When the referee blew the whistle to start the game, Crystal Palace and Arsenal directly started to attack without any probing.

Although Arsenal's strength is not what it used to be, Wenger's tactical style is still the same as before, adhering to the technical line and offensive football.

This is also an important reason why even if they don't win the championship, their game tickets can still remain the most expensive in the Premier League.

Even against the defending champions like Crystal Palace, Wenger did not let Arsenal sit back and park the bus. The two teams played with great enthusiasm and the game was very exciting.

In the 18th minute, Rosicky got rid of Maicon's entanglement and sent the ball into the Crystal Palace penalty area.

Under Vidic's close pressure, Adebayor still managed to find the landing spot and passed the ball to Robin van Persie not far away with his head.

Before Thiago Silva could stretch his foot to destroy the ball, Van Persie took the risk of being kicked in the head by Thiago Silva and made a diving dive to hit the ball hard towards the Crystal Palace goal.

Van Persie hit the ball at a very awkward angle and flew directly to the upper right corner of the Crystal Palace goal.

Even though Cech made a quick save, he was unable to touch the ball and could only watch the ball fly into the net he was guarding.

Less than twenty minutes into the game, Arsenal had already scored a goal, leading Crystal Palace 1:0.

On the sidelines, while the Arsenal players were cheering and celebrating, assistant coach Pat Rice quickly walked to Wenger's side.

"Boss, we are ahead of Crystal Palace now. Should we switch to defensive counterattack to maintain this lead?"

"Defensive counterattack?"

Upon hearing Pat Rice's suggestion, Wenger frowned slightly.

But after all, it was his old partner who spoke, and Wenger patiently explained.

"Pat, your suggestion is not unreasonable. But do you think our Arsenal's defensive ability can stop Crystal Palace's strong attack?"

"Well...if we shrink our formation, we can still carry it."

This time Pat Rice's answer was a bit vague. After all, Arsenal under the leadership of Wenger has never been good at defense.

"Pat, let me ask you something. If we shrink the formation and give up the initiative in the game, and Chen Ran sends Yang, Kohler and Tony to play double centers together, William Gallas, who is 182cm tall, and William Gallas, who is 178cm tall, will

Can Kolo Toure handle it?"

"Um...don't we still have Senderos? He is 190cm tall."

"Use Senderos? Are you relieved?"

When Pat Rais mentioned the name of the Swiss, Wenger asked helplessly.

In fact, Senderos performed very well when he first debuted, but after being abused several times by Chelsea's Didier Drogba, I don't know if there is a psychological problem. Now, the more he plays, the less confident he is.

After Senderos made repeated defensive mistakes, Wenger did not dare to send him on again even though he knew that the center back combination of William Gallas and Kolo Toure was insufficient in air defense.

After being left speechless for a long time by Wenger's rhetorical question, Pat Rice simply bypassed the topic of Senderos.

"Boss, if we are going to attack the Crystal Palace like this, I'm worried that we won't be able to withstand it in the future."

"Pat, we all know how strong Arsenal is now. It's normal to not be able to beat Crystal Palace, and no one will say anything. In this case, why don't we give it a try?"

"What's more, offense is our specialty at Arsenal. If we switch to defense, it will be far away from us. Do you understand?"

"I understand, boss."

After convincing his assistant coach, Wenger did not make any adjustments to Arsenal. The team still maintained its offensive momentum and played back and forth with Crystal Palace.

On the Crystal Palace side, Chen Ran did not make adjustments just because Arsenal scored first. He sat on the bench calmly, believing that his players would definitely be able to break Arsenal's goal.

The Crystal Palace players did not disappoint Chen Ran. Just ten minutes after Arsenal scored, Kaká dribbled through the center and was brought down by Gilberto Silva. The referee awarded Crystal Palace a good position.

A free kick in the frontcourt.

The position of this free kick is directly opposite Arsenal's goal. The distance is a little more than 30 meters, which is very suitable for hitting the goal directly.

This time, Modric, Ronaldo and Ribery once again stood next to the ball at the same time, seemingly arguing over who would take the free kick.

