Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 144 It's too late to regret now

Although the rotation plan has been determined, Chen Ran has sent all the main players in the defense, except for Southgate, who is too old and physically unable to support him.

In addition, Crystal Palace also has good news.

That is Simeone and Tony, who were injured before, are now able to play.

center tony
Left midfielder Evra, right midfielder Alves
DM Mascherano, DM Fabregas, DM Simeone

Left-back Chiellini, Center-back Vidic, Center-back Thiago Silva, Right-back Maicon

goalkeeper cech
On Chelsea's side, Mourinho waited for work with leisure, and naturally he did his best, posing a posture that he would not give up until he won the Crystal Palace.

Robben left, Drogba center, Duff right

Central midfielder Makelele, Central midfielder Lampard, Central midfielder Thiago

Left back Bridge, centre-back Carvalho, centre-back John Terry, right-back Ferreira
Cudicini
From the very beginning of the game, Chelsea were all on top.The offensive wave after wave, did not give the Crystal Palace players any chance to breathe.

Mourinho seems to want to take advantage of the poor physical condition of the Crystal Palace players to eat the opponent in one bite.

According to Chen Ran's tactical arrangement, all Crystal Palace players, except Tony, were all shrunk to their own half.

As for the two full-backs Evra and Alves, Chen Ran specifically told them not to think too much about offense. Their task today is to help Chiellini and Maicon defend.

As a result, two teams, one fully pressing the offense, and the other actively shrinking the defense, this game suddenly became a standard half-court offensive and defensive drill.

"I didn't expect that. That Hua countryman would adopt such a conservative tactic today."

Because of the importance of this game, many media reporters gathered in the stands.I was also surprised to see the situation of the two teams on the field.

"Hehe, who made the schedule of Crystal Palace not good. I heard that they just flew back from Lisbon, Portugal yesterday, and they will play Chelsea today. If you are the head coach, what would you do?"

"Yeah, after Chelsea finished the game against Barcelona, ​​they had a full ten-day rest and were just waiting for the Crystal Palace game."

"Tsk tsk, it seems that the Football Association really takes care of that Chinese man."

"Hey, for this kind of new thorn, the FA will of course have to beat it first."

"Then the Russian owner of Chelsea is also new?"

"You don't understand that. Although the Russian nouveau riche from Chelsea is also a newcomer, the CEO he recruited, Peter Kenyon, is an old man."

"That's right. When Peter Kenyon was the CEO of Manchester United, the relationship in all aspects was very good. Everyone will not embarrass Chelsea too much for his sake."

"Look at the Crystal Palace again. That Chinese man used his friend and classmate, Stephen, who has no experience in football club management, as CEO. Rookie matches rookie, and no one understands the rules. You said, who is the FA not beating them? "

"To tell you the truth, it is quite remarkable that the Chinese man brought the Crystal Palace to the present."

"Ahem, well, you've talked too much. Watch the game, watch the game."

The reporters in the stands can chat easily, but Chen Ran, who is standing on the sidelines, now feels that his days are like years.

Every wave of Chelsea's offensive is like a battering ram constantly hitting the gate of the Crystal Palace.

Standing on the sidelines, Chen Ran kept loudly reminding the players on the field to assist in the defense and cover up. His voice was already hoarse before the first half of the game was over.

10 minute, 20 minutes, 30 minutes
Chen Ran kept looking at his watch, wishing the referee would blow the whistle to end the first half.

On the other hand, Mourinho also changed from being calm and confident at the beginning of the game to a gloomy face now, as if someone owed him money and hadn't paid it back.

Mourinho did not expect that the willpower of the Crystal Palace players was so tenacious.

More than half of Crystal Palace's players on the field are substitutes.And even those main players are exhausted.

But even so, after more than half an hour of the game, Chelsea still failed to break through the Crystal Palace goal.

In Mourinho's view, this is simply a complete failure.

With a cold snort, Mourinho, who was very upset, returned to the bench and sat down.

