In the ninth round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace will visit the Reebok Stadium to challenge old rival Bolton Wanderers.

In last season's League Cup semi-finals, the two teams played for two full rounds, so they understood each other's situation quite well.

During this summer transfer period, Bolton have introduced many players.

But as in the past, it will still be dominated by veterans and free agents.

Among the new players, the most famous is former Real Madrid captain Hierro.

After he left Real Madrid, he went to Qatar to seek gold for one year, but felt uncomfortable and returned to the European arena.

Another well-known player is Senegal forward Diouf, who was loaned by Allardyce from Liverpool.

Although Diouf did not score many goals for Liverpool, his performance in the 2002 World Cup was very outstanding, helping Senegal reach the quarterfinals in its first World Cup.

It can be said that Bolton has been strengthened on both offense and defense this season.

For this reason, Chen Ran decided to be cautious in this away game and arranged a defensive counterattack formation. After all, Allardyce was not a fuel-saving lamp.

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Left midfielder Ronaldo, right midfielder Franck Ribery

Midfielder Yaya Toure, midfielder Modric, midfielder Simeone

Left back Chiellini, center back Southgate, center back Vidic, right back Maicon

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As for Bolton, there is no Djorkaeff now. He left Bolton this summer, and I don’t know if it is related to Crystal Palace.

Allardyce's current mood is probably similar to that of David O'Reilly before.

He could still look down at the Crystal Palace last season, but now he has to start looking up.

Although Bolton's strength is now slightly stronger than last season, Crystal Palace's combat effectiveness has soared even more outrageously.

After thinking about it carefully, although this game was Bolton's home court, Allardyce decided to stay back and play defensive counterattack.

To this end, Allardyce arranged a 451 formation, and Diouf was also placed on the wing as a left midfielder.

Forward Kevin Davis

Left midfielder Diouf, attacking midfielder Okocha, right midfielder Yanakopoulos

Defensive midfielder Nolan, defensive midfielder Campo

Left back Hunter, center back Hierro, center back Ngoti, right back Ricardo Gardner

Goalkeeper Jaskolainen

So, as soon as the game started, Bolton fans at the Reebok Stadium discovered a strange phenomenon.

Whether it was Bolton Wanderers playing at home or Crystal Palace playing away, they all huddled in their own half and launched a defensive counterattack.

As a result, the scene of the game can be imagined to be quite ugly.

In less than ten minutes, boos began to appear at Reebok Stadium, and the trend was getting worse.

Chen Ran, who was playing away from home, naturally had no pressure.

He pretended to glance casually at Bolton's bench, and found that Allardyce was sitting very calmly, with no unusual expression on his face, as if he had not heard the boos from the audience.

"This old fox is really calm."

Chen Ran secretly complained, each of these old Jianghu has become a spirit.

It would be difficult to get them to change their tactics with this level of pressure.

However, Chen Ran was not in a hurry.

The game has just started now, it's still very early, and it's far from the time for him to take action.

Let the fans boo louder and see how strong Allardyce's ability to withstand pressure is.

After making up his mind, Chen Ran no longer stood on the sidelines watching the game, but returned to the Crystal Palace bench and sat down.

In the audience, the reporters who saw this scene immediately exploded.

"What's going on? The Chinese guy actually returned to the bench and sat down. He didn't intend to launch an attack."

"That's for sure. Crystal Palace is playing away from home, and no one can find fault with their defensive counterattack."

"However, after all, Crystal Palace is at the top of the Premier League with eight consecutive wins at the beginning. Does it matter if they face Bolton?"

"Don't underestimate Bolton. Their record this season is not bad. They also defeated Liverpool before, and even Arsenal's winning streak was ended by Bolton."

"That's right. Allardyce is an experienced veteran and must have his own methods. The game has just begun and there is plenty of time. Don't be anxious."

...

The game took place amidst increasingly loud boos from the audience.

Chen Ran and Allardyce seemed to be competing to see who could lose their composure first.

Chen Ran didn't react at all, but the assistant coach Guardiola sitting next to him was a little unable to sit still.

"Boss, why don't we attack? With our strength, it shouldn't be a problem to win over Bolton." Guardiola approached Chen Ran and whispered.