As a result, the Arsenal players on the field also saw the scene of three people using guessing to decide the right to take the free kick.

It seemed that Modric decided the outcome with one punch. Ronaldo and Ribery shook their heads and walked away.

Ronaldo walked towards Arsenal's penalty area, while Ribery walked towards his right.

Modric did not release the ball immediately, but looked in the direction of Arsenal's goal, seemingly observing the position of goalkeeper Almunia.

At this moment, Ronaldo, who had just passed the Arsenal wall, suddenly accelerated and rushed into the penalty area.

At the same time, Modric flicked his ankle and made a pass. The ball went over the top of the Arsenal wall and flew right into the path of Ronaldo.

Since Chen Ran used the "Free Kick Master Card" for Modric several times before and helped him score several amazing free kicks, Modric now also has the title of Free Kick Master.

In addition, the free kick was in a good position, causing Arsenal players to focus on defending his free kick and hitting the goal directly.

Unexpectedly, Modric was uncharacteristic this time and did not hit the goal but used tactical coordination.

By the time the Arsenal players reacted to intercept Ronaldo, Ronaldo had already received the ball and rushed into Arsenal's penalty area.

"Bang!"

Without any hesitation, Ronaldo raised his foot and hit the goal as soon as he entered the penalty area. William Gallas, who wanted to fly to block the hole of the gun, was a step too late and did not have time to block Ronaldo's shot.

Arsenal goalkeeper Almunia, who also focused on Modric, was half a beat too slow to react. By the time Cristiano Ronaldo shot, it was already too late to make a save, and the ball passed right by Almunia's fingertips.

Flying into the Arsenal net.

"GOAL!"

With a wonderful free kick tactical cooperation, Cristiano Ronaldo equalized the score for Crystal Palace, and now the two teams are back on the same starting line.

"It's really unexpected. I didn't expect Crystal Palace to not let Modric directly hit the goal this time. It seems that they have been making continuous progress."

"Crystal Palace's free kicks will become more and more difficult to defend in the future. In addition to free kick masters like Modric and Beckham, now there are new tactical combinations, which are really hard to guard against."

"It seems that the Chinese is not satisfied with the status quo and is still adding new offensive methods to Crystal Palace. With such competitors, it is really difficult for other Premier League clubs to steal the league championship from Crystal Palace."

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"Haha, boss, our free kicks worked together!"

On the sidelines, coaches such as Guardiola, Simeone and Southgate were more excited than the players on the field.

Because this tactical combination was designed by Chen Ran, and then the assistant coaches led the players to practice it over and over again in training, which led to today's goal.

Chen Ran was also inspired by the last time Cristiano Ronaldo, Franck Ribery and Modric used guessing to compete for the right to take free kicks, so he designed this tactical coordination.

When everyone sees three people guessing who will take the free kick, they will subconsciously think that the player who takes the kick will definitely hit the goal directly.

Chen Ran wanted to use this to mislead the defensive players' attention. Judging from today's on-site reaction, the effect was very good.

"We played well. Let's try to turn other tactical combinations practiced in training into goals."

"Haha, no problem, boss."

On the other side, Wenger shook his head when he saw the Crystal Palace goal.

Not to mention the players on the field, even he himself did not expect that Crystal Palace would give up such a good opportunity to hit the goal directly from a free kick.

That little guy from China, after winning so many championships, did not seek pleasure, but could still think about improving and constantly enriching the team's tactics. It is really not easy.

Thinking of this, Wenger felt that he was already old.

Today's young people are more powerful than the last.

As Ronaldo equalized the score, the initiative in the entire game gradually fell into the hands of Crystal Palace.

If the referee hadn't blown the whistle to end the first half in time, Crystal Palace might have achieved a reversal.

During the halftime break, because the situation on the field was so good, Chen Ran did not make any personnel adjustments.

On the Arsenal side, Wenger replaced Hleib with Lars Diarra, and then moved Rosicky to the attacking midfielder position.

Let Flamini, Gilberto Silva and Lass Diarra stand behind Rosicky to provide protection, Wenger intends to enhance the interception ability of the team's midfield to restore the passive situation.

