Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs - Chapter 481

Chapter 481 Full of confidence

Seeing the substitutions and adjustments on the German team, Chen Ran immediately realized that the Germans were desperate.

So, he first replaced the positions of Carrasco and Vertonghen, and let Carrasco continue to deal with Sane.

Then Hazard and De Bruyne were allowed to retreat and serve as left and right forwards respectively to strengthen the defense of the two sides, leaving Mertens alone in front to wait for an opportunity to fight back.

From the first minute of the second half, the German team launched a wave of offensive against the Belgian defense.

Fortunately, Chen Ran was well prepared, and Belgium’s defense withstood the test, holding a one-goal lead until the end of the game.

In the end, with the goal of the surprise soldier Mertens, Belgium beat Germany 1:0.

While successfully advancing to the semi-finals, Chen Ran also got a “Level 1 Sight Card” from the system.

In the other quarter-finals, France beat Iceland 5:2 and became Belgium’s opponent in the semi-finals.

Wales upset Italy and will compete with Portugal for another spot in the final.

“Good guy, the semi-final against the host France? Belgium’s schedule is too devilish, isn’t it?”

“In the group stage, we will play against Italy first, then we will meet Spain after qualifying, then Germany, and now France. If we can reach the final, there is a high probability that we will meet Portugal. Kill the six generals?”

“Damn, this schedule makes my scalp tingle just by looking at it!”

“It seems that Belgium really has to play against all the strong teams this time before they can finally win the European Cup.”

“If Belgium can win the championship with this kind of schedule, then Chen Ran will really be a god.”

The French team is also a team with a tradition of internal strife, especially when Domenech was in charge. There were even cases where players and coaches publicly turned their heads and stopped training when participating in the World Cup.

However, Deschamps helped the French team win the first World Cup championship trophy as a captain when he was a player.

After retiring as the head coach, Deschamps once led Monaco to the Champions League runner-up, and later led Marseille to the Ligue 1 championship.

Since Deschamps took over the position of the head coach of the French team in 2012, although he has not completely eliminated the internal strife in the French team, at least he has controlled the conflicts within an acceptable range, and did not get out of control like in the Domenech period. .

As the host of this European Cup, Deschamps’ task is very simple, that is to lead the French team to win the European Cup again.

For this reason, Deschamps and the officials of the French Football Association have carefully prepared for a long time.

After repeated research, Didier Deschamps tried his best to put the French team’s old rivals Germany, England, Italy and Spain aside.

He believes that the biggest threat to the French team’s championship is the Belgian team coached by Chen Ran.

So, after persuading a group of officials of the French Football Association, Deschamps and the French Football Association targeted Belgium early and designed a wonderful schedule for Belgium.

However, things backfired.

When Belgium killed a group of powerful enemies and appeared in front of the French team, Deschamps knew that next, he could only rely on himself.

Center Giroud

Left midfielder Payet, midfielder Griezmann, right midfielder Sissoko

The defensive midfielder Matuidi, the defensive midfielder Pogba

Left back Evra, center back Umtiti, center back Koscielny, right back Sagna

Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris

On the Belgian side, Chen Ran had already studied the French team.

They don’t have a group of tall players like the German team. The tallest is center Giroud with a height of 193CM, followed by midfielder Pogba with a height of 191CM.

However, the two main central defenders used by Deschamps, Koscielny is 186cm tall, and Umtiti is only 182cm tall.

As for the two full-backs, Sagna is 176cm tall, and Evra is only 173cm, let alone.

The height advantages of Giroud and Pogba can only be used when defending set kicks. In normal sports battles, the French team can only rely on Umtiti and Koscielny for the air defense mission in the restricted area.

This is a weakness in the French team’s defense and an attack point that Belgium can use.

Therefore, Chen Ran naturally brought the Belgian team back to the high-altitude bombing tactics.

