Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs

   Chapter 54 Free People

   "Boss, what are your plans for the use of Cesc Fabregas?"

  After the training, Simone and Southgate also approached Chen Ran and asked about it.

   "Nothing special, just let Cesc Fabregas play as a substitute for a period of time, and then play as the main force after he gets used to it."

   "But judging from the League Cup match and the last league match, he's adapting well?" Southgate asked in confusion.

  Chen Ran did not answer directly, but turned to look at Simone.

   "Diego, do you think so too?"

"There's nothing wrong with what Egarez said. From the performance of Cesc Fabregas, he has adapted very well to the English style of play. And, I have to admit, the team can only play sharp when he is on the field. The counterattack. At this point, he did better than me."

  Chen Ran pointed at Simone with a smile, this guy looks like a tough guy, but he speaks very modestly and frankly admits his inadequacies.

   "Diego, you are too humble. You and Guardiola and Cesc Fabregas are different types of players. It's normal that everyone is good at different things."

  Chen Ran comforted Simone, after all, this is his right-hand man.

   "Of course I know that when Cesc Fabregas is on the court, the team's offense is smoother. But after all, he is only 16 years old now. Whether he can withstand 90 minutes of high-intensity confrontation is still unknown."

   "Fabregas' performance in the first two games was good, but there is one factor that cannot be ignored. He only played in the second half. At this time, the opponent's stamina has declined, and he has plenty of stamina, so he actually took advantage."

"If I let him start, but his physical strength can't last 90 minutes, and he is replaced halfway, then we have no back-up and can only passively defend. So both for the team and for Cesc Fabregas , starting from the bench is a safe choice.”

   Southgate and Simone kept nodding. Chen Ran's concerns are not impossible.

   "But if Cesc Fabregas is not on the court, our counterattack will not be able to fully exert its power. If the opponent does not have the scruples to attack with full force, then our defensive pressure will be too great."

   Southgate said with some concern.

The strength of Ipswich in the last game was generally good, but this time Sunderland was a team that just came down from the Premier League, and the lineup did not suffer much loss. major test.

   "So, Gareth, this game against Sunderland, you don't play the centre-back, you play the free man."

"Free man?"

  Southgate was stunned for a moment, because the requirements for the ability of players in this position are too high, and few people are competent, so he has not heard this name for a long time.

   "Boss, my ability is not enough, I'm afraid I can't play this position."

  Although he is reluctant to admit it, Southgate still has this self-knowledge.

   "Don't be in a hurry to refuse. I'm not asking you to be an all-around free agent like Beckenbauer, but a semi-free agent who only defends in your own half. You don't need to be involved in offense."

"You can play both the centre-back and the midfielder, this arrangement is only up to you. I'm going to remove Modric, and then put Thiago Silva and Vidic in the centre-back, Diego You also play a double midfielder with Yaya Toure, and you are responsible for filling their gaps."

   "Then we give up attacking completely?"

  Simeone was also surprised by Chen Ran's arrangement. Is this just defending and not planning to counterattack?

"Isn't Tony still left in front of you? After you steal the ball, go straight to Tony with a long pass, and let him decide whether to go it alone or split the ball between Ronaldo and Ribery on both sides. As for the effect, it depends on them. Play it on the spot."

   "Boss, you are really simple and rude."

  Simeone couldn't help laughing bitterly, Chen Ran's tactics were more aggressive than his defensive counterattacks.

   "No way, who asked us to be short of people? However, fortunately, we only need to survive the first half. In the second half, I will replace Cesc Fabregas, and then return to normal tactics, understand?"

"clear."

  Sunderland's home stadium, the Stadium of Light, is now one of the most famous stadiums in England.

   has just been built for more than five years and can accommodate more than 40,000 people. If necessary, it can be expanded to 64,000 people in the future. Chen Ran, who was here for the first time, was drooling.

  It's amazing, the Selhurst Park stadium in Crystal Palace is broken and small, and I will tear it down and rebuild it sooner or later.

   Crystal Palace's starting lineup for this game is:

   Center Tony

  Left midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo, right midfielder Ribery

   Simeone, midfielder, Yaya Toure

   Freeman Southgate

  Left-back Chiellini, center-back Thiago Silva, center-back Vidic, right-back Maicon

   Goalkeeper Cech

   "beep"

   As the referee's whistle sounded, the game officially started.

   At this time, the head coach McCarthy, who was on the Sunderland bench, was frowning at the Crystal Palace's position on the field.

   When he got the Crystal Palace squad before, he realized that something was wrong.

  Because Modric is no longer in the starting roster, but if Crystal Palace is going to play a two-tower strategy, then there should be Crouch in the roster.

   But Crouch's name did not appear, but there was a strange Thiago Silva.

  According to the information, this Thiago Silva is a central defender.

  If you count Southgate and Vidic, then Crystal Palace sent three central defenders in this game. Could it be that the Chinese have a five-back defensive formation?

   This is a style that Crystal Palace has never used this season.

   McCarthy has been preparing for this game against the Leaders for a long time, it is absolutely impossible to remember wrong.

   Is it because Guardiola is out?

  But in the last game, didn't they have another kid named Cesc Fabregas?

   In the last game, the kid performed well and directly helped Crystal Palace win. After the game, the media praised him as a talented player.

  Why don't you continue to use this one?

   McCarthy was so puzzled that he almost scratched his scalp. In the end, I still couldn't think of what medicine Chen Ran sold in the gourd, so I decided to take a step by step.

  Crystal Palace is an away game, and McCarthy has long expected that it will use defensive counterattacks.

   He is very confident in the strength of his team. After all, the players under his command are all trained in the Premier League, and they will definitely not be worse than Crystal Palace.

   Therefore, in addition to telling defenders to pay attention to the counterattack of Crystal Palace, he still adopted offensive tactics. Prepare to take advantage of this league leaders while Crystal Palace weakens.

   Soon, in less than ten minutes of the game, McCarthy discovered Chen Ran's arrangement.

   "This Gareth Southgate is defending everywhere in the backcourt, and some places are even far from the penalty area. This is not the way of a central defender at all, he is playing a free man."

   McCarthy now fully understands Chen Ran's intentions, and his face can't help but look solemn.

   (end of this chapter)