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102. Grant of Bitterby

Wen Sheng's tone of voice was very gentle, but the content was worth pondering, and the young players fell into deep thought.

"Okay, guys, cheer up. The most important thing now is training!" Wen Sheng clapped his hands hard to stop the players' reverie.

As the match date approaches, the media and fans all become very manic. At the end of every training session, many media reporters and fans wait outside the Beckenham training base.

The Crystal Palace players enjoyed the feeling of being superstars. The fans shouted their names loudly outside the door, and the media reporters also looked forward to getting everything about the team from their mouths.

The players who were ordered to silence themselves by Wen Sheng didn't dare to say anything. When reporters surrounded them, they didn't even utter a word.

The more there is a gag order, the more likely it is to arouse the curiosity of media reporters and fans.

What strategy will Crystal Palace adopt in the final?!

Given that Crystal Palace adopted a high-pressing tactic in the first round against Nottingham Forest in the promotion play-offs that was difficult for the media to guess, the media really have no ability to guess what kind of tactical arrangements Wen Sheng will use against Portsmouth.

On the 21st, the pre-match press conference for the FA Cup final was finally held.

This week is the day of the Champions League final, but this game has nothing to do with the Premier League team. The opponents in the final are Inter Milan and Bayern Munich.

Even if there is such a heavyweight game, there are not a few media paying attention to the FA Cup. The press conference room at the Beckenham training base was packed with reporters.

Wen Sheng is no longer a fledgling press spokesperson. As Cheryl said, whether these reporters are praising him or slandering him, he must face their existence calmly.

"Good afternoon, gentlemen!" Wen Sheng smiled broadly and greeted everyone before sitting down, with Deli sitting next to him.

As soon as the press officer announced the start of the press conference, the reporters in the audience eagerly raised their hands.

This is not the first time for these reporters to come here, so Wen Sheng knows many of them.

He was the first to name Jordan Myers from ITV. ITV is responsible for broadcasting the FA Cup. Jordan Myers has interviewed him many times before, and the reports are more biased towards him.

For the first question, Wen Sheng hopes to be gentler. Miles is a good candidate.

"Daniel, Sean, we all know that Crystal Palace has not won an FA Cup title in its history. The fans are eagerly looking forward to this game. Will this increase your confidence for you and other players?"

pressure."

This question is relatively simple. Wen Sheng looked at Deli next to him, then turned to the microphone and said: "The expectations of the fans will of course bring a lot of pressure to us. Football cannot be separated from the support of fans, so we don't want to

To live up to their expectations. I think that gives us the most raw motivation."

"I know very well how much the fans crave trophies, but I don't think it's pressure. I think it will only be our motivation!" When everyone turned their attention to Delhi, Delhi replied sonorously.

After answering this question, Wen Sheng also named the Guardian reporter. The reporter hoped that Wen Sheng would look forward to the FA Cup final and what the probability of Crystal Palace winning the championship was.

"Fifty percent!" Wen Sheng laughed, and the reporters laughed in unison. Wen Sheng's answers to such questions were almost always fifty percent standard answers.

"Some people say that compared to Chelsea, our final will look easier. This is our best chance to rewrite history! But I don't think that is the case. Our opponent is also an excellent team. They have many good players.

We also have a good coach! So the final will definitely not be easy for us. They are the favorites, not us, but we are full of desire for the championship! I hope we can succeed!"

"How do you evaluate Mr. Grant?!" a Post reporter asked.

Portsmouth's Avran Grant, after he left the Israeli national team in 2006, he went to Portsmouth to serve as technical director. The head coach at the time was Lao Lei. Why did he go to Portsmouth?! Because at that time

Portsmouth's original owner Mandrich sold the club to Russian Jew Gaida Mark.

Having said this, everyone will understand why Grant, who used to be involved in Israeli football circles, suddenly moved to England's football circles.

He and Gaydamak are both Jews.

Wen Sheng still knew about Grant, after all, he had been the interim head coach of Chelsea, otherwise he would really not know who Grant was.

It is said that at this moment, he sympathizes with Grant. The Grant he now understands is a miserable person.

He took over when Mourinho ran away from Chelsea. He worked for half a season and was fired ruthlessly by Chelsea. In 2008, Lao Lei led Portsmouth to win the FA Cup, and then Lao Lei ran away. Portsmouth

Sri Lanka was in turmoil. In 2009, Gaidamark sold the club to Emirati businessman Fahim, and Grant became the successor. Who knew that Fahim sold the team to Saudi Arabian Farah within a few months?

Jia and Farajja ruined the team without paying a penny. Portsmouth is in deep debt and owes more money to the bank than Crystal Palace.

In such an environment, no matter how talented Grant was, it was all in vain. The situation he encountered was much worse than Wen Sheng.

Crystal Palace's rot didn't just start today. Jordan had long wanted to sell the team. Therefore, it is clear that many of this team's problems are incomplete. Even if these players want to leave, no one may be willing to take them.

But Portsmouth is not. In the past few years, they have introduced many good players. The environment in Portsmouth has fallen into a bad environment, the players' minds are agitated, and their level of turmoil is much greater than that of Crystal Palace.

With such a turbulent team, Grant simply cannot calm down the morale of the team. In fact, even if they are not penalized, they will not be able to stay in the relegation.

So Wen Sheng sympathizes with Grant a little, as his life is extremely difficult. Of course, in the final analysis, Grant still makes his own decision. He is the coach, he is older, he has been in England for several years, and he wants to return to coaching. Once

I would like to take it if I have a chance.

Reporters asked Wen Sheng to comment on Grant, and Wen Sheng almost wanted to blurt out that he was a jerk.

But how can you say this?!

"Mr. Grant is a good coach! I believe that Portsmouth led by him is also a mountain standing in front of us!" Wen Sheng said this. After all, he decided to lift it up. It is not easy for everyone!

"Daniel, you said Portsmouth is a difficult opponent, so how are you going to deal with this game?!" The Mirror reporter finally asked about tactical issues.

"Perseverance is victory!" Wen Sheng answered concisely and concisely.

This is simply a sideways statement that does not touch the soul.

Wen Sheng has been practicing closed training at the Crystal Palace in the past few days. It is a bowl of ecstasy in itself. He deliberately wants others to not know what the Crystal Palace is thinking, and how can he easily reveal his own thoughts.

But the reporters were determined not to give up. They were panicking.

"Daniel, in the first leg of the play-off against Nottingham Forest, we noticed that the tactical strategy you adopted was completely different from your usual style and achieved very good results. Will you continue this strategy in the FA Cup final?

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"Wen, will Zaha start in this game?!"

"Daniel, can Lawrence adapt to the intensity of the competition?!"

The reporters tried their best to make insinuations and inducements, but in the end they couldn't get Wen Sheng to say a word, so someone set their sights on Delhi.

Delhi said politely: "I think it is more appropriate for the head coach to answer this question! As players, we just need to obey the coach's arrangements!"

Before coming here, the uncrowned kings thought that they would at least get something out of Wen Sheng's mouth, but who knew that this guy was so impeccable that he refused to reveal even a single word. Even in the starting lineup, he was secretive and refused to tell the truth.

The uncrowned king was full of resentment when he left, but he couldn't say Wen Sheng was unfriendly.
Chapter completed!
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