With the referee's whistle, the game finally ended.

With the players running hard, covering each other's defenses, and even using their bodies to block the gun holes more than once, Crystal Palace maintained the 1:0 score until the end, eliminated Chelsea at home, and entered the League Cup semi-finals with their heads held high.

At the same time, Chen Ran once again earned 500,000 euros.

"Big upset! Chelsea were defeated by the British Championship team Crystal Palace!"

"Crystal Palace eliminated the Premier League team Chelsea and reached the semi-finals of the League Cup."

"Conquering the Premier League team once again proves that the Chinese is a talented coach."

"Will Crystal Palace be a Championship team that can qualify for the League Cup?"

"The latest odds from the betting company show that many people are optimistic that Crystal Palace will win the English Championship and League Cup this season."

...

While the media was hyping up this game, Chen Ran had a headache in the office.

In less than three days, Crystal Palace will go away for the 24th round of the English Championship against Reading.

Chen Ran really wanted to pull the Football Association official who arranged the match schedule and give him a beating. Even a donkey from the production team couldn't do that, right?

This was the case after the last game against Aston Villa. As a result, Crystal Palace was tied by Preston in the following English Championship.

This time we faced the stronger Reading, and it was an away game.

Chen Ran had an ominous premonition that this game might be a disaster.

He is now extremely envious of Ranieri in the last game.

When Veron had a problem, he replaced Makelele. If he needed to strengthen his offense, he replaced Joe Cole and Mutu.

The most important thing is that the substitute players are no worse than the starting players, which is really a blessing.

Ranieri has enough people at his disposal to allow him to field two completely different starting lineups, both of which are equally strong.

If there were so many available people in the Crystal Palace, Chen Ran wouldn't have to worry about it.

You know, one less win in the league is equivalent to a loss of 1 million euros.

Originally, Chen Ran wanted to wait until Crystal Palace was promoted to the Premier League before continuing to sign players, so that he could attract already-famous players.

After all, as Crystal Palace is currently a British Championship team, almost no one in the five major leagues who are well-known players in their prime years will consider joining Crystal Palace.

But now it seems that distant water cannot quench the near thirst, so we still have to start with those potential stocks that have not yet become famous.

"The winter transfer period is coming soon, and some things must be arranged in advance." Chen Ran murmured to himself.

"What did you say? Chen, please speak louder."

Louis, who was here with Chen Ran, thought he was talking to him.

"Louis, I need you to get busy next."

"Oh? What's going on? Are you going to buy someone again?"

The little fat man asked excitedly, his eyes seemed to light up when he mentioned player trading.

Since he finished working on the documentary, he has been free. He usually helps Chen Ran collect media reports, but he feels so free.

"That's right. This time you go back to South America and help me find some players. That's your family's home base, so it shouldn't be a difficult task."

"That's great. Just tell me who you want to buy, and I'll help you figure it out."

The little fat man slapped his plump chest loudly.

"A fellow Uruguayan with the same name as you is Luis Suarez. He was born in 1987 and is now at the Uruguayan National Club."

"The other one may be a little more troublesome. He should be somewhat famous now. The Argentinian, his name is Javier Mascherano. He was born in 1984 and currently plays for the Argentine River Plate Club."

"There is one more...forget it, I will send someone else to handle this."

"Stop, Chen, why didn't you tell me there was another one?"

When the little fat man saw that Chen Ran stopped mid-sentence, he immediately asked anxiously.

"That young man is in Bosnia and Herzegovina now, what? Do you have connections there?"

Chen Ran glanced at Louis with a half-smile, but he had not forgotten what happened when they went to Eastern Europe to pick up leaks.

"Uh... Bosnia and Herzegovina? Forget it, you can send someone else."

Louis touched his nose and gave up decisively.

Seeing that the little fat man was deflated, Chen Ran made a funny call to Stephen and called him over.

Now Chen Ran has left all the daily affairs of the Crystal Palace Club to Stephen, so he is a very busy man now.

Soon, Stephen arrived at Chen Ran's office.

"Chen, is there something we can't talk about over the phone? I'm busy over there."

As soon as he entered the door, Stephen started to complain.

"Okay, I know you are busy with things right now. Luis is going back to Brazil soon. The three of us will have a drink tonight and treat him as farewell."

"What? Go back to Brazil? What's going on? Chen, are you planning to buy someone again?"

Stephen was stunned when he heard this. Why did the little fat guy suddenly want to go back to Brazil?

But he immediately realized that Chen Ran must be sending him to buy players again.

"Yes, as we have reached the semi-finals of the League Cup, and the FA Cup is about to start next month, our Crystal Palace only has one lineup, and it is becoming more and more difficult to cope with it, so we must continue to strengthen it.

"

"But where do we still have money? The club is already struggling to pay the players' monthly salaries. If you hadn't led the team well and we had added a lot of new sponsorships, the club would have been unable to make ends meet."

"I know, I know, Stephen, you have worked hard."

Chen Ran quickly pulled Stephen to sit on the sofa, and poured him a cup of coffee himself.

"Although the club has no money, I still have money. After the houses I bought were renovated, they were very popular with international students, and the rental income was better than expected. You should know this."

"I know, but asking you to invest money in the club all the time is not a long-term solution after all. Chen, don't forget, you still owe the bank a loan of 30 million euros."

Seeing Stephen's worried look on his face, Chen Ran was also very moved. He was indeed his good friend and thought of him in everything.

Unfortunately, I couldn't tell them about the system winning bonus.

"It's okay, Stephen, I know in my heart that I can still afford this amount of money. If I really run out of money, I will tell you two directly."

"you sure?"

Stephen looked seriously into Chen Ran's eyes, his expression very serious.

"I promise!"

Chen Ran quickly made an oath to appease Stephen.

"Stephen, I have to lead the team in a game now and I can't leave. Later you will send someone to Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to a football club named Zejonikal to find a young player named Edin Dzeko. 1986

When he was born, buy him back."

"1986? Only 17 years old? Can I play if I buy it?"
Chapter completed!