Legendary Godfather

The speed of the ball was very fast, and the Charlton fans' eyes widened.

Danger!

In front of the goal, Pop jumped up and fell to the ground like a rabbit, stretched out one hand and blocked the football that was quickly touching the ground.

With a snap, Pope's outstretched hand slightly touched the football.

The football immediately changed direction and rolled out of the bottom line, grazing the far post.

The Charlton fans at the scene were relieved.

This ball is really too dangerous!

Just now, Charlton fans thought that this goal must be scored.

Fortunately, their young goalkeeper Pope performed very well and miraculously saved the ball. Amazing!

Bang bang bang!

The Charlton fans at the scene immediately applauded the young Pope.

Tong Yi, who was in front of the TV, looked at this young baby face and nodded slightly. This little guy is indeed pretty good.

Tong Yi has an impression of this guy in his memory.

This guy seems to be only 23 years old now, and in 2018, this guy will enter Southgate's England national team and travel with the team to the World Cup in Russia.

However, this guy did not play in that World Cup and was a substitute among the substitutes.

But this also shows the strength and potential of this guy.

After all, the reason why he was included in Southgate's England national team World Cup 23 squad is because he ushered in an amazing breakthrough in the 2017-2018 season, completing an astonishing 13 clean sheets in 38 Premier League games.

After that, he missed the entire season due to a shoulder injury, but after returning from the injury, he played full attendance in the league in the 2019-2020 season and completed 15 clean sheets in 38 appearances, thus being nominated for the damn Premier League official player of the season. Nominated, but unfortunately failed to win the final Golden Glove Award, but was also selected for the FA Premier League Best Team of the Year.

He even later moved to Newcastle United, the new tycoon in the Premier League, and became the team's number one goalkeeper.

After all, at that time, many Premier League fans regarded Newcastle United as the next Manchester City team.

Being able to become the number one goalkeeper in a team that is not short of money is enough to show his excellence.

Moreover, this guy is also quite inspirational.

After all, he is also a player who came out of the semi-professional team Bury. In the end, he can become an excellent goalkeeper in the Premier League and the England national goalkeeper. It is really amazing.

Therefore, Tong Yicai had some impression of this guy.

Looking at it today, this guy is indeed quite capable.

In fact, Balotelli's shot just now was very sudden, and the angle he chose was very tricky. Pope was able to complete the save immediately, which really exceeded many people's expectations.

No wonder this guy can contribute so many clean sheets in the Premier League in the future.

Something!

Before the game, Tong Yi also reminded Campbell that the opponent's goalkeeper was difficult to deal with. I wonder if Campbell reminded their offensive players?

Next, this guy Popper performed another wonderful performance

Colorful save!

The corner kick from Crystal Palace was taken very accurately. Balotelli was about to hit the goal with a header, but Pope, who rushed out, unexpectedly hit the top of Balotelli's head with an overhead kick. The admiral pulled the football down.

Then he threw the ball with a strong hand and threw the football down the wing to Kennedy!

It's a pity that young Kennedy didn't play well with the ball, and the ball went straight out of line.

Charlton fans felt it was a pity, but they still gave the young man applause to encourage him. After all, this little guy is only 19 years old now. He will inevitably be nervous when he appears in the game in South London. Everyone also expressed their understanding and tolerance.

Bang bang bang!

The fans even gave this guy applause to encourage this young man.

Shhhhhhhhh!

The Crystal Palace fans immediately used boos to put pressure on Kennedy crazily. The Crystal Palace fans even hoped that Kennedy would not be able to withstand the pressure and collapse.

In this case, this game will be easier for Crystal Palace.

Tong Yi, who was in front of the TV, slightly raised his mouth when he saw this. The Crystal Palace fans at the scene were really devoted, and they didn't let such a young player go! Of course, if he were on the sidelines, he would definitely remind his teammates to put enough pressure on this young man, and it would be best to block him. In this case, this young man will become the breakthrough that Crystal Palace wants to find, thus threatening Charlton's goal.

After all, professional football is so cruel!

It would be a good thing for this young man to understand early what kind of environment he is facing.

So far, the game has been pretty normal.

Crystal Palace, which is strong and plays at home, completely occupies the top spot. Although Charlton has some good young people in the team, they are indeed weaker than Crystal Palace in terms of strength. Coupled with Campbell's adjustments and targeting, Charlton's side is becoming more and more difficult to play, and it is also becoming more and more dangerous.

Even the Charlton fans in the stands were so angry that they didn't dare to show off.

Danger, really too dangerous.

Just now, Crystal Palace's offense threatened their goal again.

Milinkovic received Balotelli's return pass at the front of the penalty area. He directly swung his legs and violently shot from a long distance. The football roared out, flew past Sarr, and quickly flew towards the upper right corner of the goal. horn.

Just when everyone thought that the goal was bound to be scored, Pope's ape arm stretched out again, and his fingertips pushed the football out of the bottom line. Pope once again tried to protect the goal!

Bang bang bang!

The Charlton fans at the scene gave Pope thunderous applause. They were very excited and excited. With Pope among you, who can break our Charlton goal?

Charlton fans were excited and excited, but Riga were full of excitement.

