Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 314 The Difference Between Famous Coaches and Ordinary Coaches
After Ronaldo played a few games as a center, Tony's return from injury made the other Crystal Palace players a little uncomfortable for a while.

Compared with Ronaldo's flexible new center forward, Liverpool's defenders obviously prefer a traditional center like Tony.

Because they don't have to chase Tony around, and they won't be thrown off by their opponents inadvertently.

On the Crystal Palace side, whether it is Cristiano Ronaldo on the left or Ribery on the right, the main energy is refocused on sending accurate crosses to Tony after breaking through from the wing.

Benitez specially arranged for Hyypia to press Tony closely, and Carragher was on the sidelines for protection.

Under the strict defense of the two, even if Ronaldo and Ribery sent the cross into Liverpool's penalty area, they failed to pose any threat to the goal guarded by Reina.

Seeing this situation, Chen Ran turned around and called Guardiola to his side.

"Josep, go and tell Ronaldo and Ribery that the Liverpool defenders are very tight against Toni now, so stop making crosses from the bottom all the time, and let the two of them increase their inside shots appropriately."

"Okay, boss."

Soon, Guardiola passed on Chen Ran's order to the field.

After receiving the latest instruction, Ronaldo immediately changed his strategy. When he once again dribbled the ball along the left line at high speed, facing Arbeloa's interception, he directly hit the ball with his heel with a good trick.

While passing Arbeloa, he also smoothly cut the ball to the inside.

After taking a step along Liverpool's penalty area line, Ronaldo began to look up and observe the position of Liverpool goalkeeper Reina.

Seeing Ronaldo's move, Harvey Alonso, who immediately realized that he might hit the goal, rushed over to block between Ronaldo and the goal.

Realizing that Harvey Alonso had seen through his intentions, Ronaldo had no choice but to cancel his plan to hit the goal, and continued to dribble the ball sideways for a step, intending to dodge Harvey Alonso before kicking and shooting.

Just when Ronaldo had just passed Harvey Alonso and flashed the shooting angle, Liverpool's central defender Carragher also pushed up from the penalty area, blocking Ronaldo's shooting angle again.

In desperation, Ronaldo had no choice but to continue to dribble the ball horizontally, preparing to wade past Carragher before hitting the goal.

At this time, Gerrard, another midfielder of Liverpool, also rushed over from the midfield, directly trying to steal the ball from Ronaldo.

Although Ronaldo played a trick of fried meatballs to dodge Gerrard, but at this time he has no angle at all when he wants to hit the goal.

At this time, Ribery on the right began to insert diagonally into Liverpool's penalty area from the sideline.And Liverpool's left-back Aurelio was all focused by Ronaldo's actions just now.

Attracted to the past, when he found that Ribery started, his reaction was already half a beat slow, and he could only follow behind desperately to catch up.

Seeing Franck Ribery's running position, Ronaldo understood and stopped pursuing the shot. Instead, he flicked his right ankle and directly passed the ball into Liverpool's penalty area.

The pass was just the right amount, and the ball went over Gerrard's head and landed on Ribery's forward line.

After receiving the ball, Ribery continued to move towards Liverpool's goal, while looking up at Tony's position in the middle of the penalty area, and made a look of preparing to pass the ball to Tony.

Because Ribery just glanced at Tony's position, but did not observe the position of Liverpool goalkeeper Reina at all.

It was this glance that created an illusion for Liverpool's defenders, thinking that Ribery must be trying to create a shot opportunity for Tony to pass the ball.

Whether it is the central defender Hyypia or the goalkeeper Reina, they are subconsciously preparing to destroy Ribery's passing route.

However, Ribery was waiting for this moment.

After watching Tony, he swung his foot and kicked the ball hard, and the ball flew towards the near corner of Liverpool's goal like a fired shell.

Because he wanted to intercept Ribery's pass to Tony, Reina's position was slightly in the middle, and he did not block the near corner of the goal.

After he saw Ribery's shot, he wanted to reach out to intercept it, but it was too late.

