Legendary Godfather

April 14, 2018, Tongyi Stadium, South London, England.

What is happening here today is a match in the 34th round of the 2017-2018 English Premier League. Crystal Palace plays at home against its 23rd road derby opponent Brighton.

Today’s starting lineups for both sides are as follows:

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

goalkeeper Maignan

The back four from left to right Theo, Upamecano, Van Dijk and Carvajal

Double midfielder Llorente and Kante

Single attacking midfielder Sabitzer

The three forwards from left to right are Yan Yufeng, Giroud and Mbappe

Visiting team Brighton, head coach Vieri, formation 433

Goalkeeper Matthew Ryan

Back four from left to right plus Don Borg, Lewis Dunk, Sean Duffy and Schelotto

Midfield three from left to right Stephens, Kayal and Gross

The front three from left to right Locadia, Glenn Murray and Izquiedo

It can be seen from this starting list that Brighton really wants to grab points. Their lineup is obviously an offensive lineup. They are really out for revenge in this game.

But to be honest, Crystal Palace fans really don’t think Brighton can win today.

With Brighton's lineup, it is very likely that it will be another massacre today.

We at Crystal Palace will massacre Brighton at home.

The Brighton people still don't understand the gap between the two teams. You Brighton people are a bit overconfident.

With such a lineup, you are simply giving food to our Crystal Palace.

Crystal Palace fans are very confident.

Tong Yi stood on the sidelines and saw Brighton's starting lineup. He also smiled slightly. This game should be stable.

Brighton seems to really want to grab points, and this side fielded an offensive lineup.

Why do you say that?

Because among the three players on the opponent's front line, the two wing players don't like to defend very much, and they don't help the team's defense much. This is the most obvious thing reflected in the Brighton starting lineup. Although Murray will actively defend and has very high tactical execution, he alone is not good enough.

Obviously, in Brighton's offense, Murray in the middle plays more of a bridgehead role, providing the ball for the two teammates around him who are advancing from the wing. And Muller is also very good at ferrying headers and setting up the ball for his teammates, so this tactic is very obvious.

Brighton's probability of winning this game is very low.

Even though they fielded a half-main and half-substitute lineup in Crystal Palace's game, it was still relatively easy to defeat Brighton.

At the beginning of the game, Brighton got the ball and attacked immediately.

Obviously, Brighton's offensive feature is more about making long passes to the three forwards in front. The most common way is to make long passes to find Murray in the middle of the frontcourt, and then let Murray grab the first point and give himself The opponent makes the ball.

No, after the game started, Bly

Dun pretended to pass the football down twice in the midfield, and then Stephens on the left side of the center directly took a long pass to find Murray in front.

This guy Murray still has something. He once played for Crystal Palace, and his scoring efficiency in the British Championship was also good. Later, he also performed well after coming to the Premier League. He also briefly entered the England national team, which should be Brighton's offensive reliance.

The football flew quickly towards Murray in the frontcourt, and Murray immediately rushed out and jumped high.

At the same time, Brighton's two wingers cut inside quickly.

Obviously these two guys are receiving passes from Murray.

Upamecano rushed out quickly, jumped up with Murray, and competed for the header.

With a bang, Murray looked back at the moon and diverted the football to the right.

Upamecano's reaction was actually very quick, but the position was occupied by Murray. With the help of his position, Murray hit the football and then pushed the football directly out.

Izquiedo from the wing moved forward at lightning speed and caught the football on the penalty area line. Facing Theo who saved it, he suddenly passed the ball with a pass.

This was beyond Te'o's expectation. Te'o thought this guy would cut inside directly. His defensive focus was on cutting inside.

Izquierdo rushed over quickly to catch up with the football.

However, Theo's reaction was very fast, and it was very fast. He immediately adjusted and rushed forward quickly, just in time to intercept Izquiedo. However, Izquierdo did not force a cut inside. He suddenly passed the ball back with an inverted triangle and quickly swept the football over.

Murray quickly caught up with the ball and fired directly.

With a bang, Murray hit the ball, and the ball shot out rapidly. Then it flew only a dozen centimeters away and hit Upamecano's desperately stretched out foot. The football immediately changed direction and then flew quickly out of the baseline.

The Brighton fans who came from afar felt it was a pity and shook their heads in regret.

This is a good opportunity. If they seize it well, they will be ahead.

This is really a pity.

Fortunately, they got a corner kick.

And through this attack, the Brighton people also saw the hope of their team's victory. Look, our offense can still threaten the Crystal Palace people, and we are really capable of defeating Crystal Palace. We, Brighton, must win this game.

Vieri on the sidelines also kept applauding, indicating to the players that they are playing well and continue.

But Tong Yi didn't care and still sat quietly on the coach's bench.

Don’t panic at all!

At the corner kick, after Brighton made continuous runs, Stephens on the wing drove the football into the center of the Crystal Palace penalty area with an arc. Dunk, who rushed up quickly, jumped up high and slammed his head towards the flying football.

With a bang, the football was pushed out by Van Dijk!

Dunk was stuck by Van Dijk and was not given a chance at all.

