Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs

   Chapter 330 The Chinese people are guilty

   "Karllo, Crystal Palace has continuously damaged defense generals, and maybe it won't be able to withstand the collapse soon. This is a rare opportunity for us, you must seize it."

  Peter Kenyon smiled and took a sip of his coffee, obviously in a good mood.

   "Peter, don't forget that we have Manchester United ahead of us. They are only three points behind Crystal Palace, and we are four points behind. Even if Crystal Palace does collapse, it may end up costing Manchester United for nothing."

  Ancelotti is not as optimistic as Peter Kenyon. After half a season of adaptation, he is very clear that the intensity of the Premier League has far exceeded the current Serie A, and it is not so easy to win the championship.

   "Haha, Carlo, have you forgotten that in the remaining five rounds of the league, there is a direct match between us and Manchester United. As long as you can win that game, we can overtake Manchester United immediately."

   "What's more, apart from Manchester United, we have no strong opponents in the remaining five rounds of the league, but Manchester United have to face the old rival Arsenal."

   "Carlo, do we have a better chance than Manchester United?"

   Seeing that Ancelotti was still cautious, Peter Kenyon smiled and compared Chelsea and Manchester United's next fixtures.

   "That's true."

   After listening to Peter Kenyon's analysis, Ancelotti's expression finally relaxed.

   "Peter, don't worry, I will definitely win against Manchester United."

   Against Manchester United, Ancelotti is very confident. When he coached AC Milan, he often eliminated opponents in the Champions League, and he was very knowledgeable.

   Next, Peter Kenyon and Ancelotti had a detailed discussion on Manchester United.

   And the Crystal Palace seems to have been forgotten by the two of them.

   On the Crystal Palace side, Chen Ran was also very speechless in the face of such a serious injury and attrition, and the only remaining "Level 1 Rehabilitation Card" was used up again.

   "Boss, we can't have anyone injured anymore. Especially in the central defender position, now there are still Pepe and Mascherano barely supporting. If they are injured again, no one can really replace them."

  Faced with the current difficult situation, Southgate couldn't help expressing his worries at the pre-match preparation meeting.

   "Whether anyone is injured, is it something I can decide?"

  Chen Ran glared at Southgate speechlessly.

"Boss, what about our next game? Judging from the players who can still play, the defensive intensity of the team has dropped a lot. It is estimated that in the following games, the number of goals we concede will increase significantly. ."

   Even Simeone, who has always been in charge of the team's defensive tactical training, is now a little worried about Crystal Palace's backline.

  Chen Ran knew what Simone said. He called Guardiola and the three of them today just to arrange the next response.

   "I believe you are all very clear about the current situation of the team. A large number of defensive players are injured and absent, making it difficult for us to use defensive counterattack tactics."

   "So, I plan to adopt a strategy of offense instead of defense in the next game, to burn the battle to the opponent's half, so as to reduce the opponent's threat to our back line. What do you think of this method?"

   "Offense instead of defense?"

   Guardiola repeated in a low voice, nodding silently.

   "From the current situation, this method of the boss may be the most suitable coping strategy."

   "Boss, our current back line is inherently unreliable. If we take the initiative to press on the offense, will it expose more loopholes?"

  Southgate scratched his head, thinking that this method was too risky.

   "There will definitely be loopholes, but as long as we can score more goals than our opponents, it's not a problem at all."

   "How can there be a perfect way in this world? Always take some risks. As for the ability to score goals, I have great confidence in the strength of our strikers."

   Having said that, Chen Ran stopped and glanced around at his three assistants.

   "How? Do you dare to gamble with me? Shut up those who think Crystal Palace is about to collapse!"

   "Haha, what's so daring about this? Boss, don't use aggressive tactics."

   "That's right, bet as much as you want, who's afraid of who?"

   "The champion will belong to Crystal Palace!"

Three days after the    Champions League match against Real Madrid, Crystal Palace ushered in the 34th round of the Premier League. This time, they sit at home to meet the challenge of Aston Villa.

  According to the plan made by Chen Ran in advance, Crystal Palace launched a fierce attack from the first minute of the game, which caught Aston Villa by surprise.

