Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 164 This guy wants to cheat again
In another strong dialogue in this round of the game, Chelsea defeated Arsenal 1-0 at home, while Manchester United also defeated Aston Villa 1-0 at home.

After the second round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace, Chelsea and Manchester United all won two consecutive victories.Crystal Palace still occupy the top position in the standings by virtue of their goal difference advantage.

There were two strong dialogues in one round, and which of the four strong teams performed best, which also aroused strong attention from the English media.

"There have only been two rounds in the new season, but the strong performances of Crystal Palace, Chelsea and Manchester United have come to the fore."

"Crystal Palace beat Liverpool, Chelsea beat Arsenal, the new season's league title is likely to be produced by these two teams."

"The Crystal Palace led by the Chinese still continued the excellent performance of last season."

"The latest data from the gambling company shows that Crystal Palace ranks first in the odds of winning the Premier League in the new season, followed by Chelsea with a slight disadvantage."

"The new season's Premier League championship is most likely to be a competition between Chinese Chen Ran and Portuguese Mourinho. Can Ferguson, Arsene Wenger and other older generation coaches keep up with the footsteps of young people?"

Thousands of miles away in China, there are more and more fans paying attention to the Crystal Palace game.

Correspondingly, the popularity of the Crystal Palace post bar has always remained high and is still growing.

"Haha, Crystal Palace's performance in the new season is still so stable."

"Indeed, Liverpool won the new UEFA Champions League in an away game. It seems that Crystal Palace's performance in the Champions League this season is worth looking forward to."

"Ahem, everyone should keep a low profile. Liverpool won the Champions League last season entirely because AC Milan underestimated the enemy. In terms of strength, Liverpool is definitely not as good as the current AC Milan. Therefore, Crystal Palace's victory over Liverpool is of little reference value."

"That makes sense. There were quite a few teams that beat Liverpool in the Premier League last season. Don't they all have the strength to win the Champions League?"

"That's the truth. But I still have confidence in Chen Ran's Crystal Palace."

"Me too. I have already won the Premier League and the UEFA Cup. The most important thing to watch this season is whether Chen Ran can lead Crystal Palace to the Champions League."

"That's right. If Chen Ran can still lead Crystal Palace to win the Champions League, that would be awesome."

The following week, Crystal Palace ushered in another week of double matches.

In the middle of the week, in the third round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace defeated Manchester City 2:1 at home with the goals of Modric and Yaya Toure.

On the weekend, in the fourth round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace relied on Mascherano's long-range shot to score in the away game and beat Wigan Athletic 1-0.

These two victories also brought Chen Ran a winning bonus of 200 million euros and a drawing of a small statue.

"Statue? What's this for?"

Chen Ran is becoming more and more interested in the new gadgets that are constantly emerging in the system.It feels like opening a blind box, full of anticipation.

This small statue is exactly the same as the hand-drawn drawing of the new Crystal Palace stadium that Chen Ran took out before. It can be said to be a miniature version of the new Crystal Palace stadium.

Look carefully at the introduction of the system: a blueprint of a small Crystal Palace statue, after it is built within the scope of the Crystal Palace club, can slightly increase the attraction of the Crystal Palace club, including but not limited to fans, players, tourists, etc. (Only valid for the first statue built)
It's interesting, Chen Ran quickly figured out the function of this statue.

Being able to attract fans, does that mean that Crystal Palace will continue to increase its income from selling tickets, jerseys or their respective peripheral products in the future?

Being able to attract players, does that mean that when Chen Ran buys again in the future, under the same conditions, players are more willing to come to Crystal Palace?
However, only the first statue built has any effect.

Seeing this remark, Chen Ran secretly rolled his eyes, his plan of unlimited dolls was aborted.

How does this system prevent me from being the same as preventing thieves?
It's too outrageous.

As soon as Chen Ran thought about it, there was an extra architectural drawing in his hand.

Although it is not directly paid, but this kind of long-term effective buff accumulates over time, and the effect is very amazing.

This is really a good thing that money can't buy.