Tong Yi has studied Brighton's corner kick tactics, and most of them look for their center back Dunk immediately. This guy is really good at high-altitude balls and has full impact. Before the game, Tong Yi emphasized this many times, and Van Dijk also had a few extra thoughts. Naturally, Dunk would not easily get the chance to win the header.

Dunk held his head in his hands, feeling very sorry.

In his opinion, this ball actually has a good chance. If Van Dijk cannot hit the ball and let the ball leak over, he is 90% sure to send the football into the Crystal Palace goal.

What a pity, a missed opportunity!

This damn Van Dijk is really amazing.

The football that flew out flew towards Sabitzer. Before Sabitzer could turn around, the opponent's Kayal immediately came up from behind, forcing Sabitzer, and even more so, Sabitzer was not allowed to turn around. .

Sabitzer immediately passed the football back to Llorente. Llorente did not stop the ball, directly passed the ball diagonally, and quickly passed the football to Mbappe who was rushing forward from the wing!

Mbappe was very fast and rushed towards the football. The moment the football fell in front of Brighton full-back Borg, who rushed out, Mbappe rushed up and stretched out his leg and screamed. Pushed the football forward. The football rushed past Borg quickly, and then Mbappe also rushed past Borg like a gust of wind, catching up with the football!

The faces of all the Brighton fans changed and they were very frightened!

Danger!

Single-handedly, Mbappe directly got a single-handed opportunity.

Ryan really couldn't stay any longer in front of the goal. He immediately attacked and quickly pounced on Mbappe who was holding the ball!

Unexpectedly, when Mbappe entered the penalty area, he suddenly changed direction and passed directly in front of the embarrassed Ryan, and then directly faced the huge empty goal.

Seeing this, the Brighton fans and the Manchester City fans in front of the TV were desperate.

Manchester City fans even started cursing the Brighton people crazily. Is this how confident you are? Did you say you could beat Crystal Palace today? Is this how you win?

You bunch of rubbish!

Facing an empty goal, Mbappe will naturally not make any mistakes. He is not Fernando Torres!

Mbappe, who was running, turned his head to glance at Ryan who fell to the ground, and then easily pushed the football directly into Brighton's goal.

Just five minutes into the first half, Crystal Palace, playing at home, scored.

It was Mbappe who scored the goal!

This goal almost announced the victory of Crystal Palace. You Brighton are really too far behind. There is no way to prevent our Crystal Palace from winning.

Indeed, in the eyes of the excited Crystal Palace fans at the scene, the relationship between Brighton and their Crystal Palace

The strength gap is really too big, and it is almost impossible to defeat their Crystal Palace. Therefore, they were all very happy at this time. They really won this game!

Tong Yi on the sidelines also kept applauding, everything was as he expected!

There shouldn't be any surprises in this game, right?

Tong Yi couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Vieri on the other side. What can you do in this game?

After conceding the ball, Brighton played more proactively, as if the conceding did not affect them. They still attacked crazily. The posture gave people a feeling of wanting to tear the Crystal Palace people apart. Same.

Moreover, the Brighton fans at the scene were even more ruthless, crazily criticizing the Crystal Palace people and using very vicious words.

More importantly, Brighton's players played well during this period.

At present, they continue to threaten the Crystal Palace goal. This makes the Manchester City fans in front of the TV a little surprised. Does Brighton really have a chance to defeat Crystal Palace?

Just now, Gross, the Brighton midfielder, made a long pass and found Murray in the frontcourt. Murray stretched his legs to stop the football, and then protected the football, attracting the defense of Kanter and others. Immediately, he quickly passed the football to the advancing Locadia with a diagonal kick!

Locadia immediately cut inside laterally, then swung his leg and shot violently from long range. The football roared out and slightly missed the goal.

Seeing this, the Brighton people felt very disappointed!

Brighton created so many opportunities, but they couldn't score. It was really bad luck.

However, this did not affect the fighting spirit of Brighton players. They still aggressively attacked and threatened the Crystal Palace goal. Manchester City fans are also cheering them on, hoping that they can equalize and take the lead.

Brighton's players were very proactive and attacked aggressively.

But at this moment, Gross, who was holding the ball in the midfield, was a little slow in delivering the ball, and the football was intercepted by Kanter who suddenly rushed up. After stealing the ball, Kanter unexpectedly did not send the football out immediately. Instead, he rushed forward with the ball and quickly broke through with the ball.

This was a bit of a surprise to Brighton's players, so the defense was a bit flustered.

And just when the Brighton players rushed forward in panic, he immediately passed the football to the wing. Yan Yufeng on the wing caught the football, and then made almost no adjustments. He directly kicked off the ball at a 45-degree angle and passed the ball directly into Brighton's penalty area.

Giroud, who was on the forward line, rushed out quickly, resisted the opponent's center back Dunk, and hit the flying football hard. The football shot quickly towards Brighton's goal.

Yan Yufeng passed the ball very accurately. Giroud didn't even have to take off. It was as if he hit the flying football when he rushed forward. The football immediately shot towards the upper right corner of the goal.

The ball was very fast. Ryan's first side dive in front of the goal still failed to hit the football. The football quickly flew into Brighton's goal.

Two to zero!