Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 107 The Interesting Former England Coach

The last time Crystal Palace played against Everton, because Li Tie did not get a chance to play, Chen Ran has not staged the so-called "Huaguo Derby" with domestic players in the Premier League.

This time against Manchester City, this scene can just happen.

In the previous life, there was a small video of Sun Jihai defending Ronaldo alone on the Internet.

Sun Jihai in the video is at the peak of his career, while Ronaldo is still relatively immature, and he has not yet mastered some tricks.

Chen Ran also has some small expectations for whether Sun Jihai can reproduce the classic moment of defending Ronaldo alone.

Of course, the final victory of the game must belong to Crystal Palace.

Speaking of the current Manchester City, there are still many good players.

For example, right midfielder Wright Phillips, left midfielder Sinclair and goalkeeper James, they are all England internationals.

There are also former Liverpool famous striker Robbie Fowler, midfielder Button, midfielder Musampa, center back Distin, center back Dunn, etc., are also capable players.

The head coach is the famous former England coach Kevin Keegan.

This game, because of the presence of Chen Ran's Crystal Palace and Sun Jihai's Manchester City, coupled with the so-called "Hua Guo Derby" hyped by the domestic media, attracted many fans to stay up late to watch the game.

"Haha, this shot is so good, Chen Ran even walked over to shake hands with Sun Jihai."

"It's rare. Ever since Li Tie couldn't play, the only ones we can see in the Premier League are these two Chinese people."

"Yeah, it would be great if there were more Chinese players playing in the five major leagues."

"How can it be so easy? If we can have [-] Chinese players who play in the five major leagues, then we won't be able to enter the World Cup?"

"Hey, wake up, the game is about to start."

Facing the current leader of the Premier League, Crystal Palace, and another away game, Kevin Keegan was not careless. He formed a 451 defensive counterattack formation.

But he didn't expect that as soon as the game started, he found that Crystal Palace was also playing a defensive counterattack.

???

Kevin Keegan is at a loss, is Manchester City that strong?
Let the league leader Crystal Palace play a defensive counterattack at their home court?
He turned his head to look at Chen Ran in the distance in doubt, what exactly does this Hua countryman want to do?
Unlike the sensationalized English media, after more than a year of watching the game, there is no head coach of any English team who dares to treat Chen Ran as a fledgling rookie.

If the previous English Championship and League Cup titles are not convincing enough, Crystal Palace's unbeaten record in the Premier League so far this season has shocked countless peers.

After all, Crystal Palace is not a giant team like Manchester United and Arsenal, and the players in the team are all old and young.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the current results can be achieved. This is entirely due to the head coach Chen Ran.

Maybe, what the newspaper said was right, this Huaguo man is indeed a talented coach.

The outstanding record has also made Chen Ran the target of many coaches' research.Every adjustment and arrangement he made to the Crystal Palace was gradually taken out and pondered over and over again.

As a result, many of Chen Ran's actions were over-interpreted.

For example, now, Chen Ran only considers that the players may not be physically fit enough for a week of double matches.So first use a more energy-saving tactic, withdraw it and fight back.

However, any coach who has carefully studied the Crystal Palace game knows that Crystal Palace has always played aggressively at home.

"Crystal Palace has suddenly changed its formation. That Huaguo man is not trying to lure me to attack, and then hit us to fight back?"

Kevin Keegan murmured while crossing his chest with his left hand and rubbing his chin with his right hand.

"Forget it, it's better to be careful. Anyway, it is a good result to get a point from the top of the league in the away game."

After pondering for a long time, Kevin Keegan decided not to take any risks.

No matter how Crystal Palace plays, Manchester City will defend and counterattack today anyway.

Chen Ran's original thought was that he really hoped that Manchester City could press forward and attack, and then Crystal Palace would attack Manchester City's counterattack from behind. It was enough to score a small victory with one or two goals, which was easy and labor-saving.

He didn't expect that he was so powerful in the hearts of his colleagues now, so it was self-defeating.

Therefore, throughout the first half, the two teams, Crystal Palace and Manchester City, did not have a strong desire to attack.

Except for a few frontcourt players who invested in the offense, they did not invest more troops.

The game was so sleepy.

