MTL - Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs-Chapter 443 think more

   Chapter 443 Thinking too much

   Fortunately, Guardiola is not someone who has not seen the world. He was a famous star in Barcelona and Spain when he was a player, and he has long since cultivated his ability to deal with reporters.

   At the press conference, although the reporters made things difficult for them, some Spanish media reporters even went to London to question why Guardiola should abandon Barcelona.

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

   Just when Crystal Palace Club held a press conference for Guardiola's appointment, many famous figures in European football were watching the live broadcast of this press conference all over Europe.

   "Smart! This little guy from China is so smart!"

  London, Arsenal Club.

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

   "Boss, that Chen Ran who led the Crystal Palace well and suddenly said no to do it, said that he was tired of winning too many championships. Can such a willful decision be called smart?"

   His old partner Pat Rice, who was watching the live broadcast with Wenger, was a little puzzled.

   "Pat, do you know? Because Crystal Palace has monopolized the Premier League and Champions League titles in recent years, there are already some clubs that are ready to join forces with Crystal Palace."

   "But, boss, how can they snipe Crystal Palace? Crystal Palace has played against those strong teams over the years. Isn't it all about defeating their opponents to win the championship?"

   "Hehe, the so-called sniping is not just the game inside the stadium. More is outside the stadium, where you can't see it, it is the most deadly."

   "Boss, did you get any news?"

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

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

   Portugal's first group match of the World Cup in South Africa begins on June 15, leaving them little time to concentrate on their 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 Cote d'Ivoire, and the mysterious North Korea.

  It goes without saying that the Brazilian team is one of the favorites to win almost every World Cup.

   Although Cote d'Ivoire is only participating in the World Cup finals for the second time, even the England national team coach Capello 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 strongly agrees with Capello's point of view.

   Needless to say, just by looking at Ivory Coast's roster, you can see how strong this team is.

On the forward line, Drogba and Kalou played for Chelsea, a strong Premier League team, Gervinho played for Arsenal, and Cone played in Marseille, France.

In terms of midfield, Yaya Toure of Crystal Palace has actually recovered from injury before the Champions League final, but Chen Ran did not dare to let Yaya Toure, who had just recovered from his injury, go directly to play such a high-intensity game in the Champions League final, but he Going to the World Cup is totally fine.

  Others include Jokola, who plays for Sevilla, Fae, who plays in Nantes, and Gosau, who plays in Nantes.

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

   It can be said that Côte d’Ivoire is Portugal’s biggest competitor in qualifying.

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

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

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

   Chen Ran was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Ronaldo to still struggle with this issue.

   "Is that so?"

   Seeing Ronaldo's disbelief, Chen Ran thought it was a little funny.

   "What is there to deceive? I am the owner of Crystal Palace myself. If I want to continue to be the head coach, can anyone stop me?"

   "Er, Jorge told me, boss, you are advancing by retreating, which is a very clever method."

   "Oh? What did Jorge say about me?"

   This time, Chen Ran was also aroused by C Ronaldo's curiosity.

   "Boss, don't get me wrong, Jorge didn't speak ill of 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, you just say it directly, it doesn't matter."

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

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

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

  “.”

   Listening to Mendez's analysis relayed by Ronaldo, Chen Ran was also speechless.

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

   As for the enemies who want to deal with Crystal Palace, Chen Ran doesn't pay attention to it at all, and he will do it if he doesn't agree.

  Crystal Palace, specializing in all kinds of dissatisfaction!

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

   "I am now thinking of leading the Portuguese national team to 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 position do you think Portugal can get this time?"

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

   "What is the best World Cup result for the Portugal national team?"

   "The third place in the 1966 World Cup."

   "Then how about we try to improve the best score?"

   "Really? Boss, don't we want to reach the final of this World Cup?"

  C Luo was excited, and his voice suddenly became louder, which immediately attracted the attention of other passengers on the plane.

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

  Be aware that this is a flight from London to Lisbon, and the majority of the plane is Portuguese and British.

   When these people found out that they were on the same flight with Chen Ran, Ronaldo, and Pepe, they immediately became excited.

   Especially when Ronaldo mentioned the upcoming World Cup in South Africa just now, if the flight attendant hadn't come to stop it in time, some Portuguese fans would have come to take the opportunity to learn about the team's situation.

  Chen Ran glared at Ronaldo, who smiled embarrassedly and closed his mouth honestly.

