Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 42 The Angry Mouse
"Crystal Palace is about to attack."

Seeing Chen Ran resorting to the twin towers tactics, both the media reporters and the fans at the scene had this kind of awareness in their hearts.

"It's only 10 minutes into the game that you changed players?"

A reporter looked down at his watch, a little surprised.

"As soon as the ball is lost, he immediately changes formation. This Huaguo is really decisive."

"Indeed, many experienced coaches would not dare to do this."

"Decision is decisive enough, but we need to observe the effect of the change. Hey, Millwall's coach is not slow to react, so he also changed players so soon?"

"Well, it seems that a tall central defender has been replaced. Hehe, it seems that McGee has done a lot of research on the Crystal Palace. Now there will be a good show."

"That's right, this is a detail worthy of a capitalized close-up. If Crystal Palace wins in the end, then we will write that the Chinese man commanded properly and made a decisive change. If Millwall finally defends the victory, even if it only takes one point, we will write McGee found a way to stop Crystal Palace."

"Haha, that's a good idea, now I don't have to worry about having nothing to write about."

"I agree, let's do it."

Chen Ran was not in the mood to pay attention to the playful behavior of the media reporters in the stands.All his attention now is on every attack of Crystal Palace.

After Millwall changed to 541, all players retreated to the half-court defense, leaving less and less space for Crystal Palace to display.

Although Cristiano Ronaldo, Chiellini on the left and Ribery and Maicon on the right are constantly attacking Millwall's defense in turn, under Dennis Wise's desperate efforts to defend, Tony and Crouch Never got a decent chance.

Didn't it mean that Ronaldo and Ribery couldn't break through Millwall's defense and pass the ball into the penalty area.

But under the interference of Millwall players, the quality of the ball was not high.

Either it was destroyed by the opponent's defender, or it could barely shoot and was easily resolved by Millwall's goalkeeper.

The most difficult one among them was that Dennis Wise.

This guy is too old now to keep up with the speed of Ronaldo and Ribery.But he always directs his teammates to take the first shot, while he hides beside him for protection.

Once the Millwall player who was robbing was broken, Dennis Wise immediately rushed up to make up for the second shot.

Have to admit, the timing is just right.

Moreover, his movements are very fierce, and every move has the possibility of hurting someone.

This is also in the UK. If you switch to other countries' leagues, it is estimated that everyone will be called a foul.

All of a sudden, the Crystal Palace's offensive seemed to have entered a swamp, and progress was very difficult.

Chen Ran on the sidelines, on the contrary, was not in a hurry at this time, and he was very calm.

Dennis Wise felt a little crazy this time, and he seemed to have regained the state he had at Chelsea back then.

However, he is almost 37 years old after all.

Can Dennis Wise hold the game for 90 minutes with such a way of running all over the field and defending everywhere?

Chen Ran didn't believe it.

He's good for 60-70 minutes.

When Dennis Wise has no physical strength, it will be the time for Crystal Palace to turn around.

The first half ended soon, and Millwall still maintained a 1-0 lead.During the intermission, the entire Neil Stadium was full of laughter.

In the locker room of Crystal Palace, Chen Ran encouraged the players with a friendly face as usual.

"Guys, you guys had a good first half, Millwall just got lucky and scored a world wave. I bet that Dennis Wise had ten shots on goal even with no one defending, He can't hit such a beautiful deciduous ball."

"Hahaha"

Seeing that Chen Ran was not angry for losing the ball, and was still in the mood to joke, the relieved team members burst into laughter.

What Chen Ran wanted was this effect, just like marching to fight a war, no matter how critical the situation is, the coach can't mess it up.

If the coach is in chaos, this battle will be impossible.

"Everyone has also seen that Dennis Wise was the best player in Millwall in the first half. However, this guy is 37 years old, and his physical fitness cannot last 90 minutes."

"So, guys, when he can't run, it's time for you to show your talents. Got it?"

"understand!"

Hearing the loud and forceful answers from the team members, Chen Ran nodded in satisfaction, showing good morale.

Soon, it was time for the second half, and the players began to walk out of the waiting room.

Chen Ran left Southgate at the end and reminded him again.

"Don't forget to keep an eye on Dennis Wise."

"Boss, don't worry."

Southgate took a serious look at Chen Ran and nodded emphatically.

The first 10 minutes of the second half were exactly the same as the second half of the first half.

Although Crystal Palace continued to attack, the effect was not satisfactory and they still failed to score.

However, Dennis Wise's physical strength was declining sharply visible to the naked eye.

He has put his hands on his knees several times when the ball is dead.

Chen Ran, who had been paying attention to him, was overjoyed, this guy could hardly run anymore.

The consequences of Dennis Wise's decline in physical fitness were immediately reflected in the game.

Because after Cristiano Ronaldo and Ribery broke through from the wing, no one was able to make up defense in time.

One after another high-quality crosses fell into Millwall's penalty area one after another.

Chen Ran knew that Crystal Palace was not far away from scoring.

McGee also smelled danger, and he also noticed that Dennis Wise's physical fitness had declined severely.

But looking back at the bench, McGee couldn't help shaking his head, no one can replace Dennis Wise.

He glanced down at his watch again. Seventy minutes into the game.

Dennis, grit your teeth and persevere, the three-pointer is almost at your fingertips.

Unfortunately, McGee's good wishes were quickly broken.

"Goal"

In the 71st minute, Chiellini on the left took advantage of Cristiano Ronaldo's cover to get rid of Millwall's defense, and then successfully passed a well-placed cross. Scored into Millwall's goal.

Millwall 1:1 Crystal Palace.

Chen Ran on the sidelines couldn't help raising his arms and cheering, finally waiting for the goal.

Although he was very confident in his judgment, the delay in scoring made him suffer.

The first 70 minutes of this game were the most difficult 70 minutes of his coaching career so far.

Tony's goal seemed to open a floodgate, and the morale of the Crystal Palace players was greatly boosted, and the subsequent offensive wave after wave.

As for Millwall, their strength is not as good as Crystal Palace, and they have been fighting with Crystal Palace by holding their breath.

Now, this tone seems to be vented by this goal.

The Millwall players felt as if they were suddenly tied with lead weights on their legs, and their movements were much slower.

The loopholes in the defense line are getting bigger and bigger.

These situations were also noticed by the experienced Dennis Wise, who kept motivating, encouraging, and even yelling at his teammates.

"Angry Mouse", appeared.

(End of this chapter)