Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs: Chapter 136 This 20 million euros, I don\'t really want it
Chapter 136 The 20 million euros, I don’t really want them
I'll go, is it so tough?
This Hoddle, regardless of whether Tottenham Hotspur is strong enough, just let the team down.
Seeing the scene in front of him, Chen Ran was also a little dumbfounded.
This guy is really very personal, the information is right, he plays cards out of common sense, and often does amazing things.
However, with Tottenham pressing out to attack, wouldn't Crystal Palace have more chances to counterattack?
Coupled with the fact that Chen Ran had previously transferred Mascherano back to help the defense, he now has a lot of confidence in Crystal Palace's defense.
Thinking of this, Chen Ran took another look at Hoddle in the distance.
Let's see now, is Tottenham Hotspur the first to break the Crystal Palace defense, or Crystal Palace to break the Tottenham Hotspur goal first.
Soon, the trend of the game on the court made Hoddle frown again.
Because he found that it was useless for Tottenham to press the attack.
Robbie Keane and Defoe, these two small guys, can't catch the high ball.
The ground ball was entangled by Mascherano and Thiago Silva again.
Not to mention the next shot.
Tottenham Hotspur's offense ended up with a lot of thunder and little rain.
Except for a few long shots, there was no threat to the goal guarded by Cech.
Crystal Palace, seeing that Tottenham Hotspur could not break his defense, Chen Ran was naturally not in a hurry.
Four games in nine days is a severe test for the physical fitness of the players, so Chen Ran must use the most economical way to get three points.
Now is not the best time to shoot.
Until the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half, the score on the field did not change, it was still 0:0.
At half-time, Chen Ran still did not make adjustments, and he planned to consume a little more physical fitness of Tottenham Hotspur players.
Until the 60th minute of the game, Chen Ran called Cesc Fabregas on the bench.
"Sesk, you'll replace Vidic later on, and then have Tony captain the field."
"Mascherano and Thiago Silva are the center back, you and Yaya Toure are the double midfielders, and Modric moves forward to play the midfielder."
"Tell the others we're going to attack."
"Understood, boss."
In view of Mascherano's good effect in defending Robbie Keane and Defoe, Chen Ran replaced the main central defender Vidic this time.
As soon as Crystal Palace made a substitution, Hoddle on Tottenham Hotspur immediately became more vigilant.
Now everyone knows that Chen Ran is good at attacking others. Although Hodl has a personality, he is not stupid.
He immediately greeted the players on the sidelines to recover, ready to deal with the Crystal Palace offensive.
Unfortunately, although Hoddle is very vigilant, the strength of his players is lacking.
The middle lane is okay, with Carrick, Ridley King and other famous players in charge, they can still hold the situation.
But on the two flanks, whether it is the two full-backs Mendez and Lotrich, or the two full-backs Edman and Parmalot, they can't stop the Cristiano Ronaldo and Ribery who are supported. of alternating impacts.
When Ribery once again got rid of Lotteridge's defense and broke through with the ball, Tottenham Hotspur's left-back Edman hurried up to block.
Ribery didn't even look, he knocked on his heel, passed the ball to Maicon behind him, and then continued to run forward.
This time, Edman was stunned for a moment, and for a while he thought about whether to continue with Ribery or go up to grab Maicon.
is another routine that Chen Ran practiced repeatedly in training, Maicon naturally understood it, and directly rubbed the ball in an arc.
The ball went over Edman's head and came to Ribery again.
At this point, Ribery's speed had already increased.
Facing the empty turf in front of him, he took the ball straight to Tottenham Hotspur's penalty area.
"Naibette, go and stop him!"
Goalkeeper Robinson was so anxious that he called his central defender to intercept Ribery.
Without Robinson to say hello, Naibette has also found that the situation is not good, and is rushing to make up the defense with all his strength.
Ribery did not choose to make a pass from the bottom this time, but dunked his right foot inward, and the left heel was a shot.
"boom!"
Unfortunately, the angle was a bit right, and Robinson was saved.
