Although Vardy, who appeared for the first time on behalf of Crystal Palace, was very nervous, but the momentum and fighting spirit still made Chen Ran very satisfied.

This guy kept in mind the task assigned by Chen Ran, and was pressed against Ximang like a piece of candy.

The tireless running and fighting immediately offset the effect Abel Resino wanted to replace Simon.

As soon as the new force Ximang was silent, it would be even more difficult for other Atletico Madrid players to pose a threat to Crystal Palace's defense line.

Although the two forwards Fran and Aguero have strong personal abilities, they are still unable to get support from the midfield.

Abel Resino also discovered this problem, and he immediately replaced Maniche with Raul Garcia and replaced Setaridis with Antonio Lopez.

However, these second-rate strong teams have one common problem, that is, they only have a set of outstanding lineups, and the gap in strength between substitutes and main players is relatively large.

Although Abel Resino's substitution has alleviated the decline in the physical fitness of players on the field, it also reduced the technical ability of Atletico Madrid.

After Messi switched to the left, Antonio Lopez, who had just been replaced, could not defend Messi at all.

Messi's super fast action frequency made Antonio Lopez dizzy.

If it weren't for the help of Raul Garcia, who had just played in the field, the right side of Atletico Madrid would have been beaten up.

When the game reached the 75th minute, Messi once again dribbled the ball from the left.

At this time, Raul Garcia, who was in the midfielder, had learned from her previous lessons and posted them in advance to guard against Messi.

Seeing that Antonio Lopez was about to rush over for double-team, Messi immediately passed the ball to Fabregas who rushed over to pick up the ball.

At this time, another midfielder at Atletico Madrid, Asongsan, also ran over with Fabregas.

In order to prevent the ball from being destroyed by Assonsan, Fabregas did not stop the ball. He rubbed his right foot with his right instep, made a two-over-two cooperation, and then passed the ball back to Messi.

Fabregas' pass was just right, and the ball happened to appear on the line where Messi was inserted.

Messi didn't need to adjust and just pulled the ball and went into Atletico Madrid's penalty area.

When he found that the situation was not good, central defender Haitingjia rushed over to make up for the defense.

At this time, Fabregas, who had just finished playing two and two with Messi, also left Assonsan and began to jump forward into Atletico Madrid's penalty area.

Seeing Fabregas's running position, Messi understood it. He shook his left ankle gently and pushed the ball horizontally onto the line where Fabregas was inserted forward.

At this moment, Fabregas happened to be in place.

Without any hesitation, he rushed up and shot.

"Bang!"

The ball flew towards the close corner of the Atletico Madrid goal like a cannonball.

Goalkeeper Kupe immediately moved his footsteps and a fish jumped over.

"when!"

Although Kupe failed to save the ball, the ball hit Atletico Madrid's right goal post.

When Fabregas kicked the ball, Ronaldo in the penalty area immediately moved to prepare for a supplementary shot.

Another central defender, Wu Yinfalusi, who was responsible for personal control of Ronaldo, responded significantly slower. When he wanted to destroy the ball, Ronaldo had already grabbed him from behind.

"Bang!"

Ronaldo spread his ankle and blocked it gently, blocking the rebounding ball towards Atletico Madrid's goal.

At this time, goalkeeper Kupe had just finished his last save and had not had time to return to the position, so he could only watch the ball flying into the net from front of him with a desperate look.

“GOAL!

!

!”

With Ronaldo's double score, Crystal Palace led Atletico Madrid 2:0 away.

As soon as the second ball was entered, the players at Atletico Madrid suddenly became like a deflated ball, and their energy was gone.

Seeing that the overall situation was decided, Chen Ran replaced Yaya with Beckham soon after, and replaced Messi with Evra.

In the end, Crystal Palace defeated Atletico Madrid 2-0 away.

While grabbing the initiative in the first round of the Champions League 16 to 8, Chen Ran also got a "Level 1 Blood Recovery Card" from the system.

Early the next morning, Chen Ran flew back to London with the team.

