341. Swift as the wind
The positions that Ren Xing and Zhang Liang were assigned were quite good. They were at the bottom of the stands and could see the coaching bench at a glance. Most of the coaching benches of these Premier League teams had no ceilings. Wen Sheng and the others were watching every move they made below.
You can all see clearly.
"Brother Zhang, you watch La Liga, do you think Villarreal can cause trouble to Crystal Palace today?!" Of course Ren Xing hopes Zhang Liang can say no.
"It's hard to say!" Zhang Liang said with a smile, "To put it bluntly, La Liga is a two-man game, either Real Madrid or Barcelona, the other teams are scum! Villarreal's strength is definitely not comparable to Crystal Palace, but
This is a Champions League game, Crystal Palace doesn’t understand them, and they don’t understand Crystal Palace! Who can tell it clearly?!”
"Crystal Palace has defeated even Barcelona. Isn't it enough to deal with Villarreal?" Of course Ren Xing does not agree with this statement. Are you kidding me? Barcelona is so awesome and has been beaten by Crystal Palace, so isn't it enough today?!
"Can that game be the same as this one?! To be honest, Barcelona was careless in that game. Villarreal must have done a lot of homework in this game and will definitely be wary of a lot! Just because they defeated Barcelona
, maybe the Crystal Palace got carried away and might lose today!" Zhang Liang argued, and there was some truth in what he said.
"Okay! You're just eating the inside out! People invite you to watch the game, and you don't even have a nice word to say right now?! You said Crystal Palace is getting carried away, do you mean to say that Wen Shengli has to stick his tail up?!" Ren Xingzhao
The last sentence hits Zhang Liang hard.
They were busy discussing the game in the stands. Players from both sides of the stadium had already lined up, and the opening song of the Champions League was played in the stadium.
Crystal Palace has won consecutive games and although their morale is good, they encountered serious injuries after the national team match day.
The main defensive midfielder Melo was injured when he returned to London after the national team match. Wen Sheng suspected that Melo's body was overwhelmed due to the long journey and he was injured. It is expected that the injury will last up to two months.
It will take a long time, and it will not be possible to wear it again until mid-December.
Then Sears, the iron man on the defense, was also injured. This injury was even worse. He tore his ankle ligaments during training and had just completed the surgery. He might not be able to appear on the court for four to five months.
Wen Sheng had never heard of a star like Hills in his previous life. Now that Hills was seriously injured, Wen Sheng was worried that Hills would sink. When he was hospitalized, Wen Sheng even made a special trip to visit him. Wen Sheng hoped that
Ernst can maintain an optimistic attitude and not be easily knocked down by injuries.
These are the team's two serious injuries, and then there are minor injuries. Little Wright hasn't played many games. Good guy, he has a lot of intermittent injuries. He can't play in this game. Fortunately, he is a marginal figure. This
So far this season, he has only made two appearances, both as substitutes, which does not affect the overall situation.
Central defender Benatia was also unable to play in this game due to some pain in his waist.
Goalkeeper Speroni has a shoulder problem and needs to rest for one or two games, so it is Navas who is guarding the goal today.
Navas is a diligent goalkeeper. It was rumored in his previous life that Navas used tennis balls to train his reactions. Now Wen Sheng knows this is true, but he does extra practice not during formal training but after every training.
, Webster is the one who accompanies him, and Webster uses tennis balls during extra practice.
Wen Sheng also had to say that this was really not a human being!
For Villarreal, Crystal Palace has two generals injured in key positions. This is good news, but it is only good news. Crystal Palace has rotations in almost every game. As usual, there are rotations in every game.
The main players have been rotated, but they can still win. Garrido doesn't dare to relax just because of this.
As usual, the Crystal Palace side has a 4231 formation.
Goalkeeper: Navas
Defenders: Maggio, Morgan, McCarthy, Larsson
Midfielder: Stroman, Kanter
Attacking midfielder: De Bruyne, Hao Junmin, Mertens
Forward: Vardy
Hao Junmin also got a chance to start today. He has been training very hard recently, and he has more team awareness than Aubameyang. He is willing to pass the ball, is more active in pressing, and has certain defensive skills.
As for Mkhitaryan, unfortunately he is on the bench again. There is no way that the change in style does not happen overnight. He feels that he is good enough, but Wen Sheng feels that it is not enough.
Villarreal also sent a 4231 formation.
Goalkeeper: Diego Lopez
Defenders: Marchena, Rodriguez, Zapata, Catara
Midfielder: Perez, Bruno
Attacking midfielder: De Guzman, Borja, Kani
Forward: Rossi
It is said that Crystal Palace has been attacked by injuries and its main players are not complete, but Villarreal is actually also suffering from some injuries. Brazilian forward Nirma did not return in this game, and Spanish national football player Senna did not play in this game.
Appear.
It’s really unclear who is benefiting from injuries.
After Garrido and Wen Sheng shook hands politely, he sat on his coach's bench uneasily. At this point, he actually could no longer fully control the team. Whether the team could play well or not depended on the players.
As for him, he is also somewhat unlucky. Due to injuries and problems integrating new players, the dual forwards and single forwards are wavering, causing the midfield and frontcourt configuration to be wavering, making it difficult for the players to grasp the key points.
To be more precise, they lack a linker in the frontcourt. Nirma is injured, and Rossi needs to take on more forward scoring responsibilities, but they have to let Rossi frequently drop back to support, which has been stuck in the past.
Sola, he and Rossi have a close relationship. They have a good understanding outside the penalty area and can cover each other and send fatal passes to teammates. Now there is no Cazorla and Rossi alone. They will naturally
It won't work.
If the frontcourt loses the ball too quickly, the pressure on the defense will inevitably increase, and losing the ball becomes foreseeable.
This is Villarreal's problem, but they were ranked fourth last season. Not only are the players unwilling to play defensive counterattack, but the actual results may not be too great. After all, other teams are not willing to do it.
Defend against them like a wolf, and you will not easily let them seize the opportunity to counterattack.
What's more, they are not a fast team.
Their problem was that Wen Sheng didn't know how to solve it.
After the start, Crystal Palace's formation was very pressing and they pressed high.
Garrido had considered encountering this kind of start, so it would be wrong to say that his team was not prepared at all, but it is not easy to limit the opponent's high press. Crystal Palace's overall performance is very good.
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"Damn, it's amazing that you can run on your own?! I won't exhaust you to death!" Garrido was furious at Crystal Palace's strategy. Of course he knew that Crystal Palace's biggest reliance was their strong mobility and their players' outstanding running ability. According to the data,
It shows that Crystal Palace’s players cover the longest distance in the Premier League.
In the 2nd minute, Crystal Palace caught a pass error from the opponent's midfielder position. After De Bruyne intercepted the ball, he fired from a distance outside the penalty area, sounding the clarion call for Crystal Palace's attack.
Garrido specially set up a double midfielder for this game, just for defense, but Bruno in the midfielder position made a mistake in the opening game. Garrido didn't know whether the team's defense could withstand the three attacks of Crystal Palace.
"Oh oh oh!" Ren Xing and Zhang Liang stood in the stands like the Crystal Palace fans at the scene, cheering in unison for De Bruyne's long shot.
"Did you see that?! Brother Zhang! With this kind of energy, Villarreal may have a hard time playing in this game! I think they will definitely concede a goal within ten minutes!" Ren Xing is a college student after all.
Chapter completed!