270: At the age of eighteen, I stood like a slave!
It was 3-0 at half-time, and the fans of Manchester City and Chelsea were silent and desperate.
How to play the second half of the game?
Are the current Crystal Palace teams that strong?
It seems that it is not the Crystal Palace team that is stronger, but Jimenez. This guy Jimenez really played like crazy today, scoring a hat trick in the first half, which was beyond everyone's expectations.
So far, Guardiola still can't figure out why this Jimenez suddenly exploded?
Could it be that the media reporters and fans were too harsh before the game?
Anyway, Jimenez was very excited every time he scored a goal today, as if every goal was a reply to the doubters.
Anyway, Guardiola was slapped so hard in the face that his face was swollen.
Before the game, he really didn't expect Jimenez to explode. He even thought it would be easy to defend Jimenez.
This game was taught by Jimenez.
To be honest, he had never thought that Jimenez was so strong before, nor did he think that this guy had such potential. Why did he explode today?
Of course, Jimenez didn’t just explode today.
In fact, this guy has been a bit popular since March. From March to now, he has scored more than 20 goals in various competitions. It is really amazing. After all, the forwards of many teams are even some well-known players.
The forward has improved by 20 goals in a season. This guy scored more than 20 goals in less than half a season. It is indeed very impressive.
Previously, Manchester City underestimated Jimenez, and Guardiola and the Manchester City players have to bear the responsibility.
In the second half of the game, they certainly didn't dare to underestimate Jimenez anymore.
After returning to the locker room, Guardiola first apologized to the Manchester City players and admitted that it was his mistake in the first half of the game. He underestimated Jimenez a little. This little guy Jimenez does have two brushes.
, it was his and the coaching staff’s fault for not paying attention to him before the game.
The way this game played out had nothing to do with the players. He hoped that the players would not play the second half under pressure.
If you play well in the second half, Manchester City will still have a chance.
Manchester City will definitely win this game.
Guardiola is very confident.
The three-goal gap is not an insurmountable wall for Manchester City. They have many opportunities in this game.
The Manchester City players nodded one after another to show their understanding.
Guardiola then began to explain the tactics of the second half to the Manchester City players, and also reminded the Manchester City players that they must defend Jimenez tightly.
To be honest, Guardiola was really surprised.
This guy Tong Yi has really good vision, isn't he? Jimenez is also the super center he poached?
hiss! r> To be honest, this guy Tong Yi has poached talents such as Diego Costa, Lukaku and Ignacio. Many coaches can poach only one super center in their lifetime, and they are ahead of countless others.
I didn’t expect that this guy Tong Yi had poached so many people, and that everyone was so awesome.
Guardiola wonders if Jimenez is better than Ignacio?
Jimenez's performance so far has been amazing.
I used to think that Jimenez would only play against weak teams, but now it seems that is not the case. This Jimenez also has some skills.
Manchester City will definitely attach great importance to Jimenez in the second half of the game. Jimenez will not get any more opportunities. At the same time, Guardiola is still full of confidence in this game.
There is still half a game left, and Manchester City has plenty of opportunities.
Now the Manchester City players are still full of confidence.
On the other side, Tong Yi faced the Crystal Palace players with a smile on his face.
He was naturally very satisfied with the team's performance in the first half and played well. Especially Jimenez. He praised Jimenez in front of everyone. Jimenez stood up straight.
His body and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, showing that he was very happy and proud.
Ignacio looked at Jimenez and frowned.
I have to say that Jimenez did play very well today. No matter how confident he is, Ignacio does not dare to think that he can do better than Jimenez in the starting lineup. Jimenez is indeed a bit invincible today.
Ignacio felt tremendous pressure. His competitor was not weak!
Seeing Ignacio's expression, Jimenez felt happy and clenched his fists tighter.
He had been waiting for today for a long, long time.
He and Ignacio came to the Crystal Palace at almost the same time. Unfortunately, Ignacio was the star of all the stars at that time, and he was like a minions at the age of 18. At that time, he secretly swore,
One day he will stand in the center of the spotlight and become the focus of everyone's attention!
Jimenez did not come to the Crystal Palace to flatter anyone.
Jimenez is not born to be someone's substitute!
On that day, he vowed that one day he would become the main center forward of Crystal Palace. He would step on Ignacio and others and firmly occupy the throne of Crystal Palace's first center forward.
Now, the time has come!
The new king must ascend the throne!
This is the reason that supports his hard work over the years, and this is the main reason for his recent outbreak.
I, Jimenez, was not born to be a henchman, but was destined to
The protagonist of luck.
Starting today, I, Jimenez, have the final say on Crystal Palace’s forward line.
At this time, Jimenez was really excited and high-spirited.
