Legendary Godfather

The game had already begun, and Nigel Howard Clough stood on the sidelines, frowning slightly.

Because the progress of the game made him very dissatisfied.

From the beginning of the game to the present, their Sheffield United team had not had any chance at all. They were pinned down by Crystal Palace at half-time and were a little overwhelmed.

It's strange that Clough is in a good mood.

Yes, Clough is the manager of Sheffield United.

He came to Sheffield United in October 2013. When he came here, he brought Sheffield United back from the relegation zone. And in February last year, he was also selected as the best coach of the Month in the English League in February 2014, and this season he also brought the English League team to the semi-finals of the English League Cup. It is really two-fold. Take the brush.

To be honest, Clough's career is quite legendary.

He was once a professional player, born in Sunderland, and entered the Nottingham Forest youth training because of his father.

Yes, his father is the famous Nottingham Forest King Brian Howard Clough.

Brian is a world-class coach who once led Nottingham Forest to two European Cup championships and a European Super Cup championship.

As Brian's son, Nigel joined the Nottingham Forest youth training from an early age.

Here, Clough played nearly 400 games for Nottingham Forest and scored 131 goals. He is the second leading scorer in the history of Nottingham Forest. He has also played football at Liverpool, Manchester City and Sheffield Wednesday.

Midway through the 2008-09 season, Nigel followed in his father's footsteps and became Derby County manager.

He arrived at Sheffield United after four years at Derby County.

So Nigel is not an idiot.

Tong Yi did not regard Nigel as a fool, so before the game, Tong Yi emphasized many times that he must be cautious and take it seriously. Sheffield United has the ability to create miracles because they have a very capable head coach.

Although Nigel is not as outstanding as his father in the position of coach, he is still capable.

Otherwise, do you think Sheffield United's advancement to the semi-finals of the EFL Cup this season was all due to luck?

Tong Yi valued Sheffield United before the game, and he valued their head coach Nigel.

To be honest, Nigel has built a lot of good things about this Sheffield United team, at least defensively.

Crystal Palace's high pressure has besieged Sheffield United for so long, but they still failed to break through the opponent's goal and score a goal. This is what Nigel is capable of!

However, Tong Yi was not anxious at all.

Because if they continue to play like this, Crystal Palace will definitely be able to score goals.

And now those who are anxious should

It's Nigel.

Sheffield United is completely passive now. Nigel has made many adjustments on the sidelines, but the results are not very satisfactory.

To be honest, it's not that the Crystal Palace is so powerful or powerful.

In fact, Nigel can also see some problems and gaps in Crystal Palace. He also made adjustments to address these problems and openings, but the effects were not very obvious.

Because, there is still a huge gap in strength between the players of Crystal Palace and the players of Sheffield United.

At this time, the Sheffield United players were already trying their best to keep the goal. How could they still have the ability and energy to break through the Crystal Palace goal and save effort?

Therefore, Nigel made many adjustments on the sidelines, but still did not change the situation on the court.

well!

Nigel sighed and shook his head slightly. The strength of the Crystal Palace is indeed well-deserved!

Nigel turned his head and glanced at Tong Yi again. He shook his head slightly. The Chinese in front of him was really quite powerful. To be able to build a British Championship team into such a powerful Crystal Palace in such a short period of time is really too strong, and ordinary people really can't do it.

Tong Yi, this Chinese soft-boiled man, has something special!

At this moment, Crystal Palace scored against Sheffield United.

It was Milinkovic who scored the goal!

Milinkovic's long shot from the front of the penalty area scored Sheffield United's goal. Sure enough, the best way to break through the iron barrel formation is to shoot from long range. Milinkovic's shot was very good.

Nigel thought it was acceptable to lose to Crystal Palace 0-1.

After all, this game is an away game for them. After returning to their home court, they may not have no chance.

After the game, Nigel went directly to Tong Yi and exchanged pleasantries for a while before getting straight to the point and asked, "Mr. David, can you loan Milinkovic from your club to our Sheffield United team? Is he really?" It's so good. I think he needs more game opportunities to grow up. And there are really too many midfielders in your team. Letting him stay in Crystal Palace will be detrimental to his growth! "

Yes, Nigel is interested in Milinkovic-Savic from Crystal Palace.

Of course, he knew very well that Sheffield United would definitely not be able to buy out Milinkovic-Savic, so he made a loan request.

Tong Yi fell into deep thought.

Seriously, what Nigel said makes sense.

