Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 294 Someone Wants to Sneak Attack

"Louis, it's still like last year, just let it be."

Chen Ran didn't even lift his head, but continued to look at the newspaper in his hand.

"Same as last year?"

The little fat man repeated Chen Ran's words in surprise, very puzzled.

If last year's Ballon d'Or was because Crystal Palace won the UEFA Champions League trophy for the first time, Ronaldo and others who performed well are still inexperienced and have little hope of winning the award, so there is no action.

Then last season, Crystal Palace defended the Champions League and won three consecutive Premier League titles. This year's Ballon d'Or, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka still have great hopes of winning the award, and it is worth the club's help.

"That's right. Luis, let me ask you, if Ronaldo or Kaka do win the Ballon d'Or, what benefits does Crystal Palace get?"

Seeing that the little fat man was still puzzled, Chen Ran had no choice but to put down the newspaper in his hand and analyze the pros and cons for him.

"Advantages? Uh... I guess our Crystal Palace's reputation will become bigger?"

The little fat man scratched his head and thought of this after holding back for a long time.

"This is indeed a benefit, but the effect is limited. It is more about enhancing the personal reputation of the players. So, Luis, have you ever thought about what trouble they will bring to the Crystal Palace Club if they win the Golden Globe?"

"Trouble? Isn't it a good thing to win an award? How can it cause trouble?"

Hearing Chen Ran's second question, the little fat man was completely confused now.

Seeing the bewildered look on the little fat man's face, Chen Ran sighed helplessly, and patiently explained to him.

"If a player wins an award, in addition to his fame, his value will also increase significantly. At the same time, it will also attract those top rich clubs to compete for him."

"Our Crystal Palace is not one of those small and medium-sized clubs that make a living by selling people. If we want to retain players, we will have to greatly increase the offer for contract renewals. Do you think this is troublesome?"

"That's true."

After listening to Chen Ran's analysis, the little fat man suddenly realized.He scratched his big head again, and looked at Chen Ran with admiration.No wonder he is the boss, and he sees things from a different angle than normal people.

"Another point is that more than one player in our team is shortlisted, but there is only one winner. No matter who you help, you will inevitably complain. Instead of doing this, it is better not to help anyone. Everyone depends on their own abilities , so no one has anything to say."

"Chen, I understand. We are still the same as last year, so let's just pretend there is no such thing."

"Ahem, that's not enough. If our players really win the award, we still have to celebrate."

"Louis, please keep in mind that in the future, for any individual player awards, whether it is the Ballon d'Or or the World Footballer of the Year, we have only one principle, that is 'do not take the initiative, do not refuse, and do not take responsibility'."

"Huh? Why does this sound so familiar? It's not yours"

"roll!"

With the good start of the European Super Cup, Crystal Palace can be regarded as a sigh of relief, and put all their energy into the new season of the Premier League.

In the first round, Crystal Palace played at home against Portsmouth.

With goals from Toni, Ronaldo and Modric, Crystal Palace beat Portsmouth 3-1 at home and made another good start to the Premier League.

While getting three points, Chen Ran also got a "Level [-] Chicken Blood Card" from the system.

In the other games of the first round of the Premier League, Manchester United beat Reading 1-0 at Old Trafford, and Chelsea beat Birmingham 3-2 at Stamford Bridge.

Liverpool beat Aston Villa 2:1 away, and Arsenal also beat Fulham 2:1 away.

The extremely traditional strong teams won one after another, and no one was left behind. Crystal Palace ranked first in the standings by virtue of their goal difference.

The FA's schedule is also perverted, with double matches scheduled for a week at the beginning of the new season.

Three days later, the second round of the Premier League began again, and this time Crystal Palace was away to challenge Manchester City.

With the goals of Franck Ribery, Beckham and Thiago Silva, Crystal Palace beat Manchester City 3:1 in the away game and won the first two consecutive Premier League victories.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for winning the game and discovering a teenager with football talent."

Huh?Discovered a newcomer?
Chen Ran is now very interested in this kind of reward similar to opening a blind box, and can't wait to call up the information of this young player and read it.

