Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 367

However, what happened next gave Megson the feeling of being a dog.

Temiao's Crystal Palace sent a substitute lineup against Lyon in the Champions League, but sent all the main players when facing Bolton.

What does it mean?
Is Bolton so important?
Megson even suspected that there was a problem with her cognition of the world.

Naturally, there is no suspense about the result of the game. Where is Bolton's opponent against Crystal Palace, who is playing with the full main lineup?

With goals from Messi, Tony and Thiago Silva, Crystal Palace beat Bolton 3-0 at home.

While winning the game, Chen Ran also got a "Level [-] Recovery Card" from the system.

In the other games of this round of the Premier League, there was another strong dialogue. Arsenal defeated their old rivals Manchester United 2:1 at Highbury Stadium.

Liverpool, who performed exceptionally well this season, beat West Bromwich Albion 3-0 at Anfield, and Chelsea also beat Blackburn 2-0 away.

The Manchester City with the golden thighs lost again.They lost 1:2 at home to Tottenham Hotspur, and Mark Hughes' position was in jeopardy.

After all 12 rounds of the Premier League, Crystal Palace still leads the standings, while Liverpool and Chelsea are four points behind and six points behind.

Three days after the game against Bolton, Crystal Palace ushered in the fourth round of the English League Cup. They will face Watford at the Emirates Stadium.

Considering the physical fatigue of the Crystal Palace players, Chen Ran directly decided to give up the game.

However, because the game is played at the home court of Crystal Palace, Chen Ran must also take into account the feelings of the fans.

He had to cancel all plans to send young players to play, and instead formed a lineup with substitute players and some young players, with Southgate commanding the game.

The result is similar to the previous situation.

Seeing that their opponent was Crystal Palace, Watford simply sent a group of young children to participate in the game.

In this way, with Dzeko and Cavani's two goals, Crystal Palace eliminated Watford 4:1 at home, and once again reluctantly advanced to the quarterfinals of the English League Cup.

It is also three days apart, and the No.13 round of the Premier League is about to start again.

This time, Crystal Palace will face Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium, a completely different opponent from the past.

Manchester City's current position in the standings has fallen to No.13, which is a completely unacceptable result for the Abu Dhabi consortium that has invested heavily.

Head coach Mark Hughes is like an ant on a hot pot right now. He is worried all day long, afraid of being called by the club chairman Kardun Al Mubarak to have a private talk.

However, what to be afraid of.

Just before the match between Manchester City and Crystal Palace, Mark Hughes was called to the chairman's office by Kardun Al Mubarak.

"Mark, you should know why I called you here, right?"

Kardun Al Mubarak didn't intend to go around in circles with Mark Hughes, he was running out of patience with the Welshman in front of him now.

"Mr. Chairman, the Premier League schedule is less than halfway through now. Our team has introduced a lot of new players this year. I have just taken over the team and it will take a while to adjust."

"So, the unsatisfactory performance in the first half of the season is only a temporary phenomenon. I guarantee that in the second half of the season, the team's performance will have a significant improvement."

While defending himself, Mark Hughes carefully looked at the expression of Kardun Al Mubarak.

When he saw that he had been talking for a long time, but Kardun al-Mubarak was indifferent, his heart suddenly "thumped".

Bad, has the club decided to kick him out?
From player to coach, Mark Hughes, who has been in English football for decades, also has his own connections.

He had heard the news that Kardun Al Mubarak was secretly contacting top coaches.Could it be that the other party has already negotiated a candidate to take over the Manchester City club?

While Mark Hughes was thinking wildly there, Kardun Al Mubarak was also full of helplessness.

Those world famous marshals he likes, no matter which one is a favorite.

Everyone has jobs in their hands, and they all coach those wealthy clubs.

It's not that no one is tempted, but that they lack confidence in the Arabs' ability to run a football club well.

In addition, those wealthy clubs were unwilling to let people go, so even though Kardun Al Mubarak had already offered a sky-high contract, they still failed to negotiate a single person.

