Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 190 This Is Top Secret, No One Can Say It

To Chen Ran's surprise, Capello really adopted a three-forward style of play.

He replaced the midfielder Gianni Keida with Del Piero, changing 433.

Del Piero played as a left winger, Zlatan Ibrahimovic as a right winger, and Trezeguet as an arrow in the center.

Good guy, Capello is desperate.

Seeing Juventus' adjustments, Chen Ran immediately understood Capello's purpose.

He wanted to get an away goal so that he could gain chips for the second round of the game.

"Josep, tell Yaya Toure to warm up and get ready to play."

"Okay, boss."

Hearing Chen Ran's order, Guardiola immediately called Yaya Toure from the bench.

After Yaya Toure finished warming up, Chen Ran called him to his side.

"Yaya, after you play, you form a three-back midfielder with Diego and Patrick. At the same time, tell Chris and Frank to retreat their positions. Now the team is playing a 451 defensive counterattack tactic. Do you understand?"

"Got it, boss."

Soon, Chen Ran replaced center Jan Kohler with Yaya Toure, and the Crystal Palace team retreated as a whole.

With such an obvious adjustment, both Capello, the fans and the reporters all understood that Chen Ran was going to start his old routine again - defending and counterattacking.

In the next game, Chen Ran replaced Ribery with Alves and Tony with Evra, and then pushed Ronaldo to the front to play forward and counterattack.

Even so, Ibrahimovic made a very difficult volley side hook and broke through the goal guarded by Cech.

In the end, in the first round of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, Crystal Palace beat Juventus 2:1 at home.

Although they won the game, Juventus scored a key away goal for Crystal Palace, which left a huge hidden danger for the second round of the game, and made it difficult for Chen Ran to be happy.

Fortunately, the system is quite powerful this time, and the reward for winning is the "Hawkeye Guardian Card" that Chen Ran longs for, which can be regarded as a small consolation.

Just when Chen Ran was about to attend the post-match press conference, Guardiola walked up to him in a hurry, leaned over and whispered:
"Boss, Diego was called for a urine test."

"Urine test? It's okay. After every game, players are randomly selected for urine test. This is normal."

Chen Ran calmly comforted Guardiola, but the alarm bells sounded in his heart.

This is imperialism's obsession with death.

Fortunately, Simeone did not take any banned drugs, and Chen Ran was still very confident in the things produced by the system.

"Boss, this matter is not that simple. Diego performed very well today, and then he was drawn for a urine test right after the game. I don't believe this is just a simple coincidence."

Seeing that Chen Ran didn't seem to realize the seriousness of the matter, Guardiola frowned, feeling a little uneasy.

"Josep, I believe that Diego is not taking banned drugs, so let them test if they want to test, we are not afraid. However, if they dare to frame them, then I am not easy to mess with. The Sun newspaper a few days ago read Yet?"

Chen Ran patted Guardiola on the shoulder and asked meaningfully.

"The Sun?"

Guardiola was taken aback, wasn't he talking about Simeone's urine test?Why did Chen Ran suddenly get involved in The Sun?
Carefully recalling the recent Sun newspaper reports related to Crystal Palace, Guardiola suddenly remembered a photo, his eyes lit up, and he suddenly looked up at Chen Ran.

"Boss, you mean the Marquess of Bath"

"Well, it's as good as you know it in your own mind."

Chen Ran nodded slightly, and continued:

"Josep, please remember that although I'm just a foreigner, in the UK, anyone can bully me if I want to. We don't cause trouble, but we are definitely not afraid of trouble. Do you understand?"

"I see, boss."

Although this matter had nothing to do with him directly, after hearing Chen Ran's words, Guardiola felt full of confidence, and his voice became a little higher.

Thousands of miles away in China, fans of Crystal Palace are naturally paying close attention to the UEFA Champions League match against Juventus.

"It's not easy! After AC Milan, Crystal Palace has won a traditional strong team like Juventus."

