Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 276 Peak State

Because this game will give Ibrahimovic the "first-level chicken blood card", Chen Ran clearly announced at the pre-match preparation meeting that Ibrahimovic has the "right to fire freely" in this game. ".

Everyone present just turned their heads and glanced at Ibrahimovic this time, but no one raised any questions.

After experiencing Ronaldo's incident last time, everyone has firmly believed in Chen Ran's magical ability to control the ups and downs of players.

And Chen Ran also specially designed the starting lineup of the Crystal Palace game around Ibrahimovic.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Left midfielder Ronaldo, midfielder Kaka, right midfielder Ribery

DM Mascherano, DM Yaya Toure
Left back Chiellini, center back Thiago Silva, center back Vidic, right back Maicon
goalkeeper cech
Ibrahimovic was too excited to sleep last night for the upcoming highlight moment.With wild thoughts, he didn't fall asleep until the middle of the night.

So much so that when he woke up in the morning, he was even a little tired after not getting enough sleep.

However, all this was completely different after he walked into the Crystal Palace dressing room at Arsenal's new stadium.

The moment he stepped into the locker room, Zlatan Ibrahimovic was shocked, and felt that his whole body seemed to have endless energy. He wished that the game would start immediately so that he could go up and kill all directions.

Is this what it feels like to be at your peak?

Ibrahimovic immediately turned to look at Chen Ran, wanting to find an answer.

Chen Ran understood what Ibrahimovic meant, smiled and nodded at him, and gave him an affirmative answer.

It was Chen Ran who used the "Level [-] chicken blood card" for Ibrahimovic the moment he walked into the locker room.

At this moment, Zlatan Ibrahimovic's heart was relieved immediately, and he sat in his seat full of fighting spirit and changed his equipment to prepare for the game.

Seeing Ibrahimovic's performance, Chen Ran was also secretly happy.

Newly joined big-name players like Zlatan Ibrahimovic are players with more personality. If they want to establish their own prestige in their hearts, they can only be subtly and slowly tuned in at ordinary times.

So far, the effect is not bad.

When the referee blew the whistle to start the game, Crystal Palace immediately launched a full-scale attack.

Chen Ran's request to the players before the game is very simple, that is, to get as much goal difference as possible in the home game.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who used the "Level [-] chicken blood card", was particularly active today, and he tossed the two AC Milan defenders, Maldini and Nesta, enough.

No.20 In the second minute, Ibrahimovic took the initiative to run out of AC Milan's penalty area to ask for the ball, and brought out Nesta, who was in charge of marking him, by the way.

Seeing Ibrahimovic's move, Kaka took advantage of the situation and stuffed the ball.

After receiving Kaka's pass, Ibrahimovic didn't pause at all. While blocking Nesta behind him, he used the instep of his right foot to directly distribute the ball to Ronaldo on the right. And Ibrahimovic himself immediately turned around Nesta and began to advance desperately.

According to Ronaldo's past habits, he would directly dribble past AC Milan's right back Odo.

But at this time, he remembered Chen Ran's special explanation at the pre-match preparation meeting, and knew that this game was Zlatan Ibrahimovic's peak state.

Ronaldo, who has experienced it several times in person, knows how powerful the peak state is.

And he is not the kind of person who will act arbitrarily regardless of the overall situation, so even if he and Ibrahimovic are competing with each other, neither will accept the other.But Ronaldo still chose to pass the ball to Ibrahimovic who was advancing.

Ibrahimovic's reflexive advance left Nesta behind, and Ronaldo even sent the ball over.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Maldini rushed over to block Ibrahimovic's advancing direction, preparing to double-team Ibrahimovic with Nesta one after the other.

Ronaldo's pick pass is just right, and the ball has already flown above Ibrahimovic's head at this time.

Ibrahimovic didn't stop the ball, but pushed the ball forward with his head, and the ball just passed the head of Maldini who was rushing over.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who is 195cm tall, was as dexterous as a rabbit at this time, and he dodged around Maldini.

First, he unloaded the ball with his chest, and then he volleyed directly without waiting for the ball to hit the ground.

