Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 375 Sun Tzu's Art of War
Mark Hughes knew very well that if he lost the game against Crystal Palace, it would most likely be his last game in charge of Manchester City.

And this game is Manchester City's home game, club chairman Kardun Al Mubarak will definitely watch the game at the scene.

If the team fails to satisfy the boss, he is likely to be fired on the spot.

Knowing that he had no way out, Mark Hughes put all the main players who could play into the starting lineup, and formed a 451 formation that mainly focused on defensive counterattack tactics.

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

goalkeeper hart
On the Crystal Palace side, Chen Ran made it very clear at the pre-match preparation meeting that there is only one goal in this game, and that is to score as many goals as possible.

To this end, he gave Crystal Palace an all-out attacking starting lineup.

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

Central midfielder Modric, Central midfielder Yaya Toure, Central midfielder Fabregas

Left centre-back Chiellini, centre-back Thiago Silva, right centre-back Pepe

goalkeeper cech
From the time the referee blew the whistle to start the game, Crystal Palace had an absolute advantage on the field.

Due to Chen Ran's special explanation, the Crystal Palace players tried their best to perform well and launched a crazy attack on Manchester City's defense.

Less than 10 minutes into the game, Kaka broke through Fernandez's defense in the middle, and then shot past Hart's goal with a long shot.

"GOAL!!!!!!"

Crystal Palace lead Manchester City 1-0 away.

Seeing that his team was scored by Crystal Palace so quickly, Mark Hughes' heart sank.

However, he still dare not let Manchester City change their tactics and switch from defense to offense.

Standing on the sidelines, Mark Hughes was still calling the Manchester City players to pay attention to fill in the defense, as if he had no intention of equalizing the score at all.

"Mark Hughes seems to have made up his mind to be a turtle."

Chen Ran, who had been silently following the movements of Manchester City's bench, immediately had this realization in his heart.

"Gareth."

"Boss, what are your orders?"

Hearing Chen Ran's call, Southgate immediately came over.

"You tell the players not to relax and continue to strengthen the offense."

"Okay, boss."

Soon, Mark Hughes saw Southgate running from the bench to the sidelines, shouting for the Crystal Palace players to continue to attack.

"Fxxxk! This damn Southgate, that Chinese man hasn't come out yet, what are you, an Englishman, doing so actively?"

Glaring bitterly at Southgate who was yelling there, Mark Hughes secretly made a note of this guy.

I don't know if Southgate's command played a role. On the Crystal Palace side, Tony soon received a free kick from Modric and scored a header.

"GOAL!!!!!!"

Less than half an hour into the game, Crystal Palace's lead had expanded to two goals.

This time, Mark Hughes was really anxious.

Before the first half of the game was over, Manchester City was already 0:2 behind Crystal Palace.

If this scoring efficiency is used, wouldn't Manchester City lose four or five goals in this game?

Then he, the head coach of the Manchester City Club, will definitely pack up and leave.

Thinking of this, Mark Hughes looked at Wright Phillips, the culprit of conceding the goal.

It was he who made a defensive mistake on the right and was forced to foul and give Crystal Palace a free kick in the frontcourt, which was then scored by Tony.

Mark Hughes, who originally wanted to use Wright Phillips' speed and breakthrough ability to attack Crystal Palace, can't care less now.

He immediately turned around and called the veteran Harman from the bench, and replaced Wright Phillips with him.

Then, like the last time Manchester City played against Crystal Palace, Mark Hughes changed the formation from 451 to 4141, letting Hamann serve as a deep midfielder.

"Is this Mark Hughes so cowardly? Manchester City is now two goals behind. Not only did he not want to strengthen the offense to get the score back, but he also replaced an offensive player with a defensive midfielder."

In the stands, many reporters who came to watch the game also put forward different views on Mark Hughes' substitution challenge.

"Hehe, Mark Hughes' ability is not good at all. It's just a dream to expect him to fight against that Chinese man!"

