To be honest, the strength of Middlesbrough's lineup does not look bad.
And their bench strength isn't too bad either.
After all, the bench also includes players such as Chambers and Gibbs from Arsenal, as well as former Manchester United player Fabio and former Chelsea player Bamford.
The depth of this bench is really not bad.
If everything goes well, there should be no big problem with relegation.
However, for now, the people of Middlesbrough should not be able to get together and show their due strength. Of course, they are already showing their talents and have some energy.
However, in Tong Yi's view, it is still difficult for the Middlesbrough team to defeat them.
Although Crystal Palace made a certain degree of rotation in this game, the main framework is still there and they should win.
Originally, Tong Yi wanted to rotate Ibrahimovic in this game, but after thinking about it, Tong Yi decided to start Ibrahimovic and let him play half of the game.
No matter how well he played in the first half, he had to make substitutions in the second half.
De Bruyne is in the same situation as Ibrahimovic.
These two people really did not disappoint Tong Yi.
In the 17th minute of the first half, midfielder De Bruyne received a pass from Llorente who intercepted the ball on the bench, turned around with the ball, and then directly passed the ball into the penalty area without stopping. Ibrahimovic
Qi held off the opponent's center back Ayala and easily succeeded with a low shot from the near corner.
Ibrahimovic's former teammate Valdez made the right decision, but he was still a little late when he made the save. Valdez shook his head helplessly, sighing in his heart, "I can't do it if I don't accept it!"
If he had been five years younger, no, two or three years younger, he would have been able to save the ball 100%.
It's a pity that people are getting old!
Valdes looked at Ibrahimovic in front of him, and he had to shake his head. People are really different.
Look at Ibrahimovic, who is also older, but his performance is still amazing. The way he maintains his condition is really unbelievable and jaw-dropping!
I really don’t know how many more years this guy can play?
What a freak.
Ibrahimovic, who scored the goal, pointed at Tong Yi on the sidelines, obviously thanking Tong Yi for trusting him and letting him start this game. After all, when he just came back a few days ago, Tong Yi
I also went to him and told him that he needed to protect his body and physical fitness, implying that he would have to take a rest in this game and not play.
To be honest, Ibrahimovic really wanted to play, but the head coach said so, so he had no choice but to agree.
After all, he is no longer young!
If he was young, he would have refused on the spot and even made fun of Tong Yi.
But now, although he has not been smoothed by the world, he has somewhat smoothed out a few edges and corners.
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Therefore, he became a lot easier to talk to!
Yes, only a few!
However, before the game started, Tong Yi suddenly told him that he would be given half-time to play. This was a real surprise for Ibrahimovic. Although it was only half-time, for him
That's enough.
Now, isn't the value of his appearance in this half of the game reflected?
Ibrahimovic pointed at Tong Yi, as if to say, "You didn't make the wrong decision. Letting me start is absolutely the right thing to do!"
Tong Yi also smiled slightly!
He also didn't expect that the temporary decision before the start of this game would bring such a good return, which was surprising.
However, Ibrahimovic is indeed a great guy.
His athletic ability is indeed not as good as before, but he knows how to use his body's advantages better, and more importantly, his shooting skills are very, very superb. As long as he is given an opening to shoot, he can hit most of the shots.
The shot is converted into a goal. The Crystal Palace players only need to send the football to a position where Ibrahimovic can complete the shot, and this is what De Bruyne is best at doing.
The two of them just don't get along very well.
The power of these two starters was also revealed.
To be honest, this was a bit beyond Tong Yi's expectations.
He didn't expect that these two people would be so in tune with each other. The two of them had not been training together for too long, only a month or two. It was really surprising that they could develop such a tacit understanding.
Is this the same ideological frequency among outstanding players?
This is good news for Crystal Palace!
What Tong Yi didn't expect was that the benefits brought by his operation far exceeded his imagination.
In the 39th minute of the game, Casemiro's diagonal pass found Ashraf who was advancing from the wing. After receiving the ball, Ashraf accelerated a breakthrough and then passed down the bottom. However, he did not pass it.
The football was passed into the penalty area, and the second was passed to De Bruyne who came up from the corner of the penalty area to receive the ball.
At this time, De Bruyne made a move that stunned everyone.
He didn't even stop the ball, he shook his head directly towards the ball and threw the football into the penalty spot in the middle of the Middlesbrough penalty area.
No one expected that De Bruyne would suddenly assist with a header.
Everyone thought he would stop the ball and then use his feet to complete the next move. Who knew that this guy would immediately swing his head and ferry the football towards Ibrahimovic who was heading towards the penalty spot!
empty!
Ibrahimovic is completely empty. He is now standing between Valdez and Middlesbrough's back line.
Mović faced Valdes alone.
All Middlesbrough players raised their hands to signal the referee that Ibrahimovic was offside.
