Crystal Palace as usual 4231.

Goalkeeper: Speroni

Defenders: Klein, Benatia, McCarthy, Hills

Midfielder: Stroman, Kanter

Attacking midfielder: De Bruyne, Mertens, Zaha

Forward: Klose

Derry did not play because he was injured.

There seem to be more injuries in Derry this season. Wen Sheng is not sure whether it is because the intensity of the competition is greater than in the English Championship, but Derry is indeed old enough, almost 34 years old. Next season Wen Sheng will already be

I won't use him as the main force anymore.

Vardy also failed to play, and Wen Sheng talked to him alone. He hoped that Klose's experience could help the team in the European competition.

Of course Vardy doesn't like this arrangement in his heart, but who is Wen Sheng?! He is the one who leads the way, and he is basically his brother-in-law now. He must be loyal to someone, so he can only convince himself to take over.

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"Your advantage still lies in running. You will get time to play in the second half. It is time for you to use your advantages!" Wen Sheng told Vardy that his consideration of the game was comprehensive, not just saying not to let Vardy

It's so easy to show up.

Matic is slightly behind in the competition with Stroman. During this period, they both got good opportunities to play and generally performed well, but Stroman is still the first choice because of his hard work and long-term performance.

His passing and backcourt organization skills have all improved.

As for Zaha in recent times, Wen Sheng is a little disappointed. At the beginning of the season, this young man was quite amazing, but as the season progresses, this boy seems to be in poor condition, and his current contribution is far from meeting Wen Sheng's expectations.

Now he is already considering whether to loan out Zaha so that he can get enough training time. After all, Zaha seems to have played a lot in this Crystal Palace team. In fact, it is unstable. For the 18-year-old Zaha, it may be more

Stable playing time is better, which Wen Sheng cannot provide at the moment, because his goal is to win the championship, rather than really cultivating talents. That is not his pleasure.

Benfica head coach Jorge Jesus is 57 years old this year. He is a veteran coach. He took over Benfica in 2009 and led the team to win the league championship in the 2009-10 season. However, they performed poorly in the Champions League this season.

, was beaten by Schalke 04 and Lyon in Group B and had to compete in the Europa League in the second half of the season.

By the way, dark horses do need luck. For example, a dark horse like Crystal Palace had very good luck in the knockout stages of the Europa League. The teams drawn were not very strong. But Benfica is different. They always draw teams with good strength.

Inhoven, Stuttgart, and Paris Saint-Germain are their opponents, so the media have some basis for saying that Benfica is stronger than Crystal Palace.

Jesus fielded a 4312 formation in this game.

Goalkeeper: Roberto

Defenders: Maxi Pereira, Luison, Jardel, Coentrao

Midfielder: Peixoto, Xavi Garcia, Carlos Martins, Aimar

Forwards: Saviola, Cardoso

Jesus didn't hold back, and they used all their main players. Of course, they didn't have to hold back. Anyway, they no longer had a chance to win the Portuguese Super League championship. In this season's domestic competition, they were basically beaten to death by Porto. They only won it a few days ago.

To the League Cup championship.

After winning the championship last season, Benfica sold Ramirez to Chelsea, Di Maria to Real Madrid, and then sold David Luiz to Chelsea during the winter break. The blood loss was quite serious, but now this

The lineup can be considered a gathering of famous players.

Aimar, Saviola, Cardoso, Xavi Garcia, these are all famous stars, and Coentraun Wensheng knew that this player was also going to Real Madrid.

30 million euros is a lot of water, but Coentrao has the strength.

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The pre-match ceremony ended and both sides quickly got down to business.

They knew Benfica's formation well because they were used to playing French. Joey started collecting information on potential opponents during the quarter-finals.

Although they both belong to the Latin genre, the styles of the Portuguese Super League, La Liga and Serie A are different. The style of Serie A pays more attention to tactics and fine defense, while the Portuguese Super League and La Liga are relatively more open.

