MTL - Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs-Chapter 413 opponent or teammate

   In the first half of the game, Crystal Palace played very hard.

Although the substitutes tried their best, in the 35th minute of the game, Anelka received Drogba's header and volleyed to break the goal guarded by Cech. Crystal Palace trailed Chelsea 0-1 away.

   And after the lead, Ancelotti, according to the plan made before the game, did not hesitate to order the Chelsea players on the field to shrink all the way and return to their own half to start the bus.

   Seeing the scene in front of him, Chen Ran couldn't help but laugh out of anger.

   Special, you, Ancelotti, have been famous for many years, and the coach who has won the Champions League, can you make a difference?

   "Boss, are we going to replace Ronaldo and Messi now and switch from defense to offense?"

   At this time, Southgate couldn't help but approached Chen Ran and suggested.

  Chen Ran looked at the time, and the first half of the game was over in less than ten minutes.

   "Don't worry, you go and tell the players on the field, keep calm, and follow the previous tactics. If Chelsea want to set up the bus, let them set it up. This is their home court, I don't think they are ashamed."

   "Understood, boss."

   With Chelsea's active retreat, the situation of the game suddenly calmed down.

  Crystal Palace did not press out the attack according to Ancelotti's vision, but continued to shrink in their own half, as if they were not behind.

   At this moment, the whole game fell into a strange balance.

   Neither Chelsea nor Crystal Palace took the initiative to attack.

   The side that holds the ball, that is, the midfield and the backcourt keep passing. On the other hand, the other side had no intention of pressing forward.

   Soon, the entire Stamford Bridge fans could not sit still.

  I didn’t pay for tickets to come to see you for passing training!

   Gradually, boos began to appear in Stamford Bridge.

   On the Chelsea bench, Ancelotti glanced at the Crystal Palace bench not far away with an ugly face.

   This little fox is really calm.

   But Ancelotti is not a vegetarian after walking around the world for many years. After all, he is a man who has experienced the night of Instable.

   Thicker than his face, he is not afraid of anyone.

  Therefore, Ancelotti simply pretended not to hear any sound, and sat on the bench quietly watching the players on the field.

  The fans at Stamford Bridge became more and more dissatisfied when they saw the two teams' head coaches put on a bad posture. What used to be just sporadic boos now intensifies.

   Fortunately, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half of the game in time, which temporarily stopped this embarrassing situation.

   Intermission, Crystal Palace dressing room.

  Chen Ran first praised the team members as usual, and then he looked at Suarez and Vardy.

   "Louis, Jamie, you two played well in the first half of the game, how about taking a break in the second half?"

   "Okay, boss."

   "Understood, boss."

  The two youngsters, Suarez and Vardy, knew that their task was to consume the physical strength of Chelsea players, and nodded in agreement.

  Chen Ran turned to look at Pepe again.

  …

   "Kepler, the team is going to start the counterattack in the second half of the game, so you should also come down and rest first."

   "Okay, boss."

   Immediately afterwards, Chen Ran ordered the names of Tony, Ronaldo and Messi.

"Luka, Chris, Leo, after the three of you played in the second half of the game, Luka served as the center, Chris, you and Leo served as the shadow striker behind Luka. The team's formation also changed from 532 to 4321. Understand?"

"clear!"

  While Chen Ran was busy dispatching troops, Ancelotti was not idle either.

   He first replaced the scoring hero Anelka with Alex, and then replaced Pirlo with Essien.

  While replacing a striker and an attacking midfielder, Ancelotti also added a strong central defender and a full-time midfielder.

  This is no longer an ordinary bus, this special one is a double-decker bus.

  Chelsea's formation was also changed from 4312 to 541 by Ancelotti.

   Before the second half of the game, fans at Stamford Bridge saw the sidelines of the stadium full of players waiting to be replaced. Everyone knows that the two teams are going to fight bayonets.

   When Ancelotti saw that Chen Ran had replaced the three core offensive players of Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi and Tony in one breath, he couldn’t help but secretly rejoiced in his heart. Fortunately, he took precautions in advance.

