Only 17 minutes into the first half, Manchester City took a two-goal lead. Can Manchester City still win this game?
The Manchester City fans were going crazy with excitement.
What could be a more perfect start than this?
Our Manchester City team will definitely win this game.
Pellegrini on the sidelines thought so too. He even turned his head and glanced at Tong Yi, his eyes full of inquiry.
What should you do at this time?
David from China!
It's a pity that Tong Yi didn't take any action when he was disappointed.
It seems that it is not their Crystal Palace team that is lagging behind now.
Pellegrini frowned slightly and thought to himself, "Why aren't you in a hurry?"
Pellegrini turned to look at the Crystal Palace fans in the stands. The Crystal Palace fans were not calm at all. They all had sad faces, as if they were facing the end of the world.
Right? This is the reaction and expression you Crystal Palace people should have.
Pellegrini turned to look at Tong Yi again and found that Tong Yi was still on the Diaoyutai without any worries.
Pellegrini was shocked.
incredible!
This soft-boiled guy from China is really amazing. He has managed to survive the collapse of a mountain without changing his expression.
This mental quality is too strong!
Pellegrini secretly gave Tong Yi a thumbs up.
At least in this aspect, Tong Yi is really good.
Pellegrini couldn't do it anyway, but Tong Yi did it!
Pellegrini is very impressed.
He looked at Tong Yi and said secretly, "I hope you can stay so calm and steady, I hope you can hold your nerve!"
Pellegrini immediately turned his head and looked into the stadium, signaling the Manchester City players to slow down the pace of the attack. Now that Manchester City is focusing on stability, there is no need to take risks at this time, as long as the score is maintained until the end of the game.
That’s it.
At this time, they Manchester City people are not in a hurry.
If the Crystal Palace people press out like crazy at this time, they will just have to seize the opportunity to counterattack.
Yes, Pellegrini wants to mobilize the Crystal Palace players, so that the Crystal Palace defense will definitely be empty, and it will be easier for Manchester City to score goals.
But at this moment, Fernandinho in the midfield unexpectedly lost the ball.
Pogba suddenly rushed out from behind and shoveled the football away with a sliding shovel.
The football quickly rolled to Luca's feet.
Lukaku did not stop the ball, but quickly pushed the football to the side.
Mane on the wing had no intention of holding the ball at all, but kept passing the ball quickly and diagonally to Loeb in the opponent's penalty area.
There, Salah quickly passed the ball forward, rushed past Kompany, and chased the football.
Boom! Salah, who caught up with the football, didn't wait for the football to hit the ground and directly swung his legs and volleyed.
The football flew out quickly and hit the Manchester City goal.
With a whoosh, an afterimage flashed by, and the football flew slightly over the crossbar and out of the bottom line. Neither the Manchester City defensive players nor the other players reacted.
This counterattack came too fast!
What's more important is that this counterattack came without warning and was so fast that even the Manchester City people didn't react.
"Oh, what a pity! Crystal Palace's counterattack opportunity is very good. The Manchester City people have already surrendered! If Salah hadn't seized the opportunity, the Crystal Palace people would have scored this goal!
What a pity!" Mortensen felt very pity.
Similarly, Hiller also felt very sorry.
"Salah was still a little too anxious about this goal. If he had waited for the ball to drop a little further, the goal would have definitely been scored. What a pity, his volley fired the anti-aircraft cannon! If the goal had been scored,
This is very important for Crystal Palace. After scoring this goal, they are only one goal behind!" Shearer kept shaking his head and said.
This goal is really a pity.
The Crystal Palace fans in the stands shook their heads crazily and were filled with regret.
Tong Yi is still working steadily on Diaoyutai and does not seem to be affected at all.
Pellegrini became anxious. He quickly rushed to the sidelines and shouted loudly, "Pay attention to defense! Especially in the midfield, don't lose the ball easily and don't give the opponent a chance to counterattack. Concentrate your energy, understand."
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This moment really scared him!
At this time, he understood a little bit.
Why is this guy Tong Yi still able to sit firmly on Diaoyutai? This is because he has full confidence in his players.
Awesome, really awesome!
Pellegrini immediately reminded the Manchester City players in the stadium to pay attention and not to take it lightly.
A two-goal lead is not safe at all.
You must work hard and make no mistakes.
Pellegrini's original intention was to slow down the pace, which would help Manchester City's defense and delay time. But obviously, the Crystal Palace people did not let him get what he wanted.
Crystal Palace's high press in the midfield and frontcourt suddenly became more fierce.
Obviously, the Crystal Palace people have increased the rhythm and ferocity of the high-post press. In this way, the Manchester City people can't slow down even if they want to, and they deserve to be forced to follow the Crystal Palace people to increase the rhythm.
Because if they don't speed up the passing and receiving and steal the ball, they won't be able to control the ball, and the ball will be cut off by the opponent's fierce press.
Therefore, Manchester City people are forced to speed up.
As soon as the speed increases, there will be problems with the accuracy of the pass, and Manchester City players will also make mistakes.
And these are the Crystal Palace
Opportunities for people.
As long as the Crystal Palace people seize two or three opportunities, they can equalize the score or even take the lead.
