Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs

   Chapter 281 Want to drag to a penalty? that won't work

   Neither team could score again in the final minutes of the first half.

   Intermission, Crystal Palace dressing room.

  Chen Ran did not lose his temper because he was equalized by Chelsea in the first half, and he was as happy as ever.

   After giving the team members some blood as usual, Chen Ran turned to look at Kaka.

   "Ricciardo, in the second half of the game, you increased the number of breakthroughs with the ball in the middle. It is best to form a shooting opportunity, and even if you can't, you can force the opponent to foul and create a free kick in the frontcourt."

   "I see, boss."

  Kaka nodded immediately and agreed.

   "Frank, you come down and take a rest in the second half of the game. We need to curb Chelsea's attack on the left and strengthen the defense on the right."

   "Okay, boss."

   Hearing that Chen Ran was going to replace himself, Ribery was a little frustrated.

   He knew very well that Chelsea was responsible for the equalizer goal. Especially after Chen Ran asked Guardiola to remind him to pay attention to the defense, there was still a problem, which is a bit unreasonable.

   Fortunately, Chen Ran did not criticize him in public, which also made Ribery secretly relieved.

   Well, the boss is still interesting.

"Dani, in the second half you played as a right midfielder, but one of your main tasks is to help Maicon to strengthen the defense on the right. Especially the Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole, who is opposite you, must give I'm staring, understand?"

After    comforted Ribery, Chen Ran turned to look at Alves again.

   "Don't worry, boss. That kid is as skinny as a monkey, and he is no match for me at all."

   Alves patted his chest carelessly to give Chen Ran a ticket, looking down on Ashley Cole.

   "Your mentality is unacceptable. I'll say the ugly first. If you can't guard Ashley Cole, don't blame me for replacing you."

   Seeing that Alves was underestimating the enemy, Chen Ran frowned and hurriedly beat him.

   "Understood, don't worry, boss, I will definitely target Ashley Cole to death!"

   Seeing Chen Ran frowning, Alves, the scumbag, immediately became honest.

   After several years of getting along, through one thing and one championship trophy, Chen Ran's current prestige in the Crystal Palace team is absolutely unequivocal.

  Many players who are thorns in other places are also well behaved in front of Chen Ran and dare not be presumptuous.

  While Chen Ran was busy making substitutions and adjusting his tactics, Chelsea did not change anything.

   Mourinho was obviously very satisfied with the tie in the first half. At halftime, he did not make any changes to the tactics of the first half except to praise and encourage his players.

   As soon as the second half of the game started, Mourinho saw Crystal Palace's substitution adjustments.

   "Replacing Ribery with Alves? It seems that Chen Ran is very afraid of Robben and Ashley Cole's attack."

   Seeing that Chen Ran was forced to make substitutions and adjustments in order to curb his offensive, Mourinho couldn't help but feel a little proud.

   He knew very well that Chelsea couldn't compare to Crystal Palace in terms of squad strength. Therefore, Mourinho is very satisfied with the current situation on the field and has no intention of making substitutions to strengthen the offense.

   He does not expect to be able to beat Crystal Palace in 90 minutes. As long as he can drag the game into the penalty kick, he can play Cudicini's penalty kick again.

   This is Mourinho's battle plan for this Champions League final, a bit conservative but pragmatic.

   Mourinho wanted to drag the game into the penalty kick, but Chen Ran was absolutely unwilling.

   There are too many uncontrollable factors in the penalty kick, which is very disadvantageous for the dominant Crystal Palace.

   Therefore, from the beginning of the second half, Crystal Palace continued the tactical play of the first half and continued to launch a comprehensive attack on Chelsea.

   However, Alves, who had been beaten by Chen Ran, devoted his main energy to defense, and Crystal Palace's offensive on the right was naturally weakened.

   Fortunately, according to Chen Ran's latest instructions, Kaka began to dribble the ball from the middle to the penalty area of ​​Chelsea, which caused Makelele and Ballack to be in a hurry for a while.

