Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 112 A new wealthy club?
In the ninth round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace will be a guest at the Reebok Stadium to challenge their old rival Bolton.

In the semi-finals of the League Cup last season, the two teams played two full rounds, and they knew each other quite well.

During this summer transfer period, Bolton introduced many players.

But as always, it's still dominated by veterans and free agents.

Among the newly joined players, the most famous is the former Real Madrid captain Hierro.

After he left Real Madrid, he went to Qatar for a year to seek gold, and he felt uncomfortable and returned to the European arena.

Another well-known player is the Senegalese striker Diouf who was loaned by Allardyce from Liverpool.

Although Diouf didn't score many goals for Liverpool, his performance in the 2002 World Cup was outstanding, helping Senegal reach the quarter-finals for the first time in the World Cup.

It can be said that Bolton has been strengthened on both offense and defense this season.

For this reason, Chen Ran decided that it is better to be cautious in this away game, and formed a defensive counterattack formation. After all, Allardyce is not a fuel-efficient lamp.

center tony
Left midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo, right midfielder Ribery
DM Yaya Toure, DM Modric, DM Simeone
Left back Chiellini, centre-back Southgate, centre-back Vidic, right-back Maicon
goalkeeper cech
On Bolton's side, Djorkaeff is no longer there.He left Bolton this summer, and I don't know if it has anything to do with Crystal Palace.

Allardyce, an old Jianghu, is probably in the same mood as David O'Reilly before.

He was able to look down on the Crystal Palace last season, but now he has to start looking up.

Although Bolton's strength is slightly stronger than last season, Crystal Palace's combat effectiveness has soared even more outrageously.

After thinking about it carefully, although this game is Bolton's home game, Allardyce decided to just stay behind and play a defensive counterattack.

For this reason, Allardyce formed a 451 formation, and Diouf was also placed on the wing by him as a left midfielder.

Forward Kevin Davis

Left Midfielder Diouf, Midfielder Okocha, Right Midfielder Yanakopoulos

DM Nolan, DM Campo

Left back Hunt, center back Hierro, center back N'Goti, right back Ricardo Gardner

Goalkeeper Jasklainen

So, as soon as the game started, the Bolton fans at the Reebok Stadium discovered a strange phenomenon.

Whether it was Bolton playing at home or Crystal Palace playing away, they all shrank in their own half and played a defensive counterattack.

In this way, the scene of the game can be imagined, it is quite ugly.

In less than 10 minutes, boos began to appear at the Reebok Stadium, and there was a tendency to intensify.

Chen Ran, who was playing away, naturally felt no pressure.

He pretended to glance casually at Bolton's bench, only to find that Allardyce was sitting very securely, without any abnormal expression, as if he didn't hear the boos from the audience.

"This old fox is really calm."

Chen Ran complained secretly, all these veterans have become masters.

It may be difficult to rely on this level of pressure to make them change their tactics.

However, Chen Ran was not in a hurry.

Now the game has just started, it is still very early, and it is far from the time for him to make a shot.

Let the fans boo louder and see how strong Allardyce's ability to withstand pressure is.

After making up his mind, Chen Ran no longer stood on the sidelines to watch the game, but returned to the Crystal Palace bench and sat down.

In the auditorium, the reporters who saw this scene immediately exploded.

"What's going on? That Huaguo went back to the bench and sat down. He doesn't plan to attack."

"That's for sure. Crystal Palace is playing away, and they can't find anything wrong with their defensive counterattacks."

"However, after all, Crystal Palace is at the top of the Premier League table with eight consecutive victories at the start. Facing Bolton, as for?"

"Don't underestimate Bolton. Their record this season is not bad. They beat Liverpool before, and even Arsenal's winning streak was ended by Bolton."

"That's right. Allardyce is an experienced veteran, so he must have his own way. The game has just begun, and there's plenty of time. Don't worry."

The game was carried out amidst louder and louder boos from the audience.

At this moment, Chen Ran and Allardyce seemed to be competing for concentration to see who could lose their composure first.

Chen Ran didn't respond here yet, but the assistant coach Guardiola sitting next to him couldn't sit still.

"Boss, why don't we attack? With our strength, it shouldn't be a problem to win Bolton." Guardiola leaned closer to Chen Ran and whispered.