Because of the power of Ribery's shot, the ball bounced very far and flew directly outside the penalty area.
"boom!"
I saw a figure rushing to the landing spot of the ball, and without waiting for the ball to land, it was a volley when it went up.
It's Modric, this guy, his technical movements are extremely standard, and the instep is stretched straight when he shoots.
The ball flew directly to the upper left corner of the Tottenham Hotspur goal like a shell.
At this time, Robinson, who had just made a save, got up from the ground.
In the face of this shot, there was nothing he could do.
"Goal"
"Little Luca, great job!"
Modric was immediately surrounded by the swarming teammates.
Crystal Palace lead Tottenham Hotspur 1:0.
After took the lead, Chen Ran did not recover the defense as usual, but continued to maintain the offensive against Tottenham Hotspur.
Continued pressure, not allowing Tottenham to slow down.
Because their two strikers, Robbie Keane and Defoe, are so capable, in order not to leave them a chance, Chen Ran felt that it would be better to keep the ball in Tottenham Hotspur's half.
In the 75th minute, Chen Ran replaced Ribery with Alves.
In the 85th minute, Chen Ran replaced Cristiano Ronaldo with Evra.
Under Chen Ran's careful response, Crystal Palace finally kept the score 1:0 to the end.
When won the game, it also brought Chen Ran a winning bonus of 2 million euros.
In other games in this round, Chelsea beat Portsmouth 2:0 away, Arsenal beat Newcastle United 1:0 away, Manchester United defeated Aston Villa 1:0 away, Liverpool 1:0 at Anfield: 0 win over Southampton.
A few strong teams all got three points again.
After the 20th round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace continued to top the standings with 19 wins and 1 draw with 58 points.
Chelsea still ranks second with 48 points from 15 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses.
Arsenal ranked third with 13 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses with 43 points.
After this round, all teams were given three days of respite.
And the winter transfer period of the Premier League is about to open.
"Chen, regarding Crouch's transfer, both Manchester United and Chelsea have sent official offers."
Luis, who was in charge of the club's transfer affairs, found Chen Ran and brought the latest news.
"what price?"
"Manchester United offered 7 million euros, Chelsea offered 10 million euros."
"so little?"
Chen Ran frowned, which was far from his psychological expectations.
"Chen, in fact, Crouch's real worth is probably between 7 million euros and 10 million euros. Isn't the 20 million euro price you offered to raise the price?"
Hearing that Chen Ran thought it was too little, the little fat man was taken aback for a moment. He wouldn't have taken the price of 20 million euros seriously, right?
"Of course not. My psychological price is 20 million euros. Didn't I say before that I won't sell it for a penny less."
"Really? Chen, do you really want 20 million euros to sell?"
The little fat man was really shocked.
"Louis, Crouch's transfer is not an ordinary transfer. If it is not handled properly, it may have a very bad impact on the other players who remain in the team. Do you understand?"
Seeing that Little Fatty didn't have enough understanding of the seriousness of this matter, Chen Ran had to break it apart and smash it into pieces for analysis.
"Chen, you mean to make Crouch an example. Warn those clubs who are digging our corners and have to pay a huge price to take people away?"
"Yes. But that's only part of it."
"More importantly, a reminder to the other players who are currently on the team."
"You can transfer if you want, but you must leave a transfer fee that satisfies me. If you can't do this, then stay with the team honestly."
"Chen, what if both Manchester United and Chelsea are unwilling to pay 20 million euros? Will you still use Crouch?"
"Of course I will. I have to pay him, don't I need to keep him in vain? I'm not that stingy. As a backup striker, Crouch is still qualified."
"Isn't it a pity for Chelsea's 10 million euros?"
"What a pity? Louis, take a long-term view. This matter is not as simple as money."
"Got it. Chen, then I'll reply to them, Crouch won't sell without 20 million euros."
"Well, just reply like this, be tough."
"Understood."
After sending the little fat man away, Chen Ran was also tangled for a while.
