The whole Crystal Palace team confessed before the game, which made the fans of the Birmingham team a little fluttery, they seemed to have found the feeling of a giant team all of a sudden, and their faces were beaming.

However, McLeish didn't have any fluster, he knew that his team was not up to the level of strength and condition to see who killed whom. Crystal Palace's method of showing weakness to the enemy, he often used it when he was in the Premier League, and he naturally would not be deceived by these small means.

But if he doesn't have a little joy in his heart, it's definitely a lie, he used to pretend to be a grandson for others, and now he is finally a grandfather, it's no wonder that he is not secretly happy in his heart.

Of course, he didn't lose his mind and messed up.

McLeish knew he could just be cool, and he couldn't let his players know about it, otherwise if the Birmingham team floated, the game would really be over.

Therefore, in training, McLeish kept reminding the players of the Birmingham team that they must not listen to the people of Crystal Palace, must not think that they are really invincible, and must not be arrogant.

In fact, he reminded the team members so frequently, and on the other hand, he kept telling himself that he must not be corrupted by these sugar-coated shells.

Dongfang Chen naturally understood that McLeish was right, very right. Originally, he scored two hat tricks in a row, and Dongfang Chen was also a little fluttering, but at this time, he calmed down by himself.

St Andrews Stadium, Birmingham, October 22, 2008.

It was packed with people today, with countless Birmingham fans wearing the blue shirts of the Birmingham team's home stadium coming to the stadium to cheer on their team.

Of course, there are also a lot of Crystal Palace fans who come to support their team away from home, and these are die-hard Crystal Palace fans.

"Hello everyone, we're Sky Sports commentator Andy 61 Gray, and today we're bringing you a match from the twelfth round of this season's Championship against Birmingham City and Crystal Palace." Sky Sports commentator Andy 61 Gray said immediately.

'Today's game will be at home to Birmingham City, they are not very strong against this game and they should be able to win this game.' Sky Sports' Martin 61 Taylor said immediately.

"Dongfang Chen is still sitting on the bench in today's game, I don't know if he can make amends today, I don't know if he can continue his previous magical performance after coming off the bench in this game?" Sky Sports commentator Andy 61 Gray said.

"Okay, the players from both sides have already played, now I'm going to give you a brief overview of the starting line-ups for both sides today." Sky Sports commentator Andy 61 Gray said.

"First of all, let me give you an introduction to the visiting Crystal Palace starting line-up today." Sky Sports commentator Martin 61 Taylor said immediately.

"Today Neil 61 Warnock is in a four-four-two formation, and the goalkeeper is his main goalkeeper Julian 61 Speroni." Sky Sports commentator Martin 61 Taylor said.

In the back four are Gini, Matt 61 Laurenson, Joseph 61 Font and John 61 Hills. In the midfield four are Karl 61 Fletcher, Sean 61 Derry, Nick 61 Caller and Neil 61 Dennis, and up front Allen 61 Cole and Moschs. ”

"Okay, that's the starting XI for this game, and now I'm going to give you a starting XI for the home team Birmingham." Sky Sports commentator Andy 61 Gray said.

"Today, McLeish is still in a four-three-three formation, and in the goalkeeper position, it is still the main goalkeeper Mike 61 Taylor." Sky Sports commentator Andy 61 Gray said.

Andy 61 Gray continued: "In the back four are David 61 Murphy, Martin 61 Taylor, Ridgewell and Parnaby, three midfielders Sebastian 61 Larsson, Lee 61 Carsley and David 61 Johnson, and the front three are McFadden, Kevin 61 Phillips and Jemuro. ”

'Okay, that's the starting line-up for this game against Birmingham, and the game is about to start.' Sky Sports commentator Andy 61 Gray said.

Dongfang Chen sat on the bench today and continued to wait for his opportunity.

Today, Mr. Yang Jiacheng, the chairman of the Birmingham team, also sat in the VIP box in the stadium and came to watch the game, which was also the first time that Yang Jiacheng came to watch Dongfangchen's game.

When the Birmingham team played against Queens Park Rangers, Yang Jiacheng did not come to the scene to watch the game, and in the last game between Birmingham and Burnley, the Birmingham team was away, so Yang Jiacheng naturally could not go.

Therefore, this game is the first time Yang Jiacheng has watched Dongfangchen's game on the spot, and he naturally hopes that Dongfangchen can start. But he left McLeish on the team's athletic side of things, and he won't interfere in those things.

Today, of course, there are also a lot of media reporters at St Andrews Stadium, many of them are coming for Dongfangchen. Of course, Zhong Dajun, An Xiaoxi, Zhao Kang, Zhao Ji and others also came to the scene to watch the game.

Of course, they also hoped that Dongfang Chen could get the chance to start, but before the game they knew that it was impossible, and now they can only wait anxiously for Dongfang Chen to come off the bench.

The game soon got underway, with the Birmingham fans cheering excitedly and cheering on the team.

Birmingham didn't start attacking sharply because of Crystal Palace's comments before the game, which made McLeish a little concerned, and he had to look at Crystal Palace's tactics before making changes.

In today's game, Crystal Palace naturally put on a defensive counterattack posture, and even put on a stubborn defense tactic, and their purpose seemed to be very clear to take away a point from St Andrews Stadium.