Full of worries.

If the defensive problem cannot be solved, then if the Crystal Palace people continue to attack like this, their goal will be breached at some point, and it will not be possible to rely on Pope alone.

Even if Pope has three heads and six arms, he can't stop the Crystal Palace people from shooting you 20 or 30 times in a game.

And these shots are not random shots, they are threatening shots.

Therefore, it is completely impossible to pin your hopes on Pop alone, and it is also very embarrassing.

Riga immediately came to the sidelines and shouted loudly into the stadium, reminding Charlton players to strengthen their defense and not to leave all problems to a young man named Pope.

However, Charlton's players really had no choice.

They tried their best, but the Crystal Palace men were always able to tear apart the defense and find the best attacking position.

Therefore, Charlton was very passive during this period. ??

After hearing the coach's words, Charlton's defensive players immediately gritted their teeth and persisted, desperately increasing their defensive intensity. But the effect is still not ideal, and the difference in strength between the two teams is still a bit big.

Charlton is really unable to keep up with the rhythm of Crystal Palace.

The reason why Crystal Palace has not scored a goal is mainly because of Charlton goalkeeper Pope and their fierce foul actions. Yes, many times Charlton people use fouls to complete their defense. Because it's not possible without a foul. If these guys are allowed to pass, their goal will be in danger.

Charlton fans were very nervous and worried.

And at this moment, Crystal Palace's attack came again!

Crystal Palace still started its attack from the high position. Kimmich pressed forward to the edge of the opponent's penalty area and intercepted the football from the opponent's Cousins' feet. Then he immediately passed the ball continuously with Milinkovic and Asensio, tearing apart the opponent's defense.

Then Milinkovic at the front of the penalty area made a small pass, directly picking the football to the ribs of the penalty area behind Sarr who rushed out quickly.

Sarr immediately turned around and saw Perisic coming in diagonally!

Sarr is 196cm tall, and his speed of turning and chasing back is a bit slow. He has no time to catch up with Perisic who is making a diagonal thrust. He can only watch as Perisic rushes into the ribs of the penalty area. , swung his legs and volleyed!

With a bang, Perisic hit the football hard, and the football immediately flew to the upper right corner of the goal like lightning.

The ball was very fast, and Pope in front of the goal was unable to react in time, although he did not give up and made a quick sideways save.

However, he never touched the football at all!

Pope protected Charlton's goal for nearly half the game. Before the end of the first half, he still failed to keep their Charlton goal.

In the 43rd minute of the first half, Crystal Palace, which had been under attack for a long time, finally knocked on Charlton's goal.

One to zero!

Crystal Palace finally scored a goal

!

Selhurst Park suddenly became noisy, and all kinds of fireworks quickly shot into the sky and bloomed brilliantly in the sky!

The Crystal Palace fans shouted Perisic's name excitedly and cheered for Perisic!

This is also the first goal Perisic has scored in the EFL Cup since arriving at Crystal Palace.

Perisic is really awesome, and he is indeed the beloved general of the legendary godfather Tong Yi!

At the end of the first half, Crystal Palace, playing at home, took the lead.

The Charlton people were in a very bad mood, even a little bit intolerable. After all, they stayed on guard for 43 minutes, and when the first half of the game was about to end, they actually conceded the goal. This was a failure, a failure!

It’s hard to accept!

The Charlton fans at the scene were so angry that they screamed!

However, Charlton fans did not give up. They believe that Charlton will definitely attack in the second half and win. The second half of the game was when Charlton raised their eyebrows, and the real second half of the game had just begun.

Little did they know that Campbell had already prepared and signaled the Crystal Palace players to increase their pressure.

The Charlton people here wanted to counterattack and attack crazily, but the effect was not ideal.

Because they found it difficult for them to overcome the half-time, even in the rare opportunity to overcome the half-time, it was difficult for them to pose any substantial threat to the Crystal Palace goal.

By the 22nd minute of the second half, Charlton had only completed a total of 5 shots, 4 of which were long-range shots, and 3 of the long-range shots were not very reliable.

These data illustrate a problem, that is, the strength gap between Charlton and Crystal Palace is really huge.

And these gaps cannot be smoothed out by turning on mental attributes.

Therefore, Charlton struggled very much in this game. More importantly, there is no good way to change this situation in Riga. It's not that Riga's ability is too poor, but it's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without straw!

The Charlton people only have this condition, they have no room for more questionable adjustments!

And in the 23rd minute of the second half, Crystal Palace scored again!

The goal this time was Crystal Palace striker Balotelli!

This guy Milinkovic sent a long-distance penetrating ball in the midfield. The football directly penetrated the opponent's entire defense line. Balotelli successfully countered the offside and went directly into the penalty area. Facing the attacking Pope, Balotelli did not think about life this time. He cleverly shot the ball over the overturned Pope, and then the ball quietly rolled into Charlton's goal. goal.

Two to zero!

This was not over yet. In the next 37th and 42nd minutes, Milinkovic-Savic and Kimmich scored a goal each on the Crystal Palace side, and the final score was locked at 4-0!

In this much-anticipated south London derby, Campbell led Crystal Palace to an easy victory over Charlton.