Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 327 A True Warrior
In order to prepare for this Champions League game, Mourinho watched all the videos of Crystal Palace's recent games.

Therefore, when Mourinho saw that there were no forward names such as Toni, Dzeko, and Cavani in the starting list of Crystal Palace, he knew that Chen Ran was going to use a new trick of no striker to deal with him.

After watching the game video, Mourinho also studied Chen Ran's new trick.

But soon he discovered that this frontless formation was really difficult to deal with.

Because all the offenses of this tactic are initiated from the back, there is no way to prepare in advance.

Moreover, whether it is Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka or Messi on the Crystal Palace side, they are all players with strong personal dribbling ability.

Once they are allowed to rush up, it is difficult to prevent them from breaking through with the ball except for fouls.

It can be said that the technical characteristics of these three players complement each other without a striker, and they are simply a perfect match.

Mourinho, who racked his brains and failed to come up with a good solution, had no choice but to order the midfielders Sneijder, Baptista and Diarra to focus on defense. Set up another line of defense in front of the line of defense.

So, when the referee blew the whistle to start the first half, everyone soon discovered that Real Madrid's formation was seriously out of line.

The defense and the midfield are very close together, but the three people on the front line are left alone in front.

All attacks were basically launched by Sneijder and others using long passes from the midfield, simple and rude.

"What is this Mourinho doing? How can there be such a formation? How can the level drop so much after less than one season of coaching in La Liga?"

Seeing the positioning of Real Madrid players on the pitch, Southgate felt incredible.Although Mourinho used to be the rival of Crystal Palace, his strong coaching ability is still recognized by everyone.

"Ahem, I guess this guy Mourinho was scared by the boss's new trick recently."

"New tricks?"

Southgate glanced at Guardiola who was speaking in surprise, and then reacted, "You mean no front?"

"That's right. We don't think so, but as the head coaches of Crystal Palace's opponents, they must have carefully studied the boss's new tactic. At least so far, they don't seem to have found any good way to deal with it."

"It should be like this. Therefore, the position of Real Madrid's players is probably Mourinho's helpless move. In order to defend our back and attack, we have to add another line of defense in front of the back line."

Simeone took up the conversation at this time.

He also once imagined that he was the head coach of Crystal Palace's opponents, but he racked his brains and failed to come up with any good way to deal with the no-front formation.

At that moment, he was extremely thankful that he and his boss were on the side.

Being the opponent of the boss is really too painful.

Mourinho's coping strategy, although a bit clumsy, also weakened Real Madrid's offensive threat.But I have to say that by increasing the number of defenders and compressing the space, it has indeed achieved good results.

At least from the start of the game, as long as Ronaldo, Kaka and Messi launch an offensive, they will immediately fall into the double-team of Real Madrid players, and it is difficult to create threatening shooting opportunities.

Naturally, Chen Ran was aware of the game situation on the field.

However, he was not in a hurry.

This game was played at Real Madrid's home stadium, the Bernabéu Stadium. How could Real Madrid fans, who are known for being picky, allow the team to play such an ugly game?
At that time, there is no need for Chen Ran to make a move, and the boos of more than 8 fans in the audience will force Mourinho to change his tactics.

Of course, with Mourinho's stubborn and aloof character, it is also possible to continue to stick to his tactical play despite the pressure.

For this possibility, Chen Ran is not unprepared.It is his forte to strike late, and there will be time to change players and change formations at that time.

As a result, more than 8 fans at the Bernabéu Stadium saw an extremely ugly game.

Most of Real Madrid's players huddled in their own half to defend. After finally getting the ball, they also went directly to Van Nistelrooy in front with a big foot.

And Pepe, who was suspended in the Premier League, recharged his energy and recharged his batteries. Today, Chen Ran sent him to be in charge of guarding against Nistelrooy.

The two are of the same height, one is 187CM and the other is 188CM, and Pepe's physical strength is not inferior to Van Nistelrooy at all.

Under his interference, Van Nistelrooy had very few chances to receive the ball smoothly, let alone give the ball to Robben and Raul on the two wings.

Gradually, Real Madrid fell into an endless loop on the field.

First defend desperately, after getting the ball, make a long pass to attack, and then continue to defend after the ball is broken
Such a passive and ugly game scene immediately angered more than 8 Real Madrid fans in the entire Bernabéu stadium.

The boos quickly spread from scattered individual fans to all the Bernabéu stands until they resounded through the sky.

"These Real Madrid fans are really impatient."

When has Southgate, an English bumpkin, seen such a scene?Faced with overwhelming boos, he couldn't help feeling a little sympathetic to Mourinho.

As for Guardiola and Simeone, one is originally a Spaniard, and the other has also played in Spain, so there is no fuss about this situation.

"Hehe, these Real Madrid fans have always been like this. Not only do they want to win, but they also want to win beautifully. Like Fabio Capello who helped Real Madrid win the La Liga championship last year, he was also kicked out because of his emphasis on defense."

When it comes to rivals Real Madrid, Guardiola, a young Barcelona native, certainly won't have anything good to say.

On the sidelines, listening to the loud boos, Chen Ran glanced at the Real Madrid bench not far away, feeling a little gloating in his heart.

These Real Madrid fans are really awesome. I didn't expect them to burst out before the end of the first half.Now, it depends on whether Mourinho can withstand the pressure.

On the other side, Mourinho stood alone on the sidelines, his face livid.

This is not the first time he has experienced this kind of scene since he coached Real Madrid.

The last time was when facing rival Barcelona, ​​because Barcelona's offensive power was too strong, so Mourinho developed a defensive counterattack tactic for Real Madrid.

The passive defense of the audience also caused overwhelming boos from more than 8 Bernabéu fans.

