Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 322 New Trick

"While he is sick, kill him!"

Although Ancelotti didn't know this sentence, he still knew the similar reason.

The current defense line of Crystal Palace is a makeshift defense line, and its stability cannot be compared with before.

If you fail to grasp such a good opportunity, you will definitely be punished by God.

Under the constant urging of Ancelotti, Chelsea's offensive wave after wave.

Thiago Silva has always been known for his defensive awareness. If he only fights for his physical fitness, he is obviously not the opponent of black and tough Drogba.

When the ball was sent into the Crystal Palace penalty area again, Drogba beat Thiago Silva to grab the ball.

However, although Thiago Silva's height and strength are not as good as Drogba's, but with his skilled defensive skills, he also made Drogba very uncomfortable, and he couldn't directly head the ball.

In desperation, Drogba had to settle for the next best thing and chose to ferry the ball to Shevchenko on the other side.

At this time, the Ukrainian nuclear warhead, relying on its keen sense of smell in front of the goal, took the first step to block Mascherano behind him, jumping high and hitting the goal with a head shake.

Although Shevchenko is not very tall, only 183cm, but compared with Mascherano, who is only 174cm tall, he already has an absolute advantage in fighting for headers.

Moreover, Shevchenko's header was very good. The angle of the ball was very tricky, and it flew directly to the upper right corner of the Crystal Palace goal.

Cech flew up, tried his best but failed to prevent the ball from flying into the goal he was guarding.

With Shevchenko's goal, Chelsea once again equalized the score on the field.

In the end, due to Chiellini's accidental injury, Crystal Palace was tied 2:2 by Chelsea in the away game.

Although Ancelotti did not achieve the goal of winning the Crystal Palace, at least the Crystal Palace did not continue to expand its lead.

In the other matches of this round of the Premier League, Manchester United easily defeated Bolton 2-0 at Old Trafford.

In this way, as Chelsea dragged down the progress of Crystal Palace, Manchester United took advantage of it and took the opportunity to narrow the point gap between the two teams from four points to two points.

More importantly, three days later, on March 3, in the No. 15 round of the Premier League, the two championship rivals, Crystal Palace and Manchester United, will have a direct contest at Crystal Palace's home court.

If Manchester United can beat Crystal Palace in this game, then they can once again overtake their opponents to climb to the top of the Premier League standings.

Facing the most intense competition for the league championship in recent seasons, I have long been tired of the collective climax of the English media, which is dominated by the Crystal Palace.

"At the No.30 round of the Premier League, Manchester United once again ushered in the opportunity to overtake Crystal Palace."

"This time, Crystal Palace's main central defender Vidic, main left back Chiellini and backup center Jan Kohler are absent due to injury. It is an excellent opportunity for Manchester United to defeat their opponents."

"The four defenders are reduced by half at once, and Crystal Palace's defense is in jeopardy."

"Chelsea tried their best to hold down Crystal Palace, but in the end it cost Manchester United cheap. If Manchester United can really win the Premier League this season, then Sir Alex Ferguson should buy Mr. Ancelotti a good drink."

"I hope Sir Alex Ferguson can lead Manchester United to break Crystal Palace's monopoly on the Premier League. We have waited too long for this day."

Not only is the media in England generally looking down on Crystal Palace, but even thousands of miles away in China, many fans of Crystal Palace are also worried about this game.

"Good guy, Crystal Palace doesn't seem to be going well this season, either this injury or that injury."

"Yeah, especially now that Vidic and Chiellini are injured, Crystal Palace's defense line collapsed in half immediately, and the next game will be difficult to play."

"Damn it, Manchester United can take advantage of it now, and I don't know if Crystal Palace can survive this."

"In fact, we only need to prevent Manchester United from winning. After all, we are still two points ahead of Manchester United, and the initiative is still in our hands."

"What you said above makes sense. Don't think about winning in difficult times. It's more realistic to tie the fence first."

"Ahem, I said that all of you are worrying unfoundedly. That guy Chen Ran is such a thief, what are you afraid of? Maybe that guy is thinking about how to dig a hole for Ferguson."

