In the box at Anfield, Tom Hicks and George Gillett, who had already acknowledged that Liverpool was not as strong as Crystal Palace, were overjoyed at this moment.

The two excitedly high-fived each other and even opened a bottle of champagne again, as if Liverpool had won the game.

On the bench of Crystal Palace, watching the Liverpool players celebrating wildly and listening to the cheers from the Anfield fans, Chen Ran felt very calm.

People have been suppressed by him for several years, so it's okay to let them vent occasionally, as long as the one who laughs in the end is Crystal Palace.

However, judging from the ball just lost, although Vidic's frontal defensive ability is very strong, his speed and flexibility are slightly lacking, and he seems a bit unable to keep up when defending Torres.

Thinking of this, Chen Ran turned his head and looked at Guardiola beside him.

"Josep, please inform Vidic and ask him to hand over the task of marking Torres to Thiago Silva."

"Okay, boss."

Soon, the Crystal Palace defense quickly adjusted its defensive responsibilities, and Torres immediately felt a big difference.

Thiago Silva is neither as tall nor as strong as Vidic, but in addition to being more flexible, he is also a player who is better at using his brain to play football.

He can often accurately predict his opponent's next move and take countermeasures in advance.

This is also an important reason why Thiago Silva in his previous life was still able to play as the main central defender in Chelsea Club and the Brazilian national team at the age of 38.

After Thiago Silva took over the task of defending Torres, the threat Torres posed to the Crystal Palace goal was immediately greatly reduced.

After the defense was stabilized, Crystal Palace was free to launch a crazy attack on Liverpool's goal.

Less than ten minutes after Torres scored, Ronaldo on the left received a pass from Vieira, and first played a classic one-two with Kaká in the center.

Then he used his special heel to hit the ball past Liverpool's right back Arbeloa and successfully switched the ball inside.

After glancing up at the Liverpool goal, Ronaldo lifted his foot and fired a long shot before Carragher came up to block it.

"Bang!"

The ball was fast and fast, flying towards the upper left corner of the Liverpool goal with almost no spin.

Liverpool goalkeeper Reina also reacted very quickly. When he saw Ronaldo kicking the ball, he immediately made a save. He dived sideways and barely blocked the ball with his fingers.

"when"

The ball changed direction slightly, hit the goal post hard, and then flew towards the upper left corner of Liverpool's penalty area.

Seeing the ball flying toward his defense zone, Liverpool's left-back Aurelio quickly ran towards the landing point, preparing to destroy the ball out of the sideline.

At this moment, a little man rushed out from beside Aurelio and intercepted the ball in front of Aurelio.

"ah!"

With a scream, Aurelio moved a step slower. His foot did not kick the ball, but directly kicked the little man who jumped out from beside him.

It's Franck Ribery! He rushed forward desperately to get the ball.

"All!"

At this moment, the referee's whistle also sounded.

It's a penalty!

As the referee pointed to the penalty spot, the Crystal Palace players also ran towards Ribery who was kicked down.

Fortunately, although Ribery is short, his body is very strong.

After the team doctor entered the field for treatment, he quickly stood up on his own. He didn't even use a stretcher, so he followed the team doctor to the sidelines.

Because Modric was not on the court, Ronaldo picked up the ball and walked to the penalty spot without hesitation.

After taking a few steps back, standing still, and taking a running start, Ronaldo used the instep of his right foot to push directly into the lower right corner of the Liverpool goal.

Reina judged the right direction, but Ronaldo's shot angle was too tricky and failed to prevent the ball from flying into Liverpool's net.

"GOAL!"

With Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty kick, Crystal Palace evened the score 1:1 after falling behind for less than ten minutes.

At this moment, the Liverpool fans who had been singing "You'll Never Walk Alone" just now fell silent.

In the box at Anfield, Tom Hicks and George Gillett also felt that the champagne in their hands no longer smelled good.

The two looked at each other with no other expression except a wry smile.

Oh my god, I was so happy for less than ten minutes. Your uncle is indeed your uncle.