Name: He Yuxuan
Age: 12 years old

Potential (PA): 168
Competency (CA): Vacant
Position: To be determined (fast speed, good physical fitness, it is recommended to train towards full-back)
Yes, there are various types of these small players that have been discovered one after another, and none of them has a PA value lower than 160.

After these children grow up, the picture is so beautiful that Chen Ran can't even imagine it.

In the other games of the second round of the Premier League, Manchester United beat Portsmouth 2:1 away, and Chelsea also beat Reading 2:1 away.

Liverpool beat West Ham United 4-0 at Anfield, while Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw by Newcastle United at home.

Although both are two consecutive victories, with the advantage of goal difference, Liverpool overwhelmed Crystal Palace and strongly climbed to the top of the Premier League standings.

After just one day of rest, Crystal Palace ushered in the third round of the Premier League.

This time, they will go away to Tottenham Hotspur.

Due to the short interval between the previous game and the game against Tottenham Hotspur, Chen Ran made a substantial rotation to the starting lineup.

Center Jan Kohler
Messi on the left, David Beckham on the right

DM Yaya Toure, DM Fabregas, DM Mascherano
Left back Evra, center back Thiago Silva, center back Nemanja Vidic, right back Alves
goalkeeper van der sar

Except for the two central defenders Thiago Silva and Vidic who are the main players, Chen Ran used substitute players in all other positions.

On the other side of Tottenham Hotspur, during the summer transfer period, they spent a sky-high price of 2500 million euros to introduce England striker Darren Bent from Charlton, and bought it from Auxerre for 1200 million euros. French centre-back Cabourg.

In addition, they are playing at home and have one day more rest than Crystal Palace, so the head coach Martin Jol is still full of confidence in this game, and sent all the main players in his hands, ready to have a good arm wrestling with Crystal Palace.

Left forward Robbie Keane, center forward Berbatov, right winger Darren Bent
CMF Malblanc, CMF Huddlestone, CMF Janus
Left back Startree, center back Ledley King, center back Dawson, right back Chimbonda

goalkeeper robinson

"Boss, the starting lineup for Crystal Palace is out. As you expected, the Chinese made a big rotation of the starting lineup, and they almost sent out all the substitutes. It seems that this game, our chance has come."

Before the game, Martin Jol's assistant rushed over excitedly with the freshly released starting list for Crystal Palace, his excitement and excitement could not be concealed in his words.

"Really? Show me quickly."

Hearing the good news from his assistant, Martin Jol couldn't help but grab Crystal Palace's starting list and confirm it again.

"Haha, I guessed it right. Tell the players that Crystal Palace dared to use a substitute lineup to play against us. This is clearly looking down on Tottenham Hotspur."

"We must teach that Chinese man an unforgettable lesson, and let him know that Tottenham Hotspur is not a soft persimmon to be manipulated by others."

"understand!"

Chen Ran didn't know that the old fox Martin Jol used his rotation to stimulate Tottenham Hotspur's players. In his opinion, this was just an ordinary Premier League game.

When the referee blew the whistle to start the game, the Tottenham Hotspur players immediately pressed forward like chicken blood, posing as if they were going to fight against Crystal Palace.

Chen Ran on the sidelines was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but glance at Tottenham Hotspur's bench. Did that old fox, Martin Jol, take the wrong medicine today?
Could it be that seeing me send a substitute to Crystal Palace makes Martin Jol feel like he's doing it again?
Turning his mind a little, Chen Ran immediately guessed what Martin Joel was thinking.

It seems that Martin Jol underestimated the strength of Crystal Palace's substitute lineup, but this is also good, just taking advantage of the opportunity of Tottenham Hotspur's active pressure to attack, and his side can easily and happily fight back.

"Josep, inform the players on the field to shrink the formation and strengthen the defense. Then tell Cesc Fabregas, once you get the ball, immediately make a long pass to Messi on the left, and the others just wait to counterattack. .”

"Okay, boss."

As a result, many people discovered that Crystal Palace actually played a defensive counterattack tactic that had not been used for a long time in this game.

And Crystal Palace's active contraction gave up control of the game, which also made Martin Jol more sure of the correctness of his tactics. He stood on the sidelines and kept shouting for Tottenham Hotspur's players to attack.

However, the progress of the game soon gave Martin Jol a loud slap in the face.

