The quality of this kind of warm-up match is not high, the fans lack interest, and the stands are sparsely occupied.

But this is not the time for Wen Sheng to sigh. He carefully leads the players to do stretching and other warm-up actions. Only through sufficient warm-up can the players devote their bodies to the game. This is a necessary preparation to avoid injuries and perform at their best.

Within a few minutes, the Crystal Palace players were led by assistant coach Mick Jones to the other half of the pitch to warm up.

After the warm-up was over, Wen Sheng took everyone back to the locker room. Everyone began to pack their equipment, and Wen Sheng reminded everyone of what they need to pay attention to.

"First, don't be nervous! Second, stay in your position! Third, I just need to test your defense in this game. It doesn't matter whether you score or not, but you can also fight back if you need to!"

….

As a junior, and with an ulterior motive, Wen Sheng left the locker room early and came to the passage.

The number of spectators gradually increased, about three to four thousand people, including a small number of Croydon fans wearing Croydon jerseys. They probably knew Wen Sheng. Wen Sheng glanced over and saw that they were actually facing each other.

Wen Sheng waved his hand and shouted "winner! winner!"

Wen Sheng smiled and made a gesture of blowing a kiss, causing the fans to laugh.

"come on!"

"come on!"

…

The game time is coming soon, Croydon players and Crystal Palace players are walking out of the locker room one after another. Wen Sheng high-fives every Croydon player who walks out of the tunnel and encourages them.

He could feel that everyone was in good spirits, and he was very satisfied.

Wen Sheng has also aroused the curiosity of Crystal Palace players. To be honest, it is not particularly strange to be the head coach of an amateur team in his twenties, but it is not uncommon.

"What are you looking at? I've never seen such a handsome head coach!" Wen Sheng glared fiercely at Matt Lawrence. This guy is the vice-captain of Crystal Palace and the main defense force under Neil Warnock.

During the warm-up, Lawrence saw Wen Sheng leading the Crystal Palace players to warm up. Now he saw the interaction between Wen Sheng and Croydon. He couldn't help but look at it a few more times. Who knew that Wen Sheng would actually say such a thing?

Lawrence laughed.

"Hey, boy, you're the head coach of Croydon?! You're the head coach even before you have any hair, my dear!" Lawrence asked knowingly, he was already thirty-four years old, so he yelled "Hey, boy!" No.

That's too much.

"What?! Don't I look like that?!"

"Tsk, tsk, you look like you're not even twenty yet! Wow, you're such a genius!" Lawrence exclaimed exaggeratedly. Thinking of Croydon's level, the word "genius" is full of ridicule.

"Thank you! Mr. Lawrence! I'm glad to receive your praise! Well, you are absolutely right, I am indeed a genius!" Wen Sheng couldn't help hearing it, but he was shameless.

Lawrence was speechless, snorted and walked away.

Wen Sheng mentally gave him a middle finger.

Lawrence is not the highlight, Neil Warnock is.

Soon Neil Warnock and several members of his coaching staff also came out of the tunnel.

"Hello, Mr. Warnock!" Wen Sheng couldn't wait to hold out his hand, "Today I am your opponent, Croydon head coach Daniel Wen!"

"Hello! Daniel!" Suddenly a young man stood in front of him and said he was the opponent's head coach. Warnock was a little confused, and after a moment of reaction, he stretched out his hand and shook it with Wen Sheng.

"You work part-time?!" Warnock asked, "You look too young!"

Well, Lawrence isn't the last person to feel that opposing head coaches are too young.

"Yes, I am not young anymore. I am already 25. I have just graduated from university and am now preparing to find a job! I am from Croydon. I took the A-level coaching certificate while I was in school, so I am doing it temporarily.

Croydon manager!" Wen Sheng wanted to introduce himself properly, but the time was not right now.

"Well, good luck to you, Daniel!" Warnock laughed.

"I also wish you good luck, Mr. Warnock!" Wen Sheng responded politely.

"You can also call me Neil!" Warnock replied, making a leaving gesture to Wen Sheng and then walked to the home team's dugout, waving to the Crystal Palace fans who shouted for him on the way.