   On the Crystal Palace side, Chen Ran also saw Alex and Essien standing on the sidelines waiting to play.

   I couldn't help but cursed in my heart, Ancelotti, this old fox, is really not a vegetarian, and his vigilance is really high.

   Now, both Chen Ran and Ancelotti have played their cards. The rest depends on the performance of the players on the field.

   The situation in the second half of the game was completely opposite to the first half.

   Chelsea, who attacked wildly in the first half, are now all shrunk in the 30-meter area of ​​their own side. Even Drogba, the only striker, was involved in the defense after retreating to the center line.

   And in the first half, Crystal Palace defended desperately, but now they are all pressing on the attack.

  Except goalkeeper Cech and two central defenders Thiago Silva and Kompany, all other players were pressed into Chelsea's half.

   I have to admit that Ancelotti's double-decker bus works really well.

   Within a depth of less than thirty meters, ten Chelsea defenders and eight Crystal Palace attacking players were concentrated.

   There are people everywhere and the space is compressed to the limit.

   Even Messi and Ronaldo, who are technically superior, are difficult to use their characteristics.

   As soon as they got the ball, they were surrounded by two or three Chelsea defenders.

   In the case of assisting and defending each other, Messi and Ronaldo may be able to pass one or two, but it is difficult to pass the third and fourth defenders in a small space.

   Therefore, even though Crystal Palace has an absolute advantage on the field, it has always been difficult to break through the Chelsea goal guarded by Cudicini.

   This situation was deadlocked until the 80th minute.

   At this time, Ronaldo forced a breakthrough with the ball in the frontcourt and was brought down from behind by Chelsea's right back Invanovic.

  The referee gave Invanovic a yellow card and also awarded Crystal Palace a free kick in the frontcourt.

   The position of this free kick is a little outside the upper right corner of Chelsea's penalty area, not far from the sideline, the position is a bit off, and the angle is too small to hit the goal directly.

  …

  According to common sense, this is not a good free kick opportunity.

  Chen Ran looked up at the time on the big screen at Stamford Bridge. Including injury time, there were only ten minutes left.

   He turned on the system silently. The "Level 1 Chicken Blood Card" was too negative for him to easily use it, but now there was not much time left, and he planned to take this free kick opportunity well.

   So, Chen Ran immediately used a "free kick master card" for Ronaldo.

  Although Beckham was on the court at this time, Chen Ran was more willing to believe in the power of the system.

   Immediately afterwards, Chen Ran quickly walked to the sidelines and called Alves, who was closest to him.

   "Dani, you go and tell Chris that this free kick made him hit the goal directly."

   "Uh boss, are you sure?"

   Alves gave Chen Ran a surprised look, a little unable to believe his ears. The position of this free kick is far and wide, and it is really not a good opportunity to shoot directly.

   "That's right, just hit the door directly. You'll tell the others and get ready to grab some additional shots."

   "Understood, boss."

  Modric did not play today. Ronaldo, who created this free kick opportunity, picked up the ball and walked to the serving position.

   Just now, he suddenly had a feeling that he could score this free kick directly.

   Frankly speaking, Ronaldo himself is inexplicable about this feeling.

  Because this position is really not suitable for hitting the goal directly, when he usually practices free kicks, he mostly passes the ball in this position.

   Just when Ronaldo was hesitating whether to follow his own feelings, Alves broke through and ran over and told him that the boss told him to hit the door directly.

   This time, Ronaldo immediately made up his mind.

   Anyway, the boss asked him to shoot directly. Even if he didn't hit well, the boss wouldn't say anything.

   After carefully placing the ball, Ronaldo took a few steps back, carefully measuring his pace.

   After standing, Ronaldo looked up at Chelsea's goal and took a deep breath.

   Approach, leg swing.

"boom!"

  The ball rose in response, drawing a beautiful arc like a full moon scimitar and flying towards Chelsea's goal.

   On the other side, after judging the defensive line where the ball was flying, Cudicini moved quickly, followed by jumping and jumping over.

   However, Cristiano Ronaldo's free kick shot from a very awkward angle. The ball got into the goal from the crossbar, post and the only remaining gap in Cudicini's hand.

