53. Wen Sheng's distress
A crisp counterattack and two goals. Although there were still flaws in the defense, Crystal Palace still defeated the leader Newcastle 2:0 in the away game.
The Crystal Palace players, whose physical fitness was severely exhausted, all breathed a sigh of relief the moment the final whistle blew. The score was ideal, but the process was very difficult.
Under the leadership of captain Delhi, everyone slowly walked to the visiting team's fan area to thank the fans who came from afar. None of the fans left. They frantically called everyone's name on the team, crowded in the front row and stretched out their hands to talk to the players.
After shaking hands, the players went to the first row of seats at the fans' request, took photos with the fans, signed autographs, and happily accepted everyone's praise.
The most popular is of course Vardy.
In two consecutive games, Vardy scored 5 goals with his head and kicks, killing two powerful opponents.
He has completed the transformation from parallel import to darling.
Delhi looked at Vardy who was delighted, and was filled with emotion. What magic power does Daniel have?! Where is the end of the team?!
After Wen Sheng hugged the players, he was interviewed by reporters in the interview area.
This game can be called a classic, and the stories that happened in the middle are enough to make people talk about it.
Everyone has spread the word about what Joey Barton said during the conflict with Wen Sheng. To be honest, the story is very funny.
"The hair is not even long!" This sentence is used to describe Wen Sheng, and reporters always feel that it makes sense.
"Daniel, congratulations to your team! Can you tell us how you feel at this moment?!" Sky Sports reporter Jordan Myers smiled and congratulated Wen Sheng. He heard what Button said about Wen Sheng, and now he saw Wen Sheng
Sheng couldn't help but want to laugh, and was trying hard to hold it in.
"I'm very proud!" Wen Sheng didn't think too much and said sincerely: "Even though we eliminated Wolves two days ago and entered the fifth round of the FA Cup, no one still believed that we could be here and that we could be here.
Three points at St James' Stadium! But I told my players that I believe in them and I believe they can do it!"
“The results are fantastic and I’m so proud! We really are a very good team!”
"Do you think your team is in the best shape now?! Now you have defeated Wolves and Newcastle one after another. Everyone was not optimistic about you before the game, but you succeeded in doing it!" Myers finally said on his face.
"Serious".
"No, I think we can do better! There are many young people in the team, and we still have huge room for growth! I believe we will do better in the future!" Wen Sheng denied.
"Speaking of young people, we saw that just 40 minutes into the first half, you replaced Wilfried Zaha. Is there any reason for this?! Can we think that you are not satisfied with his performance?
Not satisfied?!" This matter is destined to become the focus of this game. Wilfried Zaha is very likely to become another young talent who debuts under Wen Sheng, but now he may become a joke
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"No, no, no, the adjustments I made were just tactical needs! Ryan's defensive awareness is better! Our opponents put a lot of pressure on us in the first half, and I had to change some of the plans before the game!" Wen Sheng
He does not intend to make his dissatisfaction public. He has high hopes for Zaha. If he goes too far, he should leave some room for it.
No matter what the outside world thinks, Wen Sheng said whatever he said was what he said, saving face for Zaha.
When Wen Sheng said this, Miles' reaction was that he didn't believe it, but he didn't ask further, so it would be useless to ask!
"Do you want to say something about Joey Barton?! What did he say to you at that time?!" Miles asked pretendingly.
"What do I want to say?! I don't think I need to say anything about his character. Everyone knows what kind of person he is! I just want to say that he is a criminal on the court. Today he did it again and again
Uprooting my player and fouling Alassane is simply murder! What can I say? Newcastle will still take him, I just don't understand it!" Wen Sheng fiercely criticized Button.
Joey Barton's reputation in English football is not good at all. This kid has had off-field fights, been in jail, and has a rough style on the pitch.
He was a product of Manchester City's youth training, but later because this kid was so bad, Manchester City did not dare to renew his contract.
That's why he came to Newcastle.
Newcastle is a strange place. The owner, Ashley, is a famous miser in England. He is always rich but never gets any money, and his team always welcomes bad boys.
