The second half of the game had just begun, and Benitez directly replaced the Scot Ritchie with the Spaniard Merino.
Obviously, Benitez still believes in the Spaniards more.
At this critical moment we have to rely on the Spaniards.
Of course, Merino's performance after playing was indeed a bit better than Ritchie's. Although Merino's speed is not as good as Ritchie's, he is much better at controlling the ball and passing the ball. In this way, Newcastle United's frontcourt has one more point to hold and deliver the ball.
, gave Joselu more support.
When Ricci is on the court, he is more often used as a second point, Joselu's contact point, relying on speed to attack and grab Joselu's header. In fact, this is different from Arter on the other side.
Su is very similar, so the offensive routines of the two wings overlap a bit, which makes the Crystal Palace side easier to defend.
At this time, after replacing Merino, he changed his offensive method, giving Newcastle United's offense more performance and three-dimensionality. .??.
Therefore, after Merino came on the field, Newcastle United's offense really changed a lot, and the threat also increased.
This made the Newcastle United fans at the scene very excited about the opportunity.
Just now, Merino received a pass from fellow midfielder Perez on the sidelines, then touched the defensive player with a fried ball and directly sent a precise through ball, sending the football to Joselu.
Underfoot.
Joselu shot directly with his legs.
If Van Dijk hadn't been so powerful, holding onto Joselu's body and causing interference, the goal would have definitely been scored.
Under Van Dijk's interference, Joselu did not hit the right spot, the football did not use force, and flew directly into Maignan's arms.
Seeing this, Newcastle United fans really felt very sorry.
What a great opportunity!
If this goal is scored, Newcastle United will have a chance in this game.
You see, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Benitez still has two brushes. This adjustment is still very effective.
However, this still cannot prevent Crystal Palace's attack.
Newcastle United's goal is still in danger.
Just now, Crystal Palace's offense also threatened Newcastle United's goal.
After Mbappe and Carvajal on the wing played one-twos in a row, Mbappe directly carried the ball into the penalty area. After attracting the attention of the opponent's defense, he suddenly made a cross. The football rolled directly towards Ronaldo.
In front of him, Ronaldo and the opponent's center back Lascelles slid out to tackle the football at the same time. Finally, Ronaldo tackled the football, and the football rolled straight towards Newcastle United's goal.
The ball was still very fast, but this time goalkeeper Elliott reacted quickly and fell to the ground with a side dive to save the ball from the bottom line.
God pounce!
The Newcastle United fans were very excited and jumping up and down.
But Benitez is an eyebrow
With his head locked, what he saw was not Elliott's superb attack, but Crystal Palace's ferocious attack. If such an attack could not be contained, Newcastle United would lose sooner or later. After all, you Elliott
It's great to be able to perform one or two great saves in a game, but based on the current situation of the game, do you think Crystal Palace only attacked once or twice in this game?
Obviously not.
Therefore, Benitez still has a sense of crisis.
To score a goal, it must be scored as soon as possible to completely change the situation of the game.
As a result, Benitez immediately got up and quickly came to the sidelines to urge Newcastle United's offense.
The Newcastle United players were not frightened by Crystal Palace's attack and continued to attack crazily.
The football rolled quickly towards the frontcourt, and Atsu on the wing caught up with him like lightning.
To be honest, Carvajal is not slow either, but he is still a little behind.
Sure enough, he is worthy of being called Black Lightning. This African can run and has speed.
Before Atsu caught up with the football, he turned around and glanced into the penalty area. He saw Joselu who was quickly following up. He caught up with the football and didn't even adjust. He started to cross the ball immediately. The football flew quickly into the Crystal Palace penalty area.
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This shocked the Crystal Palace fans and was dangerous.
In the penalty area, Joselu, who rushed up quickly, looked at the football flying in the air. He was very speechless and was instantly discouraged. Is there anyone who makes a pass like you?
Sure enough, the football flew directly towards the Crystal Palace goal, and then flew directly high and over the baseline.
The placement of this pass is really a bit outrageous!
Not to mention Joselu, even all the Newcastle United fans at the scene were speechless. What was this rumor? It was so outrageous.
Atsu also knew that he had done something wrong and was a little anxious. He immediately raised his hand to signal to Joselu.
Tong Yi smiled slightly when he saw this, he knew it would be like this.
Most of these players in Africa have good physical fitness, are very fast, and have great characteristics. But the fineness of their foot skills is really not enough, it is very bad, and they cannot do fine work. Like Eto'o and Mane.
Players of this type are still rare. Even players like Drogba and Adebayor are still relatively rough with their feet. However, players like Drogba have unique impact and are very smart and use their brains to play football. But such African players
Not much really.
To be honest, Atsu has its own characteristics, but its shortcomings are equally obvious.
This ball shows it vividly.
Bettnis has nothing to say about this? You can't blame him! They Newcastle United only have such players, and they can only attract such players. If they give him Mane,
Newcastle United will never be in this situation.
