MTL - Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs-Chapter 388 Borrow a knife to kill

After the 30th round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace ushered in another two-week national team match day.

   This also gave Chen Ran time and energy to pay attention to the two Americans' contact with the Qatari royal family.

  Little fat Luis is still very energetic in the football circle. The news about Liverpool's huge debt spread quickly and even attracted the attention of some financial media.

   "Fxxxk!"

   "Who is spreading these rumors?"

   During the negotiation, Tom Hicks and George Gillette, who were asked by Qataris whether the rumor was true, went crazy with anger. This was to cut off their fortune. It was so sinister and vicious!

  The two Americans who said it was purely a rumor on the spot hurriedly ended the negotiation and hurried back to the Liverpool club to discuss countermeasures.

   "Tom, we have to find out who is behind this spread!"

   In the chairman's office, George Gillette called to Tom Hicks angrily.

  Tom Hicks was still calm. After he lowered his head and pondered for a while, he directly denied George Gillette's idea.

   "George, it doesn't matter who is behind the news. Our priority now is how to explain the loan to the Qataris."

"After all, what the rumors say is true. Even if the Qataris don't know it now, they will definitely ask someone to check the accounts when the negotiations are in progress. They will still know the debt situation of Liverpool Club by then, which is unavoidable. things."

   "Hoo!"

   let out a long breath, and George Gillette sat down on the sofa, still indignant.

   "Is this the case?"

   "George, this is England, not the United States. We are not familiar with the world, and we don't know much about the football circle. It is not easy to find out who is making trouble."

   "With this time and energy, we might as well think about how to get those Qataris. After all, our goal is to sell Liverpool Club for a good price, not to fight people. What do you think?"

   "Okay, I see. You're right, I'll listen to you."

  Thinking of the guys who are chasing after the **** for debts, George Gillette decided to hold back.

  While Tom Hicks and George Gillette were discussing how to get the Qataris, the fat little Louis also ran to Chen Ran's office to ask for credit.

   "Hey, Chen, everything is done. Now there are rumors that Liverpool is in deep debt crisis. It is estimated that those Qataris will not buy Liverpool Club until they find out how much money Liverpool owes."

   "Well, well done."

  Chen Ran nodded slightly and put down the Financial Times in his hand. The headline of "Liverpool in Deep Debt Crisis" was particularly eye-catching.

   "Louis, you can find a way to send a message to Ferguson and ask him if he wants to see Liverpool Club change to a rich new owner."

   "Er Chen, your trick is too insidious."

  Little Fatty Louis was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted, Chen Ran was trying to kill someone with a knife.

  Manchester United and Liverpool are famous rivals, wishing for the other party to be undone and never turn over.

  Liverpool is not like a team like Chelsea and Manchester City without any background. If this old giant club is replaced with an oil engine, will Manchester United still have a foothold in English football in the future?

   This kind of situation, presumably Ferguson is absolutely unwilling to see it.

   "Cough, football is a war in peacetime. "Sun Tzu's Art of War" said: A good fighter has no illustrious achievements. I just strangled a possible competitor in the cradle, how can it be called insidious?"

  Chen Ran glared at the little fat Louis in annoyance, saying nonsense to tell the truth!

   "Hey, I understand, it all means the same thing, I know what to do."

   Soon, Ferguson received a message from the little fat Luisto, and then he called the CEO of Manchester United Club Ed Woodward to his office.

   "Ed, what do you think about this?"

   After listening to Ferguson's introduction, Ed Woodward was also a little dumbfounded.

   During this period, he put all his energy on increasing the income of Manchester United club.

  No way, the Glazer family also suffered heavy losses in this financial tsunami.

  Fortunately, they have Manchester United, an old hen that can only lay down golden pills, so they siphoned funds from here to help them every now and then.

   For this matter, Ferguson slapped the table with Ed Woodward and lost his temper.

  But Ed Woodward, as the CEO appointed by the Glazer family, had to execute the boss's orders.

   And Ferguson, as the mainstay of Manchester United, Ed Woodward must also be appeased.

   In desperation, Ed Woodward had to go everywhere desperately to sponsor Manchester United.

  In this life, due to Chen Ran's intervention, Manchester United has not won a decent championship trophy for several years, which has led to Manchester United's current advertising sponsorship costs getting lower and lower.

   In addition, the whole world is being devastated by the financial tsunami, and there are fewer and fewer donors who have spare money to invest in advertising.

   In the end, Ed Woodward could only bring a bunch of messy advertising sponsorships to Manchester United, which felt like Tang Guoqiang of the Premier League.

   Now that I heard that Liverpool was being spotted by the oil rich, Ed Woodward couldn't hold back the envy and hatred in his heart.

   "Sir Ferguson, I think it is necessary for us to prevent the Qataris from acquiring Liverpool. We and Liverpool are mortal enemies. If Liverpool falls into the hands of those oil rich people, will Manchester United still have a bright future?"

   Ed Woodward looked at Ferguson talking with a serious face, as if I was thinking about Manchester United.

"Well, Ed, you're right, I think so too. There are more and more foreigners in the Premier League, and if this continues, all Premier League clubs will become foreigners' teams. This momentum, It has to be controlled."

   Seeing Ed Woodward's statement, Ferguson nodded with satisfaction.

   In fact, he had already made up his mind, and when he told Ed Woodward, it was just a cutscene.

   Ed Woodward curled his lips in disdain, the power of capital, how could you, a bad old man, stop it?

   However, he is now in the same position as Ferguson, and neither wants to see Liverpool change to a new owner with deep pockets, so naturally he will not say these words.

   "Sir Ferguson, is there anything I need to do?"

