Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 192 The pinnacle Ronaldo debuts ahead of schedule

After the first round of competition, the players on both sides are now very familiar with each other.

Without any temptation, Juventus directly pressed forward and launched a crazy attack.

Fortunately, defensive counterattack tactics are the housekeeping skills of Crystal Palace, and the players have long been very proficient.Facing Juventus' offensive, they didn't mess up.

Of course, Simeone's performance in this game cannot be compared with the first round.

However, Chen Ran added Yaya Toure to help, which did not weaken the strength of the Crystal Palace midfielder.

On the Juventus side, Del Piero, who was arranged by Capello to play the midfielder, was a little uncomfortable.

Around him, he was surrounded by Vieira, Yaya Toure and Simeone.

Under the care of two black and tough characters and a ruthless character in turn, Del Piero couldn't give full play to his technical advantages, let alone organize an attack.

This situation lasted for nearly 10 minutes, and Capello on the sidelines couldn't stand it anymore.

Taking advantage of the dead ball, he called Del Piero to his side.

Later, when Del Piero returned to the court again, Chen Ran discovered that Juventus had changed.

As Chen Ran expected, Capello changed the formation on the field to 433.Del Piero played on the left, Zlatan Ibrahimovic on the right and Trezeguet in the centre.

The other three in the diamond-shaped midfield have also become three central midfielders in parallel positions.

"Boss, you guessed it right again. Capello can't wait to start playing three forwards."

Not only did Chen Ran notice the change of Juventus, but Guardiola also saw it all.

Although Capello's adjustments were within his expectations, Chen Ran didn't feel any joy.

Because in the first round of the game, Juventus proved the power of their three forwards, and scored an away goal.

Now coming to their home court, Chen Ran is also a little uncertain about whether Crystal Palace's defense can withstand the attack of Juventus' three strikers.

As soon as Juventus changed their formation, the offensive immediately changed.

Coming to the left side, Del Piero, who avoided the three back pockets of the Crystal Palace, immediately burst out with extraordinary power.

Before the end of the first half, Juventus won a free kick in the backcourt.

Buffon took the penalty and kicked the ball to the right rib of the Crystal Palace half with a big foot.

Trezeguet did not continue to wait in the penalty area this time, but took the initiative to fight for this landing point, and successfully passed the ball from Simeone's head to Del Piero who was waiting on the left.

Del Piero looked up after receiving the ball and found that Zlatan Ibrahimovic on the right was going diagonally into the Crystal Palace penalty area at high speed.

So Del Piero used his body to lean on Maicon who was coming up to press, and at the same time pushed the ball with the instep of his right foot gently, and sent the ball into the penalty area of ​​Crystal Palace from the empty space.

At this time, Southgate, who was in charge of marking Trezeguet, had followed Trezeguet out of the penalty area, and Vidic, who was in charge of marking Ibrahimovic, was also left behind by Ibrahimovic. Behind him, he was desperately catching up.

This time, Ibrahimovic got a single chance to face Cech.

Although because Ibrahimovic came diagonally from the right, the shooting angle was already very small when he received the ball.

But this kind of thing is nothing to Ibrahimovic.

I saw him adjust his footsteps, and he didn't look up at Cech or the position of the goal at all.

Relying entirely on his own feeling, raising his left foot is a burst shot.

In fact, Cech found out that the situation was not good when Ibrahimovic crossed diagonally, and moved here in advance.

But Ibrahimovic's shot was so powerful that Cech only had time to raise his hand, and the ball flew into the Crystal Palace goal from the upper corner of the near post.

What Chen Ran least wanted to see happened, Juventus scored first.

Now, it doesn't make any sense for Crystal Palace to continue to defend.

"Josep, tell Jan Kohler to warm up, he's needed for the second half."

While the Juventus players were still celebrating their goal, Chen Ran on the sidelines turned to look at Guardiola with a livid face.

"Got it, boss."

Intermission, Crystal Palace dressing room.

Looking at the frustrated team members, Chen Ran slapped his hands and attracted everyone's attention.

"Okay, what are you all doing with your heads down? Isn't it just a goal scored by Juventus? It's not the end of the world."

