Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs: Chapter 139 When you come across my Crystal Palace, you have to get down!
Chapter 139 When I meet my Crystal Palace, I have to get down!
"The first one, you go to the Polish C-League to find a young player named Robert Lewandowski. He was born in 1988 and plays as a striker. He is not yet 17 years old this year."
"Why are you an Eastern European player again? For example, Vidic and Modric were all recruited by you from Eastern Europe. Chen, do you still have a scouting network in Eastern Europe?"
"Ahem, that's not your concern. Remember, Poland has more than one player named Lewandowski, make no mistake."
"Got it, Robert Lewandowski, right?"
"The second, Vincent Kompany, born in 1986, is a central defender and currently plays for the Belgian giants Anderlecht."
"Anderlecht's? This one is easy to find, leave it to me. Any more?"
"You don't have to look for the rest, the people are in London."
"In London, who?"
"Vieira, Arsenal captain."
"Gudong."
The little fat man staggered in fright and almost fell to the ground.
"Chen, don't make such a joke, okay? Arsenal and our Crystal Palace are direct competitors for the Premier League title, how could it be possible to sell us their captain?"
"I'm not kidding. Vieira's contract with Arsenal is about to expire, and if they don't renew, then Arsenal have to sell Vieira this summer or they won't get a penny. "
"Even if Vieira's contract is about to expire, Arsenal will definitely renew him. Vieira is only 28 years old now, which is the golden age of a player. And he is also the captain of the team, Arsenal Not that stupid, right?"
Luis thinks Chen Ran is just whimsical. Arsenal is an old giant club anyway, would they do such a stupid thing?
"Hehe, it's not that Arsenal are stupid, it's that they can't meet Vieira's conditions." Chen Ran took a sip of coffee slowly and continued to analyze the little fat man.
"Arsenal's funds have been **** because of the new stadium project, and they don't have the money to give players a big raise."
"And for Vieira, this may be the last big contract in his life, and he will certainly not miss this last chance to make a lot of money."
"So, I judge that it is very likely that the Arsenal club and Vieira will collapse."
"If it's what I predicted, Vieira will be in the transfer market this summer. Got it?"
"It turns out that building a new stadium is such a big drag on the club's finances."
Thinking of this, Louis was suddenly surprised.
"Chen, if we build a new stadium, won't it be as bad as Arsenal?"
"There will definitely be an impact, but not as exaggerated as Arsenal."
"Only half of the funds for the construction of the new stadium were borrowed from the bank, and the remaining half was paid by myself."
"That's good, that's good. Chen, what do you mean, are you going to shoot when Vieira appears in the transfer market in the summer?"
"It's possible, we have to see the situation and then decide. Haven't you forgotten about Cesc Fabregas?"
"Fabregas? Does he have anything to do with Vieira?"
Little Fatty was taken aback for a moment, are these two people related?
"You forgot, when we brought in Cesc Fabregas from Barcelona, we signed a buy-back clause with the Barcelona club."
"Oh, yes. Chen, if you hadn't reminded me, I almost forgot about this."
Louis patted his brain door, and he really forgot.
"That buy-back clause, by this summer, Barcelona has the right to activate."
"The other four are fine. If they want to take Cesc Fabregas, it will have a big impact on Crystal Palace's midfield."
"So, in order to prevent the worst from happening, we have to do both."
Although Chen Ran has been using Cesc Fabregas very restrained in order to prevent Barcelona from activating the buyback clause, and rarely let him play the main force.
But the initiative in this matter is entirely in the hands of FC Barcelona. Therefore, Chen Ran must also be prepared to avoid being too passive in time.
"I see. Chen, what do you mean, if Cesc Fabregas leaves, Vieira will replace Cesc Fabregas?"
"That's right. I'm telling you this now, so that you can get in touch with Vieira secretly first. Prepare in advance for what may happen in the summer."
"Ok, I see."
Although Crouch's transfer has been officially announced, the popularity of this event in the media has continued unabated under the hype of caring people.
"Chelsea spent 20 million euros to introduce England international Crouch, which fully demonstrated the strength of the club."
