Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 372 Being a coach is not just about studying techniques and tactics
The latest instructions for Liverpool's two full-backs, Aurelio and Arbeloa, are to prevent Crystal Palace from sending shells from the wing to the high point in the penalty area.

So the two of them put their defensive attention on the bottom crosses of Messi and Ribery.

However, Benitez did not expect Chen Ran to play a trick. When Messi dribbled the ball and broke through the right flank again, he suddenly changed to an inside cut. The unprepared Aurelio moved a step slower and was caught by Messi. Leave behind.

Realizing that the situation was not good, Lucas, Liverpool's left midfielder, quickly stuck up and entangled Messi, trying to prevent him from continuing to break through his penalty area.

Seeing someone intercepting himself, Messi immediately played a croquette.However, he did not continue to advance towards Liverpool's penalty area, but immediately kicked the goal after dodging Lucas.

"boom!"

Messi took a curve ball with his left foot, and the ball flew towards the upper right corner of Liverpool's goal with a strong spin.

Due to the dense crowd in the restricted area, the goalkeeper Reina's line of sight was blocked.

He reacted in a hurry when the ball was already flying.

Although Renner tried his best to fly sideways, he was still a step behind.

When his hand was in place, the ball had already flown into the net.

"GOAL!"

With Messi's long-range goal, Crystal Palace lead Liverpool 1-0 in the away game.

"Beautiful, wonderful world wave long-range shots, the teenager Messi is like a rising superstar!"

"Liverpool left-back Aurelio didn't seem ready for Messi to cut inside, he seemed to be focusing all his attention on stopping the opponent's cross from the bottom."

"Liverpool placed the bus for more than half the time, but they still failed to defend against the attack of Crystal Palace. Next, it will be a major test for Benitez. It is a difficult choice whether to attack or continue to defend. .”

"Previous teams such as Chelsea and Lyon have told us that when facing Crystal Palace, if you want to lay the bus, you must put the bus to the end. Don't press and attack halfway, or the end will be worse."

Although he didn't know what the game commentator said, Benitez, who was standing on the sidelines, also had a solemn face and frowned.

Is it to press the offense to bring the score back, or continue to play the bus and play dead?
Two thoughts clashed fiercely in Benitez's mind.

In the VIP box, Liverpool's two American bosses also looked like deflated balls at this time.

"Tom, being scored first by Crystal Palace, does it mean that Liverpool's game is not going well?" George Gillette looked at Tom Hicks with a hint of fantasy.

"Basically. So far, I haven't seen any team that can come back from Crystal Palace's lead."

Tom Hicks was also a little bit depressed, leaving so many things behind and running all the way from the United States to the United Kingdom, it seemed that he was going to be happy for nothing.

"If Liverpool can't win the championship trophy this season, I'm afraid they won't be able to sell at a good price." George Gillette is obviously more concerned about cashing out.

"If it doesn't work, just keep waiting. We bought the Liverpool club to make money. I don't want to lose money."

"Wait? I can't afford to wait. I have to rely on the money from selling Liverpool to save the emergency. In addition, Liverpool has taken so many loans now, and the debt will increase as it goes on. If it doesn't go bankrupt by then , then we’re going to fight like chickens and eggs.”

When he heard that Tom Hicks would continue to hold the Liverpool club, George Gillette became anxious immediately. His current financial situation is much worse than that of Tom Hicks.

"Then are you willing to sell your shares in Liverpool at a loss?"

Tom Hicks glanced at George Gillette lightly.

"."

This time, George Gillette stopped talking.As Tom Hicks said just now, they bought the Liverpool club to make money, not to lose money.

"If you are willing to sell your Liverpool shares at a loss, I can take over."

Tom Hicks' words immediately surprised George Gillette.

"Tom, do you have this much money?"

"That's the loan."

"I'll think about it again."

On the sidelines, neither Chen Ran nor Benitez thought that a goal by Messi might lead to a change in the equity of Liverpool Club.

On the Benitez side, he has already figured out a countermeasure.

