523: Defeated the opponent away from home and advanced to the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup!
On October 24, 2017, it was light rain at Aston Gate Stadium in Bristol, England.
Yes, it rained lightly here today.
This did not have a particularly big impact on this game. Players from both sides were present on the court.
Tong Yi made adjustments to the starting players. Most of the rotation players are in the starting list. Main players such as Ronaldo, De Bruyne, Salah and Rudiger have all rested.
, even some players did not follow the team to the away game.
For example, Ronaldo is now staying in London to accompany his pregnant girlfriend Georgina. .??.
Seeing a starting lineup like Crystal Palace's, Johnson and the Bristol City players felt that an opportunity had come.
Their team has a chance to win this game.
Therefore, Bristol City played relatively actively in this game and launched a fierce attack from the beginning.
The opening three strikes really almost overturned the Crystal Palace.
Just now, their forward Bobby Reid was shooting in the penalty area and almost sent the football into the Crystal Palace goal. This made the home fans at the scene very excited and everyone screamed.
It's a pity that they were a little unlucky and the football missed the ball slightly.
This goal also scared the people of Crystal Palace into a cold sweat.
Sure enough, Bristol City still has some strength and cannot be underestimated.
Crystal Palace gradually adjusted its state, actively participated, and gradually took the game into its own hands.
In terms of strength, Crystal Palace is indeed better than Bristol City.
Gradually, Bristol City became a little unable to resist, and the goal became more and more precarious. Bristol City fans became nervous, feeling that the gap between them and Crystal Palace was really too big.
Already.
However, Bristol City people did not give up just yet.
Bristol City people are still working hard and defending desperately.
However, these rotation players of Crystal Palace attach great importance to such game opportunities, and each one actively attacks and expresses himself. They even play more devotedly and work harder than the main players, because they cherish this situation more.
competition opportunities.
In the 17th minute of the first half, Sabitzer made continuous breakthroughs with the ball. After attracting the defensive players, he suddenly made a light diagonal push and directly penetrated the wicket of the Bristol City defender.
, the football rolled directly towards the ribs of the penalty area.
After Gnabry rushed up quickly, he did not stop the ball but took advantage of the trend and made a sideways movement, changing direction and cutting inside.
The Bristol City fans at the scene were instantly frightened - danger!
With a bang, Gnabry caught up with the football and fired directly with his legs. The football shot towards the upper right corner of Bristol City's goal like a cannonball.
The ball was so fast that Luke Steele in front of the goal didn't even touch the ball.
One to zero, Crystal Palace scored to break the deadlock.
The Bristol City fans couldn't help but shake their heads after watching this goal. The difference in strength is indeed too big.
Crystal Palace deserves to be the Premier League champions!
To be honest, when looking at the current Crystal Palace, Bristol City people still have very complicated feelings.
When Tong Yi first came to England, Bristol City had played against Tong Yi's Crystal Palace. Bristol City also lost at that time. But at the time, they did not expect that just a few years later, they would
The gap between them is actually so big, it’s a world of difference!
To be honest, many fans at the scene expressed disbelief!
The growth of Crystal Palace is really too fast, all because of the Chinese Tong Yi on the sidelines. To be honest, everyone in Bristol City is thinking, what if Tong Yi joined Bristol instead of Crystal Palace?
So, will Bristol City become the Crystal Palace now?
If this is the case, Bristol City fans will laugh out loud in their dreams.
Now you go out and ask, which team's fans don't envy Crystal Palace?
Crystal Palace people are really lucky!
You see, before Tong Yi came to England, Crystal Palace Football Club had never won a top national championship in its more than 100-year history. After Tong Yi came to Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace Football Club has won about twenty top championship trophies.
, and even won the Premier League and UEFA Champions League multiple times.
Who wouldn’t envy this?
Now, Crystal Palace is the new giant in the Premier League, and it is also the top club!
So envious!
More importantly, Crystal Palace's results this season are still so good, they are all stunned. How many more years do you think Tong Yi and Crystal Palace can be popular? How many more championships can they win?
Crystal Palace people are really so lucky.
At this time, in the stadium, Bristol City was completely suppressed. They could only see a glimmer of hope in sporadic counterattacks. But to be honest, the threat to Crystal Palace was really not great.
Therefore, when Johnson saw this, he kept sighing and shaking his head.
The difference is really too big.
Even though most of Crystal Palace's players were rotations and substitutes in this game, they played very well and were very active. This really didn't give Bristol City too many chances. This was half the game.
Before it was over, Johnson had already surrendered.
Johnson felt that Bristol City had little chance in this game and would definitely lose.
However, fortunately, Johnson does not attach great importance to the League Cup. His main energy is still in the league. Even if he loses this game, he will not have any change in mentality.
After all, ever since he found out that Bristol City's opponent was Crystal Palace, he actually accepted his fate.
Like many Bristol City people, he felt that this game was useless.
