Chapter 209
Chen Ran glared at Guardiola with black lines all over his head, and was so angry that he didn't want to talk to him.
The battle is imminent, but this guy is here to say such unlucky words.
However, bad luck is bad luck, but Chen Ran still recognized Guardiola's cautious attitude.
Facing the FA Cup semi-final with West Ham United, Chen Ran only sent some of the main players.
In this season's Premier League, West Ham United's performance is not bad, currently ranked tenth in the standings.It belongs to the embarrassing situation where there is no worry about relegation and no hope for the European war.
Now that they have reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup, West Ham is naturally going all out.
They sent off the bench in the Premier League, but in this FA Cup game against Crystal Palace, they played with all the main players.
The process of the game was extremely difficult. Facing the league leader Crystal Palace, West Ham United worked hard from top to bottom.
Pepe, who started the game, had two yellows and one red, and was once again sent off the court by the referee.
Seeing Peipei who came to apologize again, Chen Ran only felt that his eyes were darkened, and he was so angry that he didn't know what to say.
Fortunately, Pepe's contribution in this game was not without contributions. The only goal in this game was Pepe's goal in a corner kick in Crystal Palace.
With this goal, Crystal Palace also defeated West Ham United 1-0 and advanced to the FA Cup final.
Just as the players and the Crystal Palace fans at home were celebrating their promotion to the FA Cup final, Guardiola leaned over to Chen Ran's side.
"Boss, the results of the FA Cup semi-final on the other side are also out."
"You just say it."
Hearing that Guardiola stopped halfway, Chen Ran turned his head and looked over speechlessly, "What's the matter? Could it be that our opponent is Chelsea?"
"That's right, boss, it's Chelsea. They eliminated Liverpool 2-1 and advanced to the FA Cup final."
Good guy, it's really a narrow road to enemies.
In the Premier League, Crystal Palace and Chelsea are competing for the championship, and now even the FA Cup final is these two teams.
Chen Ran covered his forehead helplessly, it seemed that he and Mourinho were really offended.
Fortunately, the system rewarded Chen Ran with a "Free Kick Master Card" for the victory in this game, which also gave Chen Ran more confidence in future games.
Just when Chen Ran was about to take the Crystal Palace team to Milan, Italy, to play the second round of the UEFA Champions League semi-final, the little fat man found his office.
"Chen, the news you asked me to inquire about has some clues."
As soon as he entered the door, the little fat man also followed Stephen's previous action, turned around and locked the door behind him.
"You mean about Atletico Madrid?"
Seeing that the little fat man also looked mysterious, Chen Ran guessed what he wanted to say today.
"That's right. You also know that the Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-speaking countries are the main business areas of my family, so I'm relatively well-informed in these places."
Having said that, the little fat man stopped suddenly, looked around subconsciously, and continued in a low voice:
"According to reliable sources, Atletico Madrid owed transfer fees to at least three clubs. Moreover, the three transfer fees were paid in installments. Atletico Madrid only paid the first installment, and one of them was delayed."
"It is said that Atletico Madrid is negotiating with these clubs, hoping to postpone the payment time. One of the transfer fees due and payable is only 100 million euros."
Can't even pay 100 million euros?It seems that Atletico Madrid's debt crisis is more serious than imagined.
You know, although Atletico Madrid cannot be compared with Real Madrid and Barcelona, it is also second only to the top two teams in the Western Super League.
Now they can't even pay 100 million euros, which means that the money they owe is definitely not a small amount, at least hundreds of millions of euros, or even more.
If you need to take on these debts, then you have to spend a lot of money to acquire the shares of Atletico Madrid.
Is it worth paying such a high price to acquire Atletico Madrid?
In Chen Ran's heart, a big question mark was immediately placed on this matter.
"What do you think of this matter?"
Although he had already made a judgment in his heart, Chen Ran still wanted to hear the little fat man's opinion.
