Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 122 I Trust My Team Members

Seeing that Benitez replaced Josemi, Chen Ran knew that his plan to stare at Traore's onslaught had been seen through.

However, Chen Ran is not the only trick.

He immediately called Fabregas to the sidelines again.

"Cesc, from now on, both you and Modric will pass the ball to Ronaldo, let Ronaldo stare at Liverpool's right-back Finnan."

"After the two of you have passed the ball to the left five times in a row, change direction for the sixth time and pass to Ribery on the right."

"Remember the rhythm, five times to the left and one time to the right. Remember?"

"Remember, boss."

Fabregas nodded again and again, Chen Ran's adjustments every time had miraculous effects, which made Fabregas a little blindly worshipped.

Soon, Benitez found that the main attack direction of Crystal Palace had changed, and the pressure on Finnan's side increased sharply.

Once, twice five times.

Fabregas and Modric kept Chen Ran's instructions in mind and passed five consecutive passes to Ronaldo.

Attracted the attention of Liverpool's midfielders and defenders to Finnan.

When the ball came to Fabregas' feet again, he flicked his ankle and suddenly passed the ball to Ribery on the right.

At this time, the center of gravity of Liverpool's defense line has been heavily tilted to Finnan's side.

In front of Franck Ribery, only Josemi was left alone.

Such a good opportunity, how could Ribery miss it?

Although Josemi is much shorter than Laurel, he is still 183cm.

Competing with Ribery for speed, he can only eat dirt behind his butt.

Ribery didn't use any tricks, just moved the ball forward and ate it raw with speed.

After passing Josemi, he still had time to glance at the middle, and then passed the ball calmly.

At this time, in Liverpool's penalty area, according to Chen Ran's deployment.

Crouch is responsible for rushing forward, Tony sits in the middle, and Ronaldo on the left front is rushing to the rear at high speed.

On Liverpool's side, the defensive players who had already slanted to the right side of Finnan hurried back to their positions.

But in a hurry, the best position to grab a point has been taken by the forwards of Crystal Palace.

Crouch is easy to handle, but once the black big Traore is next to him, he can't stand his position.

But for Tony in the middle, Hypia tried all his strength, but couldn't squeeze him away.

Carragher, who is the right central defender, is busy pulling Ronaldo who rushed past him at this time, and has no time to help Hyypia defend Tony.

So, I saw Tony jumping high with Hyypia on his shoulders, a beautiful lion shook his head, and pushed the ball towards the goal guarded by Dudek.

At this time, Tony's position was already very close to Liverpool's goal.

In addition, Franck Ribery passed the ball with great power and speed, and Tony didn't need to exert force. He just changed the direction of the ball, and Dudek had no time to react.

Although Dudek's fingertips touched the ball, they were unable to prevent the ball from entering the net.

"Goal"

Relying on Tony's header, Crystal Palace led Liverpool 1-0 away.

The sound is east and west, and the shape is left and right.

Seeing that his strategy was effective, Chen Ran jumped up excitedly, and gave Guardiola and others a high-five to celebrate.

On the Liverpool bench in the distance, Benitez's face flushed very red.

All precautions, he even withdrew the only striker, but still failed to prevent the Crystal Palace's offensive, which made Benitez extremely frustrated.

What should we do now?
What's the point of continuing to hold on?
However, he has replaced both the striker and the attacking midfielder.Now I just want to attack, and there is no one.

Benitez scratched his thinning hair vigorously, and called forward Cisse, who had been on the bench for most of the game and had just been introduced with a lot of money this season.

In any case, Benitez finally decided to give it a go.

Seeing Benitez rushing Cisse to warm up, Chen Ran immediately understood that he was not willing to lose the game, and that Benitez was going to attack.

So, Chen Ran also turned to look at the bench of Crystal Palace, and called Pepe up.

"Kepler, you played central defender with Vidic after you came on the field. Then tell Simeone, the formation is recovered, and now the team's tactics become Southgate. Do you understand?"

"Don't worry, boss, everything is left to me."

It was finally Pepe's turn to play, and she patted her chest excitedly to assure Chen Ran.

