504: Knowing yourself and the enemy also depends on luck.
Adriana, a beautiful reporter from "The Times", said the first time she saw Tong Yi, "Congratulations on winning the 2015-2016 Premier League championship, Coach Tong!"
Tong Yi looked at Adriana in front of him, smiled and said, "Thank you!"
Adriana asked, "Are we surprised that there is no celebration ceremony here in the Crystal Palace?"
Tong Yi said, "That is already in the past. We have to look forward, such as the English FA Cup semi-finals in front of us!"
Adriana nodded slightly and said, "I can see that you attach great importance to this game!"
Tong Yi said, "Of course!"
Adriana frowned and asked "Why?"
Tong Yi looked at Adriana and said, "Because I have been in England for almost four years! This is also my fourth season in Crystal Palace, but I have never won the FA Cup.
.This game is of course very important to me. Winning the FA Cup this season will be a personal success for me. It can be regarded as achieving England’s championship Grand Slam in four years! Do you think I can?
Do you pay special attention to it?”
Adriana's big eyes instantly widened even more!
To be honest, she hadn't really thought about it.
Of course, she had thought about this issue last night. In fact, many media had reported on this matter, and she had also written about it in her own column.
It's just that my brain was short-circuited for a moment and I didn't think about it.
After Tong Yi mentioned it, she naturally remembered it.
This is indeed the case. In the four years since he came to England, Tong Yi has already won the Community Shield Championship, League Cup Championship and Premier League Championship. Now he is only one short of the FA Cup Championship to achieve the English Championship.
A grand slam.
To be honest, this is an honor that many head coaches will never get in their lifetime!
Tong Yi is very likely to get it in four years, which is amazing!
He even has a British Championship title.
Would you say it's great or not?
Now, Adriana understood why Tong Yi attached so much importance to this game.
Adriana immediately asked, "So, Director Tong, are you determined to win this desperate English FA Cup?"
Tong Yi smiled slightly and said, "I have won the English League Championship twice, and I have won the English League Cup three times, but I have never won the FA Cup Championship once. What do you mean?
Is it important to me? Do you think I am bound to win it? To be honest, in my eyes, this FA Cup championship is more important than the Premier League championship we just won!"
whispering sound!
I can’t do it anyway! If you hadn't already won the Premier League championship this season in advance, would you say that the FA Cup championship is more important than the Premier League championship? I think you just want to win more championships!
This is just your excuse.
At the same time, it is just a gimmick to motivate the Crystal Palace players. The purpose is to wake up the Crystal Palace players from the ethereal state of winning the championship and prepare for the FA Cup semi-final against Watford in a down-to-earth manner.
Tong Yi, you really have good intentions in order to correct the mentality of the players!
But it is true that winning the Premier League title early is not dependent on the end of the season for Crystal Palace.
Behind Crystal Palace, there are still FA Cup and UEFA Champions League to compete for.
The season is far from over.
Adriana was able to understand Tong Yi and even gave Tong Yi a thumbs up.
However, what Tong Yi said is indeed correct. He has never won the FA Cup in the four years he has been here, and this year they are very promising, so now Tong Yi definitely wants to do his best to win the FA Cup.
Go and win the FA Cup this season.
Now Crystal Palace is really just one step away from winning the FA Cup.
As long as they defeat newly promoted Watford in this game, they will be able to advance to the final FA Cup final.
No wonder Tong Yi takes it so seriously.
At this time, Adriana suddenly asked, "So, may I ask Coach Tong, what do you think of the strength of your opponent, Watford? Are you confident in defeating them?"
Tong Yi pondered for a moment and then said, "Although Watford is a newly promoted team, their strength cannot be underestimated."
Tong Yi is not telling lies!
Although Watford is a newly promoted team in the Premier League, they are currently ranked 12th in the Premier League, with 41 points and 10 points in the super relegation zone. Although there are still 4 rounds left in the league, they are still theoretically relegated.
It's possible, but the possibility of downgrade is almost slim.
It's already good for a newly promoted team to rank in the middle of the Premier League.
More importantly, their advancement to the semi-finals of the FA Cup this season was not purely due to luck.
Although the previous eliminations of Nottingham Forest and Leeds United were slightly weaker opponents, they were also teams in the English Championship.
Moreover, in the last round of the FA Cup, Watford's opponent was not weak, it was Arsenal.
