Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 305
It's not that Chen Ran didn't think about using Chiellini and Thiago Silva as a central defender, but considering that it's only the beginning of the season, there are still more cruel schedules waiting for Crystal Palace.

Pepe is the only full-time central defender substitute in the team. If he is not used all the time, it is not only a waste, but also if someone is injured in the central defender position, he is forced to use Pepe who is not prepared. I am afraid that it will be more error-prone. .

In fact, there is no problem with Pepe's personal ability, but sometimes it is easy to short-circuit the brain and make some unimaginable actions.

Therefore, Chen Ran borrowed from Real Madrid's way of dealing with Pepe in his previous life, and also hired a psychological counselor for him.

Judging from his performance after he played last season, the effect is not bad, at least the number of brain short circuits has been greatly reduced.

Therefore, in the last Premier League game against Fulham, Chen Ran used Pepe and Thiago Silva as a central defender in advance.

Pepe is in charge of taking the initiative to attack and destroy, and Thiago Silva is in charge of delaying protection and assisting defense. This pair of partners performed very well, which also gave Chen Ran the confidence to continue using this combination.

For the instructions given by Chen Ran, Ronaldo still honestly carried out them.

Although Ronaldo doesn't like the task of defense, once he does it, with his super personal ability, Schalke 04's right back Rafinha immediately feels great pressure.

Whether it is technology or body, Ronaldo has crushed Rafinha in all aspects.Even in the competition for speed, Ronaldo is not at all inferior.

As soon as Rafinha crossed the center line, it felt like a piece of tape was stuck on his body, and he couldn't get rid of it no matter how he shook it off.

Not to mention breaking through with the ball, under the interference of Ronaldo, it is very difficult for Rafinha to connect the ball now.

After Ronaldo snatched the ball from Rafinha's feet, he immediately turned around and launched a counterattack.

Since Rafinha pressed for the assist and left a large space behind him, the entire Schalke 04 defense on the right was useless, which gave Ronaldo a great opportunity to take advantage of his speed.

Seeing Ronaldo running all the way with the ball, Rafinha behind him tried his best but couldn't get closer.

Schalke 04's central defender Bolden had to leave the task of defending Jan Kohler to his partner Korstakic, and ran to the right to defend.

Bolden is 189cm tall, has an excellent header and strong frontal defense ability, but it is really difficult for him to intercept Ronaldo.

Facing Bolden who was rushing towards him, Ronaldo directly hit the ball with his heel.While switching the ball to the inside, it also caused Bolden to stumble.

After the successful inside cut, Ronaldo dribbled the ball directly into Schalke 04's penalty area.

At this time, Schalke 04's central midfielder Kobiashvili rushed back from the midfield in time, blocking Ronaldo and his goalkeeper Neuer.

Seeing that someone from Schalke 04 returned to the defense in time, Ronaldo did not choose to continue to break through, but flicked the ball to the right, flashed past Kobyashvili, and then began to dribble the ball laterally in Schalke 04's penalty area. Be ready to look for an opening and wait for an opportunity to hit the door.

Schalke 04's defender is not a fool, and soon discovered Ronaldo's intentions.

Another central defender Korstakic, who was marking Jan Kohler, wanted to go up to intercept Ronaldo's movement, but was blocked by Jan Kohler.

Relying on his huge body, Jan Kohler played a common pick-and-roll tactic on the basketball court for Ronaldo in Schalke 04's penalty area.

Seeing that his teammates created such a good opportunity for himself, Ronaldo certainly couldn't just let it go.

Another trip to the right with the ball, bypassing Jan Kohler and Korstakic, Ronaldo's eyes suddenly opened up, and he saw Schalke 04's goalkeeper Neuer directly.

Just when Ronaldo was about to hit the goal, Schalke 04's left-back Westermann rushed over to defend in time, and was blocked between Ronaldo and Neuer.

In desperation, Ronaldo had to cancel his plan to hit the goal and dribbled the ball to the right again.

Although Westman is a left back, his height has reached 190CM.

After Ronaldo dribbled the ball around Westerman's huge body again, the angle left for him to shoot was already very small.

