February 18, 2017, John Smith Stadium, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.
Today, Tong Yi led Crystal Palace here to face Huddersfield.
In this game, Tong Yi made extensive rotations.
Obviously, Tong Yi is preparing for the first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 knockout match with Sevilla next week. Therefore, the players of Crystal Palace in this game are almost the main rotation players.
Even an immutable main player like Van Dijk was given a rest in this game.
This gave Huddersfield people hope, and they felt they had a chance to win this game.
But, to be honest, Huddersfield people are a bit confused here.
Firstly, they want to seize the opportunity to defeat Crystal Palace and advance to the next round of the FA Cup. Secondly, they are afraid that spending too much energy in the FA Cup will affect their promotion battle.
Yes, Huddersfield's most important goal now is to lead the team to promotion. .??.
Therefore, the FA Cup is really not that important to them.
At present, they want everything to be upgraded.
Therefore, they were very confused in this game.
All the main players at Crystal Palace are taking a rest, which gives them a visible opportunity. If they don’t fight hard, they feel they have missed a good opportunity. If they really win and advance to the next round, they will get deeper and deeper in the FA Cup.
What should I do if it consumes more energy and affects league promotion?
You have to know that the prize money of the FA Cup cannot be compared with the seats in the Premier League.
Even if you win Crystal Palace and advance to the next round, you will only be in the top 8. After the top 8, almost all of them are Premier League teams. It is very difficult to take a step forward. Even if you reach the end, the bonus you get is limited.
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But if you upgrade to the Premier League, even if you only go there for one season and then get relegated, you can still get more than 100 million pounds in broadcasting shares and other expenses. Compared with the FA Cup championship, Premier League seats are of course the most important.
If the team cannot be promoted because of its pursuit of the FA Cup championship, it will be like picking up watermelon and losing sesame seeds!
In fact, Huddersfield may lose both ends and lose the game as a result.
So, should Huddersfield charge in this game?
They are very confused.
Even when the game started, they still hadn't made a decision.
However, there is nothing to hesitate on the Crystal Palace side.
Although Crystal Palace's goal is also to win the yogurt championship, Crystal Palace has a strong foundation and a deep bench. They can handle multi-line operations, but Huddersfield cannot.
Therefore, Crystal Palace does not need to think about this issue.
What's more important is that Crystal Palace is sending out a rotation of main players. The experience of their main players has been used in the league and the Champions League, so it won't have much impact at all.
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Palace are so confident, even if they rotate the main force, they believe that their team can easily defeat Huddersfield, win this game, and successfully advance to the quarter-finals of this season's English FA Cup.
At this time, there is no entanglement on the Crystal Palace side.
Especially Jimenez, he has nothing to struggle with and is fully committed!
Yes, Jimenez started this game.
This made Jimenez himself very surprised and unexpected.
He originally thought that Tong Yi would give his beloved disciple Ignacio a chance to start in this game. After all, Ignacio's performance in training was also very good, even as a competitor,
Jimenez also did not deny Ignacio's strength.
Coupled with the relationship between Tong Yi and Ignacio, and Tong Yi's recent concern for Ignacio, Jimenez had already given up. He felt that Ignacio must be the starter in this game.
, who knew that Tong Yi still let him start Jimenez.
Jimenez was surprised and moved at the same time.
Thank you Tong Yi for giving him the opportunity!
Thank you Tong Yi for treating him and Ignacio equally and not showing any nepotism!
At the same time, Jimenez also cherishes this opportunity very much.
He will not let Tong Yi down, nor will he give Ignacio, who is eager to try on the bench, a chance. He will seize this rare opportunity to prove himself and prove that he is the best. He must also show
Excellent performance to conquer everyone, so that he can secure this position.
Otherwise, he won't have such a good opportunity next time.
If his performance is not satisfactory this time, Ignacio may be the starter in the next game.
Therefore, he must show an excellent performance to prove himself in this game.
From the beginning of the game, Jimenez was very involved and very active.
This posed a very big threat to the Huddersfield players, especially the players on the defensive line, who were tortured by Jimenez.
Not just Jimenez, the rotation players of Crystal Palace also want to prove themselves very much in order to get more game opportunities and playing time. Therefore, these guys may not be much worse than the main players of Crystal Palace when they play.
At least it's not worse in terms of fighting spirit and enthusiasm, but actually stronger.
Therefore, as soon as the game started, the high-pressing Crystal Palace instantly suppressed the Huddersfield people.
The people of Huddersfield tried to struggle and resist, but they soon discovered that it was useless.
I can't stand it at all!
The strength gap between the two teams is still a bit big, and one side is fighting
They are high-spirited and have clear goals. On the other hand, they are aimless and tangled in their hearts. Even at this time, the Huddersfield players are not completely unified in their thinking. Some want to attack and some want to defend. They are like a piece of scattered sand.
