49. Eagles want to catch magpies
Cheryl was standing in the corner of the hall. Wen Sheng got her a temporary work card and asked her to follow him, saying that you can observe my work up close.
Cheryl had never been close to the work of any team. She seemed very excited and asked questions like a curious baby. Fortunately, she was well informed. She rarely asked questions when Wen Sheng was working.
Standing next to it.
When Wen Sheng showed up at the training ground with her in the morning, the Crystal Palace players whistled excitedly. Wen Sheng was already twenty-six years old. As a native of Croydon, he at least stood out in front of this group of people.
There aren't many secrets at all, and no previous girlfriend is publicly known.
Who would have thought that Wen Sheng would bring a beautiful woman to the training ground so quickly. Wen Sheng blushed and explained repeatedly that Cheryl Williams was a reporter, but everyone obviously didn't believe it.
Leaving the training work to Hawking and the others, Wen Sheng almost fled with Deli and Cheryl to attend the press conference.
Cheryl looked at Wen Sheng's ability to cope with the situation and couldn't help but secretly admire her. She understood that it was not easy to be the head coach of a team, and it was even more difficult for a head coach in his 20s. Crystal Palace was also a Championship team after all, and Wen Sheng was a top team at this level.
The youngest ever.
"It seems that you have fully adapted to your current role!" At the end of the press conference, Wen Sheng, Deli and Cheryl walked to the training ground together, and Cheryl praised Wen Sheng.
"It doesn't matter if he doesn't adapt! The press conference is a required course for every head coach, and he has to face it!" Dery couldn't help laughing, "Miss Williams, would you like to know something about Wen Sheng?
Secret thing?!"
"oh?!"
"What secret do I have?!" Wen Sheng was surprised.
"Haha, it seems you have forgotten that just three days ago you cursed the damn reporters!" Deli revealed with a wink.
"What's going on?!" Cheryl couldn't help but laugh. Judging from today's state, Wen Sheng doesn't seem to be that kind of person.
"Oh, don't mention it! Anyway, I don't have a good impression of reporters. Since I took office, I have participated in many press conferences and faced "torture"! Cheryl, do you understand?! They always think that I have no
I have the ability to lead Crystal Palace. If the team hadn't performed as well as it does now, I would have been sent to hell!" Wen Sheng confessed, "Is it wrong for me to curse them in private?!"
"Sean, don't forget that you scolded me too!"
"Haha, it's okay. I think everyone has their own way of venting! Sometimes reporters are really annoying!" Cheryl smoothed her blond hair and felt a little self-deprecating.
"Then you still want to be a reporter?! You can do anything else!"
"I am an upright reporter! An upright football reporter!" Cheryl said seriously, "Believe me, you are definitely a positive character in my writing!"
"Well, that's pretty much it!" Wen Sheng nodded.
"Then do you think I'm a good reporter?!" Cheryl pursed her lips and smiled.
"Of course, I'm sure you are!" Wen Sheng also pretended to be serious.
"Look, look! Mr. Derry, people always tend to accept opinions that suit him, and opinions that are unfavorable to him are all nonsense and slander in someone's mind! This is the definition of good and bad journalists.
Simple!" Cheryl laughed loudly and pointed at Wen Sheng.
"Ahem!" Derry laughed dryly, "Look! Danny, you were fooled!"
Wen Sheng was also happy, this girl was very cunning.
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Newcastle is in the northeastern part of England, and the journey is relatively long. The game time is at 3 pm on the 26th. No matter how poor the Crystal Palace is, those who should stay in local accommodation for this long-distance game have to go to local accommodation, so the team sets off to Newcastle in the evening. Transportation
It's a train.
On the morning of the 26th, Crystal Palace found a training ground to do simple recovery training. After resting in the hotel for an hour and a half at noon, the team headed to St. James Park Stadium. This stadium can accommodate more than 50,000 people and is the oldest stadium in the Northeast.
It is the largest football stadium with the largest capacity and the sixth largest stadium in England.
Newcastle played in the Premier League last season, but the results were poor. Legendary striker Alan Shearer failed to save the team from being relegated. Their sixteen-year history of continuous competition in the Premier League also came to an abrupt end.
After relegation, Alan Shearer left and Chris Hughton became the team's head coach.
After Newcastle was relegated, the team's personnel turnover was not too serious. Therefore, they are one of the strongest teams in the English Championship and the favorites for promotion. Hughton has lived up to this team and led them to the top position now.
, undefeated at home.
Crystal Palace has been in very good shape recently, but before this game, critics were still not optimistic about their away trip. Firstly, they lacked strength, and secondly, Newcastle’s home court, at least until now, can be called the devil’s home ground, a British Championship-level team.
It's not that easy to show off your power here.
Chris Hughton is also a very interesting guy. At the pre-match press conference, he said: "Crystal Palace's tactics are no secret. They will tighten their defense and then wait for opportunities to counterattack! I believe they will still play against us.
It will be like this! We are confident that we can break through their defenses!"
This makes it clear that Crystal Palace's tactical style is not meant to stimulate Wen Sheng. After all, the opponent has just defeated Wolves 4:0, don't you think you are inflated and inflated?! Are you worthy of the power of the victory over Wolves?!
"Gentlemen! Do you know what kind of opponent we will face today?!" Wen Sheng held a piece of paper and looked at his players.
"Newcastle!"
"Boss! It's a magpie!"
"Magpies are most afraid of eagles!"
Everyone was relatively relaxed and answered cheerfully.
"Yes, that's correct. We are facing Newcastle today! Yes, their nickname is the Magpie!" Wen Sheng nodded, "But! Huh, are their Magpies afraid of our Eagle? Can our Eagle capture them?"
It’s hard to say where this magpie lives!”
"Do you know our opponents?!" Wen Sheng asked seriously, "Do you know that Newcastle has won 15 games and only lost 3?!"
"Do you know they have 9 wins, 4 draws and no defeat at home?!"
"Did you know that they scored 26 goals in 13 home games and only conceded 6 goals in total?!"
"Do you know that in the last seven times we played against them, we only won once and lost five times?!"
…
As Wen Sheng asked questions one by one, everyone's expressions gradually solidified.
"Yes, you are facing such an opponent, top of the league, with high offensive efficiency and rock-solid defense! They are now so powerful that they are unstoppable!"
"Just two days ago, we defeated the Wolves! Our performance was perfect and impeccable! But you have to understand that that is the past tense! You have to understand what kind of opponent we are facing today!"
"I hope that defeating Wolves will bring you confidence, not pride, because we have no capital to be proud of! We have only scored 29 points now, and we are still under the pressure of relegation!"
"We are always afraid of any opponent, but we should not underestimate any opponent!"
"Please don't underestimate our enemies! Any act of underestimating your opponents on the battlefield is like committing suicide! I don't want us to die in pride, but to live proudly and tell any enemy that we can defeat them!"
"Gentlemen, tell me, can you do it?!"
"Yes!" This time they all said in unison!
"Very good! Let me see your attitude on the court! I believe our claws will be able to catch the Magpie today!"
"Come on! Eagles!" The players filed out in high spirits.
Zaha's legs were shaking. After training on the morning of the 25th, Zaha clearly heard that he would become the team's starter. From that moment on, Zaha was extremely excited. Last night, he didn't even think about it.
Go to sleep.
Wen Sheng's speech was so shocking that Zaha felt that her feet were almost out of control!
When standing in the St. James Stadium, with the sound of 50,000 fans in his ears, he enjoyed this feeling extremely!
Chapter completed!