At this time, Schalke 04's goalkeeper Neuer has already been ready for battle. Ronaldo knows that even if he hits the goal forcefully now, it is estimated that it will be difficult to break through the opponent's goal.

So, he simply pushed the ball to the right and passed it to right forward Franck Ribery.

Just now, Schalke 04's left-back Westermann has already entered his own penalty area in order to prevent Ronaldo from shooting. Now Schalke 04's left is a large space.

After receiving the ball, Franck Ribery directly slanted into Schalke 04's penalty area from the ribs.

Westerman wanted to intercept Franck Ribery's breakthrough, but was stopped behind by Ronaldo who had just passed the ball and learned Jan Kohler's pick-and-roll tactics.

Seeing that no one was blocking him, Ribery took the ball straight and rushed towards goalkeeper Neuer.

Finding that the situation was not good, the central defender Korstakic, who was in charge of man-marking Jan Kohler, had to leave Jan Kohler behind and rushed over to intercept Ribery.

Ribery lifted his right foot and made a gesture of preparing to hit the goal.

Korstakic was so scared that he quickly made a sliding shovel, blocking Ribery's face and trying to block the hole.

But Ribery played a fake pass, flicked his right ankle, and directly passed an inverted triangle.

The Schalke 04 players' tactical quality is indeed very high, because Korstakic intercepted Ribery and made Jan Koller unmarked. Kobiashvili and Bolden both rushed to Jan Koller's The side wants to make up for it.

This time, the overlapping positions of the two made Modric, who had just rushed to the front of the Schalke 04 penalty area, no one to take care of him.

At this time, Ribery's inverted triangle pass just passed.

Modric, who is very confident in his long-range shooting skills, of course will not be polite. There is no pause, and the ball is just a volley.

"boom!"

The ball flew straight to the upper right corner of the Schalke 04 goal like a fired shell.

At this time, Neuer, who had just moved to the left post of his own goal in response to Ribery's hit, was rushing back desperately.

Seeing Modric's shot, Neuer didn't care that his position was not in place yet.Immediately, he jumped up and rushed towards the upper right corner of his own goal.

Although Neuer has tried his best, his take-off position is still a little bit to the left, and he can only watch the ball fly into Schalke 04's net from in front of his eyes.

"GOAL!"

With Modric's volley, Crystal Palace led Schalke 1 at home 0-04.

"Haha, boss, I didn't expect Ronaldo to mark Rafinha to have such an effect. Your adjustment really kills two birds with one stone."

Seeing that Chen Ran had just made adjustments, Crystal Palace quickly scored a goal on the field. Whether it was Guardiola, Southgate and Simeone, everyone was amazed.

This on-the-spot command skill is impossible to accept.

This goal was launched after Ronaldo stole the ball while defending Rafinha's assist.Seeing that his adjustments had achieved miraculous results, Chen Ran was also secretly proud.

On the other side of Schalke 04, head coach Mirko Slomka was obviously unwilling to return to Germany with the result of losing.

Under his shouting, the players of Schalke 04 launched a more violent offensive.

For Crystal Palace, for Chen Ran, the team is now in a difficult period. It doesn't matter whether the game is good or not, as long as it can win.

After seeing Schalke 04 strengthen the offensive, he called Guardiola to his side.

"Josep, you go to inform the players on the field, and then shrink the formation to play a defensive counterattack. Then tell Fabregas and Modric to pass more passes to Ribery on the right."

"Schalke 04's left forward Pandel is 185cm tall, and left back Westermann is 190cm tall. Let Ribery and Maicon take advantage of their speed to attack each other's weaknesses. Understand?"

"Okay, boss."

After restricting the attack of Asamoah and Rafinha in Schalke 04 and stabilizing the defense on the left side of Crystal Palace, Chen Ran decided to "return to the other side in the same way".

Since Schalke 04 chose to attack Chiellini on the road, then he would attack the opponent's Westerman's side.

Chiellini has the tall, fast and wonderful Ronaldo to help. Chen Ran wants to see if Westermann can stop the attacks of Ribery and Maicon.

As soon as Chen Ran adjusted the focus of the attack, Schalke 04 immediately felt the pressure.