Liverpool's tactics on the field still remain unchanged, but in the defense of the two full-backs, Benitez specifically explained that they should cooperate with the three midfielders and pay attention to Messi and Ribery. marking.

Soon, Chen Ran found that it became very difficult for Messi and Ribery to cut inside and hit the goal.

"Benitez is a remedy after the past."

After muttering something secretly in his heart, Chen Ran immediately walked to the sidelines and took advantage of the dead ball to call Ribery, who was closer to him, to his side.

"Frank, you tell Messi, and then you two will focus on the bottom cross. After three consecutive bottom crosses, you start to cut inside and hit the goal. Just add three bottom crosses. The proportion of 3 inside shot is distributed, understand?"

"Boss, why is it so complicated?"

Ribery scratched his head and looked at Chen Ran with a puzzled expression.

In his opinion, just go straight up and do it, why bother.

"Follow the order. If you can't do it, then I will replace you."

"Okay, I get it now."

Chen Ran made a face, and Franck Ribery froze immediately.

In the Crystal Palace team, apart from Chen Ran, Ribery refused to accept anyone, not even Ronaldo.

Back on the court, despite his reluctance, Ribery took the initiative to go to Messi to convey Chen Ran's latest instructions.

Messi was a little surprised that Ribery, who has been displeased with him since this season, took the initiative to talk to him.

Fortunately, Messi is not a difficult person to get along with. Ribery took the initiative to communicate with him, and he immediately responded positively.

After all, Franck Ribery is an old man of Crystal Palace. Even if he is a newcomer, he can't be a friend, but at least he shouldn't be an enemy.

On the sidelines, Chen Ran, who deliberately arranged for Ribery and Messi to communicate, nodded in relief when he saw this scene.

To be a good head coach is not just as simple as studying techniques and tactics.

In addition to improving the relationship with the players, we must always pay attention to the relationship between the players to ensure that the atmosphere of the team is positive.Be able to think in one place with your heart and move your energy in one place.

Since Chen Ran put Messi in the main lineup this season, Ribery, who was replaced in the same position, was very dissatisfied.

However, Chen Ran's prestige in the Crystal Palace is too high.

Even Ribery himself was brought back to Crystal Palace by Chen Ran from an amateur club in France.

Although Ribery was a little stunned, he still understood the truth of repaying kindness.

Therefore, Messi, the biggest beneficiary, naturally became the target of his dissatisfaction.

Naturally, Chen Ran also saw this situation, and he had already started planning to solve this problem.

After all, with Ribery's somewhat stunned personality, God knows what he will do if the conflicts accumulate for a long time.

In his previous life, when this guy was at Bayern Munich, he beat Robben for taking a free kick.

Chen Ran didn't want similar things to happen to Crystal Palace, especially with these two top players whom he valued very much.

It just so happened that Ronaldo was injured and absent recently, and Ribery returned to the starting lineup.

After becoming the main force, Ribery's mood naturally improved a lot, so Chen Ran just took this opportunity to provide a step between Ribery and Messi.

Judging from the current situation, the effect is not bad.

Benitez naturally didn't know that there were so many intentions hidden behind Chen Ran's simple adjustment.

However, he soon discovered that Crystal Palace began to focus on crosses from the wing.

"This Chinese man is too cunning!"

Benitez cursed bitterly.

He had just finished arranging the defense against Messi and Franck Ribery's in-cut shots, and before returning to the bench to sit on the chair, Crystal Palace began to play the bottom cross, which made his arrangement just now a waste of time.

After scolding, Benitez quickly got up and returned to the sidelines, and once again loudly reminded the Liverpool players to pay attention to marking Crystal Palace's bottom cross.

This time, it was replaced by Liverpool's two full-backs, Aurelio and Arbeloa, who began to curse in their hearts.

It's just that they were not scolding Chen Ran, but Benitez.

How do you do it as a head coach?What exactly do you want them to do?One instruction at a time, always changing back and forth, is it accurate?
It's still the same sentence, scolding is scolding, but these two guys dare not not follow Benitez's order.

So, just when Aurelio and Arbeloa focused their defense on preventing their opponents from making bottom passes, Ribery showed his power.

