Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 105 Too Good Grades Have Disadvantages
Just three days after the game against Chelsea, Crystal Palace ushered in the fourth round of the Premier League.

It's another double match a week, and this game Crystal Palace will play an away game against Southgate's former club-Middlesbrough.

To say that this season's Middlesbrough is considered strong.During the summer transfer period, they really bought a lot of good players.

Introduced Dutch full-back Reziger from Barcelona;

Introduced England midfielder Parlor from Arsenal;
Introduced Australian striker Viduka from Leeds United;
The introduction of Dutch striker Hasselbaink and winger Zenden from Chelsea;

In the end, the Spanish midfielder Mendieta was introduced from Lazio.

Chen Ran was also taken aback when he saw Middlesbrough's information.

This lineup, in terms of strength on paper, is already quite good.

However, the common problem for such a large number of signing teams is that it takes a long time to run in, and it is difficult to quickly form combat effectiveness in the early stages of the league.

As far as the players introduced by Middlesbrough are concerned, although they have passed their peak period, they will definitely be the main players after they come here.

The team's head coach McLaren, although he later served as the head coach of the England national team.But his coaching ability is actually not very good.

Chen Ran is very sure that with McLaren's ability, he will never be able to quickly knead these newly joined players together to form a combat effectiveness like Mourinho did.

However, considering that Crystal Palace is an away game in this game, it will be a double match in a week.

Moreover, the team had just fought against Chelsea, and the physical strength was exhausted, so Chen Ran still adopted the tactics of defensive counterattack.

center tony
Left midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo, right midfielder Ribery
DM Yaya Toure, DM Modric, DM Simeone

Left back Chiellini, centre-back Gareth Southgate, centre-back Vidic, right-back Maicon

goalkeeper cech
As for Middlesbrough, as expected by Chen Ran, those newly introduced big-name players were all arranged by McLaren into the main lineup.

Two tall and strong forwards, Hasselbaink and Viduka, came forward and caused a lot of trouble for the Crystal Palace defense at the beginning of the game.

One of the two guys is black and hard, and the other is white and strong.

There is no problem with Vidic being sent by Chen Ran to mark Hasselbaink, but Southgate's body is a bit difficult to carry Viduka.

Chen Ran on the sidelines immediately noticed the situation, but after careful consideration, he decided to keep Southgate on the court.

Because of the two central defenders in his hands, Thiago Silva is still relatively immature, and Pepe is too frizzy.

No matter who they use to replace Southgate, Chen Ran is worried that it may lead to worse results.

As for using Chiellini to replace Southgate as a central defender, and then replace Evra, it would be fine.

However, considering that changing the captain at the beginning would have a very bad impact, Chen Ran finally rejected this idea.

Since he does not plan to move Southgate's position, he can only find a way elsewhere.

Taking advantage of the dead ball, Chen Ran immediately called Chiellini to the sidelines.

"George, keep an eye on Parlor on your side, and don't let him pass the ball to the center easily. Also, you go tell Maicon to watch Zenden on his side. Understand?"

"Got it, boss."

Then, Chen Ran called Yaya Toure over again.

"Yaya, from now on, you will follow Mendieta on the opposite side. Wherever he goes, wherever you go, you must destroy him and organize an attack. Understand?"

"Don't worry, boss."

Yaya Toure grinned, and patted his chest to reassure Chen Ran.

Chen Ran's idea is very simple, since Middlesbrough's striker is strong, then I will cut off Middlesbrough's passing route.

If you can't catch the ball, no matter how good your striker is, it's just a show.

As a result, McLaren soon discovered that his two battering rams had only been on fire for less than 10 minutes before he fell into an embarrassing situation where he could not catch the ball.

Zenden and Parlor, who were on the two wings, were defenseless by Maicon and Chiellini of Crystal Palace.

In terms of technology and speed, Maicon is no worse than Cenden.

On the other side, Parlor, who was not good at breakthroughs, was even more helpless when he met Chiellini.

Mendieta, who was responsible for organizing the attack in the middle, was harassed by the big black Yaya Toure.

Physically, Mendieta can't beat Yaya Toure.

