Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 206 Either Don't Buy It, or Buy The Best One!

"Really? Can those two Americans pay so much money?"

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Chen Ran knew that he had asked a stupid question.

Whether it is Tom Hicks and George Gillette, or the Glazer family before, these Americans never intend to use their own money to buy football clubs.

"Haha, Chen, just like your analysis before, it doesn't matter whether the billion pounds are their own or borrowed, as long as we can receive the money."

"indeed so."

Chen Ran nodded slightly.If he hadn't taken it too seriously when he heard the acquisition intentions of these two Americans.

So now, they actually agreed to their asking price of one billion pounds, which made Chen Ran have to pay attention to it.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Ran looked up at Stephen.

"Stephen, you tell them that now that they have agreed to a price of one billion pounds, formal negotiations can begin."

"However, because of the schedule, I have neither the time nor the energy to deal with this matter, so I need them to wait patiently for a while."

"Chen, do you mean to start formal negotiations after the end of the season?"

"Stephen, you also know the next schedule of Crystal Palace. Do you think I have the time and thought to deal with this matter now?"

Chen Ran spread his arms and looked at Stephen helplessly.

"But."

Stephen glanced at Chen Ran, gritted his teeth, and continued.

"Chen, if our next results don't meet expectations, then it's very likely that we will be haggled by those two Americans."

"Hehe, Stephen, do you think that if you start negotiations with them now, those two Americans won't drag the negotiations until the end of the season?"

"Chen, you mean to say that they are also waiting for our Crystal Palace's final results this season?"

"Of course. If we can finally win the Premier League and Champions League this season, although they may need to pay more money, after all, Crystal Palace will also double their worth because of the blessing of these championship trophies. They will not suffer. .”

"If we don't win these two championships in the end, or only win one of them, then they will have a reason and chips to bargain. No matter how they calculate, they will not suffer a loss."

"That's true. These Yankees are really ghosts."

After listening to Chen Ran's analysis, Stephen also felt that those Americans probably thought so.

"The reason why I want to postpone the negotiations after the end of the season is that there is a more important reason that now is the critical moment for Crystal Palace to sprint at full speed. I will not allow anything to interfere with the emotions of the players."

"British paparazzi are everywhere. I am worried that once I formally contact those Americans, if it is exposed by the media, the team's morale will be unstable, and the championship will be affected. It will be a small loss. Understand?"

"That's true. Chen, you are still thoughtful."

As a native Englishman, Stephen knew too well how powerful the British paparazzi were.

"Stephen, there is one thing you have to keep in mind. Crystal Palace is developing very well now, and I don't have to show it."

"So, even if we fail to win the Premier League and Champions League titles this season, the price of one billion pounds will only go up but not down. As for whether the two Americans are willing to accept it, I don't care."

"Okay, I took note."

Staring at Chen Ran seriously, Stephen understood what Chen Ran was really thinking.

After a day of rest, Crystal Palace ushered in Newcastle United at home.

According to the previous plan, Chen Ran made a large rotation in this game.

In the main lineup of Crystal Palace, only Ribery continued to start.

The reason is simple, because he received a red card in the last game against Real Madrid, so Ribery was suspended in the Champions League two days later.

For this game against the league leader Crystal Palace, Newcastle United is obviously well prepared.

From the first minute of the game, they all shrunk to defend in their own half, posing as if they would die at the center line.

This trick of Newcastle United is really good for Crystal Palace's substitute lineup.

When the game went on until 10 minutes, the score on the field was still 0:0 and did not change.

As a last resort, Chen Ran had to replace Tony and Ronaldo, together with Jan Kohler and Ribery on the field, resorted to the twin towers tactics for the final storm.

Finally, in stoppage time, Tony scored the only goal of the game, and Crystal Palace beat Newcastle United 1-0 at home.

At the same time as getting three points, the system rewarded Chen Ran with a "Level [-] Recovery Card".

This was the first time that the system rewarded the same kind of cards consecutively, and they were all cards that Chen Ran urgently needed to supplement his physical strength. It seemed that the system couldn't stand the intensive schedule of Crystal Palace anymore.

After a day's rest, Crystal Palace's opponents in the Champions League semi-finals, Inter Milan, came.

When it comes to Inter Milan, there is always a layer of sadness.

Especially before the "Italian phone gate" incident broke out, Inter Milan had been overwhelmed by the rival AC Milan for a long time.

The chairman of Inter Milan, Moratti, has invested huge sums of money in signings for the club all the year round. However, after arriving at Inter Milan, those previously majestic stars often fail to perform at their due level, which also makes Inter Milan a "star black hole". nickname.

But despite this, Inter Milan's lineup is still daunting enough.

Forwards: Adriano, Recoba, Martins, Cruz;

Midfielders: Luis Figo, Veron, Stankovic, Cambiasso, Pizarro, Zanetti, Solari, Kiley;
Defenders: Zanetti, Samuel, Materazzi, Cordoba, Mihajlovic, Zemaria, Burdisso, Favalli, Worm;
Goalkeepers: Toldo, Julio Cesar, Orlandoni.

The head coach is Marshal Mancini, who is just in his early forties.

According to the usual practice, Chen Ran will arrange for Guardiola to edit the opponent's game video for every important game, and this time is no exception.

In order to take care of Simeone, this coaching staff meeting was held in Simeone's ward.

After playing the video, Chen Ran looked at his three assistants again.

"How? Any thoughts on the game against Inter Milan?"

As soon as Chen Ran's words fell, Southgate and Simeone's eyes "swipe" to focus on Guardiola.

Guardiola looked at the two in a daze, what's going on?Are these two guys blackmailing me?

