It was 3-0 at half-time, and the fans of Manchester City and Chelsea were silent and desperate.
How to play the second half of the game?
Is the current Crystal Palace team so strong?
It seems that it is not the Crystal Palace team that is stronger, but Jimenez. This guy Jimenez really played like crazy today and scored a hat trick at halftime, which was beyond everyone's expectations.
So far, Guardiola still can't figure out why Jimenez suddenly exploded?
Could it be that the media reporters and fans were too harsh before the game?
Anyway, Jimenez was very excited every time he scored a goal today, as if every goal was a reply to the doubters.
Anyway, Guardiola was slapped so hard in the face that his face was swollen.
Before the game, he really didn't expect Jimenez to explode. He even thought it would be easy to defend Jimenez.
This game was taught by Jimenez.
To be honest, he had never thought that Jimenez was so strong before, nor did he think that this guy had such potential. Why did he explode today?
Of course, Jimenez didn’t just explode today.
In fact, this guy has been a bit popular since March. From March to now, he has scored more than 20 goals in various competitions. It's really amazing. After all, forwards of many teams and even some well-known forwards have improved by 20 goals in a season. This guy scored more than 20 goals in less than half a season, which is indeed very impressive.
Previously, Manchester City underestimated Jimenez, and Guardiola and the Manchester City players have to bear the responsibility.
In the second half of the game, they certainly didn't dare to underestimate Jimenez anymore.
After returning to the locker room, Guardiola first apologized to the Manchester City players, admitting that it was his mistake in the first half and that he underestimated Jimenez. This little guy Jimenez does have two skills. It was his and the coaching staff's fault for not paying attention to him before the game.
The way this game played out had nothing to do with the players. He hoped that the players would not play the second half under pressure.
If you play well in the second half, Manchester City will still have a chance.
Manchester City will definitely win this game.
Guardiola is confident.
The three-goal gap is not an insurmountable wall for Manchester City. They have many opportunities in this game.
The Manchester City players nodded and expressed their understanding.
Guardiola then began to explain the tactics of the second half to the Manchester City players, and also reminded the Manchester City players that they must defend Jimenez tightly.
To be honest, Guardiola was really surprised.
This guy Tong Yi has really good vision, isn't he? Jimenez is also the super center he poached?
hiss!
To be honest, this guy Tong Yi has poached talents such as Diego Costa, Lukaku and Ignacio. Many coaches can only poach a super center in their lifetime, and they are ahead of countless people. I didn't expect that this guy Tong Yi had poached so many people, and everyone was so awesome.
Guardiola wonders if Jimenez is better than Ignacio?
Jimenez's performance so far has been amazing.
I used to think that Jimenez would only play against weak teams, but now it seems that is not the case. This Jimenez also has some skills.
Manchester City will definitely attach great importance to Jimenez in the second half of the game, and Jimenez will not get any more opportunities. At the same time, Guardiola is still full of confidence in this game.
There is still half a game left, and their Manchester City team has plenty of opportunities.
Now Manchester City's players are still full of confidence.
On the other side, Tong Yi faced the Crystal Palace players with a smile on his face.
He was naturally very satisfied with the team's performance in the first half and played well. Especially Jimenez, he praised Jimenez in front of everyone. Jimenez straightened his body and raised the corners of his mouth slightly. It was obvious that he was very happy and proud.
Ignacio looked at Jimenez and frowned.
I have to say that Jimenez played very well today. No matter how confident he is, Ignacio does not dare to think that he can do better than Jimenez in the starting lineup. Jimenez is indeed a bit invincible today. Ignacio felt tremendous pressure, his competitor was not weak!
Seeing Ignacio's expression, Jimenez felt happy and clenched his fists tighter.
He has been waiting for today for a long, long time.
He and Ignacio came to the Crystal Palace at almost the same time. Unfortunately, Ignacio was the star of the show at that time, and he was like a minions at the age of 18. At that time, he secretly swore, One day he will stand in the center of the spotlight and become the focus of everyone's attention!
Jimenez did not come to the Crystal Palace to flatter anyone.
Jimenez is not born to be someone's substitute!
On that day, he vowed that one day he would become the main center of Crystal Palace. He would step on Ignacio and others and firmly occupy the throne of Crystal Palace's first center.
Now, the time has come!
The new king must ascend the throne!
This is the reason that supports his hard work over the years, and this is the main reason for his recent outbreak.
I, Jimenez, was not born a minion, but the protagonist of my destiny.
Starting today, I, Jimenez, have the final say on Crystal Palace’s forward line.
At this time, Jimenez was really excited and high-spirited.