The first half seems to be like this, wait until the halftime break, and then teach these incompetent guys a good lesson.

Seeing the head coach's gloomy face, Chelsea's bench, which was originally in a relaxed atmosphere, suddenly fell silent, and no one dared to speak for a while.

"beep!"

The referee finally blew the whistle to end the first half of the game. Chen Ran took a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his forehead, picked up a bottle of mineral water on the ground, and drank it.

Intermission, Crystal Palace dressing room.

Chen Ran was also moved when he looked at the sweaty team members.

He knew that these guys really tried their best.

"Guys, you guys had a great first half. Chelsea stormed for 45 minutes and couldn't take advantage of you guys, you were the best!"

"Because of the schedule, I know everyone is very tired now. However, the outcome of this game is related to whether we can ensure that we can win the Premier League championship this season."

"So, for the championship, I hope everyone will grit their teeth and persevere. As long as Chelsea does not narrow the gap with us, it will be considered a victory. Do you have confidence?"

"Have!"

"must have!"

"Boss, don't worry, we will definitely be able to hold Chelsea down."

"Under me? What do you want to do?"

"Haha, you can do whatever you want."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Chen Ran was relieved to see that although the players were physically exhausted, they were all in good spirits.

At the end of the intermission, neither team made any substitutions.

At the beginning of the second half, Chelsea continued the offensive of the first half.

Probably because of Mourinho's outburst at half-time, Chelsea's players were more involved than they were in the first half.

As the game time passed, the lack of physical fitness of the Crystal Palace players gradually emerged.

Those substitute players are okay, but the main players who have been fighting continuously on the back line are now running more and more heavily.

Chen Ran lowered his head and glanced at his watch. The game has only been going on for less than 10 minutes.

But I have to make adjustments, otherwise something will happen.

After getting the idea, Chen Ran looked back at the bench, gritted his teeth, and called Pepe up.

"Kepler, after you play, you will take over Cesc's position and play as a midfielder, understand?"

"Okay, boss."

Pepe was taken aback when he heard that, his main position was central defender, and the defensive midfielder was only his occasional cameo position. How could the boss let him play as a defensive midfielder?
However, without hesitation, he immediately agreed.

Why do you care so much, and finally able to play, does it matter what position you play?

Chen Ran also had no choice. In such an important game, he didn't dare to put Pepe, an indefinite time bomb, in his penalty area.

If this guy's head gets hot and he comes with a red dot set meal, then Chen Ran will have no time to cry.

Now that Pepe is placed in the midfielder position, even if he fouls a lot, he is still outside the penalty area and has a chance to make amends.

After replacing Pepe, a vigorous new force, the other defensive players of Crystal Palace can finally breathe a little bit.

As for no one to organize the offense after Cesc Fabregas left the field?
Chen Ran can't care so much now.

As for why not replace Tony who was doing nothing in front?

Chen Ran did this purely to hold down Chelsea's two central defenders, so that Chelsea would not dare to overwhelm them all across the half.

Seeing that Chelsea couldn't attack for a long time, Mourinho on the other side couldn't sit still.

Seeing that Chen Ran continued to increase the defensive strength of Crystal Palace, Mourinho also called Crouch, who had just joined during the winter transfer period, from the bench.

"Peter, after you came on the field, you formed a double center forward with Didier, and the team is now switching to a double-tower tactic. You came from Crystal Palace, so you should be very familiar with this tactic."

"Perform well and score goals. Shut up all those who question whether you are worth 2000 million euros."

After all, Mourinho patted Crouch on the back heavily and pushed him to the substitution area.

Crouch, who followed the fourth official and waited for the opportunity to play when the ball was dead, now had mixed feelings in his heart.

Since arriving at Chelsea in the winter transfer period, he has not been happy.

Because Drogba firmly occupies the position of the main striker, and Mourinho's tactics only use a center forward.

Therefore, it is even more difficult for other forwards to get a chance to play.