"I almost fell asleep watching this game."

A reporter in the stands complained.

"That's right. It's okay for Manchester City to be relatively weak. Why is Crystal Palace, which is currently at the top of the league table, playing so feebly?"

"Crystal Palace also played the UEFA Cup in the middle of the week. Today, I guess there is something wrong with their physical fitness."

"Hehe, as expected, I'm still not strong enough. Playing in a UEFA Cup game is like this. If it's playing in a Champions Cup game, don't you just get tired on the spot?"

"It is probably the first time for them to participate in a European competition, and they are not used to it yet."

"The reaction has been so strong at the beginning of this season. If it comes to the critical moment in the second half of the league championship, will Crystal Palace still be able to hold on?"

"Haha, you are thinking too far. Maybe before that time, the Crystal Palace has already fallen behind."

"Yes, this is really possible. There are not one or two teams that have been dragged down by two-line battles over the years."

"That's right, don't let the Crystal Palace fall to the point of relegation. In that case, that Chinese man will lose face."

At this time, Chen Ran was sitting on the bench watching the game.

He's not in a hurry, it's not time to exert his strength yet.

On the pitch, the ones Crystal Palace really invested in attacking were Tony, Ronaldo and Alves.

Without support, Ronaldo simply stopped seeking to cooperate with his teammates.

As soon as the ball reached his feet, he immediately began to dribble the ball wildly.

This time, the domestic fans who stayed up late to watch the game had a good time.

Because in the rebroadcast footage, from time to time, Ronaldo and Sun Jihai will be singled out.

Of course, domestic fans don't know about Ronaldo's future achievements, so they pay more attention to Sun Jihai's performance.

The current Ronaldo is still relatively simple in playing football, and many tricks have not yet been mastered.

Confronting Sun Jihai who is at his peak, the two fight back and forth, winning and losing each other.

The game entered the halftime break in such a dull manner.

In the locker room of Crystal Palace, Chen Ran slapped his hands to attract the players' attention.

"Okay guys, enough rest for the first half?"

"Hahaha"

"Have a good rest, boss."

"Boss, are you going to work?"

As soon as Chen Ran opened his mouth, the team members burst into laughter.

"Smart. Lift me up for the second half, we're going to attack. Arsenal are on the sidelines, we have to win this game. Got it?"

"understand!"

"Boss, don't worry."

"Victory must be ours!"

Military Heart is available.

Looking at the lively team members, Chen Ran nodded in satisfaction.

Immediately, he replaced Alves with Ribery, Fabregas replaced Yaya Toure, and then pushed Modric and Fabregas forward to play a double attacking midfielder, Simeone behind them Protect.

Team tactics have also changed from Simeone to Guardiola.

So, Kevin Keegan saw that Crystal Palace changed two people at the beginning of the second half.

Kevin Keegan, who had carefully studied Chen Ran's tactics, immediately realized that something was wrong. The Crystal Palace was about to change their formation and launch an attack.

However, Kevin Keegan originally arranged a 451 defensive counterattack formation, and he was already prepared to deal with the Crystal Palace offensive.

Therefore, apart from loudly reminding the players to be vigilant, he has no plans to change players for the time being.

He also wants to observe again to see if Manchester City's defense can withstand the attack of Crystal Palace.

When the Crystal Palace changed, the one who felt the strongest was Sun Jihai, who was the right back.

Because Ronaldo is no longer fighting alone.

Chiellini behind him, Fabregas and Modric beside him are always responding, ready to cooperate with Ronaldo.

The formation of the entire Crystal Palace has been greatly suppressed.

Even the two central defenders Southgate and Vidic have already stood near the middle circle.

Manchester City's players were forced to retreat to their own 30-meter area.

The line of defense was also crushed and flattened.

Ronaldo received the ball again, took two steps, and saw Sun Jihai coming to intercept him. This time he did not continue to entangle with Sun Jihai.

He flicked the ball with his left foot and crossed it to Modric, who came to meet him, and he himself bypassed Sun Jihai and continued to advance.

Modric crossed the ball to Fabregas next to him again. After receiving the ball, Fabregas made a pick pass and distributed the ball to Ribery, who was plugging in at high speed on the right.