In terms of speed, Mendieta's own speed is not fast.

That is to say, only by relying on small technology can we temporarily get rid of this dog skin plaster.

But it was only temporarily thrown away, because Yaya Toure was tall and young with long legs, and after being passed by, he caught up again in the blink of an eye.

McLaren is scratching his head a bit now.

Each of these big-name new players he relies on seems to have been frozen by the Crystal Palace.

How to do?
After much deliberation, McLaren came up with a way.

Coming to the sidelines, McLaren immediately greeted Hasselbaink and Viduka and asked them to take turns out of the penalty area to catch the ball.

Anyway, the two of them can't get the ball if they stay in the penalty area. Why don't they come out to stir up trouble, maybe they can break the current deadlock.

The changes in Middlesbrough were all in Chen Ran's eyes.

He immediately called Simeone who was closest to him.

"Diego, you tell Southgate that he and Vidic must follow the man to the end. Even if the target they are responsible for is out of the penalty area, they must follow. At that time, you have to pay attention to helping them defend. Understand? ?”

"Got it, boss."

With Chen Ran's timely response, McLaren soon found out that his new trick was useless.

Two tall and strong centers came out of the penalty area, and their slow speed and inflexible shortcomings were undoubtedly revealed.

This time, McLaren was completely out of action.

Looking back at the bench, McLaren shook his head secretly in his heart.

Substitution?forget it.

The 0:0 draw was maintained until the end of the first half.

For away games, Chen Ran usually strikes late.

After observing the ball at half-court, he was sure that McLaren was now at the end of his rope.

Also, the players on the Middlesbrough bench are far from the main players in terms of strength.Even McLaren himself felt that if he replaced the substitute, the situation would only get worse.

During the halftime break, Chen Ran still didn't make any adjustments.

Although the Middlesbrough players on the field are good, they are generally not young, and their physical condition is far from their peak, otherwise they would not come to Middlesbrough.

Chen Ran planned to wait until their physical strength was almost exhausted before making a move.

50 minute, 55 minutes, 60 minutes
Seeing that the footsteps of many Middlesbrough players began to become heavy, and their running was not as active as in the first half, Chen Ran felt that the time had come to do something.

"Cesc, after you play for a while, tell the others to start playing Guardiola's tactics now."

"You and Modric form a dual-core organization to attack, and Simeone is responsible for protecting behind you. Understand?"

Chen Ran called Cesc Fabregas from the bench to the sidelines, put his arm around his shoulder and told him.

"Don't worry, boss, I know what to do."

Cesc Fabregas nodded frequently. With Crystal Palace's record soaring, he now has a bit of blind worship for Chen Ran.

Chen Ran did not send Crouch this time, but Fabregas replaced Yaya Toure.

Then Modric and Fabregas were placed in the front midfielder at the same time, using a dual-core drive.

Immediately afterwards, he replaced Ribery, who was a little tired in the double match for a week and was not active enough to run today, with Alves.

After countless rehearsals, the Crystal Palace players moved forward as a whole after receiving Chen Ran's order, instantly suppressing Middlesbrough in their own half.

As soon as the Crystal Palace changed, Middlesbrough immediately felt tremendous pressure.

Because they found the ball couldn't get out.

Crystal Palace's men began to press frantically at half-time, and it was in Middlesbrough's half.

This made the Middlesbrough players who were suddenly exposed to this style of play suddenly feel at a loss.

As soon as they received the ball, they were immediately double-teamed by at least two Crystal Palace players, and then the ball was quickly returned to the feet of the Crystal Palace players.

As soon as the Crystal Palace speeded up, many veterans in Middlesbrough were a little unable to keep up with the rhythm due to their physical decline.

Soon, Modric took a long shot from the front of the penalty area and broke through the goal guarded by Australian international Schwarzer.

"Goal"

In the 75th minute of the game, Crystal Palace finally broke the deadlock and led Middlesbrough 1-0.

As soon as the goal was scored, Middlesbrough was like a deflated ball, and immediately couldn't hold back.

In the 82nd minute, Tony scored another header;
In the 90th minute, Alves also scored a wonderful volley with a side hook.

