Modric, who is thin and has always been unremarkable, is now astonishing with his skills.

Being able to continuously hit beautiful volleys in the air cannot be fooled.

How many threatening players do Crystal Palace have?

McCarthy frowned as he watched from the sidelines.

He could not be said to be careless about the research on the Crystal Palace.

He has already made arrangements before the game which players pose a great threat and need to be focused on.

Toni, sent people to watch; Cristiano Ronaldo, sent people to guard; Ribery, sent people to follow.

Even Crouch, who has not yet played, has made arrangements.

Unexpectedly, Modric, who was previously inconspicuous, thin and short, appeared in the Crystal Palace.

This goal was like a bucket of cold water poured over McCarthy's head, making him calm down instantly.

He was a little over the top before, but now that he had regained his composure, he suddenly found that he had fallen into Chen Ran's trap again.

"Fxxxk!"

McCarthy cursed secretly.

It would be great if we immediately recover and play defensive counterattack after taking the lead.

But there is no regret medicine in the world. Now that the score has been equalized by Crystal Palace, should we continue to attack and strive for victory, or should we retreat and defend to save a point?

McCarthy hesitated for a long time, then gritted his teeth. Since the game had already ended like this, if he retreated to defend now, he would definitely be laughed at by the Chinese.

It is better to just make mistakes and fight to the end.

Let’s see who kills whom first in the end.

After equalizing the score, Chen Ran had been paying attention to the movements on Sunderland's bench.

However, after waiting for a long time, McCarthy did not see any tactical adjustments.

"He is planning to fight me to the end."

Chen Ran touched his chin and murmured to himself.

"However, this just suits Simeone's defensive counterattack tactics and saves me from having to change my style of play to attack."

"This McCarthy is so cooperative. He is such a good person."

The next game process entered the familiar game rhythm of Crystal Palace.

Toni received a cross from Ronaldo from the left and scored a header.

Then in a frontcourt free kick tactic, Southgate received a pass from Modric and scored the third goal.

Sunderland also relied on corner kick tactics to take advantage of the chaos in the penalty area and score a follow-up shot.

In the end, Sunderland was reversed by Crystal Palace at home 2:3.

When the referee blew the final whistle, another 1 million euros fell into Chen Ran's pocket.

Now, the English media has become more and more numb to Crystal Palace winning, and they are beginning to hope that someone can end Crystal Palace's winning streak.

After all, they would get tired of writing about Crystal Palace winning all the time.

"Crystal Palace has won seven consecutive games in the league, who can stop him?"

"Even without midfielder Guardiola, Sunderland could not stop Crystal Palace from winning seven games in a row."

"Crystal Palace has no rival in the English Championship."

"The latest news is that the betting company has launched the odds of Crystal Palace winning the English Championship with an undefeated record."

"Questionnaire, which team do you think can stop Crystal Palace's winning streak?"

"The new coach Chen Ran has won all the victories in his coaching career. Is the English Championship so easy?"

...

After temporarily overcoming the crisis of Guardiola's serious injury, Chen Ran breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as Fabregas can grow up quickly, even if Guardiola cannot return to the court, the team's lineup will not have too many holes.

That's right, Chen Ran went to the hospital to visit Guardiola after the game against Sunderland, and gave Guardiola a detailed description of the team's win and the process of the game.

When he heard that Chen Ran had used a trick that deceived Sunderland head coach McCarthy, Guardiola couldn't help but burst into laughter.

After visiting Guardiola, Chen Ran got some bad news from the doctor.

Guardiola's recovery speed from injury is not ideal and is much slower than normal standards. Considering Guardiola's age, the doctor asked Chen Ran to be mentally prepared that he would not be able to return to the game.

Fortunately, Fabregas was intercepted. Chen Ran was secretly grateful, otherwise he would have been in big trouble.

However, when he thought about the hidden danger of Fabregas and Barcelona's buy-back clause, Chen Ran felt that he could not place all his bets on Fabregas alone.

When Chen Ran intercepted Fabregas, he planned to use him as Guardiola's substitute.

This is to give Guardiola a rotation. After all, he is 33 years old, and Chen Ran cannot expect Guardiola to play in all games.

Secondly, you can slowly train Fabregas so that he will not be too conspicuous and attract the attention of Barcelona Club.

Before the buy-back clauses on these La Masia young players expired, Chen Ran did not want Cesc Fabregas, Pique and others to perform too prominently.

If they perform too well and Barcelona decides to activate the buy-back clause, then Chen Ran's work will be in vain.

But things went counterproductive. Due to Guardiola's serious injury, Chen Ran was now forced to push Fabregas to the front desk in advance.

This is certainly an urgent solution to Guardiola's absence, but it also greatly increases the chance of Barcelona activating the buy-back clause.

And this is something Chen Ran absolutely does not want to see.

After all, with the current rate at which he can get a bonus of 1 million euros for every league win, Chen Ran really doesn't pay attention to the 5.4 million euros repurchase fee two years later.

So, he called Simeone and Southgate together to seek their opinions.

"Gareth, Diego, I plan to let Modric try the defensive midfielder position. What do you think?"

"Modric? Can he do it with such a thin body? The defensive task of the midfielder is very heavy."

Southgate's mind immediately pictured Modric's thin body of just over 1.7 meters tall, and he couldn't help but shake his head.

Simone looked at Chen Ran thoughtfully.

"Boss, do you want Modric to play as an organizational midfielder, like Josep and Cesc Fabregas?"

"Yes, that's what I mean. After all, Fabregas is only 16 years old and needs someone to share his tasks. Otherwise, we will be too passive when he is not on the court."

"It's true, I was exhausted in the first half against Sunderland."

Southgate is deeply aware of this. After all, he is already 33 years old. Playing in such a tiring position as a semi-free man, two games in one game is fine, but he won't be able to stand it if he keeps playing like this.

"If you don't have any objections, arrange for Modric to play as a defensive midfielder in future training sessions to see how he performs and whether he can adapt."

"Okay, boss."

If Chen Ran dares to make such an arrangement, he certainly has the confidence.

In his previous life, although Modric was at his peak at Real Madrid, he played for Tottenham Hotspur.

As the core of Tottenham's midfield, he conquered the Premier League with his all-around performance, and thus attracted the favor of Real Madrid.

Since Modric could do it in his previous life, there is no reason why he can't do it now.

After all, what he has to face now is not Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool, but just a group of English Championship teams.
Chapter completed!