Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs

   Chapter 309 When will it be dawn?

  The current Chelsea can be said to be full of stars, strong and strong, and the age structure of the main lineup is very reasonable.

  Except for Makelele and goalkeeper Cudicini, who are 34 years old and considered veterans, other players are in the golden age of 25-31 years old.

   Ancelotti has never fought such a rich battle for the main lineup that is used to AC Milan's mostly veterans.

   Coupled with the injury and absence of Tony and Jan Kohler at Crystal Palace, Ancelotti was even more confident and bold to order Chelsea's players to fully attack the attack.

On the Crystal Palace side, at the pre-match preparation meeting, Simeone and Southgate suggested to Chen Ran to adopt defensive counterattack tactics in this game, and even Guardiola, who has always advocated attacking, also supported them this time. view.

  Obviously, the injury absence of Tony and Jan Kohler made Guardiola a little unsure of the three of them.

   However, Chen Ran, who was full of confidence in Ronaldo, did not accept their opinions and still insisted on using active offensive tactics.

   In addition, Chen Ran also left a sentence for Guardiola and the three of them: "Don't underestimate Ronaldo's ability."

  So, from the first minute the referee blew the whistle to start the game, the two teams, Crystal Palace and Chelsea, had a fierce competition in the midfield.

   Both teams are top players. If they simply compete, no one is much worse than the other. For a while, the ball was constantly flying around in the midfield, the ball was exchanged frequently, and no one was able to create an opportunity to threaten the opponent's goal.

   Especially in Ancelotti's tactical design, in order to protect the midfield commander Pirlo, he has always equipped Pirlo with two bodyguards.

   At AC Milan it was Gattuso and Ambrosini, and now at Chelsea, it's Makelele and Lampard.

   And Kaka, who is the attacking midfielder here at Crystal Palace, no matter how strong his ability is, facing Pirlo, Makelele and Lampard's three-sided encirclement, it is difficult to find a breakthrough.

   After seeing that Kaka tried unsuccessfully several times, Chen Ran hurried to the sidelines and called Modric over at the opportunity of the dead ball.

   "Little Luka, next, try to minimize passing the ball to Kaka. There are too many defensive players around him. Pass the ball to Messi and Ribery more, and open the breakthrough from two wings."

   "If Chelsea's Makelele and Lampard's attention is drawn to the wing because of this, and Pirlo has no help around, then you will pass the ball to Kaka at that time. Understand?"

   "Understood, boss."

   Ancelotti's tactical arrangement is to stabilize the defense in the middle, but correspondingly, there is no full-back, which means that the offensive and defensive tasks of Chelsea's side are all on the two full-backs.

  Although Ashley Cole and Essien are strong individuals, they have no problem handling most teams.

   But Crystal Palace is not an ordinary team, Chen Ran has long been eyeing Ancelotti, a loophole that is not a loophole.

   For these two Chelsea full-backs, Chen Ran is also the right medicine.

  Although Ribery is small and fast, his style of play is tough, and when he breaks through, he slams like a small steel cannon.

   If you use him to deal with the black and hard Essien, you may suffer a loss. So Chen Ran arranged for Ribery to bully Ashley Cole, who was also small and fast.

  Compared to Ribery, although Messi is a little less tough, he has better technique and more flexible body. Using him to deal with Essien, it is estimated that he can stun the African buffalo.

   After receiving Chen Ran's order, Modric executed it very resolutely, and the ball flew to the position of Messi and Ribery one by one.

   When the game went to the 28th minute, Messi, who received a pass from Modric, dribbled the ball quickly along the left wing.

  Because Chelsea did not set up a full-back, right-back Essien had to go up alone to intercept Messi.

   At this time, the right midfielder Lampard also rushed here, but he could not quench his thirst from a distance.

   Seeing Essien rushing over, Messi easily swayed past with a fried ball. At this moment, Essien was really as clumsy as an African buffalo.

   found that the situation on the right was not good, and Chelsea's right central defender Carvalho hurried to make up for it.

   At the same time, Lampard, who has been desperately returning to defense, also rushed over.