"I'll go, those upstairs really have confidence in Ji Zeran."

"Nonsense, of course I have confidence. Chen Ran was able to bring the Crystal Palace from obscurity to where it is today. The current difficulty is nothing."

"That's right, I also believe that guy Chen Ran must have a way to pass."

"I hope so."

Manchester United Club, in Ferguson's office, CEO Ed Woodward sat down with Ferguson again.

"Sir Ferguson, it is rare for Crystal Palace to be troubled by injuries. Whether Manchester United can win the Premier League this season depends on the next game. I wish you to lead the team to victory over Crystal Palace in advance."

Ed Woodward raised the red wine glass in his hand, touched Ferguson, and drank it down.

Knowing that Ferguson likes red wine, Ed Woodward specially brought a bottle of good wine here today to celebrate Ferguson.

"This opportunity is indeed rare. The luck of Crystal Palace in the past few seasons was really good. Except for a few players, there were almost no major injuries. God is still fair. Now it is finally time for them to pay off their debts."

Ferguson gently shook the red wine glass in his hand, his face flushed.

The current situation, no matter how you look at it, is more beneficial to Manchester United, which also makes him full of confidence in the upcoming game.

In the previous fights with Chen Ran, whether it was on or off the court, he was at a disadvantage.

Ferguson had been waiting for a long time for the day when he would take revenge and vent his anger.

On the side of the Crystal Palace club, Chiellini's diagnosis report was placed in front of Chen Ran.

Chiellini has not only suffered from a sprained ankle, but also injured a ligament. The doctor concluded that it will take at least three months to recover.

Damn, the day lily has been cold for three months.

After Vidic, Chiellini also officially announced the end of all games of the season ahead of schedule.

Seeing this result, not only Guardiola, Southgate and Simeone, who were sitting opposite Chen Ran, frowned, but even Chen Ran himself had a bit of a headache.

This is no longer a game against Manchester United, which means that in the face of more difficult Champions League games, Crystal Palace can only rely on the current incomplete defense to deal with it.

If the response is not good, it will not only be a matter of losing the Premier League title, it is very likely that even the UEFA Champions League title will not be kept.

"Boss, otherwise, let's use defensive and counterattack tactics in all the next games."

Simeone frowned and thought for a long time, and finally felt that the defensive counterattack tactics he was good at was the best way to deal with it.

"Diego, now it's not just a question of what tactics to use. In the next so many games, we have no more central defenders to rotate."

"Basically, we can only rely on Thiago Silva and Pepe, and at most one guest, Javier Mascherano."

"With just these three people, can we stand up? What if we get injured again? You know, fighting fatigue can easily cause injuries."

Guardiola thought more and felt that the problem was more difficult.

What he said made Southgate and Simeone even more aware of the immediate crisis.

Then, the three of them focused their attention on Chen Ran in unison.

"Boss, you must have figured out a way, right?"

On March 3th, the No.15 round of the Premier League has attracted the attention of fans all over the world. A strong dialogue will be held at the home court of Crystal Palace;

On this day, Arsenal's new home stadium was full of people. Two hours before the start of the game, tens of thousands of fans from Crystal Palace and Manchester United gathered outside the stadium.

Knowing the importance of this game, the London police are also on the verge of a formidable enemy. In order to prevent accidents, they separated the fans from both sides early.

In order to prepare for this game, Ferguson carried out a substantial rotation in the last game against Bolton, allowing the main players to get a full rest.

Today, the rejuvenated Manchester United are ready to take down the Crystal Palace in one fell swoop and reach the top of the Premier League standings.

Forward Tevez, Forward Rooney
Left Midfielder Ryan Giggs, Central Midfielder Scholes, Central Midfielder Carrick, Right Midfielder Nani

Left back Heinze, centre-back Sylvester, centre-back Rio Ferdinand, right-back Gary Neville

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On the Crystal Palace side, just when everyone thought that Chen Ran would adopt a shrinking formation to defend and counterattack, he formed a weird formation.