"That is, even AC Milan is often overwhelmed by Juventus in Serie A. I didn't expect to lose to Crystal Palace now."

"Haha, among the traditional top three in Serie A, only Inter Milan has not touched Crystal Palace."

"However, Crystal Palace still left hidden dangers in this game, allowing Juventus to score an away goal."

"Yeah, this is indeed a bit of a shock. The second leg of the Juventus home game is not easy to play."

"You are all too cautious. If you want me to say, whether it is counting points or goal difference, it is the performance of the weak. Our Crystal Palace is the team that wants to win the Champions League, and Juventus has a goal difference. What's the matter? Just win again."

"Hahahaha, the one upstairs is really domineering. The main reason is that we Huaguo fans are used to living a poor life. Every time we calculate the score for a long time, we are still eliminated. Now we are not used to getting rich all of a sudden."

"Damn it! The upstairs is talking about the national football team, right? It hurts the old man."

"It makes sense, every time the score is counted, there is no good result. If you don't accept it, do it. I believe that Chen Ran will be able to lead Crystal Palace to eliminate Juventus."

"Believe +1"

"Believe +2"

The day after the match against Juventus, the little fat man came to Chen Ran's office with a stack of newspapers as usual.

"What did the media say about us today?"

While picking up a newspaper, Chen Ran casually asked about the little fat man.

"It's nothing special. The main reason is that Juventus scored an away goal. They are not very optimistic about our Crystal Palace's second round away game."

"Have you questioned Simeone's performance in this game?"

"question?"

The little fat man was taken aback, shouldn't he be praised?
"Chen, Simeone's performance in this game is so good, it's too late to praise, why would anyone doubt it?"

"Are you sure no one questioned it?"

Chen Ran looked up at the little fat man and confirmed it again.

"According to the reports I've read, no."

Seeing Chen Ran's serious expression, Louis realized that Chen Ran was not joking, and he also became serious.

"Chen, what's the matter? Did something happen?"

"After the game yesterday, Simeone was called for a urine test."

"Urine test?"

The little fat man frowned. This was just a normal random test, after every game.However, now that Chen Ran specifically mentioned it, it is obvious that things are not simple.

"Chen, do you suspect that someone is deliberately targeting Simeone?"

"Not against Simeone, but against us."

Chen Ran tapped the newspaper on the table with his fingers, and said:
"Louis, you have been paying attention to these media in the past few days to see if anyone is deliberately pacing."

"I see. Chen, I'll keep an eye on it."

"One more thing, haven't we signed a cooperation agreement with the William II Club. Then we can start preparing for the matter of borrowing their vest to introduce players."

"What? Chen, have you chosen your target yet?"

As soon as the transfer was mentioned, the little fat man immediately became energetic.

"That's right. This time it's two players, both from South America, which you are familiar with."

"One is Uruguayan, named Edinson Cavani, born in 1987, the position is a striker, currently playing for the Uruguayan club Danubio."

"The other is a Brazilian. His name is Marcelo Vieira da Silva Junior. He was born in 1988. His position should be left back. He is currently playing for the Brazilian club Frou."

"Another two kids?"

The little fat man was a little disappointed to see that he was not a well-known player.

"Don't underestimate these two little guys, they will also be first-class stars in the future, you know?"

"Understood. Chen, have you thought it through? Are you sure you want to run this transfer through the William II Club?"

"Think about it. These two little guys are not famous yet, their social status is not high, and no one pays attention to them. It's just a matter of using them to explore the way first."

"One is to familiarize yourself with the entire operation process, and the other is to see if the Willem II Club is really obedient."

"Chen, haven't you already become a brother and sister with that Miss Van der Litt?"

"It's not Catherine I'm worried about, but Mr. Vanderliet. Understand?"

"I see, this Mr. Vanderlit is indeed not an ordinary person."

