Today’s starting lineups for both sides are as follows
Home team Crystal Palace, head coach Tong Yi, formation 4213
Alisson
Back four from left to right Robertson, Rudiger, Van Dijk and Cancelo
Double defensive midfielder Casemiro and Kante
Single attacking midfielder De Bruyne .??.
The front three from left to right Salah, Balotelli and Mane
Away team Leicester City, head coach Ranieri, formation 442
Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Back four from left to right: Fox, Huth, Wes Morgan and Simpson
Midfield four from left to right Albrighton, Drinkwater, Guy and Mahrez
Double forwards Vardy and Shinji Okazaki
Compared with the first round, the starting lineup of both sides today has changed. Crystal Palace has some changes on the forward and defensive lines. After all, Ignacio is seriously injured and it will not work without changing. Laporte on the defensive line
Carvajal and Carvajal are taking turns, and there are basically no changes in other aspects.
Leicester City has changed a lot, and their formation has changed.
Leicester City's formation has changed from 4411 to 442. Although this may not seem like a big change, it is actually a big change. The style of play has undergone relatively big changes, especially on the front line.
Leicester City obviously came here for victory today.
Shinji Okazaki's ability to become Leicester City's main forward is not due to his strong offensive ability or how many goals he can score. It is mainly due to his enthusiasm and running ability. This guy's enthusiasm on the front line is even far behind.
Super Cavani, he is simply a mad dog on the front line!
Ranieri was optimistic about his attributes and made Shinji Okazaki the main player.
This guy's defensive ability on the front line is very strong, his coverage area is also very large, and he is more like a stick that will mess up the opponent's defense. This way Vardy will have more opportunities.
Originally, Vardy was also a forward who was very active and very capable of attacking on the front line.
With the partnership of Vardy and Shinji Okazaki, the coverage area of these two people on the front line is very large, and the mad dog-style high pressure intensity is very high, which will bring enough pressure to the opponent's defense.
And although these two people are not particularly strong or tall, their impact is still very strong. Leicester City can achieve such results throughout the season because of these two people.
of segmented relationship.
Of course, there is also an inseparable relationship with Mahrez, Drinkwater, Gay and others in the midfield.
To be honest, the staffing of this Leicester City team is still very good and reasonable.
The only thing left is the back line.
Especially the central defender combination of Huth and Mogan. Both of them are central defenders with explosive frontal defensive ability, but their bodies are too strong and tall, resulting in their body flexibility, turning speed and pursuit ability being somewhat poor.
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The more important thing is that Mogan sometimes looks very similar. Although Mogan seems to be performing very well this season, which is simply his best season, there are still such problems.
If it weren't for Guy and others helping to wipe the butt, Leicester City wouldn't have achieved such results.
But overall, Leicester City's defense is still very good.
This is also the reason for their good results this season.
At the beginning of the game, the people on the Leicester City side seemed to be on fire. They were all very active and worked very hard, running all over the field, and he was everywhere. Especially Vardy and Vardy.
These two guys, Shinji Okazaki, are always present in both offense and defense.
When attacking, they push forward very deep, and when defending, they drop deep.
These two guys really can’t escape!
To be honest, this caused a lot of trouble for the people of Crystal Palace, especially these two guys, Vardy and Shinji Okazaki. Their rushing ability was really outstanding, disrupting the defense of Crystal Palace.
If it weren't for the outstanding abilities of Van Dijk and Rudiger, Crystal Palace's goal would have been blocked long ago.
Just now, Leicester City's royal cabinet minister Mahrez sent a precise pass directly to the feet of Vardy who was advancing. If Van Dijk hadn't concentrated on grabbing the ball and stretching his legs at the right time, Vardy
This guy Di just went over and wanted to fight alone.
Van Dijk accurately poked the football away, and the football quickly rolled to Kante's feet.
Kanter turned around and smashed the ball to avoid Shinji Okazaki's mad dog press.
He thought this was a good opportunity to counterattack, and just as he was thinking of shooting the ball quickly, with a bang, he was directly hooked by Okazaki Shinji who rushed forward and fell to the ground.
This is the role of Shinji Okazaki!
His task is to immediately stop the opponent from making a quick counterattack, prevent the opponent from easily controlling the ball, and then pass the ball quickly. On the first line of defense, he must choke the opponent's counterattack, even if he is shaken away.
He also committed a foul immediately without any hesitation.
This was very successful and well done.
Bang bang bang!
Ranieri on the sidelines kept applauding and gave the applause to Shinji Okazaki, and signaled the Leicester City players to concentrate on their defense.
Shinji Okazaki did not receive a yellow card or a warning. This was an ordinary foul.
How worth it!
Shhhhhhh!
The fans of Crystal Palace all sent their boos to the referee. This should be a warning. A yellow card is not an exaggeration. This damn guy ruined their Crystal Palace's excellent counterattack opportunity. What did you do?
How can you tolerate this damn Japanese so much?
Crystal Palace fans were unhappy.
However, media reporters felt that the Crystal Palace people were making a fuss. This defensive action did not constitute a warning or yellow card at all. It was just an ordinary foul.
