The corner kick made Crystal Palace feel like they were facing a formidable enemy. Wen Sheng stood on the sidelines and kept directing the players to defend and mark.

How to mark people will be arranged before the game. Especially after the opponent gets the starter, some arrangements will be made in the locker room before the game. But no matter what, the reality of height is there, Wen Sheng's ball

The team adopts the tactic of adding man-to-man marking in the area. Kenvenie Jones and Fleur are naturally the jobs of Benatia and Van Dijk, and they also have two tall central defenders Huth and Shawcross, Boa

Teng and Alan Lee are responsible for marking, and as for other small fish, they adopt a zone defense strategy.

The two sides were entangled in the penalty area. Shawcross and Boateng were pushing each other and talking trash. The referee Clattenberg had to warn both sides not to fight. Shawcross wanted Clattenberg to

Complained to Boateng for pulling his jersey.

Boateng complained that Shawcross elbowed him.

"Keep calm, guys! You all know the consequences of fouling in the penalty area!" Clattenburg reminded the two men, wagging his fingers.

"I don't want to explain too much. I hope you can fight fairly and don't use your hands. Do you understand?!"

Boateng and Shawcross nodded in agreement, then returned to their positions and continued pulling as before.

The weather is already very cold in December, and today is a rare refreshing day, but the temperature is really not high. Pennant waited in the corner area for a long time before Clattenburg blew the whistle, but his feet were so cold that he hit the full moon

The scimitar was too high and too fluttery, flying over the other side of the goal and out of the baseline, causing his teammates to work in vain.

Pennant is a player produced by Arsenal's youth training, and he made his name in Liverpool. However, this kid has a common problem among English players. He has a rich off-field life, and then he becomes less and less like him. After Liverpool, he went to Liverpool last season.

The fans in Zaragoza were very enthusiastic about him when he entered La Liga, but this kid still looked like the same ghost. He played 25 times throughout the season without even scoring a single goal. Zaragoza couldn't bear it this season.

He sent it to Pulis.

Pennant was only 27 years old at this time, and he was in the golden years of a player. He might have the intention to change his ways. He was about to finish the half-way period after arriving at Stoke City, and his performance was quite acceptable.

Leith already wants to buy him out. Pulis needs a player with speed and passing ability like Pennant on the wing.

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After Pennant's corner kick, Wen Sheng called out to De Bruyne on the right, "The formation should retreat a little, don't go too far forward. You need to respond to the defenders and slow down the pace! Don't rush to play the ball forward!"

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The reason why Van Dijk made mistakes was related to the lack of timely recovery in the midfield. They always believed that Van Dijk should take big shots in dangerous situations. Wen Sheng did not think that this method was right.

If someone presses harder and you kick more aggressively, then even if the rhythm is completely in their hands, they will be eager for us to kick like this.

Don't be anxious, don't panic, just step back a little, slowly control the ball, slow down the speed, advance slowly, and use the ball advantage to push the opponent back.

De Bruyne quickly conveyed Wen Sheng's instructions to everyone. A 5-midfield situation was formed in the midfield. The ball release point in the backcourt was finally figured out. How could Pulis dare to play any high pressure?

He has always preferred to defend in the midfield and backcourt rather than press in the frontcourt, and his thinking is much more conservative than that of Wen Sheng.

Many times their offense relies on creating chaos in the opponent's penalty area to win. There are no rules to follow at all. There are rules, such as set kicks, various mindless crosses, and, for example, Delap's powerful throw-in.

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Delap's breathtaking throw-in is Pulis' unique tactical weapon. In previous seasons, this guy's grenade-throwing throw-in has been directly assisted.

There have been many such powerful hand throws in the Premier League before. In fact, the first similar goal was when Brian Dean received a long throw-in at Sheffield United and succeeded with a header. However,

No one has ever reached the level of Delap. Delap's upper body is very developed and he once won the high school javelin competition. Delap's throw-in only became so important in the later stages of his playing career.

When Tok City were promoted in 2008, Delap was already 32 years old.

He has played more than 200 Premier League games for Derby County, Southampton and Sunderland. He made his debut for the Ireland national team 10 years ago, and there is no sign that Delap has this extraordinary ability to change games.

He is a versatile player who can play in various positions. He also took throw-ins in other teams, but only in Stoke City did he take more throw-ins by the end of the game.

The number of passes, he is a thrower first and a football player secondly. Stoke City's style is to win out of chaos.

Of course, Delap's development of "talent" must be attributed to an "outstanding" head coach like Pulis.

Delap joined Stoke City on loan in October 2006. Although he broke his leg against his parent club Sunderland just a week later and was ruled out for the entire season, Delap still played in 2007.

In the January winter transfer window, he moved to Stoke City permanently.

It stands to reason that in this situation, it is difficult for a loaned player to get favored by the team where he is playing on loan. However, Delap successfully transferred and transferred before his injury healed. There is only one reason, and that is that Pulis recognized that he

body value.

Ugh, what a power grenade worth!

Sometimes the head coach is indeed such a funny person. This kind of value can be seen by Pulis, which shows that Pulis is not an ordinary person.

Of course he is not an ordinary person. Wen Sheng's original body, Daniel, got the A-level certificate at the age of 24, but Pulis was even better than him and got the A-level certificate at the age of 21. Of course, Lao Pu's luck was not as good as Wen Sheng.

Pulis's players are all tall and powerful. When Stoke City gets a throw-in in a dangerous position, he sends 2-3 defenders into the penalty area at the same time. Delap can throw the ball 40 yards away.

This means that he can often throw the ball from the touchline to between the two goal posts.

Stoke City began to formulate tactics entirely around Delap's throw-ins, passing long balls into the opponent's ribs and forcing the opponent to clear outside the sideline. Interestingly, his throw-ins played a more effective role in the Premier League and in England.

In the Champions League, defenders are accustomed to constantly defending crosses and dead-ball tactics. The central defenders in the top league are known for their speed and technical content. In the Premier League, the throw-in ball has also undergone some changes.

: In the past, he threw curved balls into the penalty area, but in the Premier League, Pulis required him to throw throw-in balls with a smoother arc, which made it difficult for the opponent's defender to judge.

In view of Stoke City's ingenious gameplay, Wen Sheng naturally has to choose two tall, big and equally powerful defenders at the central defender position. The team has no way to prevent the opponent from giving the opponent a throw-in in the frontcourt. This is Stoke.

Opportunities in the city.

The strategy of today's game is to slow down the pace, reduce the opportunities for opponents to set balls, and give less throw-in balls, not too many.

From an understanding point of view, Delap's throw-in at the rib position is equivalent to a set kick.

Pulis really put all his efforts into defense and was not good at controlling the ball. Crystal Palace quickly took advantage of their technical advantages, and they played very slowly, especially with a lot of back passes. Faced with a little pressure, they

Immediately pass back to the safety area of ​​the backcourt, even if Pulis wants to change the rhythm, it will not be easy.

Nearly fifteen minutes passed, and Crystal Palace's ball possession rate was as high as 70%. However, it only took two shots, both from long range, which did not cause too much trouble to Begovic.
Chapter completed!