Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 413 Opponent or Teammate
In the first half of the game, Crystal Palace played very hard.

Despite the best efforts of the substitute players, in the 305th minute of the game, Anelka received Drogba's header and volleyed through the goal guarded by Petr Cech. Crystal Palace 0:1 behind Chelsea in the away game.

And after leading the score, Ancelotti did not hesitate to order the Chelsea players on the field to shrink across the board in accordance with the plan formulated before the game, and retreated to their own half to start setting up the bus.

Seeing the scene in front of him, Chen Ran couldn't help laughing out of anger.

Damn, Ancelotti has been famous for many years anyway. Can you be a head coach who has won the Champions League?

"Boss, shall we replace Ronaldo and Messi now and turn defense into offense?"

At this time, Southgate couldn't help but moved to Chen Ran's side and suggested.

Chen Ran checked the time, and the first half of the game was about to end in less than 10 minutes.

"Don't worry, you go and tell the players on the field, hold your breath, and execute according to the previous tactics. If Chelsea want to set up the bus, let them set it up. This is their home court. I don't think they will lose face."

"Understood, boss."

With Chelsea's active retreat, the situation of the game suddenly calmed down.

Crystal Palace did not attack according to Ancelotti's vision, but continued to shrink in their own half, as if they were not behind.

This time, the whole game fell into a strange balance.

Whether it was Chelsea or Crystal Palace, neither team took the initiative to attack.

The side that holds the ball, that is, the midfielder keeps passing it.On the other hand, there was no intention of stepping forward to force him.

Soon, the entire Stamford Bridge fans couldn't sit still.

I didn't pay for the tickets to see you pass the ball!

Gradually, boos began to appear in the Stamford Bridge.

On the Chelsea bench, Ancelotti glanced at the Crystal Palace bench not far away with an ugly face.

This little fox is really calm.

However, Ancelotti is not a vegetarian after many years of walking in the rivers and lakes. After all, he is a man who has experienced the Istanbul night.

Thicker than his skin, he is not afraid of anyone.

Therefore, Ancelotti simply pretended not to hear anything, and sat on the bench quietly watching the passing of the players on the field.

Seeing the bad posture of the coaches of the two teams, the fans of Stamford Bridge became more and more dissatisfied.What had been sporadic boos before was now intensified.

Fortunately, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half in time, which temporarily stopped this embarrassing situation.

Intermission, Crystal Palace dressing room.

Chen Ran first praised the players as usual, and then he looked at Suarez and Vardy.

"Louis, Jamie, you two played well in the first half of the game, how about going down for a rest in the second half?"

"Okay, boss."

"Understood, boss."

The two young men, Suarez and Vardy, knew that their task was to consume the physical energy of the Chelsea players, and they nodded in agreement.

Chen Ran turned to look at Pepe again.

"Kepler, the team will start a counterattack in the second half of the game, so you should come down and rest first."

"Okay, boss."

Immediately afterwards, Chen Ran named Tony, Ronaldo and Messi.

"Luka, Chris, Leo, after the three of you played in the second half of the game, Luka will serve as the center forward, and Chris, you and Leo will serve as shadow forwards behind Luka. The team's formation has also changed from 532 to 4321, Understand?"

"understand!"

While Chen Ran was busy dispatching troops, Ancelotti was not idle.

He first replaced the goal hero Anelka with Alex, and then replaced Pirlo with Essien.

While replacing a striker and midfielder, Ancelotti also added a strong central defender and a full-time midfielder.

This is not an ordinary bus, this is a double-decker bus.

Chelsea's formation was also changed from 4312 to 541 by Ancelotti.

Before the start of the second half, fans at Stamford Bridge saw players waiting to be replaced on the sidelines of the pitch.Everyone knows that the two teams are going to fight the bayonet.

When Ancelotti saw that Chen Ran replaced the three core offensive players of Ronaldo, Messi and Tony in one go, he couldn't help secretly rejoicing. Fortunately, he had prepared in advance.

