Legendary Godfather

To be honest, the strength of Middlesbrough's lineup does not look bad.

And their bench strength isn't too bad either.

After all, there are also players such as Chambers and Gibbs brought over from Arsenal on the bench, as well as former Manchester United player Fabio and former Chelsea player Bamford and other players.

The depth of this bench is really not bad.

If everything goes well, there should be no big problem with relegation.

However, for now, the people of Middlesbrough should not be together yet, and they have not yet exerted their due strength. Of course, it’s also the first time I’ve shown up, and I still have some energy.

However, in Tong Yi's view, it is still difficult for the Middlesbrough team to defeat them.

Although Crystal Palace made a certain degree of rotation in this game, the main framework is still there and they should win.

Originally, Tong Yi wanted to rotate Ibrahimovic in this game, but after thinking about it, Tong Yi still let Ibrahimovic start and let him play half of the game.

No matter how well he played in the first half, he had to be replaced in the second half.

De Bruyne is in the same situation as Ibrahimovic.

These two people really did not disappoint Tong Yi.

In the 17th minute of the first half, midfielder De Bruyne received a pass from Llorente who intercepted the ball on the bench, pulled the ball, turned around, and then directly passed the ball into the penalty area without stopping. Ibrahimovic held up the opponent's center back Ayala and easily succeeded with a low shot from the near corner.

Ibrahimovic's former teammate Valdez made the right decision, but he was still a little late when he made the save. Valdez shook his head helplessly, sighing in his heart, "I can't do it if I don't accept it!"

If he had been five years younger, no, two or three years younger, he would have been able to save the ball 100%.

It's a pity that people are old!

Valdes looked at Ibrahimovic in front of him, and he had to shake his head. People are really different.

Look at Ibrahimovic, who is also older, but his performance is still amazing. The way he maintains his condition is really incredible and jaw-dropping!

I really don’t know how many more years this guy can play?

What a freak.

Ibrahimovic, who scored the goal, pointed at Tong Yi on the sidelines, obviously thanking Tong Yi for trusting him and allowing him to start this game. After all, when he just came back a few days ago, Tong Yi came to him and told him to protect his body and physical fitness, implying that he would have to rest in this game and not play.

To be honest, Ibrahimovic really wanted to play, but the head coach said so, so he had no choice but to agree.

After all, he is no longer young!

If he was young, he would have refused on the spot and even made fun of Tong Yi.

But now, although he is not smoothed by the world, he has somewhat smoothed out a few edges and corners.

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Therefore, he became a lot easier to talk to!

Yes, only a few!

However, before the game started, Tong Yi suddenly told him to give him half-time playing time. This was a real surprise for Ibrahimovic. Although it was only half a game, it was enough for him.

Now, isn't the value of his appearance in this half of the game reflected?

Ibrahimovic pointed at Tong Yi, as if to say, "You didn't make the wrong decision. Letting me start is absolutely the right thing to do!"

Tong Yi also smiled slightly!

He also did not expect that the temporary decision before the start of this game would bring such good returns, which was surprising.

However, Ibrahimovic is indeed a great guy.

His athletic ability is indeed not as good as before, but he knows how to use his body's advantages better, and more importantly, his shooting skills are very, very superb. As long as he is given space to shoot, he can convert most of his shots into goals. The Crystal Palace players only need to send the football to a position where Ibrahimovic can complete the shot. This is what De Bruyne is best at. The two of them are so in sync with each other. .

The power of these two starters was also revealed.

To be honest, this was a bit beyond Tong Yi's expectations.

He didn't expect that these two people would be so in tune with each other. The two of them had not been training together for too long, only a month or two. It was really surprising that they could develop such a tacit understanding.

Is this the same ideological frequency among outstanding players?

This is a good thing for Crystal Palace!

What Tong Yi didn't expect was that the benefits brought by his operation far exceeded his imagination.

In the 39th minute of the game, Casemiro's diagonal pass found Ashraf who was advancing from the wing. After Ashraf received the ball, he accelerated a breakthrough and then made a pass from the bottom. However, he did not pass the football into the penalty area. Second, he passed the football to De Bruyne who came up from the corner of the penalty area to receive the ball.

At this time, De Bruyne made a move that stunned everyone.

He didn't even stop the ball, he shook his head directly towards the ball and threw the football into the penalty spot in the middle of the Middlesbrough penalty area.

No one expected that De Bruyne would suddenly assist with a header.

Everyone thought he would stop the ball and then use his feet to complete the next move. Who knew that this guy would immediately flick his head and ferry the football to Ibrahimovic, who was heading towards the penalty spot!

empty!

Ibrahimovic is completely empty. He is now positioned between Valdez and Middlesbrough's back line.

Mović faced Valdez alone.

All Middlesbrough players raised their hands to signal the referee that Ibrahimovic was offside.

