Chapter 198 The scale is too wide

In the stands of Wembley, fans on both sides shouted a tsunami, which completely ignited the atmosphere of the scene.

Players from both sides, led by the referee team, took to the court.

Manchester United's players seem to be relaxed, they have already reached the Champions League final, and the FA Cup final will certainly not be too stressful, and Crystal Palace is indeed not a strong opponent.

Crystal Palace's players, on the other hand, are a little nervous as their opponents face them in the final of the Champions League in a week's time.

The Crystal Palace players couldn't help but feel like 'this is a Champions League final'.

The managers shook hands with each other and then sat back in their seats.

Players from both sides are already standing on the pitch and in their respective positions.

United lost the right to jump off the edge before the game and won the kick-off.

The camera of the TV broadcast was aimed at the court, and Li Qingshan stepped on the ball under his feet.

Clattenburg, who was the referee of the match, then blew the whistle for the start of the game.

"The race is on!!"

On the commentary seat, Andy Gray cheered up.

"This game will be a crucial game ahead of the Champions League final for Manchester United, and winning this game will take the league and FA Cup into their hands before waiting for the Champions League final to begin!!

'Of course, Palace are not going to throw in the towel in front of Manchester United, this is a final and they will give their all in this game to reach the FA Cup final, which is not easy for Crystal Palace and they certainly don't want to let the trophy slip away from their eyes.

With the voice of the commentator, Li Qingshan kicked the ball to Carrick in the backfield, and the game officially began!

Carlo Ancelotti opted for a midfield combination of Carrick, Herrera and Marouane Fellaini due to a minor muscle injury in training and Ancelotti did not start Kramer on insurance to prevent problems in the Champions League final.

Once the game started, as most would expect, United were in absolute control, with the majority of possession in their possession.

However, Crystal Palace also played quite hard, and they frequently used big physical movements to help the defense during the game.

With less than 10 minutes to play, both Juan Mata and Angel Di Maria were infringed upon by Crystal Palace players on several occasions.

Carlo Ancelotti stood on the sidelines with some nervousness.

These are his main players, if he is injured by a Crystal Palace player in this game, how can this happen!

Finally, after Juan Mata was once again overturned by left-back Suare, Clattenburg didn't even give a foul, and Ancelotti exploded.

He rushed to the sidelines and yelled at the referee, looking very dissatisfied with the referee's decision.

The fourth official came to warn Carlo Ancelotti, but the Italian coach was still angry, and he turned away angrily and sat back in the dugout, but his eyes were still nervously fixed on the field.

After Mata was overturned to the ground, Suare got the ball and dribbled forward, but Valencia also brought the ball to the ground, and the ball was out of bounds.

The camera immediately focused on Clattenberg.

What will Clattenberg do with the same action?

Sure enough, this Claytonburg was one of the Premier League referees' four magic blinds, and he hesitated for a moment to award a free-kick to Crystal Palace in midfield.

At this point, the United fans were not satisfied, and boos rang out.

Clattenburg licked his mouth, and as the referee, he seemed to be a little confused.

Palace's free-kick went straight into the United penalty area and was cleared by centre-back Marcos Rojo, before Michael Carrick took control of the ball and the Palace free-kick did not threaten.

Then Manchester United quickly played the ball to the front of the field.

It's still a bit of a game that needs to be picked up.

Di Maria tried to get past but was shoved off the touchline by right-back Ward, who jumped up to avoid the tackle.

This time, though, Clattenburg was awarded a foul.

This time it was Crystal Palace's turn to be dissatisfied, and Ward pointed to the ball to indicate that he had tackled the ball.

The scene booed constantly.

"Clattenburg's decisions are a bit incomprehensible, his scale is very confusing, and the foul decision seems to be difficult for the players on the court to find out where the scale is, sometimes loose and sometimes tight." Andy Gray shook his head in the commentary seat.

