Of course, these comparative events must have an object of comparison in order to be valid!
The reason why before the game, the media was clamoring that Crystal Palace might win the last Premier League championship this season, that definitely makes sense!
Without further ado, let’s go straight to the picture! No, let’s go straight to the data!
In the last 8 rounds with Crystal Palace, except for Arsenal, as for any strictly strong opponent, Manchester United's schedule is much more enjoyable!
Round 31, home vs Liverpool!
Round 32, home vs Aston Villa
Round 33, away vs Middlesbrough
Round 34, home vs Arsenal[
Round 35, away vs Blackburn
Round 36, away vs Chelsea
Round 37, home vs West Ham United
Round 38, away vs Wigan Athletic!
At this point, I believe I have a deep understanding of why the media awarded this season’s championship trophy to Crystal Palace before the game!
Currently, Manchester United has 23 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses, which is exactly the same record as Crystal Palace. Currently, the Red Devils only rely on a weak goal difference advantage of 2 to lead Crystal Palace and top the list!
2 goal differences, no joke, are possible. In other words, the winner of the Premier League championship this season depends on the results of the last 8 games of both sides! That's a slight mistake.
not allowed!
Under such circumstances, even the Crystal Palace side has quietly begun preparations to celebrate if they really win the championship!
Of course! The schedule is favorable! At this juncture of winning the championship, no matter how happy Friedman is, he dare not show it in front of the players! What's more, the Crystal Palace is currently in some turmoil due to the change of boss.
, even though he clearly had a huge advantage, Friedman still had to put on a bitter face in front of the players and tell the players to focus, focus, and focus again!
They all say that Tang Seng’s reading is very annoying! That thing is really annoying! But sometimes, you have to admit that Friedman’s reading still has some effect!
On March 22, 2008, Crystal Palace was a guest and finally succeeded in defeating their opponent Aston Villa 1-0 with Li Yi's last-minute winner.
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However, the most noteworthy thing about the Crystal Palace in this game is obviously not Li Yi's goal, but that in this game, Bell, who has been training for more than a month, finally came on as a substitute in the second half!
What's more interesting is that Li Yi's winning goal in this game was exactly what he scored after receiving an assist from Bell who came on as a substitute in the second half!
Therefore, in this game, compared to the victory, I believe what Friedman wants to see more is Bell, who has obviously recovered very well! [
Let’s look at Crystal Palace’s direct competitor, the Red Devils Manchester United!
Since we haven’t reached the final rounds of the league yet, there is no need for all games to start at the same time! In addition, the Red Devils still have European war tasks to deal with in the middle of the week. Therefore, the English Football Club deliberately postponed this round of the league for one day.
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In this way, it also gave Crystal Palace many opportunities to curse the Red Devils! After all, Manchester United's opponent in this round is their eternal enemy. No matter what the situation, Liverpool has no chance to let go!
This is a pity. I don’t know if the Crystal Palace is not sincere enough, or maybe they cursed the wrong person!
In short, the outside world originally expected it to be a difficult game, and Manchester United was very likely to lose points. In the end, it ended with Manchester United playing at home and easily beating the away team 3-0!
With the end of this game, it is a sign that Manchester United has caught up with Crystal Palace again in points, and furthermore, the goal difference between the two sides has been extended to 4!
A week later, on March 29, the 32nd round of the Premier League started again!
In this round of the league, Crystal Palace and Manchester United have been directly transferred. Crystal Palace, who played first in the last round, was fortunate enough to get the second hand, sat in front of the TV, and took the lead in watching Manchester United's performance!
The final result of the match between Manchester United and Aston Villa fully revealed Ferguson's sophistication! At such critical times, Sir Alex is more able to drive the players' condition!
Another 3-0, the Red Devils played one game ahead of Crystal Palace, not only opening up the points gap with the latter by 3 points, but also extending the goal difference advantage between the two sides to 7 points!
"Yesterday's Manchester United game, I believe you also saw it! With a much worse schedule than ours, not only did the people next door not fall behind, but they actually pushed us farther and farther behind! This is a situation you are happy to see.
Huh? Please answer me loudly!"
Every time I feel that this kind of pre-game mobilization meeting is very chatty, but looking at the teammates around me, whose morale has obviously increased following Friedman's words, objectively speaking, Li Yi cannot deny that Friedman always
It’s not without reason for him to do something like this when it comes to the competition!
Following the excited teammates around him, he lazily yelled "I don't want to, I don't want to!" twice, and shrank slightly in his chair. Li Yizhen waited for Friedman's speech to continue!
"Okay! Since you don't want to, then I don't need to say more about what to do! Who is today's opponent? West Ham United! Who is West Ham United? You don't know who it is? That doesn't matter, in fact, I don't know either.
!I mentioned him just to tell you! This season, West Ham United has conceded an average of 27 goals in a single game after 31 rounds of Premier League games! Then, I understand what I mean!
Now, as the most advantageous contender for the league championship, when it is very likely that we will end up with a small score against our competitors this season, I demand! Remember, it is a demand, not a request. You must get it in this game!
Enough goal difference!
I don’t set any limits on how many you can get! However, if you can’t even beat West Ham United’s minimum cost of 27 goals in away games, in the next week, don’t blame me for being unkind during training!
Of course, in order to cooperate with the goal difference in this round, I will make certain changes in the formation!
"Friends from the audience, friends from the audience, hello everyone! Well, today it is your old friend Mike Donnell who brings you this match between Crystal Palace and West Ham United!
Now, since the game has not started yet, as before, I will introduce to you the starting lineups of both sides!"
At this point in the commentary, Mike Donnell picked up the starting list sent to them by the organizing committee before the game from the table and prepared to read it out!
However, when the lazy Mac Donnell clearly saw the small piece of paper with the starting list for Crystal Palace, he stood up from his seat as if he had stepped on a landmine.
"Here, audience friends! If I read it correctly! Crystal Palace, who are playing at home today, seems to be very ambitious!
This is not nonsense. This should be considered a season. When have you ever seen Crystal Palace use other formations besides 5-3-2? No!
Today, with a game in hand, 3 points behind Manchester United and a 7-goal lead, Friedman finally changed!
Okay, without further ado, let’s take a look at today’s starting lineup for Crystal Palace!”