   The two cooperated tacitly, one guarding the bottom line and the other guarding Messi's inward cut, instantly forming a defensive barrier in front of Messi.

   At this time, seeing that Messi was in a double-team situation, Ronaldo also ran over from the penalty area to respond.

   Unlike Tony and Jan Kohler's traditional standing center, Cristiano Ronaldo's movement speed is obviously much faster.

   As soon as he moved, Terry, who was in charge of marking him, quickly followed.

  Carvalho and Terry both moved to the right, which made Chelsea's entire defensive line shift to the right.

   And left back Ashley Cole was still guarding Ribery at this time, and did not get in in time.

   Suddenly, in the middle of Chelsea's penalty area, a gap was briefly revealed.

   Outside the penalty area, Kaka, who has a keen sense of smell, immediately found this opportunity and immediately started to move forward into Chelsea's penalty area.

   At the same time, Pirlo also discovered this loophole in his own defense. It's a pity that his speed can't be compared with his former teammate Kaka. When he starts, Kaka has already run away.

   On the other side, Chelsea goalkeeper Cudicini also found this void. Even more frightening, he also saw that Kaka was rushing towards this empty space.

   In a hurry, Cudicini hurriedly shouted for his teammates to return to the defense and fill up.

   Hearing Cudicini's cry, Ashley Cole immediately dropped Ribery and rushed back desperately.

   At this moment, Chelsea's entire back line was attracted by Messi, Ronaldo and Kaka.

   Messi, who found that there were people in front of him, did not choose to continue to excel. After playing a few fake moves and dodging a gap, he immediately kicked the ball into Chelsea's penalty area.

   At this time, Kaka, who has been inserted in place, is about to come to the goal with a header.

   But Ashley Cole also came over in time. Although he is short and unable to compete for the header with Kaka, he can use all the tricks of the small and big to compete for the header.

  So, Ashley Cole took off hard and made a look that he also wanted to fight for the header. While in a position that the referee could not see, he pulled Kaka's jersey desperately with his hands.

The effect of    was obvious. Kaka, who was not known for his header skills in the first place, failed to jump up enough under the interference of Ashley Cole. In the end, he could only helplessly watch the ball pass over his head.

   However, just when Chelsea's defenders were all focused on Kaka, Ribery, who was left unattended because Ashley Cole went back to make up the defense, appeared at the ball's landing spot in time.

"boom!"

   Without any hesitation or pause, Ribery didn't wait for the ball to land, and just volleyed the ball and swept the ball back into Chelsea's penalty area.

   Just when everyone didn't react and could only watch the ball fly past Chelsea's goal.

   Suddenly a foot sticks out and kicks the ball into Chelsea's net.

   "GOAL!"

  It was Cristiano Ronaldo. Just after Messi passed the ball to Chelsea's penalty area, he immediately turned around and started rushing towards the middle of the penalty area to prepare for a supplementary shot.

With a strong sense of smell in front of the goal, just when no one could react, Ronaldo kicked and kicked Ribery's extremely fast pass into the opponent's goal, helping Crystal Palace at home. 1:0 lead Chelsea.

   "I didn't expect Cristiano Ronaldo's adaptability to be so strong. Even in an unfamiliar center position, he scored goals immediately. Crystal Palace coach Chen Ran's adjustment to the team was immediate!"

   "This goal is very difficult. Not only must you have a keen sense of smell in front of the goal, but also have a very fast reaction speed. Frankly speaking, this is something that Tony and Jan Kohler's traditional high center can't do."

   "According to the current game situation, the competitors who cheered because Tony and Jan Kohler were injured are obviously too happy. Don't forget, Crystal Palace and Cristiano Ronaldo!"

   Seeing Ronaldo's goal, Ancelotti's expression sank immediately.

  Although he also considered the possibility of being scored by the opponent first, but when it happened, he was still a little depressed.

  It's amazing, the Crystal Palace's bench is really thick enough, and there are still people who can stand on top of it even though the two main centers have been injured.

   curled his lips secretly, and Ancelotti, who had stabilized his emotions, walked to the sidelines and cheered his teammates loudly.