   "No. Ed, you can't help with this. I'll go and have a good chat with my old friends. You just need to stop taking money from the club."

   "Understood, Sir Ferguson, I wish you the best of luck on this trip."

  Seeing that Ferguson finally nodded at himself with a gun and a stick, Ed Woodward had no choice but to touch his nose and leave Ferguson's office.

   On the Crystal Palace side, everything that should be done has already been explained to little fat Louis. Now it's time to let the bullet fly for a while and see how things turn out.

   However, Chen Ran has not waited for the result from Liverpool, but waited for the bad news of Crystal Palace players getting injured again.

   This time it was Chiellini who suffered a thigh muscle strain due to overwork.

  Although the problem is not very big, at the most critical time of this season, Chen Ran lost his main left back again.

  It is important to know that as soon as the national team match day is over, Crystal Palace will immediately face the Premier League and Champions League eight-to-four games.

  On April 4th, in the thirty-first round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace will face Portsmouth at the Emirates Stadium;

  On April 8th, in the first round of the Champions League quarter-finals, Crystal Palace will fly to Spain again to challenge Real Madrid away;

  On April 11th, in the thirty-second round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace will go away to challenge Middlesbrough;

  On April 15th, in the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals, Crystal Palace will host Real Madrid at home this time;

  On April 18th, in the thirty-third round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace will face Liverpool, the direct rival of the league title this season, at the Emirates Stadium.

   There are five matches in fifteen days, with an average of one match every three days.

   Especially the last two games against Real Madrid and Liverpool were linked together, which made Chen Ran's brows wrinkle.

  If Crystal Palace can't secure the qualifying in the first leg against Real Madrid, they will have to go all out when they return to home.

   How much energy will the exhausted Crystal Palace players have to face Liverpool next? Frankly speaking, Chen Ran's heart was a little unsure.

   "What do you two think about the upcoming schedule?"

  Chen Ran looked up at his crouching dragon and phoenix.

   Southgate scratched his head and turned to look at Simone beside him. He couldn't think of a good way. After Guardiola left, he had to pin his hopes on Simeone.

   "Boss, although we are difficult, we don't have to be much better on Liverpool's side. Their opponent in the Champions League quarter-finals is Chelsea, and the game will never be easier than us."

  Simeone took a different approach and went to study Liverpool's schedule.

   "Chelsea have met Liverpool a lot in the Champions League before, but they all won less and lost more. I hope this time they can fight and hold back Liverpool."

  Chelsea and Liverpool's past records made Chen Ran not dare to have too much expectations for them.

  On April 4th, Crystal Palace ushered in the thirty-first round of the Premier League, against Portsmouth at home.

  Because he was going to play away to Real Madrid in three days, Chen Ran sent a half-main half-substitute starting lineup.

  In the end, with the goals of Cavani, Alves and Suarez, Crystal Palace easily won Portsmouth 3:1 at home.

  At the same time that he got three points, Chen Ran also got a "Level 1 Health Card" from the system.

   In other matches in the Premier League this round, Liverpool beat Fulham 1-0 away, still keeping a five-point gap behind Crystal Palace.

   Chelsea beat Newcastle United 2:0 away, Manchester United beat Aston Villa 3:2 at Old Trafford, and Arsenal beat the heavily invested Manchester City 2:0 at Highbury Stadium.

   The next day after the match against Portsmouth, Chen Ran led the Crystal Palace team to Madrid, Spain.

   On Real Madrid's side, Mourinho has long been ready.

  According to the countermeasures he discussed with Mendes before, Mourinho resolutely gave Real Madrid a 532 defensive counter formation.

   striker Raul, striker Benzema

   MF Las Diarra, MF Guti, MF Sneijder

  Left-back Marcelo, center-back Albiol, center-back Metzelder, center-back Ramos, right-back Salgado

   Goalkeeper Casillas

   On the Crystal Palace side, Chen Ran also put all the main players in his hand who can still play in the starting lineup.

   Center Dzeko

   Left midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo, midfielder Cesc Fabregas, right midfielder Messi

   Defender Yaya Toure, Defender Mascherano

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

   Goalkeeper Cech

   This powerful dialogue between the world's top teams has attracted the attention of countless fans, and the Bernabeu Stadium, which can accommodate 80,000 people, is full.

   But when everyone saw the Real Madrid players standing on the court, there was an uproar.

   "Is this a 532 formation for Real Madrid?"

   "What does Mourinho want to do? Does he want to learn from the weaker teams and set up the bus against Crystal Palace?"

   "This is not our Real Madrid. Mourinho, bastard, he will ruin the team!"

   "Ugly bus tactics, Mourinho got out of the Bernabeu Stadium!"

   "It's a disgrace to Real Madrid, Mourinho **** it!"

   Before the game started, some radical Real Madrid fans could not help but attack Mourinho personally.

   On the sidelines, although I can’t understand Spanish, I still understand some common international expressions.

   This guy is still so independent and his own way.

  Chen Ran glanced quietly at the Real Madrid bench, and saw Mourinho standing alone on the sidelines, faceless and expressionless in the face of the accusations.

   While secretly admiring it, Chen Ran also knew that Crystal Palace would not be able to play this game well.

   When the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game, as everyone saw, the Real Madrid team shrank their formation and retreated within their own half.

   With the exception of one Benzema who stayed near the center line, even Raul became the first line of defense in the midfield.

   Seeing this situation, Chen Ran will naturally not be polite. With a big wave of his hand, he immediately greeted the members of the Crystal Palace to press on the entire line.

  In this way, in front of 80,000 fans at the Bernabeu Stadium and countless fans around the world watching the game live, Real Madrid pioneered a bus in its own home.

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