Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs

   Chapter 280 Resentment is almost overflowing

   On May 24th, at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece, the final of the 2006-2007 UEFA Champions League will be played here.

  Because both sides of the Champions League final are English teams, a large number of British fans have poured into Athens in the past two days.

  The Athens Olympic Stadium can only accommodate 72,000 spectators, but more than 150,000 British fans came to Athens, which also made the Athens police a big enemy.

   You must know that the reputation of British fans is not very good, maybe they will turn into football hooligans after two drinks.

   Fortunately, although the two clubs, Crystal Palace and Chelsea, are in London, there is no feud.

  Before Chen Ran and Abramovich took over, Crystal Palace used to be a lifter between the Premier League and the British Championship all the year round, and Chelsea was only a mid-level team in the Premier League. Compared to those giant clubs, they are both minor roles.

After Chen Ran and Abramovich took over, Crystal Palace not only won the Premier League three consecutive championships, but also won the Europa League, the Champions League, the European Super Cup and the Club World Cup, putting Chelsea firmly in the Under the body.

  Although they are both upstarts, in London, the fans of Crystal Palace are better than the fans of Chelsea.

  Chelsea fans were not happy with the arrogance of Crystal Palace fans, but unfortunately the team's performance was not good, and their backs couldn't be hardened.

   Gradually, Chelsea fans got into the habit of avoiding seeing Crystal Palace fans.

   But today, at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, when Crystal Palace and Chelsea played in the Champions League final at the same time, Chelsea fans seemed to see the hope of overthrowing the mountain above them.

   Inside and outside the stadium, the fans of the two teams sang their respective team songs and fought each other, refusing to give an inch, which exhausted the security personnel who maintained law and order at the scene.

  Although he is already very familiar with Chelsea, his old rival, Chen Ran decided to go all out and take out all his cards to entertain Mourinho.

   So, he once again gave Ronaldo the "right to fire" in the pre-match preparation meeting.

  The difference from the past is that this time everyone seemed to hear a trivial matter and did not respond.

   Even Zlatan Ibrahimovic sat honestly in his seat without saying a word.

   It seems that these guys have become accustomed to it, Chen Ran muttered to himself.

   "I want to stress again that all the set-pieces in this game are taken by little Luca, and no one is allowed to grab them. Do you understand?"

   Although it seems to be giving orders to all players, Chen Ran's eyes have been fixed on Ronaldo and Ribery, the two bandits.

   "Cough, I know the boss."

   "I know too."

   The two guys who were stared at by Chen Ran couldn't stand it, so they had to stand up honestly.

   Seeing Ronaldo and Ribery being repaired by the boss, Modric, who was very happy, sat in the corner and snickered.

   "Little Luca."

"arrive!"

   Modric, who was gloating about misfortune, was suddenly named by Chen Ran. He was so frightened that he thought he was snickering and was found by the boss.

"Ha ha ha ha."

  Suddenly, the entire conference room burst into laughter.

   "Cough, little Luca, relax, this is not a school."

  Chen Ran was also dumbfounded and waved Modric to sit down.

   "Little Luca, when you take a free kick in this game, you don't care how far away or how far you are, you have to hit the goal directly. Do you understand?"

   "Uh boss, is it the same as the previous two times?"

   As soon as he talked about the business, Modric immediately became serious, recalling the previous two requests Chen Ran made to him.

   "Yes, just like the first two times."

   "Okay, I see, boss."

After    explained Modric, Chen Ran turned to look at Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

   "Zlatan, if you have a chance to shoot in this game, you can hit more goals, understand?"

   "Do more doors? Understood, boss."

   Ibrahimovic's mouth curled slightly, this request was exactly what he wanted.

In order to prepare for this Champions League final, Chen Ran not only used the "Level 1 Chicken Blood Card" for Ronaldo, but also used the "Free Kick Master Card" for Modric and the "Master Card" for Ibrahimovic. A first-class crosshair card".

   In addition, in order to ensure that there will be no misjudgment, Chen Ran also took out the "Eagle Eye Guardian Card" and added an insurance to himself.