"That's right. Although Manchester City was not a strong team before, they have always maintained a mid-range position in the Premier League. After Mark Hughes took over and spent so much money, not only did they not improve their results, they fell into the relegation zone instead. If I were the owner of Manchester City, I would have fired him a long time ago."

"Haha, I guess those Arabs' patience with Mark Hughes has reached its limit. Haven't you heard? Manchester City recently had a heated fight with Inter Milan's coach Mancini."

"I heard that this game might be Mark Hughes' last game in charge of Manchester City."

"OMG! That guy is really miserable. In the last game against Crystal Palace, if Manchester City lose by a big score, then Mark Hughes' ending will be too ugly."

"Oh, that's it. I said why Mark Hughes gave up offense and strengthened defense when he was behind by two goals. It turned out that it was to avoid a tragedy."

"Hehe, they are all old foxes. They know what to do in their best interests."

"Haha, just wishful thinking by Mark Hughes is useless. It depends on whether the Chinese man will give him face."

"Then I wish Mark Hughes good luck."

Seeing Mark Hughes' substitutions and adjustments, Chen Ran immediately understood the guy's intentions.

However, he didn't intend to let Mark Hughes go just like that.

More than 1000 million euros, it hurts to think about it.

Finding that the players on the Crystal Palace field were a little relaxed after leading by two goals, Chen Ran immediately called Southgate to his side.

"Gareth, go bang those guys. It's not over yet, it's not time to relax."

"Boss, the first half of the game is over in less than 10 minutes. Do we need to strengthen our offense now? Why don't we let the players slow down and wait until the second half of the game to score a few more goals."

"What? My words don't work anymore, do they?"

Chen Ran turned his head and glanced at Southgate lightly.

"Boss, I will deliver your order now!"

Seen by Chen Ran, his whole body trembled, and Southgate immediately rushed out like a rabbit.

Soon, Mark Hughes once again saw Southgate yelling from the sidelines ordering the Crystal Palace players to continue to strengthen their offense.

"Fxxxk! Southgate bastard, I have a grudge against you? As for chasing and beating so hard?"

Mark Hughes was so angry that his eyes were spitting fire, staring at Southgate not far away, wishing to bite him to death.

On the Crystal Palace bench, Southgate, who was greeting the players, suddenly felt a murderous aura.

Turning around, he happened to see Mark Hughes in the same eye.

Smiling awkwardly but politely, Southgate quickly turned his head back.

"Mark Hughes must hate himself to death."

Southgate smiled wryly in his heart, the boss was so insidious, he pushed himself out as a target.

In this game, I don't know if Chen Ran's speech at the pre-match preparation meeting played a role, but the players of Crystal Palace are in surprisingly good condition.

Just when the game entered stoppage time in the first half, Ribery cut in and hit the goal after breaking through from the left. The ball went straight to the dead corner and broke through the goal guarded by Hart again.

"GOAL!!!!!!"

Crystal Palace leads Manchester City 3-0.

This time, Mark Hughes was so angry that before the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half, he turned around and walked into the player tunnel.

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Seeing this scene, Southgate quietly took a peek at Chen Ran, and it happened that Chen Ran happened to be looking this way too.

"Gareth, well done, keep doing it for the second half."

Patting Southgate on the shoulder, Chen Ran also stood up and prepared to leave.

At this time, the referee finally blew the whistle for the end of the first half.

On the big screen of the Manchester City Stadium, the eye-catching and dazzling words 3:0 filled the entire stadium with a depressing atmosphere.

There were even fans of Manchester City who started to leave the field at this time.

"Diego, what do you think happened to the boss today? Why did he grab Manchester City and beat him to death?"

After seeing Chen Ran walking away, Southgate immediately went to Simeone for advice.

"I don't know. However, the boss has a reason for doing this. Gareth, you can do whatever the boss tells you to do. Just remember that you are from Crystal Palace."

