Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs: Chapter 134 Not worthy of our Crystal Palace

   Chapter 134 Not worthy of our Crystal Palace

   On the other side, Ferguson was overjoyed when he saw Simeone injured and ended, and immediately called Keane to the sidelines.

   "Roy, you stay behind. If Crystal Palace wants to counterattack, you will destroy it immediately, and don't hesitate to foul. Then you will tell everyone else, except Sylvester and Ferdinand, all go to attack."

   "Understood, boss."

  Ferguson is also desperate now, taking advantage of the chance that Crystal Palace has one less person, he must pull the score back or even overtake.

   After receiving the order from Ferguson, Manchester United immediately overwhelmed the midfield across the board.

   Keane cruised around the center line, and Sylvester and Ferdinand also overwhelmed near the center arc. Even goalkeeper Carroll is now standing outside the big penalty area line.

   "Fuck, this old guy really knows how to rob."

   Seeing Ferguson's adjustment, Chen Ran cursed inwardly.

   "Luka! Hurry back to the back line to help the defender grab the header."

   Seeing that Tony staying in front now doesn't help, Chen Ran simply greeted him on the sidelines to go back to defend.

   "Got it, boss!"

   Hearing Chen Ran's instructions, Tony quickly took his long legs and ran to the penalty area of ​​Crystal Palace.

   At this time, Manchester United had taken advantage of the number of people to overwhelm the attack in an all-round way, passing **** one after another, and were sent into the penalty area of ​​Crystal Palace.

   When the ball flew to Van Nistelrooy again, Toni hadn't come back, and Vidic was also blocked by Ruud van Nistelrooy.

   The height of this ball is a bit low, and I saw Van Nistelrooy shoved his chest and unloaded the ball. Then without waiting for the ball to land, it was followed by a half-turned volley.

   At this time, Vidic wanted to block Ruud van Nistelrooy's shot, and the ball flew past him.

   And Cech, whose vision was blocked by the big men of Van Nistelrooy and Vidic, was too late to react. He could only subconsciously stretch out his hand to block, but he couldn't change the direction of the ball's flight.

  In this way, with the goal of Van Nistelrooy, Manchester United equalized the score 1:1.

   "Fxxxk!"

   Chen Ran, who witnessed all this, cursed angrily.

   Immediately, he reacted immediately. The game is not over yet, and now is not the time to vent his emotions.

   "Nemania! It's okay, just focus and keep defending!"

  Chen Ran was on the sidelines, shouting Vidic's name and cheering him on.

   After Simeone was injured, Vidic is now the captain of Crystal Palace on the field.

   "Got it, boss."

   Hearing Chen Ran's shout, Vidic also immediately cheered up.

   He knew what Chen Ran meant, he was now both the team captain and the team's central defender. If he messes up, the game is over.

  Fortunately, the members of Crystal Palace are still in their spirits and their fighting power is still there.

   Even if there is one less person on the field now, with all the will, Crystal Palace did not let Manchester United continue to score in less than ten minutes of the game.

  In the end, when the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, Crystal Palace was drawn 1-1 by Manchester United at Old Trafford.

  At the same time that the winning streak of the Premier League was ended at 17 games, Chen Ran did not hear the sweet sound of winning bonuses from the system.

   However, it is fortunate that Crystal Palace did not lose this game against Manchester United.

   Although this result is not good, it is not bad.

   From before the game to the game, so many things happened, Chen Ran was already mentally prepared.

   Moreover, he knew that the game on the field was over. But what awaits him is a more stressful game.

   Unsurprisingly, when Chen Ran appeared at the press conference, he was once again surrounded by reporters, and these guys were excited as if they had picked up money.

   It seems that Crystal Palace's winning streak has ended, which is a big happy event.

   "Mr. Chen, Crystal Palace's winning streak was terminated at 17 games, what do you think about this?"

   A reporter who managed to grab the opportunity to ask questions asked with a blushing face.

   "I'm very happy."

  Chen Ran glanced at the reporter, and then said a few words calmly.

   "Happy? Mr. Chen, if I heard correctly, did you say 'happy'?"