After the game, although Real Madrid drew with Barcelona in that game, the Madrid media still criticized him.

Even the club chairman Calderon talked to him personally, reminding him not to repeat the mistakes of Capello.

Now, similar scenes brought back bad memories of Mourinho.

After snorting coldly, he simply returned to the bench and sat down, as if the boos that filled the entire stadium did not exist.

Mourinho's reaction was like adding fuel to the fire, further angering more than 8 Real Madrid fans throughout the Bernabeu Stadium.

The boos lingering in the stadium also escalated from deafening to resounding through the sky.

It wasn't until the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half and Mourinho walked into the player tunnel that the boos finally stopped.

During the intermission, although Crystal Palace did not score in the first half, the score was still 0:0, but Chen Ran was not in a hurry.

He just gave the players some chicken blood as usual, and did not make any personnel adjustments.

And in the Real Madrid dressing room, the air pressure was frighteningly low.The players lowered their heads one by one to do their own thing, and there was no other sound except for slight breathing.

Mourinho sat quietly in his seat alone, without saying anything with a gloomy face.Within three meters around, no one dared to approach.

At this time, Raul, the captain of Real Madrid, hesitated for a while, and finally walked over to Mourinho's position.

"Boss, are you alright?"

As a player who has played for Real Madrid for many years, Raul knows how high the demands of Real Madrid fans are.

For Mourinho's current situation, Raul is also very sympathetic.

He knew it was the right decision to step up defense against a strong team.

But at Real Madrid, fighting against the fans usually doesn't end well.

The most typical example is Capello last season. Under his leadership, Real Madrid won the long-lost La Liga championship.As a result, he was driven away by the club because he blindly emphasized defense and failed to meet the requirements of the fans.

Judging from the contact during the past half of the season, Raul believes that Mourinho is also a head coach who can bring Real Madrid a championship.

Therefore, he does not want Mourinho to be swept out for confronting the fans like Capello.

"Oh, I'm fine. What's the matter with you, Raul? Sit down and talk."

Seeing that it was Raul coming, Mourinho patted the seat beside him and said in a pleasant manner.

Mourinho is still very satisfied with his captain.

He is senior, capable, diligent, and can earnestly execute his orders. He is his right-hand man in managing the locker room.

"Boss, the reaction of the fans is a bit big now, do you think you can satisfy their request?"

After hesitating again, Raul finally said what he wanted to say.

"Hehe, what do those fans know about football? Mr. Capello ran counter to their demands, and finally won the La Liga title for Real Madrid again after a four-year absence. I think he is a role model for me to learn from."

Mourinho sneered and curled his lips in disdain.

Seeing the players in the locker room with their heads retracted but their ears sticking out, Mourinho simply stood up and walked to the center of the locker room.

"Okay, everyone raised their heads, and you all heard what I said. In the second half of the game, the tactics of the first half will continue to be implemented. Anyone who has a different opinion can raise it now."

After all, Mourinho looked around.

Although the Real Madrid players all raised their heads, none of them dared to look at him.

Therefore, since neither Chen Ran nor Mourinho adjusted their team's tactics, the fans saw the same game scene as the first half as soon as the second half started.

Soon, the Real Madrid fans who found Mourinho's obsession broke out again. After a 15-minute intermission, the Bernabéu stadium sounded more violent boos.

"Good guy, this guy Mourinho is really a warrior."

Seeing Mourinho standing alone on the sidelines facing more than 8 boos, Chen Ran secretly gave him a thumbs up.

Since Mourinho intends to take it hard, I will add another straw to him in a while to see if he can still hold on.

After waiting for another 10 minutes, when the game went on for 10 minutes, seeing that Mourinho still did not make any moves, Chen Ran decided to make a move.

Taking advantage of the dead ball, Chen Ran called Ronaldo to the sidelines.

"Chris, the team's formation will change to 4312. You and Messi will play double strikers, and Kaka will serve as the attacking midfielder."

"Your task is to stare at Cannavaro's repeated attacks, while Messi's breakthrough is aimed at Metzelder, understand?"

"Boss, you are too bad, aren't you?"

Hearing Chen Ran's order, Ronaldo's eyes lit up.

Whether in terms of speed, technique or height, he has completely crushed Cannavaro.

Messi, who is only 170cm tall, has good skills, fast speed, and extreme flexibility, and Metzelder, who is 193cm tall, is a standard German central defender. It is a disaster for Metzelder to defend Messi.

Thinking of this, Ronaldo immediately simulated the scene of Metzelder being knocked to the ground by Messi.

"Stop talking nonsense, follow my orders, you know?"

"understand!"

Soon, Mourinho discovered Crystal Palace's tactical changes.

"It seems that Chen Ran has made a move."

Turning his head and glanced at the Crystal Palace bench not far away, Mourinho frowned.

He also discovered Chen Ran's intention and used Ronaldo and Messi to attack his two central defenders.

Cannavaro's side is better, with the right back Ramos adducting to help defend, Ronaldo will not be able to take advantage of it for a while.

But Metzelder is very troublesome. This guy and Messi are not at the same level in terms of speed or flexibility.

Even with left-back Marcelo recovering the defense in time, he was almost rushed in by Messi several times.

Seeing Ronaldo and Messi's sudden effect is very good, completely restraining the four defenders of Real Madrid.Chen Ran nodded in satisfaction, it seems that the second step can be carried out.

Taking advantage of the dead ball, Chen Ran called Evra to the sidelines again.

"Patrice, next you and Maicon will strengthen the side assists. Now that Ronaldo and Messi have completely contained the four defenders of Real Madrid, this is a good opportunity for the two of you to perform, understand? "

"understand!"

(End of this chapter)