King’s Landing in Nottingham

Chapter 44 Set Sail in a Low Key

The frustration of being eliminated in the League Cup pervaded the Notts County locker room, and Wei Xun’s £2 million fighting bonus also made all the players feel choked.

Sneijder, Balzali, and Harvey Alonso are absent, Robben and Iniesta are still in the recovery period. The sixth round of the league is a real test for Notts County.

As the best defensive team in the current Premier League, Peterborough taught Notts County from afar in the London Road Stadium, which can accommodate 15,000 people.

In this game, Notts County shot a total of 22 times, with a possession rate of 64%, but it was unable to knock on Peterborough's goal. Fouls, forced shots, meaningless falling feet, lack of necessary cooperation, all players are in a state of extreme excitement, fierce fouls and hasty shots have become the epitome of the entire game, up to 22 shots, really hit The middle door frame only has 6 feet.

In a 0-0 game, Notts County's ranking dropped again, ranking 12th in the English League. And George Grant, who played like chicken blood throughout the game, was selected as the best player of the game with 7.5 points. His running distance reached 13.9 kilometers and he contributed 6 shots to the target. 2 feet.

When Zhao Tai informed Wei Xun of the news, Wei Xun was a little bit dumbfounded.

"Don't give out money at all times. Good people are good or something, treat money like dung?"

"I sent the money to encourage everyone, but I am also afraid that everyone will feel uncomfortable...".

Although I didn’t win, I didn’t lose. One point is better than zero. Several young players have been tempered by the game. Notts County has also ushered in a five-round undefeated milestone in the league, with 2 wins. The 3 level result is not very good, anyway, Wei Xun is acceptable.

Zhao Tai is accustomed to such a rogue face like Wei Xun. In order to quickly complete the task assigned by Wei Xun, Zhao Tai is also in a tense working condition. Anyway, he was once an executive of Shengfei Group and used the resources of Shengfei's New York office. Without blinking, it is convenient to do anything with the banner of Wei Xun.

Wei Xun lay comfortably on the sofa and read the news, watching the recent English media all say this to Notts County and himself.

The players of Notts County are not so comfortable anymore. After the sixth round of the league, they did not have time to rest, and continued to take the bus to the next away game. On September 10, the first round of the British Championship North will begin. , This is also the last away game in 5 days and 3 matches. The opponent is "Blackpool" Blackpool, which Notts County defeated in the second round of the league.

The English League Championship, referred to as the British Championship, is also called the Paint Cup by many game fans. Once a year, the participating teams are England's third to fifth tier teams. The event is divided into two regions, the north and the south, and each game is divided into 5 rounds. The competition adopts a elimination system of a tiebreaker. If the 90-minute tie is for overtime, the overtime tie is for penalties. In the end, the champions of the North and South Divisions will decide the final championship in a single-game decisive system.

This year's final will be held at the Cardiff Millennium Stadium in a single game to determine the final championship. Previous finals were held at Wembley Stadium, which was also the stadium where England won the World Cup in 1966. As Wembley Stadium needs to be repaired, the finals of the British Championship will be played at the Cardiff Millennium Stadium in the next 6-7 years.

Being able to play here is the dream of countless English players. This is why Wei Xun and Guardiola want to win the English League Championship-more exposure and a larger stage can attract more outstanding players and coaches to the team.

In this game, the players who rarely played in the English second division in the Notts County team got the opportunity to start, and the three young teenagers who had just been promoted were also listed.

Goalkeeper No. 32 Byron Davis; two central defenders Chiellini partner Maurice Taylor, left back Eddie Taylor, right back Lichsteiner; midfielder George Grant and Anthony Elt The partner has a double midfielder, and Corey Bucarosi is the front midfielder; the three forwards are Van Persie, Klose, and Kuyt. This game has had many firsts from the starting lineup alone, and the fans of Notts County are looking forward to it.

As Blackpool ranks in the bottom of the league, the pressure to relegation is huge, so Blackpool sent a full set of second-team teenagers in this game, and the on-site command is Blackpool's assistant coach. It seems that Blackpool is ready to give up strategically.

The turf at Bloomfield Stadium is very well maintained. There was no rain on the 9th and 10th of this month. The rhythm of the ball rolling on the court made the Notts County players very happy-it should be this familiar feeling.

In the 16th minute, the former Nottingham Forest player Anthony Elt made a steal in the Blackpool half. Then relying on his own speed advantage, he broke through all the way forward. Facing the attacking goalkeeper, Anthony Elt chose to play junior. The goal, but a ghostly shot hit the opponent's goalkeeper's foot, but the ball didn't fly far and landed at the feet of Kuyt, who was about to outflank. The latter laughed at the gift and easily scored the empty goal.

After the goal, Kuyt opened his arms and ran to Anthony Elt not far away, giving him a big hug, "Thank you, brother!"