Because Birmingham was simply tentative at the beginning, and Crystal Palace retreated across the board, so the game was very unoptimistic at the beginning, and both sides were in the midfield inkblot, and they rarely knocked down each other's penalty areas, so now the fans on the scene are a little depressed.

Dongfang Chen sat on the bench and looked at the pitch calmly, Crystal Palace seemed to be really going to defend today. But at this time, McLeish did not wave his hand to signal the Birmingham team to attack, but was still trying.

Dongfang Chen thought that McLeish was a little too careful, and at this time he wanted to attack and give the Crystal Palace Thunder a blow with a sharp attack.

Naturally, the Birmingham fans at the scene thought so, shouting loudly inside the stadium: "Attack! Offensive! Birmingham Attack! Birmingham Onward! ”

In the press seat, An Xiaoxi was beautiful and wrinkled at this time, turned her head to Zhong Dajun and said, "Uncle Zhong, is McLeish too careful?" Why don't you attack at this time? ”

Zhong Dajun also frowned, and he also had doubts in his heart, the Birmingham team should indeed attack at this time. Otherwise, wouldn't Crystal Palace get a point?

Zhong Dajun nodded and said: "It can be seen that McLeish attaches great importance to this game, otherwise she would not be so cautious, but she should really attack at this time." ”

The Crystal Palace players were playing with ease at this point as they didn't stand up to Birmingham's ferocious attack and they didn't feel too much pressure at all. They really hope that this game is over and they can get a point and walk away in peace.

At this time, the manager of the Crystal Palace team, Neil 61 Warnock, nodded slightly, which was the same as he guessed.

Sure enough, Birmingham's head coach McLeish didn't dare to attack rashly, and what he did before the game worked.

At this time, the manager of the Crystal Palace team, Neil 61 Warnock, was waiting for the moment when the Birmingham team attacked in a big way, and the success or failure of this game was at this moment.

The game went on for twenty minutes, and there were really no too good shots on the pitch.

There were three shots on goal in those 20 minutes, all three of which came from Birmingham, but all three were long-range shots that did not pose much of a threat to Crystal Palace's side.

The game looked so dreary that the Birmingham fans were drowsy and immediately stood up and shouted, "Attack!" Offensive! Shred the damn Crystal Palace with an attack! ”

At this time, the head coach of the Birmingham team, McLeish, couldn't help it, he immediately got up, waved his big hand to the players on the field, and signaled the Birmingham team players to attack.

A very large number of fans in the stadium saw McLeish's action, and they immediately became excited, screaming wildly and shouting excitedly: "Attack! Kill them! Kill them! ”

Crystal Palace's head coach Neil 61 Warnock naturally saw McLeish's movements, and his heart was happy, and the opportunity he was waiting for had come.

On the field, the Birmingham team immediately launched a ferocious attack, pressing all the way, and the central defenders were pressed near the halfway line, and the Birmingham team was about to launch a fierce attack.

At this time, some sensible people on the pitch also felt that something was wrong, and it was a little early for the Birmingham team to do this. Even if you want to attack, you can't attack all at once, and this line of defense doesn't leave a large space for the opponent.

The Birmingham team attacked wildly, and Sebastian 61 Larsson in the midfield took a long pass to Kevin 61 Phillips in the front, and Kevin 61 Phillips immediately jumped up and headed the ball to the void of the Crystal Palace defence.

All the Birmingham fans in the stadium were excited as their team was about to score.

Unfortunately, the fundamental Birmingham striker Jemuro was a step too late, and the football was directly cleared by Crystal Palace's central defender Matt 61 Laurenson.

The Birmingham fans at the scene immediately erupted into a sigh of loss, what a great opportunity, what a waste, what a pity.

The football flew out at a high speed, and Crystal Palace striker Allen 61 Cole was speeding after him, which made the faces of the Birmingham fans change dramatically.

At this time of crisis, Birmingham's centre-back Martin 61 Taylor jumped high and shook his head to push the ball out. Birmingham fans breathed a sigh of relief, if Alan 61 Kerr had just gotten the ball, it would have been troublesome.

However, it was at this time that danger suddenly struck.

The ball pushed out by Martin 61 Taylor fell right at the feet of Crystal Palace midfielder No. 10 Nick 61 Kaller, and after taking the ball, he did not hesitate, and passed the ball directly with his feet, and an overhead ball passed behind Martin 61 Taylor and Ridgewell.

Martin 61 Taylor and Ridgewell were startled and immediately continued to turn and chase the football.

But at this moment, a figure overtook them and chased after the football at high speed, and the two looked at each other and exclaimed in their hearts: "It's over!" ”

"Aaron 61 Cole! It's Aaron 61 Cole, and he's single-handed! Danger, Birmingham team danger! Sky Sports commentator Andy 61 Gray exclaimed.

No one expected the danger of the Birmingham team to come so suddenly, and many were stunned and couldn't believe it was real.

"Offside!" Martin 61 Taylor and Ridgewell immediately raised their hands to signal that Allen 61 Cole was offside.

But the referee and the linesman ignored it, thinking it was a good shot. Martin 61 Taylor and Ridgewell felt dark in their hearts at this time, and secretly said: "It's over." ”

Mike 61 Taylor attacked, but he intercepted Allen 61 Cole and let Aaron 61 Cole break through.

Allen 61 Cole got past the goalkeeper and sent the ball into the empty net.

In the 23rd minute of the first half, Crystal Palace led Birmingham City by one goal.