   Portugal's training camp for the World Cup in South Africa started with recovery training.

   Just finished a season of competition, and the players are exhausted physically and mentally.

   After most of the data reported by the player's physical examination returned to normal, Chen Ran began to carry out normal technical, tactical and physical training.

   Then, 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 Cristiano Ronaldo wash away the side effects of using the "Chicken Blood Card" in the Champions League final.

   Just when Chen Ran took the Portuguese national team to prepare for the World Cup in South Africa, thousands of miles away in China, many domestic fans were also constantly paying attention to the situation of the Portuguese national team.

   There is no way, the national football team is not up to expectations, making Chen Ran the only Chinese who participated in the finals of the World Cup in South Africa.

  Love the house and Wuxia, everyone had to focus on the Portuguese national team.

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

   "It's hard to say, after all, Portugal has a lot of shortcomings. But now with Chen Ran as the head coach, I think at least I can reach the quarter-finals."

   "Hehe, quarter-finals? How much do you despise chicken thief? I think Portugal can at least reach the semi-finals!"

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

   "Cough, who is urinating yellow? Wake up the guy upstairs. Football is played by players, players are not capable enough, and coaches are too strong."

   "That's right. Although the Portuguese national team now has the top star Cristiano Ronaldo, but in other positions, the gap is not small compared to those 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, South Africa, the Portuguese national team will face the African elephant Cote d'Ivoire in their first game.

  Ivory Coast's current head coach is no stranger to everyone, it is the former England national team coach Eriksson.

   After leaving the England national team coach position, he also coached Manchester City club and the Mexico national team.

   However, due to his poor performance in leading the team, he was fired before finishing a year.

   Coaching the Ivorian national team this time can be said to be the last chance for Eriksson to prove himself.

   If he fails again, then he is likely to be excluded from the mainstream football world, and he can only go to the Chinese Super League to coach as 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 research, Eriksson, like Chen Ran, regarded the opponent's team as the biggest opponent of his own team.

   However, what Eriksson did not expect was that the absolute core of the team, the main center Drogba, was hit by Tanaka's knee in the game against the Japanese team, causing a fracture of the ulna.

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

   Left winger Kalou, center Dindane, right winger Gervinho

   MF Tiot, MF Yaya Toure, MF Eboue

  Left-back Thiene, center-back Jokola, 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.

   Having played in the Premier League for so long, Drogba knows all too well.

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

   Therefore, of course Chen Ran will not miss this good opportunity to defeat his opponent. He sent all the main players of Portugal, ready to take Côte d'Ivoire in one go.

   Left winger Nani, center Cristiano Ronaldo, right winger Quaresma

   MF Meireles, MF Deco, MF Thiago

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

   Goalkeeper Eduardo

   The players of the two teams mostly play in the five major European leagues. They have played against each other more or less, and they are not unfamiliar.

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

   From the first minute of the game, the two sides opened up and fought against each other.

   One Drogba is missing, which makes Côte d'Ivoire's attacking ability drop a big chunk. On the Portuguese side, Cristiano Ronaldo played well.

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

   When the game reached 29 minutes, Ronaldo once again ran out of the penalty area of ​​Cote d'Ivoire and cooperated with his teammates.

   After receiving the pass from Deco, he didn't give Colo Toure a chance to destroy the defender. Instead, he rubbed the ball with the outside of his foot and passed the ball diagonally to Quaresma on the right.

   Then, Ronaldo turned around immediately, bypassing Colo Toure and desperately advancing towards the penalty area of ​​Côte d'Ivoire.

   After receiving the pass from Cristiano Ronaldo, Quaresma slammed the ball forward and used his speed to directly dribble the Ivorian left-back Thiene.

   Thiene's speed is not slow, but because he has to do one more turn and chase action than Quaresma, Quaresma still grabbed the neutral and passed the ball into the penalty area of ​​Côte d'Ivoire.

   At this time, Colo Toure was still desperately chasing back. Cristiano Ronaldo, who had already arrived in advance, jumped high, overwhelmed the other central defender Zocora, and pushed the ball heavily towards the goal of Cote d'Ivoire.

"boom!"

   Goalkeeper Barry also responded quickly, and immediately made a save action to block the ball.

  But in a hurry, Barry failed to throw the ball far, 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.

   (end of this chapter)