Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 54

"Boss, what are your plans regarding the use of Cesc Fabregas?"

After the training, Simeone and Southgate also approached Chen Ran to ask about it.

"Nothing special, just let Cesc Fabregas play as a substitute for a period of time, and then play the main force after he adapts."

"But judging from the League Cup game and the last league game, he adapted well?" Southgate asked a little puzzled.

Chen Ran didn't answer directly, but turned to look at Simeone.

"Diego, do you think so too?"

"There is nothing wrong with what Egares said. Judging from Fabregas' performance, he has adapted to the England style of play very well. And, I have to admit that when he is on the court, the team can play sharply." counterattack. This, he did better than me."

Chen Ran smiled and pointed to Simeone. This guy looked like a tough guy, but he spoke very modestly, admitting his shortcomings frankly.

"Diego, you are too humble. You and Guardiola and Cesc Fabregas are different types of players. Everyone is good at different things. It's normal."

Chen Ran comforted Simeone, after all, he was his right-hand man.

"Of course I know that when Cesc Fabregas is on the court, the team's offense is smoother. But after all, he is only 16 years old. Whether he can withstand 90 minutes of high-intensity confrontation is still unknown."

"Cesc Fabregas's performance in the previous two games was good, but there is one factor that cannot be ignored. He only played in the second half. At this time, the opponent's physical strength has declined, and he has plenty of physical strength, so he actually took advantage of it."

"If I let him start, but his physical strength can't support 90 minutes, after being replaced in the middle, then we will have no backup and can only defend passively. So whether it is for the team or for Cesc Fabregas , starting from the bench is a safe choice.”

Southgate and Simeone also kept nodding when they heard it.Chen Ran's concerns were not impossible.

"But if Cesc Fabregas is not on the field, we can't fully exert the power of counterattack. If the opponent has no scruples to attack with all their strength, then our defensive pressure will be too great."

Southgate said with some concern.

Ipswich Town in the last game was generally good, but this time Sunderland is a team that has just come down from the Premier League, and the lineup did not have much loss. This is a first for Crystal Palace's defense. big test.

"So, Gareth, this game against Sunderland, you don't play as a central defender, you play as a free agent."

"Free man?"

Southgate was stunned for a moment, because this position requires too much player ability, and few people can be competent, so he hasn't heard of this name for a long time.

"Boss, I'm not capable enough, I'm afraid I can't play this position."

Although unwilling to admit it, Southgate still has this self-knowledge.

"Don't rush to refuse. I'm not asking you to be an all-around free agent like Beckenbauer, but a semi-free agent who only defends in your own half. You don't need to participate in the offense."

"You can play both central defender and defensive midfielder. This arrangement is only for you. I plan to remove Modric, and then put Thiago Silva and Vidic as a central defender, Diego. You also play double midfielder with Yaya Toure, and you are responsible for checking for their deficiencies."

"Then we give up the offensive altogether?"

Simeone was also surprised by Chen Ran's arrangement. Is it just defense and not planning to counterattack?
"Isn't Tony still left in front? After you steal the ball, you can directly pass a long pass to Tony, and then let him decide whether to do it alone, or to distribute the ball to Ronaldo and Ribery on both sides. As for the effect, it depends on them. Let's improvise."

"Boss, you are really simple and rude."

Simeone couldn't help but smile wryly. Chen Ran's tactics were more aggressive than his defensive counterattack.

"No way, who made us lack people? But fortunately, we only need to survive the first half. In the second half, I will replace Cesc Fabregas and return to normal tactics at that time, understand?"

"clear."

Sunderland's Stadium of Light is now one of the most famous stadiums in England.

It has just been built for more than five years and can accommodate more than 4 people.If necessary, it can be expanded to 4000 people in the future, but Chen Ran, who came here for the first time, was drooling.

Damn, Crystal Palace's Selhurst Park is broken and small, and I'll tear it down and rebuild it sooner or later.

Crystal Palace's starting lineup for this game is:
center tony
Left midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo, right midfielder Ribery
DM Simeone, DM Yaya Toure
Freeman Southgate

Left back Chiellini, center back Thiago Silva, center back Vidic, right back Maicon
goalkeeper cech
"beep"

With the whistle of the referee, the game officially began.

At this time, Sunderland's head coach McCarthy on the bench was frowning and looking at the position of Crystal Palace on the field.

When he got the list of appearances of Crystal Palace before, he realized that something was wrong.

Because Modric is not in the starting list, but if Crystal Palace is going to play the twin towers, then there should be Crouch on the list.

But Crouch's name did not appear, but a strange Thiago Silva was added.

According to the data, this Thiago Silva is a central defender.

If Southgate and Vidic are counted, then Crystal Palace has sent three central defenders in this game. Is the Chinese man going to put on a defensive formation of five defenders?

This is a style of play that Crystal Palace have never used this season.

McCarthy has been preparing for this game against the leaders for a long time, and it is absolutely impossible to remember wrongly.

Is it because Guardiola is absent?
But in the last game, didn't they have another kid named Cesc Fabregas?
In the last game, the kid performed very well and directly helped Crystal Palace win. After the game, the media praised him as a talented player.

Why don't you continue to use this game?

McCarthy was so puzzled that he almost scratched his scalp.In the end, he still couldn't think of any medicine sold in Chen Ran's gourd, so he decided to take a closer look.

Crystal Palace is an away game, and McCarthy has long expected that they will adopt defensive and counterattack tactics.

He is very confident in the strength of his team. After all, the players under his command have been trained in the Premier League, and they will certainly not be worse than Crystal Palace.

Therefore, in addition to telling the defensive players to pay attention to the counterattack of Crystal Palace, he still adopted offensive tactics.Prepare to take advantage of the weakened strength of Crystal Palace to win this league leader.

Soon, less than 10 minutes into the game, McCarthy discovered Chen Ran's arrangement.

"This Southgate is defending everywhere in the backcourt, and some places are even far away from the penalty area. This is not the way of playing as a central defender at all. He is playing as a free man."

Now that McCarthy fully understood Chen Ran's intentions, his face couldn't help being a little dignified.

(End of this chapter)