Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs

   Chapter 296 Dislocation Competition

   "Oh? What conditions?"

   "They hope to be able to title sponsor all the teams under the Galaxy Football Group."

   "All teams? The appetite is not small. However, many countries do not allow the name of the sponsor to be included in the team name. The Red Bull Group does not know this, right?"

   Chen Ran looked at Stephen meaningfully, does the Red Bull Group want to repeat the old tricks and use the tricks that they played on Leipzig Red Bull in the previous life.

   "Of course they know. Also, they've figured out a way to circumvent the rule."

   "Have you come up with a solution? Isn't the Red Bull Group planning to change the name of the team to RB?"

  Chen Ran casually said the tricks used by the Red Bull Group in the past life.

   "OMG! Chen, how did you know what they were thinking?"

  I didn't expect Chen Ran to say it casually, but Stephen was startled and stared at Chen Ran with wide eyes.

   "Uh, I just guessed it casually."

  Chen Ran didn't expect Stephen's reaction to be so big. He couldn't say that he was a rebirth, so he had to find an excuse to fool the past.

   "Tsk tsk tsk, your brain is too terrifying. The Red Bull Group's painstakingly thought out method was just casually seen through by you."

  Stephen sighed and shook his head with a wry smile, ah evil.

"Okay, stop flattering. You go and tell the people of Red Bull Group, you have completely lost your mind. Don't treat everyone as a fool. Playing this kind of trick will only make people hate it. It is not only bad for promoting their products. Help is harmful."

   "Chen, even if it is harmful, the Red Bull Group will be damaged. Let's just earn our title sponsorship fee. After all, this is not a small amount."

  The huge sponsorship fee that was about to be received was rejected like this. As the big housekeeper of Crystal Palace, Stephen was still a little reluctant.

   "Stephen, we are a big family now. I don't know how many wolves are hiding in the dark and staring at us. Just waiting for us to reveal our flaws, so that we can be torn apart and eaten."

   "So, remember one thing, you can't ask for more of this kind of hidden money. Understand?"

   Seeing Chen Ran's serious expression, Stephen suddenly woke up.

   "Chen, I understand, I'm going to reject the Red Bull Group's proposal."

   "Well, you tell them exactly what I just said. If they are unwilling to continue to cooperate because of this matter, then terminate the negotiation. Don't need this kind of partner, otherwise it will bring us disaster sooner or later."

   "Ok, I know what to do."

   Soon, the Red Bull Group received a reply from Stephen.

   Seeing that Chen Ran rejected their proposal, the executives of the Red Bull Group in charge of negotiations were both angry and puzzled.

   Special meow, don't want to send you money? Also said that if the request is not withdrawn, the negotiation will be terminated? Is that Chinese man out of his mind? Did he think of himself as God?

   Chen Ran is far from being on a par with Dietrich Mattschitz of Red Bull Group, both in terms of personal wealth and the size of the assets of the companies under his name.

   However, in this cooperation negotiation, Chen Ran has always occupied the absolute initiative. This is not possible and that is not possible. The negotiating team of the Red Bull Group has long been suffocated.

   This time, the executives of the Red Bull Group in charge of the negotiation were completely angry when they saw that they were kind enough to send money and were rejected.

   Several people joined together and ran to the office of the boss Dietrich Mattschitz, and unanimously proposed to cancel the cooperation plan with Galaxy Football Group.

   "Oh? Is this what that little guy in China said?"

   Hearing Chen Ran's words relayed by his executives, Dietrich Mattschitz was not angry, but became more and more interested in Chen Ran.

  It is amazing to be able to resist the temptation of money at a young age, and at the same time to have a very clear judgment on his own situation.

   "Yes, boss. This is what Stephen, the CEO of Crystal Palace Club, recounted himself, and we can all attest to it."

   "That's right, boss, that's exactly what he said."

   "I can also prove it."

   "Just do as that Chinese little guy wants."

   bowed his head and pondered for a while, Dietrich Mattschitz made a decision that surprised his subordinates.

