Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs: Chapter 236 Can\'t repeat the mistakes of Real Madrid
Chapter 236 Can't repeat the mistakes of Real Madrid
Because there is another Champions League this week, Chen Ran led the team to Porto, the second largest city in Portugal, after a day off, to challenge the Portuguese giants, the 2004 Champions League champion Porto.
Although the current Porto cannot be compared with the Porto brought by Mourinho two years ago, there are still many outstanding players in the team.
Such as the famous Portuguese winger Quaresma, Argentina midfielder Luis Gonzalez, Brazilian midfielder Anderson, Argentine striker Lisandro Lopez, Brazilian midfielder Asuncao, Portugal striker Postiga, etc. .
In order to show the importance he attaches to Porto, even though it was an away game, Chen Ran still lined up the 352 formation that Crystal Palace played this season.
striker Tony, striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Left midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo, midfielder Kaka, right midfielder Ribery
Midfielder Vieira, Midfielder Modric
Left center back Chiellini, center back Vidic, right center back Thiago Silva
Goalkeeper Cech
On the Porto side, the coach Ferreira, who just took office this season, continued the previous style of play and did not shrink the defense because Crystal Palace was the defending champion.
Left winger Quaresma, center Postiga, right sharp Sandro Lopez
Left midfielder Raul Meieles, midfielder Asunsang, right midfielder Luis Gonzalez
Left-back Flitcher, center-back Bruno Alves, center-back Ricardo Costa, right-back Bosingwa
Goalkeeper Hilton
"Boss, the head coach of Porto, Ferreira, is very courageous. Is this going to fight against us Crystal Palace?"
Guardiola, who got the Porto starting roster, was also amazed. Now there are fewer and fewer warriors who dare to fight against Crystal Palace.
"Really? Let me see."
Taking over the list from Guardiola, Chen Ran saw a lot of familiar names, some of which are still very powerful.
The most representative is Quaresma. For some unknown reason, he performed extremely well in second-tier clubs, but when he arrived at a giant club, he was like a different person.
In the previous life, Quaresma has stayed in Barcelona, Inter Milan and Chelsea, but none of them have a firm foothold.
"I read the information that Porto's coach Ferreira only took over the team last month."
"I guess he hasn't had time to reset the team's tactics yet, so he can only continue to use his predecessor's style of play. After all, this style of play has been tested in practice and won the Portuguese double championship last season."
"Besides, it's a good thing that Porto dares to attack, at least we don't have to play so tired. To know that there is still the Premier League to play in two days, we have to thank this Mr. Ferreira."
"Haha, boss, you are too bad."
On September 27th, the Dragon Stadium in Porto, Portugal was full of seats. Everyone wanted to come and see the style of the Crystal Palace, the Triple Crown winner last season.
Facts have proved that these fans who bought tickets to watch the game did not spend money in vain.
As the referee blew the whistle, Crystal Palace and Porto started the battle against each other.
Frankly speaking, the 352 formation facing the 433 formation is a great test for the three defenders of Crystal Palace.
Because Thiago Silva, Vidic and Chiellini have to defend Porto's Postiga, Quaresma and Lisandro Lopez three forwards, almost always in a pair In a battle.
This is very demanding for the individual ability of the three defenders of Crystal Palace, because the defenders are different from other positions. Once they make a mistake, it is likely to lead to the loss of the ball.
Fortunately, Crystal Palace's midfield and frontcourt were strong enough to keep the ball in Porto's half for most of the time, which greatly eased the pressure on Crystal Palace's backline.
In the 27th minute, Kaka dribbled the ball in the middle, and after passing Porto's midfielder Asunsang, he took a powerful long-range shot from a very tricky angle, which was dragged by the goalkeeper Hilton, and hit the crossbar and bounced back. .
Toni in the penalty area overpowered centre-back Bruno Alves and headed the ball towards Porto's goal. Hilton, who had just made a save, didn't have time to react and could only watch the ball go into the net.
"GOAL!"
Crystal Palace lead Porto 1-0 thanks to Tony's goal.