If there's one of the biggest shortcomings in the Premier League, it's undoubtedly the referee.

Almost every round of the Premier League is full of misjudgments, so much so that fans are not surprised at all.

Both managers were yelling at the referee on the sidelines, which was a sight to behold in the English league.

In the next game, Clattenburg's penalty scale was unified, but this penalty scale was a little ......... It's too loose.

The slackening of the scale is undoubtedly more beneficial for Crystal Palace on the defensive side.

Technically, Crystal Palace will be difficult to compete with Manchester United, but if the game is more entangled in the body, Manchester United's players may not necessarily take advantage.

In the twentieth minute, Di Maria was about to get off and cross with his feet, but he swept the sole of Crystal Palace defender Delanei at him from the afterglow.

Di Maria was startled and hurriedly jumped up, dodging this tackle.

Immediately after the tackle, Delany turned and passed the ball to Cabaye, who was unguarded when he picked up the ball, and he calmly took the ball and turned around, ready to launch a long forward ball to counter-attack.

However, the center Li Qingshan quickly retreated, in order not to make the Crystal Palace's counterattack this time, Li Qingshan had to make a tactical foul, and he pulled a handful of Cabaye.

This time, Kratberg's whistle sounded.

Li Qingshan fouls!

Clattenburg pulled out a yellow card.

Li Qingshan is not surprised that he made a tactical foul and got a yellow card, anyway, he is a center forward, with fewer defensive tasks, and the probability of getting a card is also low, and it is nothing to get a yellow card.

But Di Maria was furious.

Delany had obviously exposed the soles of his shoes with his ferocious tackle just now, and if he hadn't dodged quickly, he would probably have been tackled straight away.

Such a dangerous move was not awarded a foul, and the Argentines were furious.

He rushed to the referee and asked, "Isn't it a foul to show the soles of your shoes!" How the hell is this decided!! ”

Clattenburg was also clearly upset, unhappy that his authority was being challenged: "I have my judgment!! I don't need you to teach me how to judge!! ”

Di Maria didn't give up, and Clattenburg simply pulled out another yellow card.

Fortunately, the angry Di Maria was hugged by Li Qingshan, who came over in time, otherwise who knows what will happen between the angry Di Maria and the referee who is confused.

In a short period of time, Manchester United received two yellow cards, which caused the scene to burst into fierce boos.

"Clattenburg needs to pay attention to his penalty scale, it is clear that the players on both sides are dazed by his decision, and the game is going to be out of control Clattenburg, and I hope this final does not turn into a card battle." Andy Grey has some concerns about the prospect of an FA Cup final.

I really don't know how Clattenburg's business level became a referee in the Premier League........... Andy Gray complained.

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The yellow card incident quickly subsided, but the players on both sides moved more and more on the pitch.

Crystal Palace's players were constantly testing Clattenburg's penalty scale, and they frequently fouled in midfield, leaving the game in fits and starts.

During this time, the referee became the protagonist of the game.

In the 28th minute, Crystal Palace's Bolassie tackled Herrera to the ground from behind, causing a burst of exclamations in the stands, and even Andy Gray exclaimed: "This is a move to eat cards!! ”

Even Bolassi was taken aback after the foul, he didn't tackle the ball at all, and as a professional footballer, he certainly knows what that action means.

He quickly jumped up to apologize to Herrera and defended himself, saying that he was going for the ball and did not mean to foul him.

Now you can't see the ferocity of Bolassi's fouls.

Bolassi was also ready to take his cards, but he was worried that the referee would give him a red card – he could have received a red card for a tackle behind his back.

But Clattenburg only gave a foul and then verbally warned Bolassi, neither a red card nor a yellow card!

After a series of unclear penalties in the opening game, Clattenburg's scale is unified, but it is a little ....... It's too loose.

Bolassi's actions are not taking out the cards, and the current Crystal Palace players are more reckless in their actions, and their defensive movements are getting bigger and bigger.

