To be honest, Ignacio is very grateful to Tong Yi.
Crystal Palace has paid a lot for him. Ignacio himself also hopes that he can get better as soon as possible and then return to the court to help the Crystal Palace team.
After dealing with Ignacio's matter, Tong Yi felt much better.
The entire Crystal Palace team is in very good shape right now. They are full of confidence in defeating any opponent. They firmly believe that they can continue to win.
In the next round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace's opponent is West Ham United, and the opponent is not very strong. Although this game is an away game, the Crystal Palace players are full of confidence in this game. They firmly believe that
They can win this game.
However, the only thing Tong Yi has to consider is that Crystal Palace will usher in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the 2015-2016 UEFA Champions League next week. Crystal Palace will face Real Madrid at its home court.
This game is very crucial for Crystal Palace.
Against Real Madrid at home, you must establish an advantage and even allow your opponent to get as little goal difference as possible.
Therefore, in next week's midweek match against Real Madrid, Crystal Palace will have all their main players.
Crystal Palace will rotate in the league against West Ham United this weekend, and even if they rotate, they are pursuing victory. After all, the Premier League championship is not stable yet, and Crystal Palace cannot lose consecutively. Lose one game, Crystal Palace's
The pressure will increase sharply. The more you lose, the greater the pressure will be. Even if you lose in the end, you will lose the league championship.
This period of time is very important for Crystal Palace, and it is also a great test for Tong Yi.
However, Tong Yi is quite experienced and he is still confident in solving this problem.
It's not that Tong Yi doesn't value West Ham United. West Ham United's performance this season is still very strong. They are currently ranked near the European competition of the Premier League. They have a chance to qualify for the European competition next season.
West Ham United is really not weak this season!
However, Tong Yi still has to be rotated because there is no other way.
The next game must be against Real Madrid, and Crystal Palace must adjust to its best condition.
For this game against West Ham United, Tong Yi’s starting lineup is as follows
Alisson
The back four from left to right is Alonso, Laporte, Van Dijk and Cancelo
Double defensive midfielder Witsel and Kimmich
Single attacking midfielder Milinkovic-Savic
Forward three from left to right Perisic, Jimenez and Asensio
This lineup is completely a substitute lineup, except for Van Dijk and Alisson. But when seeing the starting lineup of Crystal Palace, West Ham United's head coach Bilic did not dare to underestimate his opponent.
In the first meeting between the two teams, West Ham United was reversed 4-2 by their opponents with a two-goal lead. At that time, there were some substitute players in the Crystal Palace lineup, and their performance was outstanding. Moreover,
Bilic has also studied Crystal Palace players in detail
In terms of their performance and lineup, the players in Crystal Palace are not weak.
This is also the reason why Crystal Palace has achieved good results in all competitions.
That's because the Crystal Palace bench is too deep.
Therefore, even after seeing this substitute lineup, Bilic did not dare to underestimate his opponent.
The Godfather of Rock is so real!
Of course, Belgium is still unconvinced that West Ham United was reversed by Crystal Palace in the first round of the match between the two sides. He believes that West Ham United has the chance and ability to defeat Crystal Palace, especially now that Crystal Palace has all substitutes.
The chances are even greater.
However, before the game, Bilic frantically reminded the West Ham United players.
Bilic frequently reminded West Ham players to pay attention to the opponent's counterattack. Especially the Crystal Palace people's first interception between offense and defense, because the Crystal Palace people's offense and defense transition is too fast. If they can't do it in the first time,
If intercepted, it would be very dangerous.
West Ham United players sent letters one after another to express their understanding.
The players of West Ham United are very cautious and at the same time very eager to win!
Naturally, West Ham United also want to win. They want to participate in the European competition next season. Now they are charging for the European competition. If they win Crystal Palace, they will be closer to the European competition and be more stable.
For this game, the players of West Ham United are holding back their energy.
They not only want to complete revenge, but more importantly, they want to participate in the European war.
Therefore, West Ham, who are playing at home, are full of momentum and are not afraid of the Crystal Palace people at all.
Even at the beginning of the game, West Ham United pressed forward and took the absolute initiative in the first fifteen minutes. They also created two good opportunities in these fifteen minutes, one
It was a direct free kick from the French midfielder that almost broke the Crystal Palace goal. The ball hit the outside of the goal post and bounced out of the goal.
At that time, West Ham United fans were so excited!
It's a pity that I lacked a bit of luck!
Another opportunity was when West Ham forward Diafa Sakho received the ball from Lanzini in the penalty area, then half-turned and swept the ball towards the Crystal Palace goal.
The ball was very close and very fast. The fans in West Ham thought that this ball would definitely be scored.
Unexpectedly, the football was directly hugged by Alisson.
West Ham United people are extremely sorry.
The effect of attacking for fifteen minutes was still very good, but after fifteen minutes, West Ham United chose to retreat and did not attack as fast. They took the initiative to slow down the rhythm and even had to defend and counterattack.
posture.
Seeing this, West Ham fans are all
He sighed, secretly thinking it was a pity.
Most of the loyal West Ham United fans are still very professional and they all understand the football.
