Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs

  Chapter 192 Peak Cristiano Ronaldo debuts ahead of schedule

   After the first round of the match, the players on both sides are now very familiar with each other.

   There was no temptation, and Juventus pressed directly on it and launched a crazy attack.

  Fortunately, the defensive counter-attack tactics are originally the housekeeping skills of Crystal Palace, and the players have long been very skilled. In the face of Juventus' offensive, it did not mess up.

   Of course, Simeone's performance in this game is definitely not comparable to the first round.

   However, Chen Ran added a Yaya Toure to help, which did not weaken the strength of the Crystal Palace midfield.

On the Juventus side, Del Piero, who was arranged by Capello to play the attacking midfielder, was a little uncomfortable.

   Around him, he was surrounded by Vieira, Yaya Toure and Simone.

  Under the care of two black and tough characters and a ruthless character, Del Piero could not exert his technical advantages at all, let alone organize an attack.

   This situation continued for nearly 30 minutes, and Capello on the sidelines could not stand it any longer.

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

   Then, when Del Piero returned to the court again, Chen Ran found out that Juventus had changed.

   As expected by Chen Ran, Capello changed the formation on the field to 433. Del Piero is on the left, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is on the right, and Trezeguet is in the middle.

The other three of the    diamond-shaped midfielder also became the three central midfielders in parallel positions.

   "Boss, you guessed it again, Capello can't wait to start playing as a three striker."

   Juventus' evolution, not only Chen Ran found out, but Guardiola also saw it all.

  Although Capello's adjustments were within his expectations, Chen Ran did not feel any joy.

  Because in the first round, Juventus proved the power of their three strikers and scored an away goal.

   Now coming to their home court, Chen Ran is also a little unsure whether Crystal Palace's back line can resist the offensive of Juventus' three forwards.

   As soon as Juventus changed their formation, the offensive immediately changed.

   Came to the left lane and avoided Del Piero, who was in the back pocket of Crystal Palace's three big players, and immediately burst out with extraordinary power.

   Near the end of the first half, Juventus won a free kick in the backcourt.

  Buffon took the penalty and kicked the ball to the right side of the Crystal Palace half with a big foot.

   Trezeguet did not continue to wait in the penalty area this time, but took the initiative to fight for this spot, and successfully put the ball from Simeone's head to Del Piero, who was waiting on the left.

   Del Piero looked up after catching the ball and found that Ibrahimovic on the right was slanting into the penalty area of ​​Crystal Palace at high speed.

   So Del Piero leaned his body against Maicon, who came up to rush, and pushed the ball with the inner instep of his right foot, sending the ball into the penalty area of ​​Crystal Palace from an unoccupied space.

At this time, Southgate, who was responsible for marking Trezeguet, had followed Trezeguet out of the penalty area, and Vidic, who was responsible for marking Ibrahimovic, was also left behind by Ibrahimovic. Behind him, he was desperately chasing.

   This time, Ibrahimovic got a single-handed opportunity to face Cech.

  Although because Ibrahimovic came diagonally from the right, the angle of the shot was already very small when he received the ball.

   But this kind of thing is not a problem for Ibrahimovic.

   I saw him adjust his steps and didn't look up at Cech or the position of the goal at all.

   Completely based on his own feeling, raising his left foot is a burst shot.

   In fact, Cech found that the situation was not good when Ibrahimovic slanted, and moved to this side in advance.

   But Ibrahimovic's shot was so powerful that Cech only had time to raise his hand, and the ball flew into the Crystal Palace goal from the upper corner of the near post.

   The situation that Chen Ran least wanted to see appeared, Juventus took the lead in scoring.

   Now, it is meaningless for Crystal Palace to continue to defend.

   "Josep, tell Jan Kohler to warm up, he needs to play in the second half."

  While the Juventus players were still celebrating their goal, Chen Ran on the sidelines turned to look at Guardiola with a livid face.

   "Got it, boss."

   Intermission, Crystal Palace dressing room.

   Looking at the frustrated team members, Chen Ran clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention.

   "Okay, what are they doing with their heads down? Isn't it just a goal scored by Juventus? It's not the end of the world."