However, he was not confused by these things. He is still very sober now. He knows very well that if he wants to secure the throne of Crystal Palace's first center, he must continue to work hard and continue to perform like he is now. Now is not the time to enjoy the fruits of victory!
After all, there is a high-spirited Ignacio watching covetously next to him.
Jimenez also had to admit that Ignacio was a gifted genius. He recognized Ignacio's strength, and he also felt tremendous pressure. That's why he has such a strong sense of urgency, forcing himself to be at his best in every game to score more goals.
Because he knows very well that if he relaxes a little and his performance drops slightly, he will give Ignacio a chance, and maybe what he gets now will be snatched away by Ignacio in an instant!
Therefore, he had to work hard and keep forcing himself to perform such an amazing performance.
He is very aware of Ignacio's strength and even more aware of Ignacio's position in Tong Yi's heart. Therefore, Jimenez cannot make any mistakes and must try his best in every game.
Of course, Jimenez does not hate Tong Yi.
After all, Tong Yi gave him a chance.
And more importantly, Tong Yi is not the kind of nepotistic guy that media reporters say. Of course, Tong Yi is also a human being, and naturally has human habits of closeness and distance. But he is still relatively objective. No matter how much he likes Ignacio and no matter how much he supports Ignacio, as long as Ignacio does not perform well, Ignacio will be taken down.
Likewise, if someone performs better than Ignacio, he will use the person who performs better.
Therefore, although Jimenez knows that Tong Yi prefers Ignacio and Ignacio, this is still the reason why he is willing to continue playing here.
Although he didn't like Tong Yi, he was still treated relatively fairly.
Here, he also got a lot of opportunities.
And now as long as he keeps seizing the opportunity and showing his strength, he is very likely to completely trample Ignacio and become the first center forward of Crystal Palace.
Jimenez is fighting for this now.
He himself is very confident.
Tong Yi said directly: "In the second half of the game, Manchester City will obviously strengthen its defense against Raul. Therefore, the players around Raul must move to create some movement for the Manchester City players and distract them. Focus on defense and create some opportunities for Raul! Of course, Raul can also create some opportunities for his teammates at this time, do you understand?"
Jimenez, Salah and others nodded to express their understanding.
At this time, the Crystal Palace players were actually relatively relaxed. After all, they are already leading 3-0. Although they are not yet guaranteed to win, as long as they don't have any problems, the game is basically won.
The Crystal Palace players all said that they would definitely pay attention to the game in the second half and would not give the Manchester City people a chance.
Tong Yi nodded slightly, very satisfied, and then he reminded the Crystal Palace defensive players: "In the second half of the game, we have to strengthen our defense. In the second half of the game, Manchester City will definitely attack with all its strength. At the end of the first half, we were a little bit beaten. It’s suppressed, so you have to pay attention and be mentally prepared in the second half of the game, do you understand?”
The Crystal Palace defensive players also nodded, indicating that they knew.
Tong Yi also said: "There are only three people that Manchester City needs to pay attention to here, Sterling, Silva and Goretzka. When you are defending, pay more attention to marking these three people, understand? Especially the wingers. Sterling, who is on the road, should have many opportunities to hold the ball in the second half."
The Crystal Palace players listened very seriously, and they also wanted to win this game.
After all, Chelsea was chasing too closely behind him.
Tong Yi continued: "Sterling's breakthrough ability is very good. It doesn't matter if he can't guard him. But you must not let this guy attack our goal. His shooting skills are not good, but he cannot withstand the opportunities you give him. A lot. So when defending him, you don't necessarily have to guard against his breakthrough. As a last resort, you can relax your defense on his breakthrough. You just need to not give him a particularly good shooting angle, and give him a good shooting angle. Increase the difficulty a little and he's almost no threat!"
To put it bluntly, Tong Yi still doesn't believe in Sterling's shooting skills.
Otherwise, this guy wouldn't have gotten the nickname "Happy Boy".
Not allowing Sterry to shoot comfortably, or even letting him shoot awkwardly, is the best defense.
The Crystal Palace players nodded one after another, indicating that they understood, and they all said that they would not let Sterling shoot easily and calmly.
Tong Yi said: "Although we are now leading 3-0, you can't take it lightly. Our opponent is Manchester City, which is super strong. They kicked the ball smoothly, and three goals are not a problem at all. So, we must Concentrate, be on guard and don’t give them any chance, do you understand?”
The Crystal Palace players immediately shouted in unison: "Got it, boss!"
The Crystal Palace players are really confident and there is a feeling that we have won.
Tong Yi waved his hand and immediately signaled the Crystal Palace players to come out and take away the victory.
Crystal Palace players filed out of the stadium and rushed into the Etihad Stadium.