"Well, I see."

In a VIP box at the Manchester City Stadium, Khaldoon Al Mubarak stood up and moved his body after watching the first half of the game.

"Tell the lawyers to be prepared. If Manchester City lose this game to Crystal Palace, then immediately after the game, Mark Hughes will be notified that he has been fired."

"Okay, boss."

Intermission, Crystal Palace dressing room.

Apart from giving blood to the team members as usual, Chen Ran only said one sentence.

"The second half of the game should be the same as the first half, attacking with all your strength and trying to score more goals, understand?"

At this moment, even the players of the Crystal Palace realized that there was something wrong with Chen Ran today.

According to Chen Ran's past habits, after taking a three-goal lead, he began to change players and adjust his tactics.

But today, not only did he not make a substitution, but he continued to attack with all his might.

Has this Manchester City club offended the boss?
Everyone exchanged glances with each other, and they all mourned for Manchester City Club in their hearts.

Who is not good to offend, do you have to offend the boss?Then don't blame us for being rude.

On the other side, in the Manchester City dressing room, the air pressure was frighteningly low.

Although Mark Hughes neither lost his temper nor cursed.

But he stood there with a gloomy face and didn't speak, which also scared the Manchester City players to even breathe carefully.

Although everyone knows that Mark Hughes' current head coach position is in shambles, and he may even be swept out after this game, but no fool is willing to touch him at this time.

Just when everyone thought that the 15 minutes of intermission would be spent like this, Mark Hughes spoke.

"I know my time may be running out as City manager."

"But I also believe that none of you want to experience a fiasco in your career."

"So, I hope everyone will not give up just because they are three goals behind in the second half of the game."

"It's not for me, it's for each of you, for everyone."

After saying this, Mark Hughes turned and left the locker room, leaving a group of Manchester City players looking at each other.

Seeing this situation, Dunn, the current captain of Manchester City, stood up without hesitation.

"Okay, guys, the boss is right. Not for others, but for ourselves. We must continue to work hard in the second half of the game and never give up!"

"never give up!"

At the beginning of the second half of the game, everyone was surprised to find that the players on the Manchester City field were not affected by the three goals behind, and they were still fighting for every ball with all their strength.

"This Mark Hughes is not useless. The game is played for this sake, and the players are still willing to work for him. There are two tricks."

Southgate sat on the bench and discussed the situation of the game with Simeone in a low voice.

The huge advantage of the three-goal lead allows Crystal Palace to watch the game with a more relaxed attitude.

Chen Ran, who also saw the situation on the court, was not surprised.

It's just a flashback.

As long as it takes another 10 minutes, if Manchester City has no hope of equalizing, then there will be a good show.

Five 10 minutes, 55 minutes, six 10 minutes.
As the game progressed, the players on the Manchester City field began to lack energy.

Under the high pressure of the Crystal Palace for a long time, their physical energy was consumed much more than usual.

At this time, Chen Ran took the lead.

"Gareth, immediately inform Dzeko and Cavani to warm up, and then replace Toni and Kaka with them. The team's formation has also changed from 3331 to 352."

"Dzeko and Cavani played double strikers; Modric moved forward and let him replace Kaka as the attacking midfielder; Ribery and Messila played as left and right midfielders; Fabregas and Yaya... Toure partnered with a double midfielder."

"Boss, shall we not continue to attack?"

Southgate was taken aback for a moment, did the boss change his mind?
"Who said no to attack? It's just a different tactic to attack. Now that we have entered the Christmas Devil's schedule, we must prepare for the next game. Understand?"

"Understood, boss."

After assigning tasks to Southgate, Chen Ran turned to look at the Manchester City bench.

"Sun Tzu's Art of War": "The lord can't be angry and start an army, and the general can't be angry and go to war."

Lucky you, Mark Hughes.

(End of this chapter)