Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 120 This Big Liar!
After playing the Premier League against Arsenal, Chen Ran turned his energy to the League Cup match three days later.

This is the first time that Crystal Palace has played against Manchester United, a Premier League giant and a veteran team.

Although for the League Cup, Chen Ran already has the mentality of playing whatever he can, but he still does the pre-match preparations that should be done.

In this year's summer transfer period, Manchester United introduced a total of five players.

One of the biggest expenses was to buy England star Rooney from Everton for 2700 million pounds.

Others include the introduction of striker Alan Smith from Leeds United, defender Heinze from Paris Saint-Germain, striker Giuseppe Rossi from Parma, and midfielder Michelle from Celtic. Le.

According to the original plan, Chen Ran did not send any main players, but only used substitutes and young players.

The reason is simple, the god damn FA arranged for Crystal Palace to challenge Manchester United in the League Cup on November 11.

Then on November 11, followed by the No.13 round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace will also be a guest at Anfield to play Liverpool.

It's just devoid of conscience!

Because it was an away game against Manchester United, in order to prevent a tragedy, Chen Ran chose to play defensively and counterattack.

Moreover, he also handed over the command of this game to Simeone.

Chen Ran wanted to take a look at what Simeone, who was known for his defensive and counterattack tactics in his previous life, is now.

This made Simeone very excited.

He never dreamed that Chen Ran would let him direct the match between Crystal Palace and Manchester United.

Simeone was both excited and apprehensive, pulling Guardiola and Southgate to accompany him to study ways to deal with Manchester United.

Chen Ran sneaked away from his busy schedule and took the opportunity to give himself a day off.

Continuous high-intensity games are not only due to player fatigue, but also his head coach has always been highly nervous.

As a head coach, he needs to consider much more than those players.

Since the start of the new season, Chen Ran has devoted all his energy to Crystal Palace.Now, I finally found time to spend time with Cheryl.

So, the paparazzi in London took photos of the two shopping, eating and watching movies together after a long absence.

And these photos have also appeared in major entertainment media and sports media in England.

"Hmph! Doesn't this Chinese man take us Manchester United seriously?"

I don't know who cared, put the newspaper with gossip about Chen Ran and Cheryl on Ferguson's desk, and made the old man very angry after reading it.

It was about to challenge Manchester United in an away game, and the Chinese man was not preparing for the game, but went shopping and watching movies with his girlfriend. Isn't this looking down on Manchester United?
"Carlos, tell the players below that this game against Crystal Palace must be won!"

Ferguson slapped the newspaper, turned his head and said solemnly to Queiroz next to him.

"Understood, I will explain."

When Chen Ran saw the starting lineup Simeone submitted to him against Manchester United, he almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

"Diego, you don't seem to have a striker in your roster?"

Although he already had a guess in his heart, Chen Ran still asked a question without giving up.

"Yes, boss. I think there is too much difference between our substitute lineup and Manchester United's main lineup. In order not to embarrass the boss, I decided to stick to this game to the end. Even if we lose, we can only lose one goal at most."

"So you don't send strikers?"

Chen Ran asked speechlessly, covering his face. It seems that the tactics of defensive counterattack have really penetrated into Simeone's bone marrow.

"It's not that they won't be sent. We'll see the situation later."

"Okay, since it has been decided to hand over this game to you to direct, then everything will be carried out according to your plan."

"thank you boss."

Seeing that Chen Ran agreed to his arrangement, Simeone also let out a sigh of relief.

After all, not everyone can accept playing a 550 formation at the beginning.

For example, Guardiola and Southgate are now looking at Simeone with disdain, as if they disdain to be with him.

For this reason, the three of them quarreled several times, and in the end it was Simeone who took out the Shang Fang sword given by Chen Ran, and suppressed the other two.

Before coming to report to Chen Ran, Simeone was actually quite uneasy in his heart, and he also knew that his tactical arrangement was too shocking.

Crystal Palace is now at the top of the Premier League. Wouldn't it be too embarrassing to beat Manchester United like this?

At this moment, when he saw that Chen Ran readily agreed to his plan, Simeone couldn't help being a little moved.

This Chen Ran is able to do what he says, he is really a good boss and worth following.

Soon, the fourth round of the English League Cup, Manchester United vs. Crystal Palace began.