"So, although the operation of this transfer is performed by the Willem II Club on the surface, you have to go and sit in the town in person. Except for not being able to show up, all the processes must be carried out under your supervision."

"Understood, is there anything else I need to pay attention to?"

"Do you still remember the contract issue I explained to you before? The few clauses I mentioned must appear in our loan contract with William II without compromise."

"Okay, I remember."

After playing the UEFA Champions League, Crystal Palace ushered in the Premier League No. 20 six rounds. Crystal Palace played against Tottenham Hotspur at home.

In this game, Chen Ran adopted Guardiola's tactics. Apart from the center Jan Kohler being replaced by midfielder Modric, the most noticeable thing is that Chen Ran used his excellent performance in the previous game. Simeone was placed on the bench.

For this reason, Chen Ran also attracted questions from Southgate and Guardiola.

"Boss, Diego is in such a good state, why not use it?"

As the captain and assistant coach, Southgate has a posture of taking the lead for the younger brother.

"Ahem, Gareth, don't you think about how old Diego is this year? You just finished playing such an intense game against Juventus, and you didn't let him rest. Do you have to exhaust him to death?"

Chen Ran also had no choice. He couldn't say that Simeone would definitely play like shit in this game.

"Boss, didn't I also play in the last game? Why did you still send me to play in this game?"

Southgate is not stupid, and he immediately found Chen Ran's loophole.

"Then your performance in the last game was as good as Diego's?"

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Killing hearts!

Southgate looked at Chen Ran with resentful eyes, and almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

"Ahem, Gareth, what the boss said is not unreasonable. After all, we are old and cannot fight continuously with high intensity like when we were young."

Guardiola almost laughed when he heard it, and seeing Southgate's expression like a pig's liver, he hurried out to smooth things over.

He couldn't figure out why Chen Ran put Simeone, who was in excellent form, on the bench.

However, later he suddenly remembered the urine test after the last game, so Guardiola thought that Chen Ran did this to let Simeone avoid the limelight, so he understood Chen Ran's unexpected move.

"The boss is really thinking of us all the time."

After understanding this point, Guardiola couldn't help being a little moved.

In order to prevent Simeone from misunderstanding Chen Ran, Guardiola even took the initiative to find Simeone and told Simeone about the drug test and the cause and effect one by one.

In the end, Guardiola also took out the Sun newspaper and quietly told Simeone about the existence of the Marquis of Bath.And told Simeone that this is the top secret of the Crystal Palace club, no one can say.

This made Simeone both moved and full of confidence in the future of Chen Ran and the Crystal Palace Club.

Chen Ran didn't know Guardiola did a lot of work behind the scenes. After getting rid of Southgate, Crystal Palace went all out to beat Tottenham Hotspur, which is currently ranked fifth, 1-0 at home. Helped Arsenal from the side.

As for Simeone, Chen Ran just let him play in stoppage time to delay the game time, which can be regarded as one of the three shit games.

After winning the game, the system rewarded Chen Ran with a "Level [-] Rehabilitation Card", which is pretty standard.

在本轮英超联赛的其他比赛里，切尔西在客场3：0大胜米德尔斯堡，曼联在客场3：1战胜了朴次茅斯，利物浦也在客场1：0小胜维冈竞技。

Only the underwhelming Arsenal were tied 1:1 by Bolton in the away game.

After six rounds of Premier League No.20, Crystal Palace topped the standings with 24 wins, two draws and 74 points.

Chelsea ranked second with 67 points, Manchester United ranked third with 54 points, Liverpool ranked fourth with 51 points, Tottenham Hotspur ranked fifth with 45 points, and Arsenal ranked sixth with 41 points.

After a week of rest, Crystal Palace ushered in the fifth round of the FA Cup. Crystal Palace played against Middlesbrough at home.

In this game, Chen Ran decided to take the risk and send Simeone to start.

He wanted to take a look, this one kicked like shit, how shit is it?
(End of this chapter)