199. Delap's grenade
The corner kick made Crystal Palace's side feel like a big enemy, and Wen Sheng stood on the sidelines and kept directing the players to defend and mark.
How to mark people, there will be arrangements when preparing for the game, especially after the opponent gets the starter, there will be some arrangements in the pre-game locker room, but in any case, the height reality is there, Wensheng's team adopts the tactics of adding people to the game in the area, Kenwini. Jones and Fleur are naturally Benatia and Van Dijk's job, while they also have two tall centre-backs, Hut and Shawcross, and Boateng and Allen. Lee is in charge of marking, and as for the other small miscellaneous fish, he adopts the strategy of zone defense.
The two sides were entangled in the penalty area, Shawcross and Boateng pushed each other together, and there was trash talk in their mouths, and the referee Clattenburg had to warn both sides not to pull and pull, and Shawcross wanted Clattenburg to complain about Boateng pulling his shirt.
Boateng complained that Shawcross had elbowed him.
"Stay calm, guys! You all know the consequences of a foul in the box! Clattenberg shook his finger to remind the two men.
"I don't want to explain too much, I want you to fight fairly, don't use your hands, understand?!"
Boateng and Shawcross nodded in agreement, then returned to their positions and continued to pull as usual.
Entering December, the weather is already very cold, today is a rare cool weather, but the temperature is really not high, Pennant waited in the corner area for a long time, Clattenburg whistled, but his feet were cold and his full moon scimitar was too high and floating, and he flew over the other side of the goal out of the bottom line, causing his companions to work in vain.
Pennant is a player produced by Arsenal's academy, but he is famous in Liverpool, but this kid has the common problems of English players, his off-field life is too rich, and then he is less and less presentable, Liverpool went to La Liga last season, and the enthusiasm given to him by the fans in Zaragoza is very high, but this kid is still that ghost, he has played 25 times throughout the season, and he has not even scored a goal, and Zaragoza, who can't bear it this season, sent him to Pulis.
Pennant is only 27 years old at this time, is in the prime of a player, maybe there is a meaning of reform, coming to Stoke City is about to end halfway, his performance is still relatively good, Pulis already wants to buy him, Pulis needs to have a player like Pennant on the side with speed and passing.
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After Pennant's corner, Wen Sheng called De Bruyne on the right side, "The formation retreats a little, don't go too far forward, you need to respond to the defenders and slow down the tempo!" Don't rush forward! ”
Van Dijk's mistakes have something to do with the lack of timely recovery in midfield, they always think that Van Dijk should be big in dangerous situations, and Wen Sheng does not think that this way is right.
If the persecution is a little stronger, you will open your feet, and then it is not all the rhythm under their hands, and they will want us to kick like this.
Don't panic, step back, control the ball slowly, slow down, push slowly, and use the ball advantage to push the opponent back.
De Bruyne quickly conveyed Wensheng's instructions to everyone, the midfield formed a 5 midfield situation, the ball point at the back was finally out, and Pulis where dare to play what high pressing, he has always liked to defend in the midfield and back rather than pressing in the front, and his thinking is much more conservative than that of Wensheng.
A lot of the time they win by creating chaos in the opposition penalty area, there is no discipline to follow, there is also discipline, such as set-pieces, for example, all kinds of brainless crosses, in the case of Delap's powerful throw-in.
Delap's breathtaking throw-in is a one-of-a-kind tactical weapon for Pulis, who has had direct assists on grenade throw-ins in previous seasons.
There have been many times in the Premier League before when such a powerful hand throw, in fact there was a similar first goal by Bryan. Dean receives a long-range throw-in at Sheffield United and heads it over. But no one has ever reached the level of Delap, who has a well-developed upper body and once won the high school javelin, and Delap's throw-ins only became so important late in his playing career, and by the time Stoke City were promoted in 2008, Delap was 32 years old.
Played over 200 Premier League games for Derby County, Southampton and Sunderland. He played for the Irish national team 10 years ago and there is no sign that Delap has this extraordinary game-changing ability, he is a versatile player who can play in a variety of positions, he also takes throw-ins at other teams, but only when he was at Stoke City did he take more throw-ins than he passed by the end of the game, he was a thrower first and a footballer second, and Stoke City's style is to win in chaos.
The development of such a "talent" by Delap is of course due to a "bullish" manager like Pulis.
Delap joined Stoke City on loan in October 2006, although he broke his leg just a week later against his parent club Sunderland and spent the entire season on permanent in the winter window of January 2007.
It stands to reason that it would be difficult for a loan player to get the club he plays for on loan, but Delap made a successful move and moved before his injury was healed for only one reason, and that was because Pulis recognised his value.
Uh, the value of the Mighty Grenade!
Sometimes the manager is indeed such a funny existence, and this value can be seen by Pulis, which shows that Pulis is not an ordinary person.
Of course, he is not an ordinary person, Wensheng's original Daniel got the A-level certificate at the age of 24, but Pulis is better than him and got the A-level at the age of 21, of course, Lao Pu's luck is not as good as Wensheng.
Pulis' players are tall and formidable, and when Stoke City won a throw-in from a dangerous position, he sent two or three defenders into the box at the same time, and Delap could throw the ball from 40 yards out, meaning he could often throw the ball from the touchline into the range between the two posts.
Stoke City started to develop tactics entirely around Delap's throw-ins, long passes to the opponent's ribs and forcing them to clear beyond the touchline, and interestingly, his throw-ins were more effective in the Premier League, where defenders were used to constantly defending crosses and dead balls, while the top-flight centre-backs were known for their speed and skill, and in the Premier League, Delap's throw-in has undergone some changes: he used to curl into the box. But in the Premier League, Pulis asked him to throw a smoother throw-in, which made it difficult for opposition defenders to judge.
In response to Stoke City's ingenious gameplay, Wen Sheng naturally had to choose two tall, big and equally powerful defenders in the central defender position, and the team could not prevent the opponent from giving the opponent a throw-in in the front court, which was Stoke City's opportunity.
The strategy for today's game was to slow down the tempo, reduce the chances of giving the opponent set-pieces, and give fewer throw-ins, not more.
Understandably, Delap's throw-in at the rib position is already equivalent to a set-piece.
Pulis did put his work into defence and was not good at controlling the ball, but Palace quickly used their technical strengths, and they played very slowly, especially with a lot of return balls, and in the face of a little pressure, they immediately returned to the safety of the back, even if Pulis wanted to change the tempo.
Almost fifteen minutes passed, and Palace had 70 per cent possession, but only two shots on goal, both from distance, did not cause much trouble for Begovic.
Wen Sheng soon realized that Alan. Lee struggled to survive next to two tall centre-backs, Hutt and Shawcross, and Crystal Palace's cross was unmistakable.
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