The two warring parties, one is a veteran giant, and the other is a popular fried chicken that has won [-] consecutive victories and topped the Premier League.

As the only strong-to-strong dialogue in this round of the League Cup, this game naturally attracted countless attentions.

It was just a midweek Carabao Cup game that was not taken seriously, but Old Trafford was full of seats.

Manchester United fans who have always been fed up by the Champions League also want to see what the newly sprung Crystal Palace is like.

However, everyone was stunned when they saw the Crystal Palace lineup.

Ordinary fans are okay, after all, few Manchester United fans will pay attention to a newly promoted horse for a long time, even if the newly promoted horse has good results.

But Ferguson is different, he found the problem at a glance.

Crystal Palace didn't even have a main force, which means giving up this game.

No wonder that Huaguo boy still wanted to go shopping and watch movies with his girlfriend before the game. It turned out that he had been planning to give up the League Cup match a long time ago.

Ferguson has coached Manchester United for so many years, what scenes have you not seen?

He knew the reason for Chen Ran's behavior after a little thought.

Isn't it because the schedule is too dense and the team is afraid of being dragged down?
So I had to give up some less important games. Ferguson has seen this kind of thing a lot.

He did the same when Manchester United were not strong enough.

It seems that some of the arrangements made before have now paid off.

Ferguson smiled slightly. Since the Huaguo boy voluntarily gave up the game, it could just be used to boost Manchester United's morale.

After all, since the start of this season, Manchester United's performance in the league has not been very good.

Even with Ferguson's status, he was still under a lot of pressure.

Today, take the team at the top of the Premier League standings to sacrifice the flag!
However, although Ferguson's abacus was well played, he never expected to meet such a weirdo as Simeone.

From the time the referee blew the whistle to start the game, the Crystal Palace players all shrank in their own half.

The stance on the field clearly shows two lines of defense, just like a 550 formation.

This time, not only Ferguson, but even the reporters in the stands were stunned.

"What does this Chinese man want to do? In any case, Crystal Palace is now at the top of the Premier League. Is it against Manchester United?"

"Come on, haven't you seen it yet? That Huaguo man didn't intend to win this game at all."

"That's right. I took a look at the lineup. Crystal Palace didn't have any of the main players. It's obvious that they plan to give up the League Cup."

"Tsk tsk, it seems that this Hua countryman is quite smart, and he knows how to make a choice."

"It's just a pity. In this way, it seems unlikely that Crystal Palace will be dragged down by the intensive schedule."

"Don't worry, the FA Cup hasn't started yet. At that time, the Premier League, the UEFA Cup, and the FA Cup will still be able to drag down Crystal Palace."

"What if that Chinese man even gives up the FA Cup?"

"Then I admire him, he is a man who does great things."

In order to prepare for this League Cup match against Crystal Palace, Ferguson can be said to have done his best.

Van Nistelrooy, Rooney
Left Midfielder Ryan Giggs, Central Midfielder Keane, Central Midfielder Scholes, Right Midfielder Fletcher

Left back Heinze, centre-back Sylvester, centre-back Rio Ferdinand, right-back Gary Neville

goalkeeper carroll

However, with this full lineup of Manchester United, they failed to break through the Crystal Palace goal throughout the first half.

Such a result made Ferguson on the sidelines flush with anger.

It is estimated that during the intermission, the Manchester United players will feel the power of the hair dryer again.

And Chen Ran, from the first minute of the game, never left his bench seat.

The command of the entire game was completely dominated by Simeone from the sidelines.

This also aroused the curiosity of the reporters.

"What's going on? The Chinese man never left the bench in this game, but that Simeone has been standing on the sidelines. Could it be that Simeone is commanding this game?"

"I guess that's the case. The last time it was a League Cup match, Guardiola was standing on the sidelines and commanding."

"But this time it's against Manchester United. With such a strong opponent, that Huaguo dares to let a rookie take command? Isn't he afraid of losing in a mess?"

"Maybe he's really not afraid. Didn't you see it? Crystal Palace didn't have any of the main players, which means that the Chinese has given up the League Cup."

"Tsk tsk, this Chinese guy really dares to play. Other teams at most use the League Cup to train young players, but he is good. He keeps training players, and even the young coaches also train together."

