Golden Greenery

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Rather than saying that Manchester City's home game against Crystal Palace is a Premier League match, it is better to say that it is a preview prepared by Guardiola for the second leg with Juventus three days later.

It stands to reason that at this time, we should really focus on the Champions League. After all, it is not dead yet. The semi-finals can barely be considered glorious in Manchester City's shabby history of honor. But being fourth on the razor edge of the league makes Guardiola dare not be careless at all, with the lingering Arsenal hanging on behind.

It's really difficult for Lao Gua. The team has a lot of injuries. We are looking forward to the stars and the moon. Currently, we have only one David Silva. According to the team doctor's report, he is the only one who can make it to the second round with Juventus.

Gundogan won’t say anything anymore. He is not here to play football this season, but to collect debts. Bravo basically needs one month, and the season is over. Aguero still needs about ten days, Stones a week, and Sagna ten days to two weeks.

But the biggest headache for Lao Gua is not the injuries. In the first round against Juventus, Manchester City only received one yellow card, and it happened to be Fernando. He had to be suspended in the second round because of tiredness.

In a sense, Feiniao is Manchester City's only defensive midfielder today.

Toure is alive and kicking, but Guardiola doesn't dare to use him in key battles even if he kills him. Delph can play as a defensive midfielder, but he can only adapt to the other of the two supporting midfielders. Letting him shoulder the responsibility of a single defensive midfielder is a harm to others and himself.

Debuchy is good, but he’s not eligible. Going to Turin to face Juventus, either Alex Garcia, a Spanish teenager under 20 years old in the second team, or Fernando. Does Guardiola have any options?

Guardiola, who has strict requirements for midfield offense and defense, is increasingly dissatisfied with Fernando's style. He is the "classic waist" type who purely defends, intercepts and sweeps away. Nowadays, he has been basically eliminated by mainstream first-line football.

Not being eliminated is not Lao Gua's cup of tea at all. He has never seen this type of player in his life. Walking opposite Gabal and Mad Dog Rand, Guardiola can spit in their faces.

But now, it's Fernando, not him. The perfectionist Guardiola has wronged himself badly. But it was Juventus after all. In order to test the reliability of single midfielder Fernando, Lao Gua had to use Crystal Palace as a test field.

After thinking hard all night, Lao Gua decided to adopt a slightly conservative formation of 4-5-1. Only Jesus was left in the front, Sane and Sterling were completely recycled into full midfielders, and the two attacking midfielders Ding Ding and Silva were used.

This midfield and frontcourt lineup focuses on fighting the midfield. Except for Zhuo Yang, who needs to retain his combat power, the rest of the configuration is what Guardiola has reserved for Juventus.

In fact, this arrangement means that Guardiola has temporarily given up ultimate passing control and only requires control of the football, but not excessive control of passing. Guardiola was forced to compromise with reality.

But Lao Gua, who had lingering resentment, said murderously in the locker room: Listen to me. Today, the opponent is either Crystal Palace, which is ranked fifth from the bottom of the Premier League, or damn Juventus. Who dares not to work hard for me on the court? , today is his last game in Manchester City.

Crystal Palace coach Sam Allardyce is in tears. The team currently has six main players injured, including Cabaye and Tomkins, but it is still being bullied by Manchester City. How much hatred is there? blame?

The opening is just a fantasy opening. David Silva made a pass from the top of the arc, and Clichy made a pass from the bottom corner of the penalty area, which was cleared with a header from Liverpool's Martin Kelly.

But the ball was not pushed very far, and it was near the penalty spot. Silva, who followed up without stopping after picking the pass, caught up with the spot and volleyed, 1:0. This is the fastest goal for Manchester City this season and the 50th goal that Silva has scored in Manchester City in seven years.

Maybe it was the lightning strike that prevented Crystal Palace from making any moves from the start, but it was mostly the effective control of Manchester City's midfield that made today's Crystal Palace look like an inferior team with rough technology and crude tactics like the English Second Division. some of,

Fernando's flourish played a key role.

As the weakling among Manchester City's technical monsters, Fernando seems to be very good at fighting against a rough team like Crystal Palace. His condition today is extremely good.

All Crystal Palace's attempts in the center were chased to both sides by him, making Manchester City's opponent's martial law zone extending from the top of the arc to the center circle today, which allowed Tintin and Silva to completely let go of their hands and feet.