Neil Warnock is a famous bad-tempered person in English football. He is always quarrelsome with the sky and the earth. Wen Sheng thought that the old man would give him a blank look, but now it seems to be nothing, and Warnock seems to have

The acquaintance was quite friendly, and I couldn't help but have a good impression of the old man.

Both Lawrence and Warnock appeared one after another and did not know Wen Sheng, or did not know that Wen Sheng was the opponent's head coach. This gave Wen Sheng more confidence in not losing. Think about it, even the opponent's head coach

No one knows, this proves how much Crystal Palace neglects Croydon from top to bottom!

"The more contemptuous he is, the better. You'll have something to look at later!" Wen Sheng hummed in his heart. It would be perfect if he could win. Warnock couldn't remember him even if he didn't want to.

Wen Sheng is not sitting alone in the visiting team's coaching bench. Several members of the team's management are basically here. Wen Sheng's uncle Wayne pays attention to his nephew's every move and also sits in the coaching bench to watch the game.

Seeing Wen Sheng coming over, Wayne stood up and asked Wen Sheng.

"How was it?! How was your chat with Mr. Warnock?!"

"not bad!"

"Did he...um..."

"No! God, Uncle Wayne! We were just saying hello!"

"Just saying hello?!"

"right!"

"You should introduce yourself properly or invite him for a drink after the game!" Wayne shrugged and complained.

Damn it, why didn’t I think of this! Wen Sheng wants to slap himself! This is not presumptuous. A friendly match is also a competition. It’s a good idea to have a drink after the game!

The game has begun.

Wen Sheng adopted a 352 formation, and Neil Warnock saw the trick right after the start.

"Hey, that kid is going to lose a few goals!" Assistant coach Mick Jones was standing next to Warnock.

Although it is a friendly match, there is no need to stand on the sidelines to greet the players, but Warnock has a temper that cannot sit still. He stood on the sidelines at the beginning of the game and did not know what he was looking at.

Warnock did not answer. Mick Jones has worked with him for a long time and probably understands what Warnock is thinking. I am afraid that the old coach is not thinking about this game very much. Maybe he has already thought about the transfer market. He will transfer in the summer.

The conference season is not a good thing for Crystal Palace. Firstly, there is no money for signings. Secondly, Simon Jordan wants to sell some players to ease the team's financial crisis. These are more worthy of Warnock's anxiety than this game.

"Pay attention to your position! Damn it, don't rush in easily, stay tight!" Wen Sheng's outfit today is no different from what he wore at the training ground. He was wearing sportswear and just put on a pair of sneakers. Warnock didn't care, but he did.

He was so tight that he stood on the sidelines and gave instructions as soon as the game started, just like he was on the training ground.

Crystal Palace's players are really not very committed. Although Croydon's players are poor, it's like there's a bus parked near the penalty area. Crystal Palace can't attack for a while. Of course, it sometimes looks very dangerous.

In fact, it's not particularly dangerous.

When the defenders made a beautiful interception or steal, Wen Sheng would shout loudly, "Well done!"

In order to stimulate their players, I have to say that Croydon's players were a little uncomfortable with the intensity of the game at the beginning. This is different from the team training match after all, but after more than ten minutes, everyone did not concede a ball.

With the confidence gained, coupled with the fighting spirit that was already inspired, the defensive end became more and more stable.

Only now did Warnock, an old man, take a serious look at Wen Sheng's 352. Croydon put 80% of its staff energy on defense, completely adopting a defensive posture.

After observing for a while, Warnock felt more and more that Wen Sheng was amazing.

"The defensive position is maintained very well. It seems that this little guy also has a deep study of Italian football. I rarely see low-level teams being able to calm down and defend!" Warnock said, everyone said Warnock

Grams is an upgrade expert and the savior of underdogs, but what does Warnock actually rely on?!

He is very good at looking at what is happening, and he also has a very important skill, which is that he is particularly good at coaching defense.

Now that I see how impressive Croydon's defense is, I can't help but feel that Wen Sheng is a bit interesting.

"This little guy is very interesting!" Warnock finally noticed Wen Sheng and nuzzled in Wen Sheng's direction.

"It looks like this, the team is in some trouble!" Mick Jones frowned.
Chapter completed!