   Not just the reporter who asked the question, everyone in the press conference was a question mark.

   "Yes, this reporter has a good hearing. I mean 'happy'."

   "Can you tell me why it is 'happy'?"

"It's very simple. Because it's not easy to set a record, my players and I have been under tremendous pressure. Now that the record is over, our pressure is gone. Isn't this a thing that makes people feel uncomfortable? Happy thing?"

  Chen Ran spread his hands, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.

  “.”

  If possible, the reporters present probably wanted to spit in Chen Ran's face.

   "Mr. Chen, what is your comment on the transfer rumors of Crystal Palace player Crouch?"

   A reporter did not stumped Chen Ran, and a new reporter stood up immediately.

   "You also said that this is just a rumor, and it is not convenient for me to evaluate things that are inconclusive."

   "Is it true about Crouch's transfer? Mr. Chen."

   "If it happens, it's true. If it doesn't, it's false."

  “.”

  The reporters in the audience looked at each other, isn't this bullshit? Saying it is the same as not saying it.

   "But there is news that both Manchester United and Chelsea are approaching Crouch."

   "Then you'll have to ask Sir Alex Ferguson and Mr Mourinho."

   "Can you comment on the performance of the two teams in this game? Mr. Chen."

   Seeing that Chen Ran was slippery, another reporter threw new questions.

   "Manchester United is a very strong team, you can't show any flaws against them."

   "Unfortunately, we were not very lucky today. When Simeone was injured, we had no place for substitutions and had to play more with less."

   "Then the loophole was caught by Manchester United and the draw was a fair result."

   "Mr. Chen, do you mean that Crystal Palace didn't win this game because of bad luck?"

   Immediately, some reporters caught Chen Ran's language problem and asked with ulterior motives.

   "That's definitely not the case. Do you think that without enough strength, any team can easily break the Crystal Palace goal?"

   It is tiring to direct the competition, and it is not easy to fight those reporters with words.

   These pen-holders are the best at digging holes. After dealing with these arguing, Chen Ran returned home, too tired to move. She didn't even care about Cheryl by her side, she just fell back to sleep.

   In other games in this round, Arsenal beat Portsmouth 1:0 away, Chelsea beat Norwich 4:0 at home, and Liverpool also beat Newcastle United 3:1 at home.

   These three strong teams all scored three points, and took the opportunity to narrow the points gap by taking advantage of the opportunity of Crystal Palace being drawn by Manchester United.

   After the 18th round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace continued to top the standings with 17 consecutive victories and 1 draw with 52 points.

  Chelsea still ranked second with 13 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses with 42 points.

  Arsenal ranked third with 11 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses with 37 points.

   The next day, Chen Ran and Crystal Palace once again occupied an important position on the pages of major media in England.

   "In a strong conversation in the 18th round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace was successfully stopped by Manchester United."

   "Crystal Palace stopped making records, the longest winning streak in the Premier League ended at 17 games."

   "In the two matches against Manchester United this season, Crystal Palace was without a draw and a loss. The Chinese was completely restrained by Sir Alex Ferguson."

   "Compared to Sir Alex Ferguson, that Chinese is still too immature."

   "Crystal Palace's winning streak ended, will it be an important turning point this season?"

   "Questionnaire: Do you think Crystal Palace will go downhill from this game?"

   In China, thousands of miles away, fans of Crystal Palace also gathered in the post bar to discuss the game.

   "Unfortunately, if Simeone was not injured later, Crystal Palace could only play more with less, and Manchester United had no chance to equalize."

   "That's right, Chen Ran ran out of substitutions too early, which caused him to be so passive in the back."

   "You're a new fan at first sight. Brother, haven't you been watching football for a long time?"

   "Yeah. I only started watching football in the past two years, what's wrong?"

   "You probably don't know Manchester United's captain Keane, right? You can search for his deeds on the Internet. Chen Ran's substitution is very particular, and Cristiano Ronaldo was replaced to protect him."

   "I went, I found out, this Keane is really a ruthless man. So it is, no wonder Chen Ran wants to replace Ronaldo, I really blame him."

