Chapter 25: We Must Defeat Our Opponents!
On Sunday morning, Wolves did not schedule a large amount of training, and even the intra-team confrontation was cancelled, and Ince only arranged some games and basic tactical exercises.
Outside the barbed wire fence at the training ground, more than a dozen reporters waited, wondering how Ince was feeling about his coaching debut.
At the same time, they also want to ask how he judged the relegation situation of Wolves, and of course, they also casually wanted to know the tactical arrangements and personnel arrangements for the afternoon game.
It's all about waiting for Ince training to end.
They didn't pay attention to Wolves' training, is there anything to watch in training?
As a professional football journalist, they have seen too many trainings, if it is Manchester United and other giants training, they will pay attention, but it is Wolves on the training ground, do Wolves have stars? Can you put a photo of their training in a newspaper? Do people know these players?
So while they were waiting for the interview, they didn't pay attention to Wolves' training, but chatted about the news related to Wolves.
'The Guardian predicts Wolves will lose at home.' A journalist said.
The Guardian is a big newspaper in the UK, and the football section is a boutique page created by them, which has a great influence in Europe. The Guardian's football reporters are known for their professionalism and accuracy, and their predictions are rarely wrong, making them the subject of research by the most important people.
Since the Guardian predicts that Wolves will lose at home, then, Wolves will lose, this is the logic of this group of journalists.
"What's strange about this, Wolves are bottom of the table, they are inconsistent, and it's normal to lose games."
"Well, it is said that the core of the midfield, Elo Kobi, has not come to training since he clashed with Ince."
"Demoralised and lacking a midfield core, I make a bold prediction that Wolves will lose at home today!"
"Well, I've heard that Ince is ready to boldly launch new people......"
"What's so strange about this, the main forces can't handle it, of course they have to use a newcomer, can he go up and play it himself?"
"yes, you think Ince will play today? He's still a Wolves player. ”
"It should ...... No, what can he change when he plays? It's better to command ...... off the field."
A reporter said with a smile: "Maybe, Ince's use of newcomers can play a surprising and winning role, do Wolves have outstanding newcomers?" ”
The ridicule sounded, the Wolves have brilliant newcomers, what a joke!
Wolverhampton's local correspondent looked a little embarrassed, and Wolves used to be the pride of the city, saying: "There is one who came out of the Manchester United Academy and won England's Under-14 Player of the Year. ”
"Ahh What the? Who is he? Wolves have such a player? Why didn't Wolves use him in the past? ”
There was an exclamation, from a new journalist. The reporters who had come five days earlier didn't let out an exclamation, they looked at the local Wolverhampton reporter and asked, "You mean the glass man?" ”
"What can the glass man do, and what problems can he solve?"
Wolverhampton's local reporter's face began to turn red, and he tried to refute it, but he couldn't get it out for half a day. Furthermore, he felt humiliated that these reporters did not take Wolves seriously, not even their local reporters.
However, how can he get rid of this humiliation?
Barring a home win for Wolves this afternoon, he is desperate to see Wolves win the afternoon's game at the moment. In other words, he had to be tied to the Wolves, they were already a community, closely related, and shared weal and woe.
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At half past ten, the training session ended, the players returned to the locker room one after another, and the reporters were not interested in interviewing them, and the most influential person in this team was Ince. If Ince were still a player, they could put themselves down and go for interviews.
Ince walked out of the training ground with a calm face, and the reporters immediately surrounded him. A middle-aged journalist immediately dropped a bombshell: "The Guardian predicts that Wolves will lose today, what do you think about this?" ”
The new Wolves boss said: "There are always people who like to predict the outcome of a game, they want to be prophets. The whistle blows before the end of the football game, and no one knows the final winner. ”
A reporter retorted: "In the last game, Wolves fell behind early, and before the game was over, people knew that Wolves would lose miserably." And...... You were on the pitch at the time, did you think Wolves had a chance to turn the tables until the end of the game? ”
Ince's face sank, and he stared at the reporter tightly and said, "I don't like your way of rubbing salt on your wounds. ”
"In a word, I don't agree with the Guardian's prediction that we will win the afternoon game!"
"Will you be using a lot of new people?" There are reporters who change the subject.
Ince thought for a moment and said: "I will use new people, new people can bring vitality to the team, and what we lack now is vitality. ”
"And...... The newcomers have been training for a few days and have shown a high level of performance and they are able to adapt to the environment of League One. ”
A reporter pouted, Ince, what you said is not the truth, is it because you can't get the main force, so you have to use a newcomer, it's so beautiful......
"This afternoon is your debut as a coach, what are you looking forward to?"
Ince raised an eyebrow and said, "I'm confident that I'll make my coaching debut with a win. I have a lot of confidence in my players and they will give a satisfactory answer to the fans who have always supported them. ”
"Are you nervous?"
Ince smiled, "Nervous about what?" What is there to be nervous about. ”
The local Wolverhampton reporter laughed, and laughed loud, laughing at how childish and ridiculous the question was asked. At this moment, the humiliation that had just accumulated in his heart, he finally vented some with laughter.
"Wolves suffered a heavy defeat a week ago and are demoralized, and your opponent today, Millwall, is stronger than you in terms of strength. What's more, they beat fifth-placed Oldham last week at home and are in high spirits, do you still have confidence? ”
Ince said in a deep voice: "Everyone in the Wolves team knows that we are in a very bad situation and we are last in the table. We have no way back, if the last place is at the bottom, we have to bottom out, no one wants to be relegated. ”
"So, no matter who our opponent is, we have the confidence to beat them, and we have to beat them."
He took a deep breath and continued: "Morale is such a thing, it is reliable, and it is also unreliable. As long as we can start the game well, we can boost our morale and use home advantage to win against our opponents. ”
Ince had a point, some reporters nodded, but there were also reporters who shook their heads and pinned their morale on the start of the game, what if Wolves got off to a bad start?
"What do you think of the teams that are in relegation? Also, how do you judge the Wolves relegation situation? ”
Ince pondered for a moment and said, "I just took over the team and haven't studied other teams. As for speaking of Wolves...... I've always believed in the words of my boss, Morgan, that we will be able to survive relegation. ”
The reporters didn't bother with Ince's rhetoric, because it was pale and weak, and everyone knew that the situation at Wolves was terrible. Also, you say, believe the boss Morgan?
Will Wolves be relegated from the Premier League to League One if his words are useful?
In 03, Wolves hit the Premier League successfully, Morgan said at the time that Wolves could gain a foothold in the Premier League, for which he also built a four-star hotel. What to say, Wolverhampton does not have a high-end hotel on par with the status of Wolves, Manchester United and other strong teams come here to play away, and they always have to give others a comfortable accommodation.
The result?
Wolves were relegated to the Championship a year later, and the four-star hotel became a joke across the UK.
Do you believe in Him?
"Since you want to boldly use new people, can you reveal which new people are worth looking forward to?"
This is actually a mockery of Ince, do Wolves have any hopefuls that England has heard of?
Ince didn't seem to hear the sarcasm, and said indifferently: "It's not appropriate to disclose it now, it will put pressure on them." I want them to grow with less pressure. ”
Ince felt that it was almost there, looked at the reporters and asked, "Any more questions?" I still have a lot of work to do. ”
This is actually an eviction order, but someone really spoke: "In this afternoon's game, are you going to play, or are you directing from the sidelines?" ”
Ince replied in the affirmative: "I'm the manager of Wolves right now, so my main role is to direct the team's game. I'm not going to play, I believe in my players! ”