"Little Luca!"

Taking advantage of the dead ball, Chen Ran called Modric to the sidelines.

"You go up front and play the attacking midfielder, and then tell the others to start attacking now."

"Boss, why don't you wait until the second half?"

Modric, who was already very familiar with Chen Ran's routines, asked curiously.

"No wait. Something is wrong with Arsenal today. We must suppress their momentum immediately. Otherwise, it will be difficult to handle if they go crazy."

"Okay, I understand."

Soon, Modric brought Chen Ran's latest instructions to the court, and the Crystal Palace lineup also began to move forward.

At this moment, Crystal Palace and Arsenal collided head-on, and players from both sides started a brutal stranglehold in the midfield.

"I didn't expect this game to be so intense!"

The fierce fight between the two sides made the reporters in the stands enjoy watching it.

"That's right. Arsenal usually doesn't play with such a bloody spirit, and the Chinese rarely attacks in the first half."

"Arsenal seems a little strange today, something feels wrong."

"Haha, why do you care so much? Two strong teams let go and attack each other. This kind of game is fun to watch."

"I just don't know if the physical fitness of these two teams can last until the end of the game if we continue to play like this."

"It makes sense. From this point of view, Crystal Palace has an advantage. Their average age is much younger than Arsenal."

"That's not necessarily the case. Arsenal are now one goal ahead and have the initiative. They can then take it back and start a defensive counterattack."

"Indeed. Maybe Wenger had this idea in mind. He would attack fiercely at the beginning and then go back to defend after scoring a goal."

...

Chen Ran doesn't care whether Wenger has this idea, but he has to admit that Arsenal is still very strong now.

The battle between Crystal Palace and Arsenal in the midfield did not lead to any advantage.

Especially Vieira's presence is like an iron gate in the midfield, blocking most of Crystal Palace's offensive organization.

Coupled with the cooperation of Gilberto Silva, Modric's small frame was untenable by the two of them, let alone organizing an offense.

"No, relying on Modric alone to organize the offense is too weak. It is easy for Arsenal to carry out targeted defense. Another person must be sent up."

Thinking of this, Chen Ran looked back at the bench.

Is it too early to replace Cesc Fabregas now?

Chen Ran looked at the time again and saw that the game had only lasted half an hour.

No matter what, it will be vigorous and vigorous, then it will decline, and it will be exhausted three times.

Don’t let your breath out now!

"Ceske!"

"Here we come, boss."

Fabregas, who was always ready to play, stood up immediately upon hearing Chen Ran's call.

After a brief warm-up, Chen Ran called him to his side.

"Ceske, you come on and play as a defensive midfielder. Modric is being looked down upon very badly now, so you have to take over his responsibility of organizing the offense. Do you understand?"

"I understand, boss, don't worry, it's not the first time we've played like this."

Soon, Chen Ran replaced Yaya Toure with Fabregas, who was full of confidence. Crystal Palace formed a dual-core drive on the court.

As soon as I saw Chen Ran, he made a substitution in the 30th minute of the first half, and he was replaced by Cesc Fabregas, who is very capable of organizing offense.

Wenger immediately understood that Chen Ran was determined to fight Arsenal to the end.

However, he is now at his best. Wenger is still very confident about the strength of his team.

Because of the new stadium incident, Arsenal's internal military morale was unstable, which directly affected the team's performance, which made Wenger feel angry.

Now that he has finally stabilized the situation, he also wants to see who is stronger, Arsenal or Crystal Palace.

Because this is likely to be the strongest Arsenal for a long time to come.

By the end of this season, Arsenal may not even be qualified to compete with Crystal Palace for the championship.

While this final glory is still there, Wenger wants to give it a good try today without leaving any regrets.

As soon as Fabregas came on the field, Crystal Palace's offense immediately strengthened.

Previously, it was all up to Modric to organize the offense, and he was taken care of by Vieira and Gilberto Silva in turn.