   "That's right. Everyone has seen Ronaldo's performance this season. He is definitely a future superstar. Compared to winning a game, the health of the players is more important. Anyway, Crystal Palace has a big lead now."

   "I guess Chen Ran thinks the same way. I just didn't expect that Simeone would be injured later, so I can only admit it's bad luck."

   Chen Ran, who had a good night's sleep, had already forgotten about yesterday's game. After handing in the public rations to Cheryl in the morning, I came to the club refreshed.

   "Stephen, what are you doing so early?"

   Seeing Stephen waiting for him at the door of the office, Chen Ran asked curiously.

   "You forgot about the jersey ad I told you before?"

   "I didn't forget, didn't I propose a new plan. Why, there is a reply so soon?"

   "That's right. The Dream Company is very interested in your proposal, and specially sent a senior executive of the company to London to talk to us about the specific content of the new plan in person."

   "Chen, how did you envision it? Before negotiating with the dream company, we must determine the plan ourselves."

   "Well, you are right. My initial assumption is that the guaranteed sponsorship will remain unchanged at five million euros. That is, if Crystal Palace has not won any championships, we must also give us five million euros."

   "If Crystal Palace wins the Premier League, add five million euros. If they win the UEFA Cup, add another five million euros. If they win the European Cup, add 10 million euros."

   "Oh, yes, I almost forgot there are FA Cup and League Cup. No matter how small a fly is, it is still meat. The FA Cup winner is worth two million euros, and the League Cup winner is one million euros."

   "Goodu."

   Stephen swallowed, Chen Ran's plan really surprised him.

   This is not simply a lion's big mouth to describe.

   "Chen, did you drink too much last night?"

  Stephen thought that Crystal Palace was drawn by Manchester United yesterday, is Chen Ran still awake after drinking to relieve his boredom?

   "What nonsense are you talking about, I didn't drink at all yesterday."

  Chen Ran glared at Stephen angrily, this guy thought he was talking drunk.

   "Then why did you come up with such a condition?"

   "If you follow your plan, Crystal Palace can get up to 23 million euros for one year's jersey advertising. Do you know what that means? Manchester United is only 7.5 million euros now!"

   Stephen became more and more excited as he spoke, and almost shouted.

  In his mind, Manchester United's revenue level is undoubtedly the highest of any team in the Premier League.

   According to Chen Ran’s plan, then Crystal Palace’s income from jersey advertising alone will far exceed Manchester United, which is simply unimaginable.

   "Calm down! Stephen, calm down!"

   Seeing Stephen's excited look, Chen Ran quickly poured him a glass of water to slow down.

   This guy, the influence he received from childhood was too deep-rooted, and he always felt that these giants were superior and insurmountable.

   "Chen, do you think the dream company will agree to your plan?"

   "This is all real money, more than 20 million euros is a huge sum of money no matter where it is. These businessmen, they will not agree to these conditions because you are also Chinese."

  Stephen took a few sips of water and calmed down a little.

   "Whether it will be successful or not will only be known later. Anyway, I'm not in a hurry. If we wait until next summer, after Crystal Palace wins the Premier League title, I believe more businesses will come to the door."

   "This plan of mine, in fact, the opponent does not suffer. Only when Crystal Palace wins the championship, they need to pay."

   "Stephen, time is on our side. Even if the dream company doesn't agree, other companies will agree. I'm very confident about that."

   "Okay, just figure it out for yourself."

  Stephen was finally persuaded by Chen Ran. Anyway, he thought it was impossible for Dream Company to agree to such exaggerated conditions.

   However, what surprised Stephen was that after he offered the plan designed by Chen Ran to the executives of the dream company, the other party did not directly reject it.

   just said that he has no power to decide this matter and needs to report to the chairman.

   "Chen, it seems that you are right. This dream company is really likely to accept your plan."

  Stephen sighed repeatedly.

   "Haha, Stephen, if the dream company really accepts my proposal. Remember to add one when negotiating, and the contract term cannot exceed four years at most."

   "Chen, with such good conditions, shouldn't the contract period be as long as possible?"

   "Stephen, in my opinion, this plan will soon be unworthy of our Crystal Palace."

   (end of this chapter)