SELHURST PARK, London — Manchester City’s 2-1 Premier League victory over Crystal Palace on Saturday afternoon was a game unremarkable for many, many reasons, but simultaneously notable for one: The quality of crossing on show was absolutely stellar.
It’s not something you’d expect to see when turning up to a game in which one of the sides is managed by Pep Guardiola—a man who values possession over everything but goals, and whose Juego de Posicion stratagems have inspired so many clubs, ranging from Borussia Dortmund to AFC Bournemouth.
With Palace you expect it; it’s their bread and butter after all.