Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 35 Containment
"Gareth, Josep's worries are not unreasonable. We are now under the spotlight of the media, and many people are waiting for us to make mistakes. At this time, there is no harm in being more careful."

Seeing that Guardiola and himself thought of going together, Chen Ran couldn't help but sigh, no wonder Guardiola had the highest achievement in his previous life. He had a very accurate judgment of the situation and was keen to discover hidden risks.

"Understood, boss, I will be careful."

Seeing that Chen Ran also agreed with Guardiola, although Southgate still didn't think there was any major problem, he still agreed honestly.

Because this is a home game, and Sheffield United's strength is lower than that of Crystal Palace, so Chen Ran sent a pair of twin towers this time, focusing on Southgate's British 442 tactics.

On the day of the game, as Crystal Palace had won a wave of three consecutive victories before, it strongly topped the English Championship.Swallowing mountains and rivers with great arrogance, rushing to the Premier League in one fell swoop.

So on this day, the Selhurst Park Stadium once again became a sea of ​​Crystal Palace fans. The stadium with more than 6000 people was full of seats.

The colorful flags are fluttering and the singing is loud and clear.

At the beginning of the game, Chen Ran had a bad feeling that the head coach of Sheffield United was too mean.

This guy must have borrowed from Watford's play against Crystal Palace, and he did it to an extreme. He played a 541 formation.

Even Watford's lone striker did not appear near the Crystal Palace penalty area, but stayed close to Guardiola.

Wherever Guardiola goes, he follows.

The purpose is very clear, which is to destroy Guardiola's organization and scheduling.

Is this special meow still a striker?
It seems that Sheffield United plans to stick to it to the end today.

Chen Ran's heart sank, and he glanced at Chris, the head coach of Sheffield United, from a distance.

Give up the offense altogether?

This guy is really determined.

Because Sheffield United adopted a 541 formation, five defenders piled up on the back line.

Three of the central defenders were responsible for three defenses and two double-teams against Tony and Crouch; while on the wing, Ronaldo and Ribery were also double-teamed.

Sheffield United's full-backs and full-backs seem to have no intention of attacking.

In a group of two, keep an eye on Ronaldo and Ribery.

As soon as the ball comes, they immediately surround them, one interfering with the body, and the other grabs the ball's landing point.

The current Ronaldo and Ribery are both young and immature, and it is the first time they have encountered such a high-intensity press.

All of a sudden, there were repeated mistakes, and the ball was constantly intercepted by Sheffield United.

Fortunately, Sheffield United had no one in the frontcourt, and the Sheffield United players who had the ball had to dribble the ball alone.

They didn't have Ronaldo's ability to pass five levels and kill six generals. In the end, Southgate led the defenders to break the ball back.

However, because Ronaldo and Ribery on both sides couldn't hold the ball, Tony and Crouch in the middle naturally couldn't get enough crosses, and they became two lonely poles in Sheffield United's penalty area.

The ball, just between the two big penalty area lines of Crystal Palace and Sheffield United, flew back and forth, switching the ball back and forth.

It is normal for the ball not to reach the penalty area of ​​Crystal Palace, but it is difficult to get into the penalty area of ​​Sheffield United, which is not normal.

Whether it is Southgate's British 442 or Simeone's defensive counterattack tactics, they all rely heavily on the offense of the two sides.

Once the two wingers were strangled, Crystal Palace's offensive power dropped by more than half immediately.

Chen Ran is now very hopeful that Guardiola's tactics have been successfully rehearsed.

The kind of all-round three-dimensional offensive mode that relies on the overall short pass cooperation will not appear in the current situation.

How to do?
Could it be that his tactics were successfully contained just after the fourth round of the league?

Although according to the current situation, it is no problem for Crystal Palace to get a draw.

But what about future games?
If all the opponents in the future follow Sheffield United to do this, will I be able to draw all the way in the future?

I have never heard of any team that was promoted to the Premier League by a draw.

No, a change has to be made.

At this time, the game has been going on for more than 20 minutes.

The offense has not been smooth, and the Crystal Palace players on the field have gradually become impatient.

"beep"

The referee blows his whistle.

It turned out that Cristiano Ronaldo was rushed to steal the ball by Sheffield United players, and this time he gave the opponent a bit when grabbing a position.

This was immediately caught by the sharp-eyed referee, who stopped the game and gave Ronaldo a yellow card.

Taking advantage of the suspension of the game, Chen Ran immediately called Guardiola to the sidelines.

"Josep, you have to make some changes now. For a while you tell Maicon and Chiellini to get in boldly. For a while when you divide the ball, don't give Ronaldo and Ribery. Directly For Maicon and Chiellini who plugged in, understand?"

"Are there only two central defenders in the backcourt?"

Guardiola glanced at Chen Ran and confirmed it again.

"That's right, Sheffield United didn't intend to attack. Two central defenders plus a goalkeeper, and Jose staying near the center circle to protect, that's enough."

"understood."

Guardiola is very aware of the current situation on the field. Crystal Palace was cut off by Sheffield United from the most threatening side attack.

He is now an assistant coach, so while he is playing football on the field, he is also thinking about ways to solve this dilemma.

Unexpectedly, before he could come up with a countermeasure, Chen Ran on the sidelines had already made arrangements.

The boss is still quick-witted!
This is partly combined with his own tactics.

Guardiola thought about Chen Ran's arrangement carefully, and felt that it could really solve the immediate troubles.

Therefore, Guardiola, who returned to the field, immediately conveyed Chen Ran's instructions.

Soon, both Sheffield United coach Chris and the audience found that the situation on the field had changed.

The Crystal Palace side attack, which had been blocked before, survived.

When the Sheffield United players went forward to double-team Ronaldo and Ribery according to the previous arrangement, the ball passed by their side or over their heads and fell at the feet of the two Crystal Palace full-backs who inserted at high speed from behind. .

"Go and defend!"

The captain of Sheffield United immediately sensed something was wrong and shouted loudly to his teammates.

There was a big hole in the wing, and Sheffield United's left central defender hurried up to intercept Maicon who was plugged in.

Maicon slammed the ball forward very far, and a man came to pass the ball, easily fooling the Sheffield United left center back who was rushing over.Then he swung his right leg and kicked a very beautiful cross.

In the penalty area of ​​Sheffield United, Tony and Crouch, who had been double-teamed by three people, now lost a defender, and the pressure suddenly eased a lot.

The defenders of Sheffield United obviously received clear instructions from the coach before the game, and that is to focus on marking Tony.

No way, who made Tony far stronger than Crouch in terms of stature and statistics.

Seeing the ball flying towards the penalty area, the two central defenders of Sheffield United wanted to hang on Tony, but as a result, they were involved in each other, and neither of them could jump up.

"boom!"

When everyone followed the sound, they saw that Crouch, who had been hiding behind Tony, made a beautiful side hook and sent the ball past Tony's head into Sheffield United's goal. .

Crystal Palace 1:0 Sheffield United.

(End of this chapter)