Chapter 361
"I'm afraid not."

After a moment of hesitation, Dexter finally decides to speak out.

"Kevin, everyone knows that Crystal Palace is the strongest team in the Premier League. As a competitor, Manchester City will definitely not be willing to sell you to Crystal Palace."

"Oh, I see."

Hearing this answer, De Bruyne nodded a little frustrated.He also knew that Dexter was right, so he immediately dismissed the idea.

"However, although there is no way for you to transfer directly to Crystal Palace now, we can still take a roundabout way to leave a feasible opportunity for you to join Crystal Palace in the future."

Dexter is firmly in control of the rhythm of the conversation, playing a game of eloquence before repression.

"Really? Mr. Dexter, tell me exactly what to do."

Sure enough, De Bruyne, who had rekindled his hopes, seemed to be shining brightly, and he couldn't wait to ask.

"I will meet with Mark Hughes later and have a showdown with him. If he is unwilling to use you, he will let you transfer or loan to another club."

"According to my estimation, it is unlikely that Mark Hughes will let you transfer. After all, he spent 4000 million euros to buy you. If the sale price is too low, he will not be able to explain to the boss."

"So, he should choose to loan you out. In this way, if you perform well in other teams, then whether he recalls you or sells you for cash, it can be regarded as a reasonable result."

Dexter talked eloquently, and analyzed the actions that Mark Hughes might take, which stunned De Bruyne and his father.

"On loan? Mr. Dexter, which team do you want me to loan to?"

"It is initially expected to be a team in the Bundesliga. The competition there is not as fierce as the Premier League, so it will be easier for you to adapt."

"Mr. Dexter, when can I join Crystal Palace?"

It has to be said that the Crystal Palace Club, which is now in full swing, is full of great attraction for the 17-year-old De Bruyne, and he will never forget it.

"Kevin, there is one thing I have to remind you. Although Crystal Palace is indeed the first team that wants to introduce you, if you can't show enough strength, will they still want you?"

Seeing De Bruyne lower his head by what he said, Dexter decided to strike while the iron was hot.

"So, you should forget about Crystal Palace now, train hard, and work hard to improve your abilities. No matter which team you are loaned to, first establish a firm foothold, and then fully demonstrate your strength, so that I can help you Get in touch with Crystal Palace. Understand?"

"I see, Mr. Dexter."

Although Crystal Palace has encountered serious injury problems, the game will not be suspended.

Just after the end of the national team match day, Crystal Palace immediately ushered in a new round of devil's schedule.

On October 10, in the eighth round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace will face West Ham United at the Emirates Stadium;

On October 10, in the third game of the UEFA Champions League group stage, Crystal Palace will face Lyon, who has achieved seven consecutive Ligue 22 titles, at home;
On October 10th, in the ninth round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace will go away to challenge West Bromwich Albion;
On October 10th, in the tenth round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace will face Chelsea, the direct competitor of the league title, at the Emirates Stadium this time;
On November 11, in the No.2 round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace will go to Old Trafford to challenge another league title rival Manchester United;

On November 11th, the fourth game of the UEFA Champions League group stage, Crystal Palace will fly away to challenge the Ligue 6 overlord Lyon;

On November 11, in the No.8 round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace faced Bolton at the Emirates Stadium.

Seven games in 20 days, an average of less than three days.

Among them are strong dialogues against Chelsea, Manchester United and Lyon. For Crystal Palace, which has lost three main players, it is another severe test.

And compared with the last devil's schedule, this time it's all Premier League and Champions League games.

For Crystal Palace, who have already lost the lead, there is no game to give up, which also means that they have no chance to catch their breath.

Chen Ran's scalp tingled as he looked at the full schedule of games one after another.

"Let's talk about it, how should we deal with the next part of the schedule?"

According to the old rules, Chen Ran threw the question to his two assistants, Southgate and Simeone.

"Boss, there is really nothing to say. You can't give up in any game, so you have to work hard."