In the 42nd minute, Ibrahimovic's kick was held in his arms by Porto goalkeeper Hilton because of the angle of the shot. Hilton immediately launched a counterattack, and a big foot passed the ball to the praise of the frontcourt. Resma.
Quaresma is fast, skilled and flexible. Before Thiago Silva, who was in charge of marking him, stepped out, he lightly picked the ball and passed Thiago Silva.
Immediately after, Quaresma took him to the penalty area of Crystal Palace. Seeing that Thiago Silva was passed, Modric, who was the right midfielder, hurried over to make up the defense.
Modric is not a full-time midfielder after all, and he has little defensive experience, so he threw too much this time.
After being swayed by Quaresma, he made an arc with his right foot, and the ball flew straight to the upper left corner of the Crystal Palace goal.
The ball was shot from a very difficult angle by Quaresma. Cech flew into the air with all his strength and failed to touch the ball. He could only watch the ball fly into the Crystal Palace net.
With Quaresma's wonderful curveball, Porto equalized the score, Crystal Palace 1:1 Porto.
"Boss, do you want to change back to a back four? It's a bit too hard to defend three forwards with three backs."
"It doesn't matter, let's observe again. Porto has a certain strength, but there is still a gap compared with us. As long as we can keep scoring goals in front, it is acceptable to concede goals later."
"The system of three backs will be our common tactics in the future, just take advantage of the opportunity of whether the opponent is stronger or not."
"Understood, boss."
Not long after, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half, and Crystal Palace and Porto scored 1:1.
At halftime, Chen Ran didn't get angry because the score was equalized by his opponent, but just gave the players some blood as usual.
Moreover, he did not make any adjustments and still maintained the offensive tactics of the first half of the game.
On Porto’s side, they were able to play with the defending champion Crystal Palace in the first half, and the score was also a draw.
This is very exciting for the entire Porto team, from coach Ferreira to every player below.
Performed so well in the first half, Ferreira naturally did not need to make adjustments.
So, at the beginning of the second half of the game, Crystal Palace and Porto started a confrontation again, and the scene was very beautiful.
However, with the passage of time, such a long-term high-rhythm and high-confrontation game, the physical fitness of Porto players gradually failed to keep up.
Crystal Palace players are used to playing the Premier League, which is known for its high rhythm and high confrontation, so I don’t think so, but for Porto players who are used to playing in the relatively low-level Portuguese league, it is a bit overwhelming.
In the 61st minute, Cristiano Ronaldo on the left dribbled the ball along the sideline and saw Porto's right midfielder Luis Gonzalez chasing after him.
Cristiano Ronaldo smashed the ball with a heel, and while knocking Luis Gonzalez down, he cut inside to the middle.
Seeing that Ibrahimovic moved forward at a high speed from the right side of the middle road, Ronaldo gently pushed with his left foot and sent a through ball.
The ball just went between Porto's right-back Bosingwa and centre-back Ricardo Costa.
At this time, Ibrahimovic just arrived, and took advantage of the trend to lead the ball into the penalty area of Porto.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Porto goalkeeper Hilton quickly dropped the goal and rushed up to block Ibrahimovic's shooting angle.
Seeing Hilton's action, Ibrahimovic dribbled the ball at a high speed, and the ball just flew past the attacking Hilton and flew to Porto's goal.
At this moment, Bruno Alves, another central defender of Porto, rushed out, and a flying tackle wanted to destroy the ball.
Unfortunately, his reaction was still one step behind. Although he had reached the ball, Bruno Alves was too late to make the move. As a result, he fell into the net with the ball.
"GOAL!"
With the combined goals of Cristiano Ronaldo and Ibrahimovic, Crystal Palace led Porto again 2:1.
"Haha, boss, I didn't expect this ball to be a pass from Ronaldo to Ibrahimovic. I thought it would be difficult for them to cooperate if they didn't deal with it."
Guardiola is very happy to see the process of this goal, because now everyone in Crystal Palace knows that Cristiano Ronaldo and Ibrahimovic are competing with each other, and neither is convinced by the other.
Now that they can play together with each other, it means that the situation between the two is not too bad, which also makes Guardiola breathe a sigh of relief.
For a team, no matter how strong the lineup is, unity is more important.
