Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs: Chapter 165 Muddle the water first

   Chapter 165 Muddy the water first

   If Chen Ran knew that the reporters said that he was going to cheat people again, he would definitely shout his grievances loudly.

   This is obviously a normal tactical arrangement, how can it be called a scammer?

   Let Modric's small body fight against those strong men. Isn't this using his own weaknesses to confront the opponent's strengths?

   Such a silly thing, Chen Ran would not do it.

   Wait until the strong guys in Chelsea are bored, and then let Modric go up and ravage them, this is the smart choice.

  So, Chen Ran stood still throughout the first half.

  Crystal Palace and Chelsea did not compete with each other, and the two sides ended the first half with a score of 0:0.

   During the intermission, Chen Ran did not adjust his tactics.

   The heat is almost meaningless, the physical fitness of Chelsea players has not yet reached the limit.

  Chen Ran did not make any adjustments, but Mourinho took the lead in making substitutions.

   He replaced Wright Phillips with Duff, apparently Mourinho was not satisfied with Wright Phillips' performance in the first half.

   In fact, this can't be blamed on Wright Phillips. His small body is not as good as Modric's. Letting him participate in those fierce confrontations in the first half is like hitting a stone with an egg.

   In the second half of the game, the fight was still so intense.

   This time, Chen Ran stood on the sidelines and kept an eye on the state of the players on both sides.

   "Well, the frequency of this guy's movements has begun to slow down, and it is estimated that his physical fitness has begun to decline."

   "Huh? This guy can still run so well, he's not tired at all, his physical fitness is okay."

   "No, Diego doesn't seem to be able to run a bit. It seems that the substitution time must be advanced."

   After evaluating all the players on both sides, Chen Ran began to focus on Simeone's performance.

   This game has the greatest physical energy consumption for players in the midfielder position, and Simeone is older, and his physical condition is definitely not comparable to when he was young.

   Therefore, Chen Ran must replace Simeone immediately before he can no longer hold on.

   In the 60th minute of the second half, Chen Ran called out Modric from the bench.

   "Little Luca, you go up to replace Diego, and then move forward to play the attacking midfielder. Just behind Lampard and them, Carvalho and Terry are active in front of them."

   "You make a few more breakthroughs, and Lampard and the others have scruples and have to drop back to mark you. This way we can press Chelsea's formation back and attack. Understand?"

   "Okay, boss, I see."

   Soon, everyone found out that Chen Ran, who had been holding back for more than 60 minutes without any movement, shot.

  Crystal Palace replaced Simeone with Modric. Seeing this adjustment, anyone familiar with Crystal Palace knows that this is a signal to launch an attack.

   As Chen Ran's old opponent, Mourinho naturally understood the intention of this substitution, but he did not react.

   One is that Mourinho has confidence in the players he has on the field, and the other is that Mourinho has sent all the best players in his hands to the field. The rest of the bench, he doesn't trust.

  According to Chen Ran's instructions, Modric stood behind Lampard and others as soon as he came on the field.

   After receiving a pass from Vieira, he dribbled directly to the Chelsea defence.

  Modric has good skills, can pass others, and has a kung fu for long-range shots.

  Because Terry is responsible for marking Tony, he can only rely on Carvalho to deal with Modric.

Carvalho's situation is also very embarrassing. Let's grab it for fear of being passed by Modric; if you don't grab it, I'm afraid that Modric will shoot a long shot. He is so anxious that he immediately greets Lampard and others to come back to help defend. .

   This time, it forced Lampard and others to quickly return to defense.

   And the formation of Crystal Palace, took the opportunity to start pressing.

  Modric's consecutive breakthroughs did not result in a goal, but they succeeded in allowing Crystal Palace's formation to overwhelm the half.

  It is easy for Lampard and others to return to defense, but it is difficult to go up.

  Crystal Palace, have managed to bring the fire to Chelsea's half.

   After Modric came on, it made Chelsea's defensive line players particularly uncomfortable.

  The area where he is now active is right in front of Chelsea's penalty area, and it is also where Chelsea have to defend.

   And Chelsea's formation has only three midfielders, and the area where everyone needs to be responsible for defending is inherently large.

   If it weren't for Lampard, Makelele and Essien were strong enough that ordinary players couldn't take care of them.

   Now we need to vacate one person to mark Modric, and the remaining two people need to defend a larger area.

