Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 398

In the conference room of the Crystal Palace club, both Southgate and Simeone frown on the team's last round of league opponents Manchester United.

Crystal Palace is now only two points ahead of Liverpool. Although they still have the initiative to win the championship, the situation has become quite delicate.

Especially in the last few rounds of the league, Crystal Palace has continued to draw, while Liverpool has continuously defeated their opponents by a large score.

Under the ebb and flow, Liverpool has faintly suppressed the Crystal Palace in terms of momentum, and it is very likely that they will replicate the miracle of Istanbul in the Premier League.

"Boss, in the last round of the league, it shouldn't be a big problem for Liverpool to win Tottenham Hotspur. Therefore, we must beat Manchester United. Liverpool's current goal difference has surpassed us. If the points are the same, then The trophy will go to Liverpool."

Southgate snapped his fingers to settle the score for Chen Ran.

"The key is that Manchester United is not easy to play."

Simeone sighed, "It would not have been difficult for us to win against Manchester United in the past. But now the core offensive players in the team are basically injured and absent. I really have nothing to do with just a few young players who are not stable. confidence."

Seeing his two assistants sighing there, Chen Ran was not in a hurry.

"Calm down, don't panic, the sky hasn't fallen yet. Besides, how do you know that Manchester United will attack us with all their strength in the last round?"

"what?"

Southgate and Simeone looked up at Chen Ran in surprise at the same time.

"Boss, what do you mean? Could it be?"

Simeone looked hesitant to speak.

"Bastard, what are you thinking?"

Chen Ran gave Simeone an angry look.

"Which one do you think Ferguson hates more, Crystal Palace or Liverpool?"

"Ferguson should still hate Liverpool more."

As an Englishman, Southgate obviously has more say in this matter.

"Boss, do you mean that Ferguson may not want to see Liverpool win the Premier League title, so he may not necessarily attack us with all his strength? Is it possible for this kind of thing to happen?"

Simeone also reacted at this time, looking at Chen Ran in disbelief.

"It could happen."

Chen Ran hadn't answered Simeone's question yet, but Southgate gave an affirmative answer directly.

"Diego, you may not be very clear about the relationship between Ferguson and Liverpool. You know, since the establishment of the Premier League, Liverpool has not won the league title. Ferguson will not be willing to see Liverpool break this embarrassment in front of him anyway. record of."

Seeing his two assistants swept away the frowning faces before, Chen Ran nodded in satisfaction.

"Gareth, Diego, having said so much, I just want you to know that the situation is not as bad as you imagined."

"Of course, we can't pin all our hopes on Ferguson. Let me tell you the good news, Messi is already available to play."

"However, if all goes well, I hope that Messi can come back in the Champions League final, so maybe it can give Josep a surprise."

"Haha, this is really good news. Boss, you really have left behind."

"I really want to see Josep's face when he finds out that Messi is back from injury."

In Manchester, more than 300 kilometers away from London, in Ferguson's office, Manchester United CEO Ed Woodward looked at the frowning Ferguson with a funny face.

The reason is simple, because Manchester United's opponent in the last round of the Premier League is Crystal Palace.

If they beat Crystal Palace and Liverpool also wins, then the Liverpool club will stage a super reversal and win the first Premier League championship trophy in club history.

And such a result is absolutely unwilling to see Ferguson, who regards Liverpool as his mortal enemy.

However, the relationship between Ferguson and Crystal Palace and Chen Ran is equally bad.

As far as Ed Woodward knows, Ferguson has been digging holes for Crystal Palace in recent years.

This is also an important reason why Ferguson is now in a tangle. Both teams are very annoying, and he is not happy no matter who wins the championship.

"Sir Ferguson, if you are really undecided, I suggest you just let it be. The game will be played as usual. Whether Crystal Palace can continue to defend the Premier League title depends on whether they have this ability."

"Well, Ed, you are right."

Hearing Ed Woodward's suggestion, Ferguson turned his head and glanced at him indifferently.

However, things were far from as simple as Ed Woodward thought.

A week later, on May 5, for the sake of fairness, the No. 24 Premier League rounds will be played simultaneously.

Crystal Palace take on old rivals Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium, while Liverpool take on Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield.

Fans all over England, and even the world, focused their attention on these two games.

To everyone's surprise, there are more than half of the substitute players in Manchester United's starting lineup.

"What the fuck!"

Ed Woodward, who did not go to London with the team, was drinking red wine at home while preparing to watch the game.

When he saw Manchester United's starting line-up, all the red wine spit out of his mouth.

"This old thing, even fooled me!!!"

Ed Woodward was so angry that he almost smashed his wine glass at the TV.

On the Crystal Palace side, Southgate and Simeone, who also saw Manchester United's starting lineup, smiled at each other.

"The boss is really amazing! Ferguson's reaction was completely within the boss's expectations." Simeone couldn't help but sighed sincerely.

"Hehe, this is just a normal operation for the boss. Liverpool is unlucky enough to be sold by Ferguson just like that. I don't know when I will have to wait for the next chance to compete for the Premier League title."

At this time, Southgate has the leisure to fight for Liverpool.

Thousands of miles away in China, countless fans of Crystal Palace are also paying attention to these two Premier League championship battles.

Unlike Ed Woodward, Crystal Palace fans laughed like crazy when they saw Manchester United's starting XI.

"Damn it! It seems that Ferguson has true love for Chen Ran!"

"Come on, real bullshit love. In fact, it should be that Ferguson really hates Liverpool."

"Hahahaha, the truth upstairs. It seems that Ferguson would rather let Crystal Palace win the championship than let Liverpool win the first Premier League championship trophy in club history."

"Ferguson's intention to do this is too obvious. Isn't he afraid of being held accountable by the FA?"