   "As long as we score one more goal, it will be our Crystal Palace who will advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League."

   "Don't forget, in the first round, we scored two goals for Juventus. What? Don't you even score goals when you arrive at Juventus' home court?"

   Following Chen Ran's words, the players of Crystal Palace ignited their fighting spirit one by one.

   The boss is right, isn't it just a goal? What's the big deal.

   "Boss, we all understand, you can tell us how we will play in the second half. Anyway, I must go to the Stade de France in Paris to participate in the Champions League final."

   At this time, Captain Southgate stood up and successfully took on the role of the cheerleader.

   "Yeah, boss, we can definitely knock out Juventus to advance."

   "Yes, what is Juventus? We can beat him once, and we can beat him a second time."

   "Destroy Juventus!"

   "Crystal Palace will win!"

   Seeing that the morale of the team members has been reinvigorated, Chen Ran nodded with satisfaction, Southgate, the captain, did a good job.

   "Okay. Since we're going to score, you must remember how we played in the first round?"

   "Boss, are you talking about the twin tower tactics?"

   "Yes, now, let's change the double tower tactics in the second half and kill Juventus with a header!"

   "Diego, how about you take a rest first in the second half?"

   In order to show respect, Chen Ran went to Simone to ask for his opinion.

   "Okay, boss, I'm fine."

  Chen Ran patted Simeone on the shoulder, then turned to look at Ronaldo and Ribery.

   "Chris, Frank, you two move forward in the second half, make more breakthroughs, make more crosses, and send more cannonballs to Luka and Young in the middle."

   "Got it, boss."

   Immediately afterwards, Chen Ran looked at Maicon and Chiellini again.

   "Maicon, your task in the second half is to focus on guarding Del Piero, don't let him cut inside and hit the goal. If Del Piero's position falls back and doesn't play as a left winger, then you strengthen assists."

   "George, Ibrahimovic and Trezeguet are very capable. Gareth and Nemanja alone are a bit difficult. You should pay attention to adduction to help them share the pressure."

   "Understood, boss."

   After some arrangement adjustments, the second half of the game began.

  Capello saw that Crystal Palace replaced Simeone with Jan Kohler, and immediately knew that Chen Ran wanted to repeat the two-tower tactic of the first round.

   Now, as long as Juventus maintains the same score on the field, they can eliminate Crystal Palace and advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

   At this time, the defensive genes in the Italian coach's bones began to take hold again.

  Capello immediately took Del Piero back to the midfield as an attacking midfielder, Nedved returned to the left, and Camoranesi returned to the right.

  After all, Crystal Palace's sharp breakthroughs on the two sides are now well-known.

   Seeing Crystal Palace evolve, Cristiano Ronaldo and Ribery moved forward.

  Capello was worried that the two full-backs alone would not be able to withstand the opponent's offensive, so Nedved and Camoranesi returned to the wing to help the defense.

   As soon as Juventus' formation retreated, Crystal Palace's defensive pressure was immediately reduced a lot.

   Chen Ran on the sidelines immediately came up with another bold idea.

   "Josep, how do you think I'll replace Modric now?"

   "Modric? Boss, who do you want to replace him with?"

   "Yaya Toure."

   "Yaya Toure? Boss, then we will only have Vieira as a full-time midfielder. Isn't it too risky?"

   Hearing Chen Ran's thoughts, Guardiola was taken aback.

  Crystal Palace is now facing Juventus, a veteran European team, not the weak chickens in England.

   "I want to use the diamond shape of 442 to fight. You know, if we can't score, then we will be eliminated."

   "Boss, have you thought about it?"

   "After thinking about it, let's do it like this. Go and arrange for Modric to warm up."

"clear."

   Soon, Modric, who had finished the warm-up, was called to his side by Chen Ran.

   "Little Luka, after you come on the court, play the attacking midfielder. In addition to organizing the attack, you can also shoot more long-range shots. Your footwork is still very good."

   "Got it, boss."

   Soon, Capello found that Crystal Palace made another substitution, and it was the midfielder Modric who replaced the midfielder Yaya Toure.

   "That Chinese man is going to work hard."

  Capello frowned, in this case, just relying on Emerson's single waist is not enough.

