Football's Number One Madman

Chapter 439 The True 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 am very happy! "

At Crystal Palace's home court, there are fans singing the team song everywhere.

As an outlier, Crystal Palace is the only club in the top 20 of the Premier League with a cheerleading team.

Before each game, during the intermission, and after the team wins, these youthful and energetic cheerleaders will dance in public and become a unique landscape in the stadium.

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

Until this moment, the game has only played 11 minutes, and the cheerleaders are jumping on the sidelines!
The live camera has long been aimed at the big screen in midair:

Crystal Palace 1:0 Chelsea!
Scorer: John Cabaye!
Crystal Palace, which failed to score a goal in the first 7 rounds, opened the scoring against Chelsea!

And Chelsea, which blasted 7 goals in the first 35 rounds, has not yet opened the account for scoring!
"Well, I would call Crystal Palace the true King of London!"

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

In this game, his old friend Neville has returned to Valencia to coach the Bat Corps, no one will confront him, he can play well!

The Liverpool legend is even excitedly looking forward to:

"As long as Crystal Palace stops Chelsea, Manchester City will surpass Manchester United and Chelsea and become the number one in the standings!"

Lineker was a little puzzled:

"It's not that Liverpool became the first, why are you so happy?"

Carragher shrugged:

"I'd rather Manchester City win the title than Manchester United or Chelsea."
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"Guys, sorry!"

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

Crystal Palace midfielder John Cabaye's shot, which could have gone straight over the baseline, was refracted by Azpilicueta's superficial right foot, which led to Courtois Misjudgment, the city gate fell.

Strictly speaking, this conceded goal belongs to Azpilicueta's own goal...

But no one blames him. As a defensive player, sometimes it is difficult to grasp the timing of the kick. Even Li Polo, the former No. [-] central defender in La Liga, also made own goals...

Captain Cahill patted his old partner on the shoulder:

"Come on, we'll be back soon!"

Lee Polo raised his right hand far away:
"Pass the high ball to me, and I'll tie and overtake you in minutes!"

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

He wants to save face!
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"..."

After 20 minutes, Azpilicueta still failed to save face, and the score was still 1:0.

After taking the lead, Crystal Palace immediately retreated, 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 zone, he will immediately be chased and intercepted by at least four defensive players!
Even Hazard... can't keep possession of the ball with such a defensive intensity!

Li Poluo also tried to use the "Dolphin Assault" that he had just practiced, but just after he headed the ball for the first time, he was shut down and beaten by two strong men of the opponent during his turn.

Although he knocked away two midfielders with his strong body and successfully broke through, he wasted a second because the central defender who stayed on the back line had already cleared the ball...

Hazard's cut from the left, Pedro's cross from the right, Fabregas's corner, Alonso's free kick, and even Luiz's wide-range pass... Chelsea's players can't say no They worked hard, but they sent the ball into the penalty area time and time again, but were rejected by the opponent's iron wall time and time again!

Sacco at 187, Dann at 194, Tomkins at 192, three tall central defenders, plus two tough midfielders - Milivojevic at 186, Redwald at 182 , Lee Polo could barely breathe!

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

No one can see it, so what kind of cooperation is there for!

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

The old goalkeeper of Crystal Palace, Speroni, was not slow to react at all. He moved two steps quickly, and confiscated the football with his hand!
Seeing his vigorous figure, Carragher couldn't help applauding 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 frowning:
"Chelsea is in trouble..."

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

"Hey, it seems that 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 energy consumption of 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 and cooperated with Hazard in a one-two, and then crossed the left wing of the penalty area in front of the goal, trying to find Li Polo in the crowd.

Lee Polo did not live up to his trust. When he passed the ball, he broke out with amazing speed and touched the ball before all the defenders.

But maybe it was too hasty, maybe it was Sacco's interference with Li Polo that played a role. This kick, which was less than 5 meters away from the goal line, actually kicked directly on the crossbar!
"Om~~"

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

This is the most typical delaying tactics!
Of course he had to delay the time, because the three defenders, Sacco, Dan, and Tomkins, in the defense just now, although they only ran a short distance sprint of less than 10 meters, they exerted too much force due to excessive tension. As a result, everyone is still in shock and needs to adjust their breathing and restore calm.

Li Poluo shook his head helplessly, and turned his gaze to the sidelines.

In the command area of ​​the Crystal Palace, there stood an old man with white hair. He slightly clenched his fists 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 Hodgson, but Mr. Huo failed to reverse the situation immediately, and instead suffered a series of disastrous defeats to the Manchester City duo... ..."

Zhan Jun talked eloquently:

"But in the first 45 minutes of this game, Taigong Huo showed us a completely different Crystal Palace!"
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Chelsea is not completely without countermeasures. For example, Li Polo has increased the number of retreats to get the ball, and he and Hazard also want to gain space through cross-positioning.

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

In the 43rd minute, Li Polo retreated again, and Fabregas immediately sent a direct pass, but Li Polo, who was dragging two midfielders behind him, was not in a hurry to break through, but turned to the left side immediately. Hazard.

Li Poluo took away two defensive midfielders, and the pressure on Hazard's side undoubtedly eased a lot!

Zhaqiu Wang was refreshed, and his two thick short legs exerted their strength suddenly, and began to perform in his own exclusive field!
He swung Dann away, and then passed Tomkins, trying to finish the volley before Sakho, but he still underestimated the opponent's speed.

Sakho, who used to be the main defender in Paris and Liverpool, blocked Hazard's shot with a sliding tackle!
Hazard turned his back, but the ball bounced back.Vallevald split the sides for the first time, and Cabaye passed the midfield with a long pass!

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

The football flew far above his head, and the one at the top was the "ball king" of Crystal Palace-Wilfried Zaha!

In the process of going forward, Zaha... actually used his heel to stop the ball!
Li Poluo, who was watching tens of meters away, was dumbfounded!
Moses, who served as the right wing back in this game, was caught off guard and was shaken so that he split his legs and fell to his knees!
The dribbling skills of this "king of the ball" look no less than that of Hazard!
I saw Zaha stepping on a bicycle nimbly, wiped the experienced Azpilicueta clean, and then faced Luiz's tackle, he calmly poked the ball and completed an unexpected pass through the crotch !

Louis suddenly recalled that in a certain Champions League match, he was licked twice in a row by a Uruguayan who likes to bite!

Facing Courtois, the last line of defense, the bold Zaha did not go in the opposite direction, but unexpectedly volleyed from a close angle!

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

2: 0!

The cheerleaders of Crystal Palace writhed crazily on the sidelines!

In the first half...they were two goals ahead of the favorites to win this season-Chelsea!

"The back line...what the hell are you doing?"

Conte was furious in the command area, wishing he could shoot his vice-captain Azpilicueta directly:
"First it was an own goal, and now it is so easily broken by the opponent!"

"That's just Zaha! Not Messi!"

Hodgson, who was a few steps away, wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled.

The old England coach raised his wrist and glanced at the time:
"It's time for an intermission!"

(End of this chapter)