   "Eh, boss, do you look down on that Chinese person too much? If everything is handled according to his wishes, then we will have no right to speak in the Galaxy Football Group in the future."

After    making eye contact with each other, one of the executives dared to express his opinion.

"The method you proposed can certainly bypass the relevant regulations of various countries, but as the little guy in China said, it may indeed arouse some people's dissatisfaction. If someone stirs up the flames again, it may really be worth the loss. "

   "And that little guy from China was able to resist the temptation of money and voluntarily give up this large title sponsorship fee, which shows that he is very clear-headed. With such a person at the helm of the Galaxy Football Group, I am more at ease."

   In the past life, it was Beckenbauer who was responsible for the top management of German football, and the Red Bull Group was able to take advantage of the loophole to win the Leipzig Red Bull.

   But in the end, it was boycotted by other teams and fans, which made the Red Bull Group steal the chicken without losing money, and did a thankless thing.

   In this life, due to the appearance of Chen Ran, the Red Bull Group has embarked on a completely different path since then.

   After a week off, the fourth round of the Premier League starts again.

   This time, Crystal Palace played host to Birmingham.

   With the goals of Tony, Ronaldo, Ribery and Vidic, Crystal Palace defeated Birmingham 4:1.

   In other games in this round, Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 1:0 at Old Trafford, and Chelsea also beat Portsmouth 1:0 at Stamford Bridge.

   Liverpool beat Sunderland 2:0 away, Arsenal beat Manchester City 1:0 away.

   Thanks to the help of Arsenal, Crystal Palace became the only team to start with four consecutive victories to dominate the Premier League table.

   After another week, in the fifth round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace will go to Anfield to challenge their old rival Liverpool this time.

   In this summer transfer period, in addition to spending 36 million euros to dig up the Spanish golden boy Torres, Liverpool also used 17 million euros to introduce Dutch striker Babel from Ajax.

   In addition, they bought Brazilian midfielder Lucas from Gremio for 12 million euros, and Israeli midfielder Benayoun from West Ham United for 7.4 million euros.

Coupled with players such as Ukrainian striker Voronin who came from Leverkusen on a free transfer, Tom Hicks and George Gillett, two Americans, entered Liverpool's first summer transfer period. Not much.

  This time Liverpool are at home against Crystal Palace, Tom Hicks and George Gillette will naturally not be absent.

   They both wanted to see if Liverpool, after investing a lot of money, could wrestle with the Chinese Crystal Palace.

   Unlike many traditional England bosses who like to sit among the fans and watch the game, Tom Hicks and George Gillette prefer to sit in the boxes of the high Anfield stadium to watch the game.

   "Tom, do you think we can win this game against Crystal Palace?"

  George Gillette casually asked about Tom Hicks while pouring red wine.

  There is another advantage of watching the ball in the box, that is, it is convenient to talk, at least you don’t have to worry about being caught by someone who is a ball-blind handle.

   "It's hard to say. Although Benitez is confident, I always feel that our strength is still not as good as Crystal Palace, so I'm very satisfied if this game can be tied."

   After taking a sip of the red wine, Tom Hicks expressed his true thoughts.

   "What? We've spent so much money in this transfer period, isn't it better than Crystal Palace? Didn't they all say that after the Chinese let Ibrahimovic go, Crystal Palace's strength declined?"

   Hearing Tom Hicks say this, George Gillette was not happy.

   You must know that the money Liverpool used to sign this summer is all loans with high interest. If the team can't produce results in a short time, then they can only sell the club and run away.

   "The decline in strength? Crystal Palace has won four straight games. What does it look like? Don't listen to the nonsense of the media, what can't those guys do for sales?"

  Tom Hicks' mind is still clear, and he has long been aware of the urine nature of the English media.

   "Then what do we do now? If we can't win the championship trophy, we can't significantly increase the club's operating income. This summer, we have spent so much money, and we have to pay it back."

