Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 366 The Best Time

"Okay, I get it now!"

Hearing Chen Ran's urging again, Messi quickly put aside those messy thoughts and ran back to join the crowd.

"What is the boss going to do? Aren't you going to fight back?"

Seeing Chen Ran's inexplicable behavior, Southgate turned to look at Simeone beside him in a daze.

"Well, maybe the boss thinks this free kick is dangerous, so he wants to increase the number of human walls?"

Simeone didn't understand Chen Ran's intentions, but he just instinctively defended Chen Ran.

"But the position of this free kick is almost at the bottom line, almost at a zero-degree angle, which idiot will hit the goal directly. Even if someone does hit the goal directly, with Petr Cech, what kind of threat is there? Is the boss thinking too much? gone?"

"At most, it's just a loss of a chance to counterattack. Anyway, we are already leading the score. The boss must be more thoughtful about things than us, so you just watch it honestly."

Although Simeone also felt that Chen Ran was making a fuss out of a molehill, Chen Ran's continuous successful performance made him choose to continue to trust Chen Ran.

Generally, for this kind of free kick close to the bottom line, the human wall is just a symbolic arrangement for two players to make fun of it.

The main energy of the defensive side is put on the offensive players in the penalty area who are ready to grab points.

Berbatov was also slightly taken aback when he saw a small player running from the midfield to join the wall from Crystal Palace.

However, when he saw Messi's height of less than 1.7 meters, he didn't take it to heart, it was nothing more than a bigger arc.

Sure enough, as Chen Ran expected, Berbatov, who was standing next to the ball, just took a step back, and then used his right foot to throw a curved ball. He really wanted to hit the goal directly.

The ball flew towards the back post of the Crystal Palace goal with a strong spin.

However, because of the addition of Messi to the wall on the Crystal Palace side, Berbatov made some adjustments when he stepped out in order to bypass the wall.

"when!"

Although the ball managed to escape Petr Cech's hand, it slammed heavily at the junction of the back post and the crossbar of the Crystal Palace goal.

"call!"

There was a sound of regret in the entire Old Trafford stadium.

On the sidelines, seeing the goal pass by again, Sir Alex Ferguson also held his head in his hands and exhaled fragrantly.

However, seeing that Berbatov has repeatedly threatened the goal of Crystal Palace, Ferguson never mentioned the matter of replacing Berbatov.

Not only that, he also decided to continue to use Berbatov to make a fuss.

Soon, taking advantage of the dead ball, Ferguson called Berbatov to the sidelines.

"Di Mita, the Crystal Palace defender Pepe who is marking you is a hotheaded guy. He already has a yellow card on him now, you should strengthen your breakthrough with the ball and try to get that guy sent off as soon as possible. Understand?"

"Understood, boss."

On the Crystal Palace bench, Southgate and Simeone couldn't help but feel a little scared at this time.Berbatov almost scored a free kick just now, too close.

At the same time, the two remembered Chen Ran's inexplicable behavior before, and after looking at each other, Southgate muttered something in a low voice.

"The boss has even considered this, isn't it too scary?"

"Ahem, Gareth, pay attention to your choice of words. The more powerful the boss, the better our Crystal Palace can keep winning, right?"

".you're right"

Chen Ran, who was standing on the sidelines, couldn't help but feel a little proud when he saw that a conceded goal was avoided because of his arrangement.

However, he immediately remembered the yellow card on Pepe.

If it were someone else, the problem of a yellow card would not be a big deal.

But on Pepe, who is prone to hot-headedness, that is a huge hidden danger.

If that old fox in Ferguson deliberately arranged for Berbatov to provoke Pepe, Chen Ran couldn't guarantee what would happen.

Especially after seeing Ferguson calling Berbatov to the sidelines, Chen Ran felt even more ominous.

Originally, he also considered whether to wait until the intermission to make substitutions and adjustments. Now it seems that things are already developing in the worst direction, and Pepe must be replaced before Berbatov succeeds.

"Gareth!"

"Oh, here we come, boss."