   Chen Ran did not have any reservations about this Champions League final, and directly dispatched the main lineup of Crystal Palace. However, in order to deal with Chelsea's wing attack, he did not choose 352 but adopted a more secure 4231.

   Center Ibrahimovic

   Left midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo, midfielder Kaka, right midfielder Ribery

   Midfielder Mascherano, Midfielder Modric

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

   Goalkeeper Cech

   On the Chelsea side, for Mourinho, who is ready to leave, this is also his last game in charge of Chelsea.

  Whether you run away as a loser, or leave with your head held high as a winner, is all in the outcome of this game.

   Now, what tactical thinking, what coaching philosophy, nothing matters.

   Mourinho came to Chelsea with the title of the Champions League champion coach, and he also wanted to leave here as the Champions League champion coach.

   Therefore, in this Champions League final, Mourinho gave up the 433 formation he liked and discharged the 442 which is more suitable for the Ukrainian nuclear warhead.

   striker Drogba, striker Shevchenko

  Left midfielder Robben, center midfielder Makelele, center midfielder Ballack, right midfielder Lampard

   Left-back Ashley Cole, center-back Terry, center-back Carvalho, right-back Essien

   Goalkeeper Cudicini

   As the referee blew the whistle, the Champions League final of the 2006-2007 season officially began.

   Without any temptation, according to Chen Ran's instructions, the Crystal Palace team launched a full-scale attack from the first minute.

   And Chelsea did not show weakness, they did not give in an inch, and they fought directly against Crystal Palace.

  Because Chen Ran publicly announced at the pre-match preparation meeting that he gave Ronaldo "the right to fire freely", the Crystal Palace players all knew that this game was Ronaldo's peak state.

   As soon as the game started, they consciously attacked from the left flank where Ronaldo was.

   On the Chelsea side, right midfielder Lampard is not known for his speed. He plays on the wing entirely to make room for Ballak.

   And right-back Essien is also because other Chelsea right-backs are unreliable, so Mourinho had to move him over to make up for the shortcomings.

Whether it is Lampard or Essien, their main positions are not on the wing, and their side is exactly opposite to Cristiano Ronaldo, the sharpest attack point of Crystal Palace, so Mourinho is also very demanding of them. Simply, try to limit Ronaldo's performance.

   In Mourinho's plan, Chelsea's main attacking direction is the same as Crystal Palace, which is also on the left.

   Whether it is left-back Robben or left-back Ashley Cole, they are both players with super offensive ability.

   In this way, the scene of the game became very dramatic.

   As long as they have the ball, both teams pass the ball to their left.

   formed a "you hit you, I hit mine" situation.

   "Boss, shall we change positions for Ronaldo and Ribery, and use Ronaldo to contain the offensive of Robben and Ashley Cole?"

   Seeing Robben and Ashley Cole playing well on Chelsea's left wing, Guardiola was a little worried and went to Chen Ran to come up with an idea.

   Use Cristiano Ronaldo at his peak to play against Robben and Ashley Cole? Isn't this overkill? Chen Ran immediately rejected Guardiola's proposal in his heart.

"No need. Josep, you tell Ribery to stop thinking about attacking and go back to help Maicon to strengthen his defense. They are no slower than Robben and Ashley Cole, right. The two of them are enough."

   "Okay, boss."

   When the game reached the 27th minute, Ronaldo once again dribbled the ball from the left to break through.

   Although Lampard and Essien couldn't keep up with Ronaldo's speed, the two of them cooperated tacitly and helped each other to defend, but they didn't allow Ronaldo to break through easily.

  Cristiano Ronaldo didn't stoop, but kicked the ball to Essien's leg and popped out of the sideline, getting a foul ball.

  According to common sense, this sideline ball is usually thrown by the left back Chiellini.

   But this time, Ronaldo did not wait for Chiellini, but quickly picked up the ball and threw it to Kaka, who ran from the middle to meet him, and then he began to push forward desperately.

   Seeing Ronaldo's action, Kaka understood and immediately passed the ball back to Ronaldo with a through ball.

   This time, due to Ronaldo's unexpectedly quick throw-in, both Lampard and Essien's reactions were half a beat slower.