In the end, when the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, Crystal Palace beat Middlesbrough 3-0 away.

While achieving four consecutive victories, it also brought Chen Ran an income of 200 million euros.

In the other games of the fourth round of the Premier League, Arsenal beat Norwich City 4:1 away, also achieving four consecutive victories.Twelve points with the Crystal Palace, continue to maintain a huge pressure.

After Chelsea lost to Crystal Palace in the last round, they did not recover from a setback.In this round, they defeated Southampton 2:1 at home. With a record of three wins and one loss, they are closely behind Crystal Palace and Arsenal with nine points.

The remaining two strong teams are not very competitive. Manchester United was tied 1:1 by Blackburn in the away game, and Liverpool lost to Bolton 0:1 in the away game.

The distance between these two teams and the top three teams in the standings is getting wider and wider.

Although there are only four rounds of matches now, the entire Premier League structure has begun to emerge.

Arsenal won four consecutive victories, and everyone is not surprised.After all, they are the defending champions and a veteran team, which is expected.

However, the birth of the Crystal Palace made many people fall through their glasses.

"Crystal Palace has won four consecutive Premier League victories, creating the best start in club history."

"Crystal Palace and Arsenal have also won four consecutive victories. The Premier League champions this season are very likely to be produced by these two teams."

"The latest data from the bookmaker shows that Arsenal top the odds of winning the Premier League title this season, followed by Crystal Palace and Chelsea in third."

"Could Crystal Palace stage a British Kaiserslautern miracle?"

"In last season's League Cup final, that Chinese man defeated coach Wenger. So will the same end happen in this season's Premier League championship?"

Thousands of miles away in China, before Chen Ran just bought the Crystal Palace Club, and then returned to China with great fanfare to run youth training, creating a wave of presence in front of domestic fans.

Now, with Crystal Palace's four-game winning streak, as Crystal Palace has been at the top of the Premier League, and as Crystal Palace has crushed all the giants, Chen Ran's popularity among domestic fans is increasing day by day.

"Did you watch the Premier League game last night?"

"You mean Crystal Palace v Middlesbrough?"

"Yes, this is it."

"Of course I saw it. After all, Crystal Palace is our Chinese team, and I definitely support it. But don't say it, Crystal Palace really lived up to it. Especially in the last 20 minutes, that guy overwhelmed Middlesbrough. "

"That's right. It's a fun game to watch, and it's not a bad thing for me to set the alarm clock in the middle of the night and get up to watch the game."

"Hey, who's to say no. If it's another team's game, I can't get up."

"At present, only Arsenal and Crystal Palace have won four consecutive victories. I think the Premier League champions this season may be produced by these two."

"I think it's similar, but Chelsea shouldn't be underestimated. After all, the old man spent a lot of money and hired the Champions League champion coach. It doesn't seem like a good thing."

"It's okay, it's not a skill if you only spend money. Look at that Chen Ran, he doesn't spend a lot of money to buy people, but they are all easy to use."

"That's true. I read the statistics in the newspaper. This summer, Crystal Palace only bought two players. It's less than many middle and lower teams, but it's still at the top of the Premier League. What does this mean? It means that Chen Ran has a good vision. Buy one at a time."

"If you say that, I'm looking forward to Chen Ran's youth training in China. You said that from his point of view, all the players he can pick are not all talented players?"

"It's really like this. If he brings this group of talented players to the UK to train... Oh my god, the dream is so beautiful, I dare not continue to think about it."

United Kingdom, Manchester.

"Alex, you really have a vision. This is the information I have collected about the Crystal Palace in the past few days. Take a look, it's amazing."

At any rate, Queiroz was over [-] years old, and at this time, he excitedly handed Ferguson a piece of information like a young man.

"What's the matter? Carlos, what amazing discovery have you made?"

Ferguson reached out to take Queiroz's information and asked curiously.

You must know that Queiroz was also the head coach of Real Madrid at any rate. Although he was fired after only one year of work, he has seen the world after all, and it is rare to see him so excited.

"Alex, you look at the post-match ratings of the Crystal Palace players every game."

(End of this chapter)