Legendary Godfather

November 24, 2012, Elland Road Stadium, Leeds, England.

The two teams facing here today are Leeds United and Crystal Palace.

The starting lineups for both sides are as follows

Home team Leeds United, head coach Warnock, formation 442

Goalkeeper Paddy Kenny

Back four from left to right: Michael Tonch, Alan Tate, Tom Rees and Lee Pelletier

Midfield four from left to right Jerome Thomas, Paul Green, David Norris and Sam Bynum

Double forwards El Diouf and Luciano Becchio

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

Goalkeeper Mendi

The back four from left to right Robertson, Laporte, Van Dijk and Zhang Linpeng

Double defensive midfielder Dickgakoy and Jedinak

Single attacking midfielder Pogba

The front three from left to right Zaha, Heskey and Bolasie

"As you can see, Crystal Palace, the team at the top of the league, rotated in this game, especially in the frontcourt. Most of the players were substitutes. It seems that the Crystal Palace people are full of confidence in this game. "Mortensen said.

"Indeed, the Crystal Palace team does have such ability now. Moreover, their condition is also very good, and their strength has not dropped much in rotation. So in this game, Leeds United still have to be serious about playing with the team, otherwise Leeds United will be very dangerous." Shearer is obviously very optimistic about Crystal Palace.

The rotation area of ​​Crystal Palace in this game is still very large. Seeing this, Warnock feels that they have a chance in this game with Leeds United.

Because Leeds United are now bottoming out.

They can win this game.

As soon as the game started, Crystal Palace pressed hard and started pressing high up the pitch.

To be honest, Leeds United were a little confused when faced with such a defense, and their foot skills were a bit rough, so under high-intensity pressing, they really couldn't control the football and made many mistakes.

"It seems to us that Crystal Palace has an absolute advantage right from the start. In this game, Leeds United is very dangerous. Opportunity, Crystal Palace's opportunity has come!" Shearer suddenly roared excitedly.

In the frontcourt, Crystal Palace pressed hard from a high position and directly cut off the ball from the feet of Leeds United midfielder 7 Irish international Green. Pogba took advantage of the situation and passed the ball directly to the feet of Heskey in the penalty area. Heskey used his strong body to carry the center back Tate beside him.

Opportunity, perfect opportunity!

Tong Yidu stood up from the coaching bench and stared at the court with bright eyes.

The ball is there!

Heskey, who was holding Tate on his back, took two steps and then immediately swung his legs and shot.

Boom!

The ball was pushed out of the bottom line by Reese who was desperately trying to defend him from the side!

Leeds United's defensive crisis was lifted instantly!

"Wow, Leeds United's centre-back defense

The reaction was very fast, and the damage was completed before Heskey shot. Very good, the reaction was very fast! "Hiller immediately praised.

"This Reese is indeed very good. He is a super star emerging from the Leeds United youth training. He is now a member of the England U21 national team. He is 185cm tall and has fast reactions and speed. He is now the hope of Leeds United fans. Leeds United Fans regard him as Ferdinand II!" Mortensen introduced the 21-year-old young man in detail.

Hiller was stunned. He didn't expect that this little guy had some background.

Mortensen continued, "This little guy is indeed very young. He is 21 years old now, and his 22nd birthday is 4 days away! Perhaps, today he hopes to win a victory to celebrate his 22nd birthday!"

Shearer paused again, and then said, "Really? Then I kind of hope that Leeds United can win. I also hope that we in England can have a second Leo!"

Ireland's former national goalkeeper Kenny was very excited. He rushed up, patted Reese's junior, and shouted excitedly, "Well done, boy, keep doing this! I'm optimistic about you!"

Rhys gasped and nodded, full of fighting spirit.

Seeing this, Tong Yi frowned slightly!

This Reese's reaction speed is indeed quite fast, but the summary of this offense is not entirely because of this Reese. It's because Husky is older and his reaction and movement speed are too slow. This gives the young man Reese a chance.

Tong Yi felt a little regretful at this time!

He kind of regrets letting Husky start!

Originally, today he saw that the two starting center backs of Leeds United were not very tall, both only 185. He wanted to use Heskey to suppress the two center backs in height, and two more wingers would pass the ball in. .

But now it seems that the two central defenders of Leeds United are not tall, but their movement speed and frequency of feet are really fast. This is a perfect restraint for Heskey.

Now it's a matter of whether Huskey can take advantage of the high ball.

If Heskey can't take advantage of the high ball, there will be some problems with Tong Yi's ranking in this game.

Today, Tong Yi sent Robertson and Zhang Linpeng to start as two full-backs, just to let them pass the ball. He was looking for Heskey in the penalty area and Pogba, who was running in behind.

This should be able to suppress the two central defenders.

Corner kick!

Crystal Palace gets a corner kick!

Robertson glanced at Husky's position, and then pointed back with his giant hand. Because he saw the young central defender in the opponent's formation setting up defense at the back point, Heskey could use his height and experience advantages to completely dominate the opponent.

This is your chance!

