Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 302 G14
After playing against Arsenal, Crystal Palace can take a little breather.

Although the League Cup will start three days later, their opponent in this round is the low-level team South Allianz, which is relatively weak.

Chen Ran not only prepared to let the substitutes deal with the game, but also handed over the command of the game to Guardiola and the three of them.

Without any surprises, Crystal Palace beat South Allianz 4-1 at home with goals from Dzeko, Cesc Fabregas, Cavani and Alves.

While successfully advancing to the fourth round of the League Cup, Chen Ran also received a "Level [-] Recovery Card" from the system.

After two days of rest, Crystal Palace ushered in the eighth round of the Premier League.

This time, they will play against Bolton at home.

After Allardyce left, Bolton's performance in the new season has plummeted, and it is currently only ranked No.2 from the bottom of the Premier League standings, and the relegation situation is precarious.

Facing such an opponent, the game is naturally without suspense.

With goals from Tony, Ronaldo and Kaka, Crystal Palace beat Bolton 3-0 at home.While getting three points, Chen Ran also got a "Level [-] Sight Card" from the system.

In the other games of this round of the Premier League, several strong teams all won.

Manchester United beat Birmingham 1-0 away and Chelsea beat Fulham 1-0 at Stamford Bridge.

Arsenal and Liverpool also defeated Aston Villa and Wigan Athletic with the same score of 1:0 in away games.

When Chen Ran was busy preparing for the Champions League away game in Valencia four days later, he suddenly received a very unexpected news.

"Chen, G14 sent us an invitation today, hoping that Crystal Palace can become a new member of G14. Do you think we should accept or reject?"

Hearing the content of Stephen's report, Chen Ran couldn't help being stunned.

G14?

Has the organization disbanded yet?
Although there was a lot of noise when it was established, G14 gradually fell silent.

Unexpectedly, they are now eyeing their own Crystal Palace. For a while, Chen Ran didn't know how to answer.

Because he is very clear that the final end of G14 is to die without a problem, but this organization seems to have a little effect on elevating the Crystal Palace.

After all, being able to become a member of G14 means that Crystal Palace has been recognized and accepted by those old wealthy clubs.

Moreover, judging from the memories of his previous life, even if G14 was disbanded later, those member clubs lived well and were not sanctioned by UEFA, so the risk is not very great.

After carefully weighing the pros and cons, Chen Ran turned to look at Stephen.

"Stephen, I plan to accept the invitation of G14 to join this organization, what do you think?"

"Er Chen, UEFA has always regarded G14 as a thorn in the flesh, will our joining at this time make UEFA unhappy?"

"There are so many old giant clubs in G14, and UEFA's main energy is on them. As long as we join, as long as we don't stand out, UEFA probably won't take care of us juniors."

"Stephen, the reason why I am willing to join G14 is mainly because I want to enter the circle of wealthy clubs. Although Crystal Palace has performed well in recent years, they have always been excluded from this circle. This is a rare opportunity. I don't want to miss."

Hearing Chen Ran's thoughts, Stephen couldn't help but nodded, he was deeply touched by this.

Circle culture is not only prevalent in China, but also in Europe and even the whole world.

"Okay, then I will call them back in a while, Crystal Palace is willing to join G14."

After handing over the matter of joining G14 to Stephen, Chen Ran took the Crystal Palace team to Valencia, Spain.

The past few years after entering the 21st century are the most glorious time for Valencia.

Not only snatched the La Liga championship trophy from Real Madrid and Barcelona twice, but also won the UEFA Cup.

He even made it to the Champions League final twice, only to fall short in the end.

During this year's summer transfer period, Valencia continued to strengthen the team's lineup.

They spent 1700 million euros to buy the 202cm tall Serbian high center Zikic from Santander Racing, and also used 1500 million euros to introduce Portuguese midfielder Fernandez from Benfica, and bought the Spanish defender from Getafe for 600 million euros Alexis.

In addition, they also used free transfers to introduce Spanish central defender Elguera and Spanish striker Mata from Real Madrid, as well as German goalkeeper Hildebrand from Stuttgart.