This is a deep experience for Guardiola, who was born in Barcelona.
Barcelona's nemesis, Real Madrid, is because the big players in the team stand on top of each other, and no one obeys the other, which has seriously affected the team's combat effectiveness.
After seeing the situation of Cristiano Ronaldo and Ibrahimovic, it gave Guardiola a bad association.
It is not easy for Crystal Palace to get to where it is today. Guardiola does not want to see Crystal Palace repeating the old way of Real Madrid.
For this reason, Guardiola also specifically reported to Chen Ran. But at the time, Chen Ran didn't seem to care too much, but comforted him that everything was under control.
But now it seems that he is a bit unfounded.
"Hehe, Josep, although these two guys are very arrogant, they are also smart people. Knowing that the team's performance is good, they can be better. Don't worry, if someone really does something too much one day, I won't let it go."
"Boss, I'm relieved with your words."
After Crystal Palace took the lead again, Porto's players seemed a little discouraged.
No matter how much coach Ferreira shouted from the sidelines, they never played the momentum of the first half of the game again.
Actually, it can’t be blamed for Porto’s players for not working hard, because their physical fitness has dropped drastically. With every step, the legs felt as if they were filled with lead.
Porto's physical fitness is declining, and Crystal Palace has no intention of stopping.
For Chen Ran, the one-goal lead is far from enough.
In the 75th minute, Ribery on the right made a cross after passing Porto left-back Flitcher.
Crystal Palace flanked at three points in the middle. Under the interference of Porto defender Bruno Alves, Ibrahimovic, who was in charge of grabbing the front point, did not touch the ball.
But behind him, Toni, who was in charge of grabbing points in the middle, grabbed in front of another Porto centre-back Ricardo Costa and slammed the ball into Porto's goal.
However, Tony hit the ball fairly straight, and goalkeeper Hilton didn't even need to move his position, he just hit the ball with both fists.
Hilton used a lot of strength, and the ball flew directly out of Porto's penalty area.
The Porto midfielder Asuncang, who was standing outside the penalty area for protection, was about to catch the ball and start a counterattack when a figure rushed up from behind him.
It was Modric, this guy rushed all the way from the position of the midfielder, grabbed the ball before Asunsang, and then kicked a long shot.
The ball was flat and fast, drawing a straight line towards Porto's goal.
However, judging from the flight path of the ball, it is more positive like Tony's header just now.
And Porto's goalkeeper Hilton has now returned, and it is unlikely that the goal will be scored.
Suddenly, on the line of the ball flight team, someone stretched out a foot and rubbed the ball a little.
Looking up along his long legs, it is Ibrahimovic.
I don't know if this guy found that the ball was shot too well and intentionally wanted to change the direction of the ball's flight, or he just stretched his foot to block it subconsciously.
If it is the former, it can only be said that Ibrahimovic’s football quotient is terrifyingly high.
It was Zlatan Ibrahimovic who rubbed the ball slightly and changed direction slightly, which caught Hilton by surprise.
Hilton, who was already ready to catch the ball, had no time to adjust and could only watch the ball fly into the net from his side.
"GOAL!"
I don’t know if this goal should be scored by Modric or Ibrahimovic. Anyway, Crystal Palace led Porto 3:1.
Seeing that there is not much time left in the game, Crystal Palace now has a two-ball lead in their hands. Chen Ran's side began to replace the main players one after another, and Ming Jin withdrew his troops.
Due to the severe decline in the physical fitness of the players, Porto was unable to launch an offensive.
In the end, Crystal Palace defeated the Portuguese giants Porto 3:1 away, and won two consecutive victories in the Champions League group stage.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for winning the game, and a special reward 'Eagle Eye Guardian Card'."
Seeing that the "Hawkeye Guardian Card" used in the Champions League final has also been replenished, Chen Ran expressed his satisfaction.
Because two days later, Crystal Palace will also participate in the seventh round of the Premier League and go away to West Ham United, so after the game, Chen Ran flew back to the UK with the team overnight.
Unfortunately, Chen Ran, who had just returned to London, received bad news from Stephen that there was a problem with the acquisition plan of Recife Sports.
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