"What's the hurry? It's not time for us to take action yet. Josep, calm down. This is Bolton's home ground, the pressure is on Allardyce's side, we are not in a hurry."

Chen Ran glanced at Guardiola. After all, he had just started taking up the position of coach, and Guardiola was still a little green.

In addition to Guardiola being a little upset by the boos, there was another person who also exploded, and that was Bolton's Diouf.

Diouf is a good player, but he has a bad personality. He always causes trouble and is a standard thorn in the side.

This is also the main reason why Liverpool gave up on him.

You must know that Diouf is only 23 years old this year, which is the age when he will show his talents.

To be given up by Liverpool at this time shows how capable he is of causing trouble, which is why the Liverpool club couldn't bear it.

Although the other Bolton players were also upset by the boos from the fans, they were still able to implement defensive counterattack tactics honestly according to Allardyce's arrangements.

But Diouf didn't care so much, he just wanted to attack if he wasn't happy.

As a result, Chen Ran, Allardyce and the fans at Reebok Stadium all saw that after the ball reached Diouf's feet, he took the ball straight towards the Crystal Palace goal regardless of his teammates who were in the backcourt.

"I'll go, are you so aggressive?"

Chen Ran was stunned for a moment, and then felt happy. Now Bolton had exposed his flaw.

He immediately stood up and walked to the sidelines, paying close attention to the progress of the game.

At the same time, Allardyce on the other side was also shocked by Diouf.

"Fxxxk!"

Cursing secretly, Allardyce quickly got up and came to the sidelines, preparing to call Diouf over and curse him once the ball was dead.

Sure enough, Diouf overestimated his ability to break through with the ball.

Under the attack of Maicon and Simeone, he couldn't even break into the Crystal Palace penalty area, and the ball was intercepted.

"Luka, pass to the right!"

Seeing Simeone pass the ball to Modric, Chen Ran immediately shouted a reminder.

I don’t know if Modric heard Chen Ran’s reminder, but anyway, he saw him kick the ball accurately and flew towards Ribery on the right side of the Crystal Palace.

At this time, Diouf, who should have appeared next to Ribery, was still cursing outside the Crystal Palace penalty area.

At this time, Ribery was unmarked.

How could Ribery let go of such a good opportunity?

After catching the ball, he didn't hesitate at all and started running wildly with the ball.

Bolton left-back Hunter was caught off guard. Seeing the large open space in front of him, he could only step forward to intercept Ribery.

Ribery does not have as many tricks as Ronaldo, but he is small, fast and has a high frequency of movements.

Especially when dribbling the ball at high speed, the action is not complicated, but the effect is excellent.

Hunter, who rushed over in a hurry, didn't even touch the ball, and was passed by Ribery so easily.

After passing Hunter, Ribery dribbled the ball straight into Bolton's penalty area.

After seeing Hierro coming to cover, he used his left foot to move the ball forward to the right, changed direction, and no longer entered the penalty area, but ran towards the baseline.

Before waiting for the bottom line, Ribery flicked his ankle and the ball drew a beautiful arc and flew into Bolton's penalty area.

At this time, Hierro went out to cover up the defense and had not yet come back. Tony was only being marked by another Bolton center back, Ngoti.

It would be a dream to rely on Ngodi alone to prevent Toni, who is tall and powerful, with outstanding header ability.

So, I saw Tony overpowering Ngodi and heading the ball hard towards the upper right corner of the Bolton goal.

Just when Tony was about to celebrate, a hand stretched out.

It was Bolton goalkeeper Jaskolainen. He jumped into the air and saved the inevitable goal.

"oh!"

The entire Reebok Stadium suddenly erupted in exclamations of surprise.

"Fxxxk!"

Now it was Chen Ran's turn to use foul language.

Wait a minute, this ball isn't over yet.

Chen Ran immediately saw a figure flying near the ball's landing point.

It's Cristiano Ronaldo!

When Ribery rushed forward with the ball, Ronaldo on the left also began to run from the backcourt of Crystal Palace towards Bolton's penalty area.

Finally catching up, Cristiano Ronaldo didn't wait for the ball to hit the ground and volleyed it directly.

"boom!"

Ronaldo's touch was accurate, the ball was fast and flat, and flew directly into Bolton's net.

