At this point in the season, every player should be tortured to death by the endless games, but at the Beckenham training base, the training ground was full of laughter, and the bonus added to the FA Cup champion's account was exciting.

, the whole team was in a great mood.

Wen Sheng suddenly realized that his thousands of words were not worth Parrish's bombardment of high bonuses, but he wouldn't mind. It wouldn't be better if Parrish was a tycoon from the Middle East.

Training is still closed. After the FA Cup, many fans wanted to "sympathize" with the team at the training base, but Wen Sheng began to be closed again, pretending to be a ghost, and no one could do anything to him.

The opponent for the final was born a week ago. Cardiff, ranked fourth, defeated Leicester City, ranked fifth, and successfully advanced to the final.

The Bluebirds are a Welsh team, but they have been participating in the English league system since their establishment and are very familiar with the tactical play of the English league.

As far as this final is concerned, the outside world is almost unanimously saying that Crystal Palace is the absolute favorite. Many people feel that Crystal Palace's momentum has been established. Wen Sheng agrees with this statement from the bottom of his heart.

Leicester City in the previous life is an example. They are not the strongest in the Premier League, but they have always made great progress. What they rely on is this unpredictable momentum.

Wen Sheng is confident that his team has this kind of momentum now.

What's more, in the English Championship in April, Crystal Palace also won the opponent 1:0 at home, which made Cardiff's offensive line mute at Selhurst Park. You must know that Cardiff's team has always been good offensively.

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Cardiff's head coach Duff Jones was very cautious in the pre-match press conference. In 2003, he led Wolves to stand out from the play-offs and be promoted successfully, but now Cardiff is the second team under him.

Reached the play-off final once.

Although the opponent Crystal Palace is young, they have already fought twice at Wembley. Their experience in knockout matches is definitely more experienced than Cardiff's players, so Duff Jones does not think it is wrong for the outside world to be enthusiastic about Crystal Palace.

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"Wen and his team have proven how good they are. The final will definitely be difficult, but we will not be afraid. We are also eager to win!"

The more he said this, the more people felt he was a little scared.

Duff Jones has carefully analyzed many Crystal Palace games and didn’t pay much attention to many of Crystal Palace’s routines. They defeated Chelsea in the semi-finals, defeated Portsmouth in the final and even many previous games. Duff Jones felt that Crystal Palace

The victory lies not in how perfect their tactics are, but in luck.

Of course he would not say such words publicly, because many people would also refute that luck is also a part of strength.

Some football analysts even believe that regardless of strength or weakness on the football field, 50% of the outcome of a game is determined by luck. Players, coaches and other factors that affect the game only add up to 50%.

Of course, football itself requires luck, and accidental factors on the field will determine the outcome of the game. The goal that many coaches tirelessly pursue is just to turn these accidental events into inevitable.

If Wen Sheng heard Duff Jones's voice, he would recognize these facts, but he believes that behind many accidents is inevitable. Maybe analysts are right, 50% of a victory or defeat is determined by luck, don't forget it

The addition of players, coaches and other factors will increase the probability of a strong team's victory to 70% or even higher.

Take the game of football as an example. The easiest place to score is of course inside the penalty area. The more shots you take, the more likely you are to score. Guardiola’s Barcelona ball-control tactics are designed to keep the ball as far away as possible.

Send it to the penalty area and create as many shooting opportunities as possible.

Teams that do not have so many outstanding players and cannot continue to create threats in the opponent's penalty area can only find other ways to focus on efficiency and create space for forwards to move.

Teams that rely on defensive counterattacks give up possession of the ball, attract opponents to stretch their formation space, and then rely on rapid advancement to create shooting opportunities in the opponent's huge backcourt space.

They may not have many chances to shoot, but don't forget that they face less chance of being blocked when shooting, and the forwards shoot more calmly, so the chance of scoring is not necessarily less than that of a passing team.

The ultimate problem in football is scoring goals and preventing goals, but in fact there are many ways to do it. Each school has its own reasons and effectiveness, and no reason is absolute.

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Crystal Palace has safely spent closed training at the Beckenham training base, and the team once again embarks on the journey to Wembley.

Crystal Palace fans already believe that Wembley is a blessed place for them. At the pre-match press conference, Wen Sheng also laughed and said that Wembley will bring good luck to the team. Unlike China, there is still some superstitious belief in the blessed place abroad.

May 30, Wembley.

There is no need to do anything more to mobilize before the game. These Crystal Palace players are determined and have clear goals. Wen Sheng can feel their calm temperament.

"More than half a year of hard work has finally paid off!" Wen Sheng believes that the team has matured.

After the pre-match ceremony, the Crystal Palace players formed a circle in their own half at Derry's call.

"Tomorrow we will go to the parade with the FA Cup! Today's game will determine the mood of the parade tomorrow for you and me, boss, and the fans!"

"I don't think anyone wants to go to the parade crying, right?!"

Everyone responded to him with silence, but the answer lies in Derry's heart.

"So we have to win them. I don't want to sit on the bus with depression and show off our championship trophy! Come on, guys!"

At the end, everyone agreed.

Referee Mike Dean blew the whistle, and this game worth nearly 100 million pounds officially began.

Duff Jones fielded a standard 4-4-2 formation, with a high forward and a fast double forward. After the start, Cardiff was unexpectedly active, and they pressed very boldly.

Wen Sheng was a little stunned. He didn't expect that Duff Jones was so courageous and didn't have the intention to hesitate. Instead, he wanted to get a head start.

Crystal Palace was not well prepared, and the midfielder was at a disadvantage. The opponent's defender frequently made passes to the center.

Jay Bosnoyd is tall and strong, but McCarthy did not start well. He failed to restrain Bosnoyd several times and allowed Bosnoyd to head the ball.

"Interfering with him!"

"Fuck it, Sean, protect point two!"

As soon as the game started, Wen Sheng had to yell on the sidelines.

Duff Jones tried his best to signal the team to press the opponent. He felt that he had caught the opponent by surprise.

In the third minute, Cardiff got an excellent opportunity. Bosnoyd headed the ball, and Michael Chopra volleyed from close range in the penalty area. It was full of force and hit Speroni impartially.

, even in a slightly off position, it would be difficult for Speroni to save.

Crystal Palace has its own operating system to deal with the high center forward, and Delhi's defensive midfielder position is particularly critical, but he was also out of position at that moment.

This game was the same as the final. Wen Sheng still had to create chaos through tactical changes. Kanter moved quickly, so he was placed in a front position.

Now he had to re-schedule, let Derry switch positions with Kante, and let Kante mark Chopra.

In the fifth minute, Cardiff got a corner kick opportunity.

Crystal Palace made a big mistake in the penalty area and was disrupted by the opponent's pick-and-roll. Bosnoyd received a pass from his teammate and slammed the ball into the Crystal Palace gate.

Wen Sheng almost fell to the ground. He did not expect that his opponent would attack so boldly. He still did not expect that his opponent would break through his goal so quickly.

Cardiff fans in the stands were filled with jubilation. Crystal Palace fans have been waiting for the team to be promoted for six or seven years, while Cardiff fans have been waiting for the team to be promoted for almost 40 years. Since 1962, Cardiff were relegated from League One. They have never scored a goal again.
Chapter completed!