Ibrahimovic didn't care about this. Looking at the football flying over, he directly placed one arm on the ground and swept the ball sideways, directly towards the lower left corner of the goal.

Valdez reacted quickly to the close-range shot, and his fingertips touched the football, but he still could not stop the football from rolling into the goal.

Two to zero!

But Middlesbrough players and fans signaled Ibrahimovic was offside.

This is an offside kick. This goal cannot be counted!

However, both the referee and the linesman thought there was nothing wrong with the ball. When De Bruyne shook his head to assist, Ibrahimovic was not offside at all. You Middlesbrough defenders were all focused on De Bruyne, but where did you notice Ibrahimo? Where is Vicki?

This is a good shot!

The Middlesbrough fans in front of the TV also saw clearly through the TV replay that the ball was indeed not offside.

De Bruyne's first header was beyond the expectations of the Middlesbrough players, and they did not make any defensive reaction.

Alas, this goal was a mistake by their defense.

Tong Yi on the sidelines was very shocked. He really didn't expect that De Bruyne and Ibrahimovic would be in such good condition today and score two goals so easily. It was really a surprise. .

He applauded non-stop and gave the applause to Ibrahimovic and De Bruyne.

And the performance of these two people is not over yet.

Three minutes later, in the 42nd minute of the first half. Llorente in the midfield once again cut off the formation at the feet of the opponent's midfielder Schaefer. Schaefer was a young talent brought in from Ajax by Drahos. He was reused as soon as he arrived. He was trained as the core of the midfield.

However, his performance in this game was not good, and could even be said to be a bit bad.

Because Schaefer was completely crushed by the young player Llorente of Crystal Palace.

So far in the first half, Llorente has only intercepted the ball four times from Schaefer's feet. This steal success rate is simply amazing. Schaefer was completely crushed by Llorente.

Players like this are still called a hindrance by media reporters.

If Llorente is not favored, then Schaefer discovered by Drajos is even more rubbish.

To be honest, Drahos on the sidelines did not expect Schaefer's performance in this game to be so bad.

In the first three rounds, Schaefer's performance was still very good.

Unexpectedly, in this game, he was completely crushed by the unknown Llorente.

Of course, Llorente is not really unknown. He came from the Real Madrid youth training, and after being introduced by Tong Yi last season, he was loaned to Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga. He performed well there and contributed 3 goals and 9 assists. . However, Drahos still had not heard of this guy's name, and when Llorente went to Real Madrid's youth training, Drahos had just gone to the Spanish U16 national team. When Llorente gained some fame in the Real Madrid youth team, he came to Middlesbrough, so he didn't know much about Llorente.

However, after learning that Tong Yi brought Llorente to the Crystal Palace and then loaned him to Hoffenheim, he went to get to know this guy and found that he was pretty good.

Unexpectedly, this guy performed really well today, safely crushing the young genius Schaefer he discovered.

To be honest, Drahos was a little regretful.

Do you regret that you didn’t go back to Real Madrid to have a good look? It's hard to say that Llorente was discovered by him and came to Middlesbrough. Even if it is not a buyout, it would be a loan!

What a pity that such a genius was missed.

To be honest, Drahos was really jealous.

If Middlesbrough had players like this, it would be much easier for them to avoid relegation this season.

After stealing the ball, Llorente directly passed the ball diagonally and accurately passed the football to De Bruyne on the side. De Bruyne stopped the ball easily and then directly passed the ball. The football quickly spun into the Middlesbrough penalty area.

Ibrahimovic rushed forward quickly, jumped high near the penalty spot, and competed with the opponent's center back Ayala for a header.

With a bang, Ibrahimovic, who was overwhelming Ayala, hit the football hard with his head, and the football shot quickly towards the Middlesbrough goal.

The speed of the ball is very fast, and Valdez in front of the goal is determined to kill the thief, but he is unable to save it!

Such a close header, and Ibrahimovic's header was very strong and the position was very precise. The football shot quickly towards the upper right corner of the goal. Valdes tried his best to sideways, but still did not touch the football, and the football flew into the Middlesbrough goal.

Before the first half of the game was over, Ibrahimovic had scored a hat trick, and De Bruyne had also scored a hat trick of assists. These two people demonstrated their efficiency to the fullest.

Before the start of the second half, Tong Yi completed the substitutions and replaced Ibrahimovic and De Bruyne with Jimenez and Sabitzer. These two people had to go to rest and prepare for next week's midweek game. Getting ready for the UEFA Champions League match.

And this game was basically over at the end of the first half.

Middlesbrough should have no chance.

Crystal Palace has already won this game!

Sure enough, in the final game, Crystal Palace defeated Middlesbrough 4-0 away from home and won their fourth consecutive victory in the Premier League in the new season!