Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 386
Vardy, who represented Crystal Palace for the first time, was very nervous, but Chen Ran was very satisfied with his drive and hard work.

This guy kept the task assigned by Chen Ran firmly in his mind, and clung to Xi Mang like a piece of brown candy.

The tireless running and fighting immediately offset the effect that Abel Resino wanted to achieve by replacing Simao.

Once the new force Simao misfires, it will be more difficult for other Atletico Madrid players with declining physical fitness to pose a threat to the Crystal Palace's defense.

Although the two forwards, Forlan and Aguero, have strong personal abilities, they will not be able to perform without the support of the midfielder.

Abel Resino also noticed this problem, and he then replaced Maniche with Raul Garcia and Setaridis with Antonio Lopez.

But these second-rate strong teams all have a common problem, that is, there is only one decent lineup, and the strength gap between the substitute players and the main players is relatively large.

Abel Resino's substitution certainly alleviated the decline in the physical fitness of the players on the field, but correspondingly, it also reduced the technical ability of Atletico Madrid.

After Messi switched to the left, Antonio Lopez, who had just been replaced, couldn't guard Messi at all.

Messi's ultra-fast movement frequency made Antonio Lopez dizzy.

If it weren't for the help of Raul Garcia, who is also just playing and has plenty of physical fitness, Atletico Madrid's right wing would probably be blown up.

When the game progressed to No. 705 minutes, Messi once again broke through with the ball on the left.

At this time, Raul Garcia in the midfielder position has learned from the previous experience and lessons, and posted it in advance to mark Messi.

Seeing that Antonio Lopez was about to rush over to double-team, Messi immediately passed the ball to Fabregas who rushed over to meet him.

At this time, another midfielder Assuncao of Atletico Madrid also followed Fabregas and ran over.

In order to prevent the ball from being destroyed by Assuncao, Fabregas did not stop the ball.Rubbed directly with the instep of the right foot, played a two-for-two cooperation, and passed the ball back to Messi.

Fabregas's pass was just right, the ball just appeared on the line of Messi's forward drive.

Messi didn't need to adjust, he directly took the ball, and took advantage of the trend to kill Atletico Madrid's penalty area.

Realizing that the situation was not good, central defender Heitinga rushed over to make up the defense.

At this time, Cesc Fabregas, who had just finished a two-for-two match with Messi, also threw off Assuncao and began to advance at high speed into Atletico Madrid's penalty area.

Seeing Fabregas' running position, Messi understood it, flicked his left ankle slightly, and pushed the ball across to Fabregas' forward line.

At this moment, Fabregas also just ran in place.

Without any hesitation, he rushed straight up and volleyed.

"boom!"

The ball flew into the near corner of Atlético Madrid's goal like a cannonball.

Goalkeeper Kupe moved his feet immediately, and leaped towards him with a flying dive.

"when!"

Although Coupe failed to save the ball, the ball hit the right post of Atletico Madrid heavily.

When Cesc Fabregas hit the goal, Ronaldo in the penalty area immediately moved to prepare for a supplementary shot.

Another central defender Ujfalusi, who was in charge of marking Ronaldo closely, reacted obviously a step slower. When he wanted to destroy the ball, Ronaldo had already snatched from behind him and in front of him.

"Snapped!"

Ronaldo opened his ankle and lightly blocked the bounced ball towards Atletico Madrid's goal.

At this time, the goalkeeper Coupe had just finished his last save and had not had time to return to his position. He could only watch the ball fly into the net from in front of him with a look of despair.

"GOAL!!!!!!"

With Ronaldo's brace, Crystal Palace lead Atletico Madrid 2-0 away.

As soon as the second goal was scored, the players on the Atletico Madrid field suddenly lost their energy like a deflated ball.

Seeing that the overall situation was settled, Chen Ran replaced Yaya Toure with Beckham and Messi with Evra soon after.

In the end, Crystal Palace defeated Atletico Madrid 2-0 away.

While taking the initiative to advance in the first round of the UEFA Champions League round of [-] to [-], Chen Ran also got a "Level [-] Recovery Card" from the system.

