Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 443 Thinking Too Much

Fortunately, Guardiola is not a person who has seen the world. He was a famous star in Barcelona and Spain when he was a player, and he has long developed the ability to deal with reporters.

At the press conference, although the reporters made things difficult, some Spanish media reporters even came to London to question why Guardiola abandoned Barcelona.

But under the cover of Chen Ran, Guardiola finally dealt with them one by one without any danger.

When the Crystal Palace Club held a press conference for Guardiola's appointment, there were also many well-known figures in European football watching the live broadcast of the press conference across Europe.

"Smart! This little guy from Huaguo is really smart!"

London, Arsenal FC.

Wenger sighed frequently while watching the live broadcast of the press conference in the office.

"Boss, Chen Ran, who led the Crystal Palace well, suddenly said no to it, saying that he was tired of winning too many championships. Can such a willful decision be called smart?"

His old partner Pat Rice, who was sitting on the sidelines watching the live broadcast with Wenger, was a little puzzled.

"Pat, do you know? Because Crystal Palace has monopolized the Premier League and Champions League titles in recent years, some clubs are already preparing to join forces to attack Crystal Palace."

"But, boss, how can they snipe at Crystal Palace? Crystal Palace has played against those strong teams in recent years, isn't it always winning the championship by defeating the opponent?"

"Hehe, the so-called sniping is not just a game on the court. It is more outside the court, where it is invisible, and it is the deadliest."

"Boss, did you get any news?"

"Well, someone wanted to recruit us Arsenal, but I refused. Our goal now is to make good money and pay off our debts as soon as possible. Anyway, the championship trophy is not our turn, so we will not participate in these dirty things .”

After dealing with the Crystal Palace matter, Chen Ran immediately flew to Lisbon, Portugal with Ronaldo and Pepe.

Portugal's first group match in the World Cup in South Africa began on June 6, and there is not much time left for them to concentrate on preparing for the battle.

Moreover, Portugal's grouping in this World Cup is not very good. They are also in Group G with the favorites Brazil, the African elephant Côte d'Ivoire, and the mysterious North Korea.

Needless to say, the Brazilian team is naturally one of the favorites to win almost every World Cup.

Although Côte d'Ivoire is only participating in the World Cup finals for the second time, even the head coach of the England national team Fabio Capello pointed out that their strength should not be underestimated, and they are likely to become the dark horse of this World Cup.

Chen Ran also deeply agrees with Capello's point of view.

Needless to say anything else, just looking at the player list of Côte d'Ivoire, you can know how strong this team is.

On the forward line, Drogba and Kalou played for the Premier League team Chelsea, Gervinho played for Arsenal, and Kone played for Marseille in France.

In midfield, Crystal Palace's Yaya Toure actually returned from injury before the Champions League final, but Chen Ran did not dare to let Yaya Toure, who had just recovered from injury, directly play such a high-intensity game in the Champions League final, but he There is no problem in participating in the World Cup.

Others include Zokola who played for Sevilla, Fae who played for Nantes and Gosso who played for Nantes.

On the defensive line, there are also a group of powerful players such as Manchester City's Kolo Toure, Arsenal's Eboue, Hamburg's Demel, and Stuttgart's Boca.

It can be said that Côte d'Ivoire is Portugal's biggest competitor to qualify for the group.

On the plane, Ronaldo, who was sitting next to Chen Ran, quietly came over and asked in a low voice:
"Boss, the head coach of your Crystal Palace has done a good job, why did you quit all of a sudden?"

"Didn't I say it at the press conference before? One is a little tired, and the other is that I want to spend more time with Cheryl."

Chen Ran was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect that Ronaldo is still struggling with this issue.

"Is that so?"

Seeing Ronaldo's disbelief, Chen Ran felt a little funny.

"What is there to lie about? I am the owner of Crystal Palace myself. If I want to continue to be the head coach, can anyone stop me?"

"Uh, but Jorge told me, boss, you are making progress by retreating, which is a very clever method."

"Oh? What did Jorge say about me?"

This time, Chen Ran was also aroused by Ronaldo.

