Legendary Godfather

"How's it going? What's the real strength of the Crystal Palace?" a hoarse voice asked.

"To be honest, their strength is somewhat beyond our expectations." A powerful voice said.

"How do you say that?" the hoarse voice asked in surprise.

"Their strength is even stronger than I imagined. The strength they showed in this game is really very strong! This is completely different from what the outside media reporters have promoted! These damn media reporters are not at all Know the ball, they confused us, Chris!" said the powerful voice.

The guy named Chris pondered for a while before saying, "Are they really that strong?"

The majestic voice immediately said, "Yes, it's really that strong! Coach Chris Powell, I think we must pay attention to Crystal Palace, otherwise we at Charlton will have no chance in the next game!"

Yes, that guy with the raspy voice is Charlton manager Chris Powell.

Powell fell into deep thought after hearing what his assistant Dell said.

Yes, that guy with the powerful voice is really Charlton Football Team assistant coach Alex Dale.

Powell firmly believed in Dell's words.

Because he sent Dier to Selhurst Park to watch Crystal Palace play Sheffield Wednesday at home. Dell felt the strength of Crystal Palace in person on the spot, and Powell naturally believed in it.

Because Powell knew Dell's character very well. This guy never lied or exaggerated.

If Dell said Crystal Palace is very powerful, then Crystal Palace must be very powerful.

Moreover, Crystal Palace's amazing results in the previous games caught his attention, and he himself felt that Crystal Palace's strength should be improved.

In order to better understand the situation of the Crystal Palace, he sent Dell to inspect the Crystal Palace on site.

Now that he has received feedback from Dell, Powell is naturally convinced.

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Moreover, Powell also listened carefully to Dell's detailed commentary on the process of this game, and Powell had no doubts.

He realized how powerful the Crystal Palace was.

Sure enough, as he had expected, the Crystal Palace's strength has been greatly improved. Then it will be very difficult for Charlton to win in the next game.

Yes, in the next round of the English Championship, Charlton will face Crystal Palace at home.

This is why Powell was so anxious to send Dell to watch the Crystal Palace game live, just to prepare for this game.

Powell frowned and asked, "Is this young man Mane really that good?"

Dale said seriously, "This little guy does very odd jobs, and he's very fast. More importantly,

What's more, his ability to change directions with the ball is very good, even a bit like Messi. The reason why Sheffield Wednesday was massacred by Crystal Palace had a lot to do with Mane. Sheffield Wednesday sent two central defenders who were taller than 1.9 meters. They were too bulky and couldn't deal with Mane in the penalty area. It's like being undefended! "

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Powell frowned again.

It's a bit scary that Dell has such a high evaluation of Mane.

Like Messi?

This rating is too high!

Seeing Powell's expression, Dell instantly knew what Powell was thinking. He immediately said, "I just said that Mane is a bit like Messi, but his foot skills are still too rough compared to Messi. Compared to Messi , Mane's characteristics are fast and explosive, more direct and impactful than Messi!"

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After hearing this, Powell not only did not relax, but became even more worried.

Because Mane said something like that when Dier was angry, their Charlton team is more dangerous.

Because their Charlton center back is more afraid of players like Mane who are explosive, fast and have odd physical skills.

Their Charlton centre-back combination is actually almost the same as Sheffield Wednesday's centre-back combination, both are tall and strong centre-backs with a height of over 1.9 meters. His physical confrontation ability, frontal defense and prevention and control abilities are all very good. But their shortcomings are also very obvious: they are bulky and slow to turn.

If they are facing some ordinary fast and casual strikers, they can still cope with it. But if you face a striker like Mane who is fast and explosive, it will be dangerous.

At this time, Powell understood why Sheffield Wednesday lost so miserably.

It's clear he doesn't want to follow in the footsteps of Sheffield Wednesday.

Powell looked up at Dell and asked, "You mean, when Charlton faces Crystal Palace, we can't field two tall central defenders over 1.9 meters tall at the same time?"

Dale immediately nodded and said, "That's right, we must send someone to deal with Mane specifically, otherwise, we will follow in the footsteps of Sheffield Wednesday."

After hearing this, Powell fell into deep thought.

Before, Tong Yi didn't come. Most of the teams in the English Championship follow the traditional English football style, playing high and high, especially good at long passes and lobs. Therefore, footballs often fly in the sky.