There is no way, a clever woman cannot make a meal without rice!
Newcastle United missed a good opportunity and they are very worried.
Because if you miss an opportunity, you will lose another opportunity.
Now Newcastle United urgently need to score goals. If they concede a goal at this time, all their hopes for this game will be extinguished.
Therefore, Benitez is very anxious.
At this time, he also focused on encouragement, applauding non-stop, and giving praise to Atsu, indicating that he should continue to work hard and don't be in such a hurry next time. He should adjust before passing the ball in time.
This is indeed the case. This time, his speed was very fast. He was several positions away from Carvajal. He really had time to adjust before passing the ball. Unfortunately, he was too anxious and reckless, so he made a mistake in the rush.
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Atsu said he understood.
At this moment, Crystal Palace's offense once again rushed into Newcastle United's penalty area.
This time, De Bruyne in the midfield made a precise diagonal pass, sending the football directly to Salah's feet. Salah originally wanted to cut inside, but he glanced at the opponent's defense and then pretended to cut inside.
Cut, in fact, he breaks through in a different direction towards the sideline, shakes off the defense, and quickly hits the bottom.
With a bang, Salah directly kicked the ball in.
The speed of the football is very fast, the route is also very tricky, and the landing point is very precise. It goes directly to Ronaldo in the penalty area. The Newcastle United fans were so frightened that they could not speak at the moment. It was completely dangerous.
ah.
c. Who doesn’t know how awesome this guy is?
At this time, Ronaldo was in a very good position and stuck Lascelles behind him. Looking at the football flying over, he immediately jumped up and shook his head to meet the ball.
Newcastle United's hair was on the verge of death and they were so nervous that they were trembling. It was so dangerous.
With a bang, Ronaldo hit the football hard, and the football shot towards Newcastle United's goal. The hearts of Newcastle United fans trembled.
However, at this moment Elliott, who was in front of the goal, immediately jumped up and picked the football out of the air with both hands.
Crystal Palace fans are a little confused, Ronaldo didn't hit the ball hard?
They were really surprised. How could Ronaldo be in such a situation?
To be honest, Tong Yi on the sidelines was also a little puzzled. Logically speaking, Ronaldo's ball shouldn't be like this. This is not Ronaldo at all. What's wrong?
Yes, if it were the former Ronaldo, this goal would undoubtedly be scored.
But why is this ball in such a state?
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Tong Yi turned around and looked at McCarthy and Stecrus beside him. Both of them shook their heads slightly, indicating that they didn't understand.
Is it because Ronaldo is not in good condition during this game?
However, Ronaldo also scored two goals before. Although both goals were disallowed, it also proved that he can score. But what happened to this goal? Russell behind him
Was Si interfering with him?
impossible!
Tong Yi looked at Ronaldo carefully, then immediately came to the sidelines, applauded non-stop, and cheered Ronaldo on. He did not dwell on this attack. If it doesn’t work this time, it will work next time. Please encourage him more.
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C. Ronaldo also immediately turned around and stretched out his hand to Salah to indicate that the ball was his problem.
To be honest, Salah passed the ball really well and should have scored.
This is entirely his own problem, Ronaldo, so he has to admit his mistake.
The game continued. Newcastle United wanted to attack, but Kante intercepted him halfway.
Sure enough, Crystal Palace's pressing was really strong, and Newcastle United often had the ball stolen.
With a bang, the football that rolled to Casemiro's feet was directly passed by him with a long diagonal pass to Mbappe in the frontcourt. Newcastle United was shocked. This ball was very dangerous. Just now, Newcastle United was
Pressing on to organize the offense, the defense had not yet organized its defense when the ball was intercepted, and they did not pay much attention to Mbappe. Mbappe was instantly missed.
Isn’t this opportunity coming for Crystal Palace?
Mbappe caught up with the football, stopped it directly, and then quickly took the ball towards Newcastle United's penalty area. This frightened the Newcastle United fans so much that they did not dare to make a move.
Newcastle United's center back and goalkeeper both rushed over and blocked the ball.
Mbappe pretended to throw his legs and shoot. This was an inverted triangle passing posture. Center defender Lizuni immediately rushed to intercept Ronaldo and prevented Ronaldo from passing the ball. Who knew that this was also the case?
Mbappe's fake move, he directly swept the football to the back point with a sweeping kick.
Salah, who rushed forward quickly from behind, stretched his legs directly to meet the ball and easily pushed the football into the empty goal.
Three to zero, Crystal Palace expanded its lead and almost sealed the victory.
All Newcastle United fans at the scene were desperate, completely desperate.
Benitez on the sidelines could only sigh and keep shaking his head. He has tried his best in this game, and Ronaldo's state seems to be a bit problematic in this game. This should be their opportunity. It's a pity.
Newcastle United did not seize the opportunity. Benitez really felt that it was a pity. If they had been able to seize one or two opportunities before, they would have really had a good chance of winning this game.
What a pity, Benitez kept shaking his head.
This chapter has been completed!