"What responsibility? Manchester United has no hope of winning the championship now, and the Champions League qualification for next season has already been obtained. Isn't it good to train substitute players and rookies at this time?"

"That's right. Have you been a lord for so many years for nothing? As long as Manchester United's players are serious about playing, no one can do anything about him."

"Temeow's Liverpool is too miserable. As a Crystal Palace fan, I feel a little bit sympathetic to them."

"It doesn't matter. Even if they get the runner-up, it is their best result in the Premier League for many years. I believe they will be satisfied."

"Upstairs you are too damaged! However, I think so too."

"Hey, me too."

In a VIP box at the Emirates Stadium, Tom Hicks and George Gillette, who saw Manchester United's starting lineup, were also very angry.

Although the two of them have already signed an agreement with the Qatari consortium to transfer all the shares of the Liverpool club, these two guys also kept an eye on it.

Before, in order to cash out as soon as possible, they were forced to lower the price of the Liverpool club.However, in the contract, they also insisted on adding an additional clause.

That is, if the Liverpool club can win the Premier League title this season, then the Qatar consortium will acquire the Liverpool club at the original price.

The price difference between them is as high as 2000 million US dollars.For Tom Hicks and George Gillette, who are now in debt, this is life-saving money.

What Ferguson is doing now is simply stealing money from Tom Hicks and George Gillette.For a moment, these two guys wanted to find someone to kill Ferguson.

There is nothing to say about the game itself. Manchester United, who played with all the main players, may not be able to play against Crystal Palace, let alone Manchester United, which is dominated by substitute players.

In the end, with two headers from Thiago Silva and Dzeko, Crystal Palace beat Manchester United 2:1 at home.

On the Liverpool side, although they also won Tottenham Hotspur 3:1 at Anfield.But in the end, it still ranked No.2 in the Premier League with a gap of two points.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for winning this season's Premier League championship trophy, and a special reward of 2000 million euros for the championship!"

Familiar with the celebration ceremony, Chen Ran is now accustomed to being thrown into the air by the players as long as he wins the championship.

Since you can't resist, you can only learn to enjoy it.

After the referee blew the game, Ferguson walked straight into the player tunnel. He was in no mood to stay and watch the Crystal Palace awards ceremony.

However, he is quite satisfied that Liverpool did not win the first Premier League championship trophy in the club's history.

Ed Woodward, who was far away in Manchester, turned off the TV in resentment after seeing Crystal Palace beat Manchester United without accident.

After taking a big sip of red wine, Ed Woodward spread out on the sofa.

On the surface, he, the CEO of the Manchester United club, seems to have a lot of glory, but in fact he suffers from splints every three days.

On the top, there is the owner Glazer's family urging for money every day, and on the bottom, there is Ferguson, a highly respected head coach, who doesn't take him seriously.

Take today's incident as an example, Ferguson didn't say anything at all, obviously he was guarding against him.

The more he thought about it, the more angry Ed Woodward opened another bottle of red wine and got himself drunk.

In the VIP box at the Emirates Stadium, Tom Hicks and George Gillette did not leave immediately after the game this time.

The two quietly watched the awards ceremony in the Crystal Palace, and the box was eerily quiet.

"Tom, it seems that our adventure of investing in English football has completely failed."

George Gillette's voice was full of loneliness.

"Be content. At least we can settle our debts without falling into bankruptcy."

Tom Hicks smiled helplessly, and looked around the Emirates Stadium, which had been plunged into a sea of ​​joy.

Perhaps, this is the last time they entered a football stadium in England.

Thousands of miles away in China, although Crystal Palace has won many Premier League titles, the fans are still excited.

"Haha, Crystal Palace has won five consecutive Premier League titles, and it's a flower."

"With so many main players missing due to injuries, Crystal Palace can still defend the Premier League title. Chen Ran is really awesome!"

"Ahem, brothers, don't forget that Sir Alex Ferguson also contributed to Crystal Palace's Premier League championship."

"Hahahahaha yes, I want to thank Sir Alex Ferguson."

"Liverpool fans have passed out crying in the toilet!"

"Fuck, you guys are killing people."

"That's right. Low-key, low-key, understand?"

"No way, we also want to keep a low profile, but our strength doesn't allow it."

After the awards ceremony, Chen Ran and the Crystal Palace players did not celebrate.

Because in three days, they will compete with Barcelona for the Champions League trophy this season.

This time the Champions League final will be held at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy.

Barcelona led by Guardiola, with a huge advantage of nine points at this time, overwhelmed Real Madrid led by Mourinho to win the La Liga championship trophy.

After the decline of Serie A, the Premier League and La Liga have been vying for the position of the world's number one league.

As the champion teams of the two major leagues, the Champions League final between Crystal Palace and Barcelona seems to have been given special significance in determining who is the world's number one league.

Spain, Barcelona.

At Guardiola's home, Pere Guardiola whined non-stop.

"Pep, didn't you say that Ferguson and Chen Ran didn't deal with each other? How could he help Crystal Palace win the Premier League title at a critical moment?"

"Well, I didn't expect that. It may be that Ferguson hates Liverpool more than Crystal Palace."

Guardiola shook his head with a wry smile. He, a Spaniard who has only been in England for three or four years, still doesn't have a thorough understanding of the grievances and grievances in English football.

"Originally, Crystal Palace showed a decline in the last few rounds of the Premier League. They failed to win several games. But now that they have won the Premier League championship, I am afraid that the previous decline will be reversed."

Seeing that the Crystal Palace is showing signs of rising, Pere Guardiola can't help but feel a little worried.

Unlike Pere Guardiola, Guardiola is not only not worried, but a little excited.

"Pere, do you know? In fact, I have long hoped to lead the team to compete with the boss. The boss is the most capable head coach in football today. I want to see what level I am now."

(End of this chapter)