People like Gudjohnsen had to often play as wingers as substitutes for Robben and Duff.

Now, due to the arrival of Crouch, these few forwards who had not had many chances to play suddenly became even fewer.

It is conceivable what attitude the original Mutu, Kezhiman, Gudjohnsen and others will have towards Crouch.

That is because Crouch is a native of England, these guys dare not have any excessive behavior.

But forming cliques and deliberately alienating are enough to make Crouch uncomfortable.

Yes, more money is earned.

But Crouch couldn't help but miss his days at Crystal Palace.

Although he is also a substitute, because the Crystal Palace only has two serious forwards, he and Tony, Crouch has a lot of opportunities to play.

Moreover, the atmosphere in the Crystal Palace team is also very harmonious, and there are not so many intrigues among the players.

For a moment, looking at those familiar faces on the field, Crouch couldn't help feeling a little regret in his heart.

Was it really wrong for me to move to Chelsea this time?

"beep!"

At this time, there was a chance of a dead ball on the court, and the referee pointed to the sidelines, signaling to start a substitution.

According to Mourinho's arrangement, Crouch replaced midfielder Thiago, and Chelsea changed 442.

Forget it, it's too late to regret now.

It's better to perform well and try to gain a firm foothold in Chelsea.

Crouch hugged Tiago, who was off the field, and said to himself in his heart: I can't go back.

Seeing Crouch running into his penalty area, the Crystal Palace players felt very complicated.

In the past, everyone had a good relationship, but now they have to fight each other.

Forget it, this is professional football.

Crouch, I'm sorry, we won't be polite to you.

Seeing Mourinho replace Crouch, Chen Ran frowned.

In the past, he always used the twin tower tactics to bully others, but now it was his turn to be dealt with by Mourinho with the twin tower tactics.If you really come out to mess around, you will have to pay it back one day.

Vidic is now in charge of man-marking Drogba, so Thiago Silva can only be sent to guard Crouch.

But Thiago Silva is only 183cm tall, and it is a bit reluctant for him to compete for the header with Crouch, who is 201cm tall.

And the current Thiago Silva is still relatively immature, and he doesn't have so many tricks to deal with this situation.

No, we must find a way.

"Havel!"

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

"From now on, your position is no longer a midfielder, but a free man in the backcourt."

"The height gap between Thiago Silva and Crouch is too big. When they are fighting for the header, you have to go and help and interfere with Crouch's take-off, understand?"

"Understood, boss."

Mascherano nodded, understanding Chen Ran's explanation.

As a small man with a height of only 174cm, Mascherano was able to serve as a central defender in Barcelona for a long time in his previous life. Naturally, he has his small skills in dealing with tall players.

Although Mascherano is still far from being as mature as he was at his peak, it is more than enough to be a helper for Thiago Silva.

With Mascherano's help, Mourinho's twin tower tactics did not receive the desired effect.

The game was still very stalemate, and Chelsea was still unable to break through the goal of Crystal Palace.

When the time came to No. 70 minutes, Chen Ran called Ronaldo from the bench again.

"Chris, you will replace Tony later. I won't give you a fixed position, you will be a frontcourt free man."

"I will tell them to kick you directly from the backcourt. As for whether you pass the ball or shoot after receiving the ball, it is up to you to decide."

"I just have one request and that is to keep the ball in Chelsea's half as much as possible. Understand?"

"Understood, boss. You mean, I'm free to fire now, don't you?"

When Chen Ran said that he could handle the ball whatever he wanted, C Roma's eyes lit up, which was exactly what he had always wanted.

"That's right. It's best if you can kick the ball into Chelsea's goal. If you really don't have a chance, you can delay the time by making a set kick or a sideline kick."

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

Ronaldo patted his chest to make sure that although he was tired, he was still young after all.If you only play for 10 minutes, your physical fitness can still be supported.

So, Mourinho saw that the Crystal Palace replaced Tony with Ronaldo.

What does it mean?
Going to counterattack?

(End of this chapter)