689: Upgrading experts about to fight the future

Of course, after returning to London, Tong Yi immediately called Martina and was concerned about the situation of Martina and the child.

This has almost become Tong Yi's daily routine.

Yes, Martina was really right about what she said before, and now they really have to talk on the phone for half an hour every day.

No matter how busy you are, you still have to find time to make a video call, just to see how Martina and the child are doing.

Of course, after doing this, Tong Yi can devote himself to work wholeheartedly.

Currently, Tong Yi is leading the team to prepare for the game against Coventry.

The game against Coventry was in the fifth round of the 2017-2018 English FA Cup. The opponents in this round were not very strong.

Although Coventry was once richer, they were even more glorious than the Crystal Palace before Tong Yi came.

At least, Coventry once won the championship of the country's top competition!

Yes, Coventry has won the FA Cup. They even finished sixth in England's top league and qualified for the European competition. This result is indeed much more brilliant than the Crystal Palace before Tong Yi joined!

Moreover, Coventry was also a team in the first year of the Premier League. Unfortunately, they were already in decline by that time.

After participating in the Premier League in the first year, Coventry was relegated!

Since then, for more than ten years and nearly 20 years now, Coventry has been in the lower leagues of England and is getting further and further away from the Premier League. Now, Coventry is a team in England's fourth-tier League Two. Their current results are not particularly good, ranking 9th in England's League Two.

Although there is only a 4-point gap from sixth-placed Notts County, it is possible to qualify for the provincial play-offs. But compared with Crystal Palace, the strength is really far behind.

Therefore, everyone thinks that Crystal Palace should be able to win this game easily.

However, Tong Yi knew that Coventry still had some strength.

After all, their new head coach Mark Robbins is still very capable.

If Tong Yi remembers correctly, Coventry will embark on a rapid recovery under the leadership of Robins. In the next two seasons, they will be promoted year after year and directly return to the English Championship. And they will finish fifth in the English Championship in the 20222023 season, thus qualifying for the provincial play-offs, and finally lose to Luton in a penalty shootout, thus missing the chance to be promoted to the Premier League. They are really close to returning to the Premier League. .

pity!

Therefore, it can be seen from these that Robins, a former member of Manchester United's Class of 92, is quite something.

It's really amazing that he can take Coventry to this level.

Naturally, Tong Yi will not underestimate the team led by this guy.

Before the start of this season, Robins took over the Coventry team. This is his second time coaching this team. Then at the end of the season he was promoted

Qualified for the playoffs and successfully promoted to League One.

Therefore, Tong Yi still gave this guy enough respect.

Of course, Tong Yi also knows very well that even so, the strength gap between Coventry and Crystal Palace is still very large, and it is simply impossible for Coventry to defeat Crystal Palace. But Tong Yi is still cautious, what if something happens?

To be honest, Tong Yi still doesn't really hope that this "in case" will happen.

Therefore, at this time, Tong Yi still attaches great importance to this game.

The Crystal Palace players also know it, so they are very dedicated.

Moreover, this game is basically played with substitutes and rotation players. Such an opportunity is also relatively precious for them. They will definitely play seriously and actively to improve their image and ranking in Tong Yi's heart. They need more opportunities.

These games are their opportunities.

The closer the season gets to the end and the more critical the game becomes, the fewer opportunities these substitutes and rotation players will have. Now that they have such an opportunity, they will naturally cherish it.

They also want to win this game!

If they can't even win against Coventry in English League Two, it means they really don't deserve to stay in Crystal Palace, or even in the Premier League.

Therefore, these Crystal Palace players are still very positive.

These guys are very active in normal training.

Tong Yi is naturally quite satisfied, and he also knows that he is quite relieved to leave this game to these guys.

Therefore, at this time, Tong Yi is full of confidence in this game.

Our Crystal Palace must win this game!

Before the game, when being interviewed by media reporters, Tong Yi said, "Coventry said it is really difficult to threaten our Crystal Palace, and our players will definitely give 100% of their attention. We at Crystal Palace should have no problem in this game and should be able to win!”

Even at this time, some media reporters went to disgust Guardiola. They interviewed and asked Guardiola what he thought of the game between Crystal Palace and Coventry. He even asked Guardiola if he thought Crystal Palace could win this game?

Guardiola was speechless!

Who are you disgusting with?

We at Manchester City hope that Crystal Palace will lose, but that is only in the league. We are not fools. Do you think we Manchester City people think that Crystal Palace will lose to Coventry?

Guardiola glared at these disgusting media reporters and left without saying a word.