"My view is very simple. There must be a problem with Atletico Madrid, and it is still a big problem. My dad has encountered many similar situations. As long as there is a transfer fee in arrears, it is usually because the club has too much debt. Out."
"I see. Luiz, are you familiar with the three clubs that Atletico Madrid owed the transfer fee?"
"They're all small clubs, and I'm not very familiar with them, but you can always find people you know by beating around the bush. Chen, do you have any plans?"
"Well, you find a way to send a message through the middleman, telling them that if they want to get the money back, they have to make a big fuss."
"Making things big? Chen, what do you mean?"
"You teach them to threaten Atletico Madrid. If they don't pay back the money, they will stab the media about Atletico Madrid's arrears of the transfer fee."
"Chen, is this good for us?"
The little fat man scratched his big head, not wanting to understand Chen Ran's intentions this time.
"I'm testing whether Atletico Madrid really has no money, or whether they have money and don't want to pay it back."
"Okay, I know what to do."
After assigning the task to the little fat man, Chen Ran thought about it and called Stephen over.
"Stephen, is there anything worth paying attention to about the news about Atletico Madrid?"
"Yes, I was just about to report to you. Just last October, Fernando Garcia Abasolo, the third largest shareholder of Atletico Madrid and the club's vice-chairman in charge of finance, voluntarily resigned from the position of vice-chairman."
"The vice president in charge of finance?"
Chen Ran immediately grasped the point of Stephen's words.
"Yes, it is the vice chairman in charge of finance. When he was interviewed by reporters, he said that the reason why he resigned voluntarily was because the club's debt problem had reached the point where it could not afford it."
"So serious? Did this Mr. Abasolo mention the specific figure of the debt?"
"I didn't say how much, but according to him, the total debt is nearly 4000 million pounds, and it is still increasing at a rate of [-] to [-] million a year."
Let me go, is Atletico Madrid borrowing usury?
Chen Ran was really surprised now.
Temiao's Atletico Madrid is simply a bottomless pit.
Thinking of this, Chen Ran felt more and more in his heart that he should hide as far away as possible from the muddy water of Atlético Madrid.
"Stephen, temporarily suspend the plan to acquire Atletico Madrid."
"Chen, have you thought it through?"
When the information about Atletico Madrid has been collected to Stephen these days, Stephen, who has a financial background, also hates Atletico Madrid's poor financial situation.
Seeing that Chen Ran has suspended his plan to acquire Atletico Madrid, he is also relieved.
"Think clearly. Now wait for the news from Luis to confirm each other. If the conclusions are the same, then completely abandon Atletico Madrid. This bottomless pit, whoever wants to jump will jump."
"Understood. But, Chen, since you don't plan to buy Atletico Madrid, what about the two Americans? Can we still talk about it?"
"Talk, of course we have to talk. Since they have already accepted the price of one billion pounds, they must still have some contact. You can't keep your word. However, as for whether the negotiation can be concluded, that's another matter."
"Chen, what do you mean, the Crystal Palace is no longer for sale?"
"Did I say that the Crystal Palace must be sold?"
"Well, it's not."
"Stephen, you also know that I have worked so hard to build the Crystal Palace. If it is sold so easily, to be honest, I would be reluctant."
"But I don't want to say it to death. If someone is willing to pay a price far beyond my psychological expectations to acquire Crystal Palace, I may not be able to resist."
Frankly speaking, Chen Ran is also very contradictory now.
Because, he knew that the financial tsunami in 2008 was coming, when the assets in most parts of the world would depreciate sharply.
If the Crystal Palace is sold at a high price now, there will be bargains everywhere for him to choose from, and he may even buy the Crystal Palace back at a low price.
People like Tom Hicks and George Gillette who use high leverage to make acquisitions, when the financial tsunami hits, the high interest rate can force them to sell their shares at a low price.
As a reborn person, Chen Ran really wanted to use the information gap to sell high and buy low, so that he could make the most of his advantages as a reborn person.
But he was also worried that if he could not buy back the Crystal Palace by then, Chen Ran also specially prepared the candidate plan Atletico Madrid.
However, the current survey results show that Atletico Madrid has a big problem, which is obviously a huge pit.
But that's good too, Chen Ran's hesitant thoughts finally settled down.
Forget it, let's continue to run our own Crystal Palace honestly.
However, Chen Ran did not intend to let go of the rare opportunity of the financial tsunami.
If you don’t do big moves, you can still do small moves, and it’s good to earn some pocket money.
He has been continuously buying Penguin stocks and plans to liquidate all positions before 2008.Then wait until the financial tsunami falls, and then buy it back at a low price.
After making up his mind, Chen Ran put his energy back on the team.
In any case, the most important thing is to win the championship, let's play the rest of the game well first.
After putting aside these messy things, Chen Ran brought the Crystal Palace team to Milan, Italy.
This is the second time he has come here. The last time he came was because of the Champions League group match with AC Milan.
Only this time, the same stadium, now called the "Meazza Stadium".
Although Crystal Palace took a 4-0 lead in the first round, Chen Ran still didn't dare to take it lightly in this game. At least on the back line, he dispatched all the main players.
Ronaldo
Left midfielder Evra, midfielder Mascherano, midfielder Vieira, midfielder Yaya Toure, right midfielder Alves
Left back Chiellini, centre-back Southgate, centre-back Vidic, right-back Maicon
goalkeeper cech
On the Inter Milan side, Mancini has no choice but to attack with all his might.
Therefore, he formed a 433 full attack formation.
Left winger Recoba, center forward Adriano, right winger Martins
Left Midfielder Stankovic, Central Midfielder Cambiasso, Right Midfielder Luis Figo
Left back Favalli, center back Samuel, center back Materazzi, right back Zanetti
Goalkeeper Julio Cesar
From the minute the referee blew the whistle to start the game, Inter Milan launched a crazy attack.
And Chen Ran was already prepared for this, and he set up a 451 defensive counterattack formation and waited for it.
Of the eleven players on the field, ten are in charge of defense.Only Ronaldo is really responsible for the counterattack.
The method is also very simple. After the other players of the Crystal Palace grab the ball, they directly pass to Ronaldo in front of them. As for whether Ronaldo can pose a threat to Inter Milan's goal, they don't care.
Chen Ran's explanation is very clear, except for Ronaldo, the task of the others is to defend.
The players of Crystal Palace have already adapted to Chen Ran's tactics, and they are extremely proficient in defense.
Moreover, Ronaldo's personal ability is indeed outstanding. As long as the ball reaches his feet, it will be difficult for Inter Milan players to grab the ball if they do not foul.
Without the help of his teammates, Ronaldo played more simply.
If you can break through with the ball, you can break through. There is really no way to just shoot.
With Ronaldo's shooting ability, he made Inter Milan's goalkeeper Julio Cesar flustered several times.
In this way, although Inter Milan had an absolute advantage on the field, they did not dare to really overwhelm the defense line of the Crystal Palace unscrupulously attacking the center line.
There are at least two Inter Milan defenders who are always by Ronaldo's side.
It can be said that although Ronaldo did not score a goal, he relied on his own strength to greatly ease the pressure on the Crystal Palace's defense, which is indispensable.
Until the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half, the score on the field was still 0:0 without any change.
In the second half of the game, it was still a half-court offensive and defensive battle similar to the first half.
Later, Mancini even replaced Worm, the culprit of the previous game's loss, on the field to strengthen the offense.
In the end, with a wonderful free kick from Recoba, Inter Milan broke through the goal guarded by Petr Cech, and defeated the guest Crystal Palace 1-0 at home, saving a little face.
Although Crystal Palace lost this game, they still successfully advanced to this season's Champions League final with a total score of 4:1 in the two rounds.
And their opponent in the final was determined a day ago, which is Barcelona, which is currently led by Ronaldinho.
(End of this chapter)
Chen Ran glared at Guardiola with black lines all over his head, and was so angry that he didn't want to talk to him.
The battle is imminent, but this guy is here to say such unlucky words.
However, bad luck is bad luck, but Chen Ran still recognized Guardiola's cautious attitude.
Facing the FA Cup semi-final with West Ham United, Chen Ran only sent some of the main players.
In this season's Premier League, West Ham United's performance is not bad, currently ranked tenth in the standings.It belongs to the embarrassing situation where there is no worry about relegation and no hope for the European war.
Now that they have reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup, West Ham is naturally going all out.
They sent off the bench in the Premier League, but in this FA Cup game against Crystal Palace, they played with all the main players.
The process of the game was extremely difficult. Facing the league leader Crystal Palace, West Ham United worked hard from top to bottom.
Pepe, who started the game, had two yellows and one red, and was once again sent off the court by the referee.
Seeing Peipei who came to apologize again, Chen Ran only felt that his eyes were darkened, and he was so angry that he didn't know what to say.
Fortunately, Pepe's contribution in this game was not without contributions. The only goal in this game was Pepe's goal in a corner kick in Crystal Palace.
With this goal, Crystal Palace also defeated West Ham United 1-0 and advanced to the FA Cup final.
Just as the players and the Crystal Palace fans at home were celebrating their promotion to the FA Cup final, Guardiola leaned over to Chen Ran's side.
"Boss, the results of the FA Cup semi-final on the other side are also out."
"You just say it."
Hearing that Guardiola stopped halfway, Chen Ran turned his head and looked over speechlessly, "What's the matter? Could it be that our opponent is Chelsea?"
"That's right, boss, it's Chelsea. They eliminated Liverpool 2-1 and advanced to the FA Cup final."
Good guy, it's really a narrow road to enemies.
In the Premier League, Crystal Palace and Chelsea are competing for the championship, and now even the FA Cup final is these two teams.
Chen Ran covered his forehead helplessly, it seemed that he and Mourinho were really offended.
Fortunately, the system rewarded Chen Ran with a "Free Kick Master Card" for the victory in this game, which also gave Chen Ran more confidence in future games.
Just when Chen Ran was about to take the Crystal Palace team to Milan, Italy, to play the second round of the UEFA Champions League semi-final, the little fat man found his office.
"Chen, the news you asked me to inquire about has some clues."
As soon as he entered the door, the little fat man also followed Stephen's previous action, turned around and locked the door behind him.
"You mean about Atletico Madrid?"
Seeing that the little fat man also looked mysterious, Chen Ran guessed what he wanted to say today.
"That's right. You also know that the Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-speaking countries are the main business areas of my family, so I'm relatively well-informed in these places."
Having said that, the little fat man stopped suddenly, looked around subconsciously, and continued in a low voice:
"According to reliable sources, Atletico Madrid owed transfer fees to at least three clubs. Moreover, the three transfer fees were paid in installments. Atletico Madrid only paid the first installment, and one of them was delayed."
"It is said that Atletico Madrid is negotiating with these clubs, hoping to postpone the payment time. One of the transfer fees due and payable is only 100 million euros."
Can't even pay 100 million euros?It seems that Atletico Madrid's debt crisis is more serious than imagined.
You know, although Atletico Madrid cannot be compared with Real Madrid and Barcelona, it is also second only to the top two teams in the Western Super League.
Now they can't even pay 100 million euros, which means that the money they owe is definitely not a small amount, at least hundreds of millions of euros, or even more.
If you need to take on these debts, then you have to spend a lot of money to acquire the shares of Atletico Madrid.
Is it worth paying such a high price to acquire Atletico Madrid?
In Chen Ran's heart, a big question mark was immediately placed on this matter.
"What do you think of this matter?"
Although he had already made a judgment in his heart, Chen Ran still wanted to hear the little fat man's opinion.
"My view is very simple. There must be a problem with Atletico Madrid, and it is still a big problem. My dad has encountered many similar situations. As long as there is a transfer fee in arrears, it is usually because the club has too much debt. Out."
"I see. Luiz, are you familiar with the three clubs that Atletico Madrid owed the transfer fee?"
"They're all small clubs, and I'm not very familiar with them, but you can always find people you know by beating around the bush. Chen, do you have any plans?"
"Well, you find a way to send a message through the middleman, telling them that if they want to get the money back, they have to make a big fuss."
"Making things big? Chen, what do you mean?"
"You teach them to threaten Atletico Madrid. If they don't pay back the money, they will stab the media about Atletico Madrid's arrears of the transfer fee."
"Chen, is this good for us?"
The little fat man scratched his big head, not wanting to understand Chen Ran's intentions this time.
"I'm testing whether Atletico Madrid really has no money, or whether they have money and don't want to pay it back."
"Okay, I know what to do."
After assigning the task to the little fat man, Chen Ran thought about it and called Stephen over.
"Stephen, is there anything worth paying attention to about the news about Atletico Madrid?"
"Yes, I was just about to report to you. Just last October, Fernando Garcia Abasolo, the third largest shareholder of Atletico Madrid and the club's vice-chairman in charge of finance, voluntarily resigned from the position of vice-chairman."
"The vice president in charge of finance?"
Chen Ran immediately grasped the point of Stephen's words.
"Yes, it is the vice chairman in charge of finance. When he was interviewed by reporters, he said that the reason why he resigned voluntarily was because the club's debt problem had reached the point where it could not afford it."
"So serious? Did this Mr. Abasolo mention the specific figure of the debt?"
"I didn't say how much, but according to him, the total debt is nearly 4000 million pounds, and it is still increasing at a rate of [-] to [-] million a year."
Let me go, is Atletico Madrid borrowing usury?
Chen Ran was really surprised now.
Temiao's Atletico Madrid is simply a bottomless pit.
Thinking of this, Chen Ran felt more and more in his heart that he should hide as far away as possible from the muddy water of Atlético Madrid.
"Stephen, temporarily suspend the plan to acquire Atletico Madrid."
"Chen, have you thought it through?"
When the information about Atletico Madrid has been collected to Stephen these days, Stephen, who has a financial background, also hates Atletico Madrid's poor financial situation.
Seeing that Chen Ran has suspended his plan to acquire Atletico Madrid, he is also relieved.
"Think clearly. Now wait for the news from Luis to confirm each other. If the conclusions are the same, then completely abandon Atletico Madrid. This bottomless pit, whoever wants to jump will jump."
"Understood. But, Chen, since you don't plan to buy Atletico Madrid, what about the two Americans? Can we still talk about it?"
"Talk, of course we have to talk. Since they have already accepted the price of one billion pounds, they must still have some contact. You can't keep your word. However, as for whether the negotiation can be concluded, that's another matter."
"Chen, what do you mean, the Crystal Palace is no longer for sale?"
"Did I say that the Crystal Palace must be sold?"
"Well, it's not."
"Stephen, you also know that I have worked so hard to build the Crystal Palace. If it is sold so easily, to be honest, I would be reluctant."
"But I don't want to say it to death. If someone is willing to pay a price far beyond my psychological expectations to acquire Crystal Palace, I may not be able to resist."
Frankly speaking, Chen Ran is also very contradictory now.
Because, he knew that the financial tsunami in 2008 was coming, when the assets in most parts of the world would depreciate sharply.
If the Crystal Palace is sold at a high price now, there will be bargains everywhere for him to choose from, and he may even buy the Crystal Palace back at a low price.
People like Tom Hicks and George Gillette who use high leverage to make acquisitions, when the financial tsunami hits, the high interest rate can force them to sell their shares at a low price.
As a reborn person, Chen Ran really wanted to use the information gap to sell high and buy low, so that he could make the most of his advantages as a reborn person.
