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295: The heavy artillery shoots long-range and gets off to a good start!

February 2014, 3, London, England, the new Wembley Stadium.

The fans of Manchester City and Crystal Palace gathered together to welcome the arrival of the 2013-2014 English League Cup final. They have been waiting for this moment for a long time, and they can't wait.

"Hello, viewers and fans! I am the Mortensen you are familiar with!" Today's game, of course, will be broadcast live nationwide by BBC Sports, and the commentator is still Mortensen.

"Fans and friends, hello! I'm Alan Shearer!" Shearer said.

"Today we came to the new Wembley Stadium. What we bring to you is the final of the English League Cup this season. The two sides are Manchester City and Crystal Palace. This should be a strong match. After all, the Crystal Palace is now ranked. The Premier League ranks first, and Manchester City also ranks fifth in the Premier League, so there should be little difference in strength between the two teams!" said Mortensen.

"To be honest, I really didn't expect that the newly promoted Crystal Palace could achieve such amazing results this season. They are now at the top of the Premier League. This is something that hasn't happened in the Premier League for many years. Crystal Palace is really good!" Shearer said.

The fans at the scene and in front of the TV all nodded in agreement.

I have to say that the Crystal Palace this season is indeed very amazing.

Their achievements are really great, which no one can erase.

Even Manchester City fans dare not underestimate Crystal Palace in this game. After all, Crystal Palace used to be the team that beat them [-]-[-] in the league.

The outcome of this game is still unknown.

Still, it's clear City fans are rooting for their team, despite their disdain for their manager Manuel Manuel Manuel Pellegrini.

Shearer asked suddenly: "Who do you think can win this game?"

Mortensen turned his head to look at Shearer, obviously not expecting that Shearer would ask such a question.But he still replied directly: "Of course I am more optimistic about Manchester City. Although Manchester City is only ranked fifth in the Premier League now, their strength is beyond doubt. And their state has rebounded very strongly recently. And Perry Mr. Legrini really can't lose again, so I am optimistic about Manchester City!"

Yes, Manchester City has too many reasons not to lose.

Shearer nodded slightly, that's true, Pellegrini really can't lose again.

Mortensen suddenly asked, "What about you?"

Shearer said without thinking, "Like you, I am also optimistic about Manchester City."

Startled, Mortensen turned to stare at Shearer.

Shearer smiled and said: "I'm lying to you, I'm still optimistic about the Crystal Palace team. The Chinese coach David of the Crystal Palace is really amazing. Last year when their Crystal Palace was still the British Championship team, he was able to lead the team to win the championship. I believe They will also win this game and win this championship."

Mortensen smiled slightly and said, "No one forced you to say that, right?"

Shearer immediately said, "Of course not!"

Mortensen said: "Then I'll take a gamble? Let's see whose vision is better?"

Shearer immediately said, "Okay, but what's the bet?"

Mortensen said directly: "Big bets can hurt your health, but small bets can make you happy! How about whoever loses, please eat?"

Hiller smiled slightly and said, "Yes!"

"Chinese food is a must," Mortensen said.

"No problem!" Shearer said.

At this moment, players from both sides came out of the player tunnel and walked into the court.

"Okay, players from both sides have stepped into the stadium. The final of the 2013-2014 English League Cup is about to begin! Now let's introduce the starting lists of both sides!" Mortensen said.Today's starters are as follows:

Home team: Manchester City, coach: Manuel Pellegrini, formation: 4-4-2

Goalkeeper: Pantilimon

Back four [from left to right]: Kolarov, Demichelis, Kompany and Zabaleta

The midfield four [from left to right]: David Silva, Yaya Toure, Fernandinho and Nasri

Double striker: Aguero and Dzeko

Visiting team: Crystal Palace, head coach: Tong Yi, formation: 4-2-1-3

Goalkeeper: Edward

Back four [from left to right]: Robertson, Carvalho, Van Dijk and Zhang Linpeng

Double midfielders: Paulinho and Kanter

Single midfielder: Pogba

Three strikers [from left to right]: Salah, Lukaku and Mane

This is the starting lineup of both sides today, but obviously, Manchester City's starting lineup is completely different from when the two sides met in the first round.

Manchester City not only adjusted a lot of players, but even changed the formation.

佩莱格里尼是将4-2-3-1阵型变换成为了4-4-2了，看得出来，佩莱格里尼是一直在调试着曼城队的最佳阵型，现在就好像是固定在了4-4-2上了。

Of course, Manchester City still has some reservations about this lineup today.

Their main goalkeeper Joe Hart did not start, but sat on the bench.

Lescott, Milner, Clichy, Keylor Navas and Harvey Garcia are all sitting on the bench. It is obvious that the Manchester City team has rotated in this game.

On the Crystal Palace side, all the main players have started, and it is the first game of all the main players.

Of course, they are not tired at all.

