Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs: Chapter 102 Chen Ran VS Mourinho part1

  Chapter 102 Chen Ran VS Mourinho part1

   "Gareth, you and Nemania will focus on Drogba. Nemania is in charge of pressing, and Gareth you are in charge of protection."

  Chen Ran looked at Southgate and Vidic and warned.

   "Okay, boss."

   "Don't worry, boss."

"George, Chelsea's Duff is a left-footed player, but after Robben arrived this season, he was moved to the right by Mourinho. When you are defending him, focus on his left foot and don't let him cut in. Hit the door."

  Chen Ran turned to Chiellini and explained the details of his defense.

   "Got it, boss."

   "Maicon, Chelsea's newly introduced Robben is very strong. He is fast and skilled. You will have a hard time in this game."

   "However, his body is relatively thin. You should use your body more when defending him. Also, after the opening, you should give him a hard blow and warn him. But pay attention to your actions and don't hurt people maliciously."

   "Leave it to me, boss, I'll let that Robben dare not go wild."

   Maicon grinned and gave Chen Ran a reassuring gesture.

After    told the defensive linemen, Chen Ran called Simeone, Modric and Yaya Toure over.

"Diego, Luka, Yaya, our tactics in this game are defensive counterattacks, so I will arrange a three-back formation. Luka is responsible for organizing the attack, Diego, you and Yaya have to share some defensive tasks. "

   "Understood, boss."

   "Boss, don't worry."

   "Got it, boss."

   After explaining the midfielder, Chen Ran called Ronaldo, Ribery and Tony together again.

   "Chelsea's two full-backs, Bridge and Ferreira, are of average strength. Chris, you and Frank are just staring at their two attacks. As for whether to make a cross or an inside shot after a breakthrough, it's up to you to decide."

"For the three of you, I have one more request, which is to play more goals. Chelsea's goalkeeper Cudicini is a nerve knife. He can save any goal when he is in good form; if he is not in good form, he may score any goal. ."

   When Chen Ran was busy arranging tactics, it was the same as Chelsea in London, but it was no different from the previous two league games.

   Mourinho has been running the day-to-day affairs of the team step by step, and there is no sign that Chelsea will play the top team in the league.

   Now, Mendes, who has tried his best not to mention his name in front of Mourinho, couldn’t help but remind him at this time.

   "José, aren't you ready for the game against Crystal Palace?"

   "Preparing for what? Isn't it just an ordinary Premier League? The tactical play I have formulated for Chelsea has been formed, and then I will just play the same way as the previous two games."

   Mourinho looked up at Mendes in surprise.

   "Crystal Palace are now top of the Premier League." Mendes reminded again.

   "So what?" Mourinho looked a little unsightly.

   "Let alone the newly-promoted Crystal Palace, Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool are here, and I also play this tactic."

   Seeing Mourinho a little unhappy, Mendes closed his mouth with interest.

  The current Mourinho is his signature cash cow, and he must not offend him.

   The time for the third round was scheduled for Wednesday night.

   Even on weekdays, it still cannot resist the enthusiasm of fans to go to the stadium to watch the game.

  Crystal Palace's home stadium, Selhurst Park, once again staged a packed event.

  Because the Selhurst Park stadium can only accommodate more than 26,000 people, there have even been cases where some fans could not buy tickets and were blocked from the stadium.

   After all, the two sides in this game are Crystal Palace, which is currently ranked No. 1 in the Premier League;

   Under the incitement of some media, this game has also been given the meaning of competing for who is the first coach of the new generation.

   "The highlight of the upcoming third round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace at home against Chelsea, will have a direct contest between the new generation of coaches."

"Last season, the Chinese won the Championship and the League Cup double. And Mourinho, after winning the UEFA Cup, won the UEFA Champions League. The same young coach, who Stronger, will be revealed soon."

   "As the two hottest young coaches at the moment, they are about to stage a peak matchup in the Premier League."

   "Hello Mr. Mourinho, nice to meet you. Jorge has always said that he wants to introduce us to each other, but unfortunately there is never a suitable opportunity. We finally meet today."

  Before the game, as usual, Chen Ran went to shake hands with Mourinho.

   "Really? That's such a shame. Nice to meet you, Mr. Chen."

