Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs: Chapter 368 secret

   Chapter 368 Secret

   Knowing that he is not as fast or agile as Kaka, Harman rushes directly to it and is a big flying shovel.

   He was going to teach Kaka a lesson, so that the other party retreated in spite of difficulties, so as not to keep staring at himself and repeatedly attack.

   Now Kaka is no longer a fledgling rookie, and his experience of repeated injuries has also allowed him to accumulate many tips to avoid injuries.

   Seeing Haman aggressively shoveling towards him, Kaka immediately picked the ball, and then he jumped up immediately, the ball and Kaka just passed over Haman's head.

   At this moment, Manchester City's frontier of the penalty area immediately turned into a huge space.

   found that the situation was not good, and Manchester City's central defender Ben Haim had to immediately drop Dzeko, who was in charge of marking, to block Kaka.

   Ben Haim's movements were naturally all in Kaka's eyes. With a slight flick of his right ankle, he picked up the ball to Dzeko, who was now unguarded.

  The ball drew a parabola and just flew over Ben Haim's head.

   Such a good opportunity, of course Dzeko does not want to miss it.

   But this ball was passed from behind, and it would be difficult to use a header shot straight up and down.

  So, Dzeko simply turned his back to Manchester City's goal and played an upside-down golden hook in the face of the incoming ball.

"boom!"

  Dzeko's touch-up was very accurate, and the ball flew like a cannonball to the upper left corner of Manchester City's goal.

   Goalkeeper Hart immediately jumped in the direction of the flying ball and pounced. Unfortunately, Dzeko's barb shot was too angled, and Hart tried his best but failed to touch the ball.

   "GOAL!"

   With Dzeko's World Cup goal, Crystal Palace finally broke the deadlock on the field and led Manchester City 1-0.

   Seeing that he had tried every possible way, and finally was scored by Crystal Palace, Mark Hughes' mentality collapsed immediately.

   When preparing for the match against Crystal Palace, Mark Hughes studied a lot of Crystal Palace game videos.

   He found a very serious problem, that is, if he uses the bus tactic to deal with Crystal Palace, once the score is behind and wants to fight back and try to get the score back, the end will often be worse.

   Mark Hughes is very clear about his current situation.

  If Manchester City was just a small loss to Crystal Palace, he could barely explain it.

   In case Manchester City loses by a big score to Crystal Palace, he is likely to be dismissed on the spot by the one who has long disliked him, Karduen Al Mubarak.

  After weighing for a long time, Mark Hughes decided to play dead and continue to ride the bus, as if he did not see the 1:0 score on the huge display at the Emirates Stadium.

   And, he quickly replaced Wright Phillips with Ireland and Harman with Richards.

   There is only one goal, and that is to continue to strengthen the defense.

  Crystal Palace, after seeing Mark Hughes' substitution, Southgate turned his head to look at Simone beside him in confusion.

"Diego, what do you think of this Mark Hughes? It's understandable to replace Harman, who has decreased physical fitness, with Richards. But he replaced Wright Phillips with Ireland, who has average offensive ability. Get the score back?"

   "I'm afraid you really said it. This Mark Hughes probably didn't intend to bring the score back." Simeone said thoughtfully.

   "Huh? And the head coach is willing to lose? Isn't this guy gambling?"

   Southgate was dumbfounded, and looked at Simone in astonishment.

"Betting on the ball shouldn't be enough. Mark Hughes probably just doesn't want to lose more goals. Gareth, please recall that when we played against us, the teams that took the initiative to attack after conceding the ball, ended up with What happened."

   "Seems to have conceded more balls."

"So, it's understandable for Mark Hughes to do so. Manchester City just changed owners this season, and they invested a lot in the summer transfer period, but now they can only be ranked in the top ten. What is Hughes' current situation?"

   "I see. Tsk tsk, Diego, I didn't expect you to think about things so comprehensively."

   "We are following the boss now, so naturally there is no such pressure. Just say Josep, if Barcelona's performance is not good this season, do you think he can still sit firmly in the position of head coach?"