   With Ronaldo's brace and goals from Tony, Messi, Beckham and Cavani, Crystal Palace beat Aston Villa 6-4 at home.

   As Chen Ran said, although Crystal Palace’s back line is unstable now, and the number of goals conceded has greatly increased, as long as they score more goals than their opponents, it will not be a problem.

  At the same time as he got three points, Chen Ran also got a "Level 1 Rehabilitation Card" from the system that he needed most now.

   In other matches in this round of the Premier League, Manchester United beat old rival Arsenal 2:1 at Old Trafford, and Chelsea also beat Wigan Athletic 1:0 at Stamford Bridge.

   With four games remaining, Manchester United and Chelsea are still three and four points behind Crystal Palace respectively.

   Next is another week of double games, and the semi-finals of the Champions League will be played in the middle of the week.

  Crystal Palace's opponent this time is Serie A giants Inter Milan, while Chelsea have to face La Liga giants Barcelona.

   Therefore, in the 35th round of the Premier League on the weekend, Chen Ran made some adjustments to the starting lineup of Crystal Palace, this time they are going to play away to West Ham United.

  In the end, with the goals of Dzeko and Cesc Fabregas and the lore of Alves, Crystal Palace narrowly defeated West Ham United 3:2 away.

  At the same time as he got the key three points, Chen Ran also got a "Level 1 Healing Card" from the system.

   In other matches in this round of the Premier League, Manchester United beat Blackburn 1:0 away, and Chelsea also beat Everton 1:0 away.

  The two teams did not let up and were still closely behind Crystal Palace.

   Next, Chen Ran and Crystal Palace will face another difficulty.

   On April 23, in the Champions League semi-final, Crystal Palace will go away to challenge Inter Milan; on April 26, in the thirty-sixth round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace will play against Arsenal at home.

   Just two days apart, Crystal Palace will face two strong teams in a row, including an away game in Italy.

   And in these two games, you must go all out. This is undoubtedly another huge test for the tired and wounded Crystal Palace.

  So, after the game against West Ham United, Chen Ran immediately flew to Milan, Italy with the Crystal Palace team.

   This time, Crystal Palace is still the first guest and then the host, and has a slight advantage in the schedule.

   Since the "Phone Door" incident broke out, Inter Milan can be said to be a standout in Serie A, almost monopolizing the Serie A championship in these seasons.

  This season is no exception, with Inter Milan establishing their lead in the league early on. So they can send substitute players to play in the league, wait for work, and go all out to face Crystal Palace.

  For coach Mancini, the Serie A trophy is no longer attractive to him.

   He is now desperate to succeed on a bigger stage, and Crystal Palace is a stumbling block he needs to get rid of.

  When Crystal Palace became Inter Milan's Champions League semi-final opponent, Mancini conducted a detailed understanding and analysis of the current situation of Crystal Palace.

   The result excited him.

   The current Crystal Palace can be said to be the weakest Crystal Palace team in recent seasons. Mancini is even a little fortunate that Inter Milan can encounter Crystal Palace at this time.

   After all, it would be perfect if they could beat and eliminate the defending champions and then climb to the top of Europe.

   To this end, Mancini is gearing up to send the strongest lineup that he can play in his hands, ready to take the initiative to advance in one fell swoop at his own home.

   striker Adriano, striker Crespo

   Left midfielder Recoba, center midfielder Stankovic, center midfielder Cambiasso, right midfielder Figo

   Left-back Maxwell, center-back Samuel, center-back Materazzi, right-back Zanetti

   Goalkeeper Cesar

   On the Crystal Palace side, Chen Ran still dispatched a set of attacking lineup according to the plan made before, ready to fight against Inter Milan with offense instead of defense.

   Center Tony

  Left midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo, midfielder Kaka, right midfielder Messi

   Midfielder Yaya Toure, Midfielder Modric

   Left-back Evra, center-back Mascherano, center-back Pepe, right-back Maicon

   Goalkeeper Cech

  When the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game, Inter Milan, which is at home, of course, heavily pressed the attack.