   After thinking about it, he turned and called Gianni Keda from the bench.

   After a simple warm-up, Capello replaced Del Piero with Gianni Keda.

   "Boss, Juventus is now replaced by Gianni Keda and Emerson to form a double midfielder. It seems that Capello wants to stick to the end."

   Guardiola immediately discovered Capello's intentions.

   "It doesn't matter. In the first round, they also used a combination of double midfielders at the beginning. Didn't we still score two goals?"

   Although Chen Ran comforted Guardiola with his mouth, he was actually a little clueless in his heart.

  Because he knew very well that in the first round, Crystal Palace still had another Simeone who used a "Level 1 Chicken Blood Card".

   Now, he can only rely on the presence of these players on the court.

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  Chen Ran glanced at the only "Level 1 Chicken Blood Card" left in the system. Unless it was a last resort, don't use it. No one knows when the next one will be available.

   After pondering for a while, Chen Ran set a baseline for himself for 80 minutes.

   If Crystal Palace has not scored a goal after 80 minutes of the game, then he will use up the last "first-level chicken blood card".

   Make sure the team is promoted first, and then think about the future.

   The direction of the game obviously did not develop in the direction Chen Ran expected.

   Juventus' current squad, although the same as in the first leg.

   But Capello has obviously made a redeployment. The two full-backs Nedved and Camoranesi are positioned further back, and the two full-backs Zambrotta and Zebina are closer.

With    mutual defense, it becomes more difficult for Ronaldo and Ribery to successfully break through.

   Sixty minutes, seventy minutes, eighty minutes

   Seeing that the time has come to the bottom line set by himself, Chen Ran gritted his teeth, called up the last "Level 1 Chicken Blood Card" from the system, and used it on Ronaldo.

   That's right, it's Ronaldo.

The function of    "Level 1 Chicken Blood Card" is to let the designated player play his peak level.

   And now Cristiano Ronaldo, who has just turned 21, is obviously far from his peak level.

   The larger the gap, the better the effect of the "Level 1 Chicken Blood Card".

   After using the "Level 1 Chicken Blood Card", Chen Ran took advantage of the dead ball and deliberately called Ronaldo to the sidelines.

   "Chris, after you get the ball next, whether it's a cross or an inside shot, it's up to you to decide. I'll give you the right to fire freely."

   "Really? Boss."

   Hearing the right to fire freely, Ronaldo's eyes lit up.

   It has been a long time since Chen Ran gave him the right to fire freely.

   "Yes, as long as you can score, you can play whatever you want next. You tell Patrick and little Luca, and then pass the ball to you. Understand?"

   "Understood, boss, leave it to me, we will definitely be able to advance."

   Just after Ronaldo turned around and ran back to the court, Guardiola, who had listened to what Chen Ran had just said, also immediately came over.

   "Boss, are you trying to put all your bets on Chris? Isn't that too much risk?"

   "Josep, now we have no way out. If we don't score, we will be eliminated. Chris is the most outstanding offensive player in our team. I believe he will surprise us. You will wait and see."

   Looking at Chen Ran's confident look, Guardiola hesitated for a while, but finally swallowed the words.

   On the field, Vieira and Modric, who received a message from Ronaldo, also glanced at Chen Ran respectively.

The meaning of    is very clear, and obviously they are also very surprised by the message brought by Ronaldo.

  Chen Ran met the gazes of the two and nodded affirmatively.

  So, there was an amazing scene on the field next.

   All the passes from Crystal Palace flew to Ronaldo on the left, as if Ribery on the right did not exist.

   And what is even more amazing is the next performance of Cristiano Ronaldo. After taking the ball, Cristiano Ronaldo no longer has so many fancy moves.

   The whole dribbling process is clean, simple and effective.

   After passing Camoranesi, Cristiano Ronaldo took the ball and rushed directly to Juventus' penalty area.

   Facing Gianni Keda who came up to block, Ronaldo flicked a button, flashed a gap, lifted his foot and shot.

   At this time, Cristiano Ronaldo's position was more than 30 meters away from Juventus' goal.

  The ball drew a strange arc and flew directly to the goal guarded by Buffon.

   (end of this chapter)