Legendary Godfather

April 27, 2017, The Valley Stadium, London, England.

What is happening here today is a make-up match in the 28th round of the Premier League this season. Crystal Palace plays against Tottenham Hotspur at home. Today’s starting lineups for both sides are as follows:

Home team Crystal Palace, head coach Tong Yi, formation 4213

Alisson

Back four from left to right Cancelo, Rudiger, Van Dijk and Carvajal

Double defensive midfielder Casemiro and Kante

Single attacking midfielder De Bruyne .??.

The front three from left to right Salah, Ibrahimovic and Mbappe

Visiting team Tottenham Hotspur, head coach Pochettino, formation 3421

goalkeeper loris

Back three from left to right Vertonghen, Alderweireld and Eric Dier

Midfield four from left to right: Ben Davies, Dembélé, Vanyama and Trippier

Double attacking midfielder Ali and Eriksen

lone striker Kane

This is the starting lineup of both sides today. To be honest, Tottenham Hotspur's side is a bit beyond Tong Yi's expectations.

Tong Yi thought Sun Xingmin would appear in the starting lineup, but he didn't expect to be on the bench today.

Moreover, today Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace's previous opponent Arsenal have exactly the same formation, with a combination of three central defenders and two wing-backs. Recently, this kind of tactical style and formation is popular in world football, all of which are playing with three central defenders.

However, Tong Yi doesn’t want to play!

Tong Yi's side is still oppressing from a high position as always, with strong pressure!

Tottenham Hotspur's lineup has very high requirements for the two wing-backs. They must be able to move up and down, the defense must be excellent, and the offense must be sharp and distinctive.

Obviously, Tottenham Hotspur's two wing-backs are actually pretty good.

But these two people are obviously strong in offense and weak in defense, but their defense is not bad.

However, meeting the Crystal Palace today is probably a bit dwarfed by comparison.

After all, the two wingers of Crystal Palace are very strong today. They are all top wingers with speed, technology, breakthrough ability and shooting skills. Can you, the Tottenham Hotspur defense, defend these two?

Although these five defenders are indeed somewhat designed to defend the two wingers, after all, there are so many people in the penalty area, your wingers have much less room to break through, and they still have to face numerical suppression. This restriction on wingers is quite obvious, but the Crystal Palace fans are not panic at all.

None of them think Trippier and Davies can threaten Salah and Mbappe.

Even Tottenham Hotspur's Vertonghen and Dier couldn't stop the impact of Salah.

The outcome of this game is still unknown.

Pochettino clearly knows that Salah and Mbappe are super capable, so he arranged a five-back formation to limit these two guys. But can these two guys really limit Salah and the others?

In the eyes of Crystal Palace fans, it's very suspenseful.

The game has been going on for about ten minutes, and Crystal Palace has the absolute initiative.

Crystal Palace's high pressure suppressed Tottenham Hotspur's formation, and the five-man defense was also very complete. The two wing-backs have not had much chance to move forward so far.

To be honest, at this time, Tottenham Hotspur fans feel that Son Heung-min is more suitable for this game.

Son Heung-min's speed and ability to combine man and ball are very important in this situation.

Son Heung-min is likely to be the key to breaking this game.

But now Son Heung-min is sitting on the bench, which makes Tottenham Hotspur fans feel a little uncomfortable.

At this time, Crystal Palace created a good opportunity.

The two wingers are indeed somewhat restricted by Tottenham Hotspur. Not only Salah's two wingers, but even the two full-backs covering the wing are difficult to perform. However, they attracted Tottenham Hotspur's defense to the two wings, leaving the center a little empty.

The football here suddenly fell to the center. De Bruyne did not stop the ball and immediately went straight into Tottenham Hotspur's penalty area. In the penalty area, Ibrahimovic leaned on the opponent's center back Alderweireld, and the Tottenham fans at the scene were instantly horrified.

Danger!

Many Tottenham people's hair stood on end and they were horrified.

Pochettino on the sidelines was also nervous. The defense on the wings was tight, but the center was indeed a little empty.