Early the next morning, Chen Ran flew back to London with the team.

Two days later, on February 2, Crystal Palace will play the No.28 seventh round of the Premier League. This time they will face Blackburn at home.

For this kind of back-to-back schedule, after several seasons of training, Chen Ran and Crystal Palace have become accustomed to going up and down.

In the game against Atletico Madrid, Chen Ran was placed on the bench in this game.

With goals from Dzeko and Beckham, Crystal Palace beat Blackburn 2-1 at home.

In the other matches of this round of the Premier League, Liverpool beat Middlesbrough 2:0 away, and Chelsea beat Wigan Athletic 2:1 at Stamford Bridge.

Manchester United beat Portsmouth 2-0 at Old Trafford, while Arsenal were held to a 0-0 draw by Fulham at Highbury.

Manchester City, which invested heavily, lost 0:1 to West Ham United in the away game.Winning one game and losing one game, and repeating the cycle, it is obvious that Mancini has not yet found the correct coaching idea.

Crystal Palace still leads Liverpool by seven points and firmly occupies the top position of the standings.

Three days later, on March 3, Crystal Palace ushered in the Premier League No.4 eight rounds, and this time they are going to challenge Fulham away.

After the rotation in the previous round, Chen Ran sent out all the main lineups that could play in this game.

With goals from Ronaldo, Thiago Silva, Messi and Cavani, Crystal Palace beat Fulham 4-1 away.

In the other matches of this round of the Premier League, Liverpool beat Sunderland 2-0 at Anfield, and Chelsea beat Portsmouth 1-0 away.

Manchester United narrowly beat Newcastle United 2:1 away, and Arsenal also beat West Bromwich Albion 3:1 away.

This time, Manchester City beat Aston Villa 2-0 at home, continuing their weird cycle of losing one game and winning one game.

Two days later, on March 3, in the fifth round of the FA Cup, Crystal Palace will go away to challenge the Championship team Sheffield United this time.

For the FA Cup game, Chen Ran naturally sent all the substitute players and handed over the command of the game to Simeone.

Simeone, this guy, even frantically adopted defensive counterattack tactics when facing low-level teams.

Although Crystal Palace is full of substitute players, even so, it is not something Sheffield United can fight against.

The head coach of Sheffield United did not aggressively press the offense because of Crystal Palace's unexpected defensive counterattack tactics.

On the contrary, he also ordered his players to shrink the formation and hide in his own half to place the bus.

This time, neither team took the initiative to attack, and the scene of the game suddenly became very ugly.

Sheffield United naturally don't care that they are a weak team, and their home fans even started to laugh at Crystal Palace as a coward.

Seeing this situation, Chen Ran had no choice but to step up and intervene.

It's not that he can't stand the ridicule of Sheffield United fans, but that he doesn't want to make up games because of a tie.

"Diego, I don't think it is necessary to use defensive counterattack tactics against Sheffield United?"

Chen Ran persuaded Simeone tactfully.

No one who can become a top coach is an idiot, and Simeone immediately understood what Chen Ran meant.

"Okay, boss, I see."

Immediately, Simeone walked to the sidelines and waved his hand, Crystal Palace pressed all the way and began a massive attack.

"When did this guy learn Guardiola's tactics?"

Southgate muttered in a low voice.

Chen Ran couldn't help laughing. Because of his intervention, Simeone and Guardiola worked together for three or four years.

Learning from each other's strengths and complementing each other's weaknesses, their influence on each other has subtly penetrated into the bone marrow.

In the face of the indiscriminate bombing of the Crystal Palace, even the substitute lineup is not something Sheffield United can withstand.

In the end, with goals from Dzeko, Cavani and Vardy, Crystal Palace beat Sheffield United 3-0 away.

While successfully advancing to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, Chen Ran also received a winning bonus of 100 million euros from the system.

After a three-day break, on March 3, Crystal Palace ushered in the second round of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals. This time, they will face Atletico Madrid at the Emirates Stadium.

Crystal Palace, who played with all the main players, beat Atletico Madrid 2:1 at home with goals from Messi and Yaya Toure.

