Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs

   Chapter 278 I won't stay here next season

   "Fuck! Did Ibrahimovic say 'dumpling'? Did I hear it wrong?"

   "You heard right, I also heard him call 'dumpling'."

   "What's going on? Could it be Zlatan Ibrahimovic playing the game and hungry for dumplings?"

"You are so funny upstairs, how could such a thing happen, I guess this is a tactical code name for Crystal Palace. You didn't see Ibrahimovic shouting 'dumpling', Ribery on the right Immediately rushed to the penalty area of ​​AC Milan?"

   "You're right upstairs, and that's probably what happened. Don't forget that the head coach of Crystal Palace is Chen Ran. This guy must have deliberately used Chinese as the tactical code name for the sake of secrecy."

   "Haha, if that's the case, Chen Ran will be a jerk."

   "Did you call him Chicken Thief Ran after forgetting his nickname? Only the wrong name, not the wrong nickname."

   Seeing Crystal Palace score another goal, Ancelotti immediately replaced the veteran Inzaghi with declining physical fitness with the Brazilian striker Oliveira, who has recently joined the team this season.

   Hope to use Oliveira's speed to threaten Crystal Palace's backline, thereby reducing the defensive pressure on his side.

   Ancelotti's substitution adjustment still has an effect, because Crystal Palace now has only three central defenders in the back line, and there are no fast full-backs to assist in defense. It is a bit difficult to deal with Oliveira, who is known for his speed.

  So, Chen Ran immediately turned around and called Guardiola to his side.

"Josep, you immediately let Alves warm up, then use him to replace Kaka, and the team's formation changes back to 442 again. You tell Alves that his task after he comes on is to mark Oliveira, Understand?"

   "Okay, boss."

Due to Chen Ran's very timely response, Oliveira, who had high hopes by Ancelotti, had little chance to perform after playing. Alves, who was also a fellow Brazilian, kept Oliveira from his temper. .

  In the end, with Ibrahimovic's excellent performance with two shots and one pass, Crystal Palace defeated AC Milan 4:2 at home and won the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals.

   "Ding, congratulations to the host for winning the game, and a special 'Eagle Eye Guardian Card' will be awarded."

  Although he won the game, Chen Ran was a little unhappy.

   Got two away goals by AC Milan, this is a ticking time bomb.

  Chen Ran doesn’t have to think about it, the second leg at the San Siro Stadium in a week’s time will definitely be very tough.

   Just a day after the match between Crystal Palace and AC Milan, another Champions League semi-final was also divided between the two Premier League teams.

  Chelsea and Liverpool, who have often met in the Champions League in the past two years, finally won the victory this time. They beat Liverpool 1-0 at Stamford Bridge.

   Strange to say, Chelsea are often able to beat Liverpool by big scores in the Premier League, but when they arrive in Europe, it becomes a completely different scene.

   met several times in the knockout stage, and Liverpool were the last to advance.

   If you only look at the staffing of the two teams, Chelsea is clearly better than Liverpool. However, Liverpool can always eliminate opponents to advance. It can only be said that Benitez is too good at playing cup games.

Mourinho is also unlucky enough. In the Premier League, he was restrained by Chen Ran, and in the Champions League, he was restrained by Benitez, so that he did not win a significant championship in the past few years when he arrived at Chelsea. Let's see if he can turn the salted fish over this year.

Two days after the Champions League semi-final with AC Milan, on April 28, the thirty-sixth round of the Premier League will begin again, and Crystal Palace welcomes Newcastle United at home.

  Because he had just played against AC Milan, Chen Ran had to make a big adjustment to the starting lineup.

   When he handed the prepared starting lineup list to Guardiola and asked him to notify the players, Guardiola, who saw the content of the list, was dumbfounded.

   "Boss, Newcastle United are not a weak team. We might be a little unsafe to play with a full bench lineup."

   "I know. But in three days we will go to the San Siro to play the second leg of the Champions League semi-final. I have to make sure to save the physical fitness of the main players for that more important game."

