"Gareth, Josep's worries are not unreasonable. We are now under the spotlight of the media, and many people are waiting for us to make mistakes. At this time, there is no harm in being more careful."

Seeing Guardiola and himself thinking of going together, Chen Ran couldn't help but sigh. No wonder Guardiola had the highest achievements in his previous life. He judged the situation very accurately and discovered hidden risks very keenly.

"I know, boss, I will be careful."

Seeing that Chen Ran agreed with Guardiola, Southgate still didn't think there was any big problem, but he still agreed honestly.

Because this game was a home game, and Sheffield United was inferior to Crystal Palace in strength, Chen Ran sent out a twin-tower combination this time, focusing on Southgate's British 442 tactics.

On the day of the match, Crystal Palace had won three consecutive games and climbed to the top of the English Championship. It was confident that it would conquer the Premier League in one fell swoop.

So on this day, Selhurst Park once again became a sea of ​​Crystal Palace fans. The stadium with more than 26,000 people was packed with seats.

The colorful flags were fluttering and the singing was loud.

As soon as the game started, Chen Ran had a bad feeling. Sheffield United's head coach was too stubborn.

This guy must have learned from Watford's playing style against Crystal Palace, and he did it to the extreme. He arranged a 541 formation.

Even Watford's only striker did not appear near the Crystal Palace penalty area, but followed Guardiola closely.

Wherever Guardiola goes, he follows.

The purpose is very clear, which is to destroy Guardiola's organizational planning.

Is this special guy still a striker?

It seems that Sheffield United are planning to hold on to the end today.

Chen Ran's heart sank and he glanced at Sheffield United's head coach Chris from a distance.

Give up the offense completely?

This guy is really determined.

Because Sheffield United adopted a 541 formation, five defenders were stacked on the back line.

Three of the central defenders were responsible for three defenses and two double-team defenses against Toni and Crouch; while on the wing, Cristiano Ronaldo and Ribery were also double-teamed.

Sheffield United's full-backs and full-backs seemed to have no intention of attacking.

They work in pairs, keeping an eye on Ronaldo and Ribery.

As soon as the ball comes over, they will immediately surround them. One will interfere closely with the ball, while the other will grab the ball's landing point.

Now Cristiano Ronaldo and Ribery are still young and immature, and it is the first time they have encountered such a high-intensity pressing.

There were a series of mistakes and the ball was intercepted by Sheffield United.

Fortunately, Sheffield United had no one in the frontcourt, so the Sheffield United player who had the ball had to rush forward with the ball alone.

They don't have Ronaldo's ability to overcome five hurdles and defeat six generals. In the end, Southgate led the defenders to intercept the ball.

However, because Ronaldo and Ribery on both sides couldn't hold the ball, Toni and Crouch in the middle naturally couldn't get enough crosses, and they became two lonely telegraph poles in the Sheffield United penalty area.

The ball was right between the two penalty area lines of Crystal Palace and Sheffield United, flying back and forth, switching possessions back and forth.

It's normal that the ball can't reach the Crystal Palace penalty area, but it's not normal that it's even difficult to get into the Sheffield United penalty area.

Whether it is Southgate's British 442 or Simeone's defensive counterattack tactics, they both rely heavily on the offense from the two wings.

Once the two wingers were strangled, Crystal Palace's offensive power immediately dropped by more than half.

Chen Ran now extremely hopes that Guardiola's tactics have been successfully practiced.

That kind of relying on overall short-passing coordination and all-round three-dimensional offensive mode would not lead to the current situation.

what to do?

Could it be that just after the fourth round of the league, his own tactics were successfully contained?

Although if the current situation continues to develop, there will be no problem for Crystal Palace to get a draw.

But what about future games?

If future opponents follow Sheffield United's example, then will we continue to draw all the way from now on?

I have never heard of a team being promoted to the Premier League through a draw.

No, changes must be made.

By this time, the game had been going on for more than twenty minutes.

The offense has not been going smoothly, and the Crystal Palace players on the court have begun to become impatient.

"beep......"

The referee blew the whistle.

It turned out that Ronaldo was in a hurry when a Sheffield United player intercepted the ball, and this time he gave it to the opponent while fighting for position.

This was immediately caught by the sharp-eyed referee, who stopped the game and gave Ronaldo a yellow card.

Taking advantage of the interruption in the game, Chen Ran immediately called Guardiola to the sidelines.

"Josep, you must make some changes now. One moment you tell Maicon and Chiellini and let them boldly step in. The next moment you distribute the ball, don't give it to Ronaldo and Ribery. Directly.

Maicon and Chiellini in the back, do you understand?"

"Only two central defenders in the backcourt?"

Guardiola glanced at Chen Ran and confirmed again.

"That's right, Sheffield United has no intention of attacking. Two central defenders and the goalkeeper, and letting Jose stay near the center circle to protect it, is enough."

"Understood."

Guardiola is very aware of the current situation on the field. Crystal Palace has been cut off by Sheffield United, which is the most threatening wing attack.

He is now an assistant coach, so while he is playing football on the court, he is also thinking about ways to solve this dilemma.

Unexpectedly, before he could come up with a countermeasure, Chen Ran on the sidelines had already made arrangements.

The boss is still smart!

This is partly a combination of my own tactics.

Guardiola carefully considered Chen Ran's arrangement and felt that it seemed to be able to solve the immediate trouble.

So, Guardiola returned to the court and immediately conveyed Chen Ran's instructions.

Soon, both Sheffield United head coach Chris and the entire audience discovered that the situation on the field had changed.

Crystal Palace's wing attack, which had been blocked before, came alive.

When the Sheffield United players followed the previous arrangement and stepped forward to double-team Ronaldo and Ribery, the ball passed by them or over their heads and fell to the feet of the two Crystal Palace full-backs who came at high speed from behind.

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"Go and replenish your defense!"

The captain of Sheffield United immediately realized something was wrong and shouted to his teammates.

There was a big hole on the wing, and Sheffield United's left center back rushed up to intercept Maicon.

Maicon suddenly pushed the ball far forward, and someone came and passed the ball. He easily deceived the Sheffield United left center back who was rushing over. Then he swung his right leg and kicked out a very arcing shot.

Nice cross.

In the Sheffield United penalty area, Tony and Crouch, who had been double-teamed by three people, now had one less defender, and the pressure was suddenly relieved a lot.

Sheffield United's defenders obviously received clear instructions from the coach before the game, which was to focus on marking Tony.

There is no way, who makes Tony far stronger than Crouch in terms of size and statistics.

Seeing the ball flying into the penalty area, Sheffield United's two central defenders wanted to hang on Tony. As a result, no one was able to jump up due to the mutual involvement.

"boom!"

When everyone followed the sound and looked over, they saw Crouch, who had been hiding behind Tony, making a beautiful side hook in the air and sending the ball that missed Tony's head into the Sheffield United goal.

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Chapter completed!