King’s Landing in Nottingham

Chapter 40-Chasing Dreams and Innocent Heart

Pep Guardiola, who attended the press conference after the game, only felt comfortable all over. Today, it was as if the sun had come out from the west. Let alone Patricia and Elena, the two Notts County's own people, even The reporters of the "Daily Mail" seemed very comfortable with their questions.

Guardiola feels that if this is the case in the future, even without Wei Xun, he is fully capable of coping with these media people.

In fact, as long as the team wins, Guardiola will feel confident when he attends the press conference, and answer questions naturally full of anger.

After the fifth round of the league, Notts County's ranking finally made a big step forward, surpassing the Wellcome Rangers, Cambridge United, Swindon and other teams, ranking 11th in the League Two, reaching The first ten is just around the corner.

In addition to the team's win, the Notts County Club also ushered in another good news: Notts County’s offensive core, 17-year-old Sneijder was selected for the new Dutch U19 national team, on September 6. Between -10, we will play for our country.

This is how the first national team player of New Notts County was born. Wei Xun has arranged for the staff of Notts County to write this pen in the memorabilia of the showroom.

While Sneijder left the team to participate in international competitions, Notts County needed to play two games: September 8th, the sixth round of the English League 2 away to Peterborough United, and September 10th, the first round of the British squad to challenge Blackpool. , And Sneijder will also set off to join the Dutch U19 national team immediately after finishing the second round of the League Cup with Aston Villa.

For Notts County, who will have three consecutive league games in the next League Cup, proper rotation is definitely the best choice.

It is the dream of every young player to play on behalf of the national team. If you refuse the recruitment of the youth national team from the beginning, it will undoubtedly affect the player’s future in the adult national team. Therefore, after communicating with Guardiola and Sneijder himself, Wei With a swipe of his pen, Xun let him go.

Notts County is a low-level team with a lot of young players. The exposure rate is far worse than that of the top teams. In order for a player to be selected into the national team, in addition to state and efficiency, it also needs a good relationship between the club and the national team. Wei This move by Xun undoubtedly gave other young players in Notts County a good start.

When Wei Xun visited the forum in his previous life, he learned about the details of the Football Association's schedule, but whenever he saw the schedule of Notts County, he always felt that his team had been floating away on the road, and his heart was too. Quite a criticism:

The Football Association has a set of established rules for the formulation of the schedule, which have been strictly enforced since 1982. They will divide the first half of the game into 5 groups, and in the second half, they will disrupt the order of the 5 groups.

Any 5 games must be played in 3 hosts, 2 away or 2 hosts and 3 away. Unless there are FA Cup, League Cup, British Championships and other games involved, the number of consecutive home or away games that a team plays at home or away is absolutely absolute. No more than 2 games, and each team at the beginning and end of the league

Nor will he play two consecutive home or away games. Imagine that a relegation team is desperately in need of points. If it encounters 2-3 away games in a row, if it loses, the morale of the entire team will plummet. In comparison, this is very unfair. .

In addition, the Football Association's schedule on Boxing Day is also very particular. If you want to enjoy the game on your home court at Christmas, I'm sorry. On New Year's Day, you can only go to the away court to support your team.

At the same time, the FA will try its best to be reasonable and fair regarding the number of matches and home and away situations of each team on Saturday. After all, there are thousands of games a year in the first four levels. There is a hint of subjective inclination. , It is possible to make the work of the schedule become tricky.

If the three-game schedule is only a test of the physical fitness of Notts County players, then for Notts County, where no one is available, Guardiola is the clever woman who has nothing to do with it:

Sneijder, representing the Dutch U19 national team in international competitions, missed the sixth round of the league and the first round of the British championship; Barzagli, who received a red card in the fourth round of the league, was suspended for two more games. Only eight rounds of the league can be played, and can only play in the cup; Harvey Alonso also received a yellow card in the fifth round of the league, accumulated yellow cards to 5 times, averaged one yellow card per game, and missed the sixth round of the league; Luo Both Ben and Iniesta are still recovering from injuries and have been absent from the game indefinitely.

Robben, Iniesta, Barzagli, Sneijder, Harvey Alonso and other generals are not allowed to play. In order to avoid a shortage of personnel during this road trip, Guardiola decided All of the young players Wei Xun had visited in the youth training camp were brought on the team bus for the expedition to Aston Villa: front midfielder Corey Bucarosi, defensive midfielder Anthony Elt, full-back Eddie Taylor, who can play as a central defender.