"boom!"

Although the angle of Ibrahimovic's shot is not very tricky, it is extremely powerful.

AC Milan's goalkeeper Dida reacted quite quickly. He flew sideways and reached the ball with his fingers, but he still couldn't stop the ball from flying into the net.

"GOAL!"

Less than half an hour into the game, Crystal Palace had already led AC Milan 1-0.

"The world wave, the world wave again, the Crystal Palace game has never lacked wonderful goals!"

"Kaka, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Cristiano Ronaldo, the three most attacking players in Crystal Palace, completed this perfect attack."

"Ibrahimovic played Nesta and Maldini alone, two world-class defenders. It seems that he is in a very good state today. I look forward to him bringing us more exciting performances."

Scoring such a wonderful goal made Ibrahimovic himself very excited.

Now he clearly experienced what is called "Peak State", and the feeling of omnipotence fascinated him.

For the boss Chen Ran, Ibrahimovic is now completely convinced.

Seeing Crystal Palace score, Ancelotti pouted helplessly.

Facing the defending champion Crystal Palace's away game, this situation was completely expected by Ancelotti.

As long as Crystal Palace does not get too much goal difference, he will still have a chance to comeback when he returns to the San Siro Stadium.

So Ancelotti did not make any adjustments, and let AC Milan continue the game according to the previous tactics.

Moreover, he also quickly gained.

No.307 minutes, Mascherano brought down Seedorf with the ball not far outside the Crystal Palace penalty area.

Pirlo, who took the free kick, also kicked a weird elevator ball this time.

At the beginning, the ball flew to the left of the Crystal Palace goal, but suddenly flew to the right of the Crystal Palace goal midway.

Like Bayern Munich goalkeeper Kahn, Cech was also deceived by the flight path of the ball.

Sometimes it is not necessarily a good thing for the goalkeeper to react too quickly. As soon as the ball flew, Cech began to move to the left of the goal.When he found out that the situation was wrong, it was too late to think about it again.

In the end, Cech could only watch the ball fly into the Crystal Palace net before his eyes. AC Milan tied the score at 1:1.

That's what stars do.

Seeing Pirlo's free kick fly into the goal of Crystal Palace, Chen Ran could only mutter in his heart.

"Josep!"

"Boss, what's the order?"

Hearing Chen Ran's call, Guardiola hurried over.

"Tell the players to try to avoid fouls near the penalty area. Pirlo's free kick today feels good, and he can no longer be given a chance to play."

"Okay, boss."

Soon, the Crystal Palace players who received the order restrained their actions one after another.

But in this way, it will be even more difficult for Crystal Palace's defensive players to steal the ball from Seedorf, who has become a veteran player.

AC Milan's current lineup is almost full of veterans, each more experienced than the other, and they soon discovered that Crystal Palace's players no longer easily lay their feet near the penalty area.

So, as long as AC Milan attacked, Seedorf began to dribble around outside the Crystal Palace penalty area.

Faced with this old ball, Mascherano and Yaya Toure tried several times but could not get the ball without fouling.

In the end, they simply adopted the tactics of driving away. As long as Seedorf did not approach the penalty area, they would not take the initiative to grab.

Once, twice, three times.
Until the fifth time, Seedorf suddenly flicked his ankle and sent the ball into the penalty area of ​​Crystal Palace with a pick pass.

At this time, a thin figure also rushed out, throwing off the entire defense line of the Crystal Palace in an instant, forming a single-handed situation.

It was Inzaghi, the man who lived offside.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Cech had no choice but to rush forward to block Inzaghi's shot angle.

And it is Inzaghi, who is not easy to dribble, but has a super ability to seize opportunities.With a light flick of his right foot, the ball flew over Petr Cech's head into the Crystal Palace net.

Was it offside?
All eyes were on the assistant referee on the sidelines. The flag in this guy's hand seemed to be raised a bit, but in the end he still didn't raise it completely.

"Fxxxk!"

There was a burst of blessings from the Crystal Palace bench on the sidelines.

