April 24, 2016, Selhurst Park, South London, England.
What will be held here today is the 2015-2016 English FA Cup semi-finals, against Crystal Palace and Watford.
This game is very important!
Crystal Palace fans and players know it!
Because Tong Yi made it very clear before the game that neither Tong Yi nor Crystal Palace have won the English FA Cup yet. But this season they have reached the semi-finals, and the FA Cup championship is just around the corner.
, the chance to win this championship is very good, and it is also the closest to winning the FA Cup.
This time, we must win!
Therefore, the players and fans of Crystal Palace broke away from the joy of winning the Premier League championship and took this game seriously. This game must be won.
And they also think it should be relatively easy to win this game, as long as they go all out and treat the team seriously.
After all, Watford is not very strong, they should be able to win.
Although Tong Yi also said that Watford is still very capable and has performed relatively well among the newly promoted teams.
However, after all, Crystal Palace is the Premier League champion team, so it should be easy to defeat Watford.
Even in this game, Crystal Palace made a rotation.
Seriously, it won’t work without rotation!
After all, a few days ago, all their main players fought against Manchester United and won the league championship four rounds ahead of schedule. Two days later, Crystal Palace will usher in the first leg of the 2015-2016 UEFA Champions League semi-finals.
On April 27, 2016, Crystal Palace will go to Manchester away from Manchester City.
That game will definitely involve all the main players, so this round of games will definitely require rotation.
This time, Crystal Palace will shift its focus from the league to the Champions League, so the Champions League is the main battlefield for Crystal Palace.
In this game, Crystal Palace really made a rotation.
The starting lineups for both sides today are as follows:
Home team Crystal Palace, head coach Tong Yi, formation 4213
Alisson
The back four from left to right is Alonso, Laporte, Ferdinand and Cancelo
Double defensive midfielder Witsel and Kimmich
Single attacking midfielder Milinkovic-Savic
Forward three from left to right Perisic, Jimenez and Asensio
Visiting team Watford, head coach Flores, formation 442
Goalkeeper Pantilimon
Back four from left to right Ake, Brittos, Cathcart and Alan Njom
Midfield four from left to right Jurado, Watson, Capoue and Abdi
Double forward Deeney and Ighalo
It can be seen that Crystal Palace has really carried out a large-scale rotation, and only goalkeeper Alisson is the main force. Originally Alisson should also be rotated in this game, but Tong Yi still thought about it, this game is still
It's quite important and we can't leave out one of the main players, so he played Alisson.
Alisson shouldn't have much of a problem defending when he comes on.
Alisson is the captain of this game.
When Flores saw this, his eyes were shining, and they felt that their chance at Walford had come.
Sure enough, Crystal Palace still has to be distracted by the UEFA Champions League. The Crystal Palace people want too much, and they may not get anything in the end. Therefore, in this game, Watford will have many opportunities, and they will definitely be able to win.
The next victory in this game.
Seeing this, Crystal Palace fans were actually a little worried.
Can such a starting lineup really win this game? Did Tong Yi underestimate the Walford people a little too much?
Even the media reporters in the stands felt that Tong Yi was a little overconfident. It was different from what he said in the interview before the game. Aren't you going to go all out? Why did you send a full substitute lineup?
Many people are full of doubts about this game and doubt the strength of Crystal Palace.
Can all substitutes really defeat Watford?
I'm a bit underestimating my opponent.
The Watford players are gearing up. They all feel that Watford has a good chance of winning this game.
After all, Watford's side has had longer rest than the Crystal Palace people.
Because there is no make-up game for Watford, they did not play in midweek last week, and Watford did not play in the Premier League round one day ago. Their 35th round of the Premier League match was against Crystal Palace.
Like the 35 rounds of the league, it was rescheduled to May 12, so Watford currently has a very long break and is very well prepared.
Now looking at the Crystal Palace people fielding such a starting lineup, the Watford people really feel that they have this game.
We, Watford, can win this game.
After the game started, the Watford man played very cautiously. He was not as angry as he imagined and did not attack like crazy.
To be honest, Tong Yi was a little disappointed when he saw this.
He thought that if Crystal Palace had such a full substitute lineup, Watford would attack with high morale.
In this case, Crystal Palace will be able to play much better.
Hey, I didn’t know that the Waterford people were still in control of themselves and didn’t go up to the top.
Tong Yi turned his head and glanced at Flores. This coach who once led the team to win the Europa League championship and the European Super Cup championship is really something. At least, he has very strong control over the team.
, the team follows his ideas, which is still very impressive.
Since the Watford people didn't fall for the trick and didn't storm out, then the Crystal Palace side didn't pretend anymore.
Even if our Crystal Palace team is full of substitutes, we are still very strong. Let's follow our tactics. Crystal Palace immediately presses high and crazily squeezes out the living space of the Watford people.