Looking at the excited Pepe, Chen Ran suddenly had an ominous premonition.

This guy, wouldn't he do something shocking again?
For a moment, Chen Ran wanted to withdraw the decision to make the substitution.

But looking back at the bench, after Southgate was injured, there is only one central defender that can be used as a substitute now, and there is only one Pepe.

Pique is too immature, and he is still in Tuchel's youth team, so he didn't make the squad at all.

Forget it, since you bought Pepe, you have to give him a chance to perform.

Otherwise, if you always sit on the bench, no matter how good your talent is, you won't be able to develop.

On the Liverpool side, Benitez replaced the left midfielder Riise with Cisse, and then pushed Luis Garcia to the forward line, forming a strike partner with Cisse.

In the midfield, Gerrard, Harvey Alonso and Biscayne are in charge.

Among the three, Gerrard and Harvey Alonso are both offensive and defensive players, except for Biscayne who is better at defending than attacking.

The two of them were responsible for sending shells to Cisse and Luis Garcia, and Liverpool's formation was also changed to 532 by Benitez.

Seeing Benitez make a move, Chen Ran immediately followed up and replaced Crouch with Pepe.

Crystal Palace's formation shrunk as a whole, no longer forcing Liverpool into the half.

After all, Guardiola's tactics consume a lot of physical energy. Now that Crystal Palace has taken the lead, Chen Ran has naturally used his housekeeping skills to defend and counterattack.

Because of the tactics of defensive counterattack, but with Crouch's physical condition, there is no way to take on the important task of counterattack fulcrum.

So although Crouch didn't play long as a substitute, Chen Ran resolutely replaced him for the team's tactical needs.

"Peter, you have completed your task very well. But now the team is going to play a defensive counterattack, so I can only let you go down and rest for a while."

Seeing the unhappy Crouch who was replaced, Chen Ran stepped forward to comfort him.

Crouch didn't say anything, just nodded at Chen Ran, opened his mouth wide, and showed an ugly smile.

At this time, the game on the court had reached the most critical moment, and Chen Ran didn't have much energy to pay attention to Crouch's situation.

After the change, Fabregas, Modric and Simeone served as the three midfielders, Pepe and Vidic partnered as central defenders, and the Crystal Palace's formation also became 451.

Pepe performed very well after playing, probably because he learned the lesson from the red dot package last time, this time he moved very carefully in the penalty area, which made Chen Ran, who had been worried about him, heaved a sigh of relief.

"what!"

Suddenly there was a shrill scream from the arena.

Chen Ran, who just lowered his head to get the mineral water on the ground, was so frightened that he quickly looked up into the stadium.

I saw Pepe and Cisse fell on the grass together.

It was Cisse of Liverpool who screamed.

"I'm going, what happened?"

Chen Ran was dumbfounded.

He just wanted to drink his saliva, how did he become like this?

I saw the Liverpool team doctor on the other side rushing into the field with a medicine box.

"In the end what happened?"

Chen Ran turned around and asked Guardiola who was walking over.

"Looks like Pepe tackled Cisse and injured him."

Guardiola also said with some uncertainty.

The Crystal Palace bench was a little far away from where the incident happened, and Guardiola couldn't see it very clearly.

Fuck, I'm really afraid of something.

Chen Ran covered his head, he was still happy for Pepe's progress just now.

In the blink of an eye, that guy frightened him again.

Chen Ran felt that a coach with a bad heart would definitely not dare to use Pepe.

Because of Cisse's injury, the game had to be temporarily suspended, and Chen Ran took the opportunity to call Simeone to the sidelines.

"Diego, what happened just now?"

"Boss, it was Pepe who brought Cisse down when he tackled the ball."

"Did it fall? You mean, Pepe didn't shovel Cisse's leg directly?"

"That's right. I was nearby at the time and I could see it clearly. Pepe's foot did not directly hit Cisse's leg. To be precise, Pepe tackled the ball first, and then the huge impact brought him down Cisse."

"That's good. But, looking at Cisse's reaction, is his injury serious?"

"Cisse's calf is obviously bent, and he may be fractured."

"What? Didn't you say that Pepe didn't tackle Cisse's leg?"