Southgate got a headache from reading the schedule, so he simply put it aside, assuming a posture of not accepting it.

Compared with Southgate, Simeone is still calm.

"Boss, Gareth is right, we're going to win these games. But against teams like West Ham, West Bromwich Albion and Bolton, we can use the substitutes."

"Then allow the main players to concentrate their physical energy to deal with strong teams such as Chelsea, Manchester United and Lyon."

Chen Ran and Simeone have similar views, but the three games of Chelsea, Manchester United and Lyon are close together, and it is impossible for Crystal Palace to maintain the best state in these three games at the same time.

As for the thorny question of how to choose, Chen Ran could only play by ear.

On October 10, Crystal Palace ushered in the eighth round of the Premier League against West Ham United at the Emirates Stadium.

The players who have just returned from the national team to report to Crystal Palace are in worse physical condition than when they left.

In desperation, Chen Ran could only arrange the starting lineup based on the results of the physical examination again.

Fortunately, the hard power of Crystal Palace is far above West Ham United. In the end, with the goals of Cavani and Cesc Fabregas, Crystal Palace beat West Ham United 2:1 at home.

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

Chen Ran only had two "Level [-] Recovery Cards" left in his hand before, and he used them on Kaka and Nemanja Vidic, who were out for a shorter time.Now that the new card is in hand, Vieira's recovery time can finally be shortened a bit.

In other games of this round of the Premier League, Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 5-0 away, and Manchester United also beat West Bromwich Albion 4-0 at Old Trafford.

利物浦在安菲尔德3:2力克维冈竞技,阿森纳在海布里3:1轻取埃弗顿,而曼城则在客场2:2和纽卡斯尔联队战成平手。

Since several strong teams all won this round of the game, the points gap between them has not changed. Crystal Palace still relies on the advantage of goal difference to beat Chelsea to the top of the Premier League.

However, due to Chelsea's crazy pursuit, Crystal Palace's current goal difference advantage has also been reduced to two goals, and there is a possibility of being overtaken by the opponent at any time.

However, Chen Ran is not in the mood to care about these now.

Because only two days later, on October 10, the third match of the UEFA Champions League group stage will begin.

This time, Crystal Palace will face Lyon, the seven consecutive Ligue [-] champions.

Although some of the main players were sold, Lyon also spent 750 million euros to introduce the Bosnian midfielder Pjanic, and the strength of the team's main lineup is still very strong.

Head coach Palin is well aware that the strength of Crystal Palace is higher than that of Lyon. This time he was a guest at the Emirates Stadium, and he adopted a defensive and counterattack 451 formation very pragmatically.

center Benzema

Left midfielder Govou, midfielder Pjanic, right midfielder Karlstrom
The midfielder Tulalang, the midfielder Juninho

Left-back Grosso, Center-back Chris, Center-back Squillage, Right-back Reveille

goalkeeper lloris

On the Crystal Palace side, due to the absence of three generals due to injuries, Chen Ran also had to make some adjustments to the main lineup.

center tony
Left midfielder Ronaldo, midfielder Modric, right midfielder Messi
DM Yaya Toure, DM Fabregas
Left back Chiellini, center back Thiago Silva, center back Pepe, right back Maicon

goalkeeper cech
As soon as the referee blew the whistle to start the game, the players of the Lyon team immediately shrank their formation according to the plan formulated by the head coach Palin.

Except for left center Benzema cruising around the center line alone, the other Lyon players all retreated to their own 30-meter area to stand ready.

"Fxxxk! This game doesn't look good."

Southgate, who was on the bench, complained to Simeone who was sitting next to him. Although Simeone didn't speak, he couldn't help but nodded slightly.

This guy didn't deliberately lower his voice, so Chen Ran could hear him clearly.

For Chen Ran, what he hopes most now is to see the other party fight against Crystal Palace.

With the strong offensive ability of Crystal Palace, no team is the opponent of Crystal Palace.

In this way, the victory of the game can be established as early as possible, and the physical energy of the players can be better saved.