When Reina's hand was only halfway out, the ball had already flown into Liverpool's goal.

"GOAL!"

With Ribery's angry shot, Crystal Palace led Liverpool 1-0 at home.

Seeing that Crystal Palace scored the first goal again, Benitez on the sidelines shook his head helplessly, but did not react excitedly.

The record of Liverpool and Crystal Palace in the past few years has made Benitez accustomed to falling behind.

Therefore, in addition to reminding the players to concentrate and closely guarding the inside shots of Ronaldo and Ribery, Benitez did not make more adjustments to the team.

After several years of training, Benitez's control over Liverpool has been quite thorough.As soon as his order was issued, the players on the field immediately made corresponding adjustments.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Ribery wanted to cut in and shoot again, but they found that there would always be Liverpool players around them who would interfere in time.

Until the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half, the score on the field did not change any more.

During the halftime break, although the situation on the court was at a stalemate, Chen Ran did not make more substitutions and adjustments because Crystal Palace was currently leading the score.

On the Liverpool side, Benitez changed two people in one breath.

First, Babel was replaced by Riise, and then Crouch was replaced by Dirk.

Torres and Crouch partnered as double forwards, Riise served as left midfielder, and Xavi Alonso and Gerrard moved their positions from defensive midfielders to central midfielders.Liverpool's formation has also changed from 4231 to 442.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, seeing Benitez's substitution, Chen Ran knew that Benitez was going to launch a general attack, and he immediately called Guardiola to his side.

"Josep, tell Mascherano to warm up immediately and replace Modric with him later."

"Okay, boss."

After explaining about Guardiola's substitutions, Chen Ran himself immediately walked to the sidelines, and taking advantage of the dead ball, he called Vieira, the captain on the field closest to him, over.

"Patrick, you go and tell Vidic and Thiago Silva. Next, Vidic will be responsible for marking Crouch, and Thiago Silva will be marking Torres. Understand?"

"Understood, boss."

After arranging all his adjustments, Chen Ran did not return to the bench to sit down this time.

The main reason is that Torres' performance this season is really scary. Just after landing in the Premier League, he scored more than [-]% of the goals, which made Chen Ran feel a little afraid.

Vidic must have no problem defending Crouch, the key depends on whether Thiago Silva can defend Torres alone.

In the first half of the game, under the tacit cooperation of Vidic and Thiago Silva, Torres was successfully frozen.

Now Benitez sent Crouch, the purpose is obviously to share the defensive pressure of Torres.

Although Crouch is not a top striker, he is an England international after all, and he still has strength. It is impossible for Chen Ran not to send someone to defend.

For this reason, Chen Ran, who was a little worried about whether Thiago Silva could defend Torres alone, deliberately replaced Mascherano.

Before Mascherano came on the field, Chen Ran called him to his side alone.

"Javier, you must pay attention to strengthening the protection of the defense after you play. Especially with Torres in Liverpool, if Thiago Silva makes any mistakes, you must help him in time. Understand?"

"Understood, boss."

Crouch's playing, the effect was immediate.

Just as Chen Ran was worried, Torres, without a double team, immediately became active.

Although Thiago Silva tried his best, he still left many chances for Torres to shoot, which immediately made Cech a little flustered.

And, that's not the worst thing.

Just when Torres got another chance to shoot, Thiago Silva flew to block the hole of the gun. Although he blocked Torres' shot, he accidentally strained his thigh muscle.

Seeing the team doctor making a substitution gesture towards him, Chen Ran's face darkened immediately.

Awesome, it seems that Crystal Palace can't escape the trouble of injuries this season.

"Josep, ask Pepe to warm up immediately, and replace Thiago Silva later."

"Okay, boss."

Although there is no certainty about whether Pepe can defend against Torres, as the only center back substitute on the Crystal Palace bench, Chen Ran can only replace Pepe.

Soon after a brief warm-up, Pepe replaced Thiago Silva who was carried out of the field on a stretcher.

Seeing that Crystal Palace's defenseman Thiago Silva was injured, how could such a good opportunity be missed?
Benitez immediately walked to the sidelines and loudly ordered Liverpool's players to fully attack.