   Mourinho raised his mouth slightly and smiled lightly.

   turned around and returned to the Crystal Palace bench. Chen Ran knew that it was impossible for him to be friends with Mourinho in his life.

The looming hostility of    made him understand why Mendes missed the appointment.

  Probably this is a character incompatibility.

  Chen Ran muttered to himself.

   However, since we can't be friends, we can only be opponents.

   Mourinho, I'm sorry, the time for you to win your first Premier League title may be delayed for a long time.

   As the referee blew the whistle, the highlight of the third round of the Premier League began.

  Crystal Palace's starting lineup is:

   Center Tony

  Left midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo, right midfielder Ribery

   Midfielder Yaya Toure, Midfielder Modric, Midfielder Simeone

  Left-back Chiellini, centre-back Gareth Southgate, centre-back Vidic, right-back Maicon

   Goalkeeper Cech

   Chelsea's starting lineup is:

   Left winger Robben, center Drogba, right winger Duff

   MF Makelele, MF Lampard, MF Thiago

  Left-back Bridge, center-back Carvalho, center-back Terry, right-back Ferreira

   Goalkeeper Cudicini

   From the beginning of the game, Chelsea took the initiative on the field.

  Because Crystal Palace voluntarily contracted and the formation retreated, leaving a lot of space for Chelsea.

   In fact, Chelsea's attacking routine is very similar to that of Crystal Palace. They use the sharp breakthroughs of two wing players to tear the opponent's defense and then create opportunities for the middle.

   For this set of tactics, the members of Crystal Palace have been playing for more than a year, and they are all too familiar with it.

  When Lampard gave the ball to Robben on the left, he had long been staring at Robben's Maicon, and immediately rushed up to be a flying shovel.

  The foot is fierce and precise.

   Maicon's foot accurately kicked the ball, but the huge inertia also took Robben up and hit the billboard on the sidelines.

   "Red card! This is a red card!"

   Before the referee's whistle sounded, Mourinho, who was standing on the sidelines, jumped up first and yelled at the referee.

   Hearing the shouting, the referee turned his head and glanced at Mourinho lightly, and the whistle sounded, indicating that Maicon had committed a foul.

   However, Maicon was not given even a yellow card.

   The current penalty scale is far less strict than the protection of players later.

  The Premier League originally encouraged physical confrontation, and Maicon did not shovel Robben's body, so the referee thought it was just an ordinary foul.

   No matter how angry Mourinho was on the sidelines, the referee simply ignored him.

   In the end, the fourth official couldn't stand it and called the referee and gave Mourinho a verbal warning.

   At this time, Robben was still sitting on the sidelines and did not get up for a long time.

   He wasn't injured, but when he hit the billboard, the impact was relatively strong, making him a little dazed.

   Robben, who has just landed in the Premier League, obviously has not fully adapted to the style of the Premier League.

   Special meow, this is the Premier League!

  Fxxxk, how rude!

   shook his head, and Robben slowly stood up with his right hand on the ground.

   The team doctor made an okay gesture to Mourinho, and Mourinho was relieved.

   glanced coldly at the bench of Crystal Palace in the distance, Mourinho's intuition told him that the one just now was arranged by Chen Ran intentionally.

   is to give a warning to Robben, who is currently the sharpest attack in Chelsea.

   I hope Robben will not be affected.

  Thinking of this, Mourinho looked at Robben with some worry and prayed secretly in his heart.

   However, things did not go in the direction Mourinho expected.

   In the next game, Robben really avoided Maicon and was kicking.

   This time, Robben's threat was greatly reduced immediately.

   Seeing this scene, Mourinho was both angry and helpless.

   called Robben twice to let him make a bold breakthrough, but Robben still went his own way and had no effect.

   Chelsea's two wings, Duff's ability is far below Robben.

   But Duff is an Irish player who plays football in the English league all the year round. This kind of scene is often seen.

   He played his level normally, but unfortunately his ability is limited.

   Under Chiellini's defense, there is basically no big threat.

   Robben's side was misfired, and Chelsea's offense immediately limped.

  Crystal Palace's defensive pressure was greatly relieved immediately.

   After observing for a few minutes, Chen Ran found that Mourinho did not have a good way to break the current situation.

   Taking advantage of the dead ball, Chen Ran immediately called Modric to the sidelines.

   "Luka, you go and tell Ronaldo and Ribery to move them forward, now we're going to step up our offense."