Bowyer, Dyer and Button all have a bad reputation, but Newcastle always takes in such players.
Just say that Barton is in jail, but Newcastle still retains him. This kid has no good intentions. When Alan Shearer was the head coach, Barton and Shearer had a huge quarrel, yelling at each other, and staged a good show of discord between generals.
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Wen Sheng didn't know too much about Button's story, and he didn't know where he went after leaving Newcastle. After all, Button's strength was limited, and the wealthy clubs couldn't look forward to it and could only go to mid-to-lower teams, but what Button did was too great.
Being famous, at least he knows all the bad things about being famous.
Although he didn't say it clearly, Wen Sheng meant to lead readers to recall Barton's past. To put it bluntly, he told everyone that Barton is a bad guy at heart.
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The players packed up and had dinner at the hotel in Newcastle. After seven o'clock in the evening, the Crystal Palace players got on the bus and prepared to return to London. According to the plan, Crystal Palace had to play against Petersburg at home on the 30th, and time did not allow them.
Staying overnight in Newcastle, the players have no holiday tomorrow and will have a training session in the evening.
It was not until the bus was about to leave that Wen Sheng arrived late.
"How was your chat with Hughton?!" Wen Sheng sat down in his old seat, next to him was Lawrence.
"Don't be convinced, he said I was cheating!" Wen Sheng snorted: "I said you shouldn't have sent that bastard Barton to play!"
Not only Lawrence, but also several people around him couldn't help but laugh.
Wen Sheng himself was also happy. Generally speaking, the drink after the game was not bad. Hughton is a good guy. There was a lot of dissatisfaction with Wen Sheng's performance on the field. The two even exchanged some words on the sidelines, but at the bar
The two reconciled, but Hughton was full of praise for Wen Sheng.
"Damn, we should take a plane!" Wen Sheng is not interested in long-distance travel at all, which is really unpleasant.
"Then you should use the authority of your head coach to put pressure on that stingy Carlton guy!" Lawrence teased Wen Sheng.
Wen Sheng pouted and acted helpless. Don't even think about it. Carlton, who was very calculating, would not agree. He would do anything to save even a dime, let alone more than a dime.
After a moment of silence, Wen Sheng suddenly asked Lawrence in a low voice, "Matt, how do you feel?! Are you okay?!"
Lawrence smiled bitterly and shook his head, "It seems that I am really old! You don't know that Carol is as strong as a cow! My old bones are almost falling apart!"
"I'm afraid I can't do the game in Petersburg!" Lawrence added in a low voice.
Wen Sheng nodded. After all, Carol will soon become the "British Emperor Star". His abilities are quite good, and his body is as strong as a calf. It is indeed difficult for the old Lawrence to fight against him.
Wen Sheng is a little worried now. At the beginning of January, the schedule was not intensive and the team got a certain amount of rest time and took two days off. But in the second half of January, the days became much more difficult. Within eight days, Crystal had to play consecutive games.
In the three games, Wolves and Newcastle were difficult to deal with in the first two games, and their physical fitness could no longer keep up.
Not only Lawrence, but other players may also feel a little powerless if they play again.
Peterborough, who they will face in the next round, are currently last in the English Championship. They have not won an away game so far this season and have recently suffered four consecutive defeats. However, this is also a very difficult nut to crack for the current Crystal Palace.
"I don't even know what to do now!" Wen Sheng said as if to himself: "The team performed very well, and I am proud to play alongside you, but now it seems that Neil's choice to leave is undoubtedly a wise decision.
, this is really too difficult! We are too weak!”
Lawrence didn't think Wen Sheng was someone who gave up easily. His current annoyance was more of a dissatisfaction and venting of the current situation.
"Daniel, in fact, I did think highly of you and believed in you! But I never thought you could do so well. I can see your hard work and dedication! But sometimes you put pressure on yourself and the players.
They are all too big, and the future will definitely be difficult, but you have to relax and work hard with a clear conscience!" Lawrence comforted Wen Sheng.
Wen Sheng guessed that Lawrence was trying to intercede with Zaha, and he immediately shook his head.
Chapter completed!