On the Crystal Palace side, Chen Ran also saw Alex and Essien standing on the sidelines waiting to play.

I couldn't help cursing inwardly, Ancelotti, this old fox is really not a vegetarian, and his vigilance is really high.

Now, both Chen Ran and Ancelotti have played their cards.The rest depends on the performance of the players on the field.

The situation in the second half of the game was completely opposite to that of the first half.

Chelsea, who attacked frantically in the first half, are now shrunk in their own 30-meter area.Even Drogba, the only striker, retreated to the center line and participated in the defense.

However, Crystal Palace, who defended desperately in the first half, is now attacking with all their members.

Except for goalkeeper Petr Cech and two central defenders Thiago Silva and Kompany, all other players were pressed into Chelsea's half.

I have to admit that Ancelotti's double-decker bus works really well.

Within a depth of less than 30 meters, ten defensive players from Chelsea and eight offensive players from Crystal Palace were concentrated.

There are people everywhere, and the space is compressed to the limit.

Even Messi and Ronaldo, who have outstanding skills, find it difficult to give full play to their characteristics.

As soon as they got the ball, two or three Chelsea defenders immediately surrounded them.

In the case of assisting each other to defend and fill positions, Messi and Ronaldo may be able to pass one or two, but it is difficult to pass the third or fourth defensive player in a small space.

Therefore, even though Crystal Palace has an absolute advantage on the field, it is always difficult to break through the Chelsea goal guarded by Cudicini.

This situation has been stalemate until No.80 minutes.

At this time, Ronaldo forced a breakthrough with the ball in the frontcourt and was brought down by Chelsea's right back Ivanovic from behind.

While the referee gave Ivanovic a yellow card, he also awarded a free kick to Crystal Palace.

The position of this free kick is a little outside the upper right corner of Chelsea's penalty area, not far from the sideline, and the position is a bit off. If you hit the goal directly, the angle is too small.

According to common sense, this is not a good free kick opportunity.

Chen Ran looked up at the time on the big screen at the Stamford Bridge Stadium. Counting injury time, there were only ten minutes left.

He turned on the system silently. He dared not use the "Level [-] Chicken Blood Card" because it had too many negative effects. But now that there is not much time left, he intends to make good use of this free kick opportunity.

Therefore, Chen Ran immediately used a "Free Kick Master Card" for Ronaldo.

Although Beckham was on the court at this time, Chen Ran was still more willing to believe in the power of the system.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Ran quickly walked to the sidelines and called Alves who was closest to him.

"Dani, you go and tell Chris that this free kick sent him straight to the goal."

"Boss, are you sure?"

Alves looked at Chen Ran in surprise, and couldn't believe his ears.The position of this free kick is far and wide, it is really not a good opportunity to shoot directly.

"That's right, just hit the goal directly. You tell the others and prepare to grab some extra shots."

"Understood, boss."

Modric did not play today. Ronaldo, who created this free kick opportunity, picked up the ball and walked to the serving position without hesitation.

Just now, he suddenly had a feeling that he could directly score this free kick.

Frankly speaking, Ronaldo himself is baffled by this feeling.

Because this position is really not suitable for hitting the goal directly, when he usually practices free kicks, he mostly passes the ball in this position.

Just when Ronaldo was hesitating whether to follow his own feelings, Alves broke through and ran over and told him that the boss asked him to hit the goal directly.

This time, Ronaldo immediately made up his mind.

Anyway, the boss asked him to shoot directly, even if he didn't hit well, the boss wouldn't say anything.

After carefully placing the ball, Ronaldo carefully measured his pace and took a few steps back.

After standing still, Ronaldo looked up at Chelsea's goal and took a deep breath.

Run up, swing your legs.

"boom!"

The ball flew up in response, drawing a wonderful arc like a full moon scimitar and flying towards Chelsea's goal.

On the other side, after judging the defensive line where the ball flew, Cudicini quickly moved his feet, and then jumped over.

However, Cristiano Ronaldo's free kick shot was extremely angled, and the ball got into the goal from the only gap between the crossbar, post and Cudicini's hand of Chelsea's goal.