  “goal!

  ”

   With Ronaldo's super free kick, Crystal Palace finally tied the score at 1:1 at the end of the game.

   "fxxxk!"

   Watching the Crystal Palace players on the field celebrating wildly, Ancelotti on the sidelines could not help but sigh.

   Just a little bit, just a little bit!

  Should you continue to put the bus to hold a draw, or press on to attack and win the game?

   For a moment, Ancelotti hesitated.

   However, the pragmatic Italian soon made a jaw-dropping choice. He used up the last substitution in his hand and replaced Drogba, Chelsea's only striker, with Mikel.

  You know, Mikel is also a midfielder.

  …

   This time, Chelsea's formation on the field has changed from the previous 541 to 550.

   Five defenders, five midfielders, no striker.

  “.”

   Seeing Ancelotti's substitution adjustment, not only Chen Ran, but everyone watching the game was speechless.

   "Uh, this Ancelotti really did his best defense!"

   In the stands, the reporters attracted by this powerful conversation looked at each other.

   "This guy, as expected of an Italian, has nothing else on his mind except defense."

   "I wonder what expression Abramovich will have on his face when he sees this scene?"

   "That must be quite exciting!"

What the reporters didn’t know was that the Chelsea owner Abramovich they had just mentioned was watching the game in the VIP box at Stamford Bridge.

   Seeing the situation on the Chelsea field, Abramovich couldn't help but twitch slightly at the corner of his mouth.

   "Peter, this is how Ancelotti directs the game?"

  Abramovich glanced at Chelsea CEO Peter Kenyon, who was sitting beside him.

   He spent so much money on Chelsea Club and brought in so many stars. Could it be that he used it to be a tortoise?

   "Oh boss, Crystal Palace is the most recognized team in the world after all, and Carlos probably wants to keep the draw. After all, there are not many teams that can score points from Crystal Palace now."

  Although Abramovich's tone was calm, the invisible pressure still made Peter Kenyon's heart tighten.

   However, Peter Kenyon was kind, and he still bit the bullet and explained it to Ancelotti.

   "Peter, I invested so much money in Chelsea Club, not to get this situation today. If you really can't do it, then I can only make substitutions."

  “.”

   Hearing this, Peter Kenyon's heart suddenly turned cold.

   Judging from the meaning of Abramovich’s words, it is not only the head coach Ancelotti who is unstable this time, but even his CEO will be swept out.

   For a moment, Peter Kenyon's mind became a mess of porridge.

   At the same time, the game on the field is still going on fiercely.

  The Crystal Palace players who equalized the score were in high spirits and continued to attack Chelsea's defense to pursue the victory.

  Unfortunately, the double-layered tortoise shell that Ancelotti built with all his might was too hard. In the end, when the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, the score on the big screen at Stamford Bridge remained at 1:1.

   In other Premier League matches in this round, there is also a strong dialogue. Manchester United faced Arsenal, who have won three consecutive victories at Old Trafford and topped the standings.

   Sir Alex Ferguson will naturally not let his old rival Wenger climb on his head. Manchester United beat Arsenal 2:1 at home.

   In this way, Crystal Palace, Chelsea and Arsenal, the three teams that started their three-game winning streak, all stopped their winning streak in the fourth round.

  Crystal Palace and Chelsea ranked first and second respectively with three wins and one draw, while Arsenal came in third with one point behind.

   After the end of this round of the Premier League, there will be a two-week national team game day.

  Portugal will play two World Cup qualifiers in these two weeks, which are to play away to Denmark on September 6, and to play away to Hungary on September 10.

  So, the day after the match between Crystal Palace and Chelsea, Chen Ran flew to Lisbon with Ronaldo and Pepe.

   Coincidentally, the four Portuguese internationals Carvalho, Deco, Paulo Ferreira and Bosingwa who played for Chelsea also took the same flight as Chen Ran.

   This kind of experience that the opponent who fought to the death the day before and became a teammate fighting side by side in a blink of an eye is extraordinarily delicate.

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