In the 28th minute, Ding Ding made a diagonal pass from the middle. Sane took the ball and cut inside. He volleyed from an angle and the football hit Kelly's heel and refracted into the net, 2:0.

A defensive midfielder's outstanding performance will not be reflected in his personal data, but the situation on the court cannot be faked. Fernando's effective interception and sweep forced Crystal Palace to play simple and rough crosses from the wing. The combination of the sides and the center, without the center and only the sides, is very easy for the defense to deal with, and Kompany and Caballero cannot be troubled.

Throughout the first half, Crystal Palace did not take a shot. This is the best evaluation of Fernando's high efficiency.

On the third lap, Crystal Palace captain Jason Pangchon was intercepted. Silva cut through the wires with a kitchen knife and passed through many people, then went straight to Jesus in the penalty area.

Re Shunliu shot three times in a row. The first shot was blocked by goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey, and the follow-up shot was blocked by Kelly. The third shot was finally successful.

In the first half, Manchester City led 3:0. Guardiola was beaming with joy. He did not expect that the formation would be so effective. Fernando was simply the god of wealth who provided help in critical moments.

A furious Allardyce replaced Martin Kelly at half-time. In fact, this guy didn't make any big mistakes, and others may not be better than him, but who made him the backdrop for three goals conceded? The scapegoat has no human rights.

The replacement was 3 Damien Delaney. Delaney was happy when he came out, not knowing at this point what he was about to experience.

In the 47th minute, Ding Ding took a corner kick on the right side. Delaney came out of the blue to clear the ball with a header. He very accurately tipped the football back to Ding who ran into the field. Ding Ding swept the pass to the middle.

Kompany originally came up to compete for a header, but he unexpectedly picked up an uninterrupted shot. Manchester City 4:0.

In the 55th minute, Navas threw a throw-in from the front court. Before Jesus crossed the ball into the penalty area, Ding Ding just faked a spike with his left foot and deceived Delaney. Without any obstruction, Ding Ding opened fire directly in the ribs and shot with his right foot to change the score to 5:0.

I had no idea what Henry, who was a guest commentator on Sky TV, was thinking until Sterling turned the score to Manchester City in the 70th minute. He shouted as if he had just woken up from a dream: Manchester City has secured the victory~

? Do you have no confidence in Blue Moon, or are you biased?

Sterling's goal was also Delaney's fault. Jesus, who was 177, received a long pass from the backcourt and headed the ball. 1 fought over him, which was like letting go.

Guardiola is satisfied. The formation and tactical preview has been a great success. It's time to save some character. After that, he successively replaced Navas and Jesus with Debich and Iheanacho, and even let 1 play in the 84th minute.

As for Zhuo Yang, let's not bully others too much. We don't need the big mule or horse today.

In fact, the person who stabilized the situation was Crystal Palace's No. 4 Mathieu Flamini, Zhuo Yang's wealth partner. After he replaced MacArthur in the 73rd minute, he effectively interfered with Tintin and Silva, which allowed the stalemate to last until the last minute of stoppage time. Of course, South Korean winger Lee Ching-ryong, who also came on as a substitute, also played a role in curbing Manchester City's wing attack.

For the first time, a free kick was passed from the left side of the front court. Delaney, who was on the ball in the penalty area, didn't know what he was thinking. He actually watched the football fly over his head without taking off. Otamendi inserted it behind him and beautiful Diving to the top, the score was locked at 7:0.

This is Manchester City's biggest win this season and the widest margin in the Premier League this season. Seven goals were completed by seven different players. A hundred flowers contend. Who said that there is no abuse of food in the Premier League? Everyone in Manchester loves Crystal Palace deeply.

After the game, Flamini said to Zhuoyang: He can't stay in this embarrassing team anymore and will leave at the end of this season.

Zhuo Yang asked him if he wanted to play in the Chinese Super League for two years, or if he wanted to invest some money in the Chinese Super League.

He underestimated his friend. In the summer, Flamini moved to La Liga Getafe on a free transfer and became Getafe's main midfielder in the new season.

A timely victory greatly boosted Guardiola's confidence, and the trip to Turin three days later no longer seemed daunting. Can Juventus beat Crystal Palace to 7:0? Moreover, our nuclear weapon, Zhuo Da Bangzi, has not yet been launched.

Uncle Jon turned off the TV in Turin and smiled without saying a word.