"Boss, don't get me wrong, Jorge didn't say anything bad about you."

Seeing Ronaldo anxious to explain, Chen Ran smiled and waved his hands.

"I know. Chris, don't be nervous, Jorge and I are also friends, you just say it, it doesn't matter."

"Jorge believes that you have led Crystal Palace to monopolize all the heavyweight championships that can be won in recent years, which has caused dissatisfaction among many people."

"So, you voluntarily resigned as the head coach of Crystal Palace this time to show that you have no intention of eating alone."

"The purpose is to divide those clubs that are hostile to you and Crystal Palace, so as to avoid being the target of public criticism."

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Listening to Mendes' analysis relayed by Ronaldo, Chen Ran was also speechless for a while.

He could swear to God that he really didn't think that much.

As for those enemies who wanted to deal with the Crystal Palace, Chen Ran didn't pay attention at all, and did it if he refused to accept it.

Crystal Palace, rule all kinds of dissatisfaction!

"Hahahaha, Chris, Jorge is really flattering me, I really didn't think so much."

"I am now focused on leading the Portuguese national team to achieve a good result in the World Cup in South Africa."

"Then take a break and do something you always wanted to do but didn't have time for."

"Boss, what ranking do you think Portugal can get this time?"

Hearing Chen Ran mention the upcoming World Cup, Ronaldo's attention was immediately attracted.

"What is the best result of the Portuguese national team in the World Cup?"

"Third place in the 1966 World Cup."

"Then how about we try to improve our best score?"

"Really? Boss, aren't we going to reach the final of this World Cup?"

When Ronaldo got excited, his voice suddenly became louder, which immediately attracted the attention of other passengers on the plane.

Although Chen Ran and the others sat in first class, there were many fans among the rich.

You must know that this is a flight from London to Lisbon, and the Portuguese and British people on the plane account for the majority.

When these people found out that they were on the same plane as Chen Ran, Ronaldo, and Pepe, they immediately became excited.

Especially Ronaldo just mentioned the upcoming World Cup in South Africa. If the flight attendant hadn't come to stop it in time, there would be Portuguese fans planning to come and take the opportunity to learn about the team's situation.

Chen Ran gave Ronaldo a hard look, Ronaldo smiled embarrassedly, and shut his mouth obediently.

Portugal's training for the World Cup in South Africa began with restorative training.

Just finished a season of campaign, the players are all physically and mentally exhausted.

After most of the data in the player's physical examination report returned to normal, Chen Ran began to carry out normal technical, tactical and physical training.

Subsequently, Chen Ran arranged three more warm-up matches for the Portuguese national team.

On the one hand, it is to keep the players in shape; on the other hand, it is to help Ronaldo wash away the side effects of using "a chicken blood card" in the Champions League final.

When Chen Ran was leading the Portuguese national team to prepare for the World Cup in South Africa, many domestic fans were also paying close attention to the situation of the Portuguese national team thousands of miles away.

No way, the national football team failed to live up to expectations, making Chen Ran the only Chinese national who participated in the finals of the World Cup in South Africa.

Under the love of the house and the black, everyone had to focus on the Portuguese national team.

"What ranking do you think the Portuguese national team can win in this World Cup?"

"It's hard to say, after all, Portugal has a lot of shortcomings. But now that Chen Ran is the head coach, I think at least we can reach the quarterfinals."

"Hehe, quarter-finals? How much do you look down on chickens? I think Portugal can at least reach the semi-finals!"

"Upstairs, you are still too conservative. Eusebio was able to lead the Portuguese national team to the third place in the World Cup in 1966. I think Chen Ran can at least go one step further and break this record."

"Ahem, who has yellow urine? Wake up the person upstairs. Football is played by players. If the players are not capable enough, the coach is too strong."

"That's right. Although the Portuguese national team now has a top star like Ronaldo, in other positions, there is a big gap compared with those few favorites to win the championship."

"Haha, isn't that just right? This can reflect Chen Ran's coaching level."

"Then we have to see if Chen Ran can create a miracle."

