Chapter 443 Thinking too much

Fortunately, Guardiola is not someone who has seen the world. He was a famous star in Barcelona and Spain during his playing days, and he has long developed the ability to deal with reporters.

At the press conference, although reporters made things difficult in every possible way, some Spanish media reporters even came to London to ask Guardiola why he abandoned Barcelona.

But under the cover of Chen Ran, Guardiola finally managed to deal with it one by one without any danger.

When the Crystal Palace Club held a press conference for Guardiola's appointment, many well-known figures in European football across Europe were watching the live broadcast of the press conference.

"How smart! This little Chinese guy is so smart!"

London, Arsenal Club.

Wenger sighed frequently while watching the live broadcast of the press conference in his office.

"Boss, that Chen Ran who led the Crystal Palace so well suddenly stopped quitting because he said he was tired of winning too many championships. Can such a willful decision be called smart?"

Sitting aside and watching the live broadcast with Wenger, his old partner Pat Rice was a little puzzled.

"Pat, do you know? Because Crystal Palace has monopolized the Premier League championship and Champions League championship in recent years, some clubs are already preparing to join forces to attack Crystal Palace."

"But, boss, how can they attack Crystal Palace? Crystal Palace has played against strong teams in recent years. Didn't they always defeat their opponents and win the championship?"

"Haha, the so-called sniping is not just about games inside the stadium. It happens more outside the stadium, in invisible places, which is the most deadly."

"Um, boss, did you get any news?"

"Well, someone wanted to get Arsenal to join us, but I refused. Our goal now is to make money and pay off our debts as soon as possible. Anyway, the championship trophy is not our turn, so we will not participate in these dirty things.

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After handling the Crystal Palace matter, Chen Ran immediately flew to Lisbon, Portugal with Ronaldo and Pepe.

Portugal's first group match in the World Cup in South Africa starts on June 15, leaving them little time to concentrate on preparations.

Moreover, Portugal's grouping in this World Cup is not very good. Also in Group G are Brazil, the favorite to win the championship, as well as the African elephant Côte d'Ivoire, and the mysterious team North Korea.

Needless to say, the Brazilian team is one of the favorites to win almost every World Cup.

Although Côte d'Ivoire is only participating in the World Cup finals for the second time, even England national team coach Capello specifically pointed out that their strength should not be underestimated and they are likely to become the dark horse of this World Cup.

Chen Ran also deeply agrees with Capello's view.

Needless to say, just looking at Côte d'Ivoire's player list shows how strong this team is.

On the forward line, there are Drogba and Kalu who play for the Premier League team Chelsea, Gervinho who plays for Arsenal, and Kone who plays for Marseille in France.

In the midfield, Crystal Palace's Yaya Toure had actually returned from injury before the Champions League final, but Chen Ran did not dare to let Yaya Toure, who had just recovered from injury, go directly to play such a high-intensity game in the Champions League final, but he

There is absolutely no problem participating in the World Cup.

Others include Zocola who plays for Sevilla, Fae who plays for Nantes and Goso who plays for Nantes.

On the defense line, there are also a number of strong players such as Manchester City's Kolo Toure, Arsenal's Eboue, Hamburg's Demel, and Stuttgart's Boca.

It can be said that Cote d'Ivoire is Portugal's biggest competitor in qualifying for the group stage.

On the plane, Ronaldo, who was sitting next to Chen Ran, quietly came over and asked in a low voice:

"Boss, your Crystal Palace head coach has done a great job, why did you suddenly quit?"

"Didn't I say it at the press conference before? One is a little tired of it, and the other just wants to spend more time with Cheryl."

Chen Ran was slightly stunned. He didn't expect Ronaldo to still be struggling with this issue.

"Is this really the case?"

Seeing Ronaldo's look of disbelief, Chen Ran found it a bit funny.

"What's the lie in this? I am the owner of Crystal Palace. If I want to continue to be the head coach, can anyone stop me?"

"Well, Jorge told me, boss, you are retreating in order to advance, which is a very clever method."

"Oh? What did Jorge say about me?"

