March 3, 2018, South London, England, Tongyi Stadium, the weather was light rain!
Yes, it is raining lightly in London today.
Although the rain is not very heavy, it has been raining from the afternoon to the evening, and it is still raining lightly.
So, today's weather is still a little cold.
However, this has not been able to stop the enthusiasm of the fans. The Tongyi Stadium is still full today. Even the 10,000 visiting team fans seats set aside are also full, with many people!
It can be seen that the fans of Manchester United also attach great importance to this game. They have traveled thousands of miles to come to the away team to support their team. This is more than 10,000 visiting team fans. The number of this expeditionary force is really huge.
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This also adds more excitement and charm to this game.
Of course, there are more fans paying attention in front of TV sets and computers.
Most of them are Manchester City fans.
Webster even learned that Manchester City also sent an expeditionary force of fans to South London. They wanted to get first-hand information and go to cheer for Manchester United.
They hope that Manchester United can win this game.
Manchester United people carry so much with them!
At this time, the pressure on Manchester United people should be very high.
Now the players from both sides have arrived at the stadium, preparing for the upcoming game.
The atmosphere at the scene was also very lively. Fans from both sides came and went, and no one was in vain. Even the fans of Manchester United regarded this place as their home court.
Crystal Palace fans are excited!
Because, they saw that their starting players had entered the court and the game was about to start.
Today’s starting lineups for both sides are as follows:
Home team Crystal Palace, head coach Tong Yi, formation 4213
goalkeeper Maignan
The back four from left to right Theo, Rudiger, Van Dijk and Carvajal
Double defensive midfielder Casemiro and Kante
Single attacking midfielder De Bruyne
Three forwards from left to right Salah, Ronaldo and Kylian Mbappe
Visiting team Manchester United, head coach Mourinho, formation 433
De Gea
Back four from left to right Ashley Young, Ginter, Smalling and Valencia
Midfield three from left to right Pogba, Matic and McTominay
The front three from left to right are Sanchez, Morata and Jesse Lingard.
The media reporters who saw this scene were all shocked, and even looked at each other, exclaiming: How is this possible?
Because Crystal Palace's starting lineup was really beyond their expectations. After all, before the game, many of them knew that Cristiano Ronaldo, Van Dijk and Kante were all injured in this game.
It was almost impossible to appear in the starting lineup, but today they all started.
This really exceeded everyone's expectations.
Especially with Many media reporters went directly to the Crystal Palace training base, Huadu Yida, to spy on the military situation. Although they did not enter the training base, after asking around, they still heard that Ronaldo and Kante did not participate in the training.
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Why did these two people start this game? Are they forced to play with injuries?
If this is the case, the strength of Crystal Palace in this game will be greatly reduced.
Therefore, at this time, many people have changed their initial views. It is impossible to say that Manchester United really has a chance to win this game. The Manchester City fans in front of the TV were very excited and happy.
It looked like Manchester United was winning.
Mourinho on the sidelines was frowning!
Although he predicted before the game that this was probably a smoke bomb released by Tong Yi, he also predicted that these three people should actually start this game, and he also arranged his tactics according to this configuration. However,
When he actually saw these three people starting the game, he was still a little shocked and uncomfortable.
Yes, he still has a sense of luck in his heart. What if these three guys are really injured and cannot play? Then their Manchester United team's chances in this game will be great!
Unfortunately, all three of them started this game, so this game will be difficult for Manchester United.
However, it was okay, after all, they were not caught off guard!
Manchester United's coaches and players were all staring at Mourinho in surprise. No wonder Mourinho was so insistent before the game. It turns out that Mourinho had already guessed that this was a conspiracy of the Crystal Palace people. Our
The head coach is really great and has foresight.
At the same time, the players of Manchester United are also full of confidence in this game.
Who says our Manchester United team has no chance of winning?
In this game, our Manchester United team will win for you!
Yes, Mourinho does not think that Van Dijk and others are playing injured. These guys must have no physical problems in the starting lineup, so he really does not look down on Crystal Palace at all. He also signaled to the players of Manchester United
We take it seriously, take it seriously!
The Manchester United players nodded one after another to show their understanding.
Mourinho, on the other hand, turned to look at Tong Yi. This guy really does everything he can to win.
sharp!
beep!
At this moment of inactivation, Neil Swarbrick blew the whistle to start the game.
Swarbrick is a relatively new referee, considered a newcomer in the refereeing world. He was born in Preston and is a fan of Preston. He only started coaching the Premier League in 2011 and has only been coaching for less than 7 years so far.
years of time.
The fact that he is now able to officiate such an important game shows his ability.
And this also shows that he is a referee that the Football Association is currently cultivating, and he is likely to become an international referee in the future and become another representative of the English refereeing community.
He must be a little nervous about today's game!
If the penalty in this game is not good, the public opinion after the game will be very big, and maybe he will follow in Flanders' footsteps.
Therefore, he was very cautious in this game.
When the game started, the home team Crystal Palace took the first kick.