However, he has not been confused by these things. He is still very clear-headed now. He knows very well that if he wants to secure the throne of Crystal Palace's first center, he must continue to work hard and continue to perform like he is now.
Okay. Now is not the time to enjoy the fruits of victory!
After all, there is a high-spirited Ignacio watching covetously next to him.
Jimenez also had to admit that Ignacio was an extremely gifted genius. He recognized Ignacio's strength, and he also felt tremendous pressure. That's why he had such a strong sense of urgency.
In every game, I force myself to be at my best and strive for more goals.
Because he knows very well that if he relaxes a little and his performance drops slightly, Ignacio will give him a chance, and maybe what he gets now will be snatched away by Ignacio in an instant!
Therefore, he had to work hard and keep forcing himself to perform such an amazing performance.
He is very aware of Ignacio's strength, and he is even more aware of Ignacio's position in Tong Yi's heart. Therefore, Jimenez cannot make any mistakes and must give his best in every game.
Of course, Jimenez does not hate Tong Yi.
After all, Tong Yi gave him a chance.
And more importantly, Tong Yi is not the kind of nepotistic guy that media reporters say. Of course, Tong Yi is also a human being, and naturally has the human habit of being close and distant. But he is still relatively objective, even in his heart
No matter how much you like Ignacio, no matter how much you support Ignacio, as long as Ignacio does not perform well, Ignacio will be taken down.
Likewise, if someone performs better than Ignacio, he will use the person who performs better.
Therefore, although Jimenez knows that Tong Yi prefers Ignacio and Ignacio, he is still willing to play here.
Although he was not liked by Tong Yi, he was still treated relatively fairly.
Here, he also got a lot of opportunities.
And now as long as he keeps seizing the opportunity and showing his strength, he is very likely to completely crush Ignacio and become the first center forward of Crystal Palace.
Jimenez is fighting for this now.
He himself is very confident.
Tong Yi said directly, "In the second half of the game, Manchester City will obviously strengthen its defense against Raul. Therefore, the players around Raul must move to create some movement for the Manchester City players and distract their defense."
Pay attention and create some opportunities for Raul! Of course, Raul can also create some opportunities for his teammates at this time. Opportunity, understand?"
Jimenez, Salah and others nodded to express their understanding.
At this time, the Crystal Palace players were actually relatively relaxed. After all, they were already leading 3-0. Although they were not yet guaranteed to win, as long as they didn't have any problems, the game was basically won.
The players of Crystal Palace said that they would definitely pay attention to the game in the second half and would not give the Manchester City people a chance.
Tong Yi nodded slightly, very satisfied, and then he reminded the Crystal Palace defensive players, "We have to strengthen our defense in the second half of the game. Manchester City will definitely attack with all their strength in the second half. At the end of the first half, we were a little suppressed.
So you have to pay attention in the second half of the game and be mentally prepared, do you understand?"
The Crystal Palace defensive players also nodded to show they knew.
Tong Yi also said, "There are only three people that Manchester City needs to pay attention to here, Sterling, Silva and Goretzka. When you are defending, pay more attention to marking these three people, understand? Especially on the wing.
With Sterling, he should have a lot of chances to hold the ball in the second half."
The Crystal Palace players listened very seriously, and they also wanted to win this game.
After all, Chelsea was chasing too closely behind him.
Tong Yi continued, "Sterling's breakthrough ability is very good. It doesn't matter if you can't guard him. But you must not let this guy attack our goal. His shooting skills are not good, but he can't resist the many opportunities you give him."
Ah. So when you are defending him, you don’t necessarily have to guard against his breakthrough. As a last resort, you can relax your defense on his breakthrough. You just need to not give him a particularly good shooting angle and increase his shooting angle.
With a little difficulty, he is almost no threat!"
To put it bluntly, Tong Yi still doesn't believe in Sterling's shooting skills.
Otherwise, this guy wouldn't have gotten the nickname "Happy Boy".
Not allowing Sterry to shoot comfortably, or even allowing him to shoot awkwardly, is the best defense.
The Crystal Palace players nodded one after another, indicating that they understood, and they all said that they would never let Sterling shoot easily and calmly.
Tong Yi said, "Although we are now leading 3-0, you can't take it lightly. Our opponent is Manchester City, which is super strong. They kicked the ball smoothly, and three goals are not a problem at all. So, we must concentrate.
Pay attention, be on guard and don’t give them any chance, do you understand?”
The Crystal Palace players immediately shouted "Got it, boss!"
The Crystal Palace players are really confident and there is a feeling that we have won.
Tong Yi waved his hand and immediately signaled the Crystal Palace players to come out and take away the victory.
Crystal Palace players filed out of the stadium and rushed into the Etihad Stadium.