   "That's true. It's still comfortable to follow the boss, there is no pressure, and you can continue to win various championship trophies."

   Chen Ran was also a little surprised by Mark Hughes' actions.

   Is the deterrent of Crystal Palace too great, or is this guy too cowardly?

   However, when Chen Ran thought about it, he immediately guessed the purpose of Mark Hughes.

   This is fine, since Manchester City completely gave up the attack, it was just enough to allow the Crystal Palace players to save a little energy.

   As a result, Chen Ran waved the flag, and Crystal Palace also began to reduce the offensive intensity.

The    game, in such a very tacit atmosphere, ushered in the whistle of the end of the game.

  In the end, with Dzeko's barb shot, Crystal Palace beat Manchester City 1-0 at home.

  At the same time that he got three points, Chen Ran also got a "Level 1 Rehabilitation Card" from the system.

   In other matches in this round of the Premier League, Liverpool easily defeated Bolton 2-0 away, continuing their strong performance this season.

   Chelsea also beat West Bromwich Albion 3-0 away, Manchester United beat Stoke City 5-0 at Old Trafford.

  Arsenal lost 2-0 to Aston Villa at Highbury Stadium, and once again began to lose the chain.

  When the thirteenth round of the Premier League is over, Crystal Palace, Liverpool and Chelsea are still ranked first, second and third respectively, and the points gap between them has not changed.

   After the game against Manchester City, Crystal Palace finally ushered in a week of rest.

   In Spain, La Liga has already played eleven rounds at this time.

   Under the leadership of Guardiola, Barcelona topped the table with 28 points.

   And Real Madrid, now ranked fourth with only 23 points.

   For a while, the remarks that Mourinho could not only beat Chen Ran, but even Chen Ran's assistant Guardiola could not beat him spread all over Spain.

   "Fxxxk!"

   "These bastards, I'm afraid the world will not be in chaos. It's just nonsense to say that the champion of this season is Barcelona before even a third of La Liga is finished!"

  In Mourinho's Barcelona residence, he was furious with reports from the Spanish media.

   "José, are you paying too much attention to the media coverage? What virtues are these media? You already knew when you were in England."

   Mendes frowned slightly at Mourinho's current performance, something was wrong.

   "call"

   took a sip, Mourinho calmed down a little, and he also realized that his reaction was a bit abnormal.

   "Sorry, Jorge, I was a little too excited."

   "José, Guardiola is Guardiola, don't confuse him with Chen Ran, so you can deal with this guy with a more peaceful mind."

  As a friend and partner, Mendes certainly knows what Mourinho's sack is.

   "Hehe, Jorge, am I trying to confuse them?"

   "Then don't pay attention to those media. The more angry you are, the happier they are. Isn't this a trap for them?"

   "I see. By the way, Jorge, how's that guy Chen Ran doing recently? I heard that many of their players have been injured and missed this season?"

   Mourinho, who was overwhelmed by Guardiola's Barcelona, ​​has not been in the mood to pay attention to the news of the Premier League recently.

   "Crystal Palace did indeed have a lot of players injured, and they were all main players. It was Kaka, Vieira and Vidic before, and Chris was also injured a few days ago."

   "What? So many players injured? Is Chris' injury serious?"

   Hearing that so many of Crystal Palace's main players were injured, Mourinho was instantly refreshed.

   "Chris is not a big problem. It's almost half a month off."

   "Well, what a pity." Mourinho sighed while shaking his head.

   "What do you mean by that?"

   Hearing Mourinho's words, Mendes almost turned his back.

  Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the biggest cash cows in Mendes' hands. If he is seriously injured, he will lose a lot.

   "Cough, Jorge, don't get me wrong, I don't mean anything else."

   Mourinho also knew that what he said just now was a bit unkind, so he quickly explained it.

   "José, although many main players at Crystal Palace were injured, under Chen Ran's training, Crystal Palace is still the No. 1 team in both the Premier League and the Champions League."

   "If you expect injury and attrition to slow down Crystal Palace's progress, it doesn't work at the moment."

