Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs

   Chapter 297 Americans are so realistic

  In the box at Anfield, it has been tacitly agreed that Liverpool are not as strong as Tom Hicks and George Gillette of Crystal Palace. This moment is also overjoyed.

   The two cheered each other with high fives, and even re-opened a bottle of champagne, as if Liverpool had won the game.

  Crystal Palace's bench, watching the scenes of Liverpool's players celebrating wildly, listening to the cheers of Anfield fans resounding through the sky, Chen Ran was very calm.

  People have been suppressed by themselves for several years, so it’s okay to let them vent occasionally, as long as the last laugh is Crystal Palace.

   However, judging from the conceded goal just now, Vidic's frontal defense ability is strong, but his speed and flexibility are slightly lacking, and he seems to be unable to keep up when defending Torres.

  Thinking of this, Chen Ran turned to look at Guardiola beside him.

   "Josep, you go to inform Vidic and let him hand over the task of marking Torres to Thiago Silva."

   "Okay, boss."

   Soon, Crystal Palace's defense line, which was quickly adjusted to defensive responsibility, immediately made Torres feel a big difference.

   Thiago Silva is neither as tall nor as strong as Vidic, but in addition to being more flexible, he is also a player who is better at playing with his brain.

   He is often able to accurately predict the opponent's next move, so he can take countermeasures in advance.

   This is also an important reason why Thiago Silva, in his previous life, was still able to play the main central defender for Chelsea and the Brazilian national team when he was 38 years old.

   After Thiago Silva took over the task of defending Torres, Torres' threat to Crystal Palace's goal was immediately greatly reduced.

After the back line was stabilized, Crystal Palace also freed up their hands to launch a frantic attack on Liverpool's goal.

   Less than ten minutes after Torres scored, Ronaldo on the left received a pass from Vieira and first played a classic two-to-one match with Kaka in the middle.

   Then he played a good heel knocking the ball, and while passing Liverpool's right back Abeloa, he successfully switched the ball to the inside.

   After looking up at Liverpool's goal, Ronaldo took a long shot before Carragher came up to block.

"boom!"

  The ball was quick and fast, and flew towards the upper left corner of the Liverpool goal with almost no rotation.

  Liverpool goalkeeper Reina's reaction was also very fast. When he saw Ronaldo kicking the door, he immediately made a save. One jumped sideways and barely blocked the ball with his fingers.

"when"

   The ball, which changed direction slightly, slammed heavily on the goal post, and then flew towards the upper left corner of the Liverpool penalty area.

   Seeing the ball flying towards his defense area, Liverpool's left-back Aurelio hurried to the landing point, ready to destroy the ball out of the touchline.

   At this moment, a small man rushed out from the side of Aurelio and grabbed the ball in front of Aurelio.

"what!"

With a scream of   , Aurelio's movements slowed a step. His feet did not kick the ball, but directly on the little man who jumped out from his side.

   It's Ribery! In order to grab the ball, he rushed up desperately.

   "Beep!"

   At this moment, the referee's whistle sounded.

   is a penalty kick!

  As the referee pointed his hand to the penalty spot, the players of Crystal Palace also ran towards Ribery who was kicked down.

   Fortunately, although Ribery is short, his body is very strong.

After the    team doctor entered the field for treatment, he quickly stood up by himself. Even the stretcher was useless, so he followed the team doctor to the sidelines.

  Because Modric was not on the court, Ronaldo picked up the ball and walked towards the penalty spot.

   took a few steps back, stood still, and ran, Cristiano Ronaldo directly pushed the lower right corner of the Liverpool goal with the inner instep of his right foot.

  Reina judged the right direction, but Cristiano Ronaldo's shot angle was too awkward, and he still failed to prevent the ball from flying into Liverpool's net.

   "GOAL!"

   With the penalty kick scored by Ronaldo, Crystal Palace equalized the score 1:1 when they were less than ten minutes behind.

   At this moment, the Liverpool fans who were still singing "You'll Never Walk Alone" just now became dumbfounded.

   And in the box at Anfield, Tom Hicks and George Gillette also felt that the champagne in their hands was not fragrant.

  The two looked at each other with no expressions other than a wry smile.