   "But boss, Manchester United and Chelsea are chasing so closely now that if we can't win Newcastle United, they will catch up."

   "Also, AC Milan, who won 4:2 in the first round, can advance to the away game as long as we defend with all our strength and get a draw. There is no need to put all the main players in this game, right?"

   Hearing that Chen Ran wanted to focus on the Champions League, Guardiola couldn't help but express his different opinions.

"Josep, don't underestimate AC Milan. They scored two away goals in the first leg, which is a huge concern. If we think we have a two-goal lead and we can sit back and relax, it will definitely be the result. Very bad."

"As for the Premier League, it doesn't matter if we don't win Newcastle United in this game. According to the rules of the Premier League, when the points are the same, we first look at the goal difference. And our goal difference is 12 more than Manchester United. With two rounds left, they don't have time."

"Looking at our opponents in the remaining two Premier League rounds, one is Watford, who is ranked last and has been relegated in advance; the other is ranked tenth, neither qualifying for the European competition nor under relegation pressure. Blackburn with no desires."

   "After securing the Champions League final seat, we can devote ourselves to the Premier League. It is not difficult for us to win these two games, or even win these two games with a big score."

"Even if Manchester United won the last few games, that is, they were tied with us, and then they were only second because of the goal difference. So, although the process looks dangerous, in fact, the initiative is still in our hands. in hand."

   "Josep, are you still against my plan now?"

   Regarding his right-hand man, Chen Ran patiently broke apart his own thoughts, smashed them into pieces, and explained them again.

   Guardiola listened and calculated the gains and losses in his mind.

   In the end, he had to admit that things were really just as Chen Ran said.

  Although Manchester United and Chelsea look aggressive now, the initiative in the title race is still in the hands of Crystal Palace.

   Guardiola, who was persuaded by Chen Ran, honestly carried out Chen Ran's orders.

   Facts have proved that Guardiola's concerns are not without reason. Crystal Palace, who played as a substitute, failed to take down their opponents. Only Jan Kohler scored a goal and was tied 1:1 at home by Newcastle United.

   In other matches in the Premier League this round, Manchester United defeated Everton 4:2 away, and Chelsea also beat Bolton 2:1 at Stamford Bridge.

   In this way, after almost an entire season of catching up, Manchester United finally caught up with Crystal Palace in the penultimate round of the Premier League.

  The two teams now have 98 points together, Crystal Palace continue to rank first with the advantage of more goal difference, and Chelsea is only one point behind them in third place.

   The Premier League title race this season has reached an unprecedented level of intensity.

   The difference between the three championship teams is only one point, which is a phenomenon that has never happened since the establishment of the Premier League.

   For a while, whether it was England fans or the media, a collective climax!

   "The Premier League this season is really exciting, that's what football should be."

   "Expect Manchester United and Chelsea to break Crystal Palace's monopoly on the Premier League title."

   "Crystal Palace's three-peat Premier League goal at stake."

   "The Chinese must not be allowed to dominate English football."

   "This season's Premier League title race may have to wait until the last minute for results."

   "According to the latest data from the gaming company, the funds that are optimistic about the comeback of Manchester United and Chelsea have increased significantly."

  The stirring up of the English media, Chen Ran didn't take it to heart at all, he still followed the plan made in advance.

   The day after the match against Newcastle United, he flew to Milan, Italy with the Crystal Palace team.

   After sacrificing the last round of the Premier League, Chen Ran dispatched all the main lineup in the second round of the crucial Champions League semi-final, and used Crystal Palace's housekeeping skills to defend and counterattack.

   Of course, Ibrahimovic can only sit on the bench honestly now because he used the "first-level chicken blood card" before.

   Center Tony

  Left midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo, right midfielder Ribery

   Midfielder Mascherano, Midfielder Modric, Midfielder Yaya Toure

  Left-back Chiellini, center-back Thiago Silva, center-back Vidic, right-back Maicon

   Goalkeeper Cech

   On the AC Milan side, Ancelotti has no choice. They have to score at least two goals before they are likely to eliminate Crystal Palace and advance to the Champions League final.

   striker Inzaghi, striker Gilardino

   Seedorf

  Ambrosini, Pirlo, Gattuso

   Left-back Serginho, center-back Maldini, center-back Nesta, right-back Odoi

   Goalkeeper Dida

   From the first minute when the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game, AC Milan was on the offensive across the board.