While successfully advancing to the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a total score of 4:1 in the two rounds, Chen Ran also received a "Level [-] Recovery Card" from the system.

Two days later, on March 3, Crystal Palace ushered in the Premier League No.14 nine rounds.This time, they will sit at home against Newcastle United.

Continuous high-intensity and high-density games have exhausted both the main players and the substitute players in Crystal Palace.

Having just finished the UEFA Champions League match against Atletico Madrid, Chen Ran naturally let the main players rotate and rest, and sent a set of substitutes in the match against Newcastle United.

As a result, Newcastle United, who did not qualify for the Champions League and was eliminated from the cup, waited for work and drew 0:0 with Crystal Palace in the away game.

In the other games of this round of the Premier League, there are two strong dialogues that are very interesting.

In the Double Red Club, Liverpool beat Manchester United 4-1 away at Old Trafford.

Not only did he humiliate his rival, but he also took the opportunity to narrow the point gap between himself and Crystal Palace to five points.

Another strong dialogue is between the old and new "upstart" teams.

Relying on their strong strength, Chelsea defeated the upstart Manchester City 1-0 at home at Stamford Bridge, winning the battle for the strongest "upstart" in the English media.

On the Champions League side, Crystal Palace's opponents for the semi-finals have also been determined.

The enemy road is narrow, and the opponent of Crystal Palace this time is Real Madrid.

Chen Ran and Mourinho, the old enemies, will fight directly again after a season.

Spain, the office of the head coach of Real Madrid.

Looking at the Champions League matchup map, Mourinho frowned.

During the winter transfer period, Mourinho packaged and dealt with Manchester City the players he didn't need.

While making a lot of money, he also used the money to introduce many players.

He spent 4000 million euros to buy French striker Benzema from Lyon, and used 2700 million euros to introduce Dutch striker Huntelaar from Ajax.

He spent 2000 million euros to buy French midfielder Las Diarra from Portsmouth, and also used 2000 million euros to introduce Spanish central defender Albiol from Valencia.

Mourinho spent more than [-] million euros on signings alone, almost spending all the money he earned from Manchester City.

During the entire winter transfer period, Manchester City invested the most in signings, followed by Real Madrid.

But Mourinho also faces the same problem as Mancini, that is, teams that have undergone major changes need to go through a period of running-in.

After all, there will be a process of mutual familiarity and understanding between a large number of newly joined players and the old players left in the team.

And this process will inevitably affect the team's game results.

Several rounds of La Liga have gone on since the winter break, with Real Madrid still trailing Barcelona by six points.

In other words, during this period of time, Mourinho only scored one point more than Guardiola.Such a catching up speed is obviously unsatisfactory.

Originally, Mourinho was still counting on the UEFA Champions League to renew his life, but now he met Chen Ran's Crystal Palace again.

If Mourinho knew Chinese, he would definitely say, "The leak in the house happens to rain all night!"

"Jorge, do you think if I let Real Madrid use the bus-busting tactic in the game against Crystal Palace, will it have a bad influence?"

Mourinho frowned and looked at Mendes sitting aside.

"José, are you worried that the fans and the club's management will not accept that you asked Real Madrid to put the bus?"

"Yes."

Mourinho nodded affirmatively.

After all, Real Madrid is no ordinary team.

If he lets Real Madrid use the bus-positioning tactic, he can imagine how Real Madrid fans will scold him.

"Jose, don't think too much about it. Let me ask you a little bit, do you think if Real Madrid is eliminated from the Champions League, it will have a greater impact on your position as a head coach, or if you use the bus tactics to affect your position as a head coach. big?"

"Of course being eliminated from the Champions League has a greater impact."

"Isn't that an easy choice? As long as you can knock out defending champions Crystal Palace, who cares what tactics you use?"

"What's more, many strong teams are now playing against Crystal Palace, and you are not the first."

"Jorge, you are right."

Mourinho nodded slightly.

He was originally a very defensive coach, and Mendes' words strengthened his thinking.

(End of this chapter)