Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 304 Never Be Cannon Fodder

"Chen, the G14 has sent a notice saying that all members will be called for a meeting."

Just when the news about Crystal Palace's joining G14 was raging, Stephen brought the latest news to Chen Ran.

"A meeting at this time? Did they mention the agenda for the meeting?"

Hearing the news brought by Stephen, Chen Ran frowned subconsciously.

First, invite Crystal Palace to join, so that the G14, which has been silent for a long time, will return to the public's field of vision, and then all members will be called for a meeting.

If it was not carefully planned, Chen Ran would never believe it.

"Say it, there are two things. One is to welcome our Crystal Palace to join G14; the other is to discuss asking UEFA and FIFA to provide certain compensation for injuries suffered when recruiting club players to participate in national team matches."

After talking about the content of this meeting, Stephen followed up with another question.

"Chen, are you going to this meeting?"

Before Stephen finished speaking, Chen Ran immediately understood in his heart that the second matter was the highlight of the meeting.

It seems that G14 is going to head-to-head with UEFA and FIFA this time.

And the Crystal Palace, which has been the most aggressive in the past two years, and the team is full of national players from various countries, is the final preparation before they make a move.

At this moment, Chen Ran knew that his Crystal Palace had become a bargaining chip for G14 to increase their weight before going to the negotiating table.

Although a little upset, Chen Ran did not object to G14 doing this.

Because, G14 is using a conspiracy, and their demands are consistent with the Crystal Palace.

Just like Chen Ran, the Crystal Palace player who was worried about physical fatigue before, was injured while participating in the national team game.

In the event of an injury, if compensation from UEFA and FIFA can be obtained, at least part of the club's losses can be reduced.

However, although everyone had the same appeal, Chen Ran, who found himself being used, did not intend to just let others manipulate him.

"Stephen, you will represent Crystal Palace in this meeting. As the CEO of Crystal Palace, you will be the plenipotentiary representative of Crystal Palace Club in G14 from now on."

"What? Chen, aren't you going to this meeting?"

Hearing Chen Ran's arrangement, Stephen was stunned for a moment.

Although his role as the CEO of the Crystal Palace club is sufficient in terms of identity, but this is the first meeting after Crystal Palace joined G14, and it would be more appropriate for Chen Ran, the owner of the club, to attend in person.

"I'm not going."

Chen Ran waved his hand, and seeing that Stephen still wanted to continue persuading him, he simply clarified the matter.

"Stephen, those people in G14 want to use our Crystal Palace as a pawn, or even a target to attract firepower. We can't just go up there and die."

"G14 will have a showdown with UEFA and FIFA this time, and there will definitely be a fierce contest between the two sides."

"Our Crystal Palace's foundation is still shallow. It's better to hide behind honestly at this time. It's okay to wave the flag and shout, but you must not take the lead in the charge, lest you accidentally become cannon fodder. Understand?"

"Chen, are you worried that someone in G14 wants to frame our Crystal Palace?"

After listening to Chen Ran's analysis, Stephen's expression changed, and his relaxed expression immediately became serious.

"I'm not sure there are such people. But it never hurts to be careful."

"When you go to a meeting, listen more, watch more and talk less, and don't express your opinion easily. If you really can't hide, you say you have to come back and discuss with me before making a decision."

"If we knew that things were so complicated, we might as well just refuse to participate in G14."

After Chen Ran's analysis, Stephen, who was very happy to be able to join G14, now regrets it a bit.

"Stephen, it is still necessary to participate in G14. After all, the rise of our Crystal Palace is still short, and now we still need the halo of G14 to wrap it up. Although it is a bit troublesome, as long as we are careful, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages."

"Understood. Chen, I will be careful."

Fearing what would happen, Chen Ran was always worried that the players of Crystal Palace were injured when they went to the national team to participate in the competition, and in the end, some people were actually injured.

There are three minor injuries who can recover after a week or two of rest, Vieira, Vidic and Kaka.

The most terrible thing is Tony, who will be out for at least a month with a groin strain.