On the Crystal Palace side, after seeing Ronaldo equalizing the score, Chen Ran nodded with satisfaction, looked around at the waning Liverpool fans, smiled, walked back to the bench and sat down.

After several years of training, these Crystal Palace players are now very familiar with Chen Ran's tactics. They don't need Chen Ran to direct them at all, they know how to play next.

After Torres was successfully restricted by Thiago Silva, Liverpool never got a truly threatening shooting opportunity.

Just when the first half was about to end, Cech hugged Kuyint's shot and quickly sent the ball to the frontcourt with a big foot.

Tony used his tall and strong body to block Carragher who was marking him behind him, and accurately grabbed the landing point of the ball.

However, Carragher was not a vegetarian. He used his hands and feet to pull and pull, making Tony unable to move at all.

In desperation, Tony had no choice but to pass the ball back to Kaka, who was switching from defense to offense and moving forward at high speed.

At this time, not only the Crystal Palace players were rushing forward at high speed to prepare for a counterattack, but also the Liverpool players were switching from offense to defense and running back desperately.

Right next to Kaka, Liverpool's defensive midfielder Xabi Alonso has long been eyeing this Crystal Palace's main attack point.

Seeing Toni pass the ball back to Kaká, Xavi Alonso hurriedly reached out to catch Kaká who was about to speed up the breakthrough with the ball.

Because Xavi Alonso knew very well that if he couldn't stop Kaká when he first started, and if he really let Kaká start running, he wouldn't be able to catch up with him at all.

It's a pity that Kaká is not only fast, but also has excellent physical fitness. Xavi Alonso pulled the ball several times but failed to catch it. Instead, he almost lost his balance and fell.

Seeing that Xabi Alonso failed to deal with Kaká and was responsible for marking Carragher, who followed Toni all the way to the midfield, he had no choice but to give up Toni's attempt to use a foul to prevent Kaká from moving forward.

But at this time, Tony used a move to "repay the other person in his own way."

It was Carragher who entangled Tony just now, making it impossible for him to turn around.

Now Tony is clinging to Carragher, leaving the opponent with no way to intercept Kaka. He can only watch Kaka rush past with the ball.

At this time, Liverpool's defense only has two defensive players: center back Agger and right back Arbeloa.

The left-back Aurelio just made a pass from the bottom up and has not caught up yet. Similarly, Ribery on the Crystal Palace side has just gone back to help Maicon defend and has not caught up yet.

Look at Agger who is alone in the penalty area, look at Kaká who is dribbling the ball in the middle, and look at Cristiano Ronaldo who is also advancing at high speed along the left line.

Arbeloa hesitated for a moment, and finally gave up his defensive zone on the right, gritted his teeth and rushed towards Kaká in the middle.

Seeing Arbeloa running towards him, Kaka did not choose to go it alone, but gently pushed the ball and sent it to the path of Ronaldo on the left.

At this time, Liverpool's defense on the right has a big gap.

Cristiano Ronaldo ran all the way, and after receiving Kaká's pass, he rushed directly towards Liverpool's penalty area without any pause.

Arbeloa, who ran to the center to help defend, was too late to turn around and defend Ronaldo at this time.

Agger, realizing that the situation was not good, had to go up to intercept Ronaldo himself.

Seeing Agger rushing toward him, Cristiano Ronaldo repeated his old trick and used his heel to hit the ball past Agger. While passing Agger, he switched the ball to the inside, and then followed up with a kick.

Powerful volley.

Ronaldo's last shot was saved by Reina and hit the post.

This time, because the shot was from a closer distance, even though Reina reacted quickly, it was too late and he could only watch the ball fly into Liverpool's net.

"GOAL!"

With Cristiano Ronaldo scoring twice, Crystal Palace overtook Liverpool 2:1.

"After Torres opened the scoring for Liverpool, Cristiano Ronaldo took less than half an hour to help Crystal Palace overtake the score. This is the role of stars."

"Liverpool fans were happy for only ten minutes before they had to face the cruel reality again."

"The Torres introduced by Liverpool this season is very good, but Crystal Palace has too many players as good as Torres. Facts have proved that even without Ibrahimovic, Crystal Palace is still a team that is difficult to defeat.