Manchester United, on the other hand, are on the attacking side with the ball, and the opponent moves big when defending, which is of course not good for them.

What's more, with the Champions League final a week away, United's players seem to have shrunk a bit under Palace's ferocious action – and how bad it would be if they missed the Champions League final if they were kicked and injured.

So although Manchester United still got most of the possession, their attack gradually became less threatening, and the initiative of the game can be said to have been robbed by Crystal Palace.

Crystal Palace is a stubborn defense, and in the face of such a stubborn defense, Manchester United seems to have little to do for a while.

It's been almost 30 minutes and United still haven't been able to find the back of the net for Crystal Palace.

For the Crystal Palace players, the 30 minutes can be said to be the 30 minutes to build their confidence in the game, and in the face of Manchester United's attack, the Crystal Palace players are becoming more and more confident to make defensive moves - anyway, today's penalty scale is so lenient, the Crystal Palace players are not worried about fouls and cards now.

"During this period, the penalty scale was very lenient, and the pitch was once in a hand-to-hand situation, and the players of Crystal Palace were very excited, while Manchester United were a little bit less aggressive." Andy Gray said according to the situation on the field.

Ancelotti also frowned, especially when he saw Mata being tackled to the ground again, Ancelotti's eyelids jumped, but Ancelotti was relieved when Mata got up on his feet, limped for a while and continued to play.

If this is the FA Cup final, Crystal Palace tackled a few key players and affected the Champions League, this matter will be a big deal.

If he could, Carlo Ancelotti would certainly like to win the FA Cup and the Champions League together, but if it was a choice........... Those with normal brains will choose the Champions League.

Carlo Ancelotti now makes his heart beat every time he sees a player fall to the ground. The scale of this game is too loose, which has to make Ancelotti scared.

Of course, with a loose scale, Crystal Palace did not completely stop United's attack.

In the 31st minute, Li Qingshan tried a shot from outside the penalty area.

At that time, the central defenders of Crystal Palace tried to overturn Li Qingshan like arching Mata or Di Maria, but Li Qingshan did not move at all, but took advantage of the defender's strength to complete the turn.

Then Li Qingshan volleyed with the instep of his right foot, and the football flew towards the goal against the turf.

There was a deflection on Crystal Palace's full-back Ward in the middle of the game, and the ball hit the post and bounced off the line.

It was the closest the two sides came to scoring so far in the game combined.

There was a sigh in the stands, Manchester United fans were regretting that the goal was not scored, while Crystal Palace fans were naturally rejoicing.

At this time, if you are scored, you will be in trouble.

Alan Pardo was in his mouth on the sidelines, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the football was beyond the bottom line, but he soon became nervous again and shouted loudly from the sidelines, telling the Crystal Palace players to pay attention to the corners of the defence.

This was followed by several more attacks.

In the 34th minute, Di Maria was brought down on the wing, and this time Clattenburg finally awarded a foul.

However, Clattenburg's foul was not applauded by the United fans, who booed from the sidelines, believing that it should have been at least a yellow card, but Clattenburg did not give it.

But it's not bad to have a set-piece, and United have always been a threat from set-pieces.

Juan Mata crosses the ball into the box.

Li Qingshan's header in the middle was blocked by the goalkeeper out of the penalty area, and Herrera, who was outside the penalty area, came directly to the kick, and after hitting the defender, the speed slowed down and was obtained by the goalkeeper.

A minute later, United had another chance to shoot when Juan Mata curled a curling shot from the edge of the box that went just wide of the post at the other end.

Manchester United suddenly made a splash and did get some opportunities, but they couldn't take them.

Seeing that there was not much time left in the first half, Manchester United's players hurried to seize the time to continue attacking.

However, the dense crowd in the Crystal Palace penalty area made it difficult for Manchester United to penetrate the defense.

Until the end of the first half, United failed to score.