At this time, Ribery, who plugged in later, had already thrown off the defensive player, and immediately ran towards Manchester City's goal after receiving the ball.

Manchester City's central defender Distin saw that something was wrong, so he immediately came to defend.

Ribery was not greedy for credit, and swept the ball towards Manchester City's goal before Distin blocked it.

Franck Ribery used a lot of power on this ball, and Manchester City's defenders dared not touch the ball easily.

Because the ball is powerful and fast, it will cause an own goal if you are not careful.

But the offensive players of Crystal Palace don't have this concern. No matter who they are, they just need to touch the ball a little and let the ball change direction and fly towards Manchester City's goal.

At this time, Ronaldo's talent was revealed.

He appeared exactly on the flight path of the ball, and Sun Jihai almost tore his jersey and didn't hold it back.

I saw Ronaldo with a sliding tackle, dribbling the ball, and crashing into the Manchester City goal guarded by James.

"Goal"

Less than 10 minutes into the second half, Ronaldo opened the scoring to help Crystal Palace lead Manchester City 1-0.

The Crystal Palace players were still celebrating the goal, so Chen Ran called Mascherano up from the bench to warm up.

He then called Cesc Fabregas from the celebratory crowd to his side.

"Cesc, now you go back to play as a midfielder with Simeone and Mascherano. Tell the others, the team's tactics, change back to defensive counterattack again. Understand?"

"What? Boss, we've only been attacking for less than 10 minutes. Is this over?"

Fabregas looked dazed and couldn't believe his ears, how could the offensive last only 10 minutes.

"That's right. Next week is another double match. As long as you can get three points, of course you can play as much as possible. Understand?"

"Okay, I get it now."

Cesc Fabregas touched his head, feeling that it is easier to be a player, without having to think about so many messy things.

On the other hand, Kevin Keegan was completely dumbfounded.

As soon as Crystal Palace scored a goal, while he was still considering whether to change the attack, he saw another substitution on the Crystal Palace side. Chen Ran replaced Modric with Mascherano.

Then, Kevin Keegan noticed right away that Crystal Palace had shrunk back to play a defensive counterattack.

Shameless, how can a man be so shameless?
Kevin Keegan stared at the Crystal Palace bench in the distance. If Chen Ran stood in front of him now, Kevin Keegan couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't go up and punch him.

What happened in the first 10 minutes of the second half made the reporters in the stands dumbfounded.

"Crystal Palace only attacked for 10 minutes and stopped?"

"It looks like it does. They get the goal and then they go back."

"Hiss, isn't this too utilitarian?"

"Haha, Kevin Keegan must be mad now."

"Crystal Palace is just pulling up their pants and running, and they don't even want to stay for a minute."

"The adjustments made by this Chinese man are getting stronger and stronger. He has commanded the team to the extreme, and he is not willing to waste even a little bit of extra energy."

"Hehe, I'm used to being poor, so of course I have to plan carefully."

How to do?
Angry is angry, but the problem still needs to be solved.

He doesn't care what the reporters say about Kevin Keegan. He is now hesitating whether to continue playing dead or take the initiative to attack.

The case of the Crystal Palace he studied before told him that it is very dangerous to face the Crystal Palace's active attack.

Is it to accept the result of a 0:1 loss to the leader in the away game, or to risk a big loss to fight for a chance to equalize?

Although his eyes were still fixed on the game on the field, Kevin Keegan's thoughts had drifted off the field.

As the former England coach, he can accept the result of a small loss.After all, Crystal Palace has maintained a complete victory in the league now, and losing to them is not a shame.

But Kevin Keegan was unwilling to take the risk of a big defeat, because once this happened, it would seriously damage his reputation.

Football is not only about winning or losing, but also about the ways of the world.

After calculating what he wants and what he doesn't want, Kevin Keegan doesn't have to hesitate before making a decision.

As a result, whether it was the audience or the media reporters, they saw the two teams start their performances in the first half again.

Chen Ran saw that Kevin Keegan was so knowledgeable, so he was naturally willing to cooperate.

The less the goal difference, the less, the key is to save energy.

I hope that Kevin Keegan won't make any mistakes until the end of the game.

(End of this chapter)