After 20 minutes of such a high-pressure attack, the physical fitness of the West Ham United players has reached a point, and more importantly, the Crystal Palace people have gradually adopted the offensive rhythm and routine of their West Ham United players. If they do not make a move at this time
If adjustments and changes are made, the West Ham players will have a hard time playing, and their physical fitness will be consumed quickly. By the second half of the game, there will definitely be problems with the physical fitness of the West Ham players. At that time, this game will
The right to win or lose is basically in the hands of the Crystal Palace people.
Obviously, Bilic and the players of West Ham United did not want to see such a situation happen, so they took the initiative to seek changes and lowered the pace. They wanted to slow down for a while, accumulate energy, and then attack fiercely.
At the same time, this constantly changing rhythm also makes the Crystal Palace players jump up and down, making them a little uncontrollable. This makes the Crystal Palace players' kicks even more awkward.
So, at this time, West Ham United changed their tactics.
Bilic and the West Ham players have a good idea, but it is obvious that Tong Yi and the Crystal Palace players do not want to give the West Ham players a chance. They do not want the West Ham players to slow down and rest and adjust. The Crystal Palace players
Seeing the West Ham players changing their rhythm, they immediately sped up the pace, passively driving West Ham United up and speeding up the game.
If they don't speed up, they won't be able to defend Crystal Palace.
Therefore, the West Ham United players had to speed up and improve the rhythm of the game.
Seeing this, Bilic was stunned and shook his head slightly.
He knew that Tong Yi and Crystal Palace would not let them control the rhythm of the game so easily. Otherwise, all the initiative in this game would be in the hands of West Ham United. Why would Crystal Palace play?
Bilic had expected this.
Bilic immediately reached out and signaled, telling the West Ham United players to huddle into their turtle shells and set up a bus near the penalty area.
In this way, they don't have to follow the rhythm of the Crystal Palace people. They just squat and guard near the restricted area, and simply don't follow you Crystal Palace people as they rush back and forth. Wouldn't the rhythm slow down?
Moreover, there are people inside and outside the penalty area, and there are almost no gaps. How do you maintain the rhythm?
It's even difficult for you to create threatening offensive opportunities.
The turtle shell-breaking bus tactic is a worldwide problem.
Therefore, Bilic is not anxious or worried at all at this time. This game is still under his control, and as long as they don't take the initiative to press out and improve the rhythm, Crystal Palace will have no chance in this game.
Bilic is confident.
However, the next moment Crystal Palace midfielder Milinkovic slapped Bilic hard in the face.
Bilic was stunned with a slap in the face.
Because in the 38th minute of the first half, Milinkovic-Savic was in the penalty area
Ou Qianqian received a pass from Kimmich on the street, and then shot directly with his legs. The football flew through the gap like a ray of light and directly into the upper right corner of the West Ham United goal.
Adrian, who was in front of the goal, saw the path of the football and jumped out immediately. Unfortunately, he still didn't touch the football. The football flew past his fingertips and slammed into the goal behind him.
One to zero!
After the first half, Crystal Palace broke the deadlock.
To be honest, Tong Yi was relieved when he saw the goal. Breaking the deadlock at this time is the most timely. If the score is dragged into the second half and the deadlock is not broken, the second half of the game will be uncontrollable.
Too dangerous.
The fans of West Ham United were dumbfounded. What the hell is this? Why did he score a goal?
Bilic even covered his face with his hands and couldn't stand it anymore.
Don’t you want our name as West Ham United?
During the halftime break, Bilic was furious in the locker room. He was very dissatisfied with the team's defense, especially at the end of the first half. How could Milinkovic be placed in that dangerous position so easily?
What about taking a long shot? This is simply asking for death!
Bilic severely criticized the West Ham players, and then cheered them on, hoping that they could go all out in the second half of the game and fight for a victory.
The players of West Ham United are still very confident about this game. This is their home court after all, and they also feel that Crystal Palace is not as strong as they thought. They will definitely win this game.
However, at the beginning of the second half, West Ham United's confidence was completely shattered.
In the 4th minute of the second half, Milinkovic-Savic's long-range shot from Crystal Palace was blocked by West Ham United center back Ogbonna, and Crystal Palace got a corner kick.
Cancelo in the corner kicked a cross with a very weird arc.
The football flew into the penalty area, and Reid hit the football over Jimenez's head. However, the football did not fly outside the penalty area, nor did it fly to the bottom line of the goal. Instead, it flew directly to the back of the penalty area.
Kimmich, who rushed forward quickly from the back of the penalty area, fell to the ground before Ogbonna and shot, shoveling the football towards the back of West Ham United's penalty area.
Adrian in front of the goal rushed over in panic, but unfortunately it was too late.
The football quickly rolled into the goal from the back post.
Two to zero, Crystal Palace expanded the score at the beginning of the second half, directly killing the confidence of West Ham United in the cradle. West Ham United fans were completely desperate. Is this game still possible?
The players of West Ham United did not give up. They attacked like crazy, but they still failed to break through the Crystal Palace goal.
2-0, Crystal Palace defeated West Ham United away from home and got three points.
And they entered the game against Real Madrid with the power of victory. The Crystal Palace players were full of confidence in this game.
This chapter has been completed!