Can such a team withstand the onslaught of Crystal Palace?
Obviously it's impossible!
Seeing this, Huddersfield fans gave up instantly.
Now there is no need to struggle at all, because the Crystal Palace people will not give you a chance to struggle. It is meaningless for Huddersfield to give up on their own initiative, because Crystal Palace has already made the choice for them.
Huddersfield are about to give up completely passively.
The Huddersfield coaching staff on the sidelines also smiled bitterly.
Before the game, they really thought too highly of Huddersfield and underestimated the Crystal Palace team in front of them.
To be honest, when it came to the game, Huddersfield had almost no choice.
Strength does not allow it!
Less than 10 minutes into the game, Huddersfield's goal has already been attacked four times, and all four times were very threatening. If the game continues like this, Huddersfield's side will not be able to win at all.
They can't stand it. They have almost no chance in this game.
Sure enough, in the 17th minute of the first half, Jimenez, who worked hard, got a very good opportunity.
After receiving a pass from Llorente, midfielder Sabitzer suddenly spotted the space in the Huddersfield penalty area. He quickly pushed the football into the foot of Jimenez in the gap.
Huddersfield's defensive player made a mistake at this time. He was a little far away from Jimenez's position, but Sabitzer discovered it and seized the opportunity.
Sabitzer accurately delivered the football into the gap.
Jimenez also moved the ball to the player, stopping the ball with his left foot and shooting with his right foot, all in one move without any delay and without giving the opponent's defensive players time to react.
With a bang, the football shot towards Huddersfield's goal quickly.
The ball is very fast, as powerful as thunder, as fast as lightning.
Joel, who was in front of the goal, had no time to react and watched the football fly past him and into the goal behind him.
One to zero, Crystal Palace took the lead, and it was Jimenez who scored!
This guy Jimenez is indeed very active and hard-working. This goal was played very well, and the Crystal Palace fans watching the scene were very happy. Ignacio on the bench also kept playing.
Applause, give the applause to Jimenez, this goal is indeed a good one.
However, he also felt that if it were him, he would be able to score.
Sabitzer passed the ball so well, both the line and the timing were perfect. Working with such a player
, it’s really great, Ignacio really wants to try it.
Ignacio is eager to try.
But Jimenez on the court is not satisfied yet, he is still actively looking for every opportunity to score goals.
Jimenez felt that this performance was not enough to impress Tong Yi. He needed more goals and more performances to impress Tong Yi. Therefore, he worked hard and worked hard.
The Huddersfield players are going crazy. Is this guy working too hard?
To be honest, the Huddersfield players are getting more and more angry, and their defense against Jimenez is getting tighter and tighter, even making small moves. The intensity and pressure of the defense has also increased, and the moves are also very big.
But these are still not the determination to stop Jimenez from scoring.
Even just now, Huddersfield center back J. Stankovic even smashed Jimenez's eyebrow bone with his elbow, causing Jimenez to bleed instantly.
This frightened the fans at the scene and in front of the TV.
The Crystal Palace coaching staff was also a little worried and asked about Jimenez's situation. Tong Yi even asked if he wanted to make a substitution, but Jimenez interrupted him instantly. He said he was fine and he could continue playing.
Tong Yi ignored Jimenez and turned to look at Wagner.
Jimenez immediately stared at Wagner with pleading eyes. Wagner hesitated for a while and said it was okay. Jimenez could continue playing football after a simple explosion.
Jimenez then grinned.
Seeing this scene, Tong Yi shook his head helplessly and glared at Wagner.
After returning to the court, Jimenez did not feel timid because of the foul hand injury. Instead, he became more and more ferocious, more and more reckless, and continued to move forward in order to score goals. The Huddersfield players were all affected by this.
The momentum was frightening, and they all thought Jimenez was crazy.
Is it worth risking your life for a game?
In the 37th minute of the first half, Jimenez ignored the injury on his brow, jumped up high, and slammed his head towards the flying football. He headed in Achraf Ashraf's cross from the wing.
Hit Huddersfield's goal, 2-0, Jimenez scored twice!
However, the ball hit Jimenez's injured brow bone, and blood began to flow profusely again in an instant.
Jimenez ignored himself and rushed to the sidelines excitedly and performed a passionate kneel down, not caring that the corners of his eyes were still bleeding!
Tough guy, so manly!
The Crystal Palace fans at the scene were all conquered by this tough guy. They howled excitedly and even showed signs of atavism.
Seeing this, Tong Yi turned around and glared at Wagner fiercely.
If you hadn't forced him to stay on the court, would he have bled again? Aren't you afraid that his injury would worsen and affect his future career?
This chapter has been completed!