149: The first appearance of the Prince of Crystal Palace
After the 20 rounds of the 2014-2015 Premier League season, the rankings are as follows
Ranked first is still Chelsea, with a record of 13 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses, with 43 points;
The second-ranked team is still Crystal Palace. Their record is 13 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, with 42 points;
Ranked third is still Manchester City, with a record of 12 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses, with 41 points;
Ranked fourth is still Manchester United, with a record of 9 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses, with 34 points;
Ranked fifth is Southampton, with a record of 10 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses, with 33 points;
Tottenham Hotspur, ranked sixth, has a record of 9 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses, with 31 points;
This is the current ranking of the top six.
Everyone can see that the current first group is three teams with more than 40 points. These three teams are currently competing for the first echelon of the championship, and the last three teams are competing for the fourth echelon.
For now, Crystal Palace's performance is really good. They are now one point behind Chelsea. They really have a chance to surpass Chelsea and reach the top of the Premier League.
No wonder Crystal Palace fans are so excited.
It is said that a lot of Crystal Palace fans stayed up all night yesterday, because their Crystal Palace opportunity has really come.
However, the next round of the league will be very difficult for Crystal Palace.
In the 21st round of the 2014-2015 Premier League season, Crystal Palace will face Tottenham Hotspur at their home court.
Tottenham Hotspur just defeated Chelsea, who are at the top of the league, and their morale is high.
At this time, will Tottenham be afraid of Crystal Palace?
Obviously not!
Tottenham Hotspur are not afraid of any opponent now. They are full of confidence. They feel that they can defeat any opponent, including Crystal Palace, who defeated them twice.
Yes, Crystal Palace has played Tottenham Hotspur twice this season.
The first time was in the 15th round of the Premier League this season, when they defeated Tottenham Hotspur 4-2 away from home, and the second time was in the fifth round of the EFL Cup this season, Crystal Palace.
Playing away from home again, they easily defeated Tottenham Hotspur 3-0.
But facing Crystal Palace, even with this result, Tottenham Hotspur people are still full of confidence.
This is the confidence that beating Chelsea gave them.
They can even defeat Chelsea, who are at the top of the league, what other team have they defeated? What about those who can’t?
Therefore, Tottenham Hotspur people are full of confidence.
Even Tottenham Hotspur head coach Pochettino said: "At present, our Tottenham Hotspur have reached a very good state. We can show our strongest strength and we are also capable of defeating
Any team. Next, we will win against Crystal Palace to prove to everyone that Tottenham Hotspur is a strong team and we can qualify for the Champions League this season!"
Did you see that this game gave Pochettino a boost of confidence?
Now Tottenham Hotspur are looking forward to the game against Crystal Palace.
The Crystal Palace also felt that this round of competition was relatively difficult.
It will be difficult for them to reverse Chelsea in this round.
Firstly, Tottenham Hotspur's condition is indeed very wrong. Secondly, Chelsea's opponent in this round is Newcastle United. This team is not as good as Tottenham Hotspur, so
, it is unlikely that Chelsea will lose in this round, or even get a draw.
Even if Crystal Palace defeats Tottenham Hotspur, it may not be able to surpass Chelsea.
Therefore, Tong Yi is still very calm now, he has passed the excitement.
When Tong Yi faced questions from media reporters, he said: "To be honest, Tottenham Hotspur is not a difficult opponent for us. After all, we have defeated them twice. Of course, we
I won’t underestimate Tottenham Hotspur, after all, their current state is very good and they must be taken seriously!"
This is what Tong Yi is saying, and Tottenham Hotspur must still pay attention to it.
Tong Yi also said, "Of course, our Crystal Palace naturally hopes to overtake Chelsea as soon as possible. But you also know that it is really difficult to overtake Chelsea. Chelsea will definitely carry out rectification campaigns at present. You want to see
It should be unlikely that they will continue to make mistakes. Therefore, our current goal for Crystal Palace is to stabilize the situation, strive to close the point difference with Chelsea, and then wait for the opportunity to meet Chelsea directly and strive for that game.
Defeat Chelsea!"
Yes, Tong Yi feels that the possibility of Chelsea making consecutive mistakes is very small.
Chelsea is very strong this season. Mourinho, a championship coach, is very experienced. He will definitely not let the team make consecutive mistakes.