   When the two of them reacted and went after Ronaldo, they were already left behind.

   Seeing that Ronaldo was about to rush the ball into the penalty area, Chelsea's central defender Carvalho hurried over to make up for the defense.

   Carvalho is all too familiar with this Portugal national team teammate. He knows that this guy is extremely capable, so he just stands in a good position and does not dare to approach Ronaldo at all, for fear of being given away by Ronaldo.

   Seeing Carvalho's actions, Cristiano Ronaldo can of course guess what the other party is thinking.

   However, it would be embarrassing to leave such a large space for yourself.

  Cristiano Ronaldo flicked the ball to the right and shot directly.

   At this time, his position is in the upper right corner of the Chelsea penalty area. It stands to reason that the distance here is far away and the angle is skewed, so it is not suitable for hitting the goal at all.

   But Cristiano Ronaldo, who is at his peak, doesn't care so much. He now feels that he is omnipotent.

   I saw him take a shot with a great arc with his right foot, and the ball spun at a high speed and flew towards the upper left corner of the Chelsea goal.

   In the semi-final against Liverpool, he took three penalty kicks in a row. The famous Chelsea goalkeeper Cudicini saw Ronaldo's shot, moved quickly, and hit the ground with one foot.

  Cudicini's save action is not perfect, but Ronaldo's shot hit a tenth corner. The ball hit the inside edge of the crossbar and the left post with a "dang" and bounced into Chelsea's net.

   "GOAL!"

   With Ronaldo's goal, Crystal Palace led Chelsea 1-0.

   "World wave, another world wave, this is a shot that can be selected for the best goal of the year!"

   "Cudicini's save is perfect enough, but Cristiano Ronaldo's shot is even more desperate."

   "From a quick throw-in to a world-wide shot, Cristiano Ronaldo directed and played this goal."

   "Crystal Palace leads Chelsea again in this Premier League civil war."

   Seeing Ronaldo's goal, Mourinho's mouth twitched slightly on the sidelines, and his resentment was almost overflowing.

  Cristiano Ronaldo and he are fellow Portuguese fellows, and the two have a common agent, Mendes, but why does this guy stab him hard every time?

  Fortunately, Chelsea's players were still in good spirits, and Mourinho's mood was quickly calmed down.

   Less than ten minutes after Crystal Palace scored, Chelsea attacked on the left.

  Robben's dribbling breakthrough caught Maicon's attention, when Ashley Cole added an assist from behind.

   And Ribery, who was supposed to be marking Ashley Cole, was inattentive and started a step slower.

  It was the difference in this step. Ashley Cole, after receiving Robben's ball, sent the ball into Crystal Palace's penalty area before Ribery reached for a tackle.

In the penalty area, Vidic entangled Drogba, but Shevchenko grabbed the ball in front of Thiago Silva.

"boom!"

   Shevchenko's head-shaking attack was very powerful. Cech's reaction was quick, he made a save in time, and his fingertips also touched the ball.

  Unfortunately, even so, it failed to prevent the ball from flying into the Crystal Palace net.

   With Shevchenko's goal, Chelsea made it 1-1 in the first half.

  Seeing Shevchenko equalizing the score, Mourinho on the sidelines excitedly ran all the way and played a sliding knee, feeling that he was even more excited than Shevchenko who scored.

   "Isn't it just an equalizer? As for that?"

   Guardiola, who saw Mourinho's crazy celebration, couldn't help but muttered.

   "Haha, Josep, you have to understand the distress of a manager who has been suppressed by our Crystal Palace all the year round."

   Hearing Guardiola's complaint, Gareth Southgate couldn't help but patted him on the shoulder, as if he understood Mourinho very well.

   "Cough, Gareth, you are too bad." Simeone couldn't help but say a fair word.

   "I'm telling the truth. Anyway, the result of the game must be that we Crystal Palace won the championship, so it's okay to make Mourinho a little happy."

   Hearing the discussions of the assistants behind him, Chen Ran was not as relaxed as them.

   However, he has enough cards in his hand, and it is only the first half of the game.

  What action is there? It's not too late to wait until the second half of the game.

   After all, late strikers are his forte.

   (end of this chapter)