But where should this statue be built?
Crystal Palace's original home stadium, Selhurst Park, is about to be demolished, and it must not be built there.

As for the Highbury Stadium, that is Arsenal's territory, let alone impossible.

Crystal Palace's current training base?

Chen Ran stood up and looked out the window. This place has been used for many years, and the facilities are outdated.After the new stadium is built, Chen Ran plans to tear it down and rebuild it.

Obviously, this is also not suitable for building statues.

After much deliberation, Chen Ran thought of the Huaguo Smart Island youth training base that had just been built.

It is estimated that it will not be demolished and rebuilt for many years. Anyway, it is the site of the Crystal Palace, and it will be effective if placed there.

After making up his mind, Chen Ran called Stephen over.

"Chen, why did you call me over?"

"I remember our youth training base in Smart Island. Once you enter the door, there is a big flower bed, right?"

As Chen Ran spoke, he handed the drawing of the statue to Stephen.

"Yes what's the matter?"

Stephen took the drawing in bewilderment, and asked inexplicably.

"Remove the flower bed and replace it with this."

"Is this the statue in the Crystal Palace?"

"That's right. You have to explain that this statue is a symbol of our Crystal Palace. It must be made of the best materials and there must be no quality problems. Do you understand?"

"Okay, I see. You didn't call me here just for this, did you?"

"Ahem. Of course not. The last time I asked you to contact other industry sponsors, has there been any progress?"

In fact, Chen Ran really called Stephen over because of the statue, but now that he was asked by Stephen, he also felt that it was a bit abnormal to make a fuss just because of a statue, so Chen Ran quickly found a topic to cover up.

"I'm also going to report this matter to you. I have asked people to contact the major car manufacturers, but the results are not very satisfactory."

"Not ideal? Tell me about the specific situation."

Originally, Chen Ran was just asking casually, but he didn't expect to find out something.

"Now the major car brands have sponsored clubs. It's not that they are not interested in sponsoring our Crystal Palace, but either the bid is too low, or they want to sponsor the jersey advertisement."

"And our jersey advertisement has been sold to Emirates, so naturally there is no way to agree to such a request."

"Well, it turns out that's the case. It's really not easy to handle."

Car manufacturers sponsor clubs to increase exposure, and the best choice is naturally jersey advertising.

Now that Crystal Palace cannot provide jersey advertisements, they are of course unwilling to pay high prices.

"However, there is a Japanese car company with a good offer. They didn't ask for jersey advertisements, as long as we use their brand cars as the club's official designated cars."

"Oh? What's your name?"

Chen Ran asked curiously, it is rare for a Japanese car company to sponsor a Premier League team.

"Infiniti, which is said to be a luxury brand owned by Nissan, is willing to sponsor 200 million euros per year."

"Their requirement is that whenever it's an official event, even if the players are in training, they're going to be in their brand of car."

"Chen, this is the car company with the highest bid. What do you think?"

Infiniti?

Chen Ran didn’t answer Stephen’s question immediately.

This is not just a question of money, but also involves more complicated factors.

Don't cause big trouble for this little money.

"Stephen, let's forget about this Infiniti. Your future energy will be mainly focused on European and North American car companies."

"Okay, I know."

Although Stephen didn't know the reason for Chen Ran's refusal, he still agreed decisively.

After arranging the matter of the statue, Chen Ran put his energy back on the team.

Because, the next week will be another intensive and difficult week.

On September 9, in the fifth round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace will challenge Chelsea away.

On September 9, the 14-2005 European Champions Cup group stage began.Crystal Palace host Anderlecht in Belgium.

On September 9, in the sixth round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace will face West Bromwich Albion at home.

Especially in the first two games, there is no room for loss for Crystal Palace.

Not surprisingly, Chelsea is still Crystal Palace's main competitor for the Premier League title this season.

Therefore, in this direct contest, Crystal Palace must win Chelsea and firmly hold the initiative in their own hands.

The second game against Anderlecht was the first European Champions Cup game that Crystal Palace has participated in since its establishment 100 years ago, which is of great significance.