At this time, Chen Ran was also aroused by Ronaldo's curiosity.

"Boss, please don't misunderstand me. Jorge didn't say anything bad about you."

Seeing Ronaldo's anxious explanation, Chen Ran smiled and waved his hand.

"I know. Chris, don't be nervous. Jorge and I are also friends. Just say it, it doesn't matter."

"Jorge believes that you have led Crystal Palace to monopolize all heavyweight championships that can be won in recent years, which has caused dissatisfaction among many people."

"So, you took the initiative to step down as the head coach of Crystal Palace this time to show that you have no intention of living alone."

"The purpose is to divide those clubs that are hostile to you and Crystal Palace and avoid becoming the target of public criticism."

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Listening to Mendes' analysis relayed by Cristiano Ronaldo, Chen Ran was speechless for a while.

He could swear to God that he really didn't think that much.

As for those enemies who wanted to deal with the Crystal Palace, Chen Ran didn't pay attention at all, and he would do it if they didn't accept it.

Crystal Palace specializes in treating all kinds of dissatisfaction!

"Hahahaha, Chris, Jorge really compliments me so much, I really didn't think about it that much."

"I am now focused on leading the Portuguese national team to achieve a good result in the World Cup in South Africa."

"Then take a good rest and do something you've always wanted to do but didn't have time for."

"Boss, what ranking do you think Portugal can get this time?"

Hearing Chen Ran mention the upcoming World Cup, Ronaldo's attention was immediately attracted.

“What is the best World Cup result of the Portuguese national team?”

"The third place in the 1966 World Cup."

"Then how about we try to improve our best results?"

"Really? Boss, aren't we going to reach the finals of this World Cup?"

Cristiano Ronaldo became excited and his voice suddenly became louder, which immediately attracted the attention of other passengers on the plane.

Although Chen Ran and the others were traveling in first class, there were many rich fans among them.

You must know that this is a flight from London to Lisbon, and the majority of the people on the plane are Portuguese and British.

When these people found out that they were on the same plane as Chen Ran, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Pepe, they suddenly became excited.

Especially since Cristiano Ronaldo mentioned the upcoming World Cup in South Africa just now, if the stewardess hadn't come to stop it in time, there would have been Portuguese fans planning to come over and take the opportunity to learn about the team's situation.

Chen Ran gave Ronaldo a hard look, and Ronaldo smiled sheepishly and closed his mouth honestly.

Portugal's training camp to prepare for the World Cup in South Africa starts with recovery training.

A season has just ended, and all the players are exhausted physically and mentally.

After most of the data in the players' physical examination reports returned to normal, Chen Ran began normal technical, tactical and physical training.

Subsequently, Chen Ran arranged three warm-up matches for the Portuguese national team.

On the one hand, it is to keep the players in shape; on the other hand, it is to help Ronaldo wash away the side effects of using a "chicken blood card" in the Champions League final.

While Chen Ran was leading the Portuguese national team to prepare for the World Cup in South Africa, many domestic fans thousands of miles away were also paying close attention to the situation of the Portuguese national team.

There was no way, the national football team failed to live up to expectations, making Chen Ran the only Chinese to participate in the World Cup finals in South Africa.

With so much love in the house, everyone had no choice but to focus on the Portuguese national team.

"What place do you think the Portuguese national team can achieve in this World Cup?"

"It was hard to say, after all, Portugal has a lot of shortcomings. But now that Chen Ran is the head coach, I think we can at least reach the quarterfinals."

"Haha, quarterfinals? How much do you look down on Ji Zeran? I think Portugal can at least reach the semifinals!"

"Upstairs, you are still too conservative. Eusebio was able to lead the Portuguese national team to third place in the World Cup in 1966. I think Chen Ran can at least go one step further and break this record."

"Ahem, who's peeing yellow? Wake up the guy upstairs. Football is played by players. If the players are not capable enough, there is nothing you can do if the coach is too strong."

"That's right. Although the Portuguese national team now has a top star like Ronaldo, in other positions, there is a big gap compared with the favorites to win the championship."