  The Crystal Palace players, who had already been mentally prepared, did not panic, and they fastened the fence in their own half, posing a posture of defending to the end.

   Seeing this situation, Ancelo frowned on the sidelines.

   He played against Crystal Palace last season, knowing that this team started with defensive counterattacks, and with this ability, they went from the British Championship all the way to the Premier League championship.

   If Crystal Palace really sticks to their defense, it is really difficult to break through their defense line.

   Ancelotti is now very hopeful that Crystal Palace can press up and fight against him like the first round.

  Chen Ran certainly wouldn't let Ancelotti do as he wished. Throughout the game, Crystal Palace almost stayed in their own half to defend.

   Even if he got the ball, it was Modric’s long pass to launch a counterattack, and the only people involved in the attack were Toni, Ronaldo and Ribery.

  After losing the two sharp knives of Shevchenko and Kaka, AC Milan's ability to tear through the opponent's defense was greatly weakened.

  Under the strict defense of Crystal Palace, the two teams played a dull 90-minute game.

  In the end, Crystal Palace drew 0:0 with AC Milan at the San Siro Stadium, and eliminated the opponent with a total score of 4:2 to advance to the Champions League final.

   On the other side, in the Champions League semi-final between Liverpool and Chelsea, Liverpool beat Chelsea 1:0 in 90 minutes, bringing the total score to 1:1.

   As in the previous life, the two teams once again came to the stage of penalty kicks.

   However, unlike his previous life, Cech was stopped by Chen Ran in advance of the Crystal Palace. And Chelsea's current main goalkeeper is still the Italian goalkeeper Cudicini who often has amazing performances.

   This time, Cudicini staged a shocking three consecutive saves, saving three consecutive penalty kicks from Liverpool, and by himself, forced Chelsea into the Champions League final.

   Chen Ran was dumbfounded when he learned about the process of the game. He didn’t expect that he would cut Cech away and instead made Chelsea into this season’s Champions League final.

  This. Should Mourinho be thanking himself?

   And at Chelsea, Mourinho also ushered in the most glorious moment since he came to England.

  In the Premier League, Chelsea are only one point behind the top two teams, and they still have a chance to compete for the championship with two rounds left.

   In the UEFA Champions League, Chelsea also reached the Champions League final for the first time in club history.

   To this end, Abramovich, the boss who has always wanted to replace Mourinho, also personally came to the team to visit the players and coaches.

  Abramovich also had a warm chat with Mourinho, encouraging him to lead the team to win both titles.

   As the owner, Abramovich is undoubtedly very generous, and he certainly does not come to see the team empty-handed.

   He publicly announced that if Chelsea won the Premier League title, in addition to the bonus stipulated in the contract, he would also pay an additional 10 million euros in bonuses.

   If Chelsea can win the Champions League, he will add another 20 million euros in bonuses.

As soon as the news of the    bonus was announced, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly reached its peak.

The cheers of    "Long Live the Boss" resounded through the sky.

   That night, Mourinho invited Mendes to the house alone, and the two of them opened a bottle of champagne to celebrate.

   "José, now you can breathe a sigh of relief. Judging from Abramovich's actions today, even if Chelsea did not win the Premier League and the Champions League in the end, there should be no big problem with your manager's position."

   After a sip of champagne, Mendes leaned back comfortably on the floppy sofa.

   Mourinho is one of his most important clients. With Mourinho's position stable, he feels at ease.

   Hearing Mendez's words, Mourinho didn't react, just shook the glass in his hand gently.

   It took him a long time to say something that startled Mendes.

   "Jorge, please help me contact other clubs. No matter whether Chelsea can win the championship or not, I will not stay here next season."

   (end of this chapter)