At present, Crystal Palace's midfielder is indeed very Domilinkovic

, Weigl, Kimmich, Paulinho, Kante, De Bruyne, Goretzka, etc., and even Asensio and Fernandez, etc. who can also play in the midfield. This staff is indeed Somewhat excessive.

It makes sense to loan out some players.

After pondering for a while, Tong Yi said, "We have to go back and discuss this matter before making a decision."

Tong Yi did not reject Nigel face to face, but said that he would go back to discuss and consider before making a decision.

Nigel breathed a sigh of relief and raised the corners of his mouth slightly. He felt that there was a chance.

After all, Tong Yi did not refuse in person, which shows that Tong Yi also has the intention to rent players out, but this happened too suddenly. Therefore, Crystal Palace still needs to discuss it.

Nigel felt that the opportunity was great, so he was a little happy.

Nigel and Tong Yi exchanged pleasantries for a few more words before leaving.

Seriously, what Nigel said makes sense. But Tong Yi is really not in a hurry to loan these players out, and if he really wants to stop them a few times, the level of the English League One is also slightly lower, which will not help Milinkovic and his team much in their growth. .??.

Therefore, at this time, Tong Yi feels that even if they want to rent, these players must be loaned to a place that can greatly help their growth.

Therefore, this matter must be carefully considered.

Moreover, Tong Yi still has to ask his players about their wishes.

If someone doesn't want to rent it out, will Tong Yi still force him?

Of course, even if it is to be rented, it is not now.

During this time period, there are a lot of games in the Crystal Palace, and even with so many people, it may not be enough.

So, we have to wait until this stage passes before talking about anything else.

Three days after the first leg against Sheffield United, Crystal Palace ushered in the fourth round of the 2014-2015 English FA Cup. Tong Yi led the Crystal Palace players directly to challenge Southampton away from home. This opponent was not weak.

Southampton is now in the Premier League and has the level to qualify for the European competition.

To be honest, Tong Yi himself didn't have much confidence in this game against Southampton.

Because their Crystal Palace lineup is indeed incomplete, and many of the main players have gone to the national team to compete. The strength of their Crystal Palace has been greatly reduced, and they may not be able to win this game.

Although there are players from Southampton who have gone to participate in international competitions, Southampton does not have as many international players as Crystal Palace, and the impact is not very great.

Therefore, before this game, Koeman was very confident. They thought they

Southampton's chance for revenge has arrived.

Southamptonians are naturally confident.

But after the game started, the Southamptonians did not have as big an advantage as they imagined. On the contrary, Crystal Palace's several counterattacks almost killed them.

Seeing this, Koeman lost his composure and looked a little ugly.

The strength of the Crystal Palace was really beyond his expectation, especially the strength of these substitutes.

To be honest, Koeman has the same idea as Nigel. He also wants to rent some players from Crystal Palace, especially this midfielder. He is really greedy for it.

But at this moment, Crystal Palace midfielder Kimmich delivered a rare good kick.

The football came to the feet of Asensio on the wing. Asensio suddenly cut inside and then shot a perfect arc. He seemed to be possessed by Robben and sent the football directly into Southampton. goal.

One to zero, Crystal Palace took the lead, and Asensio scored.

Seeing this Asensio, Koeman is really greedy. Asensio's ability to control the ball at his feet is good, and he has a balanced left and right foot. He also has a lot of aura when playing football. He is really a good piece of diamond.

Koeman is really jealous. Why is such a player not one of their Southampton players?

In the following games, Koeman liked it more and more.

Asensio handles the ball very clearly. He doesn't look like a young player at all, but looks like a very experienced guy. In this game, Asensio had Southampton at his fingertips.

Koeman really doesn't understand, how can this Asensio be so powerful? How could he be valued by this guy Tong Yi? Is there really something wrong with Tong Yi's eyes?

Koeman is really envious!

In the second half of the game, Asensio actually sent a very precise and imaginative heel pass, directly picking the football into the space in the penalty area. Sane, who came out from an oblique stab, easily succeeded with a push shot without anyone defending him.

Two to one, Crystal Palace defeated Southampton away from home, won the FA Cup, and successfully advanced to the next round.

Yes, Southampton scored a goal and even had the possibility of overtaking the score. However, they were still suppressed by Tong Yi. Not long after adjusting their tactics, Crystal Palace overtook the score again and won the game.

Tong Yi's response and adjustment were really timely.

After winning this game, Tong Yi did not stop and rushed to the next away game to face Sheffield United!