The Portuguese Super League is even more open.

Benfica is a team that has always played in a relatively open style. The midfield position is a diamond shape, with Xavi Garcia in the midfield position, and Peixoto and Carlos Martins on both sides of him.

, Aimar is in the attacking midfielder position.

This diamond-shaped position requires particularly high quality from the full-backs, who have heavy offensive tasks.

Wen Sheng didn't know before the start whether Benfica would stick to this attacking style, because the opponent must also know that Crystal Palace is also a player who is very good at using wing attacks. Mertens and Zaha are both very fast.

If Benfica plays according to their usual style of play, Crystal Palace's tactics are actually restrained by their formation.

Of course, there are no absolutes in everything, it still depends on the players' on-the-spot performance.

Wen Sheng played very cautiously at the beginning and did not ask players to press very much. If he was without the ball, he would have to return to defense immediately. De Bruyne and Klose would harass them in the frontcourt to slow down the game.

Slowly drop back to your own half-court defense.

Jesus is very insistent. His Benfica insists on their usual style of play. As a strong team in the league, they are the main attacking side. They did not change their style in the Europa League. They still did not change their style in this game.

Wen Sheng's opening strategy was very successful. He focused on probing, defending, and keeping a low profile. Benfica was strongly blocked in the Crystal Palace half.

It is undeniable that Saviola is very flexible, and the cooperation between him and his fellow Argentinians is very tacit, but Crystal Palace's midfielder is really not a vegetarian, and neither are the two full-backs.

Cardoso is a tall center, will Benatia be afraid?!

Obviously he doesn't know how, he is a central defender who has competed with Drogba.

Some people have criticized Benatia for sometimes having mental problems, but no one has questioned his bravery. Benatia was still very brave against Cardoso.

Within ten minutes, Benfica, in addition to small cooperation, also passed a cross to find Cardoso, but Cardoso did not gain the upper hand due to Benatia's interference.

Benfica only completed one effective shot. In the 6th minute, they got a set kick opportunity in the frontcourt. Aimar's shot was outrageous and the set kick was kicked high.

Crystal Palace did not get a chance to shoot, but they also had two offensive opportunities to take control of the ball. In the end, they failed to form a shot. Benfica's speed in returning to defense was indeed good.

"Stabilize your position and keep the ball!"

Benfica's offense is actually very routine. The full-backs set up and pass the ball. It is absolutely impossible for them to cut inside. The full-back cutting inside the frontcourt is a joke. It is impossible for Jesus to do this.

Then during the attack, we relied on Aimar's organization in the middle and Saviola's running to open up the gap.

There is a three-dimensional attack, but it is a bit routine.

Because they were greatly restricted in their personal breakthroughs today, Kanter is really not bragging.

Stroman's performance was very good. Both of them showed a better sense of position today. Wen Sheng did not let Kanter specifically mark Aimar and Saviola.

Just kidding, two 30-year-old veterans are still worth the trouble for the team to adopt a one-man defense strategy. Wen Sheng does not think that the current Saviola and Aimar have such qualifications.

Of course, these two were also very influential figures back then. Savio, who was only 19 years old, was worth nearly US$30 million when he arrived at Camp Nou ten years ago. Man, that was in 2001, so money was still quite valuable.

As for Aimar, he was also famous in Valencia for his beauty and talent.

But the problem is that their peak period was not very long. Saviola's scoring efficiency was not very high when he arrived at Benfica in 2009. As for Aimar, he began to decline after spending his peak period in Valencia.

The waist is very distinctive, a smart attacking midfielder with strong breakthrough ability and reasonable ball distribution. Now that he is older, his breakthrough ability will naturally not be what it used to be.

Therefore, Wen Sheng thinks that it is enough to limit their space. Man-to-man marking is a bit wasteful. Zone defense is enough. The one who really should be man-marked is Cardoso. Cut off Benfica's top scorer, Aimar or Savio.
Chapter completed!