Center Lukaku

Left Midfield Hazard, Central Midfielder Witsel, Central Midfielder Fellaini, Central Midfielder Dembele, Right Midfielder De Bruyne

Left back Vertonghen, center back Kompany, defender Alderweireld, right back Carrasco

Goalkeeper Courtois

“Hahahaha, Chen Ran is such a thug. Seeing that the French team’s defense line is not tall enough, he immediately sent Lukaku on the field again.”

“It seems that Chen Ran wants to continue to use high-altitude bombing tactics against the French team.”

“This is normal. Except for the match against the German team, the high-altitude bombing set designed by Chen Ran for Belgium works very well, and it is not for nothing.”

“Actually, the French team is not short of tall men. Center Giroud and defensive midfielder Pogba are both over 1.9 meters tall. Belgium’s high-altitude bombing tactics may not be as effective as before.”

“Hehe, upstairs, if you can think of it, that guy Chen Ran must have thought of it long ago.”

“That’s right. Giroud is a center forward, and he can’t help at all except when defending set-pieces. As for Pogba, although he has height, do you think he usually defends?”

“That’s right. Although Pogba is strong, his tactical discipline is too poor. Didn’t you see that he can’t play the main force in the Crystal Palace now?”

“Playing as a midfielder but only thinking about attacking, Guardiola was scared by Pogba.”

“I heard that Pogba is now clamoring to transfer to Crystal Palace because he can’t play the main force. I don’t know if this is true or not?”

“I’m afraid only Chen Ran knows.”

“Haha, maybe it’s because Chen Ran knows Pogba’s situation too well, so he didn’t hesitate to use high-altitude bombing tactics.”

“Then it depends on whether Pogba returns to the national team, whether he still only thinks about attacking and not defending well.”

As the fans guessed, after studying the recent video of the French team, Chen Ran discovered that Deschamps still placed Pogba in the midfielder position, which made him feel at ease.

Regarding the situation of Pogba, not only Guardiola, but also Ronaldo and Messi have complained to Chen Ran, and even the little fat guy Luis has come to ask Chen Ran for advice.

Being famous at a young age, coupled with his outstanding talent, made Pogba rapidly expand.

Especially when Kaka gradually faded out of the main lineup due to his age, Pogba has always believed that he is the core midfielder of the new generation of Crystal Palace Club.

As Mascherano and Yaya Toure and others are getting older, Guardiola originally arranged Pogba and Kanter as the new midfielder combination of Crystal Palace to be responsible for the defensive tasks in the midfield.

However, once Pogba kicked up, he rushed to the front to participate in the attack regardless, leaving all the defensive tasks in the midfield to Kanter alone.

Usually when Crystal Palace is playing against weak teams, Pogba has no problem doing this. But when he met a strong team, he still did this.

With such a wide stadium, Kanter can’t take care of it alone. This caused Crystal Palace to be seized by the opponent several times to counterattack successfully and lost a lot of key points.

At first Guardiola was patient and gave Pogba a chance, but after finding that he refused to change after repeated admonitions, Guardiola simply put Pogba on the bench.

Pogba is not an obedient child. After losing his main position, he immediately went to his agent Mino Raiola to complain.

As Ibrahimovic gets older and Balotelli always thinks about life, Pogba has now become a new generation of superstars under Mino Raiola.

Put Pogba on the bench, wouldn’t that just cut off Raiola’s money?

Raiola is not a fuel-efficient lamp.

It was because he had been taught a few times by Chen Ran before, so he didn’t dare to make a big deal out of it.

Even he didn’t dare to go directly to Chen Ran, but went to negotiate with little fat boy Louis.

Raiola knew that Fatty Luis couldn’t make the decision, so he just left with his own conditions.

“Chen, Raiola came to me and told me that if Guardiola doesn’t let Pogba play the main force, then he will start to find a home for Pogba.”

“Raiola also said that this is the condition you promised when he brought Pogba to the Crystal Palace. Chen, is that so?”

At that time, Chen Ran was leading the Belgian team to prepare for the European Cup. Fatty Luis deliberately ran to the Belgian team’s residence to ask Chen Ran about Pogba’s handling.