When the game progressed to No. 204 minutes, "Brother Chic" Berbatov's barb shot was too right, and Van der Sar held him firmly in his arms.

Then Van der Sar got up quickly and threw the ball to today's midfield commander Cesc Fabregas with a strong hand.

After receiving the ball, Cesc Fabregas dunked and slid past Robbie Keane, who was sticking up to grab the ball, and with a big kick, he passed the ball to Messi who was waiting on the left.

At this time, Tottenham Hotspur's midfielder Janus, who was on the right in the middle, was still in front and did not rush back because he participated in the previous attack.

The right back Chimbonda came forward and wanted to disrupt Messi's catch, but Messi didn't catch the ball at all, but gave way on purpose. Chimbonda, who was caught off guard, slipped and fell to the ground, and could only watch Messi helplessly. West dribbled the ball all the way.

This time, a huge hole appeared in the entire defense of Tottenham Hotspur.

Because everyone else has gone up to attack and hasn't come back, there are only two central defenders Dawson and Ledley King left behind.

At this time, Crystal Palace's center Jan Kohler was rushing towards Tottenham Hotspur's penalty area like a heavy tank. Dawson and Ledley King hesitated for a while, worried that they would not be able to handle Jan Kohler alone. , No one dared to go up and intercept Messi.

Messi was unimpeded all the way when no one was defending, and the Tottenham Hotspur players who desperately returned from the frontcourt could not catch up with Messi at all.

Seeing that Messi was about to rush into the penalty area of ​​Tottenham Hotspur, Ledley King had no choice but to leave Jan Kohler, who was in charge of marking him, and confronted Messi to stop Messi from advancing.

He has made up his mind that he must bring Messi down outside the penalty area, even if he gets a yellow card.

Seeing that there was an opening in Jan Kohler, Messi immediately picked the ball over.And he himself jumped up alertly, dodging Laidley King's vicious flying shovel.

Jan Kohler, who is more than two meters tall, is a bit slow in his movements, and his skills are not as comprehensive as Ibrahimovic's.

If the ball had been handled by Ibrahimovic, it might have been a barb shot.

But Jan Kohler didn't have that much work, he still chose his best header.

With a lion head shake, Jan Kohler headed the ball towards the Tottenham Hotspur goal.

Unfortunately, because the angle of the header was a bit straight, the goalkeeper Robinson threw himself sideways and blocked the ball.

At this moment, a small man suddenly appeared in the direction where the ball bounced.

It's Messi!
The guy put his foot out and flicked the ball into the Tottenham Hotspur net.

"GOAL!"

With Messi's supplementary shot, Crystal Palace leads Tottenham Hotspur 1-0.

"This little guy is doing well. No wonder the Chinese is willing to exchange Ibrahimovic for him."

Messi's performance immediately aroused the interest of the media reporters watching the game in the stands.

"Good is good, but I still think Ibrahimovic's tactical value is more important."

"I think so too. The Chinese exchanged Ibrahimovic for Messi, which was a loss-making deal."

"Ahem, why are you arguing about this? Wouldn't it be better for that Chinese man to trade at a loss? At least it will not be so easy for Crystal Palace to dominate English football."

"That's right. You have also seen Jan Kohler's performance just now. He moves slowly and can only head the ball. He can't compare with Zlatan Ibrahimovic. In this way, the only center forward that is really useful for Crystal Palace is left. A Tony. Isn't that a great thing?"

"Haha, you still make sense. Cavani, who played today, didn't see anything special. If Crystal Palace wants to rely on only one Tony to compete for the championship, it will collapse sooner or later."

"I propose, in order to celebrate that Chinese man's move to sell Zlatan Ibrahimovic, how about we have a drink after the game?"

"no problem."

"Count me in."

"Go together."

"Fxxxxk!"

Seeing that his team was successfully attacked by Crystal Palace, Martin Joel on the sidelines couldn't help but breathe out.

However, at this time, he did not give up.

Martin Jol knew very well that there was a big gap between Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace.Today's Crystal Palace, who played with a substitute lineup, is probably his only chance to defeat his opponent, and he doesn't want to just give up.

Therefore, Tottenham Hotspur, who conceded a goal first, not only did not intend to strengthen the defense, but launched a more fierce offensive.

(End of this chapter)