"Haha, isn't that just right? Only in this way can we reflect Chen Ran's coaching level."

"Then let's see if Chen Ran can create a miracle."

On June 15th, in Nelson Mandela City, South Africa, the Portuguese national team will play the first game against the African elephant Côte d'Ivoire.

The current head coach of Côte d'Ivoire is familiar to everyone, it is Eriksson, the former head coach of the England national team.

After leaving the position of head coach of the England national team, he also coached Manchester City Club and the Mexican national team.

However, due to poor performance in leading the team, he was fired even after one year.

This time coaching the Ivory Coast national team can be said to be Eriksson's last chance to prove himself.

If he fails again, he is likely to be excluded from the mainstream football world and can only coach in the Chinese Super League like in his previous life.

Eriksson is also very aware of his current situation, so he attaches great importance to this opportunity to lead Côte d'Ivoire to the World Cup in South Africa.

After careful study, Eriksson, like Chen Ran, regarded the other team as the biggest opponent of his own team.

However, what Eriksson didn't expect was that Drogba, the team's absolute core and main center, was hit by Tanaka's knee with his knee during the match against the Japanese team, causing a fracture of his ulna.

Although Drogba immediately underwent surgery and insisted on participating in this World Cup, Eriksson ultimately did not include him in the starting lineup for this game.

Left winger Kalou, center forward Dindane, right winger Gervinho

Central midfielder Tiote, central midfielder Yaya Toure, central midfielder Eboue

Left back Tiene, center back Zokora, center back Kolo Toure, right back Demel

goalkeeper barry

The news that Drogba did not appear in the starting lineup made Chen Ran very happy.

After playing in the Premier League for such a long time, he knows Drogba's abilities very well.

This guy is not only strong in personal ability, but also has outstanding combat attributes. He is a leader-type player who can boost the morale of the team.

Therefore, Chen Ran certainly would not let go of this good opportunity to defeat his opponent. He sent out all the main players of Portugal, preparing to win Côte d'Ivoire in one go.

Left wing Nani, center Cristiano Ronaldo, right wing Quaresma

Central midfielder Meireles, central midfielder Deco, central midfielder Thiago

Left back Coentrao, center back Carvalho, center back Pepe, right back Paulo Ferreira

goalkeeper eduardo

Most of the players of the two teams play in the five major European leagues. They have played against each other more or less and are no strangers to each other.

Neither Chen Ran nor Eriksson used conservative tactics in this game.

From the first minute of the game, the two sides started to engage in an offensive battle.

Without Drogba, Côte d'Ivoire's offensive ability has been greatly reduced. On the Portuguese side, Cristiano Ronaldo is playing well.

This was not obvious at the beginning of the game, but after 20 minutes, when Portugal threatened Cote d'Ivoire's goal several times, the initiative on the field gradually fell to Portugal.

When the game reached the 29th minute, Ronaldo once again ran out of the Ivory Coast penalty area to cooperate with his teammates.

After receiving Deco's pass, he did not give Kolo Toure a chance to destroy the ball. He directly touched the ball with the outside of his foot and passed the ball diagonally to Quaresma on the right.

Then, Cristiano Ronaldo immediately turned around, bypassed Kolo Toure and pushed desperately towards the Ivory Coast penalty area.

After receiving a pass from Ronaldo, Quaresma swooped the ball forward and used his speed to directly drive the ball past Ivory Coast left-back Tiene.

Tiene was not slow either, but because he had to make one more turn and chase than Quaresma, Quaresma still caught the gap and passed the ball into the Ivory Coast penalty area.

At this time, Kolo Toure was still chasing after him desperately. Cristiano Ronaldo, who had already arrived in advance, leaped high, overwhelmed another central defender Zokora, and pushed the ball hard towards the Ivory Coast goal.

"Bang!"

Goalkeeper Barry also reacted quickly and immediately made a save to block the ball.

But in a hurry, Barry failed to save the ball far away, and the ball still landed in the small penalty area.

When Barry wanted to get up and hug the ball, a figure suddenly jumped out.
Chapter completed!