"Bringing out England international Crouch from the rivals Crystal Palace, the competition for the Premier League title this season has entered a fever pitch."
"Chelsea's strength has been reinforced, while Crystal Palace's strength has been weakened. Under these conditions, Chelsea is expected to stage a comeback in the second half of the Premier League."
"Chelsea's huge investment in the introduction of England international Crouch is to shout to all the excellent players in the world. As long as you have the strength, welcome to Chelsea, there is a big contract you dream of."
"It seems that Chelsea have been spending a lot of money on the media."
Seeing these reports, Chen Ran curled his lips disdainfully, "Have you asked Crystal Palace for your opinion if you want to compete for the Premier League title this season?"
After a few days of rest, Crystal Palace, who has recovered from their strength, ushered in the crucial second half of the game.
On January 15th, in the twenty-third round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace defeated Manchester City 3:1 away;
On January 22, in the twenty-fourth round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace defeated Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 at home;
On January 29th, in the fourth round of the FA Cup, Crystal Palace used a substitute lineup to defeat Everton 1-0 away;
On February 2, in the twenty-fifth round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace defeated West Bromwich Albion 2-0 away;
On February 5th, in the twenty-sixth round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace defeated Bolton 1:0 at home.
Four Premier League games and one FA Cup, while Crystal Palace achieved a five-game winning streak, it also brought Chen Ran a winning bonus of 9 million euros.
In these four rounds of the Premier League, Chelsea also achieved good results with three wins and one draw.
And Arsenal are a bit stretched, only got two wins and two losses, and there are no doubts that they are left behind.
Manchester United is suddenly rising, not only achieved four consecutive victories. And in these four games, there are also two strong duels against Liverpool and Arsenal, which can be said to be full of gold.
Liverpool is the same as Arsenal, with two wins and two losses and a mediocre performance.
After the 26th round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace continued to top the standings with 25 wins and 1 draw with 76 points;
Chelsea still ranks second with 20 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses with 64 points;
Manchester United surpassed Arsenal to the third place with 54 points with 15 wins, 9 draws and 2 losses;
And Arsenal relegated to the fourth place with 53 points with 16 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses.
By this time, the pattern of the Premier League is already very clear.
The only hope of competing with Crystal Palace for the title is Chelsea, which is coached by Jose Mourinho.
Next, Crystal Palace has to face another devil race.
On February 15th, the twenty-seventh round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace will go away to challenge Arsenal;
On February 18th, the fifth round of the UEFA Cup is about to start. Crystal Palace will go to Vienna to challenge the Austrian team Graz AK;
On February 20th, the fifth round of the FA Cup will also start, and Crystal Palace will be at home to face Manchester United.
Three games in five days, including an expedition away to Vienna.
And among these three opponents, Arsenal and Manchester United are both strong teams, needless to say.
Even with the unfamiliar opponent Graz AK, Chen Ran did not dare to be careless.
Because the UEFA Cup has come to the knockout stage, although it is now a home and away format, every game is very crucial.
For the sake of safety, in this UEFA Cup match, Crystal Palace must go all out.
And players have limited physical fitness, so it will definitely be over if they use a batch of players for three games in five days.
After thinking about it, Chen Ran finally decided to give up the FA Cup against Manchester United.
After making up his mind, in the first game against Arsenal, Chen Ran dispatched all the main force and adopted defensive counterattack tactics to try to win Arsenal off to a good start.
Center Jan Kohler
Left midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo, right midfielder Ribery
Midfielder Yaya Toure, Midfielder Modric, Midfielder Mascherano
Left-back Chiellini, centre-back Vidic, centre-back Gareth Southgate, right-back Maicon
Goalkeeper Cech
On the Arsenal side, they were overtaken by their old rival Manchester United.
For this kind of thing to happen, it is a shame for Arsenal, who are still in their prime.
Wenger was furious, criticized the players in a rare way, demanded that they must win Crystal Palace, and also sent all the main players who could play.