At this time, Jaskolainen had not had time to get up and could only watch the ball and sigh.

"Goal..."

Tony hugged Ronaldo who scored the goal and lifted him high.

With Cristiano Ronaldo's volley, Crystal Palace led Bolton 1:0 in the away game.

"Well done!"

Chen Ran stood on the sidelines and kept applauding. Now Crystal Palace completely took control of the game.

He can use the defensive counterattack tactics with peace of mind until the end of the game, it depends on how Allardyce responds.

Thinking of this, Chen Ran glanced at Bolton's bench again.

Sure enough, Allardyce couldn't sit still.

Allardyce is facing the same problem as Coleman before him.

That's what to do after losing to Crystal Palace.

Coleman chose to continue playing dead.

But Coleman is just a rookie who has just become a coach. Although others think he is too timid, they won't say much.

If Allardyce did the same thing, it would be completely different. He would definitely be scolded.

After all, Allardyce is a capable coach who has been coaching in the Premier League for many years. It would be too embarrassing to be bullied by a young man and not dare to fight back.

This will be a major blow to Allardyce's reputation.

Allardyce, a veteran, also knows this very well.

So, he has no choice.

As a result, the fans at Reebok Stadium soon discovered that Bolton had changed their formation.

Diouf returned to the forward line, and the entire team's formation also moved forward a lot.

Chen Ran, on the other hand, did not make any adjustments and continued the previous defensive counterattack tactics, waiting for Bolton to take the bait.

As Bolton began to take the initiative to attack, the offensive and defensive rhythm of the entire game immediately improved a lot.

As the tempo speeds up, mistakes inevitably increase, leaving many opportunities for Crystal Palace to counterattack.

In the 41st minute of the game, Yaya Toure stole the ball and handed it to Modric, who immediately passed it to Ronaldo on the left.

Cristiano Ronaldo dribbled the ball down and made a pass. This time Toni did not miss the opportunity to score again. He jumped into the top and broke through the Bolton goal guarded by Jaskolainen.

Crystal Palace entered the halftime break with a two-goal lead.

The counterattack was going well, so Chen Ran naturally didn't know how to adjust the team's tactics.

In the 60th minute of the second half, Fabregas, who had just come on the field, took a corner kick and assisted Vidic to score Bolton's goal for the third time.

Crystal Palace leads Bolton 3:0.

In the 78th minute, Evra, who came on as a substitute, scored his first goal after joining Crystal Palace with a world-wide kick.

Crystal Palace leads Bolton 4:0.

Fortunately, before the end of the game, Diouf helped Bolton score a face-saving goal, which finally prevented Allardyce from having his head shaved.

In the end, Crystal Palace defeated Bolton 4:1 away with goals from Ronaldo, Toni, Vidic and Evra.

While setting a record of nine consecutive wins at the beginning of the Premier League, it also brought Chen Ran a winning bonus of 2 million euros.

In other matches in the ninth round of the Premier League, Arsenal defeated Aston Villa 3:1 at home and continued to maintain pressure on Crystal Palace.

Chelsea suffered an upset loss to Manchester City in the away game, which further widened the gap between Chelsea and the top two teams.

Liverpool defeated Fulham 4:2 away from home, while Manchester United once again failed to win the game. They drew 0:0 away from Birmingham.

In the standings, Crystal Palace tops the list with nine wins and 27 points, followed by Arsenal with eight wins, one draw and 25 points, while Chelsea still ranks third with 19 points with six wins, one draw and two losses.

The English media naturally covered the record of Crystal Palace's nine-game winning streak at the start of the Premier League, and Chen Ran once again became the darling of the media.

"With nine consecutive wins in the opening game, Crystal Palace has shown its true qualities as a king."

"Crystal Palace set a Premier League record for consecutive wins at the start of the season."

"The latest data from the betting company shows that Crystal Palace has successfully overtaken Arsenal and become the most favored team in the competition for the Premier League title this season."

"Crystal Palace's nine-game winning streak in the Premier League once again proves that the Chinese is a truly talented coach."

"The heroic words made by the Chinese when they acquired Crystal Palace seem to be being realized bit by bit."

"Will Crystal Palace become England's new wealthy club?"
Chapter completed!