The people of Walford are also willing to defend, waiting for the opportunity to counterattack.
Their two forwards, Deeney and Ighalo, are really good counterattackers. They are not afraid of their speed, and their ability to fight alone is very strong. If you use them to create some very complex offensive routines
They may not play well in terms of tactics, but if you let them attack alone or use some simple counterattacks between the two, the effect is still very good.
Therefore, Watford's side is really about defensive counterattack.
To be honest, Tong Yi still attaches great importance to these two forwards of Watford.
This guy Deeney has performed very well this season. He has scored 13 goals in various competitions and also provided 10 assists. Most of the assists were given to his strike partner Ighalo.
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And Ighalo has scored 14 goals in the Premier League so far this season, with a total of 17 goals in all competitions. These two are really Watford's twin stars. It can be said that this season
The Watford people are able to perform so well this season because of these two people. .??.
Therefore, although Tong Yi made the Crystal Palace players press and attack like crazy, he also reminded the Crystal Palace defensive players to pay attention to their defense against Ighalo and Dini.
These two were really sharp in their counterattacks.
Moreover, the counterattack between these two people is almost just the cooperation between the two of them, or they are fighting alone.
Very difficult to deal with.
However, so far, these two have not stirred up trouble in whose attacking half.
Witsel and Kimmich in the midfield were very successful in intercepting the two of them, especially Kimmich. He completely replaced Kante today, and even performed better than Kante and was more comprehensive.
.Because in terms of offense, they performed much better than Kanter.
Of course, Tong Yi's tactics don't particularly require Kanter's offense.
It's a good thing if Kanter can attack, but it won't have much impact on Crystal Palace if he doesn't.
Today, Kimmich has intercepted many times, launched an attack immediately, and was a great threat to Watford's goal. This made Flores feel huge pressure, because he did not expect Crystal Palace to
The substitute players can also show such strong strength, which makes them a little bit unbearable.
I can't bear it anymore!
Flores has been looking for a way on the sidelines, hoping that their team can launch some counterattacks that can threaten the Crystal Palace goal. In this way, the Crystal Palace talents will not dare to attack so rashly. The Crystal Palace people are really struggling during this period.
It's so comfortable, so comfortable to attack.
If we keep playing like this, Watford will concede goals sooner or later.
They must contain
In order to control the Crystal Palace's attack, it also needs to create a threat to the Crystal Palace's defense.
It is a pity that the strength of their team is indeed limited, especially the strength of the midfield and backfield, which is very different.
Watford's defensive strength is indeed a bit poor, which is why their results are not particularly good despite their good offensive power this season.
In the 33rd minute of the first half, Crystal Palace midfielder Kimmich intercepted Capoue's through ball, and then he directly passed the ball diagonally to Watford's entire line.
Line of defense.
Cathcart even made a mistake in the penalty area. His reckless attack directly lost his defensive position, allowing Perisic in the penalty area to easily face their goalkeeper Pantilimon.
Perisic shot directly through Watford's goal, one to zero!
Crystal Palace took the lead, and all the Crystal Palace fans at the scene felt relieved. We, Crystal Palace, would definitely win this game. Adriana and other media reporters in the stands responded, and it turned out that it was exactly as they predicted, Watford's
The strength is still a bit low, and it is unlikely to threaten the Crystal Palace!
In the 17th minute of the second half, Crystal Palace got a direct free kick at the edge of Watford's penalty area. Jimenez was chopped down from behind by center back Cathcart who rushed out from behind like a big tree.
Yes, Cathcart also received a yellow card.
Asensio stood in front of the football, and his left foot suddenly shot an arc, directly through the Watford goal.
The people in Walford were dumbfounded, everyone thought he would shoot with his right foot.
Unexpectedly, Asensio made a move and suddenly switched his left foot to shoot a cold arrow. The Watford players did not react, and Pantilimon in front of the goal could only turn his head and watch the football go into the net.
Two to zero!
Did you see it? Crystal Palace easily led Watford 2-0. The gap between the two teams is still quite big.
Watford's defense is really not good!
Of course, Watford did not accept their fate. They were still defensive and counterattacking, waiting for opportunities.
Not to mention, you really let them wait for the opportunity.
In the 88th minute of the game, Watford launched a quick counterattack. Deeney and Ighalo disrupted the Crystal Palace defense. Then Deeney
The ball was slanted in the direction and hit behind Ferdinand. Ighalo, who understood the situation, directly reversed and slanted into the back of Ferdinand.
When the ball came to the player, Ighalo turned around and fired without stopping the ball, sweeping the football into the lower corner of the goal.
One to two!
Watford pulled a goal back, but it did not change the result of the defeat. In the end, they lost.
Crystal Palace defeated Watford 2-1 at home and successfully reached the FA Cup final this season. Now Crystal Palace is really just one step away from winning the FA Cup!
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