Ibrahimovic didn't care about this. Looking at the football flying over, he directly supported the ground with one arm and swept the ball sideways, directly towards the lower left corner of the goal.
Valdez reacted quickly to the close-range shot, and his fingertips touched the football, but he still couldn't stop the football from rolling into the goal.
Two to zero!
But Middlesbrough players and fans signaled Ibrahimovic was offside.
This is an offside kick and the goal cannot be scored!
However, both the referee and the linesman believed that there was no problem with the ball. When De Bruyne shook his head to assist, Ibrahimovic was not offside at all. You Middlesbrough defensive players were all focused on De Bruyne.
Where did Browne notice the position of Ibrahimovic?
This is a good shot!
The Middlesbrough fans in front of the TV also saw clearly through the TV replay that the ball was indeed not offside.
De Bruyne's first header went beyond the expectations of the Middlesbrough players, who did not react defensively.
Alas, this goal was a mistake by their defense.
Tong Yi on the sidelines was very shocked. He really didn't expect that De Bruyne and Ibrahimovic would be in such good condition today and score two goals so easily. It was really a surprise.
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He kept applauding and gave the applause to Ibrahimovic and De Bruyne.
And the performance of these two people is not over yet.
Three minutes later, in the 42nd minute of the first half, midfielder Llorente once again cut off the opponent's midfielder Schaefer. Schaefer, a young man who came from De La Hos,
The young talents brought in by Jax were reused as soon as they arrived, and some were trained as core midfielders.
However, his performance in this game was not good, it could even be said to be a bit bad.
Because Schaefer was completely crushed by Crystal Palace's young player Llorente.
So far in the first half of the game, Llorente has only intercepted the ball four times from Schaefer's feet. This steal success rate is simply amazing. Schaefer was completely crushed by Llorente.
Players like this are still called a hindrance by media reporters.
If Llorente is not favored, then Schaefer discovered by Dragos is even more rubbish.
To be honest, Drahos on the sidelines did not expect Schaefer's performance in this game to be so bad.
In the first three rounds, Schaefer's performance was still very good.
Unexpectedly, in this game, he was completely crushed by the unknown Llorente.
Of course, Llorente is not really unknown. He came from the Real Madrid youth training, and after being introduced by Tong Yi last season, he was loaned to Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga. He performed well there and contributed 3 goals and 9 assists.
. However, Drahos still hasn’t heard of this guy’s name. When Llorente went to Real Madrid’s youth training, Drahos had just gone to the Spanish U16 national team. And when Llorente was in Real Madrid,
He came to Middlesbrough again when Germany's youth team had gained some fame, so he didn't know much about Llorente.
However, after learning that Tong Yi brought Llorente to Crystal Palace and loaned him to Hoffenheim, he went to get to know this guy and found that he was pretty good.
Unexpectedly, this guy performed really well today and safely crushed the young genius Schaefer he discovered.
To be honest, Drahos regretted it a bit.
Do you regret that you didn’t go back to Real Madrid to have a good look? Maybe Llorente was discovered by him and came to Middlesbrough. Even if it is not a buyout, it would be a loan!
It's a pity that such a genius was missed.
To be honest, Drahos was really jealous when he saw it.
If Middlesbrough had players like this, it would be much easier for them to avoid relegation this season.
After stealing the ball, Llorente directly passed the ball diagonally and accurately passed the football to De Bruyne on the sideline. De Bruyne easily stopped the ball, then directly kicked the ball and passed the ball. The football quickly spun in.
Middlesbrough's penalty area.
Ibrahimovic rushed forward quickly, jumped high near the penalty spot, and competed with the opponent's center back Ayala for a header.
With a bang, Ibrahimovic, who was overwhelming Ayala, hit the football hard with his head, and the football shot quickly towards the Middlesbrough goal.
The speed of the ball is very fast, and Valdez in front of the goal is determined to kill the thief, but he is unable to save it!
Such a close header, and Ibrahimovic's header was very strong and the position was very precise. The football shot quickly towards the upper right corner of the goal. Valdez had tried his best to dive sideways.
, but still did not touch the football, and the football flew into the Middlesbrough goal.
Before the first half of the game ended, Ibrahimovic scored a hat trick and De Bruyne also scored a hat trick of assists. These two people demonstrated their efficiency to the fullest.
Before the start of the second half, Tong Yi completed the substitutions, replacing Ibrahimovic and De Bruyne with Jimenez and Sabitzer. The two of them had to go to rest and prepare for next week's midweek game.
Preparing for the UEFA Champions League match.
And this game was basically over at the end of the first half.
Middlesbrough should have no chance.
Crystal Palace has already won this game!
Sure enough, in the final game, Crystal Palace defeated Middlesbrough 4-0 away from home and won their fourth consecutive victory in the Premier League in the new season!
This chapter has been completed!