Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 278 I Will Not Stay Here Next Season
"Damn it! Ibrahimovic called 'dumplings'? Did I get it wrong?"

"You heard me right, I also heard him shouting 'dumplings'."

"What's going on? Could it be that Ibrahimovic was hungry and wanted to eat dumplings during the game?"

"Upstairs you are too funny, how could such a thing happen, I guess this is a tactical code name of Crystal Palace. You didn't see Ibrahimovic shouting 'dumplings', Ribery on the right side Did you immediately rush to the penalty area of ​​AC Milan?"

"What you said above is correct. This is probably the case. Don't forget that the head coach of Crystal Palace is Chen Ran. This guy must have deliberately used Chinese as his tactical code name for the sake of keeping it secret."

"Haha, if that's the case, Chen Ran is such a thug."

"Did you forget his nickname and call him Ji Zeiran? There are only wrong names, not wrong nicknames."

Seeing that Crystal Palace scored another goal, Ancelotti immediately replaced the veteran Inzaghi with declining physical fitness with the Brazilian striker Oliveira who joined the team recently.

Hope to use Oliveira's speed to threaten Crystal Palace's defense, thereby reducing the defensive pressure on his side.

Ancelotti's substitution adjustment still has an effect, because Crystal Palace now only has three central defenders in the back line, and there is no fast full-back to help defend. It is a bit difficult to deal with Oliveira, who is known for his speed.

So, Chen Ran immediately turned around and called Guardiola to his side.

"Josep, you immediately ask Alves to warm up, then replace Kaka with him, and the team's formation changes back to 442 again. You tell Alves that after he comes on the field, his task is to mark Oliveira, Understand?"

"Okay, boss."

Because Chen Ran's response was very timely, Oliveira, who Ancelotti placed high hopes on, had almost no chance to perform after playing. Alves, who is also a fellow Brazilian, prevented Oliveira from losing his temper at all. .

In the end, with Ibrahimovic's excellent performance of two shots and one pass, Crystal Palace beat AC Milan 4:2 at home and won the first round of the Champions League semi-final.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for winning the game, and I will reward you with an 'Hawkeye Guardian Card'."

Although he won the game, Chen Ran was a little unhappy.

Scored two away goals by AC Milan, this is an uncertain time bomb.

Chen Ran didn't need to think about it to know that the second round at the San Siro Stadium in a week's time would definitely be very difficult.

Just the day after the end of the game between Crystal Palace and AC Milan, another Champions League semi-final was also divided between the two Premier League teams.

Chelsea and Liverpool, who have often met in the Champions League in the past two years, finally won Chelsea this time. They beat Liverpool 1-0 at Stamford Bridge.

It's strange to say that Chelsea can often beat Liverpool by a big score in the Premier League, but when it comes to the European arena, it becomes a completely different scene.

Several times they met in the knockout stage, and the last one to advance was Liverpool.

If you only look at the staffing of the two teams, Chelsea is obviously stronger than Liverpool.But Liverpool can always eliminate their opponents and advance. It can only be said that Benitez is really good at playing cup games.

Mourinho is also unlucky enough. He was restrained by Chen Ran in the Premier League, and he was restrained by Benitez in the Champions League, so that he has not won a significant championship in the past few years at Chelsea. It depends on whether he can make a comeback this year.

Two days after the UEFA Champions League semi-final against AC Milan, on April 4th, the No.28 round of the Premier League will start again. Crystal Palace ushered in Newcastle United at home.

Because he had just fought against AC Milan, Chen Ran had to make major adjustments to the starting lineup.

When he handed over the prepared starting lineup list to Guardiola and asked him to notify the players, Guardiola was dumbfounded when he saw the contents of the list.

"Boss, Newcastle United is not a weak team. I'm afraid it's a bit unsafe for us to play with all substitutes."

"I know. But in three days we will go to the San Siro Stadium to play the second leg of the Champions League semi-final. I must ensure that the physical fitness of the main players is reserved for that more important game."