Therefore, Pellegrini was very nervous at this time. He was so nervous that he was jumping up and down on the sidelines, baring his teeth and claws, as if it was his Manchester City team that was lagging behind.
And Tong Yi is still a Diaoyutai. .??.??
However, it's not that Tong Yi doesn't have any actions, he still has some actions.
He asked De Bruyne on the bench to warm up. Obviously, Crystal Palace will soon make a substitution.
And Pellegrini also saw Tong Yi's movements, his heart tightened, and he secretly said, "This Chinese soft rice man is more important than his actions!"
Pellegrini looked at De Bruyne and frowned!
This De Bruyne is really good. He can pass, shoot and organize attacks. He is really an all-round midfielder. Especially his passing is really unexpected and difficult to defend.
After De Bruyne comes on the field, their Manchester City team will be in danger.
Pellegrini became even more nervous and shouted into the stadium, "Concentrate and be more serious!"
At this moment, in the stadium, the Crystal Palace people stole the ball again!
This time it was Kanter who stole the ball!
Fernandinho made another mistake!
Pellegrini doesn’t even know what to say? At this time, our Manchester City team is attacking!
To be honest, Fernandinho's mistake was really low-level.
Under Kanter's pressure, he wanted to make a bicycle-stepping motion to shake Kanter away. Who knew that this guy actually stepped on the football, slipped and almost fell.
Kanter saw the opportunity and instantly stretched his legs to poke the football out.
The football rolled directly and quickly to the side.
The full-back Zhang Linpeng on the right rushed up and easily grabbed the football. And there were no defensive players around him. This was an excellent opportunity for the Crystal Palace people to counterattack!
Just when everyone thought Zhang Linpeng would pass the ball to launch a quick counterattack, he suddenly shot a lob in his own half, fifty or sixty meters away from the opponent's fans.
With a bang, the football flew rapidly into the sky, and then fell rapidly towards the Manchester City goal.
Manchester City players and fans were dumbfounded!
They really didn't expect that this guy Tong Yi would dare to suddenly take a midfield lob from this position. You know, the goal in the drama here is fifty or sixty meters away.
This guy Zhang Linpeng is too courageous!
Did he think he was Beckham?
Dare to shoot directly from the midfield?
Manchester City players and fans were shocked!
Because this ball is full of threats!
The Manchester City fans were so frightened that their faces turned pale.
The football flew up quickly, reaching the highest point quickly, and then Like an eagle swooping down on prey, it flew down quickly and crashed towards the Manchester City goal.
When the Manchester City fans were even more frightened, goalkeeper Pantilimon was quickly chasing back the falling football.
Pantilimon's speed is indeed not fast enough, and compared with the speed of this football, it is even more disappointing.
From afar, Zhang Linpeng saw Pantilimon standing very far forward, so he immediately came up with the bold idea of lobbing directly from the midfield!
Dare to think and act, Zhang Linpeng directly hit the football with one kick, and the football shot out quickly and flew into the sky.
Pantilimon, who was standing outside the penalty area, did not realize that something was wrong for the first time. He thought the ball was a reactionary counterattack from Zhang Linpeng's long pass. But after a while, he realized something was wrong. The ball was heading towards the goal.
Fly away.
Pantilimon was shocked and immediately retreated quickly while looking up at the football flying in the air.
Pantilimon was so frightened that his liver and gallbladder burst.
This damn Chinese, how dare he take a lob from this position?
How dare he?
How could he have such good footwork? Did he think he was Beckham?
Yes, after the fans at the scene saw this ball, they all thought of Beckham's famous work back then!
It was a handwheel match in the Premier League in the 1996-1997 season. Manchester United faced Wimbledon at Old Trafford at home. Beckham, who had just changed to the No. 10 jersey, received a pass from his teammate after intercepting the ball.
Under the bright sunshine at Old Trafford, Beckham raised his head and glanced at goalkeeper Neil Sullivan's position. He decisively swung his arm and raised his right foot. The football drew a beautiful arc and fell down.
The rainbow pierced the sky, flew 57 yards and plummeted into the net.
The position of Zhang Linpeng's lob shot was further back than Beckham's kick, and further from the goal.
However, Zhang Linpeng's lob shot is faster!
He drew his bow and arrow in the back field, and fired angrily into the sky, attacking the enemy chieftain as if he were a hundred meters away!
The flying ball is like a rainbow piercing the sun, brilliant and dazzling, hitting the bull's-eye!
Pantilimon, who quickly chased back, was so embarrassed that he didn't even have a chance to take off, so he looked up and watched the football fall into the goal he was guarding!
The whole place was dead silent!
Then, all the Crystal Palace fans raised their fists in the air, jumped up with their faces flushed, and howled excitedly, like a crowd boiling with excitement.
Tong Yi, who was on the sidelines, couldn't hold his balance anymore. He jumped up and rushed out excitedly, performing a passionate slide.
"Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful midfield lob! Lin Peng, the right back Zhang from China, copied Beckham's amazing work! He became famous, became famous with one goal! Tomorrow, his name will be all over England
The headlines on the front pages of all media and newspapers say that he will become the brightest star in England tomorrow!" Shearer roared excitedly, his voice trembling.
Mortensen, on the other hand, opened his mouth wide and repeated one word endlessly: "Unbelievable! Unbelievable! Unbelievable..."