"As long as we score one more goal, it will be our Crystal Palace who will advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League."

"Don't forget, in the first round of the game, we scored two goals for Juventus. What? Could it be that at Juventus' home court, you can't even score goals?"

Following Chen Ran's words, in the eyes of the Crystal Palace players, fighting spirit was ignited one by one.

The boss is right, isn't it just scoring a goal?What's the big deal.

"Boss, we all understand. Just tell us how we will play in the second half. Anyway, I must go to the Stade de France in Paris to participate in the Champions League final."

At this time, Captain Southgate stepped forward and successfully played the role of fan.

"Yes, boss, we can definitely eliminate Juventus and advance."

"Yes, what is Juventus? If we can beat him once, we can win him a second time."

"Get rid of Juventus!"

"Crystal Palace must win!"

Seeing that the morale of the players had been revived, Chen Ran nodded with satisfaction. Southgate, the captain, performed well.

"Okay. Since we are going to score a goal, everyone must remember how we played in the first round?"

"Boss, are you talking about the twin tower tactics?"

"That's right, now, in the second half, let's change to the twin towers tactic and kill Juventus with a header!"

"Diego, how about you come down for a rest in the second half?"

In order to show respect, Chen Ran deliberately walked up to Simeone and asked for his opinion.

"Okay boss, I'm fine."

Chen Ran patted Simeone on the shoulder, then turned to look at Ronaldo and Ribery.

"Chris, Frank, the two of you move forward in the second half, make more breakthroughs, make more crosses, and send more shells to Luka and Young in the middle."

"Got it, boss."

Immediately afterwards, Chen Ran looked at Maicon and Chiellini again.

"Maicon, your task in the second half is to focus on marking Del Piero, and don't let him cut inside to hit the goal. If Del Piero retreats and doesn't play left winger, then you should strengthen your assists."

"George, Ibrahimovic and Trezeguet are very capable. It is a bit difficult to rely on Gareth and Nemania alone. You should pay attention to adduction to help them share the pressure."

"Understood, boss."

After some layout adjustments, the second half of the game began.

As soon as Capello saw that Crystal Palace had replaced Simeone with Jan Kohler, he immediately knew that Chen Ran wanted to repeat the double-tower tactic of the first round.

Now, as long as Juventus keeps the score on the field unchanged, they can eliminate Crystal Palace and advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

At this time, the defensive genes in the Italian coach's bones began to gain the upper hand again.

Capello immediately put Del Piero back into the midfield as the attacking midfielder, Nedved returned to the left, and Camoranesi returned to the right.

After all, Crystal Palace's sharp breakthroughs on the two flanks are now well-known.

Seeing the Crystal Palace change, Ronaldo and Ribery moved forward.

Capello worried that the two full-backs alone would not be able to withstand the opponent's offensive, so he asked Nedved and Camoranesi to return to the wing to help defend.

As soon as Juventus' formation retreated, Crystal Palace's defensive pressure suddenly decreased a lot.

Chen Ran on the sidelines immediately had another bold idea.

"Josep, what do you think of me replacing Modric now?"

"Modric? Boss, who do you want to trade him for?"

"Yaya Toure."

"Yaya Toure? Boss, in that case we will only have Vieira as a full-time midfielder. Isn't it too risky?"

Hearing Chen Ran's thoughts, Guardiola was startled.

Crystal Palace is now facing Juventus, a veteran European team, not the weak chickens in England.

"I want to use the 442-[-]-[-] diamond midfielder to fight. You also know that if we don't score goals, we will be eliminated."

"Boss, have you thought about it?"

"Think it over, let's do this, you can arrange for Modric to warm up."

"clear."

Soon after the warm-up ended, Modric was called to his side by Chen Ran.

"Little Luka, after you come on the field, play as a front midfielder. In addition to organizing the offense, you can also shoot more long-range shots. Your footwork is still very good."

"Got it, boss."

Soon, Capello discovered that the Crystal Palace had another substitution, and the midfielder Modric replaced the midfielder Yaya Toure.

"That Chinese man is going to do his best."