   Special meow, I was happy for less than ten minutes, your uncle is still uncle.

   On the Crystal Palace side, after seeing Ronaldo equalise, Chen Ran nodded with satisfaction, looked around at the dying Liverpool fans, smiled and walked back to the bench and sat down.

   After several years of training, these Crystal Palace players are now very familiar with Chen Ran's tactical play. They don't need Chen Ran's command at all, they themselves know how to play next.

   And after Torres was successfully restrained by Thiago Silva, Liverpool never got a real threatening shot.

   Just when the first half was about to end, Cech, who hugged Kuyt's shot, quickly sent the ball to the frontcourt with a big foot.

  Tony used his tall and strong body to block Carragher, who was marking him, behind him and grabbed the ball accurately.

   But Carragher is not a vegetarian either. He used both hands and feet, even pulling and pulling, so Tony couldn't move at all.

   In desperation, Tony had to return the ball to Kaka, who was turning from defense to attack and advancing at high speed.

   At this time, it was not only the Crystal Palace players who rushed forward at high speed to prepare for a counterattack, but the Liverpool players were also switching from attack to defense, desperately running back.

  Besides Kaka, Liverpool's midfielder Harvey Alonso has long been eyeing the main attack point of Crystal Palace.

   Seeing Tony pass the ball back to Kaka, Xavi Alonso hurriedly reached out his hand to grab Kaka who was ready to speed up the break with the ball.

  Because Harvey Alonso knew very well in his heart that if he couldn't stop Kaka when he was just starting, if he really made Kaka run, he wouldn't be able to catch up with him at all.

  Unfortunately, Kaka is not only fast, but also has excellent physical fitness. Harvey Alonso pulled a few times, but he didn't hold it. Instead, he almost lost his balance and fell.

   Seeing that Harvey Alonso didn't get Kaka, he was responsible for marking Carragher, who followed Tony all the way to the midfield. He had to give up Tony and wanted to use a foul to stop Kaka from moving forward.

   But at this time, Tony used a trick of "return to the other side".

   It was Carragher who entangled Tony just now, preventing him from turning around.

   Now, Tony is entangled with Carragher, so that the opponent has no way to intercept Kaka, and can only watch Kaka rush past with the ball.

   This time, Liverpool's back line was left with only two defenders, center back Agger and right back Abeloa.

   Left-back Aurelio just made a cross from the bottom to the bottom, and he hasn't come back yet. Similarly, Ribery on the Crystal Palace side just now has not caught up because he has to go back to help Maicon's defense.

   Look at Agger alone in the penalty area, look at Kaka who is dribbling the ball in the middle, and look at Cristiano Ronaldo who is also advancing at high speed along the left line.

   Abeloa hesitated for a while, and finally gave up his defense zone on the right, and charged towards Kaka in the middle.

   Seeing Abeloa running towards him, Kaka did not choose to go it alone, but pushed the ball lightly and sent it to the line that Ronaldo inserted on the left.

   At this time, Liverpool's right-sided defense is a big gap.

  Cristiano Ronaldo ran all the way. After receiving the pass from Kaka, he rushed towards Liverpool's penalty area without any pause.

   Abeloa, who ran to the middle to help defend, was too late to turn around and defend Cristiano Ronaldo.

   Finding that the situation was not good, Agger had to go up to intercept Ronaldo himself.

Seeing Agger rushing towards him, Ronaldo repeated his old trick and played another trick that he was good at knocking the ball with his heel. He passed Agger and switched the ball to the inside line, followed by a kick. Great volley.

  Cristiano Ronaldo's last shot was hit by Reina and hit the post.

   This time, because the distance of the shot was closer, even if Reina responded quickly, it was too late, and he could only watch the ball fly into Liverpool's net.

   "GOAL!"

   With Ronaldo's brace, Crystal Palace overtook Liverpool 2:1.

   "After Torres opened the scoring for Liverpool, it took Cristiano Ronaldo less than half an hour to help Crystal Palace overtake the score. That's what stars do."

   "Liverpool fans were happy for only ten minutes, and they had to face the cruel reality again."

"Liverpool have brought in Torres this season, but there are too many players like Torres in Crystal Palace. It turns out that even without Ibrahimovic, Crystal Palace is still a difficult team to beat. ."