Two days later, on February 28, Crystal Palace will play the 27th round of the Premier League, and this time they will face Brookburn at home.

Chen Ran and Crystal Palace have become accustomed to this kind of back-to-back schedule after several seasons of training.

Chen Ran put all the players on the bench in this game against Atletico Madrid.

With Dzeko and Beckham's goals, Crystal Palace defeated Brockburn 2-1 at home.

In other matches in this round of Premier League, Liverpool beat Middlesbrough 2:0 away, and Chelsea beat Wigan Athletics 2:1 at Stamford Bridge.

Manchester United beat Portsmouth 2-0 at Old Trafford, while Arsenal was tied 0-0 by Fulham at Highbury Stadium.

Manchester City, which invested huge sums of money, lost 0:1 to West Ham United away. They won one game and lost one game, and repeated cycles. It was obvious that Mancini had not yet found the correct coaching idea.

Crystal Palace is still seven points ahead of Liverpool, firmly occupying the top spot in the standings.

Three days later, on March 4, Crystal Palace ushered in the 28th round of the Premier League, this time they were going to challenge Fulham away.

After the rotation of the last round of the game, Chen Ran sent out all the main lineups that could play in this game.

With the goals of Ronaldo, Thiago Silva, Messi and Cavani, Crystal Palace beat Fulham 4:1 away.

In other matches in this round of Premier League, Liverpool beat Sunderland 2:0 at Anfield, while Chelsea beat Portsmouth 1:0 away.

Manchester United narrowly defeated Newcastle United 2-1 away, and Arsenal also defeated West Bromvic 3-1 away.

This time, Manchester City easily defeated Aston Villa 2-0 at home, continuing their weird cycle of losing and winning one game.

Two days later, on March 7, in the fifth round of the FA Cup in England, Crystal Palace will go away to challenge the Championship team Sheffield United.

For the FA Cup, Chen Ran naturally sent all the substitutes and handed over the command of the game to Simeone.

Simeone, this guy, was also crazy about using the defensive counterattack tactic when facing a low-level team.

Although Crystal Palace is full of substitutes, even so, it is not something Sheffield United can fight.

The head coach of Sheffield United did not push the offense because Crystal Palace unexpectedly adopted the defensive counterattack tactics.

On the contrary, he also ordered his players to shrink their formation and hide in his half to set up a bus.

At this moment, neither team took the initiative to attack, and the game scene suddenly became very ugly.

Sheffield United is a weak team and naturally doesn't care. Their home fans even began to mock Crystal Palace as a coward.

Seeing this situation, Chen Ran had to stand up and intervene.

It’s not that he can’t stand the ridicule of Sheffield United fans, but that he doesn’t want to tie the game before playing a make-up game.

"Diego, I think there is no need to use defensive counterattack tactics against Sheffield United, right?"

Chen Ran tactfully advised Simeone.

No one who can become a top coach is a fool, and Simeone immediately understood what Chen Ran meant.

"Okay, boss, I get it."

Immediately, Simeone walked to the sideline and waved her hand. Crystal Palace pressed on the entire line and began a large-scale attack.

"When did this guy learn Guardiola's tactics?"

Southgate muttered in a low voice.

Chen Ran couldn't help but laugh. Due to his intervention, Simeone and Guardiola worked together for three or four years.

By learning from each other's strengths and weaknesses, their influence on each other has penetrated into the bones.

Faced with the insurgent bombardment from Crystal Palace, even the substitute lineup is not something Sheffield United can withstand.

In the end, with Dzeko, Cavani and Vardy's goals, Crystal Palace defeated Sheffield United 3-0 away.

While successfully advancing to the quarterfinals of the FA Cup, Chen Ran also received a winning prize of 1 million euros from the system.

After three days of rest, on March 11, Crystal Palace ushered in the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals. This time, they will face Atletico Madrid at the Emirates Stadium.

Crystal Palace, which plays all the main players, defeated Atletico Madrid 2:1 at home with the goal of Messi and Yaya Toure.