According to Chen Ran's tactical design, Messi and Ribery made three consecutive bottom passes, effectively attracting Liverpool's defensive attention.

When the ball was passed to Franck Ribery's feet again, the guy first dribbled the ball along the left flank, as if he was going to force a pass from the bottom.

Then just as Liverpool's right-back Arbeloa was closely defending next to him, Ribery made a sudden stop and dunked the ball back.

Arbeloa was caught off guard and fell to the ground. Ribery took the ball and rushed directly towards Liverpool's penalty area.

At this time, Gerrard, Liverpool's right midfielder, rushed over to block Ribery's advancing line.

Ribery did not continue to rush, but dunked the ball with his left foot, and immediately hit the goal with his right foot after taking a horizontal step.

"boom!"

Franck Ribery played a ground ball in this shot. The ball stuck to the turf and passed between the legs of Gerrard, who was trying to block the shot, and went straight to the bottom right corner of the Liverpool goal.

The ball was even more concealed than Messi's shot. When Reina saw the ball, it was too late to make a save, and the ball flew from his hands into the goal he was guarding.

"GOAL!"

With Franck Ribery's low shot, Crystal Palace led Liverpool 2-0 away.

At this moment, the Anfield Stadium, which was still echoing "You will never walk alone", suddenly became silent.

Everyone knows that it is almost impossible to get two goals back from Crystal Palace.

On the sidelines, Benitez stared blankly at the Crystal Palace players who were cheering and celebrating in the stadium with a frustrated face.

In the VIP box, Tom Hicks and George Gillette had already got up, put on their coats and prepared to leave early.

On the Crystal Palace bench, Chen Ran did not participate in the celebration, but instead called Southgate to his side.

"Gareth, arrange for Beckham and Cavani to warm up immediately, and replace Messi and Toni with them later."

"Okay, boss."

On the Liverpool side, Benitez immediately guessed Chen Ran's intentions after seeing Crystal Palace's substitutions and adjustments.

Both Tony and Messi are the main players of Crystal Palace. The fate of these two basically means that Crystal Palace is ready to withdraw.

For the sake of the game, Benitez has nothing to worry about.

There is no point in continuing to defend, anyway, the worst result is to lose, so it is better to fight one last, maybe it can create a miracle.

After all, one of the most impressive miracles in the history of world football - Istanbul Night was created by Benitez himself.

So, not long after the Crystal Palace had just completed the substitution adjustment, Liverpool also replaced Hyypia with Babel as the left midfielder, and Lucas with Benayoun as the right midfielder.

He also replaced Robbie Keane with Kevin Dirk, served as a shadow forward behind Torres, and changed the team's formation from 532 to 442.Liverpool pressed across the board, switching from defense to offense.

"Boss, shall we shrink the lineup and strengthen our defense?"

Seeing the changes in Liverpool, Southgate immediately moved to Chen Ran's side.

"It doesn't matter. Just keep playing like this. Play against each other. We, Crystal Palace, have never been afraid of anyone."

Chen Ran shook his head slightly, and declined Southgate's suggestion.

With two goals in hand, he was very confident.

As soon as Liverpool pressed out to attack, the loopholes in the defense were exposed.

In the next game, although they scored a goal by Torres.

But on the Crystal Palace side, Cavani also responded with a header.

In the end, with the goals of Messi, Ribery and Cavani, Crystal Palace beat Liverpool 3:1 at Anfield, further consolidating their position at the top of the standings.

While getting this crucial three-pointer, Chen Ran also got a "One Blood Recovery Card" from the system.

In the other games of this round of the Premier League, Chelsea beat West Ham United 1-0 at Stamford Bridge, and Manchester United was tied 0-0 by Tottenham Hotspur in the away game.

Arsenal were tied 1:1 by Middlesbrough in the away game, and Manchester City lost again. They lost to Everton 0:1 at home.

After the end of the No.17 round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace has extended its lead over No.2 Liverpool to 7 points.

Although the whole season is less than halfway through, Chen Ran can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

(End of this chapter)