Modric, who is still a little immature now, has he ever played with these two strong men?

This also makes Crystal Palace's offensive often fail halfway.

Now Fabregas is hiding in the midfielder position to organize the attack. Unless Vieira or Gilberto Silva leaves his position to press the ball, Fabregas can calmly organize the attack.

Once Vieira or Gilberto Silva leaves their position, it will inevitably leave a large gap at the front of Arsenal's penalty area.

This is exactly what Chen Ran hopes to see when designing a dual-core driver.

However, the experienced Vieira and Gilberto Silva were not fooled. They stayed firmly on the front edge of the penalty area and did not take any chances.

Because they knew that, rather than stopping Crystal Palace's offensive, it was more important to protect their own defense.

Vieira and Gilberto Silva did not come out to press, so the pressure on Fabregas was much less. He constantly distributed the ball to the two wings, delivering cannonballs to Ronaldo and Ribery.

Because the two teams played wildly and intensely, it made people feel that time flew by.

Unknowingly, the first half of the game was over. The score on the field was still one goal behind Crystal Palace.

During the halftime break, Chen Ran did not make any adjustments other than giving some blood to the players.

At the beginning of the second half, both Crystal Palace and Arsenal continued their offensive momentum from the first half.

The competition is tense and fierce.

On the sidelines, Chen Ran looked down at his watch from time to time.

He didn't believe it. There were so many veterans in Arsenal. With this kind of playing style, could their physical strength last until the end of the game?

50 minutes, 55 minutes, 60 minutes...

Just when Chen Ran was about to take action, Arsenal also started to make some noise.

Wenger called up Robin van Persie, Reyes and Flamini from the bench.

Soon, Wenger replaced Bergkamp, ​​Pires and Ljungberg with the three of them.

"Let me go, this Wenger is going to carry out the attack to the end today."

Seeing Wenger's substitution, Chen Ran was also shocked.

Because among the three players Arsenal replaced, except for Flamini, who is a balanced offensive and defensive player, the other two are a forward and a winger.

Wenger's intention is very obvious, today he is going to fight Crystal Palace to the end.

"Damn it, it seems Arsenal is really crazy today."

Chen Ran gritted his teeth and called Evra from the bench.

"Patrice, after you come on the field, you will replace Ronaldo as the left midfielder. Then let Ronaldo play as a double forward with Jan Kohler. The team's style of play will also be changed to a twin-tower tactic. Do you understand?"

"I understand, boss."

Soon, Evra replaced Modric after a simple warm-up, and Crystal Palace changed its formation to 442.

There is no way, Jankoler has been on the team for too short a time, and his cooperation with his teammates is not tacit enough.

Many of the subtle coordinations that were possible when Tony was here are no longer possible now.

This is not obvious when playing against weak teams.

And today, when Crystal Palace's offensive was unable to gain an absolute advantage, this was exposed.

Modric, in the attacking midfield position, was surrounded by Vieira and Gilberto Silva and could not play a big role.

Therefore, Chen Ran took advantage of the situation and transferred Ronaldo to form a two-tower strategy to distract Arsenal's defensive attention and create more shooting opportunities.

After both sides made substitutions, the game was still very intense and exciting.

In the 70th minute, Chen Ran was about to make a substitution again, and he called Alves from the bench.

Because he discovered that Arsenal's left back Ashley Cole's physical fitness had declined and he was obviously unable to run.

Chen Ran still knew something about Ashley Cole.

This guy likes to go to nightclubs and has a very rich nightlife. It was thanks to him that Chen Ran got to know Cheryl in the first place.

Today's game has only been seventy minutes, and this guy can't run anymore. It seems that he spent a lot of energy last night.

"Dani, after you come on the field, keep an eye on Arsenal's left-back Ashley Cole for a breakthrough. This guy's physical fitness has declined drastically. You try to beat him out."

"Haha, no problem, boss, leave it all to me."
To be continued...