57. Defend the bus
"Are you ready to face the "torture"?!" Cheryl asked, holding back her laughter.
The team started training in the afternoon, and Wen Sheng was required to attend the pre-match press conference against Peterborough. One night, news about Wen Sheng and Crystal Palace was flying all over the place. Some were positive, but there were more negative ones. After all, people especially like gimmicks.
It always gives me an inexplicable pleasure to see others being criticized and unlucky.
Wen Sheng has reached a state that is enough to make others jealous.
Today's press conference will undoubtedly be a "torture"!
"I am a giant! I am fearless!" Wen Sheng chuckled and strode into the press conference hall of the training base.
He is indeed not afraid. He hardly pays attention to the news. He already has a lot of football's future in his mind. Why listen to these uncrowned kings? Joey will help him collect the information he needs.
He will admit that he is a person who puts himself in a box, but he enjoys it. He knows that he is also angry about negative news, so the best way is to stay away from those things.
The media lights flashed and reporters raised their hands.
It was quite friendly at first, asking questions about the upcoming game against Petersburg, but after a few questions, the reporters started talking about yesterday's game.
"Wen, after the game Hughton accused your team of always staying in the penalty area and defending without any intention of winning! What do you think of this?!"
"I can understand that Chris is in a bad mood after losing!" Wen Sheng said with a smile, "As for saying that there is no idea of winning, I think this statement is difficult for me to accept. A team that doesn't want to win cannot win.
, and the fact is that we won! Isn’t it true?!”
Cheryl stood outside the door and clapped her hands in praise. Wen Sheng answered well.
They asked Sean Derry the same question, and Derry had an expression on his face, "My thoughts are the same as Daniel's!"
The reporters began to look through the data and listed various examples, showing that Crystal Palace's current tactics are extremely boring, just to set up a bus.
"I admit that we did set up the bus in order not to lose the ball!" Wen Sheng still smiled and was not angry at all. "You think it is a shameful act to set up the bus. There is no problem. I respect everyone here, and I also respect hiding.
The commentators behind the TV screen also respect columnists who only write articles on columns to earn some pocket money! But I think there is no shame in putting up a bus, which is good, because it allows us to keep the door open.
, got the victory!”
The reporters were really dumbfounded. Wen Sheng was probably the first head coach to admit outright that he was driving the bus.
"Don't you think this is killing the charm of football?! With people like you, who still watches football?!" a reporter couldn't help but scolded him.
"Since the birth of professional football, it has never strayed from one goal, which is competition! No matter what tactics and players are used, the goal of every team is to win the game. This is the essence of professional football! You say no one cares
, the attendance rate at Selhurst Stadium exceeds 90% in every game, and there are countless fans cheering for us at every home court! My fans and I have the same idea, we all want to win the game! We do not support all fans
Responsible, we are only responsible for our fans, and our fans want to win and stay in this league." Wen Sheng said seriously.
"Many schools and tactics have been born in the development process of football. Any tactic means you or you are not qualified to deny a tactic at all!" Wen Sheng pointed at the reporters in the audience, faintly angry, and spoke out
The words are a bit heavy.
Deli quietly kicked him, and Wen Sheng took a bite. He also knew that he had offended these uncles.
"Forget it, damn it, just risk it! If you offend me, you'll be offended! I don't have any foundation to dig up! As long as I can control the team!" Wen Sheng thought to himself.
Arrogant guy! Many reporters gritted their teeth and probably wanted to describe Wen Sheng as a devil.
"Wen, you accused Button after the game that he had problems with his character..."
"Stop! Mr. reporter, I never said there was a problem with Patton's character! I just said his character is well known!" Wen Sheng interrupted the reporter's greetings.
"I don't want to discuss Patton's issue! Because there is nothing to say. The story that happened yesterday is over! You can ask him and see what information he can tell you. I really have nothing to say here.
"!" Wen Sheng didn't give reporters anything to dig into.
However, someone still asked: "Barton, your hair has not even grown! What do you think of this?!"
"Whether my hair has grown straight or not is a personal question, I won't answer it! Barton has never seen it, so he is just guessing! Here, as a person involved, I tell you that my hair has grown straight!" Wen Sheng simply said
It’s just nonsense. The reporters were speechless. Did Barton mean this?!
"Barton means that you are too young, he thinks you are still a child!" A reporter pointed out "kindly".
"Do you understand this correctly?! Then I have to ask Barton to know if your understanding is correct!" Wen Sheng was just messing around.
Seeing the reporters looking at each other in confusion, Wen Sheng felt an inexplicable sense of relief.
Deli couldn't help but laugh, but he also had a lot of worries. He felt that it was not a good thing for Wen Sheng to offend reporters today, but the matter was over and there was no use worrying.
After more than half an hour, the press conference was over. The reporters found that they could not find any gimmicks and could only write about Wen Sheng's arrogant and rude attitude.
"Your tongue is really good!" Cheryl teased Wen Sheng on the way back to the office.
"It's not that I'm eloquent, but I'm an honest guy and I like to speak directly! There's nothing wrong with that!" Wen Sheng also learned to shrug.
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The next day, January 30, the Selhurst Stadium was filled with spectators. Victory conquered people's hearts the fastest. The fans erected a huge TIFO of Wen Sheng, "Wonder Boy" Wen Sheng transformed into the image of Superman.
None of the Crystal Palace players have enjoyed this kind of treatment, but interim head coach Wen Sheng has received such courtesy in just over a month, which is really surprising.
Wen Sheng did not expect the fans to do this. He was moved and moved. Walking at the entrance, Wen Sheng seemed to have become a star player. He asked for his autograph. There were many more fans shaking hands than on the last home day. He had won the away games successively.
Wolves and Newcastle have completely won the hearts of fans.
The Collins family saw this scene in the stands and were sincerely happy for Wen's victory. Wayne did not forget to show off, "I knew Danny was a genius! He is a genius, he will win everything!"
Elizabeth rolled her eyes at her uncle. The season was still early, and maybe today would be the beginning of the collapse.
No matter who she is, Elizabeth always seems to like the role of the antagonist.
Wen Sheng's treatment made many players feel itchy, but they knew Wen Sheng deserved this honor.
But captain Derry smiled and said to his teammates on the court: "Damn it, if he hadn't been from Croydon, would he have been treated like this?!"
Everyone burst into laughter, yes, Wen Sheng is a local.
Players from youth training camps feel the same way, and they are especially loved by fans.
Peterborough now only has 18 points, ranking first from the bottom, 10 points behind Sheffield Wednesday, which is ranked 21st. This gap is huge, but it is not an impossible task to avoid relegation. There are still more than ten leagues left in the league.
It's still early for the round, but this task is quite arduous.
So regardless of whether the opponent is weak, this is actually a tough battle.
But Crystal Palace has made a lot of adjustments. Lawrence, Scannell, Ndiaye, Hills, and McCarthy are not available. Some of them are in poor health. They informed the coaching staff, and Wen Sheng had no choice but to do so.
Some substitutions were made, and some were unable to keep up with their physical fitness. For example, Lawrence had to play a game after one day. This was obviously not a task he could complete. He told Wen Sheng early that he could not play.
Facing Crystal Palace, which was in excellent form, Peterborough was also worried. They set up their buses in a classy manner, and Crystal Palace became the dominant side in the game. This is not what Crystal Palace is good at at all.
Chapter completed!