Guardiola was very speechless off the court and took out his own notebook to jot down something.

Anthony's defense is really good, but his shooting problem is even more daunting. If he is sent to play in a key game, in case of such an opportunity, if he fails to score, it will be a big blow to the team and to the individual.

"Stefan, go back this time, and put this kid in the'Notts County I'too, and follow the guys to practice and practice, the shooting accuracy is also crooked too..."

"This is a good idea, Josep." Old Mertesacker smiled bitterly.

He knows how fun the gang of boys in Notts County are. After all, his son has joined them. If one person can't finish training, others can't walk. According to this kid's standard, it is estimated that he has to stand by the court and feed mosquitoes for a long time every day.

"Hey, it's hard to be a father, but it's even harder to be a good father..."

"What? Whose dad are you going to be?" Guardiola suddenly made such a sentence, which frightened the old Mertesacker.

"It's okay, Josep, watch the game and watch the game..."

In fact, Guardiola knew that the old Mertesacker waited for Mertesacker to go home every day after the extra training. The old Mertesacker is not only a good coach, but also a good father. Normally, he doesn't sit there and wait. When he sees some problems that the little guys have, he will correct them in time, "Maybe this is the father's love, painful and happy."

In the 45th minute, Blackpool winger Chris Taylor used a world wave to help the team equalize. This may be the boy's first goal. Excitedly, he slipped on the bench in Notts County. The weird Ribery even slapped the kid, causing laughter from the bench in Notts County.

In the 48th minute of the game, Kuyt, who could not run to death, came again. He stole the ball and ran for 50 meters. A pull ball turned and dragged the goalkeeper's defense. He burst into the top corner of the goal and scored 2-1!

Two minutes later, Kuyt’s Dutch fellow Van Persie extended the lead for Notts County. Corey Bukalossi picked a pass and Van Persie volleyed with his left foot to the dead corner, 3-1!

Notts County's offensive continues, but Blackpool's assistant coach can't even do anything.

Helpless, lost and hesitating, he just wanted to end the game as soon as possible and escape here as soon as possible.

In the 61st minute, Blackpool's goal fell again, and Klose's penalty-like header rate was impressive.

The few Blackpool fans have already begun to retreat. The team’s fighting will really embarrassed the fans present. They don’t want to see their beloved team being slaughtered, and leaving early is the best choice.

Chris Taylor’s several breakthroughs once gave the Blackpool coaches a glimmer of hope to save their faces, but it is a pity that the youth team's forwards are worse than they thought, and a lot of opportunities are in vain. Waste, there is no sign of imminent scores between the two teams.

In the 86th minute, Klose, who had already scored a goal, made up the last shot for the dying Blackpool.

A dexterous stray move left the defensive player, starting speed, flying into the air, shaking his head, a beautiful header scored 5-1, and the hope of the Blackpoolers ended.

After the game, Blackpool teenager Chris Taylor knelt in the center of the court for a long time and did not want to get up, his eyes were soaked with sad tears.

Maybe it was unbearable, maybe because I felt the same way. In order to comfort Chris Taylor, Guardiola signed his jersey in exchange for him, and encouraged Taylor to continue working hard during training. In the second half of the league, I hope to be able to When he played against Notts County, his friends in Notts County could see his progress.

World superstar Guardiola took the initiative to send out the signature jersey, which made Chris Taylor feel flattered, and the boy kept nodding his head in response.

This scene was also recorded with a camera and a pencil by the team reporter Peter Walker from Notts County. "It's another good material, what a touching scene."

It was late at night when they returned to Nottingham, and the players went home separately. Guardiola announced that tomorrow morning would take a half-day rest. When proper recovery training was conducted in the afternoon, the boys excitedly expressed their gratitude to Guardiola. They were too tired. Finally, I don’t have to get up early and sleep in late.

The major media who pay attention to Notts County have not been idle. Pieces of reports have been released. Notts County under the leadership of Wei Xun Guardiola has the meaning of becoming the number one in the League Two:

"The Sun" broke the news: "Notts County Chairman Wei Xun and CEO Zhao Tai went to New York for fun..."

"Nottingham Evening News" evening headline: "Two consecutive draws, the League Cup was eliminated, Josep, what should I do to save you..."

"Nottingham Post": "Unbeaten in five rounds of the league, 2 wins and 3 draws, New Notts County set sail in a low profile!"

The official website of Notts County also published a signed article with team reporter Peter Walker-"The Two or Three Things Behind the World-Class Players Taking the Initiative to Exchange the Jerseys with the Blackpool Teenager" was released this evening.

Peter Walker strictly implemented Wei Xun's so-called "three-point truth, seven-point story" news principle, digging deep into the touching stories of Notts County, and with the efforts of behind-the-scenes promoters, countless British fans shed tears.

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