   Liverpool fans in the stands, who had just recovered from Crystal Palace's equaliser, are now getting hammered again.

   It's more frustrating to see the prospect of winning, and then be overtaken so quickly, than to be outright behind.

  In the entire Anfield stadium, the celebratory voices of the Crystal Palace players could be clearly heard.

   In the high box, as the current owners of Liverpool, Tom Hicks and George Gillette have already begun to discuss the US stock market that has hit record highs.

   When Liverpool restarted the kick-off, the referee quickly blew the whistle for the end of the first half.

   At half-time, Chen Ran was very satisfied with the Crystal Palace players who had successfully come back. Apart from praise and encouragement, no substitutions were made.

   On the Liverpool side, Benitez, who was reversed by Crystal Palace, is obviously not reconciled to the current score.

   He replaced Benayoun with the former Crystal Palace's Crouch, paired Torres and Crouch with a double striker, and then moved Kuytra to the right to play as a right midfielder. The team's formation has also changed from 4231 to 442.

   At the beginning of the second half, Guardiola, who saw Benitez's substitutions and adjustments, came to Chen Ran's side.

   "Boss, do you want to target Crouch on defense?"

   "Targeted defense? No. Since he left Crystal Palace, whether at Chelsea or Liverpool, he has always been a substitute. There are not as many chances to play in Crystal Palace, and his skills have not improved much. Normal defense is enough."

   "Okay, boss."

   Benitez's intention to replace Crouch, Chen Ran can see clearly, he just wants to use Crouch to attract Crystal Palace's defensive attention, so as to create more shooting opportunities for Torres.

  Unfortunately, Benitez obviously overestimated Crouch's deterrent power, and Chen Ran was not fooled at all.

  So, after replacing Crouch, Liverpool's offense is still the same as before.

   Benitez, who realized that his move didn't work, couldn't help scratching his head with a small amount of hair, a little frowning.

  The Crystal Palace players on the field will ignore Benitez's troubles.

  A football game is a contest between suppression and anti-suppression.

   Liverpool can't hold back Crystal Palace, so be prepared to be suppressed by Crystal Palace.

   When the game reached the fifty-seventh minute, the right back Maicon pressed for an assist, and after a two-to-one match with Ribery, he successfully broke through the Liverpool left-back Aurelio's defense and made a cross.

   In the penalty area, Tony tried his best to jump up and shoot for the goal, but under the double team of Agger and Carragher, he couldn't jump up enough. As a result, the ball was grabbed by Carragher and pushed out of the penalty area.

   But the ball just flew to Kaka who was guarding outside the penalty area of ​​Liverpool. Just when Kaka was about to volley, Xavi Alonso, who was also guarding outside the penalty area for protection, arrived in time.

   A downed tackle, Kaka volleyed and kicked the ball, which just hit Xavi Alonso's outstretched leg and bounced high.

   This time, Tony, who had not grabbed the ball just now, rushed over immediately. With his back to the goal, an upside-down golden hook came directly.

"boom!"

  Ager and Carragher, who were a step behind, failed to stop Tony's shot, and they could only pin their hopes on goalkeeper Reina.

  Reina threw himself sideways and stretched his body to the limit, but unfortunately he didn't even touch the hair of the ball, so he could only watch the ball fly into the goal he was guarding.

   "GOAL!"

   With Tony's barb shot, Crystal Palace led Liverpool 3:1.

   "Not only Zlatan Ibrahimovic, but Tony, a big center with a height of more than 1.9 meters, can also score a barb shot."

   "Isn't barb shooting now a necessary skill for high center forwards?"

   "With Tony's outstanding performance, it seems that Crystal Palace fans don't have to miss Ibrahimovic."

  When Crystal Palace scored the third goal, Tom Hicks and George Gillette were already on their feet in the box at Anfield.

   "Tom, I think we'll stop here today. Let's go back and study the stock market."

  George Gillette glanced at the court below with some disinterest, feeling dull.

   "That's exactly what I mean. Investing in football clubs is too long and the returns are not stable. If we had known that the stock market was so good, we might as well use the money to buy stocks."

   (end of this chapter)