Chen Ran didn't respond at all, he just called up the system silently, and immediately used a "Hawkeye Guardian Card".

In this era without video referees, we can only rely on the system.

However, the following situation did not develop in the direction Chen Ran expected. The referee still indicated that AC Milan's goal was valid, and the score on the field became 1:2, and Crystal Palace was overtaken.

It seems that Inzaghi's goal was really not offside.

Chen Ran curled his lips helplessly, it was a pity to lose this "Hawkeye Guardian Card".

"Josep, tell Tony to warm up. He will be replaced by Maicon later. The team changes to 352 and goes all out to attack."

"Okay, boss."

Knowing that the team's current situation is not good, after receiving Chen Ran's order, Guardiola ran to make arrangements without talking nonsense.

As for AC Milan, Ancelotti was also in a good mood when he saw how competitive his players were, and returned to the bench with a smile and sat down.

I'm tired after standing for a long time, so take a rest first.

But it didn't take long before he got up from his seat and returned to the sidelines.

Because, Ancelotti saw that the Crystal Palace replaced Maicon with Tony.

Replace the right back with a high center forward, that Chinese man is going to do his best.

In the past two years, whether in the Premier League or in international football, Crystal Palace has almost monopolized all top tournament championships, and has now become the target of public criticism.

Almost every head coach of a wealthy club has conducted in-depth research on Crystal Palace's lineup and Chen Ran's tactics.

Now that Chen Ran replaced Tony and changed the formation to 352, Ancelotti knew that the next game would not be easy.

Because Crystal Palace is almost their strongest lineup on the field now, with explosive points everywhere, and it is impossible to defend against.

After hesitating for a moment, Ancelotti turned around and called his old partner Tassotti over.

"Mauro, let Karadze warm up and replace Jankulovski with him later."

"Carlo, now? The first half is not over yet."

Tassotti looked at his watch. Now that AC Milan has overtaken Crystal Palace, the situation on the court is very good.Is it a bit too conservative to shrink the defense so early?
"Right now. Didn't you see that Crystal Palace replaced the right-back with a centre-forward? They're desperate. It wouldn't hurt if we stepped up our defense."

"understood."

Although still think that Ancelotti is too conservative, but Tassotti still immediately returned to the bench to arrange substitutions.

Tony's playing immediately put pressure on AC Milan's back line.

When there was only Ibrahimovic before, Maldini and Nesta could double-team defense.

Although Ibrahimovic is at his peak today, under the attack of two world-class defenders, his performance is also greatly restricted.

Now with Tony, the situation is completely different.

One of the two is 193cm tall and the other is 195cm tall. Although Maldini and Nesta also have a height of 187cm, Tony and Ibrahimovic are not like Crouch.

Both of them are tall, strong and not stupid. In the case of one-on-one defense, Maldini and Nesta suddenly became a little flustered.The originally solid line of defense is now gradually showing its flaws.

Ancelotti replaced Karadze because he is also 186cm tall, and he is a player who can play both left back and central back. Then he was asked to share the defensive pressure of Maldini and Nesta.

But as a full-back, Kaladze's speed is not outstanding, especially when facing a small steel gun like Ribery.

At the end of the first half, Ribery on the right immediately dribbled the ball along the right line at high speed after receiving a pass from Kaka.

Facing Kaladze who was coming up to defend, Ribery didn't play any tricks.Just put the ball forward and start competing with Karazze for speed.

Although the method is simple and crude, it is very effective.

Fighting for speed, Kaladze really can't outrun Ribery.

After getting rid of Karadze, Ribery made a cross directly and sent the ball into AC Milan's penalty area.

At this time, according to Chen Ran's tactics, Ibrahimovic began to rush to the front, Tony was in charge of the middle, and Ronaldo was also rushing from the left at high speed to the back.

"boom!"

I don't know if it's the effect of the "first-level chicken blood card", but Ibrahimovic jumped very high today.

Even under the pull of Nesta, it failed to prevent Ibrahimovic from smashing the ball towards AC Milan's goal.

(End of this chapter)