The defense of Leicester City really made it difficult for the Crystal Palace players. The Crystal Palace players were unable to counterattack quickly. This was mainly because the Leicester City players had too many players in the frontcourt.
It can temporarily block your ball-playing player, making him unable to play the ball, or unable to play the ball so comfortably.
At this time, the Crystal Palace players were playing very uncomfortable.
However, Tong Yi was not in a hurry at all.
Tong Yi believes that it will be difficult for the Leicester City people to maintain such a rhythm if they continue to play like this, and their physical fitness will definitely have problems. Now as long as this situation is stabilized and the Crystal Palace people are not anxious or irritated, then Crystal Palace
There is a chance, a chance to play in the second half.
Tong Yi kept making gestures on the sidelines to help the Crystal Palace players calm down and stabilize their mentality.
The Crystal Palace players were originally a little anxious and panicked. After seeing Tong Yi, they slowly adjusted their emotions and rhythm.
Seeing this, Ranieri frowned!
He thought that this method could anger the Crystal Palace players, and even if it did not anger the opponent, it could disrupt the opponent's rhythm. However, it did not succeed, and Ranieri was also a little worried.
Ranieri turned his head to look at Tong Yi and then turned to look at the stadium. This game was a bit bad.
However, at this moment, Leicester City created a good opportunity.
Mahrez received the ball in the midfield and passed Kante's defense, and then suddenly sent the football to Vardy's feet with a through ball. Vardy relied on his speed to instantly hold the ball to the front of the penalty area, and suddenly
, Vardy shot furiously, and the football roared out and flew straight to the upper right corner of the goal. Vardy's long shot was full of threats!
Just as the football was about to fly into the goal, the football was saved from the bottom line by Alisson who was flying into the air.
Alisson made a great save to save the goal!
Leicester City fans are very sorry. This opportunity is very good. This should be a goal. It's all the fault of this damn Brazilian goalkeeper. It's all his fault.
Corner kick, Leicester City got a corner kick opportunity.
Mahrez in the corner kicked the ball straight away with an arc, and the ball flew into the Crystal Palace penalty area.
Mogan, who was in the front, looked back at the moon. The ball was slightly above the crossbar and hit the bottom line.
During this period, Leicester City unknowingly took the initiative on the court and began to frequently threaten the Crystal Palace goal. This made the Crystal Palace fans very surprised and very worried.
So dangerous.
However, the Leicester City people did not break down Crystal Palace before half-time.
The goal. The score between the two sides was still zero to zero. Seeing this, Ranieri was very anxious.
The early stage grab was a tactic devised by Ranieri. He wanted to advance one first and then retreat across the board to defend, and then seize the opportunity to counterattack. However, at the end of the half game, they had the advantage but failed to score, which made Ranieri
I was getting very anxious.
Because they fought too hard in the first half of the game, which is a big problem in terms of physical fitness.
The consumption is too great!
Therefore, at the beginning of the second half of the game, Ranieri asked the Leicester City people to slow down and assume a defensive posture. They wanted to accumulate strength and prepare to save the last physical energy for the last 20 seconds.
Use it after about 10 minutes, and then go for another wave.
But what Ranieri didn't expect was that at the beginning of the second half, Crystal Palace, which had been silent for half the game, immediately picked up the pace of the game. The Crystal Palace people exerted their strength and launched a fierce attack!
hiss!
This was beyond Ranieri’s expectations!
Ranieri thought that the Crystal Palace people would grind with them for a while, and then attack their goal with all their strength at the 60 or 70 minute mark. Who would have thought that just as the second half started, Crystal Palace would make a big move!
This caught the Leicester City players a little off guard.
However, Leicester City put on a defensive posture at the beginning of the second half. To be honest, they were not afraid of Crystal Palace's high-position press and attack. They just defended and waited for the opportunity to counterattack.
Therefore, after the initial panic, the Leicester City people returned to normal, played the game step by step, and waited for the fierce attack in the last ten or twenty minutes.
But soon they discovered something was wrong.
Because the Crystal Palace people's offensive rhythm is very fast, their Leicester City's defensive rhythm is also brought up by Crystal Palace. The Leicester City people's plan to adjust and restore their physical fitness was instantly shattered by the Crystal Palace people.
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Ranieri frowned.
And at this moment, the sky of Leicester City fell!
On the wing, Crystal Palace played a relatively simple and clear combination on the wing. Salah passed the football to Robertson on the wing, and Robertson directly picked up the ball and passed the ball.
In the middle of the penalty area, Balotelli jumped up with Huth and Mogan to fight for the top.
It's a pity that none of them hit the football. The football quickly passed over the heads of the people in the front point and flew to the back point.
Mane, who rushed up from behind, directly headed the ball and smashed the football into the Leicester City goal.
One to zero, Crystal Palace, playing at home, broke through Leicester City's goal, and it was Mane who scored!
Taking the lead, Crystal Palace, playing at home, finally stood up and felt elated after half the game.
Ranieri's heart sank to the bottom.
Leicester City is in danger!
This chapter has been completed!