Watford was able to reverse its opponent 2-1, which shows
They are still quite competitive.
If Tong Yi and the Crystal Palace players take it lightly and underestimate their opponents, maybe they will suffer.
Hearing this, Adriana also nodded slightly. This Watford team is really not a team that everyone can deal with.
Moreover, the FA Cup is often a hotbed of upsets. I don’t know how many wealthy clubs have fallen to these relegation teams or low-level teams before.
If Crystal Palace really doesn't pay attention to this game, Crystal Palace may also be upset.
Tong Yi continued, "Watford's head coach Enrique Flores is also a very good head coach, and his tactical thinking is very good. Under his leadership, Watford has
This season’s results. Against such a head coach, we at Crystal Palace must be careful.”
Damn it, this guy Flores still has a lot of stuff.
He was a Real Madrid player during his playing days, and won the La Liga championship. Later, he made his debut in the Real Madrid second team, and then coached teams such as Getafe, Valencia, Atletico Madrid and Benfica. Moreover, he once also
Led Atletico Madrid to win the Europa League and the European Super Cup in the 2009-2010 season.
This is also a championship coach. .??.
It really cannot be underestimated.
Although that season was the highlight of his coaching career, this guy still cannot be underestimated.
And in Tong Yi's memory, this guy also went downhill from that season, and even went directly to coach the Yunhai Shenhua United Team of the Chinese Super League in the future.
However, Tong Yi truly underestimated his opponent and didn't even think about it.
This guy still has something.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to take over a newly promoted team at the beginning of this season and lead them to the middle of the league and the semi-finals of the FA Cup.
This guy is not to be underestimated.
Adriana immediately said, "It can be seen, Coach Tong, that you attach great importance to Watford. And you are also very knowledgeable. It seems that your Crystal Palace should definitely win this game, right?"
Yes, after a detailed interview, Adriana discovered that Tong Yi knew Watford so well that he could be said to know it like the back of his hand. Knowing yourself and the enemy this way, Crystal Palace should be able to win this game directly, right?
Tong Yi immediately said, "Of course I hope our Crystal Palace can win directly, but what I want to say is that if my players don't devote themselves wholeheartedly to this game, it will be difficult for us to win this game.
Watford is still very capable , if we are not careful, we may be upset. So, my boys, we must go all out!"
Adriana nodded slightly, secretly thinking that it was true!
This guy Tong Yi is mediating the mentality and enthusiasm of the Crystal Palace players through this interview, so that they will not remain silent in the joy of winning the championship. The season is not over yet, and Crystal Palace still has more difficult tasks to overcome.
The FA Cup and the Champions League are still lands they have to work hard to conquer.
All in all, all in all, now is not the time to celebrate!
The battle is not over yet, comrades still need to work hard!
Webster then also interviewed Watford head coach Flores and asked him his views on this game.
Flores said bluntly, "Crystal Palace is very strong, there is no doubt about it. The fact that they won the Premier League championship four rounds in advance is enough to explain everything. And the current Premier League points of Crystal Palace are 83 points, and our Wo Wo
Watford only has 41 points, and we don't even have half of their points. Do you think we, Watford, have a chance?"
Hiss! This is indeed true!
From this point of view, Watford really has no chance at all.
Flores continued, "Crystal Palace is much stronger than us. This is an indisputable fact. It is reasonable for Crystal Palace to defeat us. They should win! But, we at Watford will definitely not
Let them win easily, even if we lose we will lose on the offensive road! We will definitely not surrender early, and we have the experience of defeating Arsenal. Although our chance of winning this game is not
It’s big, but we will definitely go all out and hope to create another miracle!”
Yes, Watford has a clear understanding of themselves, and they also have a clear understanding of Crystal Palace. They have placed their position very correctly, and they have made all preparations and done well.
Be prepared to accept all results.
It can be seen that Watford is equally well prepared.
This game is really hard to say.
Crystal Palace really may not be able to beat Watford. As for the result of the game, we will only know after comparing it.
It is impossible to say that Tong Yi suffered a big fall in front of Watford, and Tong Yi's dream of winning the Grand Slam Championship in England was forced to be postponed for a year or two.
In this game, Walford may not have no chance!
At this time, Adriana also understood why Tong Yi was so cautious. This Walford is really difficult to deal with. Who can win this game will only be known after the two teams compete.