Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs: Chapter 241 unfounded
Chapter 241 Unfounded worries
When Cheryl received a call from Victoria the next day, she was packing Chen Ran's luggage for the Moscow game.
After hung up the phone, Cheryl immediately found Chen Ran who was looking through the relevant materials of CSKA Moscow.
"Dear, Victoria called just now. Listen to her, Beckham plans to join Crystal Palace on a free transfer after his contract with Real Madrid expires next summer."
"Oh? Is that so? Beckham has finally made up his mind?"
Last season, Beckham conveyed to Chen Ran that he wanted to join Crystal Palace through Victoria, but there was no news after that. Chen Ran thought it was Beckham who changed his mind.
"Yes, according to Victoria, Beckham has made up his mind this time. She also said that if you are worried, you can sign the contract now."
"There is no need to sign the contract now. Everything is done according to the rules. It is enough to sign the contract half a year in advance. I will send someone over to finalize the specific contract content with them."
"Dear, don't you really want to sign Beckham? If that's the case, there's no need to force it. Victoria and I only met last year, that is, when she went back to the UK to eat, eat and go shopping together, you don't need to go because of me. Sign Beckham's."
Seeing that Chen Ran did not seem to be positive about Beckham's joining, Cheryl thought that Chen Ran agreed to introduce Beckham in order to accommodate herself. She was understanding and naturally unwilling to cause trouble to her boyfriend.
"It doesn't matter. For Crystal Palace, although Beckham is not a must, but having him join can increase the depth of the bench."
Seeing Cheryl thinking about herself like this, Chen Ran smiled and hugged her, bowed her head and kissed her.
"However, you must also make it clear to Victoria that if Beckham joins Crystal Palace, I have no way to guarantee him the position of the main force. If Beckham can accept this, then Crystal Palace welcomes him to join."
"Okay, I see, I'll tell Victoria what you mean."
After saying goodbye to Cheryl, Chen Ran flew to Moscow with the team.
Because the Premier League match against Chelsea has just ended for two days, and after another long flight, the tired Crystal Palace players are completely out of shape. In the end, with a long-range shot from Ibrahimovic, the goal was a 1-1 draw with CSKA Moscow, who was waiting for work.
After the game against CSKA Moscow, Chen Ran immediately flew back to London with the team. Three days later, they still have to play the Premier League against Arsenal.
Crystal Palace failed to win two consecutive games, which is very rare after Chen Ran entered the Crystal Palace.
A lot of media in England took this as a big event and reported it.
"Without two consecutive games, Crystal Palace is showing signs of decline."
"After two crazy seasons, has Crystal Palace finally hit a wall?"
"After winning two consecutive Premier League titles, Crystal Palace has a crisis."
"If you want to win the Premier League three times in a row like Manchester United, Crystal Palace seems to be a little bit hotter."
"Is the day when the Chinese dominated the Premier League finally coming to an end?"
"Optimistic about Chelsea's end to Crystal Palace's monopoly on the Premier League."
"According to the latest data from the gaming company, the funds that are optimistic about Chelsea winning the Premier League this season have increased significantly."
At the same time, in a country far away, Crystal Palace's two victories have also caused controversy among many domestic fans.
"I said you are all idle, isn't Crystal Palace just two games without winning? Isn't this a normal thing? How can there be a team that wins all the time?"
"Cough, upstairs, it stands to reason that you are right. But that refers to the general team, and Crystal Palace is different."
"What's the difference. When the Tigers are still taking a nap, shouldn't Crystal Palace be allowed to relax a little? Besides, Crystal Palace didn't lose in these two games."
"That's right. Crystal Palace used to lose, not to mention it's just a draw now, so there's no need to make a fuss."
"Upstairs, what you said is not comparable to what you are talking about. Crystal Palace's two unwinnable games, one in the Premier League against rivals Chelsea, and one in the Champions League group stage. This is not the same as before, Obviously not a game that Crystal Palace voluntarily gave up."