In the end, Guardiola was defeated by the three staring at each other, so he had to stand up and speak again.

"Boss, Inter Milan's front, center, and back lines are all very strong, and there are almost no shortcomings. If we must find their weaknesses, maybe their right back and captain Zanetti, and left back Favalli can be regarded as the most important players. A weakness."

"Zanetti is almost 33 years old this year. As a full-back, his speed is much worse than when he was young. And his side happens to be facing Ronaldo, our most powerful offensive player. If we strengthen this offensive, it may be better. There is no small gain."

"For the same reason, left-back Favalli is 34 years old this year, and his speed is also his weakness. However, Ribery was suspended for this game. I don't know how Alves, who replaced him, performed well."

Just after Guardiola finished speaking, Simeone, who is also a fellow Argentine and once played for Inter Milan and Lazio, also added:
"Josep is right. It can be seen from the video just now that the speed of Javier and Giuseppe is indeed incomparable with that of the past. If we focus on the two wings, the effect will definitely be very good. "

Seeing that his two assistants both believed that the main attack direction should be placed on the two sides, Chen Ran of course followed suit.

Moreover, considering that Inter Milan's defense is not tall enough, except for one Materazzi who is 193cm tall, others like Samuel 182cm and Cordoba 173cm are at a disadvantage in high-altitude ball defense.

Therefore, Chen Ran adopted the 442 twin-tower tactics, preparing to break through from the side, and carry out high-altitude bombing on Inter Milan's restricted area.

Forward Tony, Forward Jan Kohler
Left midfielder Ronaldo, right midfielder Alves

Vieira, Yaya Toure
Left back Chiellini, centre-back Southgate, centre-back Vidic, right-back Maicon
goalkeeper cech
On Mancini's side, Juventus was once again overwhelmed by Juventus in Serie A, and the Champions League has naturally become his most important goal now.

Therefore, he also dispatched all the main players of Inter Milan.

Center Adriano

Left midfielder Stankovic, midfielder Veron, right midfielder Luis Figo
DM Cambiasso, DM Zanetti
Left back Favalli, center back Samuel, center back Materazzi, right back Zanetti

goalkeeper toldo

For this game, neither Crystal Palace nor Inter Milan are conservative.

As soon as the referee blew the whistle to start the game, the two teams opened up and fought against each other.

As Chen Ran and his team analyzed before the game, the speed of Inter Milan's two full-backs obviously couldn't keep up with Cristiano Ronaldo and Alves on the Crystal Palace side.

After a few rounds, Mancini found that the situation was not good, so he had to order his full-backs to retreat to help defend.

In this way, the offensive of Inter Milan, which lost the support of the two wings, was immediately suppressed by the Crystal Palace.

Veron, the front midfielder in the middle, was sandwiched between Vieira and Yaya Toure, two black and hard, looking helpless, let alone delivering shells to Adriano in front.

Only 10 minutes into the game, the situation on the court has already begun to tilt towards the Crystal Palace.

At this time, Tom Hicks and George Gillette appeared again in a box at Highbury Stadium.

"Tom, although this game is very important to Crystal Palace, we just need to know the result of the game. There is no need to go to the scene to watch it? You also like football now?"

For George Gillette, sitting for nearly two hours watching a game that he wasn't interested in was actually a kind of torture.

"George, you have to quickly adapt to your new role. We will be the owners of the football club in the future, and we must often go to the scene to watch the team's games."

"I said Tom, the acquisition of Crystal Palace has not yet been negotiated, so you are so sure that the acquisition will be successful in the end? Didn't you hear the reply from Crystal Palace? Everything will be discussed after the end of the season."

George Gillette felt that Tom Hicks was a little too optimistic.

"Haha, George, doesn't this mean that the Huaguo owner of Crystal Palace has seriously considered this matter?"

"If he has no intention of selling the Crystal Palace Club, he can refuse us directly, or send someone to negotiate and find a reason to refuse."

"That's true."

Hearing Tom Hicks' analysis, George Gillette also felt that this matter really had some clues.

"But what if that Chinese man kills a billion pounds and doesn't let go?"

"That depends on the results of Crystal Palace this season. If they really win the Premier League title and the Champions League title, one billion pounds is not unacceptable."

"Are you crazy?"

George Gillette almost cried out.

He was really frightened by Tom Hicks' words. The Glazer family's acquisition of Manchester United only cost less than [-] million pounds.

George Gillette looked around carefully, then leaned close to Tom Hicks' ear and whispered a reminder.

"Tom, don't you forget how much money we have together."

"I know. George, you have to think about it this way. Since we are already preparing to borrow hundreds of millions of pounds, what difference does it make if we borrow another [-] or [-] million pounds?"

"It's nothing more than repaying the loan for a few more years, and we don't use our own money to repay it anyway. Either don't buy it, or buy the best one if you want to buy it! What do you think?"

Tom Hicks stared closely at George Gillette's eyes, as if he wanted to see his true thoughts through his eyes.

"What's the difference between borrowing another [-] or [-] million yuan? You said it lightly."

George Gillette muttered something in a low voice, and then asked Tom Hicks back.

"Tom, do you really want to play so big?"

"Hehe, George, do you think we're just kidding now?"

"Well, like you said: 'Either don't buy it or buy the best!' This one, I followed."

"Haha, that's great, I knew you would support me. Let's join forces, the Glazer family is nothing."

Seeing that George Gillette agreed to his plan, Tom Hicks happily put his arm around George Gillette's shoulder and cheered.

At this moment, deafening cheers resounded throughout the Highbury Stadium.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

Tom Hicks immediately looked at the football consultant Rodriguez who was sitting not far away.

"Boss, Crystal Palace scored a goal."

(End of this chapter)