Southgate, who was quietly discussing Chen Ran with Simeone, was taken aback. He thought that Chen Ran had heard what he said, so he hurried to Chen Ran's side.

"You warm up Kompany right away and then immediately replace Pepe with him."

"Boss, change the central defender before the first half of the game is over? Wouldn't it be more appropriate to wait until the intermission?"

Southgate was so busy talking to Simeone just now that he didn't notice Ferguson calling Berbatov to the sidelines.

"Pepe is now carrying a yellow card. If Manchester United takes action against this, with Pepe's impulsive character, what do you think will happen?"

This Southgate really can't compare with Guardiola.

After sighing secretly in his heart, Chen Ran explained patiently.

"Oh I see."

Southgate reacted at this moment, he didn't dare to delay any longer, and immediately turned around to carry out Chen Ran's order.

On the Manchester United bench, Ferguson, who was always paying attention to Crystal Palace's every move, immediately saw Kompany's warm-up action.

The response of this Chinese man is so fast!
Although he repeatedly raised his evaluation of Chen Ran, Ferguson was still taken aback.

Soon, the Crystal Palace replaced Pepe with Kompany.

Seeing this substitution, Berbatov immediately glanced at Ferguson on the sidelines.

As a result, Ferguson ignored him at all, turned around and walked back to the bench.

Because Chen Ran blocked the loopholes in the Crystal Palace field, Manchester United was unable to break through the Crystal Palace's defense for a while.

So until the end of the first half, Crystal Palace still led Manchester United 1-0.

During the intermission, because Crystal Palace had been forced to use up two substitutions in the first half, Chen Ran did not make any substitution adjustments other than giving the players blood as usual.

On the Manchester United side, Sir Alex Ferguson did not turn on the hair dryer this time.

He was quite satisfied with Manchester United's performance of threatening the Crystal Palace goal several times in the first half of the game, so he did not rush to make substitutions and adjustments, but planned to observe for a while.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, the situation where Manchester United took the initiative to attack and Crystal Palace defended and counterattacked was maintained.

But even though Manchester United played very lively, it did not rain without thunder.

When the game progressed to 10 minutes, Manchester United still failed to equalize the score, and Ferguson couldn't sit still.

"Carlos, let Giggs and Nani warm up. They will replace Berbatov and Hargreaves later, and then change the formation from 433 to 442."

"Okay, Alex."

Soon, Chen Ran also saw Manchester United's substitutions.

Ferguson is going to change back to the 442 two-wing tactics that Manchester United is better at.

However, Berbatov's fate made Chen Ran secretly heave a sigh of relief.

Compared with regular strong strikers like Tevez and Rooney, Berbatov's unique style made Chen Ran even more afraid.

Now that Ferguson has replaced Berbatov, there is no need for Crystal Palace to shrink their formation and fight back.

After making up his mind, Chen Ran called Southgate to his side again.

"Gareth, inform the players on the field to change tactics from now on and focus on attacking across the board."

"Okay, boss."

Southgate learned his lesson this time, without any hesitation, he immediately rushed to the sidelines and shouted for the Crystal Palace players to start pressing forward.

Southgate's yelling immediately attracted Ferguson's attention.

Seeing the positions of the Crystal Palace players on the field, the corner of Ferguson's mouth could not help but twitch.

The Chinese man from Temiao is confronting him.

I just changed people and adjusted the formation on my side, and the Crystal Palace immediately began to press across the board.

What's the meaning?Does that Chinese man think that his new formation no longer poses a threat to Crystal Palace?
Ferguson's face turned red with anger, but the truth quickly poured him a bucket of cold water.

After the Crystal Palace pressed the offense, Manchester United's offensive was immediately weakened.

Not only that, even the formation was slowly pushed back into its own half by the Crystal Palace.

Seeing that the situation on the Manchester United field was once again at a disadvantage, Ferguson hurriedly replaced Scholes, who was physically weak, with Park Ji-sung, who was known for his inability to run to death.

Although Park Ji-sung's playing has increased the defensive strength of Manchester United's midfield, he has no way to provide more help in terms of offense.