   When the game reached the fifty-eighth minute, Kaka dribbled the ball again. Barack beside him couldn't keep up with Kaka's speed. In order to prevent Kaka from rushing with the ball, he had to trip over Kaka with his long legs.

   "Beep!"

   The referee did not hesitate to award Crystal Palace a free kick in the frontcourt.

   Hearing the referee's whistle, Mourinho on the sidelines was first shocked. But when he estimated where Ballack's foul would be, he breathed a sigh of relief.

  Although this position is facing Chelsea's goal, it is far away, at least 35 meters away.

   Mourinho also knows that Crystal Palace's Modric has a good free kick, but there are only a handful of players in today's world football who can score a free kick from 35 meters away.

  Although Modric also has an exaggerated record of taking a corner kick and scoring directly, but in Mourinho's eyes, the element of luck is too great to be replicated.

  Because Chen Ran had a special explanation before the game, no one dared to grab Modric's free kick this time.

   Standing next to the ball, Modric glanced up at Chelsea's goal.

   It is about 37 or 8 meters away, which is a bit far, which is beyond the range of Modric's free kick.

  According to his experience, it is difficult for him to threaten Chelsea's goal even if he sends the ball out.

   Thinking of this, Modric hesitantly turned his head to look at the Crystal Palace bench on the sidelines.

   The boss explained before the game that he would shoot directly as long as he took a free kick, but he really wasn't sure this time.

   At this time, Chen Ran, who was standing on the sidelines, also saw Modric's gaze, and he knew what Modric meant.

  So, Chen Ran nodded heavily at Modric.

   got Chen Ran's affirmative answer, Modric now has a bottom line.

   These players, who were first brought to Crystal Palace by Chen Ran, have gradually developed a habit: as long as it is the boss's order, it must be executed even if they do not understand it. Because it has been proven countless times that the boss has always been right.

   Measure the distance, step back, stand still, Modric takes a deep breath, runs, and swings his legs.

"boom!"

  The ball flew to the left at the initial stage of leaving Modric's feet, but suddenly flew to the right when it flew halfway, and then fell quickly. (For details, refer to the world wave of ultra-long free kicks taken by Paulinho in the 2015 AFC Champions League)

  Chelsea's goalkeeper Cudicini reacted quickly, and he started to move as soon as the ball flew out. But the disadvantage of reacting too quickly is that when he finds that the ball has changed direction, it is too late to turn around.

  Under Cudicini's watch, the ball that fell quickly fell directly into Chelsea's net.

   "GOAL!"

   With a free kick from Modric, Crystal Palace led Chelsea 2:1 again.

   "World wave, this time it's a super long-distance free kick world wave!"

   "Modric's free kick is almost 40 meters away. It's incredible."

   "Kaka dribbled the ball in the middle to create a free kick, and then Modric scored. Crystal Palace had too many bursts, making it hard to prevent."

   On the sidelines, Mourinho, who witnessed the whole process of the goal, only felt black in front of his eyes.

  How come all the exaggerated things happen when you meet Crystal Palace?

   A free kick from such a long distance is the same as playing.

   Is that Chinese man really his nemesis?

   Could it be that Chelsea can't beat Crystal Palace?

   However, Mourinho, who was so proud to his bones, would not allow himself to admit defeat like this, and he quickly recovered from his brief confusion.

After Crystal Palace took the lead again, Mourinho's plan to drag the game into a penalty kick could not go ahead.

   Now, he must make a decision.

  Thinking of this, Mourinho immediately turned around and called right winger Wright Phillips from the bench.

   Since Wright Phillips joined Chelsea from Manchester City for more than 30 million euros, he has not been able to play the main force.

Originally, Mourinho planned to use Wright Phillips to replace Duff, who had left, to play the right wing position, but because Abramovich forcibly gave him a Shevchenko, Mourinho had to use the conventional one. The 433 formation was adjusted to 442.

   As a right midfielder, Wright Phillips' thin body made Chelsea's right-sided defense a disaster, something Mourinho, who has always emphasized defense, could not accept anyway.