Crystal Palace didn't have any tests. They just started attacking Manchester United's goal. After all, they are very familiar with Manchester United and there is no need to waste time testing.
After passing the ball continuously, De Bruyne suddenly kicked the ball directly to the wing.
Salah on the wing did not stop the ball, but resisted Valencia behind him and quickly pushed the football back. Theo rushed up quickly.
Yes, Crystal Palace made a positional adjustment today, that is, Special Olympics replaced Cancelo.
This is considered a small rotation.
However, there is not much difference in strength between Theo and Cancelo. Many people think that Theo will be the main player if he goes to other wealthy teams. Many people feel pity for him and Achraf and think that they should go to other teams.
Play as the main force in the team instead of sitting on the bench at Crystal Palace.
It seems that these two guys have been somewhat interested recently, because many teams have been contacting them recently, including Manchester City and Manchester United.
After Theo received the ball, he glanced at the penalty area to see if he was going to pass the ball. Unexpectedly, he suddenly made a cross pass and quickly swept the football towards the front of Manchester United's penalty area. McTominay
He immediately rushed out and made a sliding tackle. His long legs were indeed long enough, but he still didn't touch the football.
The football quickly rolled to the top of the arc in the middle of the penalty area, and Smalling rushed out.
Smalling rushed out to intercept De Bruyne and not give De Bruyne a chance to take a long shot.
De Bruyne's long-range shooting ability is famous in the Premier League. Almost all teams defending De Bruyne will mention not to let De Bruyne easily get the opportunity to long-range shots.
Naturally, Smalling will not give De Bruyne such an opportunity.
Therefore, the moment Smalling passed the ball from Special Olympics, he immediately rushed out and rushed towards the edge of the penalty area.
So Smalling came very quickly and rushed directly in front of De Bruyne.
The Manchester United fans were very excited and happy. They clapped and gave Smalling applause and praised Smalling for playing well. And the Manchester City fans in front of the TV also gave Smalling a thumbs up, beautiful.
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Indeed, Smalling's reaction was quick and not slow, and he quickly reached De Bruyne.
De Bruyne really didn't have the chance to take a long shot in the first place, but he didn't panic at all, but calmly stopped the ball with his left foot, and then pushed the football away with his right foot immediately.
Smallin was shocked and immediately closed his legs.
Unfortunately, it was too late. The football quickly passed between Smalling's legs and rolled quickly behind him. >
Smolin's expression changed drastically, he immediately turned around and rushed forward quickly!
Because he knows exactly who is behind him?
That is Ronaldo, the strongest scoring machine in the Premier League this season. He cannot be allowed to easily get a chance to shoot!
He turned around and saw Gentle appearing next to Ronaldo, and Smalling breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as Ronaldo is unable to take a shot in the first place, there won't be much of a threat.
The Crystal Palace fans immediately became excited and cheered excitedly.
What a great opportunity, Ronaldo shoots!
The football rolled over, Ronaldo immediately turned sideways, used his body to block Ginter next to him, and then stretched his legs to stop the football. He immediately stretched his legs and prepared to volley, but at this time, Ginter's long legs
Reaching from behind, the Portuguese had to give up his plan to shoot directly, quickly pulled the ball and moved the position of the football. If he did not move the position of the football, he would be destroyed by Ginter's long legs.
Therefore, Ronaldo passively gave up the shot, pulling the football back and forth, and then before Smalling was about to catch up, he immediately poked the football out and towards the wing.
De Gea also wanted to move laterally, so Ronaldo made a judgment immediately and directly poked the football out.
The football quickly rolled past Valencia's feet and quickly rolled in front of Salah, who was rushing up.
Suddenly all the Manchester United fans were horrified to the extreme, their eyes widened in disbelief. This is impossible, how could this happen?
Valencia was shocked and immediately turned around and moved quickly to intercept Salah.
But it's too late!
Salah didn't stop the ball at all, and immediately pushed the ball with his leg.
Yes, at this time, Salah did not spend too much time swinging his legs in a wide arc, but completed the shot in the fastest way, just to not give Manchester United's defensive players time to react. Especially not to give
They all know the reaction time of De Gea in front of the goal and how powerful De Gea is.
He shot immediately and the football shot out like a bolt of lightning.
De Gea in front of the goal tried his best to dive out, but unfortunately he still didn't touch the football. The football shot quickly into the Manchester United goal.
In the 3rd minute of the first half, Crystal Palace scored directly and got off to a good start.
Crystal Palace fans are very excited. They feel that this is also a good start for their Crystal Palace Devil's March. Maybe this Devil's March really won't affect their Crystal Palace.
The faces of the Manchester United fans at the scene were ashen, and the Manchester City fans in front of the TV even opened their mouths, expressing disbelief. How could this be possible? Manchester United, you are too inexperienced, this game has just begun.
Has your goal been breached in three minutes? What else will your Manchester United team play? Just like this, you still want to get third in the Premier League? Just dream!