"That's right. These two games are actually Crystal Palace wanting to win but not winning. That's the crux of the matter."
"I think you guys are a bit unfounded. Whether in the Premier League or the Champions League, Crystal Palace is now ranked first. As long as the next game is played well, the champion is still Crystal Palace, and no one wants to take it away."
"It's well said upstairs, no one wants to take away the championship!"
"No one wants to take away the championship! +1"
"No one wants to take away the championship! +2"
Because they didn't win in two games, the atmosphere in Crystal Palace was not very good, and the mood of the players was generally not high. Coupled with the intensive schedule and the fatigue of the long flight, these players look listless one by one.
"Boss, it seems that we must win the next Arsenal, otherwise, if we don't win three consecutive games, it will probably have a worse impact."
"Yes, boss, Josep has a point. We must win the game against Arsenal, and certainly no more substitutes."
"But some players consume a lot of physical energy. If they continue to start, not only will the effect be bad, but they will be easily injured. If that is the case, the price to be paid will be too great."
The three assistants of Chen Ran who were keen to find the problem immediately found Chen Ran and expressed their opinions one after another.
Of course, Chen Ran saw all the problems they found, and had already figured out how to deal with them.
Just as Guardiola and others are concerned, Chen Ran must win this match against Arsenal.
To this end, he has asked the team doctor to test the physical condition of the main players. He knows who needs a rest and can't compete again, and who still has the physical strength to stand up again.
In addition, Chen Ran also intends to use the "Level 1 Healing Card" for Vieira, the oldest in the current main lineup.
With a midfielder like Vieira who is at the peak of his experience and ability, even if there are some substitute players in other positions, the strength of this lineup will not be too different.
In this game, Chen Ran let two forwards Toni and Ibrahimovic, and two fullbacks Cristiano Ronaldo and Ribery rest, using the Christmas tree formation invented by Ancelotti in AC Milan before.
Center Jan Kohler
Kaka in front, Modric in front
Midfielder Mascherano, midfielder Vieira, midfielder Simeone
Left-back Evra, centre-back Gareth Southgate, centre-back Vidic, right-back Alves
Goalkeeper Cech
On Arsenal's side, in the transfer market in the summer, Wenger can be said to have played well.
Using the little transfer budget, not only completed the transition of the team, but also improved the strength of Arsenal.
Among the veterans, Bergkamp retired, Pires went to Villarreal on a free transfer, and Campbell went to Portsmouth on a free transfer.
Wenger then exchanged left-back Ashley Cole from Chelsea for William Gallas, who can play both full-back and centre-back, and 7.4 million euros.
also used the left winger Reyes to exchange from Real Madrid for Baptista, who can play both the midfielder, the attacking midfielder and the striker.
Wenger also took advantage of Dortmund's financial crisis and bought their midfield playmaker Rosicky for a low price of 10 million euros.
From the French team Bastia, he bought the Cameroon international, the midfielder Alexander Song, for 4 million euros, and then sold the French defender Sigan, who was unable to play in the team, to Bishop for 3 million euros. Liarreal.
When the summer transfer market closes, the media with good things will make a calculation.
With so many players coming in and out, Arsenal's net investment was only 3.6 million euros.
If you don't pursue the championship, Arsenal's small life is actually quite nourishing.
In the past few years against Crystal Palace, Arsenal have never taken advantage of it.
What's more, Arsenal are now severely constrained by their financial situation, so Wenger's mentality has become more peaceful.
It's not ashamed to lose to Crystal Palace, if you win, you will earn it.
It happened that Crystal Palace were without a win in two consecutive games, which made Wenger seem to see hope of winning. To this end, he lined up the strongest lineup he could come up with.
Striker Henry, striker Van Persie
Left midfielder Rosicky, center midfielder Gilberto Silva, center midfielder Baptista, right midfielder Hleb
Left-back Clichy, center-back William Gallas, center-back Kolo Toure, right-back Eboue
Goalkeeper Lehmann
Crystal Palace and Arsenal are also old rivals, and they are very familiar with each other, so naturally the trial link is omitted.
