"Well...Boss, the attitude on Crystal Palace is very clear. The Chinese man is only willing to sell 20% of his shares at most."

Kardun Al Mubarak scratched his head when requesting the big boss Sheikh Mansour. He had no intention of selling it at all, and he had no choice.

"Didn't you tell the people at Crystal Palace what our offer?"

Kardun Al Mubarak couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard about Sheikh Mansour's question.

"Boss, the other party doesn't listen to our offer at all. According to Stephen, CEO of Crystal Palace Club, unless we are willing to buy only 20% of the shares, there is no need to continue negotiations."

At this moment, Sheikh Mansour couldn't help but frown.

He knew very well that things that could not be solved with money were the real difficult things.

"Since that's the case, then tell me the situation of Manchester City club."

"Okay, boss."

......

Vidic's injury and absence brought great trouble to Chen Ran's deployment, because Crystal Palace will usher in a new devil schedule next.

On March 2, in the 28th round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace will face Sunderland's challenge at home;

On March 5, in the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, Crystal Palace will face Rome at home;

On March 8, in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup in England, Crystal Palace will go to Old Trafford to challenge Manchester United away;

On March 11, in the 29th round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace will go to Stamford Bridge to challenge Chelsea away;

On March 15, in the 30th round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace will play the second match with Manchester United within a week at home;

Five games in thirteen days, an average of less than three days. Besides, after the game against Sunderland, all the opponents in the other four games are strong teams.

Whether it is Roma, Chelsea and Manchester United, these games are related to the qualification to advance to the Champions League and the Premier League championship competition.

There is no doubt that these teams will do their best when they encounter Crystal Palace.

When I saw this schedule, considering the season reimbursement of the team's main central defender Vidic, let alone Guardiola, Southgate and Simeone, they took a breath, even Chen

However, I also felt numb in my scalp.

"Tell me, how should we play these games?"

Chen Ran looked at his three assistants and found that none of these guys dared to look directly at him.

Finally, after pushing and giving, Guardiola was arched out.

"Boss, according to the method we agreed on before, in addition to taking the initiative to attack against Sunderland, we should use the defensive counterattack tactics in the other four games."

"There is another point, that is, we may have to give up the FA Cup game away against Manchester United in the middle. Otherwise, I am worried that our players will consume too much physical energy, and if there is another injury, it will be a big problem.

”

"Yes, boss, I support Josep's opinion, too."

Without waiting for Chen Ran to speak, Southgate quickly stood up to support Guardiola's approach.

"Diego, what do you think?"

Of course, Chen Ran knew Southgate's little thoughts very well, but he was not in the mood to care about him now, so he turned to look at Simeone.

"Boss, at present, Josep's idea is indeed the most suitable method for our current situation."

......

According to the response strategy formulated before, Chen Ran made a big attack in the 28th round of the Premier League on March 2.

With the goals of Tony, Ronaldo, Kaka and Modric, Crystal Palace defeated Sunderland 4-1 at home.

While getting three points, Chen Ran also got a "first-level rehabilitation card" from the system.

In other games in this round of Premier League, Manchester United defeated Fulham 3-0 away, and Chelsea also defeated West Ham United 4-0 away.

The two teams are still four and six points behind Crystal Palace, ranking second and third in the standings.

After two days of rest, on March 5, Crystal Palace ushered in the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals.

This time, they played against Rome at home.

Spareti has no way out now, so he simply let go of his hands and feet and put his hands on the attack.

On the Crystal Palace, according to the response strategy that had been formulated before, Chen Ran deviated from normal and narrowed his formation during home games and launched a defensive counterattack.

Although the game scene was ugly, the result was pretty good.

With the goals of Messi and Fabregas, Crystal Palace drew 2:2 with Roma at home, eliminating his opponent with a total score of 4:2 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

In other Champions League matches, Premier League teams have continued their strong performance in these seasons, and Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool have all successfully advanced to the Champions League quarter-finals.

Just two days later, on March 8, Crystal Palace ushered in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup in England again.

According to the plan previously formulated, Chen Ran sent a starting lineup mainly composed of substitutes in this away game of Old Trafford to challenge Manchester United.

In addition, Chen Ran also handed over the command of this game to Simeone, who used his best defensive counterattack tactics.

Although Crystal Palace's substitutes tried their best, Crystal Palace finally lost 0:1 to Manchester United, where all the main players played, ending this season's FA Cup journey ahead of schedule.

It was only two days apart. On March 11, the 29th round of the Premier League was about to begin again.

This time, Chen Ran will lead Crystal Palace to Stamford Bridge to challenge Chelsea away.

After most of the season, Ancelotti, who has basically adapted to the Premier League, is very clear.

If he still wants to compete for the Premier League championship this season, then this direct competition between Chelsea and Crystal Palace is his last chance.

Therefore, like Chen Ran, in order to preserve the physical fitness of the main players, he sent a substitute in the FA Cup game two days ago, which also caused Chelsea to be eliminated by a champion team Barnsley.

For a moment, public opinion was in an uproar, and criticism and accusations of Ancelotti were overwhelmed, which made him feel more and more pressure.

After paying such a heavy price, Ancelotti can only make up for it now and must find a way to make it up on the Crystal Palace.

Otherwise, the result of losing both ends may make his head coach lose his position.

For this reason, he ranked all the main players who could play in the starting lineup.

Forward Drogba, forward Shevchenko

Front Middle Barack

Mark comes to the back midfielder, Pirlo, Lampard

Left-back Ashley Cole, central defender Terry, central defender Carvalho, right-back Essin

Goalkeeper Kudicini

On the Crystal Palace side, Chen Ran also sent all the main players who could play. However, unlike in the past, he adopted the personnel configuration of defensive counterattack tactics according to the pre-developed plan.

