kick, and the football drew a small arc and went directly between Foster's legs.
time, and then spun into Southampton's goal.
One to zero, Crystal Palace took the lead right from the start of the game.
Koeman's face was very ugly. These were all the good deeds of Tong Yi, a hypocritical and cunning guy.
If he hadn't been tricked by Tong Yi, a Chinese soft-boiler, before the game, Southampton would not have conceded the goal so quickly.
Damn Chinese bastard, you have to die!
Koeman immediately adjusted quickly and wanted to change this bad situation. He worked very hard, but the Southampton players were a little slow to change, and in the process, the Southamptonians were defeated by Crystal Palace.
Seized the opportunity.
In the 18th minute of the game, Crystal Palace's Paulinho sent a long-distance through ball directly from the backcourt. The football was very penetrating and directly passed Southampton's entire defense line. Sala made an oblique pass from the wing.
He directly bypassed the retreating full-back Bertrand, and then quickly circled into the penalty area.
Salah, who was catching up with the football, faced the opponent's Japanese central defender Maya Yoshida. He pedaled his bicycle quickly, then moved sideways and passed Maya Yoshida like a wooden stake.
Salah directly faced Southampton's goalkeeper Foster, who was facing a powerful enemy.
The moment Salah caught up with the football, he twisted and volleyed, sending the football into the opposite direction.
Salah's shooting action looks very awkward, but the effect is excellent.
The football went directly over Foster who made a side save, and then flew straight into the back corner of the goal.
Two to zero, Crystal Palace expanded the score.
Seeing this, Southamptonians felt that they were finished for this game.
After this, the Southamptonians' tactical adjustments were finally over, and the effect was still very good. Unfortunately, they had already conceded two goals before this. If they had not conceded these two goals, they would have lost this game.
There really is a chance in Hampton.
Pity!
In the final game, Crystal Palace defeated Southampton 2-1 away from home and scored three points.
It’s true that if Southampton didn’t concede two goals at the beginning of the game, they would still have a chance to win this game. It’s a pity that they were all fooled by Tong Yi, Tong Yi
This guy took advantage of this game and also took advantage of Koeman.
Koeman's face was very ugly and he felt very uncomfortable.
Why don't you Crystal Palace rotate?
Why not rotate? Because Tong Yi is preparing to skate in the next game.
Crystal Palace's next game is four days later, when they will welcome Blackburn Rovers at their home court. This game is the quarter-finals of the English FA Cup. In fact, it is okay for the Crystal Palace people to lose in this game.
accepted.
So in order to ensure three points in the league, Tong Yi chose to take risks in the next game.
Koeman was really speechless!
Tong Yi, you are such an old man!
Yes, in the next game against Blackburn, Tong Yi made a rotation. The starting lineup of Crystal Palace is as follows
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The back four from left to right is Alonso, Rudiger, Van Dijk and Aurier.
Double defensive midfielder Casemiro and Kimmich
Single attacking midfielder Goretzka
The front three from left to right Asensio, Jimenez and Sane
This chapter has been completed!