   And this is exactly what Chen Ran wants to see.

After   Modric played, the area where Chen Ran arranged his activities was too threatening.

   Mourinho arranged Makelele, who is similar in size to Modric, flexible enough, and has plenty of stamina, to mark Modric.

   As a result, there is a nearly 70-meter-wide field left, and it is entirely up to Lampard and Essien to take care of it.

   And now Crystal Palace's formation has been pressed as a whole, whether it is Vieira or Yaya Toure, they have already crossed the center line, plus Ronaldo and Ribery on both sides.

  Chelsea's midfield defense immediately leaked air like a sieve.

   Mourinho on the sidelines immediately discovered the problem, but Modric was so dangerous and could not ignore it, so he quickly ordered the two wingers Robben and Duff to recover and help Lampard and Essien protect the wings.

   Chen Ran, who is always watching Chelsea's movements, how could he miss such a good opportunity?

  Robben and Duff were in front, and he couldn't move. Now that the sidewalk sharp knife has been put into the scabbard, Chen Ran has no worries.

   "George!"

   Taking advantage of the dead ball, he called Chiellini to his side.

   "Chelsea's Robben and Duff are now back, you and Maicon will press over to attack immediately, don't give them a chance to breathe. Understand?"

   "Got it, boss."

As soon as    Chiellini and Maicon pressed for an assist, they immediately wrapped Chelsea in their own half.

   After Drogba, all Chelsea players had to be put into half-court defense.

   After a fierce battle for most of the half, Mourinho's Chelsea finally failed to withstand it, and the situation on the field fell to Crystal Palace's side.

   Seeing this scene in front of him, Mourinho on the sidelines turned ashen with anger.

   The 433 tactical style he designed for Chelsea works very well for ordinary teams.

   The opponent can't penetrate the defense line composed of the three generals he arranged in the midfield, but will be killed by the striker with Drogba as the fulcrum, Robben and Duff or Wright Phillips as the sharp knife.

   But in the face of Crystal Palace, Mourinho's tactic didn't work well.

  Because Crystal Palace's midfield strength is also tough enough, Chelsea fought hard for most of the time, but they couldn't make it through.

   However, there were only three players in the midfield on his side, and Chen Ran caught the loophole due to the lack of numbers.

   With a Modric, he took away Makelele, making the defensive space in Chelsea's midfield bigger.

   Now Mourinho is forced to let Robben and Duff return to participate in the defense and let them do things they are not good at, which itself is already at a disadvantage.

  For Mourinho, the most appropriate decision now is to replace Robben with a player with stronger defensive ability.

   But once he did, it meant that Mourinho gave up his hope of scoring three points in this game.

  Because, Robben is Chelsea's sharpest knife now.

   You have put away your knives, can you still win the game?

   This is why Mourinho is still hesitant.

   He was not reconciled.

  This is Chelsea's home game. If they can't win against Crystal Palace at home, is it still possible to win at Crystal Palace's home?

   Mourinho had a fierce ideological struggle there, and Crystal Palace's offense did not slacken at all.

After the   Crystal Palace was overwhelmed as a whole, Ronaldo and Ribery, who were supported, finally got the opportunity to show their strength.

   With the cooperation of Chiellini and Maicon, they took turns to attack the defense of Del Horno and Ferreira.

  Duff's side is better. Although he is also an offensive player, after all, he grew up in the English football system since he was a child, and he does not suffer in physical confrontation.

   Robben's side is a bit bad. It's not that he doesn't want to defend, but he really doesn't have this ability.

When   Ribery dribbled the ball and broke through, he rushed up to knock Ribery and sabotage the attack.

   But as soon as the body touched, Ribery did not respond, and Robben himself fell out.

   In the end, not only did he not stop Ribery, he also knocked Del Horno, who was rushing over to intercept Ribery.

   This is good, Ribery doesn't have to think about how to excel.

   "Thank you!"

   After leaving a thank you, Ribery drove the ball straight to Chelsea's penalty area.

   "Fuck, that's okay? Is this Robben our undercover agent?"

   Chen Ran on the sidelines was dumbfounded. Could it be that Robben is a friendly army?

   "Fxxxk!"

   On the other side, Mourinho, who also saw this scene, was so angry that he swears.

   At this time, Ribery, who was running away, was only looking at Chelsea's penalty area.