Chen Ran will win this game no matter what, and it will be a good start for the new century of Crystal Palace history.

As for the third game against West Bromwich Albion, Chen Ran couldn't care about it now.At that time, we will see how much physical energy the players have left after playing the first two games before making a decision.

Chen Ran is here to prepare for the game against Chelsea, and Mourinho is gearing up to give Crystal Palace a head-on blow.

"José, how are you preparing for the game against Crystal Palace? Are you confident to teach your opponent a lesson?"

Chelsea CEO Peter Kenyon, who usually never asks about game directors, couldn't help running over to care about Mourinho's preparations at this time.

There is no way, although the head coach is Mourinho, but the annual investment of hundreds of millions of euros for three consecutive years has been spent by Peter Kenyon.

If he still fails to win a significant championship, not only will Mourinho have to pack up and leave, but Peter Kenyon's CEO position may not be secure either.

"Hehe, Peter, don't worry. With Essien joining, I can't say that I can definitely win the Crystal Palace. At least I won't lose this game."

"Not to lose? That's not bad, at least I didn't get widened by that Huaguo person."

The strong performance of Crystal Palace has made Mourinho and Peter Kenyon keep lowering their expectations.

Because it was an away game, Chen Ran adopted the tactics of defensive counterattack very cautiously.

center tony
Left midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo, right midfielder Ribery
DM Yaya Toure, DM Vieira, DM Simeone
Left back Chiellini, centre-back Southgate, centre-back Vidic, right-back Maicon
goalkeeper cech
On Chelsea's side, Mourinho was also full of confidence and sent all the main players in his hands.

Although Chelsea also have a Champions League game to play in the middle of the week, in the eyes of Mourinho, nothing is more important than killing Crystal Palace.

Drogba

Left winger Arjen Robben, right winger Wright Phillips
Central midfielders Makelele, Central midfielders Lampard, Central midfielders Essien
Left back Del Horno, center back Carvalho, center back John Terry, right back Ferreira

Cudicini
When Chen Ran got Chelsea's starting list, his scalp was numb.

Among the three central midfielders, except for Lampard who is both offensive and defensive, Makelele and Essien are all top defensive midfielders.

The difficulty for Crystal Palace to pass the defense of Chelsea's midfielder can be imagined.

With the whistle of the referee, the game officially began.

Sure enough, as Chen Ran expected, from the first minute, Crystal Palace and Chelsea fought fiercely in the midfield.

Makelele, Lampard and Essien are ruthless characters, but Vieira, Yaya Toure and Simeone are not good at Crystal Palace.

In the first 10 minutes of the game, neither side could pose any threat to the opponent's penalty area, and all concentrated in the midfield.

Seeing this situation, Chen Ran simply returned to the bench and sat down.

Fighting hard, Crystal Palace has never been afraid of anyone.

Chen Ran has hoarded a group of ruthless people. Apart from these players on the field, Mascherano is still sitting on the bench.

If it doesn't work, he will release the nuclear weapon Pepe.

The first half was a battle of attrition, trying to consume more energy from Chelsea's main players, and in the second half he would change his formation and attack again.

It is Chen Ran's forte to strike late.

The contest between Crystal Palace and Chelsea, the two most promising teams to compete for the league championship, naturally attracted a large number of reporters to watch the game.

Seeing the fierce fighting on the field, the reporters in the stands were also talking about it.

"Good guy, from the beginning of the game until now, the two teams have done nothing, just compete over who will play hard."

"This is the scene that the championship should have. If anyone can't hold on, he won't want to win the championship."

"If it continues like this, it may not be good for Chelsea."

"How come? Chelsea are playing very well now, and they are not at all disadvantaged against Crystal Palace."

"Did you forget? That Chinese man is best at changing formations in the second half."

"That's true. And did you find out, Crystal Palace's playmaker, the little guy from Eastern Europe wasn't playing?"

"Huh? You mean Modric?"

"That's right, it's him. That Hua man put him on the bench, he must be trying to cheat again!"

(End of this chapter)