Obviously, few people would think crystal

Palace will lose this game.

However, Coventry's head coach Robins believes that Coventry has a chance in this game.

Robins said directly, "I know there is a big gap in strength between our Coventry and Crystal Palace, but don't think that our Coventry has no chance! Are there few games in the history of world football where the weak defeat the strong? I admit that our Coventry strength is indeed not as good as Crystal Palace, but we do not have no chance of winning!"

The media reporters nodded one after another and felt that Robbins was right.

Coventry is indeed not as strong as Crystal Palace, but there are still opportunities.

The Robbins have seen the world.

He was once a member of Manchester United's Class of 92. Although his achievements are not as good as those of Beckham, Giggs, Scholes, etc., he has also left his reputation in world football and also played for Manchester United. There was a brief moment of glory. As a substitute forward, he also played a lot of games.

Therefore, he is really not afraid of facing the current Crystal Palace, and he does not even really think that such a gap in strength is a life-or-death chasm! .??.

They Coventry really have a chance.

Robins also said, "I know that Crystal Palace will definitely use all substitutes to deal with us in this game. This is our chance at Coventry. Although the chance is not particularly big, we are willing to try. We The main thing is to play this game with a learning attitude. I believe we will learn a lot from this game and it will help us in the future."

Seriously, Robbins attracted a lot of support when he said this.

This guy can talk.

Of course, they kept their stance low.

Robins continued, "Of course, if we really lose this game, it won't be a big problem for us, and it's acceptable. The FA Cup is not our goal, it's mainly about learning. To improve ourselves, our goal is still in the league, we Coventry need to upgrade!"

Yes, Robins' goal is very clear, and he also has a clear understanding and positioning of this game.

Therefore, I can accept any result, just give it a try.

As Robbins said, they are here with a learning attitude.

Tong Yi nodded slightly after hearing these words. No wonder the later generations of Robins were able to lead Coventry just shy of promotion to the Premier League. This guy does have some strength and charisma.

Therefore, at this time, Tong Yi still attaches great importance to this game.

Crystal Palace still doesn't want any surprises. They want to win this game.

At this time, Tong Yi reminded the young players of Crystal Palace to play well in this game.

Play seriously and don't give Coventry people any chance.

The Crystal Palace players nodded and expressed their understanding.

Moreover, this game is the home court of Crystal Palace, which is more conducive to Crystal Palace. These young people in Crystal Palace are naturally very confident. After all, Coventry is a team in the English League Two, and there is still a strength gap with them. And it’s not like they haven’t played against strong teams in the Premier League and other leagues before and won them all. Are they still afraid of you, Coventry?

Therefore, the Crystal Palace players really feel that they can win this game.

At this time, some media reporters even came to interview Harland of Crystal Palace.

At this time, Haaland was also well-known in England. After all, he had scored many goals in his limited playing time. Currently, many teams in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League hope to loan him out, especially Brighton and Everton, who are all interested in Haaland.

But Tong Yi did not agree.

Haaland is also very important for Crystal Palace. This is the future of Crystal Palace.

Tong Yi must be allowed to stay in the Crystal Palace and grow slowly. Perhaps next year and the year after, he will be able to take on more important tasks in the Crystal Palace. Therefore, there is no rental at this time.

Facing the interview with media reporters, Haaland said: "I am starting this game. Yes, our starting list for Crystal Palace has been decided! I think I am doing well at Crystal Palace. I have gained so much at a young age. Opportunities, this is extremely lucky for me, and even for players of my age. Very few players of my age have received so many opportunities. I am grateful that I My mentor, Mr. Tong Yi, if it weren’t for him, I would still be in Norway now.”

Indeed, if media reporters think about it carefully, Haaland is indeed considered the ceiling of his age group.

Who at this age can play as a substitute for a UEFA Champions League winning team? And he also got so many first-team opportunities?

Therefore, Haaland is quite satisfied and cherishes this opportunity.

Harland continued, "Of course, I am confident that I will play well in this game. I also believe that I can score goals. I will not let down Coach Tong's trust in me!"

Haaland is really confident and is not just perfunctory to the media reporters. Anyway, he feels that he is in pretty good shape now and has endless energy. And he also has great trust in his teammates. His teammates are all very strong. It is actually relatively easy to win Coventry.

For now, other young players at Crystal Palace have similar ideas to Haaland. They really didn't care too much about the Coventry team, they were really confident of defeating their opponents. Now they are ready and waiting for this game to come. If they want Tong Yi to show their abilities, it will also allow them to win more playing opportunities in the future!