Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs

   Chapter 72 How does time pass so slowly

   This time, Ranieri made a 180-degree turn. He called Makelele directly from the bench to warm up.

   "Makelele?"

After the goal, Chen Ran, who had been staring at the Chelsea bench, was also surprised.

  What is Ranieri trying to do?

   Strengthen the defense?

   But aren't Chelsea behind now?

  Chen Ran was also confused by Ranieri's actions.

   can't see through.

  Is there any profound purpose that you haven't seen?

   With doubts, Chen Ran observed the changes on the field with a solemn expression, watching Makelele replace Veron.

   Until the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, he only found one situation.

   It means that Chelsea has gone from all-out attack at the beginning to a more balanced attack and defense now.

   And this, seems to be good for Crystal Palace too?

   At least, Crystal Palace's defensive pressure is much smaller than when it first started.

   Could this be Ranieri's trick?

  Chen Ran couldn't help but come up with this idea.

   No, you must expect the enemy to be lenient, be cautious, observe and observe again, Chen Ran secretly admonished himself.

   The situation is in favor of Crystal Palace anyway.

   During the halftime break, Chen Ran just gave the players another bloodbath as usual, without making any tactical adjustments.

   At the beginning of the second half, Ranieri replaced Grenshire with Joe Cole.

  So it turns out, it seems that Ranieri is going to switch to the wing.

   After watching Ranieri's two substitutions, Chen Ran understood his thoughts.

   It is estimated that Ranieri was frightened by Crystal Palace’s previous counterattack, so he decided to stabilize the defense in the middle and look for a breakthrough from the wing.

   Now Ranieri puts Joe Cole on the right, exactly on the same side as Ronaldo.

   Then let Ronaldo defend Joe Cole.

  Chen Ran suddenly had this idea, and the more he thought about it, the more feasible it became.

  Cristiano Ronaldo has the upper hand in terms of body, technique or speed, which is just a lesson for the English star of hope, who is known for his good technique.

   As soon as he said it, Chen Ran immediately passed his latest instructions to Ronaldo.

   Ronaldo, who received the order, was stunned for a moment. This was the first time Chen Ran had told him to mark a specific player.

   Could it be that this new kid is very strong?

   Still need me to mark myself?

   Among the younger generation of players, Ronaldo has never served anyone.

  There are so many young talents in the Crystal Palace team who have been recruited by Chen Ran. In Ronaldo's eyes, they are only qualified to play with him.

   At this moment, Ronaldo's competitive spirit was thoroughly inspired.

   He wants to see what is so special about a player who can be valued by the boss so much.

   At this time, Joe Cole, who had just entered the game, inexplicably found a hostile guy around him.

   Seems to be Ronaldo, right?

   Yes, that's the name.

   In the pre-match preparation meeting, the coach also specifically mentioned that this is the most threatening player of Crystal Palace.

   But, why does this guy keep following him? Mark yourself? Isn't he an offensive player?

   "Hey, boy, what are you doing with me all the time?"

  Jo Cole stared at Ronaldo and asked directly.

  As a local player in England, he seems to have an inexplicable sense of superiority when facing foreign players.

   "The boss asked me to watch over you."

   Ronaldo also showed no signs of weakness and glared back.

   "Hehe, it depends on whether you have the ability or not."

  Although Joe Cole's previous team, West Ham United, fell to the Championship this season, he himself moved to Chelsea in the summer.

  Joe Cole, who has been playing in the Premier League since his debut, didn't take a Championship player like Ronaldo in his heart at all.

   Isn't it just that he is fast, and can he live out his life?

   Who wouldn't?

   "If I have this ability, you will know in a while."

   Where did the arrogant Ronaldo swallow his breath?

   So, a matchup between young rookies from Portugal and England began.

  Because Crystal Palace is leading 1-0 now, Chen Ran set up the bus with peace of mind.

   So, the battle between Ronaldo and Joe Cole turned into Ronaldo following Joe Cole all the time, preventing him from catching the ball, holding the ball, passing the ball and shooting.

   Physical confrontation, Joe Cole suffered a loss;

  Driving the ball and breaking through, you can't get rid of Cristiano Ronaldo;

   Wanted to excel, but was seen and intercepted by Ronaldo again and again, and even almost caused Chelsea to concede the goal again.

   Seeing that Joe Cole was unable to be defended by Ronaldo, even Chelsea teammates stopped passing the ball to him in the end.

   This time, Ranieri's idea of ​​opening a wing attack through Joe Cole was a complete failure.

  Chen Ran is also very happy to see that Ronaldo has fulfilled his request beautifully.

   Because as time goes on, victory is getting closer and closer to Crystal Palace.

   On the other side, Ranieri, who also saw Joe Cole's situation, drooped with a bitter face.

   looked down at the watch, time was running out, I had to think of a way.

  Since the wing cannot be opened, then return to the middle.

  Ranieri also made up his mind, ready to gamble.

   Soon, he replaced Duff on the left with Romanian striker Mutu.

   Three strikers?

   Abandoned the wing?

  Chen Ran saw Ranieri's substitution and immediately knew that he was going to work hard.

   After careful observation of the players' positions, Chen Ran found that Chelsea's formation had changed to 433.

   And, no longer set wing avant-garde.

  Whether it is the three forwards Crespo, Hasselbaink and Mutu, or the three midfielders Joe Cole, Makelele and Lampard, these people are all concentrated in the middle.

   And the two wings are completely left to the two fullbacks Bridge and Glen Johnson.

  Ranieri is going to hit the middle lane.

  Chen Ran looked at the time, the match had already reached 70 minutes, and the final battle was about to begin.

   He immediately called Cesc Fabregas and quickly replaced Modric, who was severely weakened, with him.

   And let Chiellini play at left centre-back to help Southgate and Vidic defend Chelsea's three strikers.

   And Ronaldo was once again given a new order by Chen Ran. He took over from Chiellini and played a left-back.

  The game has come to a critical moment, and the reporters who were confident in Chelsea are now a little shaken.

   "Crystal Palace's defense is really solid enough. Chelsea are already among the top players in the Premier League, and they have yet to break the Crystal Palace goal."

   "There's still time. As long as the referee doesn't blow the final whistle, anything is possible."

   "I think Chelsea may be in danger this time. Don't forget that Crystal Palace has not been reversed since that Chinese man took over."

   "Wait a minute, didn't Ranieri send three strikers now? Chelsea is going to be desperate."

  The current defense line of the Crystal Palace is like a breakwater that is being tested by a typhoon.

   One huge wave after another, surging.

   At this time, not only Chen Ran and Ranieri, but even the more than 20,000 fans at Selhurst Park seemed to have forgotten to breathe nervously.

  Chen Ran kept looking down at his watch, why did the **** time pass so slowly?

   (end of this chapter)