Moreover, Crystal Palace center Zlatan Ibrahimovic is extremely capable, leaving him in the middle - dangerous!

Relying on Alderweireld, Ibrahimovic stopped the ball with his left foot, swung his right foot and half-turned to volley, and with a loud bang, he volleyed the football to the lower right corner of the goal.

The football flew past and into the blind spot.

Danger!

Seeing that the football was about to fly into the goal, Lloris's palm suddenly placed in front of the football, blocking the football from the baseline.

The Tottenham Hotspur fans breathed a sigh of relief. It was really too dangerous just now.

Lloris was dissatisfied for a moment. He immediately stood up and shouted to his defender teammates, "Pay attention to the defense in the middle. Don't give them such a big gap! Keep an eye on your own people, you know?"

Tottenham Hotspur fans were shocked, but the danger was not over yet.

Corner kick, Crystal Palace got a corner kick opportunity.

Tottenham Hotspur people are like facing a powerful enemy. Everyone is very serious and cautious, following their own people.

Carvajal in the corner kicked the ball out with an arc, and the ball quickly flew into the center of Tottenham Hotspur's penalty area. Vertonghen, Alderweireld and Ibrahimovic in the middle all jumped up at the same time and shook their heads to meet the ball.

"Header!" Mortensen roared excitedly.

The football immediately flew towards Tottenham Hotspur's goal like lightning.

Ibrahimovic once again threatened Tottenham Hotspur's goal, Tottenham's ball

Fans are hopeless.

It's too dangerous.

With a snap, Lloris, who was flying into the air, once again used one palm to lift the football directly out of the baseline.

Keep taking the corner kick!

Tottenham Hotspur felt tremendous pressure. Crystal Palace lived up to its reputation. Their ability to press was really super strong. Tottenham Hotspur people now feel as if their necks are being strangled, and they can hardly breathe.

Pochettino glanced at Tong Yi on the sidelines, and then shouted into the stadium, "Pay attention to defense and follow your own people. As long as we defend well, the Crystal Palace people will not have any chance. Come on!"

In fact, Pochettino is feeling a lot of pressure now.

This Crystal Palace really has a lot of tricks up its sleeve!

Nervous, really too nervous.

At this time, Crystal Palace took a corner kick again, and the football flew straight to the front point. Van Dijk, who quickly got rid of Dier and rushed forward, shook his head to meet the ball and hit the goal. The football flew straight to the top corner of the near post.

Danger!

Tottenham Hotspur fans didn't dare to watch anymore.

With this ball speed, power, and angle, there is no doubt that this ball will go!

Tottenham Hotspur fans are desperate.

Soon enough, Loris rushed out like lightning, his hands stretched straight out, covering the sky and the sun!

However, he still did not touch the football. The football flew past his palm, and the hearts of all Tottenham Hotspur people suddenly felt cold.

This time, Tottenham Hotspur are completely finished!

clang!

The football hit the goal post firmly and then bounced off the baseline.

The scene was completely silent!

Then what followed was the cry of regret from the Crystal Palace fans. They really couldn't accept it. They thought this goal would definitely be scored. They all jumped up, sang and danced, and cheered excitedly.

Unfortunately, they still lack a bit of luck.

Bang bang bang!

Tong Yi applauded from the sidelines and gave the applause to the players on the court. He was very satisfied with the performance of the players. He knew that as long as they continued to play like this, they would definitely win this game. Of course, you must go all out when defending, otherwise, the goal will be in danger.

Guys like Kane are very capable.

At this time, Tong Yi also reminded the Crystal Palace players to pay attention to defense and not to give the opponent space.

Sure enough, three minutes later, Tottenham Hotspur's offense advanced into the heart of Crystal Palace's penalty area. The Crystal Palace players were shocked. Our coach is really great. If he hadn't reminded us, their defense would have been completely ruined at this time.

Trippier had already assisted. After continuous cooperation with Alli in the midfield, he suddenly made a pass near the edge of the penalty area. The football immediately drew a wonderful arc and flew quickly into the Crystal Palace penalty area, flying directly to Kane in the penalty area.