"Hehe, let's see how the Chinese native will end up if the Crystal Palace loses by a big score."

Sure enough, as Chen Ran expected, at the beginning of the second half, Manchester United's offensive strength strengthened again.

It is estimated that during the intermission, Ferguson's hair dryer worked.

Chen Ran sat firmly on the Diaoyutai on the bench, but Simeone on the sidelines was too busy.

He kept shouting to remind the players on the field to switch defenses and make up positions, and sometimes he was so anxious that he wanted to play on the field himself.

As time passed, the 0:0 score on the field made Sir Alex's face more and more red.

In the end, Van Nistelrooy seized the opportunity to miss the score after the Crystal Palace substitute goalkeeper made a mistake in a save.

Manchester United defeated Crystal Palace 1-0 at home and successfully advanced to the next round of the League Cup.

As soon as the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, Chen Ran picked up a bottle of mineral water and walked towards Simeone, who was a little lonely on the sidelines.

"Diego, drink some water."

"thank you boss."

Hearing the sound, Simeone looked back and saw the mineral water Chen Ran handed over, and thanked him in a hoarse voice.

"Boss, I'm sorry, we still lost."

After drinking half a bottle of water, Simeone finally recovered.

A little frustrated, more unwilling.

"It's okay. Diego, you and the players have done a great job. Although the game was lost, your performance is enough to be worthy of the Crystal Palace team."

"thanks."

Seeing that his efforts were recognized, Simeone choked up for a moment.

Chen Ran patted Simeone on the shoulder, and handed him over to the gathered Guardiola and Southgate.

As for Chen Ran himself, although the game is over, things are not over yet.

The interview with reporters after the game will be another game.

Chen Ran had a hunch that this game might not be easier than the one commanded by Simeone.

As Chen Ran expected, when he appeared, he was greeted with sharp questions one after another.

"Mr. Chen, may I ask why you didn't have any of your main players in this game? Is it because you don't pay attention to the League Cup?"

"Stop joking, how could I not pay attention to the League Cup?"

"You must know that the reason why Crystal Palace can qualify for the UEFA Cup this season is entirely because we won the League Cup last season."

"I have a lot of affection for the League Cup, don't talk nonsense."

"Then Mr. Chen, how do you explain that in this game, none of Crystal Palace's main players played?"

"First of all, I want to make it clear that in our Crystal Palace, there is no distinction between main players and substitutes. Whoever is in good condition can play the game."

"If you know our Crystal Palace, you should know that our recent schedule is very intensive, which has exceeded the limit that the players' bodies can bear."

"So, isn't it a normal thing to play players who are more physically fit?"

"And, by doing so, doesn't it also show our respect for the League Cup and Manchester United?"

Chen Ran's words came out like a cannonball.He spoke so impassionedly and emotionally, that even he himself believed it a little in the end.

"."

I believe in you asshole!
Which of the reporters in the audience is not experienced in many battles?

Except for a few rookies, those who believe Chen Ran's nonsense are the ones who have seen the devil.

However, you still have no way to accuse Chen Ran of being wrong.

All of a sudden, the whole interview turned into a speech by Chen Ran alone.

"Mr. Chen, why didn't you direct the game yourself, did you look down on Manchester United?"

Seeing that the first trick didn't bother Chen Ran, another reporter soon stepped forward.

"Rumours, totally rumours. Manchester United is a great club, Sir Alex Ferguson is a great manager. What he has achieved with Manchester United is exactly what Crystal Palace and I have been looking for."

"You haven't explained why you didn't direct the game yourself."

The reporter will not let Chen Ran get away with it so easily.

"That's because coach Simeone is better at commanding defensive counterattack tactics than me."

"We must know that the strength of our players on the field is not as good as that of Manchester United. Only by defending with all our strength can we have a first-line chance of winning."

"Letting a more suitable person direct the game, doesn't it prove that I attach more importance to this game?"

"You all saw it. Coach Simeone did a great job, he almost achieved the goal. Doesn't this just show that it was the right decision for me to let Coach Simeone direct the game?"

Seeing Chen Ran talking on the stage, the reporters in the audience exhausted their last rationale to restrain themselves from rushing up to give Chen Ran a big mouth.

The big liar!
(End of this chapter)