"What's the rush? It's not time for us to make a move yet. Josep, hold your breath. This is Bolton's home court, and the pressure is on Allardyce's side. Let's not be in a hurry."

Chen Ran took a look at Guardiola. After all, he was just starting to work as a coach, and now Guardiola is still a bit young.

In addition to Guardiola being a little overwhelmed by the boos, there is another person who also exploded, and that is Bolton's Diouf.

Diouf is a good player, but his personality is not very good. He always causes trouble and is a standard thorn.

This is also the main reason why Liverpool gave up on him.

You must know that Diouf is only 23 years old this year, just the age to show his talents.

Being able to be given up by Liverpool at this time shows how much he can cause trouble, which made the Liverpool club intolerable.

Although the other Bolton players were upset by the boos of the fans, they were still able to follow Allardyce's deployment and honestly implement the tactics of defensive counterattack.

But Diouf didn't care so much, I was upset and wanted to attack.

As a result, Chen Ran, Allardyce and the fans at the Reebok Stadium saw together that after the ball reached Diouf's feet, he dribbled the ball straight to the goal of Crystal Palace regardless of his teammates in the backcourt.

"I'm going, is it so violent?"

Chen Ran was taken aback for a moment, and then felt happy. Now Bolton has exposed his flaws.

He immediately stood up and walked to the sidelines, closely following the progress of the game.

At the same time, Allardyce on the other side was also surprised by Diouf.

"Fxxxk!"

Cursing secretly, Allardyce also got up quickly and came to the sidelines, ready to call Diouf over and scold Diouf after entering the dead ball.

Sure enough, Diouf overestimated his ability to break through with the ball.

Under the attack of Maicon and Simeone, he couldn't even break into the Crystal Palace penalty area, and the ball was cut off.

"Luka, pass to the right!"

Seeing Simeone pass the ball to Modric, Chen Ran immediately reminded him loudly.

I don't know if Modric heard Chen Ran's reminder. Anyway, he saw his big foot, and the ball flew accurately to Franck Ribery on the right side of the Crystal Palace.

At this time, Diouf, who should have appeared next to Ribery, was still cursing outside the restricted area of ​​​​Crystal Palace.

At this time, Ribery was unmarked.

Such a good opportunity, how could Ribery let go?

After receiving the ball, without any hesitation, he dribbled the ball and started running wildly.

Caught off guard, Bolton's left-back Hunter, seeing the large open field in front of him, had no choice but to bite the bullet and block Ribery.

Ribery does not have as much work as Ronaldo, but he is small, fast, and has a fast movement frequency.

Especially when dribbling the ball at high speed, the action is not complicated, but the effect is excellent.

Hunter, who hurried over, didn't even touch the ball, and was so easily passed by Ribery.

After passing Hunter, Ribery first took the ball straight to Bolton's penalty area.

After seeing Hierro coming to defend, he used his left foot to move the ball forward to the right, and changed direction. Instead of entering the penalty area, he ran towards the baseline.

Without waiting for the bottom line, Ribery flicked his ankle directly, and the ball drew a beautiful arc and flew into Bolton's penalty area.

At this time, Hierro went out to make up defense and hadn't rushed back. Tony was only guarded by another Bolton center back, N'Gotti.

It is purely a dream to rely on N'Gotti alone to defend Toni, who has an outstanding header ability.

So, I saw Tony beat N'Gotti and slammed the ball towards the upper right corner of Bolton's goal.

Just as Tony was about to celebrate, a hand reached out.

It was Bolton's goalkeeper Jascolainen, who soared into the air and saved the must-have goal.

"Oh!"

There was an exclamation in the entire Reebok Stadium.

"Fxxxk!"

Now it was Chen Ran's turn to swear.

Wait a minute, the ball isn't over yet.

Chen Ran immediately saw a figure galloping near the point where the ball landed.

It's Ronaldo!
When Franck Ribery dribbled the ball, Ronaldo on the left also began to run from the backcourt of Crystal Palace to Bolton's penalty area.

Finally caught up, Ronaldo didn't wait for the ball to hit the ground, and volleyed directly.

"boom!"

