Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs

   Chapter 69 Leaping handsomely

  David O'Reilly is also very upset, although Aston Villa's attack is dominant. But he knew in his heart that Aston Villa didn't have as many threats as Crystal Palace.

  Crystal Palace's two wing players are very strong in both technique and speed, and they are a great threat to Aston Villa's back line, which makes him have to order his full-backs to give up attacking and stay man-marking.

   As a result, Aston Villa's attack on the frontcourt was greatly affected.

   If it goes on like this, I am afraid that it will be tied by Crystal Palace.

   If overtime is still played, it will consume too much physical strength for the players, and it will not be good for the Premier League on the weekend. Aston Villa has just come out of the relegation zone and is not yet safe.

   If you want to take a penalty kick, it's even worse. It doesn't matter who is a Premier League team or a British Championship team, it all depends on luck.

  Thinking of this, David O'Reilly felt that he couldn't drag on any longer, and the fight had to be resolved within 90 minutes.

   Then he sent the Croatian striker Balaban on the bench and England midfielder Gavin McCann to warm up and prepare for the attack.

   Chen Ran, who has been paying attention to the situation of Aston Villa's bench, immediately discovered David O'Reilly's intention.

   It seems that David O'Reilly is going to take Crystal Palace in 90 minutes.

   He didn't want to play overtime, let alone a penalty.

  Chen Ran touched the stubble that just appeared on his chin, and felt that he could take advantage of David O'Reilly's mentality.

   The further back he goes, the more anxious he is likely to be.

   If David O'Reilly asks the whole team to press on the offense, the gap in the defense will inevitably increase, and then the opportunity for Crystal Palace to counterattack will come.

After    made up his mind, Chen Ran was even less anxious.

  Crystal Palace is not afraid to play extra time. Except for Southgate and Simeone, all young boys are full of energy.

   And compared with David O'Reilly, Chen Ran doesn't need to consider staying in the league, because Crystal Palace's lead is big enough to afford it.

   Now, in Chen Ran's mind, his thoughts are actually similar to David O'Reilly, and he also puts his focus on the League Cup. He also wants Crystal Palace to play the UEFA Cup next season.

   and qualified to participate in the UEFA Cup as a secondary league team, just think about it.

   Therefore, Chen Ran stood on the sidelines, as steady as Mount Tai.

   Watching David O'Reilly change from person to person, he stayed still.

  David O'Reilly played against Chen Ran for the first time, so he didn't find it strange.

   But the media reporters in the stands who had been following and reporting on Chen Ran were amazed by each one.

   "It's weird. Usually when the opponent changes slightly, the Chinese will immediately respond. Why is it already in the second half today, Aston Villa also changed two people, and the Crystal Palace did not move at all?"

   "Yeah, it's really a bit weird. In the past, that Chinese man made a lot of changes in the first half, but today he didn't do anything from the opening to the present. Is it a transformation?"

   "Is it the first time he has faced a Premier League team, he was a little scared, so he dared not make changes easily?"

   "It's possible. Previously, his opponents were all teams of the same level, and he couldn't put much pressure on him. Now that he meets a real strong enemy, he will be cowardly. It seems that the Chinese man is a coward, and he will be exposed."

   "Haha, that makes sense. It seems that this coward was probably frightened by Aston Villa today and forgot to make a substitution."

  David O'Reilly felt completely different from the reporters in the stands.

   He just wants to curse mother now.

   Obviously replaced the new force to strengthen the attack, but the result was no different from before.

   So far, Aston Villa has only a handful of threatening shots, and there is no absolute scoring opportunity.

In contrast to Crystal Palace, Tony who stayed in the frontcourt, and Ronaldo and Ribery on the flanks were like fishbone stuck in his throat, unable to take out or swallow, stab you from time to time, let David. O'Reilly was very upset.

  Aston Villa, who had an absolute advantage on the scene, always had nothing to do with Crystal Palace.

   As time went by, whether it was David O'Reilly or the Aston Villa players, they gradually became impatient.

   "beep"

  Cristiano Ronaldo's counterattack with the ball and a breakthrough was destroyed by a flying tackle from the Aston Villa defender and went out of the sideline.

  Cristiano Ronaldo himself was shoveled with the ball, and fell heavily to the ground.

   "Fxxxk! Red card! This is definitely a red card action!"

   As soon as the referee's whistle sounded, the angry Chen Ran shouted excitedly, and the team doctor hurried over to Ronaldo.

  Fortunately, the opponent's defender's foot did not shovel directly on Ronaldo's leg.

   And Cristiano Ronaldo's physical fitness is really good. He lay down on the ground for a while and then slowly stood up like no one else.

   Seeing that Cristiano Ronaldo is not a big problem, the referee just gave the Aston Villa defender a yellow card.

   Chen Ran, who was still chattering, was also warned once by the referee.

   Relying on this opponent's foul, Crystal Palace got a free kick from the right side of the frontcourt, and Modric stood beside the ball.

   With the permission of the referee, Ronaldo returned to the court.

   When he passed by Modric, he whispered something.

   "Post-pass."

   After saying that, without waiting for Modric to reply, he ran straight to his position.

  According to Chen Ran's tactical requirements, Cristiano Ronaldo, as a wing player, is responsible for grabbing the late points.

   I don't know if it was intentional or not. Modric's free kick was obviously too strong, and the arc turned high and turned to the back.

   In the penalty area, no one could reach the ball, whether it was Crouch who grabbed the front point or Tony who was in charge of the middle, and the big guys on them.

   And at the back point, the Aston Villa fullback who was assigned to mark Ronaldo was obviously not tall enough and was a head shorter than Ronaldo.

   In addition, Cristiano Ronaldo's jumping is very outstanding, so everyone saw a handsome young man jumping high, as if standing out from the crowd, and smashing the ball into Aston Villa's goal.

   "Goal"

   finally scored.

  Chen Ran and the team members who rushed up hugged and celebrated wildly.

   At this point, the game has reached 82 minutes.

   "Guys, you've done a great job. Ten minutes to go, the last ten minutes and we'll knock out a Premier League team. Focus, believe in yourself, you can do it!"

  Chen Ran drove the celebrating players back to the court while continuing to beat them up.

   On the other side, David O'Reilly's face turned red.

  Fxxxk, it was a shame that Crystal Palace scored.

   He looked down at his watch, there were only ten minutes left, and there was no time left.

  David O'Reilly immediately informed the players on the field to change their formation again, regardless of the defense, and all pressed on the offense.

   The two full-backs are all pressed. As for Ronaldo and Ribery, do what you like.

  So, in the last ten minutes of the game, Aston Villa staged the final madness.

   As a result, Crystal Palace's counterattack is no longer bound.

  Cristiano Ronaldo staged a solo ride for thousands of miles and assisted Tony to score a goal to seal the victory.

  Crystal Palace eliminated the Premier League team Aston Villa 2:0 away and advanced to the quarter-finals of the League Cup.

  Chen Ran made another 500,000 euros.

   (end of this chapter)