Forward Henry, Bergkamp
Left midfielder Pires, center midfielder Vieira, center midfielder Gilberto Silva, right midfielder Ljungberg
Left-back Ashley Cole, center-back Campbell, center-back Kolo Toure, right-back Lauren
Goalkeeper Lehmann
As soon as the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game, Arsenal all over the half-court and started a frantic attack.
"I'm going, Arsenal have been beaten?"
Chen Ran was also taken aback by the sidelines. With this style of play, aren't Arsenal afraid of lack of energy in the second half?
Even in Crystal Palace, where there are many young people, Chen Ran rarely used Guardiola's tactics at the beginning of the game, just worried about the lack of physical fitness of the players in the second half.
You must know that many of the main players in Arsenal's squad are not young.
Wenger is this crazy?
But that's fine. When Crystal Palace counterattacked in the second half, it happened that Arsenal's players were physically weak, so it would be easier to attack.
Thinking of this, Chen Ran glanced at Wenger from a distance and decided to wait and see.
Anyway, what he arranged for Crystal Palace was originally a defensive counterattack tactic, so he was not in a hurry.
However, in less than twenty minutes of the game, Henry and Bergkamp had a dazzling series of cooperation, and Bergkamp broke the goal guarded by Cech.
Crystal Palace trailed Arsenal 0-1.
"Fxxxk!"
Chen Ran scolded secretly, this is not easy.
Should you adjust your tactics and attack now, or just wait until the second half as planned?
For a moment, Chen Ran hesitated.
However, he hesitated, Wenger was not idle.
He walked from the bench to the sidelines and shouted for Arsenal's players to continue to press the attack.
"Wenger seems to be a little off today?"
Seeing Chen Ran in this scene, he couldn't help but be a little puzzled.
Wenger has always shown people with a gentle and elegant image. Even if the team is behind, he is rarely seen in a hurry. How has his style changed so much today?
Arsenal's technical style has become much stronger today.
Is there something that irritates them?
What Chen Ran didn't know was that Arsenal's poor performance these days was entirely caused by internal instability.
Because, Vieira and Arsenal's contract renewal negotiations officially fell through.
The condition gap between the two sides is too large to be bridged.
So, Vieira, the Arsenal captain, is almost 100% certain that he will leave Arsenal after nine seasons at the end of this season.
The captain, meritoriousness, and mainstay of the team can all be let go. It is conceivable how much impact this incident has on other players in the team.
You know, Vieira is not one of those players who are getting older and whose ability has declined severely.
He is still only twenty-eight years old, which is the golden age for a player to be in the best condition and at his peak.
Is this something that a giant club can do?
Arsenal do this, can this club still stay?
For a while, the Vieira affair was like a domino, creating huge turmoil within the Arsenal club.
Players, it is difficult to concentrate on the pitch.
The team's record also fluctuated.
At this time, Wenger had to stand up.
Otherwise, Arsenal, the defending champion, will not even qualify for the Champions League next season.
That is not only a shameful issue, but also greatly affects their negotiations with sponsors.
For example, the naming rights for the new stadium, and the advert on the front of the Arsenal shirt.
Wenger confessed to the players the current situation of the club. Because of the construction of the new stadium, there is no way to give the players big contracts.
And Wenger also said on behalf of the Arsenal club that if someone wants to leave, when the summer transfer period is reached, as long as the price is right, the club will not prevent the player from leaving.
However, there is another condition here, that is, Arsenal must qualify for the Champions League this season.
If you don’t qualify for the Champions League, then in the summer, no one will want to leave.
So, under the hard and soft efforts of Wenger and Arsenal.
Arsenal's players finally made up their minds, reached a consensus, and returned their attention to the pitch.
Nothing else, but for those who want to leave in the summer, they can leave as they wish.
And Chen Ran and Crystal Palace became unlucky, and they ran into this arsenal fighting for freedom.
At this time, Chen Ran, who didn't know what happened to Arsenal, had already made a decision.
"Fuck, no matter what kind of stimulation Arsenal is getting. When you meet my Crystal Palace, you have to get down!"
(end of this chapter)