Capello frowned. In this case, it is not enough to rely on Emerson as a single midfielder.

After thinking for a while, he turned around and called Gianni Kaida from the bench.

After a brief warm-up, Capello replaced Del Piero with Gianni Keida.

"Boss, Juventus is now replacing Gianni Keida and Emerson to form a double midfielder. It seems that Capello wants to stick to the end."

Guardiola saw Capello's intentions immediately.

"It's okay. In the first round of the game, they also used the double midfielder combination at the beginning, didn't we still score two goals?"

Although Chen Ran comforted Guardiola with his mouth, he was actually a little uncertain in his heart.

Because he knew very well that in the first round of the game, Crystal Palace still had Simeone who used the "first-level chicken blood card".

Now, he can only rely on the impromptu performance of these players on the field.

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Chen Ran glanced at the only "Level [-] Chicken Blood Card" left in the system, and said that he should not use it unless it is absolutely necessary, and no one knows when he will get the next one.

After thinking about it for a while, Chen Ran set a bottom line of 10 minutes for himself.

If Crystal Palace has not scored a goal in 10 minutes of the game, then he will use up the last "Level [-] chicken blood card".

Make sure the team advances first, and then think about the future.

The direction of the game obviously did not develop in the direction Chen Ran expected.

Juventus' current lineup on the field is the same as that of the first round.

But Capello obviously made a redeployment. The positions of the two full-backs Nedved and Camoranesi are further back, and the distance between the two full-backs Zambrotta and Zebina is closer.

With mutual defense, it becomes more difficult for Ronaldo and Ribery to successfully break through.

Six 10 minutes, Seven 10 minutes, Eight 10 minutes
Seeing that the time had reached the bottom line he had set, Chen Ran gritted his teeth, pulled out the last "Level [-] Chicken Blood Card" from the system, and used it on Ronaldo.

That's right, it's Ronaldo.

The function of the "first-level chicken blood card" is to allow the designated player to perform at his peak level.

And Ronaldo, who has just turned 21, is obviously still far from his peak level.

The bigger the gap, the better the effect of the "Level [-] Chicken Blood Card".

After using the "Level [-] Chicken Blood Card", Chen Ran took advantage of the dead ball and called Ronaldo to the sidelines.

"Chris, after you get the ball, whether it is a bottom pass or an inside shot, it is up to you to decide. I will give you the freedom to fire."

"Really? Boss."

Hearing the right to fire freely, Ronaldo's eyes lit up.

It has been a long time since Chen Ran gave him the right to fire freely.

"That's right, as long as you score a goal, then you can play as you want. You tell Patrick and Luka Jr. to pass the ball to you. Understand?"

"Understood, boss, leave it to me, we will definitely be able to advance."

Just after Ronaldo turned and ran back to the field, Guardiola, who had listened to what Chen Ran said just now, also came over immediately.

"Boss, are you going to bet on Chris? Isn't the risk too big?"

"Josep, now we have no way out. If we don't score, we will be eliminated. Chris is the player with the most outstanding offensive ability in our team. I believe he will surprise us. Just wait and see."

Seeing Chen Ran's confident expression, Guardiola hesitated for a moment, but finally swallowed his words.

On the field, Vieira and Modric, who received a message from Ronaldo, also glanced at Chen Ran respectively.

The meaning is very clear, obviously they were also very surprised by the message that Ronaldo brought.

Chen Ran met their eyes and nodded affirmatively.

Then, there was an astonishing scene on the field.

All the passes of Crystal Palace flew to Ronaldo on the left, as if Ribery on the right did not exist.

What's even more amazing is Ronaldo's next performance. After taking the ball, Ronaldo no longer has so many fancy moves.

The whole dribbling process is clean, simple and effective.

After passing Camoranesi, Ronaldo took the ball and rushed directly to Juventus' penalty area.

Facing Gianni Kaida who came up to block, Ronaldo flicked and buckled, flashed a gap, and shot with his foot up.

At this time, Ronaldo's position was more than 30 meters away from Juventus' goal.

The ball drew a strange arc and flew directly to the goal guarded by Buffon.

(End of this chapter)