Sunderland didn't really want to give up the fight for the ball in the midfield, but their team's goal was repeatedly threatened by Crystal Palace. Alan Lee, Mertens, and Boateng all got good opportunities.

This caused Bruce to have to think about whether it was a good deal to compete with Crystal Palace in the midfield when the midfield was at a disadvantage. Moreover, most of his players had played against Manchester United two days ago.

Sunderland is not a wealthy team, they are just a relegation team, and their bench is not as foresight as Crystal Palace.

Crystal Palace at least has practical young players like Matic and Stroman on the bench, but Sunderland don't have them.

So Sunderland began to recover after more than ten minutes, and the pressure in the midfield and frontcourt was not fierce.

Faced with the opponent's intensive defense, it was really difficult for Crystal Palace to find any breakthrough. Allen Lee was trapped in the opponent's siege and did nothing.

Wen Sheng feels that the current forward problem is much more serious than when Vardy didn't score goals.

Many teams in the league have thoroughly studied Crystal Palace's style of play. Mertens breaks through the points, De Bruyne organizes and breaks through the attacking midfielder's style of play, and Boateng assists in the points. This is no secret.

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At the beginning of the league, Vardy didn't score, and many teams failed to understand Wen Sheng's tactical arrangements in depth. The first three people were very useful, and they completed a lot of work on the front line for Vardy.

Now Bruce is not that weak and knows how to defend.

If it were Vardy, the situation would be different. His vertical running and the other three people form a quartet, which is not easy to defend. But now it is Alan Lee. He sticks to the opponent's penalty area and is like Crystal Palace without one person to attack.

Same, but not as powerful as before.

"I wish I had scored a goal just now!" Wen Sheng sighed.

Just now, Bruce didn't want to give up the midfield, and Crystal Palace was able to create some opportunities. Now they have put in Tietong, narrowing the defensive area, and it is difficult for Crystal Palace to create opportunities.

But no matter what, we have to work hard to win this game. With two rounds to play and the ranking is declining, the team needs such a shot in the arm.

At the end of the first half, the two sides played 0:0. Crystal Palace did not have a high ball possession rate, only 57%. Bruce generally adopted Wen Sheng's tactics against Bolton.

If there is a good opportunity, go forward without hesitation and launch a quick counterattack, relying on Darren Bent's ability to attack. If there is no chance, just drop the ball from the backcourt, control the rhythm of the game, and wait for Crystal Palace to press forward before passing the ball long.

Bruce's strategy is correct. They didn't get as many chances as Crystal Palace, but they were better than Crystal Palace. Today Wensheng used the partnership of Van Dijk and Morgan. Morgan was okay, but Van Dijk suffered from experience and failed to handle the ball several times.

It's not very reasonable. Facing the fast and agile Darren Bent, his single defense is not very good.

After the start of the second half, Wen Sheng decisively adjusted his strategy. Since Bruce can't come out, it is better to have another ball possession battle and put more people into the offense. Both Kanter and Delhi need to press forward.

Sometimes the game requires a little luck, and Crystal Palace was really lucky. Less than five minutes into the second half, they got a set kick from the left side of the opponent's half. De Bruyne assisted with a free kick, and center back Morgan scored with a header.

, helped Crystal Palace take the lead in the away game.

Wen Sheng happily said to Lawrence: "Bruce thought that he could just set up an iron barrel formation. Who would have thought that he would be defeated by our weakest header!"

Heading has always been something that the media likes to criticize about Crystal Palace. They often don't play well in set kicks. They are not good at heading the ball. Moreover, Crystal Palace is generally a technical team and they don't like to pass long balls in the air.

Instead, he likes to let the ball run on the grass.

Bruce was also dumbfounded. He was hoping that Crystal Palace would press harder, so that his team would have more chances to counterattack. Who knew that his team would be defeated in the weakest way?

After all, he was also a person who had been through strong winds and waves. Although he wanted to make a comeback, he was very calm and did not rush out his players just because he lost a ball. Instead, he temporarily stabilized his position.

The game has reached a stalemate again. There will always be voices in the media criticizing Wen Shengren for being young but conservative. Such criticism is right.

When the team took a one-goal lead, Wen Sheng's conservative side began to show, requiring the players to stand in defensive positions and control the ball.

The game was really boring, everyone's offense was not smooth, Sunderland defended very well, and Crystal Palace had difficulty finding a breakthrough. They mainly relied on individual methods to solve the problem.

As for Sunderland, Bruce may be well trained defensively because he is a defender, but he really has no bright spots in attack. The bright spot is Darren Bent.

Last season Bruce took over as the head coach of Sunderland and brought in Darren Bent. It’s hard to say that he was sure that Darren Bent would be the right one, but Darren Bent really helped him earn face. It’s quite impressive. It’s simple.

Sunderland's offense relies not on Bruce but on Darren Bent, and they can't do it without Bent.

Of course this is true, weak teams rely on a strong forward to support them.

Today Van Dijk made a mistake when defending Darren Bent, and Darren Bent himself was not good either. He missed two single shots, and his condition is really worrying.

With both teams looking like this, the game was certainly not a great one.

Later, everyone made substitutions one after another. Bruce planned to take a chance. The situation in Crystal Palace was very critical for a while, but they survived. Sunderland's offensive did not last too long. After more than 80 minutes, their physical fitness was exhausted.

It was so awesome that it gradually lost its momentum. Crystal Palace finally retained the victory in the away game, 1:0.

Wen Sheng also breathed a sigh of relief at the end of the game. It was so difficult!

He was right to think so.

The previous coaches thought much less than the current coaches. The technical and tactical content of the previous Premier League games was not as strong as it is now. The main job of the old-school coaches was to manage and integrate personnel and combine different players.

Just let them exert their maximum effect. In fact, the differences between us in tactics are not very big. In that era, everyone liked to use 442. What mattered was the player's ability and the coach's ability to coordinate.

If it doesn't match well, okay, just wait until get out of class is over.

But now the Super League is much more difficult, and the weak teams are not easy to deal with because everyone has more technical and tactical skills. It is feasible and effective to use tactics to make up for the disadvantages in personnel.

There have been many draws in the league this season, and part of the reason for this is that the reason why strong teams overturned is also related to this.

Mancini's Manchester City and Carlo Ancelotti's Chelsea basically had one season that was particularly outstanding and powerful. After a year, if they don't introduce new players, it will be difficult for them to maintain their dominance.

The rigid style of tactics in Premier League football is changing. Wenger is the pioneer and Mourinho is the promoter, which then started the era of foreign coaches entering the Premier League in large numbers. Currently, the most tactical Italian in the Premier League is Antoine.

With Celotti, Mancini, Di Matteo and others, plus Martinez, Wenger, Wen Sheng and others, the technical and tactical content of the Premier League is getting higher and higher.

"I'm satisfied with this game and I'm satisfied with the score! We created several good opportunities on the court. It's a pity that we didn't score more goals, but victory is the most important thing. Wes has always been

He worked very hard and today’s goal is the reward he deserves!”

In view of Sunderland's strong home playing ability, Wen Sheng is indeed not dissatisfied with these three points. The game scene may not be the ideal one, but the three points are the most important.

Boateng was also very happy in an interview after the game, "We got a victory in the first game after the holiday. There is no better moment than this!"
Chapter completed!