Why is it so difficult?

I tried to clean my PS5 for the first time in 4 years, but after trying for 10 minutes just to get the plate off, scraping the entire console in the process, I can't put the plate back on and I've been trying for 30 minutes and I'm going insane. Why is it so hard? How do I do it?

I tried to clean my PS5 for the first time in 4 years, but after trying for 10 minutes just to get the plate off, scraping the entire console in the process, I can't put the plate back on and I've been trying for 30 minutes and I'm going insane. Why is it so hard? How do I do it?