But he was also worried that if he could not buy back the Crystal Palace by then, Chen Ran also specially prepared the candidate plan Atletico Madrid.
However, the current survey results show that Atletico Madrid has a big problem, which is obviously a huge pit.
But that's good too, Chen Ran's hesitant thoughts finally settled down.
Forget it, let's continue to run our own Crystal Palace honestly.
However, Chen Ran did not intend to let go of the rare opportunity of the financial tsunami.
If you don’t do big moves, you can still do small moves, and it’s good to earn some pocket money.
He has been continuously buying Penguin stocks and plans to liquidate all positions before 2008.Then wait until the financial tsunami falls, and then buy it back at a low price.
After making up his mind, Chen Ran put his energy back on the team.
In any case, the most important thing is to win the championship, let's play the rest of the game well first.
After putting aside these messy things, Chen Ran brought the Crystal Palace team to Milan, Italy.
This is the second time he has come here. The last time he came was because of the Champions League group match with AC Milan.
Only this time, the same stadium, now called the "Meazza Stadium".
Although Crystal Palace took a 4-0 lead in the first round, Chen Ran still didn't dare to take it lightly in this game. At least on the back line, he dispatched all the main players.
Ronaldo
Left midfielder Evra, midfielder Mascherano, midfielder Vieira, midfielder Yaya Toure, right midfielder Alves
Left back Chiellini, centre-back Southgate, centre-back Vidic, right-back Maicon
goalkeeper cech
On the Inter Milan side, Mancini has no choice but to attack with all his might.
Therefore, he formed a 433 full attack formation.
Left winger Recoba, center forward Adriano, right winger Martins
Left Midfielder Stankovic, Central Midfielder Cambiasso, Right Midfielder Luis Figo
Left back Favalli, center back Samuel, center back Materazzi, right back Zanetti
Goalkeeper Julio Cesar
From the minute the referee blew the whistle to start the game, Inter Milan launched a crazy attack.
And Chen Ran was already prepared for this, and he set up a 451 defensive counterattack formation and waited for it.
Of the eleven players on the field, ten are in charge of defense.Only Ronaldo is really responsible for the counterattack.
The method is also very simple. After the other players of the Crystal Palace grab the ball, they directly pass to Ronaldo in front of them. As for whether Ronaldo can pose a threat to Inter Milan's goal, they don't care.
Chen Ran's explanation is very clear, except for Ronaldo, the task of the others is to defend.
The players of Crystal Palace have already adapted to Chen Ran's tactics, and they are extremely proficient in defense.
Moreover, Ronaldo's personal ability is indeed outstanding. As long as the ball reaches his feet, it will be difficult for Inter Milan players to grab the ball if they do not foul.
Without the help of his teammates, Ronaldo played more simply.
If you can break through with the ball, you can break through. There is really no way to just shoot.
With Ronaldo's shooting ability, he made Inter Milan's goalkeeper Julio Cesar flustered several times.
In this way, although Inter Milan had an absolute advantage on the field, they did not dare to really overwhelm the defense line of the Crystal Palace unscrupulously attacking the center line.
There are at least two Inter Milan defenders who are always by Ronaldo's side.
It can be said that although Ronaldo did not score a goal, he relied on his own strength to greatly ease the pressure on the Crystal Palace's defense, which is indispensable.
Until the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half, the score on the field was still 0:0 without any change.
In the second half of the game, it was still a half-court offensive and defensive battle similar to the first half.
Later, Mancini even replaced Worm, the culprit of the previous game's loss, on the field to strengthen the offense.
In the end, with a wonderful free kick from Recoba, Inter Milan broke through the goal guarded by Petr Cech, and defeated the guest Crystal Palace 1-0 at home, saving a little face.
Although Crystal Palace lost this game, they still successfully advanced to this season's Champions League final with a total score of 4:1 in the two rounds.
And their opponent in the final was determined a day ago, which is Barcelona, which is currently led by Ronaldinho.
(End of this chapter)
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