The staffing of those teams in the English Championship is also very similar, whether it is the central defender position or the center position.

A very strong and tall guy. They are good at physical collisions and controlling high-altitude balls.

Therefore, Charlton's defense players are relatively tall, especially at the center back position, which is similar to Sheffield Wednesday.

Powell nodded slightly, kept pondering, and then said, "Then we have to consider replacing a big defender!"

Seeing that Powell was still a little confused, Dell immediately said, "Fortunately, our game with Crystal Palace will not be played in half a month. In this half month, we can study the skills, tactics and staffing of Crystal Palace. After studying the characteristics of their players and making targeted arrangements, I believe our Charlton team still has a chance to win!"

When he said this, Dell was confident!

He is still very optimistic about his team and his old friend Powell.

Powell is also a championship coach no matter what.

Last season, Powell took over Charlton and led Charlton to win the League One championship and lead the team to promotion to the Championship. He is very aware of Powell's strength. You, Tong Yi, are very good, and our Powell is not bad either.

After we have studied your Crystal Palace tactics in detail, we also have a great chance of winning.

Powell immediately looked up at Dell and asked, "Have you collected the game videos of Crystal Palace's previous games?"

Dale immediately said "Of course!"

Powell's eyes lit up, and he was very grateful to Dell. Dell has never let him down, which is why he invited Dell to join his coaching staff when he was coaching Charlton. Dell is a very comprehensive person.

When the two were still players and played for the Crystal Palace together, Powell had a very good relationship with Dell. Over the years, the two have been in frequent contact and have always had an inseparable relationship. Powell naturally knows Dell's character very well and trusts Dell very much.

Yes, both of these two played for Crystal Palace when they were young.

Powell even came from the youth training of Crystal Palace, but he only played three times for the first team of Crystal Palace. Later, he moved to many clubs. He also joined Charlton three times and played for Charlton. As a left-back, he was even selected for the England national team and played 5 times for the England national team.

Powell was pretty good in his playing career.

Dell's professional playing career was not as successful as Powell's. He spent many years in low-level leagues. But this did not prevent the two from becoming good friends, nor did it hinder the relationship between the two.

In fact, Powell also values ​​Dell very much.

Powell said excitedly, "Then what are we waiting for? We will start studying Crystal Palace now."

I don't believe we can't find a way to deal with Crystal Palace! "

Dell expected Powell to do this, so he immediately led Powell to the tactical analysis room. There, Dell had prepared everything in advance and was waiting for Powell to come over and watch the Crystal Palace game video together.

Seeing all this, Powell smiled knowingly.

Sure enough, Dell is still the same Dell!

Dell never let him down.

Then, Powell called other members of the Charlton coaching staff, and everyone gathered together and began to watch the Crystal Palace game video, study Crystal Palace in detail, and take notes, looking for ways to deal with the Crystal Palace team.

At this time, Tong Yi didn't know that Charlton was already studying Crystal Palace.

Even Tong Yi didn't expect that Charlton would send special personnel to their home stadium to collect information about their Crystal Palace.

Tong Yi did not expect that Charlton people would take their Crystal Palace team so seriously.

Therefore, Tong Yi is not paying attention to Charlton's situation now.

However, Tong Yi still knows something about the strength and situation of Charlton Athletic. Because, before this, his data analyst Schwartz had already collected Charlton's information and game videos. Schwartz's team even analyzed Charlton's game video data and sorted it out, giving Tong Yi a more intuitive result.

To be honest, Tong Yi is very grateful to the team led by Schwartz.

He was able to achieve such good results at Munich 1860 and Crystal Palace, and a large part of the credit came from Schwartz's data collection and analysis.

Therefore, Tong Yi actually knows Charlton's situation very well.

Of course, Powell and Dell didn't know that Tong Yi valued them so much and understood them so well.

Of course, the South London derby between Crystal Palace and Charlton will not take place until half a month later.

The English Championship is currently entering a short off-season due to the arrival of the international break.

The Championship will not resume until after the international break.

Currently, there are not many international players in the Crystal Palace first team. This international match day will not have a great impact on them. Tong Yi and the others can make full preparations for the upcoming game.

Charlton's side has some influence, and they still have some members of the national team.

However, Charlton does not have many members of the national team, and his influence is not particularly large.

Therefore, in this game, both sides can still devote themselves to it and are almost unaffected.