78. Wembley
Carlo Ancelotti has studied Crystal Palace very well, and his team is indeed on fire in the Premier League, but when he watched the video of Wensheng's team, he found that Wensheng's team defended in a typical Italian style.
The positioning and movement are well integrated, and the distance between the players is relatively tight during the movement.
So Carlo Ancelotti didn't think his team would be able to break down their opponents easily, so he was cautious in his press conference and spoke highly of Crystal Palace's defence.
"I'm very impressed with the Crystal Palace team led by Wen, they have dropped back and kept the whole picture very well, I don't think this game will be easier than last week against Manchester United!"
The full affirmation of the opponent may also be a pitfall, and the evaluation of the famous coach is more likely to make the young Crystal Palace complacent and forgetful.
Therefore, we have no problem saying that Mr. Ancelottien is playing pre-game psychological warfare.
In fact, Wen Sheng is not so easy to fall into the trap, and at the press conference at the Beckenham training base, some reporters praised Crystal Palace's defense, and believed that Crystal Palace's excellent defense is the key to whether the team can beat Chelsea to advance.
While admitting it, Moon Sung also said: "I won't deny that our defensive performance has always been good! But there is no such thing as a perfect defense in this world! Yes, I don't think there is a perfect line of defense! We still have a lot to improve and every time I say the next game is a new challenge for the team! ”
"It's not going to be easy to stop them, but we'll try to see!"
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The semi-finals will be held at Wembley Stadium.
Wembley Stadium is the absolute mecca of world football, first built in 1923. However, the current Wembley should be called the new Wembley, the old Wembley was overturned and rebuilt in 2000, and it was completed in 2007 at a cost of 780 million pounds.
The stadium was financed by the FA, but they almost gave up on the way to build the stadium because there was no money, but the British government later helped to rebuild Wembley Stadium.
With a capacity of 90,000 spectators, Wembley has hosted World Cup finals, European Championship finals, UEFA Champions League finals and every English FA Cup final since its completion, and is known as the temple of world football.
Since 2007, the FA Cup final has returned to Wembley, where the Blues and Chelsea won the FA Cup last year.
In addition to these well-known competitions, Wembley will also host some competitions, such as the final of the Championship promotion play-offs, which will also be held at Wembley Stadium, as well as League One and League Two.
It is said that the FA Cup semi-finals are now held at Wembley, which has also caused the FA to suffer some criticism, thinking that the FA is too greedy for money and makes the fans work hard.
But Wensheng thinks that there is nothing bad about this, the capacity of Selhurst Stadium is only more than 20,000 people, and Wembley has 90,000 people, Crystal Palace is originally located in London, Wembley is located in the northwest of London, the transportation is relatively convenient, and it is not a troublesome thing for fans to go to Wembley to watch the game.
Besides, there is nothing wrong with getting familiar with this venue earlier, my own team has never played at Wembley, and if it reaches the final, it would be good to have an adaptation before.
In order to cope with this game, Wensheng moved the team to London on the night of the 9th, staying in a hotel near Wembley, Crystal Palace is really struggling at the moment, but it is impossible for Carlton's management team to detain the team in this regard at this critical time.
It is true that Croydon is also in London, but it is more time-consuming to take a bus from Croydon to the stadium the next day, in case of a traffic jam or something, it will be really fun.
You must know that although the FA Cup does not seem to have such an influence in world football, for England fans, even now this event is still the top competition in the country, the enthusiasm of the fans is very high, 90,000 fans flock to the stadium, think about this grand occasion is of course spectacular, but there can also be one thing that can happen is traffic jams.
The players can only rest in the hotel at night, Wensheng has been trying to create a more relaxed and happy atmosphere for the team before the competition, but tonight the players are not allowed to go out, nor are they allowed to drink, and even Wensheng has to make a rule that everyone must go to bed at 11 o'clock in the evening, and no more late.
But the players can also do something else, such as playing games, playing cards, drinking some coffee, bragging, and farting.
Wen Sheng also joined the battle in Delhi and played poker, he didn't want to give the players an unapproachable image, of course, he was still relatively approachable in the eyes of the players, but there were a few young lads who were a little afraid of him.
The next morning, Wensheng organized the players to come for a morning run, and then this is all about the morning training, and other teams will not be as relaxed as him at all, and some even have to find a field to train in the morning, but this time is different, Wensheng is to let everyone rest.
In Wen Sheng's own opinion, Chelsea is too strong, Crystal Palace is relatively weak, the players' on-the-spot play is the real key, no matter how good the tactics are, the players can't play nervously, then in the eyes of the outside world, your tactics are still wrong, so Wen Sheng feels that the most important thing is to let the players relax and get enough rest.
The match will take place at 5pm, followed by a lunch break at 3pm before Crystal Palace takes a bus from the hotel to Wembley Stadium at 3pm.
There weren't many fans on the route the bus passed, after all, it was still early before the start of the game, and many fans might have just set off from their homes and saw the crowd gathered near the stadium.
In the entrance of the players, the reporters were already in place, and the flashing lights kept flashing.
Wen Sheng is also very special today, he finally did not wear his unchanged sportswear, but wore a suit that Cheryl chose for him, and the beard on his face was trimmed, not as messy as before, and the whole person looked very energetic and handsome.
This dress really surprised the coaching staff and players, and when they were in the car, a few old antiques also teased Wen Sheng a few words.
After getting out of the car, walking at the entrance of the passage, Wen Sheng, who was dressed like this, also made the reporters look amazing.
Many reporters shouted loudly for Wen Sheng, hoping that Wen Sheng would be able to accept their interview briefly.
Interviews at this place are not mandatory or mandatory, but many reporters are willing to wait here because some coaches or players may also stop here for a brief, three-word interview.
"After the game, we can talk again! Sorry now! Putting on his new clothes, Wen Sheng also seemed to be particularly polite, politely giving an apologetic response to the few reporters who called him.
The team's equipment manager had already arrived at the stadium first, and the locker room was neatly packed.
As soon as the players entered, they were naturally all in chaos, and Wen Sheng was like a demon today, especially concerned about the mental state of the players.
In general, so far, everyone is still relatively normal, talking and laughing, laughing and fighting.
"Wow!" Many players were amazed by the dressing room, which is large and has advanced facilities, which are not comparable to a small team like Crystal Palace.
Just kidding, this is a top-level professional stadium, Wen Sheng knew that the London Olympics were later held here, and the Champions League was held here twice in three years, of course, it was tall and noble.
The pre-game stepping on the field was led by Hawking, and the warm-up before the game was a fixed mode for adapting to the field training, and there would be no major adjustments, and Wen Sheng was sitting alone in the locker room in a daze.
A few months will be a year, and a whole year has passed since 2009, and it's a little strange to think about it, time flies so fast.
Thinking about his nearly a year's time, he is really beautiful, evolving from a newcomer to a team leader, which makes Wen Sheng proud.
The previous win over Villa made him widely praised, but ...... Today is the best time to make a name for yourself.
"Make a name for yourself today!" Wen Sheng said to himself firmly, "Don't be afraid! You can do it, you can! ”