And since Ibrahimovic was let go this season, Jan Kohler is almost 35 years old, Cavani and Dzeko have not been able to provoke the mainstay, Crystal Palace is basically supported by Tony alone in the center position.

Now as soon as Tony is injured, Crystal Palace immediately lacks a strong arrow figure in the frontcourt.

Coupled with the absence of Kaka, Vieira and Vidic, Crystal Palace will almost have to replace the entire central axis from the forward, midfielder, midfielder to central defender, which can already be said to be traumatic.

In the previous few seasons, Crystal Palace's luck has been good.Even if there is an injury, it is only a few players, and most of them can play the whole season.

Now, Chen Ran has an ominous premonition that the Crystal Palace may not be able to avoid such unlucky events as massive injuries this season.

As soon as the national team match day is over, the new devil's schedule will start again.

On October 10, in the tenth round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace will go away to challenge Fulham;
On October 10th, in the third match of the UEFA Champions League group stage, Crystal Palace played at home against the Bundesliga powerhouse Schalke 25;

On October 10th, in the No.27 round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace will face Everton at home;
On November 11, in the fourth round of the English League Cup, Crystal Palace will go away to challenge Tottenham Hotspur;

On November 11, the No.3 round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace will go away to challenge Aston Villa this time;

On November 11th, the fourth match of the UEFA Champions League group stage, Crystal Palace will go to Germany to challenge Schalke 7;

On November 11th, in the No.10 round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace played at home against West Ham United.

There are seven games to be played in 20 days, an average of less than three days, including two tough games in the Champions League.

Coupled with the absence of as many as four main players in the team, even Chen Ran couldn't help feeling his scalp tingle after watching it.

While visiting the four wounded, Chen Ran called out the "Level [-] Rehabilitation Card" from the system that was still eating dust in the corner for the four of them to use.

Although it can only reduce the recovery time of injuries by 10%, mosquito legs are also meat.

Facing such a severe situation before him, Chen Ran called Guardiola, Southgate and Simeone together again.

"You have also seen the schedule for the next stage. Now that there are a large number of injuries in the team, what should we do next, let's talk about our own opinions."

As soon as Chen Ran's words fell, Southgate and Simeone immediately looked at Guardiola in unison.They are very familiar with this trick.

Guardiola curled his lips speechlessly, but there was no excuse.

"Boss, we are only one point ahead of Manchester United in the league and three points ahead of Chelsea. It stands to reason that we cannot relax in a single Premier League game."

"However, considering the importance of the UEFA Champions League and the absence of the four main players. In addition to the Carling Cup game against Tottenham Hotspur can be forfeited, we may only be able to send substitutes for some league games. The lineup is out."

Having said that, Guardiola spread his hands helplessly.

It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, and he couldn't think of any good way.

After listening to Guardiola's analysis, Chen Ran took another look at Southgate and Simeone, and the two guys immediately said that they thought the same as Guardiola.

Chen Ran was not in the mood to clean up the two of them at this time, but directly assigned tasks to them.

"Josep has analyzed the situation thoroughly just now. Due to injuries, we may encounter unprecedented difficulties this season, so you all have to be mentally prepared to face difficulties."

"Next, you should pay close attention to the physical condition of the players during training. Anyone who feels unwell should report it immediately. We can't afford another injury now. Do you understand?"

"Got it, boss."

On October 10, in the tenth round of the Premier League, Chen Ran took Crystal Palace to an away game against Fulham.

Although the four main players were absent, fortunately, Chen Ran's family background for the Crystal Palace was solid enough.The replacement players are all capable players, and there is still no problem in winning a Fulham.

In the end, with goals from Jan Kohler and Ronaldo, Crystal Palace beat Fulham 2-1 away.

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

Since all the remaining stocks before were used up this time, Chen Ran felt that the "Level [-] Recovery Card" was so precious for the first time.

In other games of this round of the Premier League, Manchester United beat Aston Villa 4:1 away, and Chelsea also beat Middlesbrough 2:0 away.

While Arsenal beat Bolton 2:0 at home, Liverpool reversed their old rival Everton 2:1 in the derby.

After all the strong teams won, Manchester United and Chelsea are still clinging to the Crystal Palace, and the pressure is huge.

After three days of rest, Crystal Palace ushered in the third game of the UEFA Champions League group stage.

Schalke 04 upholds the tradition of most Bundesliga teams and does not have any big signings.

The most striking thing is that they spent 300 million euros to introduce Croatian midfielder Rakitic from Basel, Switzerland and bought German defender Westerman from Bielefeld for 280 million euros.

But as long as they see the starting lineup sent by head coach Mirko Slomka, no one dares to take it lightly.

Forward Altintop, Forward Kuranyi

Left Midfielder Pandel, Central Midfielder Kobiashvili, Central Midfielder Ernst, Right Midfielder Asamoah

Left back Westman, center back Korstakic, center back Bolden, right back Rafinha
goalkeeper neuer

Especially when Chen Ran saw Neuer's name, he almost wanted to poach someone.

However, considering that the Crystal Palace already had Cech, even if Neuer came, it would not be easy to arrange, Chen Ran finally dismissed this idea.

After all, Neuer is not like a veteran like Van der Sar who is willing to be a substitute, he doesn't want to plant hidden dangers for his team.

On the Crystal Palace side, Chen Ran also racked his brains to come up with the strongest lineup he currently has.

Center Jan Kohler
Left midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo, midfielder Modric, right midfielder Ribery

DM Fabregas, DM Yaya Toure
Left back Chiellini, center back Thiago Silva, center back Pepe, right back Maicon

goalkeeper cech
When the referee blew the whistle to start the game, Schalke 04, who played away, was not conservative, and directly fought against Crystal Palace, who was at home.

Especially Schalke 04's right attack, under the repeated impact of right forward Asamoah and right back Rafinha, left Crystal Palace's left back Chiellini suddenly caught in a panic.

Both Asamoah and Rafinha are speed players, and Chiellini, who is 186cm tall, obviously can't keep up with their speed.Fortunately, Fabregas, who has a midfielder position, comes to help from time to time, otherwise the left side of Crystal Palace may be blown up.

"Boss, Schalke 04's attack on the right is too sharp, Chiellini can't keep up with the speed of Asamoah and Rafinha, should we try to replace Chiellini with Evra? "

Guardiola quickly discovered the team's problem, and immediately went to Chen Ran to propose.

Of course, Chen Ran also saw the situation on the field.

But after Vidic was injured, Chiellini, who can play as a central defender, is an important piece for him.

Chen Ran is not at ease with the current central defender Pepe on the field. Although Pepe has made great progress in the past two years, his previous great achievements are really impressive.

In case Pepe makes another mistake, Chiellini is Chen Ran's backup, who can immediately replace Pepe and Thiago Silva as a central defender.

So, after hearing Guardiola's suggestion, Chen Ran shook his head decisively.

"Josep, Chiellini can't move. If there is a problem with Pepe, I still need Chiellini to replace Pepe. Understand?"

"Pepe?"

Hearing Chen Ran suddenly mention the name, Guardiola immediately understood Chen Ran's intentions.

Like Chen Ran, Guardiola also has lingering fears about Pepe's previous mistakes.

"Boss, what should we do now? If we don't find a solution quickly, our left defense will have problems sooner or later."

After understanding Chen Ran's concerns, Guardiola stopped mentioning the replacement of Chiellini.

But the problem has to be solved, and Guardiola himself can't think of any good solution for a while, so he can only pin his hopes on the always resourceful boss.

"Josep, tell Ronaldo to keep him on the right-back Rafinha of Schalke 04. If Rafinha goes up to assist, he must be responsible for watching to the end."

"In this way, there is only one Asamoah left. With the help of Fabregas, I believe Chiellini should have no problems."

"Okay, that's a good way, I'll inform them right away."

Seeing that Chen Ran quickly came up with a solution, Guardiola applauded, turned around and ran to the sidelines.

(End of this chapter)