Glancing at Mark Hughes in front of him, Kardun Al Mubarak, who once again felt that "money is not everything", was forced to give the guy in front of him another chance.

"Mark, what you just said is indeed an objective fact, and I'm not an unreasonable person."

"In this way, if Manchester City can qualify for the Europa League next season at the end of this season, you can continue to serve as the head coach of the team."

"Otherwise, I will have to make a substitution. After all, our Abu Dhabi consortium bought this team to win the championship trophy, not just for fun, understand?"

"Understood! Mr. Chairman, don't worry, I will definitely qualify for the Europa League next season for the club."

When he heard that he hadn't been kicked out, Mark Hughes breathed a sigh of relief.

No matter what the request is, agree first and then talk.

Do your best, even if you can't do it in the end.

At least it can be regarded as finishing a season of coaching, which is much better than being fired halfway through.

"Okay, I believe you. But what are your plans for the next game against Crystal Palace?"

Kardun Al Mubarak suddenly changed the subject, and Mark Hughes, who was caught off guard, did not react for a while.

"Mr. Chairman, I will definitely strive to defeat the Crystal Palace."

"Hehe, defeating the Crystal Palace? Mark, do you believe it yourself?"

Seeing the sneer on Kardun Al Mubarak's face, Mark Hughes was startled.

"Mr. Chairman, what I mean is, on the premise of ensuring a draw, strive to defeat Crystal Palace. Yes, it is to ensure a draw and win!"

"Oh? Is it a fight to win? Mark, I hope you will do what you say and don't let me down."

Mark Hughes, who walked out of the Manchester City club chairman's office, was wet all over his back.

What's so special, who said that these Arab oil rich people are fooled by their stupid money?

Stand up, I must kick him to death.

If it is a big deal to qualify for the Europa League next season, Mark Hughes can wait until the end of the season to watch.

Then the upcoming game against Crystal Palace has become a test that he will face immediately.

Mark Hughes knew very well that even Chelsea and Manchester United were not opponents of Crystal Palace, and it was even more difficult for the current Manchester City club to be upset.

Without thinking too much, he decided to adopt the tactical play of Chelsea and Lyon against Crystal Palace, shrinking and placing the bus in the backcourt.

In this way, Manchester City may still hope to keep a draw and come back, which can be regarded as a reasonable explanation to Mr. Chairman.

After making up his mind, Mark Hughes directly formed a starting lineup that focuses on defensive counterattacks.

forward robinho
Left Midfielder Petrov, Central Midfielder Elano, Central Midfielder Fernandez, Right Midfielder Wright Phillips
midfielder haman
Left back Garrido, center back Ben Haim, center back Dunne, right back Zabaleta

goalkeeper hart
On the Crystal Palace side, although Ronaldo was injured and unable to play, Chen Ran also received good news that Kaka finally recovered from injury.

However, because groin strains are prone to relapse, Chen Ran didn't dare to put Kaka in the starting lineup against Manchester City just to be on the safe side.

After all, the current Manchester City is not the Manchester City in the previous life, and it is not worth Chen Ran's risk.

center tony
Left forward Ribery, forward midfielder Modric, right forward Messi

DM Yaya Toure, DM Fabregas
Left back Chiellini, center back Thiago Silva, center back Pepe, right back Maicon

goalkeeper cech
The game was very boring. From the first minute, Manchester City's players on the field huddled in their own half and placed the bus.

Even if they get the ball, they drive forward with a big foot, using the speed of Robinho and Wright Phillips to launch a counterattack.

It is best to form a shot, and it doesn't matter if you can't form a shot.

Anyway, from the beginning to the end, only these two people were involved in Manchester City's offense, and the other players never crossed the half-way line.

"Is this Mark Hughes of Temeow a tortoise?"

Seeing that Manchester City's bus-positioning tactics were more aggressive than Chelsea and Lyon, Chen Ran couldn't help cursing secretly.

It has to be said that Mark Hughes has indeed received good results in doing so.