While successfully advancing to the Champions League quarterfinals with a total score of 4:1 in two rounds, Chen Ran also obtained a "Level 1 Rehabilitation Card" from the system.

Two days later, on March 14, Crystal Palace ushered in the 29th round of the Premier League. This time, they will play against Newcastle United at home.

Continuous high-intensity and high-density games have left Crystal Palace exhausted both the main players and the substitute players.

After just finished the Champions League match with Atletico Madrid, Chen Ran naturally asked the main players to take a rotation rest, and sent a substitute lineup against Newcastle United.

As a result, Newcastle United, which was not qualified for the Champions League and was eliminated early in the Cup, was waiting for it and tied Crystal Palace 0:0 away.

In other games in this round of Premier League, there are two strong conversations that are very eye-catching.

In the Double Red Club, Liverpool actually beat Manchester United 4-1 away at Old Trafford.

Not only did he humiliate his mortal enemy, he also took the opportunity to narrow the gap between himself and Crystal Palace to five points.

Another strong dialogue was between the two new and old "nova" teams.

With its strong strength, Chelsea defeated the upstart Manchester City 1-0 at home Stamford Bridge, winning the strongest "nova" battle in the English media.

In the Champions League, the opponents in the semi-finals of Crystal Palace were also confirmed.

The enemy is narrow, and this time the opponent of Crystal Palace is Real Madrid.

Chen Ran and Mourinho, the old enemy, have to fight directly after a season.

Spain, the head coach of Real Madrid Club.

Looking at the Champions League matchup, Mourinho frowned.

During the winter transfer period, Mourinho packaged players he couldn't use and processed them to Manchester City.

While making a lot of money, I also used this money to attract many players.

He spent 40 million euros to buy French striker Benzema from Lyon and used 27 million euros to introduce Dutch striker Hunteral from Ajax.

He took out 20 million euros to buy French midfielder Las Diarra from Portsmouth, and also used 20 million euros to introduce Spanish central defender Albiol from Valencia.

Mourinho spent more than 100 million euros in signings alone, almost spending all the money he earned from Manchester City.

During the entire winter transfer period, Manchester City clubs invested the most, followed by Real Madrid.

But Mourinho also faces the same problem as Mancini, that is, teams that have undergone major blood exchanges need to go through a period of running-in.

After all, there will be a process of familiarity and understanding between a large number of new players and the old players left in the team.

And this process will inevitably affect the team's game performance.

The La Liga held several more rounds after the winter break, but Real Madrid was still six points behind Barcelona.

In other words, Mourinho only scored one more point than Guardiola during this period. Such a chasing speed is obviously unsatisfactory.

Originally Mourinho was hoping to prolong his life in the Champions League, but now he meets Chen Ran's Crystal Palace again.

If Mourinho knew Chinese, he would definitely say, "It's raining all night!"

"Jorge, do you think if I let Real Madrid use the bus tactic when playing against Crystal Palace, will it have a bad impact?"

Mourinho frowned and looked at Mendes sitting aside.

"José, are you worried that the fans and club management will not accept that you asked Real Madrid to set up a bus?"

"That's right."

Mourinho nodded affirmatively.

After all, Real Madrid is not an ordinary team.

If he let Real Madrid use the bus tactic, he could imagine how Real Madrid fans would scold him.

"José, don't think so much. I'll ask you one thing, do you think if Real Madrid is eliminated from the Champions League has a great impact on your coaching position, or do you use the bus tactic to affect your coaching position?

big?"

"Of course, it's a bigger impact to be eliminated from the Champions League."

"Isn't that easy to choose? As long as you can eliminate defending champion Crystal Palace, who cares what tactics you use?"

"What's more, many strong teams now have buses when they are playing against Crystal Palace, and you are not the first one."

"Jorge, you make sense."

Mourinho nodded slightly.

He was originally a coach who paid great attention to defense, and Mendes' words further strengthened his ideas.
Chapter completed!