   But now, in the Champions League final, the trailing Chelsea must press up to attack.

  If we can't get the score back, then the whole season of Chelsea's efforts will be over.

   In order to compete with Crystal Palace for the Premier League and Champions League this season, Mourinho gave up the FA Cup and League Cup.

  If we lose this Champions League final, Chelsea will have nothing this season. And Mourinho himself can only leave here in a daze as a loser.

   So, Mourinho doesn't care about Wright Phillips' poor defensive ability.

   Is there any difference between losing 1:2 and 1:5 if you can't tie the game?

   At this moment, Mourinho was like a gambler who was eager to lose, and all the remaining chips in his hand were studded.

   If you don't succeed, you become a benevolent person.

After a simple warm-up, Mourinho replaced Ballack with Wright Phillips as the right midfielder, and then moved Lampard to his central midfielder position.

   "Boss, Chelsea has replaced Wright Phillips. Is this a desperate attack?"

   Seeing Mourinho's substitution, Guardiola immediately approached Chen Ran and asked.

"That's right. Wright Phillips is a player with great strengths and weaknesses, and Mourinho had rarely used him all season before. Putting Wright Phillips on the pitch now, it seems Mourinho is in a hurry."

  Crystal Palace is now leading by one goal, and the initiative is in his own hands. Of course, Chen Ran is not in a hurry.

   After thinking for a moment, Chen Ran turned to look at Guardiola.

   "Josep, you go and tell Evra to warm up and replace Chiellini with him later. Wright Phillips is small, fast, and agile. Chiellini's big man is too difficult to defend."

   "Okay, boss."

   In response to Chen Ran's cry, Guardiola turned around and went to arrange substitutions.

   Chen Ran himself went to the sidelines and took advantage of the dead ball to call Ronaldo over.

   "Chris, have you seen the new Wright Phillips from Chelsea?"

   "I see, boss, what instructions do you have?"

"This little guy is agile and quick, and Chiellini has a hard time guarding him. I'll replace Chiellini with Evra later to guard Wright Phillips. Before Evra plays, you need to start Come back and help Chiellini defend, understand?"

   "No problem, boss."

"When Evra comes on the field, you will inform Kaka and Modric, and pass the ball to you more. Wright Phillips's defensive ability is not good, and Chelsea's right-sided defense is entirely dependent on right-back Essien. People. This is a good opportunity for you to play, don't miss it."

   "Okay, boss."

   Soon, Mourinho saw that Crystal Palace replaced Chiellini with Evra.

   glanced bitterly at Chen Ran not far away, Mourinho knew that his wishful thinking was seen through by Chen Ran again.

   That's right, Mourinho wanted to use Wright Phillips' speed and agility to break through Chiellini's defense.

   Now Chen Ran has replaced Evra. Although Wright Phillips' speed and flexibility are still stronger, it is not as big as the gap between Chiellini and Chiellini.

  It should be known that although Evra's speed and flexibility are a little worse than Wright Phillips, his physical strength is far stronger than Wright Phillips.

   Before Wright Phillips got rid of Evra, as long as there was physical contact, Wright Phillips would lose his center of gravity.

   And since Wright Phillips came on the court, he was first defended by Ronaldo and Chiellini, and then he was entangled by Evra, who was not much different.

   It can be said that Mourinho's purpose of replacing Wright Phillips has not been realized at all.

   Not only that, Wright Phillips's advantages were not brought into play, but his shortcomings were caught by Chen Ran.

   When the game went to the 75th minute, Ronaldo, who received a pass from Modric, dribbled the ball along the left line again.

  Wright Phillips' defensive attitude is very positive. When Cristiano Ronaldo received the ball, he posted it to press.

   But his small body is no match for Cristiano Ronaldo. As soon as their bodies touched, Wright Phillips slanted to one side and could only watch Cristiano Ronaldo run away with the ball.

   Seeing Ronaldo rushing over aggressively, Essien, who was helpless, had to bite the bullet and meet him.

   (end of this chapter)