   "All cheer me up! Isn't it just missing a ball? What's the big deal? Just hit it back later!"

   On the Crystal Palace side, after celebrating Ronaldo's goal, Guardiola immediately approached Chen Ran.

   "Boss, now that we have taken the lead, can we switch to defensive counterattacks?"

"Don't worry. The game has only been played for half an hour, it's still too early. Chelsea's attacking strength is very strong, if we let them fully control the midfield, our back line may not be able to defend, we should wait until the second half of the game. Bar."

   "Okay, boss."

   I have to say that Ancelotti's ability to tune the team is really good.

   Chelsea, after being scored by Crystal Palace, not only was not affected in any way, but the players on the field played more proactively.

  Especially when defending, the mutual assistance and defense were fast and accurate, so that the Crystal Palace offensive players could not find any flaws that could be exploited for a while.

   Until the end of the first half, the score of 1:0 on the field did not change any further.

  Because of the focus of this Premier League match, many football reporters gathered in the stands.

   As the referee blew the whistle, the reporters immediately discussed the situation of the game in groups of three or five.

   "I didn't expect it. Even without Tony and Jan Kohler, Crystal Palace could still lead Chelsea. This is really disappointing."

   "Huh! I think that fat Italian is too incompetent. I can't take such a good opportunity, that Russian guy should fire him as soon as possible."

"It's easy for you to say. If you fire this fat Italian, who are you looking for to deal with the Chinese? Don't forget, although the former Mourinho couldn't beat the Chinese, he would be blown away as soon as he left Chelsea. He was immediately hired by Real Madrid to be the head coach."

   "Alas, it seems that we still have to rely on our Sir Alex Ferguson to win back the Premier League trophy from Crystal Palace and that Chinese."

   "Huh, Sir Alex Ferguson? I don't think so. With the Glazer family standing by the side all the time, it is unlikely that Manchester United want to beat Crystal Palace to win the Premier League championship."

   "No way? I think Manchester United bought a lot of people during the transfer period this summer?"

   "Then let me ask you, with the strength of Manchester United's current squad, do you think it is comparable to Crystal Palace?"

   "It seems a little bit worse."

   "You're being subtle enough."

   "Oh, I don't know when the sky in England will light up."

   During the intermission, because Crystal Palace played well in the first half, Chen Ran did not make any substitution adjustments except for the chicken blood as usual.

   On the Chelsea side, Ancelotti replaced Makelele with Joe Cole, then asked Joe Cole to play the attacking midfielder, and then moved Balakra to the midfielder position that Makelele had previously played.

   Obviously, Ancelotti is going to step up his attack.

   At the beginning of the second half, Chen Ran, who saw Ancelotti's substitution, glanced at the Chelsea bench not far away.

   Ancelotti really recognized this tactical play style of 4312. It seems that it is impossible to break through Chelsea's defense from the middle.

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

"Josep, you go to inform Yaya Toure to warm up and replace Kaka with him later. Then let Yaya Toure and Vieira and Modric play the three midfielders together. The team's formation It also becomes 451."

   "Okay, boss."

  Although Ancelotti moved Ballack's position back, not only did his role not decrease, but the threat became even greater.

   When playing the attacking midfield before, Ballack was always surrounded by Vieira or Modric. And Ballack himself is not a player with outstanding small skills, it is difficult to get rid of Vieira or Modric's defense.

   Now that he has retreated to the midfielder position, Ballack, who has a long-range shot, often alternates with Lampard to shoot long-range shots.

  Chelsea had a hard time infiltrating the Crystal Palace penalty area, but they played well outside the penalty area.

   For a moment, the sound of gunfire rumbled outside the Crystal Palace penalty area. One strong long shot after another, constantly threatening Cech's goal.

   If Chen Ran had not replaced Yaya Toure in time to strengthen his defense, he might have been bombarded by Chelsea at this time.

   Seeing that the situation on the court was a bit unfavorable for Crystal Palace, Chen Ran immediately walked to the sidelines

   (end of this chapter)