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62. Against Villa

Martin O'Neill's team has been a bit unbelievable this season. All three lines have advanced together. Not only has it reached the fifth round of the FA Cup, but his team has also entered the finals of the League Cup and will face Manchester United in the Premier League.

They are also in seventh place.

But all this is not yet enough for them to qualify for the European War. UEFA has allocated 7 European War places to England. The FA will redistribute them again. The new reform plan is the Premier League's third

The top five and the FA Cup champion can directly participate in the European League, while the League Cup champion can only participate in the third round of the Europa League play-offs. Whether the sixth and seventh place in the Premier League can get a seat in the European War actually depends on the football team.

Who is the champion of the General Cup and League Cup?

Martin O'Neill's team's first priority opportunity to participate in the European competition should be to play in the League Cup final. As long as they defeat Manchester United, they will qualify for the Europa League play-offs. As for the FA Cup and the league, they will have to wait until May.

Let’s talk about it later.

The League Cup final will be held on February 28, and Villa will still have to fight for the league. Commentators outside the FA Cup have long analyzed that Villa may send substitutes in this game.

Of course, some people say that the FA Cup is also an opportunity for Villa, because currently many strong teams, such as Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and other powerful teams have been upset, and Villa's chances of winning the FA Cup are quite good.

"No matter what adjustments I make to the lineup, I can find suitable replacements. We have some players in the lineup who have not experienced first-team football, and I may put them on the field." Martin said at the press conference before the game.

O'Neal also admitted that a certain degree of rotation may be made.

Regardless of whether they make rotations in this game, Wen Sheng will definitely not make major adjustments. There are no injuries in the defense. Midfielder Ndiaye has a slight injury, but he can persist. It is a bit difficult for the forwards.

Well, Alan Lee himself was fighting with injuries, and Scannell was unable to play, so Wen Sheng decided to use Ambrose.

Ambrose almost didn't play in the whole month of January. Firstly, it was because of a slight injury. Secondly, he was also on the roster, and Wen Sheng couldn't be used. In fact, the characteristics of this player are quite good, and he can attack in the middle, left and right positions.

Can kick.

Ambrose really wants to leave, and he has no worries about finding another home. The problem is that Carlton has never agreed on the price. He cannot accept an offer lower than 2 million pounds. Ambrose performed well in the first half of the season, and it was only

He is only 25 years old. Some teams are taking advantage of Crystal Palace's current situation and deliberately lowering the price. Carlton is unwilling to admit defeat.

So the player stayed like this. After the transfer window closed, Wen Sheng specifically talked to the unhappy Ambrose. He told Ambrose that he would definitely not be able to leave now, so he might as well stay and work hard for half a season.

It's not too late to leave in the summer window. Now if you perform well, you can win the attention of many Premier League teams. It is definitely wrong to waste time and it is not good for you.

Wen Sheng likes to tell the truth. He promised that he would let Ambrose leave in the summer window. This made Ambrose become more positive. He got the opportunity to come on as a substitute in several games. However, his condition was really average and there was no

Too big a contribution, or in other words not very adaptable to Wen Sheng’s tactical philosophy.

Zaha is too young and should be slowly trained as a substitute. Scannell was injured, and the remaining Nash Pinney was brought up from the youth team to make up for it. Darnes lacks speed. After discussing with the coaching staff, Wen Sheng decided to play against

When he was at Villa, Ambrose was allowed to play the main role.

…..

William Carlton has been a little "excited" recently. Although he did a poor job in buying and selling players and failed to fill a big hole for the bankers, he couldn't help but found Wen Sheng and created a fantastic January.

The reputation of Crystal Palace fans is also getting better, so this guy seems to have become "careful" about the team now, and he goes to the stadium to watch games once or twice more.

Before the FA Cup game, Carlton didn't miss the opportunity to show off their talents.

"Seeing the current situation of the team, I feel that my hard work has not been in vain!" First of all, I have to show my credit.

"When I first saw Daniel, I knew he would lead the team out of trouble! Now we are in a good situation, and I believe the team will definitely avoid relegation!"

Secondly, we must also praise Wen Sheng, after all, this man is considered a great hero.

Of course, there is another thing that makes him happy. Recently, under the leadership of some political figures in Croydon, some businessmen have begun to contact Carlton and want to discuss the acquisition of Crystal Palace. This means that he may please both parties.

, which can not only recover losses for bankers, but also do a good thing for Crystal Palace fans.

For the game against Villa, he specially invited Wayne Collins to watch the game with him.

Wien actually didn't have many connections in the football circle, but he was quite well-connected in other aspects. Carlton certainly didn't expect that the businessmen who came into contact with him were actually led by Wien and some other congressmen and were behind it.

Wayne had a very bad impression of Carlton. He often communicated with his nephew and his son Joey, and he knew everything about the situation at Crystal Palace. Carlton was doing all sorts of dirty tricks and had no control over everything about the club.

No matter, just thinking about negotiating and selling people all day long, talking about working hard for the fans, it's all bullshit.

Simon Jordan wanted to sell Crystal Palace for a long time. Therefore, he did not invest heavily in several transfer windows. Instead, he kept relying on the bottom line. Crystal Palace has long been described as a relegation team. It is really hard to sell the team.

To paraphrase my nephew, the real potential players of Crystal Palace are young people like Vardy and Kante.

Carlton concocted a list by himself, which was really ridiculous. He killed all the middle-aged and elderly cadres, but left many young people behind.

When they met, Carlton was very affectionate to Wayne and kept praising Wen Sheng, which made Wayne very satisfied.

Below the stands, the players from both sides have lined up and the game is about to begin.

When the names of Villa players were announced, the Crystal Palace fans gave them the loudest boos.

Martin O'Neill really made some rotations in this game. The dream of the FA Cup should indeed be there, but it should not be too much. After all, the league and League Cup finals are more important.

The match between the two sides soon began. Villa played very British style. They were accustomed to using a 4-4-2 formation, with a high-speed combination of two forwards in front, and Agbonlahor and Heskey partnered up front.

In the pre-match tactical analysis and research, Wen Sheng felt that he couldn't say that Villa's team's style of play made him appreciate it. The characteristic is that the striker combination is often unfavorable against weak teams.

When the team is strong, it is not so powerful.

But knowing the characteristics of the opponent, the defensive strategy formulated by Crystal Palace may not be effective. The key depends on the performance of the players.

Crystal Palace's center back partners McCarthy and Lawrence will have a hard time against Heskey. Heskey, who is over 30 years old, relies on his body for food and is still very strong today.

When the game started, Villa's rhythm was very fast. They planned to attack in a wave. There were many long passes from the left and right directions, and Agbonlahor often supported the wing.

Crystal Palace defended in a very awkward manner. Heskey frequently won the first point, but their follow-up on the second point was not very good, and they were always beaten by the Crystal Palace midfielder.

After more than ten minutes like this, the Crystal Palace barely regained its footing.

Wen Sheng's palms were sweating on the sidelines and he was very nervous. He kept shouting loudly to remind his players.

After that, the game entered a stalemate. Crystal Palace basically adapted to the opponent's attacking rhythm, and there were fewer and fewer flaws in the defense. Wen Sheng wanted to praise Hills. This kid actually doesn't seem to be very talented, but he has always been good at it.

With an unyielding spirit and a willingness to learn, Wen Sheng reluctantly designated him as the main left back. Unexpectedly, this gave Hills a great motivation.

In just one or two months, Lee Hills has made rapid progress. Wen Sheng had never heard of this name in his previous life, but now he feels that Hills will definitely have good prospects with this hard work. Today
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