King's Landing Nottingham

Chapter 302 The Battle of Contradictions
Chapter 3 The Battle of Contradictions
At the press conference before the match between Chelsea and Notts County, reporters from Sky Sports News and Nottingham TV had already prepared a series of questions for the game to ask Guardiola.

However, the day failed, as he was leading the team for the final pre-match preparations, assistant coach Eric Tynhag attended the pre-match press conference instead of Guardiola, which was the first time for the Spaniard this season. absent from the press conference.

Although the protagonist was not there, Sky Sports reporter Rasdurav Dimitrov still asked the question he wanted to ask, took the microphone handed by the staff, and asked without hesitation:
"Coach Eric, in the first five rounds of Premier League matches of the new season, Notts County remained unbeaten, and defeated Blackburn and Manchester United successively. But in the sixth round, you encountered the blue team Chelsea, Notts County I have never won a game against Chelsea in history, may I ask Coach Eric, will this have some psychological impact on the Notts County players preparing for this game?"

"Ha ha……"

Eric Tynhag on the rostrum laughed very suddenly, and his laughter was transmitted to the ears of every reporter present through the microphone.

"Chelsea is undeniably a great team. Notts County have never beaten Chelsea in history, just like no one would have thought that in the first five rounds of our first season in the Premier League, we would Just like staying undefeated, let him pass the past, we are eager to continue to make history."

To be honest, in Notts County's current lineup, almost no one has fought against Chelsea, so such a history has no deterrent effect at all.In the games lost more than ten or 20 years ago, none of the people who experienced those games are there. Except for the fans who remember, the new players will not be affected.

Anyway, I have never lost before, and I am still afraid of a ball!

After Wei Xun bought the team, even though the name of the team is still Notts County, the local fans in Nottingham know that this is completely different from the original Notts County team. A team that can bring them victories and trophies will be a whole new story.

Don't always talk about the past!
Notts County Medical Center suggested that although the injuries of Frank Ribéry and other sick patients have healed, their bodies are not fully prepared and they need to be observed for a period of time. They cannot withstand nine 10-minute games. Hope Guardiola thought carefully before choosing their mall.

Since Notts County's current injury list is very long, Guardiola has to send some players who have not adjusted to their best condition to play. Although this will exacerbate the team's current injury situation to a certain extent, Spain Man obviously has no other way.

Fortunately, the situation on the left is a little more optimistic, and the Portuguese can be used. Cristiano Ronaldo has been in a very hot state in recent training, and he will be the focus of offense in today's game.

The timely recovery of Brazilian international Ronaldinho also gave Guardiola more possibilities in the selection of formations for this game.

The weather in Nottingham is very good today, with no clouds in the sky, and more than 7000 fans have come to Meadow Lane Stadium. Counting the necessary police and club security staff, Meadow Lane Stadium looks quite lively.

Standing on the coach's bench, Guardiola couldn't help but sigh with emotion. Since the start of the game, Notts County's personnel have not been neatly organized. Today's game is considered good.

Although in the eyes of most people, Chelsea can easily win this game, but the more than 6000 Notts County fans at the scene don't think so. They will only support their home team and never waver.

Although Notts County's offensive firepower has been discounted this season, since Guardiola coached the team, he has given Notts County a deep Spanish imprint. Notts County's style is to attack, attack, and attack again. .

The Chelsea team coached by Italian coach Ranieri also has very distinctive characteristics, nothing more than defensive counterattacks plus a bunch of set-piece tactics.

Many media have dubbed this game as a battle of contradictions. Is Italy's defense indestructible, or Spain's offense is better?
The game has already started, and the result will naturally be seen in nine or 10 minutes.

"Hello, audience friends. Welcome to the [-]-[-] season. The focus of the sixth round of the English Premier League. Notts County played at home against the Blues Chelsea. I am Alan Smith..."

"Hi everyone, I'm Martin Taylor!"

"We don't need to say much about the history of the Meadow Lane Stadium. Today, there seem to be more than [-] fans at the scene. I think it was almost such a hot scene when the Magpies were still in the top league!"

"Yeah, old buddy, back then, this place was also known as the Devil's Home Stadium. Let's get down to business and introduce today's starting lineups of the two teams to the fans and friends in front of the TV!"

The two quickly sorted out the manuscripts in their hands, especially the one in Notts County. Although they had done a lot of homework, the Notts County players, to be honest, many people were not easy to recognize. There is not too much information, even if there is, it is not detailed, which is really a headache.

Barabara finished talking about Chelsea's lineup, and when they arrived at Notts County, the speed of the two people's speech slowed down significantly:

"The staff here in Notts County are all old faces, Guardiola, Tyne Hag, Mertesacker and, oh hoo, and their assistant coach and owner, China Wei, it's a bit scary, who can Thinking of this kid sitting on the coaching bench again today."

"I think it might be because Roman Abramovich didn't come to Meadow Lane today, otherwise, Wei wouldn't be sitting here, and I'm looking forward to their meeting at Stamford Bridge. The two bosses should have some common language, right?"

"That's right, now let's take a look at Notts County's defense today. The goalkeeper is Van der Sar, who we are very familiar with. He played for Fulham in the Premier League last season and performed extremely well. Before that, the Dutchman played for Aja. Max and Juventus.

Four players at the back, um, an amazing lineup, left back Fabio Grosso, two central defenders are Barzagli and Cannavaro, Chiellini cameo at right back, This is a pure Italian line of defense! "

"That's right, and, audience friends, the Cannavaro here is the Italian international Fabio Cannavaro you are very familiar with. Some time ago, it was said that he was recuperating in the United States. In less than half a year, he He can even play the game!
The four players on the back line, two are genuine Italian internationals, and two are members of the Italian national youth team. Before the game, everyone has been saying that Coach Ranieri's Chelsea is a strong shield, but now it seems that Notts County This Italian shield seems to be more pure, doesn't it? "

"Haha, Martin, you're always such a joker..."

"After the introduction of the backcourt, let's turn our attention to the midfield, Portugal, Côte d'Ivoire, Brazil, the Netherlands, Spain, well, fortunately, there is also a player from England, George Grant.

Today he and Harvey Alonso are paired as a double midfielder. The attacking midfielder is Brazilian international Ronaldinho. The left and right flanks are the regular main players in these games. Ronaldo and Robben, the forward line is still simple and rude Didier Drogba of…”

The Notts County fans could only hear the noise of the scene at the Meadow Lane Stadium, but Old Grant and a group of staff from the Security Department could only watch the live broadcast of the game on TV.

There are also those who watch the game in a more advanced way, such as Parker, this kid took a high-powered telescope, stood at the window on the top floor and watched everything that happened on Meadow Lane.

Not to mention, listening to the TV commentary and watching the players come and go on the court, it's not a good feeling.

PS: Thank you for letting go of my love, The Island That Doesn't Exist, Fat Dajun, Yuan Zenghui, and thanks for the recommended tickets and monthly tickets for my brothers, thank you!
(End of this chapter)