On June 6, in Nelson Mandela City, South Africa, the first match of the Portuguese national team will be against the African elephant Ivory Coast.

Everyone is familiar with the current head coach of Côte d'Ivoire. It is the former head coach of the England national team Eriksson.

After leaving the position of head coach of the England national team, he also coached the Manchester City club and the Mexico national team.

However, due to the poor performance of leading the team, he was fired before completing a year.

Coaching the Côte d'Ivoire national team this time can be said to be Eriksson's last chance to prove himself.

If he fails again, then he is likely to be excluded from the mainstream football world, and he can only coach in the Chinese Super League like in his previous life.

Eriksson is also very aware of his current situation in his heart, so he attaches great importance to this opportunity to lead Côte d'Ivoire to participate in the World Cup in South Africa.

After careful research, Eriksson, like Chen Ran, regarded the opponent's team as their own team's biggest opponent.

However, to Eriksson's surprise, the absolute core of the team, the main center Drogba, was actually hit by Tanaka's hat king with a knee in the game against the Japanese team, resulting in a fracture of the ulna.

Although Drogba immediately underwent surgery and insisted on participating in this World Cup, Eriksson did not put him in the starting lineup for this game in the end.

Left wing Kalou, center Din Dane, right wing Gervinho
Central midfielder Tiot, Central midfielder Yaya Toure, Central midfielder Eboue

Left-back Thiene, Center-back Zokora, Center-back Kolo Touré, Right-back Demel

goalkeeper barry
The news that Drogba did not appear in the starting lineup made Chen Ran very happy.

Having played in the Premier League for such a long time, he knows Drogba's ability very well.

This guy is not only strong in personal ability, but also has outstanding combat attributes. He is a leader player who can boost the morale of the team.

Therefore, of course, Chen Ran would not let go of this good opportunity to defeat his opponent.He sent all the main players of Portugal, ready to win Côte d'Ivoire in one go.

Left winger Nani, center Ronaldo, right winger Quaresma

Central midfielder Meireles, Central midfielder Deco, Central midfielder Thiago
Left back Coentrao, center back Carvalho, center back Pepe, right back Paulo Ferreira

goalkeeper eduardo
Most of the players of the two teams play in the five major European leagues.They have played against each other more or less, and they are no strangers.

Whether it is Chen Ran or Eriksson, the tactics used in this game are not conservative.

From the first minute of the game, the two sides opened up and fought against each other.

With one less Drogba, Côte d'Ivoire's offensive ability has dropped a lot.On the Portuguese side, Ronaldo played very well.

This point was not obvious at the beginning of the game, but after 10 minutes, when Portugal threatened Côte d'Ivoire's goal several times, the initiative on the field gradually fell to Portugal.

When the game progressed to 29 minutes, Ronaldo once again ran out of the penalty area of ​​Côte d'Ivoire to cooperate with his teammates.

After receiving Deco's pass, he didn't give Kolo Touré a chance to destroy it. He rubbed the outside of his foot without stopping the ball, and passed the ball diagonally to Quaresma on the right.

Then, Ronaldo himself turned around immediately, bypassing Kolo Toure and desperately advancing towards the penalty area of ​​Côte d'Ivoire.

After receiving the pass from Ronaldo, Quaresma slammed the ball forward, using his own speed, directly dribbled the ball to eat Ivorian left-back Thiene raw.

Thiene's speed is not slow, but because he has to do one more turn and chase than Quaresma, Quaresma still caught the gap and passed the ball into the penalty area of ​​Côte d'Ivoire.

At this time, Kolo Toure was still desperately chasing back. Cristiano Ronaldo, who was already in place in advance, leaped high, overwhelmed another central defender Zokora, and pushed the ball heavily towards the goal of Côte d'Ivoire.

"boom!"

Goalkeeper Barry reacted quickly, and immediately made a save and blocked the ball.

But in a hurry, Barry failed to throw the ball away, and the ball still landed in the small penalty area.

When Barry was about to get up and hug the ball, a figure suddenly jumped out.

(End of this chapter)