   But to everyone's surprise, Crystal Palace, who was short of a major general and was playing away from home, did not adopt a defensive counterattack tactic.

   Instead, he came out without showing weakness, and fought against Inter Milan for every inch of the midfield. Once you get the ball, immediately swooped towards Inter Milan's penalty area. For those who don't know, they thought it was a home game at Crystal Palace.

   On the sidelines, Mancini, who saw Crystal Palace's tactical play, was also slightly taken aback, turned his head and glanced at the Crystal Palace bench, smiled and shook his head.

   It seems that the Chinese people are guilty.

  In the case of an unstable back line, he still took the initiative to press on the offense. The Chinese person probably had the idea of ​​"taking offense instead of defense".

   However, Mancini, who is also very confident in the strength of his players, obviously did not take Chen Ran's strategy seriously.

  Look at Mascherano and Pepe, then look at Adriano and Crespo, Mancini is more confident.

   Inter Milan's players did indeed give Mancini a chance. Within ten minutes of the opening, they won a free kick near the left line of the frontcourt.

  Recoba took the ball and accurately found his own striker in the penalty area of ​​Crystal Palace.

   Crespo beat his fellow countryman Mascherano, who was responsible for marking him, and pushed the ball into the Crystal Palace goal guarded by Cech, helping Inter Milan lead Crystal Palace 1-0.

   However, just before the smile on Mancini's face completely disappeared.

   Cristiano Ronaldo, who restarted the ball, did not pass the ball back as before, but drove the ball directly to the penalty area of ​​Inter Milan.

   An Inter Milan player who was caught off guard quickly came up to block Cristiano Ronaldo's breakthrough with the ball.

  But Ronaldo passed Stankovic and Cambiasso in a row when his opponent couldn't react in time and didn't have time to close the circle.

   Seeing that Ronaldo was about to be rushed into the penalty area, Inter Milan's central defender Samuel had to rush out to intercept Ronaldo.

  Samuel did not hesitate, and came up with a shovel. He thought very clearly that he would rather foul and take cards than keep Ronaldo out of the penalty area.

   Seeing Samuel's fierce tackle action, Ronaldo first picked the ball lightly, and then jumped up immediately, even dribbling the ball to avoid Samuel's flying tackle.

   Without waiting for the ball to land, Ronaldo directly volleyed in the air.

"boom!"

   At this time, Materazzi, who found that the situation was not good, quickly stretched out his foot and tried to block Ronaldo's shot.

  It’s okay if he doesn’t stretch his foot, but when he stretches his foot, he just blocks the sight of his goalkeeper Cesar.

   By the time Cesar could see the flight path of the ball, he was already a step too slow to react.

  Cesar only had time to subconsciously make a save, and the ball flew from his hand into Inter Milan's net.

  So, just one minute apart, Ronaldo's wonderful one-stop performance helped Crystal Palace to tie the score to 1:1.

   Seeing that Mancini, who was equalized so quickly, obviously could not accept such a result.

  Under his constant urging, Inter Milan continued to launch a tidal wave of offensive towards Crystal Palace's goal.

   After more than ten minutes of the game, Adriano received a pass from Stankovic and took a long shot directly from outside the penalty area.

  The ball was like a shell out of the chamber, aiming at the junction of the left goalpost and the crossbar of Crystal Palace and flew over.

  Because the angle of the ball was too awkward, the goalkeeper Cech jumped up, stretched his body to the limit and failed to touch the ball, and could only watch helplessly as the ball hit the inner edge of the goal post and bounced into the goal he was guarding.

   With Adriano's world-wave long-range shot, Inter Milan once again led Crystal Palace 2:1.

   However, although this time Mancini was happy for a longer time, but it did not last until halftime.

   In the first half of the game, when the game entered injury time, Messi on the right received a pass from Modric and first easily passed Inter Milan's left midfielder Recoba.

   Then he played a two-to-one match with Kaka. After passing the left-back Maxwell, he drove the ball directly to the penalty area of ​​Inter Milan.

   (end of this chapter)