Neither Pender nor Westermann are players known for their speed. Franck Ribery and Maicon rushed back and forth "suddenly" and beat Schalke 04 after a few rounds. The two players on the left were out of breath.

Seeing that his adjustments were effective again, Chen Ran returned to the bench and sat down very satisfied.

Now, it depends on how Schalke 04 coach Mirko Slomka responds.

At this time, Mirko Slomka certainly saw his dilemma on the left.But after turning around and taking a look at his bench, he completely gave up.

Because, among Schalke 04's defensive players, there is only Rafinha, a small man who is good at speed, and everyone else is tall about 1.9 meters tall.

There was no suitable candidate on the back line, and Mirko Slomka had to turn his attention to the midfielders.

After picking and choosing, Mirko Slomka finally selected the Croatian midfielder Rakitic who had just been introduced during the summer transfer period.

Although Rakitic is only 19 years old now, his all-round performance in midfield makes Mirko Slomka think that this kid will definitely become a star in the future.

After careful weighing, Mirko Slomka decided to take a gamble, maybe this little Croatian guy will surprise him.

So, after a brief warm-up, Schalke 04 replaced Ernst with Rakitic as a central midfielder on the left. Mirko Slomka obviously wanted to use Rakitic to strengthen Defense on the left.

After Rakitic came on the court, it really worked. Although he was only 19 years old, his technical ability was far from reaching the peak level, but as a rookie, Rakitic, who cherished every opportunity to play, immediately ran with all his strength, which greatly eased the situation. The defensive pressure on Westerman and Pender's side was eliminated.

On the sidelines, Chen Ran, who saw this scene, also shook his head speechlessly. This Schalke 04 team is really full of talents.

In this way, after the Crystal Palace restricted Schalke 04's offensive on the right, Schalke 04 also stabilized its defense on the left.The situation on the field has returned to equilibrium again.

However, Chen Ran said that he was not in a hurry, only that Crystal Palace could continue to maintain the lead, and he had no objection to this balanced situation until the end of the game.

Until the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, the score on the court was still 1-0 ahead of Crystal Palace Schalke 04.

During the half-time break, in the Crystal Palace locker room, Chen Ran gave everyone some ancestral chicken blood as usual, looking at the drenched players.

Then, he turned his head to look at Jan Kohler who was wiping his sweat.

"Yang, how about you take a break in the second half of the game? The day after tomorrow is the Premier League game against Everton, and the team will still rely on you to score goals."

"Haha, boss, I'm fine."

Seeing that the boss valued him so much, Jan Kohler smiled and nodded in response.

"Frank, you should also come down for a rest in the second half of the game, and save some energy to prepare for the game the day after tomorrow."

After comforting Jan Kohler, Chen Ran looked at Franck Ribery, who was stripped down to a pair of underwear and was changing into a clean jersey.

"Huh? Oh, okay, I have no problem."

Although he is a thorny one, Ribery is quite honest in front of his boss Chen Ran.

After finishing Ribery, Chen Ran walked up to Messi.

"Leo, your task after going up in the second half of the game is the same as that of Frank in the first half, which is to stare at Schalke 04's left back Westermann and attack. Do you understand?"

"Okay, boss, I see."

Messi, who just joined Crystal Palace in the summer, has not yet fully integrated into the team. When Chen Ran clicked on his name, there was a shy smile on his face.

"Edin!"

"Boss, I am here."

Hearing Chen Ran calling his name, Dzeko stood up excitedly from the corner.

When Chen Ran notified Jan Kohler to take a break in the second half of the game, Dzeko and Cavani, two substitute forwards, knew that their chance to play had come.

After all, this is a UEFA Champions League game, which is still very attractive to young players like them.

"You are too tall, sit down and talk."

Chen Ran made a gesture of pressing down, which immediately caused laughter in the locker room.

"You go up in the second half and replace Young at center, understand?"

"Understood, boss."

While Chen Ran was busy dispatching troops, Schalke 04 saw that he replaced Rakitic in the first half of the game and the effect was good. The current lineup is very satisfactory.

In addition to reminding the players to strengthen the marking of Franck Ribery on the left, no further substitution adjustments were made.

The 15-minute intermission time passed quickly, and the second half of the game was about to start again.

(End of this chapter)