Robertson then directly kicked off the pass, and the arc of the kick was accurately passed to the back point and flew towards Hess.

Key's head.

This is a great opportunity, a great opportunity for Crystal Palace.

With a bang, the football was pushed out by Leeds United's young center back Rees, and the football flew out of the bottom line again.

"Hiss! Wow, this Reese is really good. He actually fought for the high ball above Heskey's head. This is really amazing! His bounce speed and jumping ability are really excellent, for his age The big Husky won't have any advantage at all!" Hiller was a little shocked. Does this Reese really have the potential to become Ferdinand II?

The Leeds United fans at the scene were also very excited and excited, jumping and applauding, shouting Reese's name. Reese has become a hero in the hearts of Leeds United fans at this time, and they hope that Reese can continue to suppress Heskey.

Tong Yi frowned slightly when he saw this.

It seems that there are some problems with my arrangement today. Heskey is a bit unable to cope with these two central defenders who are not very tall. The opponent's two central defenders are too flexible, and their physical confrontation ability is not particularly bad.

Of course, Reese's physical confrontation ability is still slightly lacking. However, factors such as his reaction speed and bullet speed make up for this disadvantage, so it makes Heskey very uncomfortable to play.

Tong Yi immediately turned around and shouted to Murray on the bench, "Glenn, go warm up!"

Yes, at this time, Tong Yi wanted to replace Husky.

Campbell, Vieri and others were shocked and turned to look at Tong Yi in surprise.

Campbell even said, "Boss, is it too early to make a substitution at this time?"

After saying that, Campbell turned his head and glanced at the big screen of the game. At this time, only ten minutes had passed since the start of the game.

Is this going to require a replacement?

Tong Yi also glanced at the big screen and saw the time. He also felt that it was indeed a bit early to change players at this time. However, he still said, "Let Glenn warm up first and do some physical activity. It will be good for him and the team!"

Campbell nodded slightly, and then Murray immediately went to warm up.

Murray immediately took off his jersey and quickly rushed out to warm up.

Corner kick!

Crystal Palace continued to get corner kicks, and Robertson this time drove the football directly to the front post. Laporte, who was in the front spot, rushed out quickly and slammed his head towards the flying football. The football shot rapidly towards the front spot.

clang!

The football hit the front post hard and bounced off the baseline.

Crystal Palace missed a good opportunity!

This is the best chance Crystal Palace has had since the start of this game. Unfortunately, they lacked a little luck.

The Leeds United people have seen the power of the Crystal Palace people during this period. Their offense is really very difficult. Many times they are intercepted by Crystal Palace's high position midway. This also leads to

This resulted in frequent loopholes in their defense. If Heskey wasn't really good at scoring goals, Leeds United would have been more than two goals behind at this time.

"See, this is the strength of the Crystal Palace team now! Their offense and pressure are really too strong, and Leeds United can't resist it! If Murray started today, Leeds United's goal would have been blown out. Now! Husky is still old and he can’t keep up with the rhythm!” Shearer said.

Mortensen also nodded slightly, agreeing very much.

The faces of the Leeds United fans at the scene were very ugly, and they all stared at the stadium with livid faces. This situation is really too bad, and they really can't stand it anymore.

At this time, they immediately shouted in unison, "get out of class is over! Warnock is out of class! Get out! Warnock is out!"

Yes, they can't stand their head coach anymore.

This guy doesn't know anything at all, so get out of here.

Boom!

Pogba received Heskey's counter-attack ball at the front of the penalty area and shot directly towards the ball. The football roared out and flew straight towards the Leeds United goal.

Leeds United fans were shocked!

Snapped!

Kenny, the former member of Ireland's national team, suddenly flew out and saved Pogba's world wave with one palm. The Leeds United fans at the scene were very excited and excited. They immediately jumped up, shouted Kenny's name, and clapped wildly.

Beautiful, this save is simply amazing.

Without Kenny in this game, their Leeds United team would have been defeated. Warnock, please be careful. If Kenny hadn't saved you, you would have been finished!

Corner kick!

Crystal Palace continues to get corner kick opportunities!

At this time, the game had only started twenty minutes, and the Crystal Palace team had already received 7 corner kick opportunities. You can imagine how strong this pressure is!

Leeds United's defenders were really overwhelmed.

Beads of sweat oozed from the foreheads of the two central defenders.

These two guys also felt tremendous pressure, which was much greater than when playing against other teams. These twenty minutes of physical exertion were like half a game in other games. The opponent's pressing attack was really too strong.

Danger, Leeds United are in danger!

Robertson suddenly made a quick kick and quickly pushed the football into the penalty area. Zaha, who rushed out quickly, did not stop the ball, but quickly pushed the football back to Robertson, who rushed in. Robertson did not stop the ball, but directly took off his foot and made an arcing pass.

In the middle, Pogba rushed in at high speed, jumped high, and overpowered Reese in the take-off, coming like a giant to the top.

With a bang, the football flew into the Leeds United goal like a stream of light.

The goalkeeper must have had no reaction!

One to zero!