In the 4141 formation he designed for Manchester City, veteran Harman was arranged in front of the back line.

Although Harman is getting older, his movement speed is slow, but after Manchester City shrinks the formation, the distance between the players is very close. This can just take advantage of Harman's rich experience and help other Manchester City players check for gaps.

Until the end of the first half, Crystal Palace failed to break through Manchester City's goal, and the score on the field was still 0:0.

During the intermission, he found out that Mark Hughes was determined to stay in the turtle shell, so Chen Ran decided to launch a general attack in advance.

"Maicon, Cesc, how about the two of you going down for a rest in the second half of the game?"

Chen Ran first looked at Maicon and Cesc Fabregas.

"Okay, boss."

"I'm fine, boss."

After receiving affirmative answers from the two, Chen Ran nodded in satisfaction, then turned to look at Kaka.

"Ricciardo, I will replace you later on. After you come on the field, play the front midfielder. The opponent's midfielder Harman is 35 years old this year. His physical fitness will definitely decline significantly in the second half of the game. You just stare at him. A little onslaught, understand?"

"Understood, boss."

"Little Luka, after Kaka plays the midfielder, you will replace Cesc as the midfielder, understand?" Chen Ran turned his gaze to Modric who was sitting in the corner.

"Okay, boss."

"Edin, after you came on in the second half, you partnered with Luka to play center forward."

"Got it, boss."

Hearing Chen Ran calling his name, Dzeko immediately agreed excitedly.

"Frank, Leo, the two of you strengthened crosses from the side in the second half of the game, and provided Luka and Edin in the penalty area with more opportunities to grab points and shoot, understand?"

"Okay, boss."

"Understood, boss."

Hearing Chen Ran's order, Franck Ribery and Messi glanced at each other, and then looked away.

Chen Ran didn't have the heart to deal with some small knots between individual players.

After assigning tasks to the players in a targeted manner, Chen Ran scanned all the players in the locker room.

"Guys, in the second half of the game, our formation on the field changed from 4231 to 352. There is only one goal, and that is to attack and break Manchester City's goal with all our strength. Do you have confidence?"

"Have!"

The sonorous and forceful answer was deafening.

As soon as the second half started, Mark Hughes saw the substitution adjustment on the Crystal Palace side.

Replaced the defender with a striker, and also sent Kaka who was injured and absent for a long time. It seemed that the Chinese man was going to launch a general attack.

With this realization, Mark Hughes's heart tightened. He knew that the next game would be the real test.

At the beginning of the second half, Manchester City could barely withstand the attack of Crystal Palace.

But as time went by, after the players' physical fitness gradually declined, the loopholes in Manchester City's defense were exposed one after another.

Especially when the 35-year-old Harman gradually couldn't keep up with the rhythm of the game and could no longer check for deficiencies in time for the defense.

Crystal Palace's wave after wave of offensive finally overwhelmed the bus carefully arranged by Mark Hughes.

Mark Hughes on the sidelines also noticed Harman's situation. While he was busy calling people to warm up from the bench, Kaka, who had just been replaced in the second half, had already seized this loophole.

Kaka, who has cultivated for a period of time, is different from other Crystal Palace players who have played continuously. He seems to have endless energy.

He kept in mind what Chen Ran told him during the intermission, and since the start of the second half, he has been staring at Harman's point of constant impact.

How can the 35-year-old Harman keep up with Kaka's speed?

After a few sprints, Haman was so tired that he put his legs on his hips and was out of breath.

Seeing this scene, Kaka naturally knew that Chen Ran's arrangement had worked.

With his confidence soaring, he took the initiative to ask Modric for the ball.

When the ball came to Kaka's feet again, without any hesitation, he took the ball and rushed towards Harman.

At this time, seeing Kaka rushing here again, Harman knew that he had become a weakness in the opponent's eyes.

Never drag the team down!

Thinking of this, Haman gritted his teeth and took the initiative to meet him.

(End of this chapter)