The biggest fanatic in football

Chapter 439 The Real King of London

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"I'm feeling glad all over,

I feel very happy,

Yes,I'm glad all over!

Yes, I'm happy!"

At the home ground of Crystal Palace, fans everywhere sang the team anthem.

As an outlier, Crystal Palace is the only club among the top 20 in the Premier League to have a cheerleading team.

Before each game, during halftime, and after the team wins, these youthful and energetic cheerleaders will dance in public, becoming a unique scenery in the stadium.

It's just that this season, Crystal Palace's record is so miserable that these cheerleaders have no chance to play.

Up until this moment, the game had only lasted 11 minutes, and the cheerleaders were jumping up on the sidelines!

The live broadcast camera has long been aimed at the big screen in mid-air:

Crystal Palace 1:0 Chelsea!

Scorer: John Cabaye!

Crystal Palace, which had not scored a goal in the first 7 rounds, actually opened the scoring against Chelsea!

However, Chelsea, who scored 35 goals in the first 7 rounds, has not yet opened a goal account!

"Well, I would like to call Crystal Palace the real King of London!"

Carragher, who was the guest commentator, couldn't help laughing.

In this game, his old enemy Neville has returned to Valencia to coach the Bat Corps. No one will confront him tit for tat. He can play well!

The Liverpool star is even looking forward to it with excitement:

"As long as Crystal Palace stops Chelsea, Manchester City will overtake Manchester United and Chelsea and become first in the standings!"

Lineker was a little confused:

"It's not like Liverpool is number one, why are you so happy?"

Carragher shrugged:

"Compared to Manchester United and Chelsea, I would rather Manchester City win the championship."

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"Guys, sorry!"

In the Chelsea penalty area, Azpilicueta raised his hand to signal to his teammates.

Crystal Palace midfielder John Cabaye's shot was likely to fly directly out of the baseline, but Azpilicueta extended his right foot superfluously, causing the ball to refract, which led to Courtois's goal.

Misjudgment, the city gate was lost.

Strictly speaking, this goal was Azpilicueta's own goal...

But no one blames him. As a defender, sometimes it is difficult to grasp the timing of the shot. Even Lee Polo, the former No. 1 central defender in La Liga, also made an own goal...

Captain Cahill patted his old partner on the shoulder:

"Come on, we will be back soon!"

Li Polo raised his right hand from a distance:

"Pass the high ball to me, and I'll tie the lead for you in minutes!"

Azpilicueta nodded vigorously, feeling the tolerance and trust of his teammates.

He wants to save face!

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"..."

20 minutes passed, but Azpilicueta still could not save his face, and the score was still 1:0.

After taking the lead, the Crystal Palace team immediately shrank, changing from 442 at the beginning to 5-2-3.

Five defenders, two defensive midfielders, and three defensive midfielders!

As long as Li Polo enters their 20-meter area, he will immediately be chased and intercepted by at least four defensive players!

Even Hazard...can't maintain possession of the ball under such defensive intensity!

Li Polo also tried to use the "dolphin assault" that he had just practiced, but as soon as he headed the ball for the first time, he was blocked and beaten by two strong men from the opponent during the turn.

Although he used his strong body to knock away the two defensive midfielders and successfully break through, he wasted a second because the central defender who stayed on the back line had already cleared the ball...

Hazard's cut in from the left, Pedro's cross from the right, Cesc Fabregas' corner kick, Alonso's free kick, and even Luis' wide pass... Chelsea players are nothing short of amazing.

They worked hard, but they sent the ball into the penalty area time and time again, only to be rejected by the opponent's iron wall time and time again!

Sakho is 187, Dann is 194, Tomkins is 192, three tall central defenders, plus two tough midfielders - Milivojevic is 186, and Ledwald is 182.

, Lee Polo could hardly breathe!

Under such intense double-teaming, Li Polo couldn't even see Pedro, who was less than 1.7 meters tall!

No one can see it, so how can we cooperate with it?

In the 35th minute, Polo, who had been unable to attack for a long time, was overwhelmed by the opponent's defender. Fabregas couldn't find his big brother Polo, so he could only end the attack with a 25-meter long shot.

Crystal Palace's old goalkeeper Speroni reacted not at all slowly, took two quick steps outward, reached out and confiscated the football!

Seeing his strong figure, Carragher couldn't help but applaud him:

"Speroni...this old guy is only one year younger than me, and he can still perform like this! It's really admirable!"

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In the commentary room thousands of miles away, Zhan Jun couldn't help but frown:

"Chelsea is in trouble..."