Because they had taken a break in the last round of the league, and now they are still in very good condition.

Judging from the starting lineups of both sides, the Crystal Palace side occupies a slightly higher peak.

Manchester City are a bit dangerous.

Shearer turned to look at Mortensen, and said directly: "How is it? Are you okay now? Do you still think Manchester City can win this game?"

Mortensen pondered for a while, and then said directly: "Of course, I think Manchester City will win this game. Manchester City has the strength. They are very good!"

Hiller shrugged and said nothing more.

At this time, Tong Yi walked out of the player tunnel and walked into the stadium.

Then Pellegrini, who was waiting there early, saw Tong Yi come out, he immediately walked up, stretched out his right hand to Tong Yi, and said, "It's a pleasure to see you here, David!"

Tong Yi stretched out his right hand warmly, and held Pellegrini's right hand.

He said: "Me too, Mr. Pellegrini!"

Pellegrini said with a slight smile: "I heard that Crystal Palace is very well prepared for this game? Do you think you can win today?"

Tong Yi glanced at Pellegrini, and thought to himself: "What is this for? Do you want to show off?"

He immediately said: "Of course, we have prepared for this game for a long, long time, and I think we have prepared extremely well. In this game, we are here for the championship! How about you, Mr. Pellegrini , are you ready? Why do I hear that you don't seem to be ready?"

Pellegrini frowned, is Tong Yi so aggressive?

Pellegrini immediately said: "Nothing, our Manchester City team is also very well prepared. Don't worry, you will see it after the game starts."

Tong Yi chuckled and said, "Really? Then I'm looking forward to it!"

Pellegrini nodded and said, "Don't worry, our Manchester City team will not let you down!" Tong Yi pouted and said, "Really? I'll wait and see!"

Then the two separated, each walked to their own coaches' seats, and then sat down steadily, waiting for the start of the game.

beep!

At this moment, the referee of the game, Martin Atkinson, directly blew the whistle to start the game.

Atkinson can be regarded as a top referee in the Premier League, but the games this guy enforces are often more controversial.Because he himself is a very controversial referee, he is often dubbed by fans as a "blind monk on the court", a blind referee.Many of their judgments are unsatisfactory to everyone, and some people even involve countless conspiracy theories.

Unexpectedly, today he became the referee of this game, which made everyone a little panicked.

"Okay, the game has started. The first team to kick off is Manchester City. They are wearing traditional sky blue jerseys, attacking from the right side of the screen to the left. Crystal Palace, wearing a yellow away jersey, is coming from the screen. Left to right!" Mortensen said.

The fans on both sides of the scene became excited and roared excitedly.

The atmosphere at the scene reached its first peak in an instant.

At the beginning of the game, both sides did not try, and Manchester City was even more proactive.Maestro Manuel Pellegrini's attacking football was underway from the first second of the game, with City's players flooding the Crystal Palace half.

In midfield, the ball went straight to Yaya Toure's feet.

Although Yaya Toure is gradually getting older, his physical function has declined slightly.But his playing is becoming more and more mature, and his impact is getting stronger and stronger, and more importantly, his offensive methods are becoming more and more abundant.The ability to take long-range shots, especially long-range shots, is also a must.

In the first round of the match between the two sides, Yaya Toure was a little injured and did not play.

He is starting today!

Just 3 minutes into the game, Yaya Toure passed Paulinho's frontal defense with the ball and directly came to the front of the penalty area. He glanced at the goalkeeper Edward's position in front of the Crystal Palace goal, and then suddenly put He shot furiously with his feet, and before Van Dijk pounced on him, he fired a heavy bombardment at the door.

With a bang, the football roared out, sliding across the night sky like a shooting star.

Before the fans of Crystal Palace in the penalty area could react, the football shot directly towards the goal of Crystal Palace.

"Long shot! Yaya Toure long shot!" Mortensen roared excitedly, and even jumped up from his seat, looking very excited, even more excited than Manchester City fans .

The ball is very fast!

This ball is full of threats!

At this moment, Edward in front of the goal immediately soared into the air and quickly rushed to the upper right corner of the goal.

Edward Mendy is like a Dapeng who has been spreading his wings and has covered the goal. The Crystal Palace fans at the scene immediately became excited and excited.

Beautiful save!

But what shocked them was that Edward didn't jump on the football. The football flew directly in front of Edward's fingertips, then hit the inside of the Crystal Palace's goal post hard, and then quickly bounced into the Crystal Palace's goal.

"Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooa ..." Morterson roared excitedly, and his voice instantly liked the entire New Wincobel.

The fans of the Manchester City team jumped up crazily, shouting Yaya Toure's name excitedly.

And Yaya Toure was a little shocked, he didn't even think that the goal would be scored, he just tried it.

Unexpectedly, the goal went in!

Yaya Toure rushed out immediately, then jumped up excitedly, waved his fist fiercely to the sky, and excitedly celebrated the goal.