   Although these debts were placed on the Liverpool club by the two of them following the example of the Glazer family, even if the debts are not paid, they will not be involved.

   But the purpose of George Gillette's willingness to invest in Liverpool is to make money, and from the current situation, he seems to see no hope of making money.

   "What's the hurry? I've already studied it. Judging from Crystal Palace's performance over the past few years, Chen Ran only values ​​the Premier League and Champions League trophies."

   "Although our strength is not comparable to Crystal Palace, we can compete with Crystal Palace in dislocation."

"For example, we can focus our team's focus on the FA Cup and the League Cup, which Crystal Palace does not pay attention to. In Europe, we can focus on the Europa League. In this way, we can Avoid Crystal Palace, the strongest competitor."

   "Although the Europa League, FA Cup and League Cup are not as champions as the Premier League and Champions League, they can still be attractive to fans and sponsors alike."

"In this way, Liverpool's revenue performance will definitely increase a lot. For those wolves on Wall Street, as long as they can see that we have sufficient cash flow to keep coming in, they will not cut off the loan to us. ."

   After listening to Tom Hicks' analysis, George Gillette's eyes lit up.

   "Yes, you can't dodge if you can't beat Crystal Palace. Tom, you have a good way. Let's play dislocation competition, and isn't Benitez good at playing cups, which can just play to his strengths."

  The excited George Gillette and Tom Hicks drank the red wine in one gulp.

   Looking down at the upcoming Liverpool-Crystal Palace game, George Gillette is no longer worried at all.

   He is now thinking about how he will tell Benitez to let the other side focus on the cup.

   At this time, Benitez, who did not know that he was being calculated by the boss, looked at the starting lineup he sent with pride. With the joining of the Spanish golden boy Torres, he has the confidence to compete with Crystal Palace again.

   Center Torres

   Left midfielder Babel, midfielder Kuyt, right midfielder Benayoun

   Defender Harvey Alonso, Defender Gerrard

   Left-back Aurelio, center-back Agger, center-back Carragher, right-back Abeloa

   Goalkeeper Reina

   On the Crystal Palace side, of course Chen Ran also sent his main lineup. Considering the away game, he also replaced Modric with Yaya Toure to strengthen his defense.

   Because of Torres' joining, Chen Ran also raised Liverpool's danger level.

  You must know that Torres during the Liverpool period and Torres during the Chelsea period were completely two different creatures.

  When he was at Liverpool, he scored a lot of goals. He was able to score a goal in less than two games on average, so he had to guard against it.

   Center Tony

   Left midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo, midfielder Kaka, right midfielder Ribery

   Vieira, midfielder, Yaya Toure

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

   Goalkeeper Cech

   When the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game, the two teams, who were already very familiar with each other, didn't have any intention of trying, and just let go of their hands and feet and started a confrontation.

   In the 18th minute, Reina, who had just hugged Tony and headed for the goal, threw the ball to Gerrard to start a fast break.

   After catching the ball, Gerrard directly sent a through ball over 30 meters with his right foot.

   Torres, who came diagonally from the middle, took advantage of the situation and took the ball. While carrying the interference of Vidic, he dribbled the ball into the penalty area of ​​Crystal Palace.

   At this time, the left back Chiellini hurried in and prepared to attack Torres, and the goalkeeper Cech also abandoned the goal, forming a three-sided siege against Torres.

   Just as the encirclement was about to be formed, Torres flicked his right ankle lightly, a light lob shot, and the ball flew over Cech's head to the goal of Crystal Palace.

   Thiago Silva, who flew back and wanted to kick the ball out, was still a step behind, and in the end he could only watch the ball roll into the Crystal Palace's net.

   Less than 20 minutes into the game, Crystal Palace trailed Liverpool 0-1.

   As soon as this goal was scored, the entire Anfield stadium was instantly boiling.

   All Liverpool players rushed towards Torres, hugging him in the middle and cheering.

  It is not easy to lead Crystal Palace.

   (end of this chapter)