."

...

In the stands, Liverpool fans, who had just recovered from the blow of Crystal Palace's equalizer, were now hit hard again.

Compared with being directly behind, it is more frustrating to see the hope of winning first and then be overtaken quickly.

Throughout the Anfield stadium, the celebrating sounds of the Crystal Palace players could be clearly heard.

In the high-altitude box, as the current owners of Liverpool, Tom Hicks and George Gillette had actually begun to discuss the US stock market which was hitting new highs.

When Liverpool restarted, the referee quickly blew the whistle to end the first half.

During the halftime break, Chen Ran was very satisfied with the Crystal Palace players who had successfully come back. Apart from praise and encouragement, no substitutions were made.

On the Liverpool side, Benitez, who was reversed by Crystal Palace, was obviously not reconciled to the current score.

He replaced Benayoun with the old Crystal Palace player Crouch, asked Torres and Crouch to partner as a double forward, and then moved Kuyin to the right to play as a right midfielder. The team's formation also changed from 4231 to 4231.

442.

At the beginning of the second half, Guardiola, who saw Benitez making substitutions and adjustments, came to Chen Ran's side.

"Boss, do you want to conduct targeted defense against Crouch?"

"Targeted defense? No need. Since he left Crystal Palace, he has always been a substitute whether at Chelsea or Liverpool. He has not had as many playing opportunities as at Crystal Palace, and his skills have not improved much. Normal defense is enough."

"Okay, boss."

Benitez's intention of replacing Crouch was clear to Chen Ran. He just wanted to use Crouch to attract Crystal Palace's defensive attention, thereby creating more shooting opportunities for Torres.

Unfortunately, Benitez obviously overestimated Crouch's deterrence, and Chen Ran was not fooled at all.

Therefore, after replacing Crouch, Liverpool's offense still showed no improvement as before.

Benitez, who realized that his moves were ineffective, couldn't help scratching his head with a small amount of hair and frowning a little.

The Crystal Palace players on the field did not pay attention to Benitez's troubles.

A football match is a battle between suppression and counter-suppression.

If Liverpool cannot suppress Crystal Palace, then they must be mentally prepared to be suppressed by Crystal Palace.

When the game progressed to the 57th minute, right back Maicon stepped in for an assist. After playing a one-on-one with Ribery, he successfully broke through the defense of Liverpool left back Aurelio and made a pass.

In the penalty area, Tony jumped up hard to shoot, but under the double-teaming of Agger and Carragher, he could not jump up enough. As a result, Carragher grabbed the ball and pushed it out of the penalty area.

The ball flew towards Kaka who was guarding outside the Liverpool penalty area. Just when Kaka was about to volley, Xavi Alonso, who was also guarding outside the penalty area, arrived in time.

After falling to the ground to block the ball, Kaka volleyed the ball, which hit Xavi Alonso's outstretched leg and bounced high.

This time, Tony, who had just missed the ball, rushed over immediately. With his back to the goal, an upside-down golden hook came directly.

"Bang!"

Agger and Carragher, who were a step behind, failed to stop Toni's shot and could only pin their hopes on goalkeeper Reina.

Reina made a sideways dive and stretched his body to the limit. Unfortunately, he couldn't even touch the hair of the ball and could only watch the ball fly into the goal he was guarding.

"GOAL!"

With Tony's overhead shot, Crystal Palace led Liverpool 3:1.

"Not only Ibrahimovic, Tony, a big center with a height of over 1.9 meters, can also score overhead kicks."

"Is it possible that overhead shooting has become an essential skill for high center forwards now?"

"With Tony's outstanding performance, it seems that Crystal Palace fans no longer need to miss Ibrahimovic."

...

When Crystal Palace scored the third goal, Tom Hicks and George Gillett had already stood up in the box at Anfield.

"Tom, I think that's enough for today. Let's go back and study the stock market."

George Gillette glanced at the court below with some wan interest, feeling it was boring.

"That's exactly what I mean. Investing in football clubs takes too long, and the returns are unstable. If we had known that the stock market was so good, we might as well have used the money to buy stocks."
Chapter completed!