Football: The Journey of a Coach

42. Zaha's Dad

    The players fell asleep in the car due to exhaustion. The new bus arrived in Croydon after 2 a.m. Everyone got off the bus in a daze and went back to their home to find their mother.

After taking a bath, Daniel lost all his sleepiness, so he started looking at his phone.

"Congratulations, Son! What a game!" Warnock texted.

"Thank you Neil. " David answered casually.

"Great work! Danny!" This is a congratulatory SMS from William Carlton.

"Danny, do you know how many points we got from the first one?!" It belongs to Joey Collins.

How many points from the first.

Daniel really doesn't know, Crystal Palace have to think of a way to win every league game, but he really doesn't pay much attention to the table. It's too early to see the table now. There are more than ten rounds left in the league. There is no meaning in comparing relegation opponents. The key is yourself.

After pausing for a short message, he turned on the computer and took a closer look at the standings.

 Today's game has ended, the league has played 27 rounds, Crystal Palace have 44 points, and Newcastle United are first with 55 points, the difference is 11 points.

When Daniel saw the difference in points, his mind instantly became active.

11 Points, it's actually hard right? ! Three matches distance!

"Oh, what a pity! If we don't deduct 10 points, maybe we can all compete to be runners-up now!" lamented Daniel.

 Looking at the standings, Crystal Palace are still fifth, just 4 points adrift of Cardiff City in fourth.

 Come to think of it carefully, eleven points was actually very difficult. There are still a lot of teams they have to fight against. It is still quite difficult for Crystal Palace to outperform them.

What's more, Crystal Palace are currently in the fifth round of the league Cup, fighting on two fronts. Daniel should be grateful that Crystal Palace voluntarily handed over the FA Cup when Warnock led the team.

However, between two league games, it affects three games, or even more league games. Teams without adequate line thickness cannot even think of playing.

The fifth round of the league cup is over, and the draw has come out early, Crystal Palace will face Tottenham Hotspur on January 25.

However, Daniel in the league Cup was completely reluctant to give up, he also knew that his appetite was too good to break his teeth, but if he won the league Cup, he would gain a good reputation. The British Championship team that could be on the European scene for a while is interesting enough to contemplate.

First and second place in the English Championship, Crystal Palace they can go straight to the Premier League, If the team fails to get it Crystal Palace can only fight for 3-6th place.

Frankly, if they win the ranking, they must participate in the play-offs. The play-offs are home and away, and they have to play three games. Decide who is eligible to go to the Premier League.

 Everyone had worked hard for over 40 games before reaching the play-offs, who was willing to give up?. The play-offs are destined to be a tougher game than the knockout stages of the FA Cup.

 Lifting the phone again, Daniel returned the congratulatory message again.

"Congratulations! Danny's! Are you not hurt?! Are you all right?!". Elizabeth also has a congratulatory text message.

Sometimes he works overtime, but never beyond twelve hours, only sometimes the situation is very special at night, and the rules are not strictly applied.

Chris Hughton said in a post-match interview that Daniel Ward put eight or nine players in the penalty area, and it looks like he doesn't want to win at all!. Eleven people always delayed the time when they were up against ten people!.

What he was accusing of was basically true, and this kind of gameplay was bound to be news.

Jordan Miles did not ask such questions to and after the game, but the media will certainly exaggerate and report on the match tomorrow.

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After a deep sleep, Daniel found that it was eleven in the morning, and the alarm clock did not break, but did not wake him from his deep sleep.

He was supposed to wake up at 7, but it's clearly beyond his plan right now, but it's no big deal. Neither the coaching staff nor the team arranged any work this morning. He just wanted to go to the headquarters to work alone, and now it was a mess.

After a good sleep, I looked radiant and fresh. It's just that the outdoors is still cool, and at some point it snows. There was a vast expanse of white around.

Daniel went to Beckenham's training base, and when he was almost at the gate, he saw a middle-aged black man was rubbing his hands and standing at the gate of the security room.

Who'sisthis?. It was a very cold day, still standing here waiting for the team to train!This persistence deserves a thumbs up.

Daniel parked the car beside him, he planned to invite the fan to sit in the guard room, there was a heater inside, which was better than standing outside and waiting.

Doorman John Pope has long seen Daniel's car and opened the electric door. Seeing that Daniel had parked his car beside him, he dashed out quickly.

The middle-aged black man saw Daniel get out of the car, recognized his face, and rushed over.

John, who came out of the guard room, faster than him, he came from behind and rushed to Daniel in front of the middle-aged black man, almost falling down.

"Daniel! This is Zaha's father!". John looked at Daniel, standing between himself and Zaha's father as if nothing had happened.

Daniel inevitably wanted to laugh, Pope was afraid of being beaten, no wonder this man could only stand outside.

Not to mention Zaha's extremely burly father, he might actually be beaten in one fight.

"Hello! Master Zaha!". Daniel walked away from John, smiled and stretched out his hand.

"Hello Daniel, nice to meet you!" Zaha's father managed to let out a smile.