Crystal Palace want to reverse course
Chelsea can only wait for the opportunity to talk directly with Chelsea.
Tong Yi also said, "For now, Tottenham Hotspur is also a relatively difficult opponent. But relatively speaking, we are still relatively confident. Maybe you don't believe it, but please read on. This round
We at Crystal Palace will definitely go all out to win the game!"
Media reporters are not as optimistic as Tong Yi. They do not think Crystal Palace can defeat Tottenham Hotspur.
Tottenham Hotspur are in very good shape recently. It can be said that the gods are killing the gods and the Buddhas.
This game is very difficult for Crystal Palace.
However, Tong Yi didn't care about this. Tong Yi is now leading the team to prepare for the next game.
Before Crystal Palace plays against Tottenham Hotspur, Crystal Palace still has one game to play, which is the English FA Cup game this season. Yes, the Premier League teams will join in this round of FA Cup games.
Crystal Palace will challenge Dover away from home.
Dover, the full name of Dover Athletic Football Club, is a football club located in the ferry port of Dover, Kent, southeast England. It is currently in the English Football Association National League, the fifth tier of England.
Therefore, this team is not very strong, it can even be described as weak.
However, the FA Cup is a hotbed of upsets.
Therefore, Tong Yi still pays more attention to it and does not underestimate the Dover team. But it is obvious that Tong Yi will be rotated in this round of games, and it will be a large-scale rotation. Tong Yi will play a lot
Players who have few opportunities have a chance, let them play this game.
For this game, Crystal Palace’s starting lineup is as follows
Alisson
The back four from left to right is Alonso, Rudiger, Ferdinand and Carvajal.
Double defensive midfielder Weigl and Kimmich
Single attacking midfielder Milinkovic-Savic
The front three from left to right Asensio, Torres and Sane
This can be said to be a full substitute lineup, but even so, Crystal Palace still takes the absolute initiative.
And in the 17th minute of the game, Torres met a through ball from midfielder Milinkovic-Savic, scored with a single shot, and scored. This was also the first goal Torres scored with Crystal Palace.
It's also a good start.
In this game, Dover really caused no trouble for Crystal Palace.
At the end of the first half, Crystal Palace led by three goals .
The second goal was scored by Crystal Palace's new player Asensio. He seized the opportunity at the front of the penalty area and fired a long shot directly into the Dover goal. This also made the fans of Crystal Palace watch.
At first glance, they saw that Lian had a talent for mixing things up.
This guy is very balanced with his left and right feet, and has good ball-holding ability. More importantly, he has his own ideas and imagination in passing. He also has a good long-range shot, which is worth looking forward to.
Crystal Palace fans feel that as long as this guy can grow up step by step, the future is limitless, and he will definitely be a great help to the Crystal Palace. They are all amazed by Mr. Tong Yi’s vision, it is really amazing. They also hope
Tong Yi can discover more outstanding talents and new stars, so that their Crystal Palace talents will not be exhausted.
The third goal was scored by Crystal Palace midfielder Kimmich.
Kimmich actually penetrated into Dover's penalty area and finally completed the shot, helping the team score the goal.
Crystal Palace has almost won this game.
In the second half of the game, Tong Yi replaced Casemiro, allowing Casemiro to experience more of the style of English football, allowing him to join British football faster.
Even before the end of the game, Tong Yi replaced the 16-year-old Mbappe of the Crystal Palace youth team!
Yes, Mbappe just turned 16 on December 20, 2014. Now, at only 16 years and 12 days old, he has played for the Crystal Palace first team. This is really a record.
Although he only played five minutes in this game and only scored twice in total, he still impressed people.
During one of his breakthroughs with the ball, he used his speed to pass two defensive players in the frontcourt. In the end, his pass was intercepted by the opponent's defensive players.
But this little guy still made Crystal Palace fans very excited and excited.
In the end, in this game, Crystal Palace defeated their opponent 4-0 away from home and successfully advanced to the next round of the FA Cup.
Crystal Palace's last goal was scored by substitute Goretzka.
After the game, more media reporters focused their attention on Mbappe. They reported extensively that this guy was the genius that Tong Yi took away from the Clay Danfeng training camp. Now,
This guy has reached the age where he can represent the Crystal Palace first team. Tong Yi lets him play whenever he has the chance. This shows that Tong Yi attaches great importance to him. Many media reporters jokingly call him the Prince of Crystal Palace!