Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs

   Chapter 74

   As expected by Chen Ran, three days later, Crystal Palace played away to Reading and failed to win.

   not only failed to win, but almost broke the undefeated record by Reading.

  Because of physical fatigue from continuous battles, Southgate moved a step slower during a defense.

   The foot that was going to tackle the ball was kicked directly on the leg of the Reading striker, but the referee on duty gave him a red dot package.

   Chen Ran scratched his head immediately when one less person was still one goal behind.

   He can feel it, the Crystal Palace players are in a worse physical state than they were after the last game against Aston Villa.

   And, Reading recovered immediately after scoring a penalty, and set up the bus firmly.

   Seeing this situation, Chen Ran had no choice but to replace Yaya Toure with Crouch and continue to strengthen the attack with the twin tower tactics.

   The Reading team really tried their best this time. They were united and they just resisted the waves of Crystal Palace's offensive.

   Until the final moments of the game, Crystal Palace won a corner.

  Chen Ran greeted goalkeeper Cech on the sidelines and asked him to go to Reading's penalty area to compete for a header.

  Because the whole game, Reading's defenders were very good at marking Tony and Crouch and even Ronaldo.

   When defending the set-piece, the tall defenders of Crystal Palace were also guarded one by one.

   At this time, Chen Ran thought that a variable must be added, so that the Redding defenders did not know who to send to mark this variable for a while, so that they might be able to win by surprise.

   As expected by Chen Ran, in the crowded Reading penalty area, Cech, the only one without a dedicated defense, grabbed this opportunity.

   jumped high and headed for the first goal of his career.

   "Goal"

  Crystal Palace players were ecstatic, hugged Cech and kissed his head frantically.

  In this way, Crystal Palace escaped in stoppage time, relying on goalkeeper Cech's goal, 1:1 draw with Reading.

   In this regard, those reporters who thought Crystal Palace would finally lose, thumped their chests.

   How come such strange things always happen around that Chinese?

   The goalkeeper who scored the header was originally a center forward?

   After surviving three days and two matches again, Crystal Palace can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

   Five days later, on December 26, in the twenty-fifth round of the British Championship, Crystal Palace defeated Millwall 1:0 at home.

   However, just one day later, on December 28, Crystal Palace will go away to Ipswich for the twenty-sixth round of the Championship.

   Chen Ran is now completely speechless about the FA's schedule. He now deeply understands how difficult it is to rely on a main lineup to play in the English league.

   From the recent training and competition, Chen Ran can intuitively feel that the intensive schedule has exhausted the physical fitness of the players before the start of the season.

  Due to limited funds, Chen Ran's lineup at the beginning of the season was basically a pit and a radish except for the position of central defender.

   But who would dare to rotate at the center back?

   In this way, Crystal Palace is basically a main lineup that has played until now.

   And just after the 26th round of the Championship, the FA Cup is about to start again.

   I don’t know if it was taken care of or really bad luck. Crystal Palace’s signing was really bad, and they were once again drawn to the Premier League team.

   This time, Crystal Palace will face Tottenham Hotspur, away.

   Chen Ran hesitated when the result of the lottery came out.

   Championship, League Cup, FA Cup.

   If you want to rely on a main lineup to complete all three events, in the end, it is very likely to be a chicken-and-egg fight and nothing will end up.

  In the event of an injury to a key position player without a substitute, Crystal Palace's lineup would immediately become fatally flawed.

   You must know that physical decline and physical fatigue are one of the most prone to injuries.

   Maybe, it's time to make a choice.

  The British Championship is related to whether he can be promoted to the Premier League next season, and the system gives the most winning bonuses. It is the main source of Chen Ran's current income, and he must not let it go.

  The League Cup has finally reached the semi-finals. It is not far from the championship, and it is related to whether Crystal Palace can participate in the UEFA Cup next season. At this time, Chen Ran is reluctant to give up.

   After thinking about it, it seems that I can only give up the FA Cup in the end.

   Anyway, there is no difference between the League Cup and the FA Cup for him, they are all qualified to participate in the UEFA Cup next season.

   One is enough, the other will be discussed later, there are opportunities.

  So, in the twenty-sixth round, Chen Ran still sent all the main force to play.

   And Chen Ran changed the practice of playing defensive counterattacks on the road, and sent the twin towers to attack at the opening, which caught Ipswich by surprise.

  Tony scored in the first five minutes of the game, and then continued to expand the result by taking advantage of Ipswich's mentality to pull back.

  In the end, Crystal Palace relied on three goals from Tony, Crouch and Vidic to win 3:1 away from Ipswich.

   While winning two consecutive league victories, it also brought Chen Ran another 2 million euros.

   Five days later, the FA Cup begins.

  Crystal Palace was a guest at Tottenham Hotspur. When reporters saw Crystal Palace's starting lineup, they were immediately blown away.

   "What's the matter? Crystal Palace is going to give up the FA Cup?"

   "Yeah, who are the people in this starting lineup? They are all substitutes."

   "Tsk tsk, that Chinese guy is really thorough in his rotation, he even changed the goalkeeper."

   "In this starting lineup, there are the old people left by Crystal Palace last season. It's really not easy. I thought that Chinese people completely gave up these guys."

   "If you want me to say, this is a smart move. With Crystal Palace's lineup, it's already very incredible to achieve this result. Properly giving up some games can give the players time to rest."

   "That's right. We all understand how intensive the games in England are. With Crystal Palace's lineup, if they want to play all of them to the end, they will only be dragged down. I have to say that the Chinese have a very clear mind."

   There were no surprises in the game. Even though Chen Ran started to set up the bus from the first minute, the strength of the substitute players was too different from that of the opponent Tottenham Hotspur.

  In the end, Crystal Palace lost to Tottenham Hotspur 0:3 away, and the FA Cup was eliminated.

  After the game, although those reporters agreed in their hearts that Crystal Palace was a wise move to give up the FA Cup, they did not show it in the slightest when writing the manuscript.

   "Crystal Palace lost to Tottenham Hotspur and was eliminated in the FA Cup."

   "The day finally came, and Crystal Palace ushered in their first defeat of the season."

   "Refused to be unpopular, Tottenham Hotspur easily won Crystal Palace 3:0."

   "Crystal Palace did not continue their upset trip, and the away game was won by the Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur."

   "The unbeaten record of that Chinese coaching career was broken by Tottenham Hotspur."

   "The genius coach shows his ordinary qualities, has the Chinese man's downfall begun?"

   (end of this chapter)