Zhang Lu was a little disapproving and even laughed out loud:

"Hehe, it seems that the Crystal Palace has learned from the experience of the previous two games and made the defense to the extreme. But... they are so tired of defending, and the physical exertion on the defensive players is probably huge, right?"

Zhan Jun's eyes moved along with the picture.

In the 38th minute, Alonso moved forward from the left, played a two-on-one with Hazard, and then crossed the left wing of the penalty area in front of the goal, trying to find Lee Polo in the crowd.

Li Polo did live up to his trust. When he passed the ball, he burst out with amazing speed and caught the ball before all defenders.

But perhaps it was too hasty, or perhaps Sakho's interference with Lee Polo played a role. This shot, which was less than 5 meters away from the goal line, actually hit the crossbar!

"Buzz~~"

The entire goal trembled. Speroni quickly jumped up high, holding the ball in his arms with both hands, and then like an old hen hatching an egg, he lay down in the penalty area with the ball...

This is the most typical delaying tactic!

Of course he had to stall for time, because in the defense just now, these three defenders, Sacco, Dane, and Tomkins, although they only ran a short sprint of less than 10 meters, they exerted too much force because of excessive tension.

As a result, everyone now looks like they are in shock, and they urgently need to adjust their breathing and regain their composure.

Li Polo shook his head helplessly and turned his eyes to the sidelines.

In the command area of ​​the Crystal Palace, there stood an old coach with white hair. He clenched his fists slightly and watched everything on the field nervously.

“After five rounds of the league, the Crystal Palace club fired the Dutchman De Boer, who had a poor record, and invited the local coach Roy Hodgson. However, Huo Taigong failed to immediately reverse the decline, and instead lost to the Manchester City duo one after another...

…”

Zhan Jun talked eloquently:

"But in the first 45 minutes of this game, Mr. Huo showed us a completely different Crystal Palace!"

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Chelsea is not completely without countermeasures. For example, Lee Poirot increased the number of retreats to get the ball. He and Hazard also tried to gain space by crossing positions.

But perhaps Hodgson's preparations were too targeted. Throughout the first half, although Crystal Palace's defense was exhausted, it remained rock solid!

In the 43rd minute, Li Polo retreated again. Fabregas immediately sent a direct pass. However, Li Polo, who was dragging two midfielders behind him, was not in a hurry to break through. Instead, he immediately passed it to the left winger.

Azar.

Lee Polo took away two defensive midfielders, and the pressure on Hazard has undoubtedly been reduced a lot!

The ball-playing king was refreshed, his two thick short legs suddenly exerted force, and he began to perform in his own exclusive field!

He shook off Dann and passed Tomkins, trying to finish the volley before Sakho, but he still underestimated the opponent's speed.

Sakho, who once served as Liverpool's main defender in Paris, blocked Hazard's shot with a sliding tackle!

The Hazards fell on their backs, but the football bounced back. Valjevald separated the sides immediately, and Cabaye passed the midfielder with a long pass!

Li Polo, who had just retreated to the 30-meter area, sighed slightly.

The football flew far above his head, and the one at the front was the "King of Balls" of Crystal Palace - Wilfred Zaha!

In the process of pushing forward, Zaha actually used his heel to stop the ball!

Li Polo, who was dozens of meters away, was stunned!

Moses, who was playing as the right wing back in this game, was caught off guard and was shaken so much that he spread his legs and fell to his knees!

The dribbling skills of this "shooting king" don't look inferior to Hazard at all!

Zaha wiped out the experienced Cesar Azpilicueta with a flexible bicycle pedal, and then faced Luiz's attack, he calmly poked the ball and completed an unexpected pass through the crotch.

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Louis immediately recalled that in a certain Champions League match, he was crotched twice in a row by a biting Uruguayan!

Facing the last line of defense - Courtois, Zaha, who is a talented and brave man, did not go in the opposite direction, but unexpectedly volleyed into the near corner!

Courtois bet in the wrong direction and was easily scored by him!

2:0!

The Crystal Palace cheerleaders were writhing crazily on the sidelines!

In the first half... they actually led by two goals against Chelsea, the favorite to win the championship this season!

"What on earth are the defense doing?"

Conte was furious in the command area and wanted to shoot his deputy captain Azpilicueta directly:

"First it was an own goal, and now it's so easy for the opponent to break through!"

"That's just Zaha! Not Messi!"

A few steps away, Hodgson wiped the sweat from his forehead and showed a smile.

The old England coach raised his wrist and glanced at the time:

"It's time for intermission!"

(End of chapter)