Left midfielder Ronaldo, midfielder Kaka, right midfielder Ribery

Evra on the left wing, Patrick Vieira on the midfielder, Yaya Toure on the midfielder, Alves on the right wing
Left centre-back Pepe, centre-back Thiago Silva, right centre-back Mascherano
goalkeeper cech
This formation looks like 343 at first glance, but it is not 343 in fact.

Because there are no forwards in this formation at all, whether it is Ronaldo, Kaka or Ribery, they will not stay in the opponent's penalty area.

In fact, this is Chen Ran's tailor-made tactics for Crystal Palace with reference to Spalletti's frontless formation in Rome.

Without a forward, the distance between the three lines is shortened, making the Crystal Palace's formation more compact.

After the distance between the players is shortened, they can help defend and make up for the position faster and more timely.This greatly compressed the opponent's offensive space, made it more difficult for the opponent to penetrate the Crystal Palace's defense line, and relieved the defensive pressure for the defenders.

On the other hand, with Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and Ribery's ability to dribble and shoot, the threat posed by the offense is no worse than when there are forwards, and it is even more difficult to defend.

When the referee blew the whistle to start the game, Ferguson frowned immediately when he saw Chen Ran line up.

He can understand without Tony. After all, Chen Ran also used Ronaldo as a striker before, and the effect was very good.

So when he first saw the starting list of Crystal Palace, Ferguson thought that Chen Ran put Ronaldo on the forward line again this time.

But as soon as the game started, he immediately realized that something was wrong.

Ronaldo did not appear on the forward line, and still played his old position as a left midfielder.

Not only that, Kaka and Ribery did not play forwards either.

In other words, Crystal Palace has no forwards on the field now?
What kind of tricks is that Chinese man playing?
Ferguson frowned and glanced at the Crystal Palace bench not far away, always feeling a little uneasy.

Because he was tricked by Chen Ran not once or twice, and now he has caused a little psychological shadow.

Not only Ferguson was thinking about Chen Ran's intentions, but even the game commentators of the major TV stations were discussing Chen Ran's formation today.

"Crystal Palace's formation today is very strange. Coach Chen Ran doesn't seem to have a striker at all?"

"The Chinese man formed a strange formation without a striker today. Does he think he can beat Manchester United without a striker?"

"Crystal Palace's former opponent Roma in the Champions League is known for playing without a striker. Could it be that the Chinese also copied Roma's tactics to Crystal Palace today?"

"The Chinese man played a new trick that has never been used before today. I don't know how it will work out. Let us wait and see."

No front does not mean giving up offense.

On the contrary, since all offensives without fronts are initiated from the back, it is difficult to make targeted defenses in advance.

After Chen Ran played against Spalletti's Roma, he learned this trick in his hands.

However, he has never used it in the game, just waiting to catch his opponent by surprise at a critical moment.

Today, Ferguson just hit the muzzle.

When Cech held Tevez's shot in his arms, he immediately launched a fast break with a strong hand throw and threw the ball to Alves on the right.

Giggs, who was near Alves, rushed to grab the ball, but Alves pushed Giggs away with his butt sideways, and then began to run wildly with the ball.

Scholes in the middle of Manchester United immediately rushed up to intercept. Alves relied on his strong body and fast speed to resist Scholes a few times.

As a result, Scholes not only failed to stop the ball, but his center of gravity was knocked out by Alves, and he staggered and almost fell.

Seeing that Alves had even surpassed Giggs and Scholes, it immediately attracted the attention of other Manchester United players, and the entire defensive center of gravity began to tilt towards Alves.

Alves didn't care about this, and while the other Manchester United players were not in place, he dribbled the ball along the right side and ran all the way.

Manchester United's left-back Heinze found that the situation was not good, so he had to give up marking Ribery and took the initiative to meet him.

Finding that there was an open space in Ribery, Alves immediately passed the ball to Ribery who was unmarked, and then he bypassed Heinze and continued to sprint forward.

At this time, Carrick also rushed over from the right side of the center.

Without any hesitation, it was a flying shovel aimed at Ribery.

(End of this chapter)