The game will be played at 3 p.m.

After a group dinner at noon, the Croydon players rested for an hour and a half before heading to Selhurst Park. This stadium is not unfamiliar to the Croydon players at all. Most of them

They are all fans of Crystal Palace. If there is no conflict in time, they will come to watch Crystal Palace's English Championship game, so there really is no problem of stage fright.

But it is not common to play football at Selhurst Park. Whether it is the facilities or the venue conditions, Selhurst Park is much better than Croydon's bad venue. Everyone keeps praising Crystal Palace's stadium.

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"Gentlemen! This is a beautiful stadium, isn't it?!" After wandering around the stadium, he returned to the visiting team's locker room and was about to enter the warm-up period. Wen Sheng asked everyone while everyone was changing equipment.

"Of course, it's much more beautiful here!"

"No need to ask, more than 20,000 people can sit here! Gee, think about how it feels to play football in front of such fans..."

Various answers came one after another. As a player, who doesn’t want to show himself on a bigger stage? Selhurst is not ordinary for everyone.

"Have you ever played football here?!" Wen Sheng continued to ask.

"Daniel, this is not the first time!" captain Hawking said with a smile, "We have been here to play football before!"

Generally speaking, the venue for friendly matches in summer training is usually the home court of a low-level team, because this can bring ticket revenue to the low-level team. If there is no benefit, why would someone be your sparring partner? Because the friendly matches of strong teams in summer training are cruel.

It’s rare to go to the home court of a strong team.

Croydon players are familiar with Selhurst Park because they have been watching Crystal Palace games here for a long time, but they do not often play football at this stadium.

Wen Sheng's question was not out of ignorance.

"Mr. Hawking, can you tell me about that game?!" Wen Sheng asked with the face of a curious baby.

Hawking immediately changed his color and looked at Wen Sheng's eyes carefully, wondering whether Wen Sheng did it on purpose.

Needless to say, I was tortured by the Crystal Palace!

"Tell me about it, Mr. Hawking!"

"Tell me about it, Donner!"

Many players in the crowd who had not participated in the friendly match were curious and ignorant, and they all supported Wen Sheng.

"This..." After losing miserably, 10:0, who has the nerve to mention that game?! Hawking hesitated and said, he was too embarrassed to say that he lost his pants.

"It's just a friendly match, what's there to say? Crystal Palace beat us to a pulp in that game! Yes, that's right! 10:0, the most Croydon has lost in more than ten years!

"A certain player in the team who played with Hawking in that friendly match shouted carelessly.

Instead of feeling ashamed, he felt proud. Wen Sheng cursed in his heart.

The score of 10:0 really shocked everyone!

Because it is a friendly match after all, everyone has to take care of some face. In addition, as a strong team, they have more important league games to play, so they don't need to take it so seriously. The gain outweighs the gain by irritating the opponent and injuring one's own players. Generally speaking,

He said that they would all keep it in check and that the most important thing is not to get hurt.

In recent years, Croydon has not only played against Crystal Palace, but also against Fulham and Arsenal. None of them were as miserable as Hawking and his team, and they lost too many games.

Everyone was talking a lot, and Wen Sheng observed everyone's attitudes.

Some people pondered, but most people didn't care. They said that Hawking and his team were just unlucky enough to meet a "serious" Crystal Palace team, and it was just a friendly match, no big deal.

Logically speaking, it's just a friendly match, it's really no big deal, but today is different, because Wen Sheng doesn't want to lose!

Just kidding, how can I show it if I lose?!

That tragic defeat happened ten years ago, and many people have forgotten it, but Wen Sheng already knew that he deliberately brought up this topic today because he had something to say.

"Quiet! Quiet!" Wen Sheng clapped his hands to signal everyone. During this time, the players had gradually adapted to Wen Sheng's authority. When he spoke, many discussants fell silent.

"I listened to everyone's discussion very carefully just now! Many people said it was just a friendly match and it was no big deal at all!" Wen Sheng shrugged and paused.

"Is this really true?! If everyone has this attitude, then why do we need to play a friendly match?! Why don't we just surrender to them?!"

"Don't tell me, you guys came to play with this mentality today too?!"

"The pitch is the battlefield. When you get on the battlefield, you have to fight hard. How can there be any reason to surrender before you get on the battlefield?! Only cowards will surrender directly! Football is the greatest sport in human history, and it is a competitive sport! Competition!

Do you understand what it means?!"

"I don't like your attitude very much! I'm confused about what I was doing during this time?! I cultivated a group of cowards?!"

Wen Sheng sprayed so hard that the Croydon players were speechless.

To be honest, of course Wen Sheng is right, and it’s not easy to object to everyone’s ideas.

"Gentlemen! I would like to remind you that the reason why friendly matches exist is because both our opponents and we hope that the match will achieve a certain goal!"

"For Crystal Palace, they hope to get a feel for our "weak" team before the new season and practice their tactical routines for the new season. For them, maybe scoring goals is not the focus at all, but the running-in of the formation tactics!

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"So what about us?! Isn't it the same thing?! Is it just for the small appearance fee they give us?! Don't you think we can gain a lot against a team that is much stronger than us?!

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"Don't you want to test the results of everyone's hard work during this period?! Don't you want today's game to be something you can talk about for many years?!"

"Everyone, I don't want to lose! I also think we can do it, and I have absolute confidence in you! The Crystal Palace is not as powerful as you think!"

Wen Sheng gradually ignited everyone's fighting spirit and passion.

And he was right, the Crystal Palace was not as powerful as imagined.

This team is actually in a precarious situation right now, and everyone knows that.

The owner of Crystal Palace, Simon Jordan, acquired Crystal Palace in 2000. He and Neil Warnock were good friends. He wanted to invite Neil Warnock to coach at Crystal Palace many years ago, but it was not until 2007 that Neil Warnock

Knock did it.

Although they say they are good friends, Simon Jordan is actually interested in Neil Warnock's ability to train underdogs and hopes that Warnock can lead Crystal Palace to promotion. After all, it is only in the Premier League that he, a profiteer, can make big money.

Neil Warnock has that miraculous ability. If you only have 1 pound, Warnock can turn it into 50 pounds.

He has proven this ability in many teams, so Simon Jordan shamelessly asked Warnock to coach Crystal Palace.

But no matter how amazing Warnock is, it still depends on the team and the time. Facts have proved that his coming to Crystal Palace is not so right.

Three years have passed and Warnock has not led Crystal Palace to upgrade. The reason must be said to be Simon Jordan. This guy has less and less money to play in the club. Now he has no ability to support it and is just hanging on. No matter how good Warnock is,

no way.

The shaky Crystal Palace naturally had little access in the summer, and the team's strength was not terribly strong.

After encouraging everyone enough, Wen Sheng took the players out to warm up together.
Chapter completed!