Ronaldo's touch was accurate, the ball was fast and flat, and flew directly into Bolton's net.

At this time, Jasklainen hadn't had time to get up, so he could only look at the ball and sigh.

"Goal"

Tony hugged Ronaldo who scored the goal and lifted him up high.

Relying on Ronaldo's volley, Crystal Palace led Bolton 1-0 in the away game.

"Good job!"

Chen Ran stood on the sidelines and applauded non-stop. Now, Crystal Palace completely controlled the initiative of the game.

He can play defensive counterattack tactics until the end of the game with peace of mind, it depends on how Allardyce responds.

Thinking of this, Chen Ran glanced at Bolton's bench again.

Sure enough, Allardyce couldn't sit still.

Allardyce is facing the same problem as Coleman before.

That is what to do after being scored first by Crystal Palace?
Coleman chose to continue playing dead.

But Coleman is just a rookie who has just become a coach. Although others think he is too timid, they don't say much.

If Allardyce did the same, it would be completely different, and he would definitely be scolded.

After all, Allardyce is a capable coach who has coached in the Premier League for many years. It is too shameful to be bullied by a young man who dare not fight back.

This would be a major blow to Allardyce's reputation.

For this point, Allardyce, an old Jiang Hu, is also very clear in his heart.

So, he has no choice.

As a result, fans at the Reebok Stadium soon discovered that Bolton had changed.

Diouf returned to the forward line, and the entire team's formation also pressed forward a lot.

On Chen Ran's side, he did not make any adjustments, and continued the previous defensive counterattack tactics, waiting for Bolton to take the bait.

As Bolton began to take the initiative to attack, the offensive and defensive rhythm of the entire game immediately improved a lot.

As soon as the pace is accelerated, mistakes will inevitably increase, which leaves many opportunities for Crystal Palace to counterattack.

In the 401st minute of the game, Yaya Toure stole the ball and handed it to Modric, who immediately gave it to Ronaldo on the left.

Cristiano Ronaldo dribbled the ball down and made a pass. This time, Tony did not miss the chance to score again. He jumped to the top and broke through the Bolton goal guarded by Jasklainen.

Crystal Palace entered the break with a two-goal lead.

The counterattack was in full swing, so Chen Ran naturally couldn't adjust the team's tactics.

In the No.60 minute of the second half, Cesc Fabregas took the corner kick and assisted Vidic to break Bolton's goal for the third time.

Crystal Palace lead Bolton 3-0.

No.708 minutes, Evra, who came off the bench, also scored his first goal after joining Crystal Palace through a world wave.

Crystal Palace lead Bolton 4-0.

Fortunately, before the end of the game, Diouf helped Bolton score a face-saving goal, which finally prevented Allardyce from being shaved.

In the end, Crystal Palace beat Bolton 4-1 away with goals from Ronaldo, Tony, Vidic and Evra.

While creating a nine-game winning streak at the start of the Premier League, it also brought Chen Ran a winning bonus of 200 million euros.

In other games in the ninth round of the Premier League, Arsenal continued to maintain the pressure on Crystal Palace with a 3-1 home victory over Aston Villa.

Chelsea lost to Manchester City in an upset away game, which further widened the gap between Chelsea and the top two.

Liverpool beat Fulham 4:2 away, and Manchester United once again failed to win the game, they drew 0:0 away at Birmingham.

In the standings, Crystal Palace topped the list with 27 points from nine victories, followed by Arsenal with 25 points from eight wins and one draw, while Chelsea ranked third with [-] points from six wins, one draw and two losses.

As for Crystal Palace's nine-game winning streak at the start of the Premier League, the English media naturally reported extensively, and Chen Ran once again became the darling of the media.

"Nine consecutive victories at the beginning, Crystal Palace is full of kingship."

"Crystal Palace record Premier League opening win streak."

"The latest data from the gambling company shows that Crystal Palace has successfully surpassed Arsenal in the competition for the Premier League title this season and has become the most favored team."

"Crystal Palace's nine-game winning streak in the Premier League once again proves that the Chinese man is a truly talented coach."

"The rhetoric made by the Chinese man when he bought the Crystal Palace seems to be being realized bit by bit."

"Crystal Palace, will it become England's new giant club?"

(End of this chapter)