Coupled with the already strong team lineup, this Valencia team can be called strong.

The head coach Ronald Koeman is also Chen Ran's old opponent. When he coached Eindhoven last season, he competed with Crystal Palace in the Champions League.

Although he lost to Crystal Palace in the end, he led PSV to the Eredivisie title last season.So after only coaching Eindhoven for one season, he was poached by Valencia with a lot of money.

This time, after taking over the stronger Valencia, Ronald Koeman tried his best to avenge his shame when he met the Crystal Palace who defeated him last season.

Forward Morientes, Forward Zigic
Left Midfielder Vicente, Central Midfielder Albelda, Central Midfielder Baraja, Right Midfielder Joaquin
Left back Moretti, center back Elguera, center back Albiol, right back Miguel
goalkeeper canizares

On the Crystal Palace side, Chen Ran, who had done his homework, did not dare to take Valencia's opponent lightly.

For a long time, Chen Ran, who paid attention to the height of players, stocked up a batch of big and tall players for Crystal Palace.

This makes it possible to directly use the unreasonable method of high-altitude bombing to break the situation even if the Crystal Palace's offense is in a dead end, and the effect has always been very good.

Now, after learning that Valencia also brought in Zikic, who is 202cm tall like Jan Kohler in the summer, and checked the heights of other Valencia players, Chen Ran understands that it is the turn of Crystal Palace. The line of defense is about to undergo a severe test.

In addition to Zikic's height of 202CM, there are Albiol's height of 190CM, Moretti's height of 187CM, Morientes' height of 186CM, etc.
On the wing, Valencia also has good players who are good at breakthroughs.Both Joaquin and Vicente have the ability to send enough crosses to the two centers Zigic and Morientes.

Therefore, after much consideration, Chen Ran made some minor adjustments to the starting lineup.

center tony
Left midfielder Ronaldo, midfielder Kaka, right midfielder Ribery

Vieira, Yaya Toure
Left back Chiellini, center back Thiago Silva, center back Vidic, right back Maicon
goalkeeper cech
He replaced Modric with Yaya Toure, a black big man, in order to increase the hardness and height of the team's defense.

Moreover, at the pre-match preparation meeting, Chen Ran also specifically explained his two main full-backs Ronaldo and Ribery.

"Chris, Frank, Valencia's two full-backs Joaquin and Vicente in this game are players with strong breakthrough ability. It will be very difficult to rely on Maicon and Chiellini to defend. "

"So, my request to you two is that if Valencia attack from the wing, you two must go back to help the full-backs defend. Understand?"

"Okay, boss."

"Boss, don't worry, leave it to me."

When the referee blew the whistle to start the game, Valencia's tactical play was exactly as Chen Ran judged.One after another, the ball was sent to the feet of Joaquin and Vicente on the two wings.

For Chen Ran's order, neither Ronaldo nor Ribery dared to neglect, and honestly returned to the defense to help Chiellini and Maicon defend.

For a while, it managed to contain the offensive of Valencia's two flanks.

Even if Joaquin and Vicente barely sent the ball into the Crystal Palace penalty area, they were destroyed by Vidic or Thiago Silva because of the low quality of the interference pass.

At this moment, Ronald Coman, who was on the sidelines, was a little dumbfounded when he saw that he had broken through the cross from the side, and was unable to play his good game of outflanking and grabbing points from the center.

It's not that he doesn't have a backup plan, it's just that the game has just started. Wouldn't it be too early to change players and adjust tactics now?Is this a disguised admission that his tactical arrangements have failed?Will people laugh at you?

After hesitating for a while, Ronald Koeman finally decided to observe and observe, maybe the situation will open after a while.

With a fluke mentality, even though the problem was discovered, Ronald Koeman did not take any action.

On the Crystal Palace side, although Valencia's side attack was successfully contained, it also greatly restricted the physical strength and energy of Ronaldo and Ribery, making Crystal Palace's own side attack also affected, not as good as usual sharp.