Correspondingly, he is also most afraid of opponents setting the bus.

It's not that Crystal Palace can't break through the opponent's defense, but that it requires more physical strength and energy from the players.

Among the opponents that Crystal Palace encountered before, most of the opponents who used the bus tactics were weak teams.Strong teams generally need to save face, so as not to show weakness as soon as they come up.

But today Lyon's coach Palin is different. The majestic overlord of the Ligue 1 for seven consecutive championships, even started to set the bus from the first minute when facing Crystal Palace.

There is no way, the Crystal Palace can only be patient and slowly look for loopholes in Lyon's defense.

Since Lyon's formation is very tight and the distance between the players is very close, it is very convenient and timely to assist in the defense.

So even though Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi's personal breakthrough ability is extremely strong, there are Lyon players everywhere around them. After one, there are two or three. In the end, they either lose the ball or are forced to pass back.

Although Crystal Palace took the absolute initiative in the game, they were unable to break through the defense line built by Lyon.

Seeing this situation, Chen Ran was not in a hurry.

He already has a lot of experience in this kind of team with a bus.

As long as the physical fitness of Lyon players declines, their defense will no longer be able to switch defenses in a timely and accurate manner.

At that time, it is the best time for Crystal Palace to win the opponent.

Chen Ran sat firmly on the bench, he was not in a hurry, but Southgate next to him couldn't sit still.

"Boss, Lyon's players are all shrinking back now, and there is no threat to our defense. How about we replace the defender with a forward and continue to strengthen the offense?"

"Calm down. The Lyon players are still very physically fit. It's not a good opportunity to make a shot. We'll talk about it in the second half of the game."

Patting Southgate on the shoulder, Chen Ran stayed put until the end of the first half.

During the halftime break, Chen Ran did not make any personnel adjustments other than giving the players blood as usual.

As for Lyon, head coach Palin is very satisfied with the current score of 0:0 on the field, which further strengthens his confidence in continuing to stick to the bus tactics.

After the start of the second half, the two teams continued the half-time offensive and defensive battle of the first half.

Time ticks by, 50 minutes, 55 minutes, 60 minutes
Seeing that the time was almost up, Chen Ran immediately turned around and called Southgate over.

"Gareth, go tell Dzeko to warm up and replace Maicon with him later. Make Tony and Dzeko a double striker, and then change the team's formation from 4231 to 352."

"Okay, boss."

Soon, Palin saw the substitutions and adjustments on the Crystal Palace side.

Seeing Tony and Dzeko, two iron towers with a height of 193 cm, appear in his penalty area, Palin frowned involuntarily.

Lyon's two central defenders are Chris, who is 183cm tall, and Squillage, who is 185cm tall. It was quite easy to use them to pinch a Tony before.

But now Crystal Palace has added Dzeko with a height of 193cm. The two central defenders on their side who are at a disadvantage in height will inevitably have loopholes if they defend one-on-one.

Could it be that the Chinese man saw that he could not break through his defense line, and wanted to use simple and crude high-altitude bombing tactics?

Thinking of this, Palin couldn't help but look back at Lyon's bench.

"Bumsong, Ma Kong, you two go warm up now!"

After a simple warm-up, Palin very decisively replaced the 190cm tall French central defender Boumsson with the Cameroonian midfielder Ma Kong who is known for his strong defense. The replacement was Govou, who played as a left and right midfielder before. and Karlstrom.

In this way, Lyon's formation changed from 451 to 541.

On the back line, in addition to Chris and Squillage, a tall central defender like Boumsong has been added.

In the midfield, in addition to the two defensive midfielders of Juninho Jr. and Tulalang, a beast waist Ma Kong was also added.

It can be said that Lyon is no longer a bus, but a double-decker bus.

After completing the substitution adjustment, Palin also took a proud look at the Crystal Palace bench not far away.

That meaning seems to say, now it depends on whether your Crystal Palace has the ability to break through the iron wall of Lyon.

(End of this chapter)

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