"GOAL!!!!!!"

Relying on Ronaldo's super free kick, Crystal Palace finally tied the score at 1:1 at the end of the game.

"Fxxxk!"

Looking at the Crystal Palace players celebrating wildly on the field, Ancelotti on the sidelines couldn't help but breathe out the fragrance.

Just a little bit, just a little bit!

Should we continue to place the bus to defend a tie, or should we press forward and attack to win the game?

For a while, Ancelotti hesitated.

However, the pragmatic Italian quickly made a jaw-dropping choice. He used up the last substitution in his hand and replaced Chelsea's only striker Drogba with Mikel.

You know, Mikel is also a midfielder.

This time, Chelsea's formation on the field changed from the previous 541 to 550.

Five defenders, five midfielders, no forwards.

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Seeing Ancelotti's substitution adjustment, not only Chen Ran, but everyone who was watching the game was left speechless.

"Ah, Ancelotti really did the best defense!"

In the stands, the reporters who were attracted by this powerful dialogue looked at each other in blank dismay.

"This guy, as expected of an Italian, has nothing else in his mind except defense."

"I don't know what expression Abramovich will have on his face when he sees this scene?"

"That must be pretty exciting!"

What the reporters didn't know was that the Chelsea boss Abramovich they had just mentioned was watching the game in the VIP box at Stamford Bridge.

Seeing the situation on the Chelsea field, the corner of Abramovich's mouth couldn't help but twitched slightly.

"Peter, is this how Ancelotti directs the game?"

Abramovich glanced lightly at Chelsea CEO Peter Kenyon sitting beside him.

He spent so much money on the Chelsea club and brought in so many stars, is it just for shrinking his head?

"Boss, after all, Crystal Palace is currently recognized as the strongest team in the world. Carlo probably wants to keep this tie. After all, there are not many teams that can get points from Crystal Palace now."

Although Abramovich's tone was calm, the invisible pressure still made Peter Kenyon's heart tighten.

However, Peter Kenyon was quite kind, so he bit the bullet and helped Ancelotti explain.

"Peter, I invested so much money in the Chelsea club, not to get this situation today. If you really can't do it, then I can only change."

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Hearing this, Peter Kenyon's heart suddenly turned cold.

Judging from the meaning of Abramovich's words, it is not only the head coach Ancelotti who is in an unstable position this time, even he, the CEO, may be kicked out.

All of a sudden, Peter Kenyon's mind became a mess.

At the same time, the game on the court is still going on fiercely.

The morale of the Crystal Palace players who equalized the score was boosted, and they continued to attack Chelsea's defense in order to take advantage of the victory.

It's a pity that the double-layer tortoise shell that Ancelotti tried his best to build was too hard. In the end, when the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the score on the big screen at Stamford Bridge remained at 1:1.

In the other games of this round of the Premier League, there is also a strong dialogue. Manchester United will face Arsenal, which has won three consecutive victories in the opening, at Old Trafford and tops the standings.

Ferguson naturally won't let his old rival Wenger climb on his head, Manchester United beat Arsenal 2:1 at home.

As a result, Crystal Palace, Chelsea and Arsenal, the three teams that started with three consecutive victories, all stopped their winning streak in the fourth round.

Crystal Palace and Chelsea are ranked first and second respectively with three wins and one draw and ten points, while Arsenal are one point behind and ranked third.

After the end of this round of the Premier League, it ushered in a two-week national team match day.

Portugal will play two World Cup qualifiers in these two weeks, away to Denmark on September 9, and away to Hungary on September 6.

So, the day after the match between Crystal Palace and Chelsea, Chen Ran flew to Lisbon with Ronaldo and Pepe.

Coincidentally, the four Portuguese internationals Carvalho, Deco, Paulo Ferreira and Bosingwa who played for Chelsea also took the same flight as Chen Ran.

This kind of experience where an opponent who was fighting to the death one day before became a teammate fighting side by side in a blink of an eye is extremely subtle.

(End of this chapter)