Except for Corey Bukalossi who is 16 years old, the other two little guys are both 17 years old. Almost all the Notts County first-team players are under the age of 20, so 16-year-old Corey Bukalossi can go with the team. No one would say that Wei Xun is helping.

According to the old Grant, Eddie Taylor's grandfather and Notts County's first team defender Morris Taylor's grandfather are brothers, and the football circle in Nottingham is really too small.

Wei Xun remembered some interesting stories about the pine and that forest in the Nordic countries that were often talked about by fans in later generations, as well as the stupid and unclear jokes between Feng Xiaoting and Zhao Xuri. It is also okay to get two Taylors from his defense. Human, grandfathers are brothers, so these two people are still somewhat alike, right?

In fact, when Wei Xun was playing football games in his previous life, he had seen someone post a lineup composed entirely of "Taylor" in the live football bar:

Goalkeeper Mike Taylor (previously played for Premier League Southampton); five defenders Matthew Taylor (English Premier League Burnley), Ryan Taylor (English Premier League Newcastle United), Jermaine Taylor (Major League Portland Logging) Workers), Neil Taylor (Swansea Premier League), Charlie Taylor (Burnley Premier League); midfielder put Jack Taylor (played for Premier League Reading), Paul Taylor (from Manchester City Youth Training ), Marty Taylor (played for Portsmouth in the Premier League), forward Martin Taylor (selected for the England U-21 national team), Dan Taylor (Newcastle United), head coach Graham Taylor (Wo Teford coach, defeated the Chinese team 2 times).

In addition, Wei Xun knew a footballer named Taylor, as well as the late Liverpool legend Phil Taylor, the famous football commentator Martin Taylor, and England football referee Anthony Taylor.

It's okay to put players with the same surname together in the game, but in reality, the strength of these players is uneven, and the team's record is really not guaranteed.

Aston Villa is currently the 8th strong team in the Premier League. Notts County went to Birmingham this time, with the determination to win, and also ready to lose.

There are currently three teams in the Birmingham area: Birmingham, Aston Villa, and West Bromwich Albion. As the city with the largest young population in Europe and the second largest city in England after London, Birmingham has always had a very good football market. The sufficient football population and fan base have created considerable ticket revenue and overflowing youth training players. It also allowed the three teams to respect each other and flourish together in the Birmingham area.

The aforementioned head coach Graham Taylor, who led Watford to defeat the Chinese national team twice in the warm-up match, has coached the Aston Villa team and is a well-deserved reputation of the team.

Aston Villa has won 1 Champions League, 1 European Super Cup, 7 England's top league titles, 7 FA Cup titles, 5 League Cup titles, and 1 Community Shield in the history of Aston Villa. It is a veteran team in England football and one of the champions of England's top domestic tournaments.

Young people are **** and aggressive, but it does not mean that they have lost their minds and can be arrogant and feel that "Lao Tzu is invincible in the world." According to Wei Xun's statement, Notts County is here to fulfill a dream, create a miracle, do its best to play well, and show its mental outlook in front of the Premier League fans. As for the rest, let's look at fate.

The League Cup is a one-on-one elimination event between English football clubs at all levels. In the League Cup competition, low-level clubs often eliminate high-level clubs.

Because for the top Premier League clubs such as Manchester United and Arsenal, in addition to participating in the Premier League, the FA Cup, and the League Cup, they must also participate in the lucrative UEFA Champions League or UEFA Cup matches. If the state and luck are good, All the way to the finals, the total number of games for the entire team in a season will reach 70. On average, there are two games a week. The players are not hard to beat, even when the robots are out of power.

There is no winter break in the English League at this time. In addition, the players in the Premier League team are basically the main international players of each country. The number of games they play each year has to be increased by one, and long-term fatigue cannot be obtained. Resting will also increase their risk of injury and will have a great impact on the players' careers.

Some clubs with tight league records will focus more on the league. Otherwise, if they participate in the cup and cause their main players to be injured, and unfortunately, they will be demoted, even if they win the cup? I just lost the watermelon and picked the sesame seeds. The gain is not worth the loss. After all, staying in the Premier League can maximize their profits. The competition in the English secondary league is also very fierce. How long will it take to come back after relegation is no longer the club and the players themselves can decide.

For a club that ranks in the middle reaches of the Premier League like Aston Villa, winning the league championship depends not only on the strength of the team but also a certain element of luck. In the case of Manchester United and other major clubs that do not attach importance to the cup, it is also a strategy to win the League Cup or the FA Cup to qualify for the European War.

But we in Notts County are also a group of dream catchers!

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