"But boss, Manchester United and Chelsea are chasing so closely now, if we can't win Newcastle United, they will catch up."

"Also, we won AC Milan 4:2 in the first round. This time, we can advance to the away game as long as we defend with all our strength and get a draw. There is no need to bet all the main players in this game, right?"

Hearing that Chen Ran wanted to put all his focus on the UEFA Champions League, Guardiola couldn't help but put forward his own different opinions.

"Josep, don't underestimate AC Milan. They scored two away goals in the first leg, which is a huge hidden danger. If we think we have a two-goal advantage and can rest easy, then the result will definitely be. Very bad."

"As for the Premier League, it doesn't matter if we don't win Newcastle United in this game. According to the rules of the Premier League, if the points are the same, the goal difference is the first to look at. And our goal difference is 12 more than Manchester United. With two rounds left, they're running out of time."

"Look at our opponents in the remaining two rounds of the Premier League. One is Watford, who is ranked last and has been relegated early; A Blackburn that wants nothing."

"After securing the Champions League final seat, we can devote ourselves to the Premier League. It is not difficult for us to win these two games, or even win these two games with a big score."

"Even if Manchester United won all the last few games, that is to say, they will be tied with us, and then they can only be ranked No.2 because of the goal difference. Therefore, although the process looks dangerous, in fact the initiative is still in our hands. hand."

"Josep, do you still oppose my plan now?"

As for his right-hand assistant, Chen Ran still patiently broke up his thoughts and explained them to pieces.

While listening, Guardiola calculated the gains and losses in his heart.

In the end, he had to admit that things were really as Chen Ran said.

Although Manchester United and Chelsea look aggressive now, the initiative to compete for the championship is indeed in the hands of Crystal Palace.

Guardiola, who was persuaded by Chen Ran, honestly carried out Chen Ran's order.

Facts have proved that Guardiola's concerns are not unreasonable.Crystal Palace, who played as a substitute, failed to win the opponent. Only Jan Kohler scored a goal and was tied 1:1 by Newcastle United at home.

In the other games of this round of the Premier League, Manchester United beat Everton 4:2 away, and Chelsea beat Bolton 2:1 at Stamford Bridge.

In this way, after almost an entire season of catching up, Manchester United finally caught up with Crystal Palace in the penultimate round of the Premier League.

The two teams now share 98 points. Crystal Palace continues to rank first with the advantage of more goal difference, while Chelsea is only one point behind the two of them and ranks third.

The competition for the Premier League title this season has reached an unprecedented level.

The difference between the three championship teams is only one point. This is a phenomenon that has never occurred since the establishment of the Premier League.

All of a sudden, whether it was England fans or the media, there was a collective climax!

"The Premier League this season is really exciting. This is the charm that football should have."

"Expect Manchester United and Chelsea to break Crystal Palace's monopoly on the Premier League title."

"Crystal Palace's Premier League three-peat goal is in jeopardy."

"The Chinese must not be allowed to dominate English football."

"The title race for the Premier League this season may have to wait until the last moment to have a result."

"According to the latest data from bookmakers, the funds that are optimistic about the comeback of Manchester United and Chelsea have increased significantly."

Chen Ran didn't take the English media's fanfare to heart at all, and he still followed the plan he had made in advance.

On the second day after playing against Newcastle United, he took the Crystal Palace team to Milan, Italy.

After sacrificing the last round of the Premier League, Chen Ran dispatched the entire main lineup in the second round of the crucial Champions League semi-final, and resorted to Crystal Palace's housekeeping skills to defend and counterattack.

Of course, because Ibrahimovic used the "first-level chicken blood card" before, he can only sit on the bench honestly now.

center tony
Left midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo, right midfielder Ribery
DM Mascherano, DM Modric, DM Yaya Toure
Left back Chiellini, center back Thiago Silva, center back Vidic, right back Maicon
goalkeeper cech
On the AC Milan side, Ancelotti has no choice. They must score at least two goals before they can eliminate Crystal Palace and advance to the Champions League final.

