Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs

   Chapter 89 Hearts are so precious

   With the current ability of the Crystal Palace players, they can only barely play the tactics designed by Guardiola.

   And Guardiola's tactics themselves are still in the process of constant exploration and improvement.

   The superposition of the two problems has resulted in a high error rate of Crystal Palace’s pass-and-match coordination today, which also left West Bromwich with a good opportunity to counterattack.

   A counterattack was destroyed by Crystal Palace;

   Two counterattacks were cleared by Crystal Palace;

   The Nth time, you will not be so lucky again.

  Crystal Palace's goal was smashed by a world wave from the West Bromwich Albion striker from 30 meters away.

  Crystal Palace trailed West Bromwich Albion 0-1.

  Crystal Palace, eager to equalize after conceding the ball, even attacked West Bromwich Albion's penalty area.

  Unfortunately, instead of scoring a goal, West Bromwich Albion stole one.

  Crystal Palace trailed West Bromwich Albion 0:2.

   This time, Guardiola panicked.

   At half-time, Guardiola, Southgate and Simeone got together.

   "Josep, if that doesn't work, replace it with Crouch. Although the twin-tower tactic is simple and rude, it works." Southgate couldn't help but put forward his opinion.

   "Diego, what do you think?"

   Guardiola did not answer directly, but turned to Simeone.

"Well, I also think it's more appropriate to replace Crouch. Josep, our players are not skilled enough in your tactics, leaving too many opportunities for the opponent to counterattack. The most important thing now is that the game can't If we lose, we won't be able to explain to the boss."

  Simeone's last words moved Guardiola, yes, he can't live up to the boss who trusts him so much.

   So, at the beginning of the second half, Crystal Palace switched to the twin towers tactics.

   And it did have an effect, and Crouch, who came off the bench, scored a goal.

  Unfortunately, West Bromwich Albion were united and did not allow Crystal Palace to score a second goal until the end of the game.

  In the end, Crystal Palace lost 1:2 away to West Bromwich Albion, ushering in the first defeat of the British Championship.

   The next day, the English media, which had been following and reporting on Crystal Palace for a long time, published the news in important pages.

   That battle was even more grand than the report that Crystal Palace won the championship ahead of schedule.

   "The day has finally come. Crystal Palace's unbeaten record in the Championship was officially ended by West Bromwich Albion."

   "Winning the double crown, is this the last brilliance of Crystal Palace?"

   "The day of winning the championship ahead of time is the beginning of the decline of Crystal Palace?"

   "Fireworks or shooting stars? That's the question."

   "The Chinese who mysteriously disappeared from the bench, is he ready to give up Crystal Palace?"

   "After winning the championship, it seems that the Chinese have lost interest in Crystal Palace."

   "Mr. Chen, if you have lost interest in Crystal Palace, please remember to pay off the loan."

  Crystal Palace Club, President's Office.

  Little Fatty Louis walked in with a cheap smile on his face, holding a stack of newspapers in his hand.

   "Chen, come and see, you've been on the front pages of many newspapers again today."

"roll!"

  Chen Ran glared at Louis angrily, and gave him a middle finger.

   "What? Are you really angry?"

   "No, it just hurts a bit."

"What did you say?"

"nothing."

  Although he was mentally prepared to lose some money, Chen Ran was still heartbroken at this time.

  This is 1 million euros for Baihuahua.

   Forget it, it’s worth it to change people’s hearts with money.

  Chen Ran could only keep hypnotizing himself.

   Soon, Guardiola brought Southgate and Simeone to Chen Ran's office, and Luis walked away with a wink.

   "Boss, I'm sorry, I didn't live up to your expectations. I didn't command the game well, and the team lost. It seems that I'm not suitable for the job of coaching. You should let Gareth and Diego lead the game."

   Guardiola took the initiative to stand up to self-examination, and it seems that the loss of this game has hit him a lot.

   "Come on, Josep. It's just the first game you're in charge of, and it's normal to have some problems. Don't you have seven games left, just play those seven games."

  Chen Ran walked over to him, patted Guardiola's sad face on the shoulder and comforted him.

   "Gareth, Diego, you too, don't take this game to heart. Work hard, keep working hard, you'll all be a good coach, I have a lot of confidence in you."

   Seeing that Chen Ran was not angry because Crystal Palace's unbeaten record was ended, but instead comforted them.

   For a while, the three men in their thirties could not help but be moved.

   Chen Ran, who saw all this in his eyes, was also secretly relieved. The 1 million euros were finally not wasted.

  With the lessons learned this time, Guardiola is no longer obsessed with his attacking tactics in the next Championship.

   Instead, according to different opponents and different situations, discuss with Southgate and Simeone to alternately use three different tactical styles of play.

   This time, the team that played against Crystal Palace could be considered a disaster.

  Crystal Palace, whose tactics have become more flexible and changeable, makes the opponent's defense often inappropriate.

   And this is also fully reflected in the results of the game.

  The 40th round of the British Championship, Crystal Palace beat Sunderland 3-0 at home;

  The 41st round of the British Championship, Crystal Palace beat Cardiff 3-0 away;

  The 42nd round of the British Championship, Crystal Palace beat West Ham United 1:0 at home;

  The 43rd round of the British Championship, Crystal Palace beat Wigan Athletic 2:1 at home;

  The 44th round of the British Championship, Crystal Palace beat Crewe 3:2 away;

  The 45th round of the British Championship, Crystal Palace beat Walsall 5-0 at home;

  The 46th round of the British Championship, Crystal Palace beat Coventry 2:1 away.

   So far, Crystal Palace ended the 2003-2004 Championship season with a seven-game winning streak, and also brought Chen Ran a winning bonus of 7 million euros.

  In the end, Crystal Palace broke the record of points in the English secondary league with 41 wins, four draws and one loss, accumulating a record of 127 points.

   And those unscrupulous English media once again touted Chen Ran's unique vision and promoted an inexperienced coach like Guardiola.

   As if the previous sarcastic and mocking reports about Chen Ran had nothing to do with them.

   Even, The Sun even made a special feature for Chen Ran.

  The above lists what Chen Ran has done after entering Crystal Palace, and lists the amazing record of Crystal Palace this season.

   Finally, the Sun newspaper made a bold prediction even more sensational:

   In the 2004-2005 season of the Premier League, there will be a pattern of five major competitions between Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea and Crystal Palace.

   The Warring States era of the Premier League is coming!

  PS: So far, "Volume 1. The Years of the Green Championship" has officially ended.

   What is about to unfold is the passionate "Volume 2. The Warring States Period of the Premier League".

   (end of this chapter)