Although Lars Diarra is a thorn in the side, his personal ability is still good.

At the beginning of the second half, Wenger's substitution adjustments really paid off. Arsenal finally gained a firm foothold and were no longer as passive as they were in the second half of the first half.

After playing for more than ten minutes, Wenger replaced Adebayor with Eduardo, ready to give it a try.

Although Eduardo's current nationality is Croatian, he is actually a Brazilian.

Before he broke his leg, Eduardo was also a very talented forward. Whether in the club or the national team, his performance was very good.

Seeing Arsenal's constant substitutions and adjustments, Chen Ran lowered his head and glanced at his watch. The game had lasted sixty-five minutes and it was almost time.

Since Wenger has stationed a heavy defense in the middle, he has to avoid the reality and attack Arsenal's weakness.

"Josep!"

Chen Ran turned around and called Guardiola over.

"Boss, what do you need me to do?"

"Go and tell Jan Kohler to warm up, and he will replace Kaka later."

"Okay, boss."

Just when Guardiola went to arrange substitutions, Chen Ran also took advantage of the dead ball to call Modric to the sidelines.

"Little Luca, after Jan Kohler comes on the court, you can distribute the ball to the two wings. Let Ronaldo and Ribery pass high balls to Toni and Jan Kohler in the penalty area. Do you understand?"

"I understand, boss."

Soon, Wenger saw Crystal Palace's substitutions. What followed was Modric passing the ball to the two wings one after another.

Since Arsenal no longer have any wide midfielders on the field, the three defensive midfielders are all concentrated in the central position, which makes both Clichy and Sagna have to face the attacks of Ribery and Ronaldo alone.

When the game reached the 73rd minute, Ronaldo on the left once again received a pass from Modric.

Lars Diarra in the center of Arsenal wanted to rush over to help defend, but he was a step too late. Once Ronaldo started to speed up, Lars Diarra could only follow behind and eat the dust.

At this time, right back Sagna had no choice but to come up and intercept Ronaldo's breakthrough with the ball.

As a result, Ronaldo didn't pause at all, but kicked the ball forward and passed it to himself three seconds later.

Fighting for speed, the young and strong Cristiano Ronaldo has never been afraid of anyone.

However, Sagna was not easy to deal with. The black player's physical fitness prevented him from being thrown away by Ronaldo. The two people just bumped into each other and sprinted with all their strength.

Seeing that he couldn't get rid of Sagna, Ronaldo made an emergency stop and stepped on the ball. Sagna couldn't stop the car and rushed out.

Glancing at Arsenal's penalty area, I found that Tony and Jan Kohler were already in place. Ronaldo did not choose to continue dribbling the ball, but directly passed the ball in.

In the penalty area, the height advantage between Jan Kohler, who is 202cm tall, and Tony, who is 193cm tall, is too obvious.

One of the two rushes to grab the front point, and the other occupies the middle.

Arsenal's two centre-backs, Kolo Toure and William Galax, suddenly got into a mess, pulling and pulling, and using all kinds of tricks.

Even so, Tony finally grabbed the spot where the ball landed, and with a flick of his head, he broke the goal guarded by Almunia.

"GOAL!"

With Tony's goal, Crystal Palace overtook Arsenal 2:1.

Once this goal is scored, the rest of the game for Crystal Palace will be easy to play.

If Arsenal wanted to get back the score, they had to step up their attack.

In this way, the loopholes in their defense will be even more exposed.

In the 84th minute of the game, Jan Kohler also received a cross from Ribery from the right and scored another header for Crystal Palace with overwhelming momentum.

In the end, with the goals of Cristiano Ronaldo, Toni and Jan Kohler, Crystal Palace reversed Arsenal 3:1 in the away game.

While getting three points, Chen Ran also got a "level one blood recovery card" from the system.

In other matches of this round of the Premier League, there was another strong dialogue. Manchester United defeated Chelsea 2:0 at Old Trafford, overtaking their opponents and ranking second in the Premier League.
Chapter completed!