“What does Guardiola mean?”

Chen Ran did not directly return to Little Fatty Louis’ question, but asked a rhetorical question.

“It seems that Guardiola has lost patience with Pogba. He said he has no objection to Pogba’s departure.”

“Oh? It seems that the relationship between the two of them is very tense.”

“Hehe, Chen, it’s not that the relationship between Pogba and Guardiola is not good. In fact, many people in the Crystal Palace club are dissatisfied with Pogba.”

“yes?”

Chen Ran raised his eyebrows, and looked at little fat Louis in surprise.

“It’s absolutely true.”

Seeing Chen Ran’s questioning eyes, little fat Louis nodded affirmatively.

I didn’t expect Pogba to be so popular.

Chen Ran believed what Little Fatty Louis said, because he was neither a coach nor a player, and he had almost no interaction with Pogba, so there was no need to take sides.

In Chen Ran’s heart, the Crystal Palace Club is his base camp, and only when the base camp is stable can he do his own thing with confidence.

Since Pogba has now become an unstable factor for the Crystal Palace club, no matter how good his talent and ability are, he can only give up.

“I did promise Raiola at the beginning that if Pogba wants to leave in the future, I will not forcefully stop him.”

“However, there is a prerequisite here, that is, Pogba must bring us a satisfactory transfer fee.”

“Okay, I see. Chen, what price are you going to set for Pogba?”

“100 million euros is the lower limit, there is no upper limit.”

“Gudu. Cough cough cough.”

Little Fatty Louis almost choked on his own saliva.

Good guy, 100 million euros is still the lower limit, isn’t this too harsh?

“Drink some water first, so why are you so excited?”

Chen Ran looked at the chubby Louis with a funny look, got up and poured a glass of water and handed it over.

“Ahem, thank you. Chen, that’s 100 million euros. Will anyone accept this price?”

“If I remember correctly, Pogba has three years left on his contract with Crystal Palace?”

“Yes, there are indeed three years.”

“That’s good, time is on our side, we can afford it. You tell Raiola my conditions, and then tell him, this is my bottom line, refuse to bargain.”

“Chen, can’t you be so tough?”

Little fat Louis looked at Chen Ran worriedly, this is a negotiation, not a robbery.

“Hehe, Luis, don’t underestimate Raiola’s ability, let alone his face.”

“If you ask him to counter-offer, would he dare to give you a half-cut? Besides, Mino Raiola is best at asking prices. If he comes forward to collect for us, you can rest assured and wait for the money.”

“Okay, I understand. But, Chen, if Pogba is sold, do we need to introduce new midfielders?”

“Not for the time being. Now the young midfielders in the Crystal Palace club have Kante and Casemiro, and then there are experienced Yaya Toure and Mascherano. Toni Kroos and Modric they can also A temporary guest appearance is enough for Guardiola to deploy.”

…

After getting permission from Chen Ran, Raiola immediately went full speed to contact Pogba.

You know, as an agent, he can draw a commission of 10%-15% of the transfer fee.

Even if the final transfer fee is only the lower limit of 100 million euros requested by Chen Ran, Raiola can still get 10 million to 15 million euros.

Even for a top agent like Raiola, this is not a small amount of money, enough for him to do his best.

Under Raiola’s running around, almost all European giants knew the news that Pogba was put on the shelves by the Crystal Palace Club.

Many clubs are moved by it, after all, Pogba has proven his strength, and he is still very young.

However, when these clubs asked Raiola about Pogba’s price, 90% of them never heard from it.

After all, 100 million euros is not 100 million yen, and wealthy clubs don’t have that much budget.

However, there is never a shortage of rich people in this world.

As time went by, the four clubs of Real Madrid, Manchester City, Liverpool and Manchester United successively expressed their desire to introduce Pogba.

Raiola, who was a little apprehensive about Pogba’s price of 100 million euros, jumped up with excitement.

Then, he immediately booked a plane ticket to meet Chen Ran.

This time, Raiola is full of confidence.

(end of this chapter)