All of a sudden, there was panic in front of the Crystal Palace.

However, what should come will still come.

Although Chen Ran also kept reminding the players of Crystal Palace to pay attention to assisting in the defense, but in the end, the players of Liverpool seized the opportunity.

Gerrard blasted the goal with a kick from outside the penalty area, causing Cech to throw the ball away.

Torres, who has a keen sense of smell in front of the goal, stabbed the ball towards the goal of Crystal Palace before Pepe stretched his feet to make a clearance.

Petr Cech, who had just finished his save, had no time to react, and could only watch the ball roll into the net he was guarding.

With Torres' supplementary shot, the score on the field was tied 1:1 by Liverpool.

Just as the Liverpool players and coaches were cheering, Guardiola moved closer to Chen Ran.

"Boss, Pepe alone can't defend against Torres. How about we switch to Vidic to defend against Torres?"

"Vidic? You forgot the last time we played against Liverpool, Vidic scored after being passed by Torres?"

"Well, I really forgot. Boss, what should we do now?"

Hearing Chen Ran's reminder, Guardiola slapped his forehead in frustration, and then habitually put all his hopes on Chen Ran.

"Josep, you switch positions between Mascherano and Pepe, let Mascherano play the central defender to mark Torres, and then let Pepe partner with Vieira as a midfielder."

"Javier Mascherano? He's so short, maybe he's not suitable to play as a central defender?"

"There are Nemanja Vidic and Chiellini for the header. I like Mascherano's mobility and defensive awareness. Only he can keep up with Torres. Understand?"

"That's it, I understand."

After figuring out what Chen Ran was thinking, Guardiola immediately conveyed Chen Ran's order to the field.

Fortunately, Chen Ran's prestige in the Crystal Palace team was unmatched, so even though they didn't understand Chen Ran's decision, the players on the field still resolutely carried out Chen Ran's order.

Soon, Chen Ran's adjustments paid off.

When Torres got another chance to shoot, he was destroyed by Mascherano first.

After the same scene appeared several times, Guardiola, Southgate and Simeone were once again in admiration.

"How does the boss's brain grow? How dare he use Mascherano to play as a central defender, or to mark Torres, who is the most threatening opponent?"

"Yes. Mascherano is usually used as a substitute for the midfielder position. To send him to play an unfamiliar position in such an important game, the boss is really courageous."

"Sometimes the boss's decision on the spot makes people wonder, but afterwards it often proves that his decision is correct. Alas, this may be the difference between a famous coach and an ordinary coach."

"The boss is the boss, you can't accept it."

After Chen Ran's timely adjustments, Crystal Palace finally stabilized their position and did not collapse due to Thiago Silva's injury. However, Liverpool also took the opportunity to equalize the score.

After seeing that the defense had stabilized, Chen Ran turned his attention to the Crystal Palace's midfield.Now he has only the last substitution spot left, and good steel must be used wisely.

"Tony's traditional center-forward style of play is already very familiar to Liverpool's two central defenders, Hyypia and Carragher. They don't have much pressure on defense. It seems that they must be given something new to stimulate them."

Chen Ran muttered to himself, then turned around and called Guardiola to his side again.

"Josep, inform Messi to warm up and replace Toni with him later. Then let Ronaldo play the center forward, Ribery play the left wing, and Messi play the right wing. Tell them to break through more and shoot more."

"Okay, boss."

Soon, Benitez saw that Crystal Palace replaced Toni with Messi, and then Ronaldo appeared in the center forward again.

Crystal Palace is now like a lighthouse, in the focus of everyone's attention.As long as they have new changes, all coaches will study them carefully.

After the actual combat test in the previous games, everyone now knows that Ronaldo's center forward is the trump card that Chen Ranxin has figured out, and the effect is extremely good.

Therefore, after seeing the Crystal Palace put Ronaldo in the center position, Benitez's face, which was quite proud of the equalizer, immediately became serious.

(End of this chapter)