The reason why he insisted on 20 million euros is to test the real purpose of Manchester United and Chelsea.
He now hopes that someone is willing to pay 20 million euros to take Crouch away and let him kill him, but he does not hope that someone is willing to pay 20 million euros to take Crouch away.
Because if someone is willing to spend 20 million to buy Crouch, which is obviously not worth it.
Then it can only prove one thing, that is, the other party has a bigger goal and no longer cares about the gain or loss of the 20 million euros in front of him.
What else can you aim for?
is nothing more than the main players who are still in the team at Crystal Palace.
This move reminded Chen Ran of many Chinese allusions.
For example: Qianjin buys horse bones
If Chen Ran’s prediction really occurs, then he must be vigilant.
The winter transfer period is likely to be just an appetizer, and the real test is estimated to be next summer.
Manchester, Ferguson Office.
"Alex, there is a reply from Crystal Palace. The Chinese man insisted that the price would not be reduced for 20 million euros. He said that if it was less than this amount, he would leave Crouch for his own use."
As soon as David Gill got the latest news, he immediately ran to report to Ferguson.
"Hmph, that Chinese boy is probably insane. 20 million euros? Crouch? It's just a dream!"
Hearing the news of David Gill, Ferguson laughed disdainfully.
"David, you told Crystal Palace Club that 7 million euros is Manchester United's last offer. If you don't accept it, you will terminate the negotiation."
"Alex, are you sure?"
"Sure, just reply like this. Manchester United is not the upstart of Chelsea, there is not so much money to waste."
London, Chelsea Club.
Mourinho was once again in the office of CEO Peter Kenyon.
"José, Crystal Palace replied. It is 20 million euros. There is no room for negotiation. If it is not accepted, the negotiation will be terminated."
"So tough?"
Mourinho was stunned for a moment. Crouch is not a great genius. What confidence does Crystal Palace have to insist that the price of 20 million euros will not be reduced?
"It's so tough. The one who contacted me was one of the Chinese cronies, Luis, who was in charge of the Crystal Palace transfer affairs."
"He made it very clear that if no one accepts the €20 million price, then they will keep Crouch for their own use."
"Would rather lose the transfer fee of tens of millions of euros?" Mourinho asked in disbelief.
"That's right. That Louis said, Crystal Palace is not less than ten million euros." Thinking of the little fat man's proud face, Peter Kenyon also laughed angrily.
"These arrogance?"
Mourinho rubbed his chin, "Peter, why do I think something is wrong."
"What's wrong? What's wrong?"
"How do I feel, that Chinese person doesn't seem to want Crouch's transfer to be successful."
"Well, I do have this feeling. Generally speaking, when negotiating a transfer, even if you are not satisfied with the price, you will not reject it so recklessly."
Hearing Mourinho's reminder, Peter Kenyon also recalled it at this time.
Where is Luiz negotiating, he just deliberately wants to mess this transfer up.
"José, what do you mean?"
"Peter, is there a possibility that the Chinese have seen through our plan?"
"What? Impossible, right? We only had contact with the other players of Crystal Palace at the very beginning, but we never contacted again after that. Can this also reveal flaws?"
Hearing this, Peter Kenyon was taken aback, it would be bad if this happened.
"It's not necessarily that we showed our flaws. I think it's more likely that the Chinese person thought of it himself."
"That Chinese man is so good? Jose, are you overestimating him? I admit that he is a talented coach, but running a club is not an easy task. It is impossible without rich experience."
"Peter, I have been studying Chinese culture since that Chinese man became our opponent. There is a saying in it that I think makes sense. That is, there is no harm in thinking about your opponent a little bit more."
"Okay, even if that Chinese person thought of it himself. Then what are you going to do next? Will our plan continue?"
Peter Kenyon feels that Mourinho is a little obsessed right now. Could it be that he is being pushed too hard by the Chinese?
"Continue, of course we will continue. Didn't the Chinese insist on 20 million euros? Then we'll give it to him. Wait until next summer, when he will cry."
(end of this chapter)