Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 17 The Big Shuffle

After taking care of Guardiola, Simeone and Southgate, Chen Ran took the new coaching staff to meet the players of the team.

It was in the pre-season preparation period, and then the head coach was suddenly replaced, and the new head coach was his own club owner.

The current mood of the Crystal Palace players can only be described as bewildered and at a loss.

After introducing the assistant coaches, Chen Ran stood in front of the players and looked at the complicated expressions on everyone's faces with great interest.

There are many people here, and I guess it will be difficult for me to see them again in the future.

"Hello everyone, we meet again. However, I am not only the chairman of the club, but also your head coach. Isn't it surprising?"

"Yes"

There was a sparse reply.

"Well, I know you all have a lot of questions. Now I can answer your questions in person, so just ask."

"Boss, are you serious about being the head coach?"

"Of course, otherwise, why would I take the coaching certification exam?"

"Boss, the newspaper said that this is your first time coaching a professional team, is it true?"

"Yes, it's true what they say. But everyone has a first time, right?"

"Boss, didn't you say you want to start a football dynasty?"

"Yeah, am I not creating now? Tell you good news. I have introduced many new players this time. Your next competition will be cruel."

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Damn, is this good news?
A group of players scolded their mothers in their hearts.

"Well, it seems that you don't have enough confidence in me. It doesn't matter, I can understand. If there are people who want to transfer, they can directly sign up with Stephen. I won't stop you, let's get together and break up."

After finishing speaking, Chen Ran turned around and left with the coaching staff, leaving only the players gathered in twos and threes to discuss their whereabouts.

"Boss, do you really allow them all to transfer?" Southgate couldn't help asking.

"According to the standards of the Premier League, I have evaluated the abilities of these players. Except for a few who can play in the Premier League, everyone else has failed. Then you say, why should I keep them?"

"Premier League standard? Boss, Crystal Palace is only a Championship team. Are your demands too high?"

Southgate secretly complained in his heart, if these players have the strength of the Premier League, will Crystal Palace still stay in the British Championship now?

"Gareth, it's not that I have high requirements. My goal is to create a football dynasty. If you follow this standard, do you still think it is high?"

"It's really not high"

Not only did Southgate stop talking now, but even Guardiola and Simeone, who had been hesitating to speak, fell silent.

So the boss is not just shouting slogans?

Is the boss trying to play for real?
"Don't worry, I won't let them all go. Half of them will go at most. After all, we also need substitutes, and the places for local players also need to be filled."

"However, this time I introduced a total of more than a dozen new aids, which is equivalent to rebuilding the entire team. I give you three a task, that is, each of you designs a style of play based on the new aids."

"I want to remind you that this is the first test for you, and I will give each of you a score. After the season is over, the person with the highest total score will be the head coach of the team next season."

As soon as Chen Ran finished speaking, the three of them who were still very relaxed suddenly tightened up.

They all bid farewell to Chen Ran, turned around and ran to Stephen to ask for player information.

"Xiao Mian, can't he cure you?"

Chen Ran proudly hummed a ditty.

La Liga, Bundesliga, Premier League champions and Champions League champion Guardiola;
La Liga champion plus Europa League champion coach Simeone;
England national team coach Southgate.

Except for Southgate who has not won any championships, the other two will be top coaches who will dominate the world football for more than ten years.

Although they are still rookies in the coaching world, it is only a matter of time before they shine with their talents.

As the saying goes, three cobblers are worth Zhuge Liang, so what if there are three Zhuge Liang?
Besides, if it is not enough, the youth training director Tuchel can take over at any time.

Thinking of this, Chen Ran was full of expectations for the new season.

Three days passed quickly.

On this day, as long as the media in England reported football, all of them appeared at the press conference of the Crystal Palace Club. Even Sky TV station sent an SNG car to broadcast live.

You must know that this is just a press conference, or a press conference for a Championship team.

Similar treatment is usually only enjoyed by those few Premier League giants.

At this moment, I have to say that Chen Ran's hype plan succeeded.

"Hey, have you heard? Crystal Palace has introduced many new players this time."

"I heard that there seem to be more than a dozen."

"More coming, more going. I heard that Crystal Palace are now selling the original players around."

"Really? That's a big change."

"That's right, it seems that the Chinese man didn't just talk about it, but played it for real."

"A dozen players? I don't know if there are any stars in it."

"I'm afraid it's unlikely. The total loan amount is 3000 million euros, the Portuguese Ronaldo accounted for 1000 million, and the remaining dozen or so people only got 2000 million at most, with an average of less than 200 million per person."

"That's right, what do Chinese people know about football? They probably got scammed by those agents and found a bunch of cheap goods to make up for it."

"There is indeed such a possibility. Finally, a fat sheep who doesn't understand anything came here. Those guys probably made a lot of money this time."

"I can't control that much. Who makes people willing to throw money? Anyway, I just want the news to be hot enough."

The bustling press conference hall was full of discussions from reporters.

Some are teasing, some are ironic, some are ridiculed, and some are expected.

Under the eyes of everyone, Chen Ran appeared on the stage.

With a height of 1.8 meters [-], a handsome face, an uncluttered hairstyle, a tailor-made suit, and leather shoes so bright that the figure can be seen, he strode towards the podium.

"Good afternoon everyone, I'm Chen Ran."

"Thank you all for coming to the press conference at Crystal Palace Club."

"It is my great honor to be here today to introduce the new players who have joined the Crystal Palace club this season."

"First of all, let us welcome with warm applause, the captain who led Crystal Palace to the English League One Championship in 1993-Gareth Southgate!"

"Gareth, welcome home!"

"clap clap"

Maybe it's to give Chen Ran a face, maybe it's because Southgate is an active England international.

In short, the applause at the scene was quite warm.

"Unexpectedly, this Chinese man bought back the old captain of Crystal Palace. It seems that he doesn't understand football at all."

"That's right. However, Southgate is an active international player. Crystal Palace probably spent a lot of money to buy him."

"That's inevitable. It's not like you don't know the boss of Middlesbrough. He only has money in his eyes. If someone is willing to take over the 33-year-old Southgate, he must be killed severely."

"Anyway, this beginning is a bit beyond my expectation. Now I'm looking forward to what surprise this Chinese man will bring us."

"Hmph, whether it's a surprise or a fright, it's not certain."

(End of this chapter)