Forward Inzaghi, Forward Gilardino
Seedorf

The midfielder Ambrosini, the midfielder Pirlo, the midfielder Gattuso

Left back Serginho, center back Maldini, center back Nesta, right back Odoi

goalkeeper dida
From the first minute when the referee blew the whistle to start the game, AC Milan attacked across the board.

The Crystal Palace players, who had been psychologically prepared, did not panic. They tightened the fence in their own half and put on a posture of defending to the end.

Seeing this situation, Ancelo on the sidelines frowned.

He played against Crystal Palace last season, knowing that this team started with a defensive counterattack, and relied on this ability to go all the way from the English Championship to the Premier League championship.

If the Crystal Palace is really committed to defending, it will be really difficult to break through their defense.

Ancelotti now very much hopes that Crystal Palace can press up and fight against himself like they did in the first round.

Of course, Chen Ran would not let Ancelotti get what he wanted. Throughout the game, Crystal Palace almost stayed in their own half to defend.

Even if he got the ball, Modric would launch a counterattack with a long pass, and the manpower involved in the offense was limited to Tony, Ronaldo and Ribery.

After losing the two sharp knives of Shevchenko and Kaka, AC Milan's ability to tear through the opponent's defense has been greatly weakened.

Under the strict defense of the Crystal Palace, the two teams played an extremely dull 10-minute game.

In the end, Crystal Palace drew 0:0 with AC Milan at the San Siro Stadium and eliminated their opponents with a total score of 4:2 to advance to the Champions League final.

On the other side, in the Champions League semi-final between Liverpool and Chelsea, Liverpool beat Chelsea 10-1 in nine 0 minutes, tying the total score to 1:1.

As in the previous life, the two teams once again came to the penalty kick stage.

However, unlike the previous life, Cech was intercepted by Chen Ran to the Crystal Palace in advance.And Chelsea's current main goalkeeper is the Italian goalkeeper Cudicini who often has amazing performances.

This time, Cudicini staged a stunning three-game streak, saving three penalty kicks from Liverpool in a row. With his own strength, he abruptly carried Chelsea into the Champions League final.

After learning about the process of the game, Chen Ran was also dumbfounded. Unexpectedly, he intercepted Cech and made Chelsea enter the Champions League final this season.

Should Mourinho thank himself?

On Chelsea's side, Mourinho also ushered in the most beautiful moment since he came to England.

In the Premier League, Chelsea are only one point behind the top two teams, and they still have a chance to compete for the championship with two rounds of games left.

In the UEFA Champions League, Chelsea also reached the Champions League final for the first time in club history.

For this reason, Abramovich, the boss who has always wanted to replace Mourinho, also came to the team to visit the players and coaches in person.

Abramovich also chatted enthusiastically with Mourinho for a while, encouraging him to lead the team to win both championships.

As the owner, Abramovich is undoubtedly very generous, of course he will not come to the team empty-handed.

He announced in public that if Chelsea wins the Premier League championship, in addition to the bonus stipulated in the contract, he will also issue an additional bonus of 1000 million euros.

If Chelsea can win the Champions League, he will add another 2000 million euros in bonuses.

As soon as the news of the bonus was announced, the atmosphere at the scene reached its peak.

The cheers of "Long live the boss" resounded through the sky.

That night, Mourinho only invited Mendes to the house alone, and the two opened a bottle of champagne to celebrate a little.

"Jose, now you can breathe a sigh of relief. Judging from Abramovich's actions today, even if Chelsea did not win the Premier League and the Champions League in the end, your position as the head coach should not be a big problem."

After taking a sip of champagne, Mendes leaned comfortably on the soft sofa.

Mourinho is one of his most important clients. Once Mourinho's position is stabilized, he feels at ease.

Hearing what Mendes said, Mourinho didn't respond, but shook the wine glass in his hand gently.

After a long time, he said something that startled Mendez.

"Jorge, please help me contact other clubs. Regardless of whether Chelsea can win the championship or not, I will not stay here next season."

(End of this chapter)