   "Okay, boss."

   After adjusting his tactics, Chen Ran glanced at Mourinho who was frowning in circles in the distance.

   He could guess that Mourinho must be struggling now whether to replace Robben, who has mental problems.

  Wait for Robben to adjust himself, or replace him immediately?

  It should be known that Chelsea, in addition to making big purchases this summer, also carried out a major purge.

   Anything that Mourinho disliked was dealt with, even though there were many good players among them.

  Like Veron, Crespo, Hasselbaink, Zenden, Grenshire, Melchiott, Desailly, Petit, etc., all left the team.

The advantage of    is that although Mourinho has just arrived, his authority in Chelsea has been fully established.

The disadvantage of    is that Mourinho's tactical options are narrowed by himself.

  Chen Ran has carefully studied Chelsea's current lineup. As long as Robben is restricted, then Mourinho has no suitable candidates to replace.

   Counting, only Joe Cole.

   But Joe Cole's best position is actually the attacking midfielder. Although he can also play the fullback, his effect is definitely not as good as Robben.

   Besides, in last season's League Cup match, Joe Cole was bullied by Ronaldo so badly.

   To deal with him, Chen Ran has a lot of experience.

   After Modric brought Chen Ran's latest order on the field, Crystal Palace's formation immediately moved up a section.

  Cristiano Ronaldo and Ribery also pressed in front of Ferreira and Bridge.

   Mourinho, who was on the sidelines, immediately and keenly noticed the changes in the positions of Ronaldo and Ribery.

   Soon, Mourinho saw Crystal Palace's midfield playmaker Modric, who continued to distribute the ball to Ronaldo and Ribery on both wings, and the threat increased sharply.

   Previously, Ronaldo and Ribery were at the back, far from Chelsea's penalty area. Even if the two of them received a pass from Modric, they had to dribble the ball for a long distance to be a threat.

   Even if the two of them make a breakthrough, the other Chelsea players will have enough time to come and make up the defense.

  But now it is completely different. The positions of Cristiano Ronaldo and Ribery have already been mentioned near Chelsea's penalty area line.

   Breakthrough from this place, whether it is a cross from the bottom or a straight into the penalty area, it is very likely to directly create a shooting opportunity.

  Especially after Cristiano Ronaldo's two beautiful breakthroughs, Chelsea's defense immediately felt a surge of pressure.

   Even the midfielders Makelele, Lampard and Thiago had to retreat with the pressure of Ronaldo and Ribery.

   As soon as the three of them retreated, they immediately left Drogba, Robben and Duff in front.

  Chelsea's formation immediately disjointed.

   Mourinho knew he couldn't hesitate any longer, he didn't have time to wait for Robben to wake up.

  Crystal Palace has changed, if you wait any longer, something will happen.

   Mourinho has never been an indecisive person. As soon as a decision is made here, Joe Cole is immediately rushed to warm up.

   Then stand on the sidelines and shout to Drogba, Robben and Duff to retreat, be sure to keep the distance of the three lines of the team.

   All of Mourinho's actions were watched by Chen Ran, who had been following him all the time.

   worthy of being a top coach, his reaction is too fast.

  Drogba, Robben and Duff quickly recovered near the center line.

   This time, the distance between Chelsea's three lines was greatly reduced, and the attacking space left for Crystal Palace was instantly reduced.

  Cristiano Ronaldo and Ribery didn't have a few happy breakthroughs before they found themselves surrounded by Chelsea players.

   At this time, the situation on the field has changed from Chelsea attacking and Crystal Palace defending at the beginning; Crystal Palace attacking and Chelsea defending.

  The initiative of the game fell into the hands of Crystal Palace.

   However, Chen Ran was not happy.

   Because he knows that Mourinho's housekeeping skills are actually defensive counterattacks.

  Chelsea are now shrinking back to defend, but they are even more difficult to deal with.

   Therefore, although Crystal Palace got the initiative on the field, Chen Ran did not let the players press the attack heavily, he wanted to guard against Chelsea's counterattack.

  Crystal Palace's main offensive method now is still through Modric's midfield scheduling, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Ribery attacking on both sides.

  Adding Tony, it's full of calculations, and the Crystal Palace has less than four troops into the attack.

   The first half didn’t end, and now is not the time to launch a total attack.

   (end of this chapter)