As soon as the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game, the two sides started to attack.
Chen Ran arranged the Christmas tree formation for Crystal Palace, center Jan Kohler is a target to attract firepower.
The real ultimate move depends on Kaka and Modric hiding behind Jan Kohler. In particular, Kaka's dribbling shot is a great threat.
Less than ten minutes into the game, Arsenal's Gilberto Silva was forced to bring down Kaka, who dribbled the ball in the middle, and gave Crystal Palace a well-placed free kick.
This foul is located in front of the Arsenal goal, about 26 or 7 meters away, which is very suitable for free kicks to score directly.
Because Chen Ran did not arrange the two bandits, Ronaldo and Ribery, to start in this game, Modric can finally stand beside the ball with peace of mind.
Seeing that the free kick was in such a good position, Chen Ran immediately called out the "Free Kick Master Card" for Modric to use.
I saw Modric on the field suddenly stunned, and then involuntarily began to measure the pace, back up, run up, swing his legs
"boom!"
The ball made a beautiful arc towards the top right corner of the Arsenal goal.
Lehmann, who was standing on the left side of the goal, moved quickly and jumped towards the ball.
However, the angle of the free kick taken by Modric was too awkward, and it hit the inside of the goal post and bounced into the net.
"GOAL!"
Just ten minutes into the game, Crystal Palace scored a 1-0 lead against Arsenal with a free kick from Modric.
"Haha, boss, we are ahead, and the rest of the game will be played."
"Yeah, little Luca kicked this free kick really beautifully."
"Try to get two more wins to seal the victory."
Modric scored a goal and Guardiola, who had suppressed two games, rushed over from the bench to celebrate Crystal Palace's lead.
Seeing that his "Free Kick Master Card" worked, Chen Ran was also relieved.
The guys around him who were excitedly celebrating the goal, none of them found out that the free kick was related to him, which made Chen Ran have a feeling of "the things are gone, and the merit and fame are deeply hidden".
On Arsenal's side, seeing that Crystal Palace scored a goal less than ten minutes into the game, Wenger was not angry, he just curled his lips helplessly. Maybe this is the difference in strength.
took the lead at the beginning of the game, and immediately stabilized the mentality of the Crystal Palace players.
The pressure of not winning the previous two games seems to be much less.
In the next game, he played more easily.
In the 38th minute, Kaka and Modric made consecutive two-to-one cooperation in the middle, throwing off the defense of Gilberto Silva and Baptista and rushed into Arsenal's penalty area.
This time, Kolo Toure and William Gallas, who were in charge of double-teaming Jan Kohler, had to separate one person to intercept Kaka.
Facing William Gallas, who was rushing towards him, Kaka gently picked the ball with his right foot, just over William Gallas's head and flew to Jan Kohler, while Kaka himself bypassed William Gallas. Stacey continued to rush in front of Arsenal's goal.
After seeing Kaka passing the ball, he did not stop but continued to move forward. Jan Kohler understood. He didn't stop the ball, but directly headed the ball that flew in the air to Kaka who was pushing forward.
If you want to talk about the work of the feet, then the level of Jan Kohler is not worth mentioning. But compared to header skills, Najan Kohler is also a master among active players.
It was just this light touch, the ball fell just right in front of Kaka, and the strength and position were very suitable.
So comfortable that Kaka didn't even need to make any adjustments, he just slammed the ball into Arsenal's goal with his head.
At this time, Kaka's position has come between the penalty spot and the small penalty area line.
Lyman, who found that the situation was not good, had also abandoned the door to attack, but unfortunately it was still a step behind.
Lyman didn't have time to react to the ball that came out from such a close distance.
As long as Kaka doesn't put the ball on Lehmann, the goal will be scored.
Fortunately, Kaka, who usually seldom shoots with a header, avoided Lehman's huge body, and the ball flew into the empty goal smoothly.
"GOAL!"
With a rare header from Kaka, Crystal Palace led Arsenal 2-0.
(end of this chapter)