Seeing this situation, Chen Ran immediately walked to the sidelines and called Kaka over while the ball was dead.

"Ricciardo, Ronaldo and Franck Ribery's energy is now mainly focused on defense. Next, you will be the starting point of the attack, and you will often break through with the ball from the center. As for whether to pass or shoot, it is up to you to make up your own mind."

"Understood, boss."

After receiving the latest order from Chen Ran, Kaka gave Valencia a heavy blow when he returned to the court.

After receiving Vieira's pass, he passed Baraja and Albelda consecutively in the middle, and then shot a strong shot before Elguera made it up.

The ball was heavy, that is, the angle was not very tricky, and it was thrown out in time by Valencia goalkeeper Canizares.

Ronald Coman on the sidelines was frightened into a cold sweat immediately, and angrily ordered Baraja and Albelda to strengthen their marking on Kaka.

In the next game, the two teams saw-saw back and forth between restrictions and anti-restrictions.Until the end of the first half, the score on the field did not change, and it was still 0:0.

During the intermission, neither Chen Ran nor Ronald Koeman made substitution adjustments.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, the court was still as anxious as the first half of the game.

When the game progressed to 10 minutes, Ronald Koeman finally couldn't help but make a shot.

Without enough crosses from the side, the 202cm high center forward Zikic became a decoration.

It is impossible for him to go out of the penalty area to meet his teammates to cooperate, and then turn around and go forward to grab points.

So, Ronald Koeman replaced Zikic with Calabash Villa, and partnered with Morientes as a striker.

The current main striker configuration of the Spanish national team is Torres, Raul, Morientes and Villa. Valencia accounted for half of the four, which shows how strong this team is.

Seeing Villa playing, although Chen Ran also attached great importance to it, he was quietly relieved.

Once the 202cm tall Zikic stepped off the field, the threat of Valencia's wide cross was immediately reduced by half, and Ronald Koeman had no way to use high-altitude bombing tactics at the last moment.

"Josep!"

As soon as Valencia's side had changed, Chen Ran immediately turned around and called Guardiola over.

"Boss, what instructions do you have?"

"You go and inform Messi to warm up and replace Ribery with him later. Then tell him and Ronaldo that Joaquin and Vicente will leave them alone and let Chiellini and Maicon defend. The two of them The next task is to attack, attack, and attack. Understand?"

"Got it, boss!"

Soon, with Messi's playing, the entire Crystal Palace's tactical play suddenly changed drastically.

From the first minute of the game, Joaquin and Vicente, who had been suffering from double-team defense, suddenly realized that they only had to face a full-back from Crystal Palace, and their sense of happiness was bursting instantly.

However, they both soon found that their joy was a little too early.

Whether it is Chiellini or Maicon, the one-on-one personal defensive ability has also been tested in countless games.

Although there is no way to prevent the two from losing their temper like before, the number of times they can successfully break through is still very limited.

In the penalty area of ​​the Crystal Palace, after Zikic left the field, Chen Ran also adjusted the defensive tasks of the two central defenders.

Vidic, who was originally responsible for man-marking Zikic, is now marking Morientes; and Thiago Silva, who was originally responsible for marking Morientes, is now marking Villa.

After this adjustment, even if Joaquin and Vicente were able to send the ball into the penalty area of ​​Crystal Palace, all of them were destroyed by Vidic and Thiago Silva one by one.

After no worries, Ronaldo, who was unsealed by Chen Ran, and Messi, who was newly replaced, immediately showed Crystal Palace's sharp side attack to the fullest.

When the game progressed to No. 609 minutes, Ronaldo, who had held back for most of the time, after receiving a pass from Vieira, first played a two-for-one cooperation with Kaka to pass Joaquin.

Then he used his speed advantage to forcibly overtake Valencia's right back Miguel, and finally sent the ball into Valencia's penalty area before the ball was about to go out of the baseline.

At this time, Tony, who was guarding in the restricted area, had already waited desperately.

(End of this chapter)