The two teams fought until the end of the game.

In the end, with Ribery's penalty kick, Crystal Palace beat Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford.

After scoring the crucial three-pointer, Chen Ran also got a "Level [-] Recovery Card" from the system.

In other Premier League games, Chelsea beat Sunderland 5-0 at Stamford Bridge, but Liverpool lost 1-2 away to Tottenham Hotspur.

Arsenal also lost to Stoke City 1:2 in the away game, while Manchester City lost another game, losing 0:2 to Bolton in the away game.

With Liverpool losing this round, Crystal Palace have now finally extended their lead a bit.Liverpool are four points behind in second, while Chelsea are still six points behind in third.

Although he defeated Chelsea and Manchester United consecutively, Chen Ran didn't feel excited at all.

After the game, he rushed to the hospital where Ronaldo was located.

Fortunately, the result is not bad, at least C Ronaldo did not have a broken toe like Vidic.But in the next month, Ronaldo will have no way to play.

After a night's rest in Manchester, Chen Ran flew directly from Manchester to Lyon, France with the entire Crystal Palace team early the next morning.

Two days later, they will play the fourth game of the Champions League group stage there.

During the recovery training before the start of the game, Chen Ran couldn't help frowning as he looked at the players who couldn't raise their spirits.

"Boss, the players are really tired. I'm afraid we won't be able to play this game."

This time, even Simeone, who has never talked much, took the initiative to come to Chen Ran and expressed his worries in a worried manner.

"I know. The starting lineup for this game against Lyon is based on the physical examination reports of the players. Anyone who is too tired should not be sent to the field."

"Diego, you will be in charge of this game. Just use defensive and counterattack tactics. It's fine if you can win a draw."

"Huh? Boss, this is the UEFA Champions League. I don't have experience in directing such an important game."

Hearing Chen Ran's arrangement, Simeone's eyes widened immediately, with some anticipation in surprise.

"It doesn't matter, there is a first time for everything. We have already scored nine points in the UEFA Champions League. It will definitely be no problem to qualify for the group stage. Just let it go."

"Thank you boss, I will definitely not let you down."

At this moment, Simeone, who has always been a tough guy, couldn't help being a little excited.

Southgate, who was standing next to him, also patted Simeone on the shoulder sourly at this time.

"Diego, work hard, you are the best at defending and counterattacking."

"Gareth, don't worry, you will have a chance too."

Chen Ran, the guy who is the best at buying people's hearts, naturally saw Southgate's expression, and handed over a sweet date.

"Really? Thank you boss!"

Chen Ran did what he said. In Crystal Palace's away game against Lyon, he sat on the bench and remained motionless throughout the game, handing over the command of the game to Simeone.

Since most of the Crystal Palace players are on the bench, despite Simeone's best efforts, Crystal Palace only drew 0:0 with Lyon.

The match between Crystal Palace and Lyon is on November 11, and on November 6, Crystal Palace will play the No.11 round of the Premier League and face Bolton at the Emirates Stadium.

So, after playing the UEFA Champions League with Lyon, Chen Ran flew back to London overnight with the entire Crystal Palace team.

Fortunately, Chen Ran voluntarily gave up the UEFA Champions League with Lyon before, which gave the main players of Crystal Palace a little time to rest.

Therefore, in the game against Bolton, Chen Ran was able to re-dispatch the main lineup of Crystal Palace.

After seeing the starting list of Crystal Palace, Bolton's coach Megson almost cursed with anger.

For Crystal Palace, the defending champion of the Premier League, he naturally pays close attention to it all the time.

Especially when Bolton is about to play against Crystal Palace, Megson knows the recent schedule of Crystal Palace very well.

When he found out that Bolton was the last opponent of Crystal Palace's devil's schedule at this stage, it was after Crystal Palace had just played against Chelsea, Manchester United and Lyon.

Megson was secretly delighted. He felt that the Crystal Palace must be exhausted at this time, and their fighting power was at its lowest point.

This is the best time for their Bolton upset!
(End of this chapter)