中锋C罗

左前卫梅西,右前卫里贝里

Mascherano, Vieira, Yaya, Toure

Left-back Chiellini, central defender Thiago Silva, central defender Pepe, right-back Macon

Goalkeeper Chech

When Ancelotti saw the starting list of Crystal Palace, her brows couldn't help but frown.

Without the main center Tony and the main front midfielder Kaka, Modric, who has excellent offensive ability, did not play. What does this Chinese want to do? Is he not planning to attack?

When he saw Vieira, Mascherano and Yaya, Toure, three major midfielders appeared on the starting list at the same time, Ancelotti immediately understood Chen Ran's intention of making such arrangements.

It seems that this Chinese man wants to adopt a defensive counterattack tactic in this game...

With the referee's whistle whistle and after the first half officially began, Ancelotti became more sure of his judgment.

In addition to Ronaldo, Messi and Ribery, other players at Crystal Palace are basically out of the center line and are all shrinking in their own half to strengthen their defense.

Moreover, their offensive methods are very simple and crude. Once they get the ball, they will directly pass it to Ronaldo and the other three in front.

Only three of them participated in the entire offensive process. It was best to complete the shot, but it didn't matter if it couldn't. The other players in Crystal Palace had no intention of keeping up with the offense.

This time, not only Ancelotti, but also the fans and the commentators of the game were confused.

"I don't know why. Crystal Palace has reduced its formation from the beginning of this game and launched a defensive counterattack. This is completely different from Crystal Palace's usual strong playing style. Is Chelsea so strong?"

"In fact, Crystal Palace has also adopted a defensive counterattack in previous matches against Roma and Manchester United."

"However, one is because they beat Roma 2-0 away and can advance if they only need to defend a draw at home. The other is because Crystal Palace has never paid much attention to the FA Cup and League Cup, and has sent a large number of substitutes, which are all

It was expected."

"But today's match against Chelsea, in this game that concerns the ownership of this season's Premier League champion, Crystal Palace actually uses defensive counterattack tactics. I wonder what the Chinese guy was thinking?"

......

After watching for a long time, I couldn't figure out why the stronger Crystal Palace suddenly changed to a defensive counterattack, Ancelotti simply stopped thinking about it.

Since Crystal Palace has given up the initiative in the game, Chelsea can just let go of their hands and feet to attack.

After all, if you want to compete for the Premier League championship this season, Chelsea must beat Crystal Palace. The gap of six points will not help the draw and will only make Manchester United cheap.

After making up his mind, Ancelotti immediately walked to the sidelines, waved his hand and called on the Chelsea players to push the attack.

On the bench of Crystal Palace, seeing Ancelotti's actions, Guardiola, Southgate and Simeone got together to discuss the situation of the game.

"If this Ancelotti really puts Chelsea on the attack, then he will step into the trap dug by the boss."

Southgate shook his head while feeling sorry for Ancelotti.

"Ahem, it can't be said that it was the trap dug by the boss. It's mainly because after Vidic reimbursement for the season, the boss was not very at ease with the defense."

Guardiola still said something fair to Chen Ran.

"Haha, you guys don't know how cunning the boss is. I don't believe that he just retracted and fought a defensive counterattack because Vidic was absent."

Southgate curled his lips disdainfully, as if he had seen through everything.

"I agree with Gareth. Josep, haven't you seen the boss not even Tony? Ronaldo, Ribery and Messi on the court are all fast, good skills, and breakthrough abilities.

Strong player.”

"Don't look at them only three of them, but when they fight back, they may not be able to withstand the Chelsea defenders on the defensive line."

This time, Simeone also rarely stood aside with Southgate.

瓜迪奥拉抬头看了一眼正在场上带球狂奔,搅得切尔西后防线鸡飞狗跳的C罗,嘴角微微抽搐.

I was careless, and I still couldn't think of the boss as a good idea.

Just as Guardiola and the other three were discussing Chen Ran’s tactics, Ancelotti also discovered that the situation was not good.

It’s a special meow. Although there are only three people left in front of Crystal Palace, the threat of these three people is really too great.

If Ancelotti knew Chinese, he would definitely describe these three guys as "a wild dog that broke free".

Under Chen Ran's special arrangement, Ronaldo, Messi and Ribery have no fixed positions in the frontcourt. All three of them are frontcourt liberos, with Ronaldo as the core, Messi and Ribery

For both wings, they go wherever the ball goes.

The long passes sent by Crystal Palace in the middle and backcourt were like frisbees. Then Ronaldo and the other three rushed to the near-the-spot point, and through the three-man team's passing and cutting cooperation, they broke through and went straight to the person.

Chelsea's goal rushed over.

If it's just one person, Chelsea's defensive players can also curb their offense by double-teaming defense.

But when the three of them appeared together, Chelsea's defensive players were a little sloppy.

When the game reached the 21st minute, Ronaldo blocked Pirlo and used his chest to flip the ball that Vieira passed from the backcourt.

Then, without waiting for the ball to land, he directly knocked the ball to Messi who was waiting not far away to respond.

Messi easily swept over Lampard who rushed to grab the ball, and rushed to Chelsea's penalty area with the ball.

At this time, Mark, who found that the situation was not good, came to come and make up for the defense immediately.

梅西没有任何犹豫,直接把皮球捅给了不远处的里贝里,然后自己绕过马克来来继续往切尔西的禁区冲刺.

Seeing the ball landing at Ribery's feet, Ashley Cole immediately rushed up to try to intercept the ball.

Ribery didn't stop the ball at all, and just passed it with one pass. Before Ashley Cole stretched out, he passed the ball back to Messi who was running forward at the high speed.
Chapter completed!