   "So, I advise you to focus on La Liga. After all, Guardiola is easier to deal with than Chen Ran."

  Mendez's remarks, Mourinho rarely refuted.

   Although it sounded uncomfortable, he knew in his heart that Mendes was really thinking of him.

   Also in Spain, Barcelona, ​​Guardiola's home.

  The team has achieved good results. Both the club executives and the fans are very satisfied with Guardiola's performance, which also allows Guardiola to have a drink with his brother Pere Guardiola.

   "Pep, if Barcelona meet Crystal Palace again in the Champions League this season, are you sure that they will be eliminated from Crystal Palace?"

   Seeing that his younger brother was the head coach for the first time, he was able to beat the old giant Real Madrid to occupy the top position of the La Liga standings, and Pere Guardiola couldn't help but feel a little bit floating.

   "Cough, Perey, are you drinking too much?"

   Guardiola glanced at the empty wine bottle on the table and did not answer his brother's question.

   "How could I drink too much? It's just a bottle of red wine. You don't know how much I drink?"

   "Then why are you asking such a ridiculous question?"

   "How can this be called absurd? Barcelona's strength is not weak. When they met Crystal Palace in the Champions League a few seasons ago, it was just a loss."

   "Since you came to coach Barcelona, ​​you have vigorously promoted players from La Masia, and the team's combat effectiveness has been significantly improved."

   "What's more, Crystal Palace's injuries this season are even more serious. First, the three main players of Kaka, Vieira and Vidic were injured, and even Cristiano Ronaldo was injured a while ago."

   "You said, in this case, if Barcelona encounters Crystal Palace again, is it a good opportunity to eliminate the opponent?"

  Pere. Guardiola made a generous speech through the wine, which is really well-organized.

   Obviously, he has not been thinking about this issue for a day or two.

   "Since you are paying attention to Crystal Palace's injury situation, then you should be clear that even in this situation, Crystal Palace is still at the top of the Premier League and Champions League."

   Having said this, Guardiola deliberately stopped and said word by word: "Pere, how powerful the boss is, I know better than you!"

   "Hehe, Pep, I admit that Chen Ran is very good. But don't forget one thing, this season is less than a third of the way, and Crystal Palace has already had so many injuries."

   "If Crystal Palace's injury situation intensifies and there are no available players at that time, then what's the use of Chen Ran no matter how good he is? He can't play by himself, right?"

   "Oh, I almost forgot, Chen Ran is not a player. If he goes up to play, the result will be worse."

   Speaking of which, Guardiola was too lazy to continue arguing.

   How powerful Chen Ran is, only the people around them know best.

   Not to mention, the ability to accurately predict the ups and downs of a player's state is enough to be daunting.

   Even though Guardiola stayed by Chen Ran’s side for several years, he still hasn’t figured out how this was done.

   He also hopes to return to Crystal Palace to learn this ability from Chen Ran in the future, so even his own brother, Guardiola did not reveal this secret.

   After a six-day break, Crystal Palace ushered in another consecutive week of double matches.

  On November 22, in the fourteenth round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace will go away to face Portsmouth.

  Crystal Palace, who played all the main force, easily won Portsmouth 3:1 away with the goals of Tony, Messi and Ribery.

  At the same time as winning the game, Chen Ran also got a "Level 1 Healing Card" from the system.

In other Premier League games this round, Liverpool beat Fulham 1:0 at Anfield, Chelsea also beat Newcastle United 1:0 at Stamford Bridge, and Manchester United were forced by Aston Villa 0:0 away. flat.

   But Mark Hughes, whose coach position was at stake, broke out in this round. He beat Arsenal 3-0 at home, causing a big upset.

  When the fourteenth round of the Premier League was over, Crystal Palace remained at the top of the table, while Liverpool and Chelsea were four and six points behind in second and third place respectively.

   The day after the match against Portsmouth, Chen Ran flew to Germany with the Crystal Palace team. Three days later, they will face Bayern Munich away.

   (end of this chapter)