Now, this just confirms their suspicion.
This result is acceptable.
However, he will not give up just like that. After all, there are still very few opportunities for them to play against top teams like Crystal Palace. He hopes that his players can seize such opportunities and learn something from them.
, apply it to their next games, so that their team still hopes to hit the Premier League this season.
Therefore, at this time, Bristol City people were still playing actively and were not affected by the score at all.
Bristol City fans were also very sensible and did not attack the players, but instead cheered for them.
At this moment, Bristol City forward Reid got another chance.
Bristol City fans are excited and very excited.
But the next second, the football at Red's feet was poked out by Upamecano. Red still failed to pass Upamecano's test. Bristol City fans shook their heads and sighed.
What a good opportunity.
As the game continued, Bristol City had fewer and fewer chances, while Crystal Palace became increasingly fierce.
Here, Llorente made a long pass directly from the backcourt and accurately found Gnabry in the frontcourt. Gnabry was in very good condition today. As soon as he got the ball, the Bristol City players were trembling in their hearts.
Gnabry is very fast and has a strong ability to break through with the ball. When he rushes forward, the Bristol City people cannot intercept him at all.
Danger, Gnabry is here again.
Gnabry continuously spiked the ball from left to right on the wing, shaking the full-back in front of him, and then suddenly made an inward dunk, diagonally slamming the football towards the center of the penalty area. Gnabry used his explosive power to pass directly
He hit the opponent's full-back and then drove directly into the penalty area.
Steele was very nervous in front of the goal because he didn't know whether Gnabry would pass the ball or shoot himself.
Because both of these items were threatening, Steele was facing a formidable enemy.
And at this moment, Gnabry suddenly swung his leg... passed the ball across the ball and swept the football towards Giroud in the middle.
Giroud directly leaned on the opponent's tall center back Flint in the middle and shot directly with his legs.
The king of heaven and the tiger of the earth, I have the great Jilu!
Giroud swept the football directly towards the Bristol City goal. The football quickly passed under Steele's crotch and then rolled directly into the Bristol City goal.
Two to zero, Crystal Palace once again expanded the score.
At this point, the result of this game is actually very obvious. It is obvious that the strength of Crystal Palace is much higher than that of Bristol City. It is difficult for Bristol City to do their best. Beat Crystal Palace.
Seeing this, Webster and others curled their lips and were speechless.
What about the promised upset?
Damn it, Bristol City's strength is really bad.
I really can’t blame Steele for this ball, because it rained and there was a lot of water on the turf. So Giroud’s ground ball was very fast, and Steele couldn’t react in time, and he could only see the football passing through his crotch.
Rolled into the goal.
The game is still going on, Crystal Palace is still attacking ferociously, and Bristol City is really unable to withstand it.
But fortunately, they didn't concede any more goals before half-time.
All Bristol City people breathed a sigh of relief. This game should not be like Huddersfield's ten-goal loss to Crystal Palace in the last round of the EFL Cup.
As long as you don't get massacred, the result is acceptable!
Johnson also did not remove the main players, but allowed them to continue to experience what it is like to play against strong teams on the court. He hopes that these Bristol City players can grow.
The substitute players of Crystal Palace did not relax and were still attacking crazily. The Bristol City people were really overwhelmed. Johnson had to sigh again and again on the sidelines, "Crystal Palace is really strong."
, no wonder they can defend the Premier League championship, it’s amazing!”
After the second half of the game started, Crystal Palace was still attacking rapidly.
In the midfield, after Llorente and Sabitzer passed the ball continuously, Sabitzer passed the ball diagonally to Ashraf who was coming up from the wing. Ashraf immediately swung his legs and pretended to pass the ball, allowing
Bristol City's defensive players approached Giroud one after another, especially the two central defenders, so the center was momentarily empty. Ashraf cut inside and entered the penalty area, and then entered a large gap to face Bristol City.
Goalkeeper Steele.
Seeing all the Bristol City fans here in despair, this is completely over.
Ashraf caught up with the football and fired with a kick. The football shot quickly towards the lower corner of the near post of Bristol City's goal.
The ball was very fast, and Steele reacted quickly to save it.
However, Steele still did not touch the ball, and the ball quickly rolled into the Bristol City goal.
Three to zero, Crystal Palace expanded the score.
Seeing this, everyone in Bristol gave up, and many even stood up to take a stand.
I really can't watch this game anymore.
Ten minutes later, Crystal Palace made a comeback. Llorente made a long diagonal pass and pushed the ball directly to the wing. Gnabry on the wing seemed to be stopping the ball, but in fact he opened his legs and pushed the ball to the wing.
It missed. Theo who rushed up from the wing caught up with the football and directly started to pass. Giroud in the middle jumped high and overpowered the 197-meter-tall Flint to score with a header.
4-0, Crystal Palace defeated Bristol City away from home and advanced to the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup!