In the final game of the 29th round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace faced Manchester City at home and finally held a 0-0 draw with only 26% possession. Who would have thought that Manchester City, as the biggest favorite in the Premier League title, was kept clean sheets by Crystal Palace twice this season, and lost 5 points in two legs.
In the starting list, Crystal Palace are like the previous 2-0 win over Wolves, with black players in the other eight positions except goalkeeper Guaita, centre-back Anderson and midfielder Gallagher. However, more brutal than the previous round, Vieira only used 2 substitutions against Manchester City in this game, and the two forwards who were replaced, Jordan Ayew and Edward, were also black players, which means that Vieira led the team to play Manchester City with a total of 10 black players.
The physical fitness and running ability of the black players are not to be said, Vieira has kept his team's three lines hard enough, and Guardiola's pass control football is most afraid of encountering this. That's why City couldn't break through the Crystal Palace gate with 74% possession.
In the first leg, Vieira's side beat Manchester City 2-0 away from home, and now they are once again keeping a clean sheet for Manchester City to a 0-0 draw. According to statistics, this is the first time in 27 years that Crystal Palace has remained unbeaten against Manchester City in a single season in the Premier League.
Interestingly, when Vieira was an Arsenal and Manchester City player, she was unbeaten against Crystal Palace with 3 wins and 3 draws, while as a Crystal Palace coach she was unbeaten with 1 win and 2 draws against Arsenal and Manchester City.