   Seeing a breakthrough on the wing, Chelsea midfielder Essien, who was close to the left, rushed over to defend.

  Ribery is also a handsome man who knows current affairs. When he saw this black charcoal head rushing over aggressively, he felt a little difficult.

   Make a decisive decision and change direction immediately.

   Don't go to Chelsea's penalty area, Lao Tzu goes to the bottom to pass.

   At this moment, Essien, who rushed over in a hurry, threw himself in the air, and could only turn around and chase after Ribery's ass.

   Seeing that the bottom line was about to be reached, Ribery adjusted his pace, flicked his ankle, and passed the ball into Chelsea's penalty area.

   At this time, Toni, who saw Ribery's successful breakthrough, had already begun to grab a position in Chelsea's penalty area.

   And Chelsea's two central defenders, Terry and Carvalho, are not vegetarians.

   The two have a clear division of labor. Terry is responsible for closely marking Tony, and Carvalho is responsible for assisting and protecting.

   One after the other, the two sandwiched Tony firmly in the middle.

   As for the small movements on the hands, that is naturally essential.

  Squeeze, bump, pull, tug, so Tony couldn't jump up at all, he could only watch the ball pass overhead.

   Of course, Tony is not a dumb person, and his hands are not idle.

   He didn't jump up, so Terry and Carvalho couldn't jump up either.

   The three looked up at the stars, the moon, and the ball together.

  To talk about the critical moment, it depends on the performance of the superstar.

  When Ribery broke through to the bottom, Ronaldo, who was far on the left, felt keenly that this was an opportunity.

   While everyone's attention was on Ribery, Cristiano Ronaldo began to accelerate towards Chelsea's penalty area.

  Cristiano Ronaldo's Portuguese fellow, Chelsea right-back Ferreira reacted half a beat slower. When Ronaldo rushed past him, he remembered to go to Ronaldo.

  Unfortunately, this one didn't hold, and Ferreira had to chase after Ronaldo's ass.

   The speed of the two is not at the same level.

   When Ferreira caught up with Cristiano Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo had already jumped high and slammed the ball into the Chelsea gate guarded by Cudicini.

  Cudicini is a nerve-knife type of goalkeeper, he may save the most difficult shot; but in the same way, no matter how difficult the shot is, he may not be able to keep it.

   This time, Mourini is in a good mood for the Olympics, and Cudicini belongs to the former.

   took off in the air and threw himself sideways. Cudicini blocked Ronaldo's must-goal.

  The ball hit the crossbar after changing direction. Instead of going out of bounds, it bounced upwards.

   At this time, Tony who reacted hurriedly rushed over to prepare for a supplementary shot.

   And Terry and Carvalho, who were beside him, reacted very quickly, and rushed over at almost the same time.

   So, the three were entangled again, and none of them could jump up and grab the header.

   At this time, Ronaldo, who had just finished his header, also rushed over and wanted to grab the header.

   And Cudicini, who just made a wonderful save, also got up quickly at this time, jumped up again and reached for the ball.

   He wants to dial the ball out of the bottom line. The big deal is to give Crystal Palace a corner kick. Let’s clear the alarm first.

  It stands to reason that even if Ronaldo and Cudicini jumped to fight for the ball at the same time, because the goalkeeper could have the advantage of his hand, the ball was almost certainly grabbed by Cudicini first.

   However, Tony, who was still entangled with Terry and Carvalho at this time, tried his best, Terry did not move, but Carvalho stumbled, took a step back, and just blocked Cudicini.

   was the crucial first gear, and Cudicini failed to jump up completely.

  Cristiano Ronaldo tapped the ball into Chelsea's gate with his excellent bounce.

   "GOAL!"

  Crystal Palace lead Chelsea 1-0 away.

   "Foul! Foul!"

   "Referee, this is a foul!"

   Seeing the referee signaled that the goal was valid, the Chelsea players immediately quit.

   swarmed up and surrounded the referee on duty.

   On the sidelines, Mourinho was also jumping with anger.

   He couldn't come in, he could only chatter at the fourth official.

   In fact, it was so far away that Mourinho couldn't see what was going on at that time.

   But when he sees his players surrounding the referee, the goal must be controversial.

   Can't make this Crystal Palace goal effective, otherwise it will be bad.

   There is not much time left, and he is not sure of breaking the Crystal Palace goal.

  No matter what the matter is, muddy the water first.

   (end of this chapter)