Hearing this, Chen Ran's heart sank, this is bad.

In this era without video referees, with such a serious injury, it is estimated that Pepe's red card will not be able to escape.

"Boss, any accident can happen on the football field."

Simeone spread his hands, who can say this kind of thing clearly.

"Diego, hurry back to the field now, try to help Pepe explain to the referee, and avoid the referee from showing him a red card as much as possible."

"If the referee finally insists on sending Pepe off, then you immediately tell Chiellini to play in the center back, and then withdraw Ronaldo to play the left back, and let Fabregas move to the left to temporarily play the left midfielder. Understand?"

"Okay, boss, I see."

After Southgate was injured and unable to play, Simeone is now the captain of Crystal Palace.

He also knew that it was a critical moment, so after listening to Chen Ran's instructions, he immediately turned around and ran back into the court.

Unfortunately, things did not develop in the direction Chen Ran hoped, and Pepe finally received a red card and was once again sent off the pitch by the referee.

Perhaps the only thing that Chen Ran should be thankful for is that Pepe didn't give the opponent a penalty this time, which can be regarded as a small improvement.

"Boss, I really didn't shovel Cisse's leg."

Even after walking off the court, Pepe still explained to Chen Ran with an aggrieved face.

"I know, I know, Diego told me everything. But Cisse's injury is so serious, it's useless for you to say anything now. Well, I don't mean to blame you, go down and have a rest."

Chen Ran patted Pepe on the back and handed him over to Guardiola.

After Cisse was taken directly to the hospital by ambulance, the game continued.

Now Chen Ran's attention has been fully focused on the court.

There are still more than ten minutes of game time left, and they can win if they hold on.

Fortunately, Liverpool also ran out of substitutions. After Cisse was injured, they had the same number of players on the field as Crystal Palace, also only ten people.

Luis Garcia, the only one left in the forward line, is still a player known for his dexterity and good technique. He really cannot support Liverpool's offensive by himself.

In the end, when the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, Crystal Palace beat Liverpool 1-0 at Anfield.

While winning the twists and turns of the Premier League, it also brought Chen Ran a winning bonus of 200 million euros.

After the game, Chen Ran was in no mood to celebrate the victory with the players.

Because he knew that there was another game waiting for him immediately.

Sure enough, when Chen Ran came to the place where he was interviewed after the game, countless pairs of eyes stared at him like a wolf seeing its prey.

"Mr. Chen, how would you comment on your player Pepe's foul?"

Now that no one cared about the result of this match, the first question was directly on Chen Ran's face.

"I am very sorry for Cisse's injury. I asked Pepe himself and other players near him at the time of the incident in detail. What I can confirm is that Pepe's foot definitely did not shovel Cisse directly. on the legs."

"Then Mr. Chen, what do you mean: Cisse's injury was entirely caused by himself?"

Another malicious question was thrown over.

"I didn't say that. Pepe must be responsible for Cisse's injury. After all, Pepe's tackle first appeared, and then Cisse was injured. However, Pepe definitely did not intend to hurt anyone maliciously. .”

"But Mr. Chen, do you have any evidence to prove that Pepe didn't shovel Cisse's leg?"

"Frankly, I didn't. But I trust my players and they won't lie to me."

"What's more, the current broadcast technology is so advanced. Through replays from different angles, it will definitely prove Pepe's innocence."

"Mr. Chen, if I remember correctly, last year you launched a campaign to resist violence on the court, and you even funded a documentary for this. If it turns out that it was Pepe who shoveled Cisse's leg, What will you do?"

"That's right, I initiated that campaign and made a documentary. If it can be proved that Pepe shoveled Cisse's leg, then I will accept any punishment given by the FA."

"And, on behalf of the Crystal Palace Club, I am here to announce that if Pepe really hurt someone maliciously, in addition to the penalty imposed by the FA, the Crystal Palace Club will also impose additional penalties on Pepe."

"Mr. Reporter, are you satisfied with this?"

Chen Ran stared at the reporter who kept asking questions, as if he wanted to keep his appearance firmly in his mind.

"Very satisfied."

(End of this chapter)