Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 41 The Fairy Ball

When he saw Modric instead of Crouch in Crystal Palace's lineup, Millwall's head coach McGee knew that Chen Ran had adopted a defensive counterattack tactic.

McGee curled his lips helplessly. He also wanted to learn from Sheffield United to shrink back and play defensive counterattacks.But who made Millwall play at home?

If he really did this, he would probably be scolded to death by the fans.

Therefore, Millwall attacked at the beginning.And the offensive was extremely ferocious, as if to eat the Crystal Palace in one bite.

The Crystal Palace players, who were already very proficient in Simeone's defensive counterattack tactics, did not panic, and implemented Simeone's tactics in a rigorous manner.

Once Millwall's ball is broken, it will be sent directly to Ronaldo or Ribery by Guardiola or Simeone.

Although several counterattacks did not result in a goal, Millwall's arrogance was immediately suppressed.

When pressing on the attack again, he couldn't let go of his hands and feet.

At this time, Dennis Wise's strong character was revealed.

He was a constant inspiration to his Millwall team-mates and set an example by going around trying to get Crystal Palace players down.

Perhaps Goddess of Luck was moved by his hard work. When the ball was once again cleared out of the penalty area by the Crystal Palace defender, Dennis Wise shot the ball 35 meters away.

"boom!"

He actually hit a deciduous ball, the ball drew a high parabola, and then fell rapidly, hanging straight to the upper left corner of the Crystal Palace goal.

Cech, who is tall and long-armed, was also caught off guard. When he jumped up to make a save, he was half a step too slow and could only watch the ball hit the net.

Millwall 1:0 Crystal Palace.

Crystal Palace's first conceded goal this season appeared.

"Goal"

The entire Millwall home court suddenly became a sea of ​​joy.

They were the first team to score against Crystal Palace this season, and they ended Crystal Palace's record of clean sheets.

After scoring the goal, Dennis Wise was thrown to the ground by his teammates who rushed over to celebrate, pushing him to the bottom one by one.

In the auditorium, those who are more excited than Millwall fans are those media reporters who have been tracking and reporting on Crystal Palace.

"Haha, great, Crystal Palace finally conceded the ball."

"That is, if Crystal Palace continue to win, I don't know how to praise them."

"That's right, I've lost a lot of brain cells lately by using different words to praise the same team every time."

"You said, will Crystal Palace usher in their first defeat of the season?"

"I hope so. Wasn't our previous plan just to hold that Chinese man high and then fall down?"

"You're right, I also hope that Crystal Palace will lose. I'm already impatient for always praising that Chinese man."

"Don't worry, it's only 10 minutes into the game. It's too early to say anything now, and it won't be too late to say anything after the game is over."

This is the first time that Chen Ran has encountered a backward situation since coaching. Should he change his formation immediately and use the twin towers to attack, or continue to implement the established defensive counterattack tactics?

How to do?
Chen Ran glanced at his watch, and it was less than 10 minutes before the opening.

Is it too early to change at this time?

But if the team does not change, what if Millwall closes when he sees a good situation, shrinks back to defend the ball, and also plays a defensive counterattack?
Several thoughts flashed repeatedly in Chen Ran's mind.

At this moment, his brain began to run at high speed, constantly comparing and weighing various pros and cons, hoping to make the best choice.

"Peter, you go warm up."

Chen Ran turned back and shouted to Crouch on the bench.

"Okay, boss."

Crouch stood up in response, and began to move his body under the guidance of the physical trainer.

On the other side, Millwall's coaching staff also discovered the movement here in Crystal Palace.

The assistant coach immediately reminded McGee: "Boss, Crystal Palace seems to be preparing for a substitution."

McGee turned his head, and Crouch's bamboo pole immediately entered his field of vision.

"Twin tower tactics?"

It's one of Crystal Palace's current housekeeping skills, and McGee is no stranger to it.

He glanced at Chen Ran in the distance again, and it was only 10 minutes before he was about to change his team. This Chinese native was really decisive.

McGee is not a vegetarian either, and it was a surprise for him to score a goal in Crystal Palace.

Now that he has the ball in his hands, there is much room for adjustment.

Since Chen Ran wants to play a double-tower tactic, McGee feels that the current four-back system may not be enough.

He decided to imitate Sheffield United's style of play and also change his formation.

Originally, everyone's attention was on Tony, because in terms of Crouch's figure and statistics, there was really no deterrent effect.

However, when Crouch scored a very beautiful volley side hook in the last round of the world wave, everyone's positioning of him was immediately raised by a level.

After all, with a height of more than two meters, it is definitely not an ordinary person who can make such flexible and stretching movements.

Therefore, McGee believes that in order to keep Tony and Crouch in check, at least three central defenders are needed.

So, he called up a tall central defender from the bench, and prepared to send him on the field to play three central defenders and five defenders.

"Dennis!"

After arranging the substitutions, McGee called out to his team leader from the sidelines.

That's right, Dennis Wise is now the player and team leader of Millwall.

"Boss, what's the matter?"

Taking advantage of the dead ball, Dennis Wise ran over and asked.

"After the Crystal Palace changed to the Twin Towers tactics, we also changed to 541. You have to pay special attention to the two wingers of the Crystal Palace, Ronaldo and Ribery. It would be better to foul than let them break through the cross easily and send to the Twin Towers. Cannonball."

"Understood, boss."

Soon, after Crouch warmed up, Chen Ran replaced Modric with him, and the team also changed to Southgate tactics.

Chen Ran hugged the replaced Modric and patted him on the back.

"Luka, you played very well. But we need to change the formation and attack after we concede a goal first. You should come down and have a rest first."

"I'm fine, boss, don't worry about me."

Modric responded empathetically.

Even though the situation is not good now, Chen Ran still did not forget to comfort Modric.

After all, he was still a big boy who had just turned 18, and Chen Ran was afraid that he would leave a psychological shadow after being replaced so early.

Not long after the Crystal Palace changed, Millwall quickly made adjustments.

As soon as Chen Ran saw that Millwall was going to replace him with a tall central defender, he knew that the opponent must follow Sheffield United's approach to him.

Damn, what's bothering me.

"Josep!"

Taking advantage of Millwall's substitution time, Chen Ran immediately called Guardiola to the sidelines.

"You tell Chiellini and Maicon to attack with all their strength, let them cover for Ronaldo and Ribery, and distract the opponent's defensive attention. In this way, the opponent has more people to mark, and there will always be loopholes. You And Diego just pass the ball through the hole. Got it?"

"clear."

(End of this chapter)