King's Landing Nottingham

Chapter 308 It's Normal to Lose to the Champion

Chapter 3 It's normal to lose to the champion

Amidst the noise of the fans at the scene, Notts County played more and more fiercely, and the offensive momentum was wave after wave. Slowly, some meaningless attacks and solo fights that were purely individual performances appeared.

Guardiola seems to be thinking about whether to make some adjustments. He is familiar with this feeling, but he doesn't like it.What the Spaniards need is victory. If this feeling continues, are they afraid they will lose?
No.308 minutes, the continuous cooperation between Valbuena and Dani Alves on the right opened a hole. After making adjustments, they can only sweep across the door vigorously.

Facing the defense of two people, the intention of Valbuena's cross was very obvious. Middlesbrough defender Danny Mills used his strong physical fitness to destroy the ball out of the penalty area before Warren Doyle.

Although the second penalty was controlled by Notts County, there was no way to continue to advance. It could only be passed back and forth in the midfield, consuming the time of the game.

The score is leading on the field, so there is no need to worry at this time. Most of the players on the field were promoted from the second division with Notts County, and they have thoroughly implemented Guardiola's tactical guiding ideology.

The final minutes were quickly worn away, with Middlesbrough trailing the Magpies Notts County by a goal away at the end of the first half.

During the halftime break, Eric Tynhag emphasized to the players in the locker room not to underestimate the enemy, not to conduct ineffective attacks, to find some good opportunities through teamwork, and to protect when defending. Middlesbrough played in the first and second half They are two different teams, everyone must pay attention to this.

Anyway, everything that needs to be said has been said, even Wei Xun ran over to tell these boys, they must be vigilant, their belts are tightened, and they must not relax!
In the second half, Middlesbrough changed sides to fight again, while Notts County maintained the lineup of the first half, but Valbuena and Malouda made a side change. operation.

No. 409 minutes, Middlesbrough launched a fast attack, Mendieta's pass from the right was very fast, Chiellini was not prepared enough in the penalty area, and barely made a clearance, but the clearance was not far away.

After the ball bounced, Mertesacker and Cameron Jerome quickly jumped up to fight for the second spot. Mertesacker was restricted by Jerome's small movements, but he failed to make a clearance. The ball landed and was directly stuck Mellon Jerome took control, and the Middlesbrough striker shot neatly, breaking through the gate guarded by Foster.

The score on the court instantly became one to one. This is the rhythm of the game that Middlesbrough people are familiar with. They were really fierce in the second half.

Just 3 minutes later, the Middlesbrough people completed the reversal.

Defensive midfielder George Boateng's cross from the left side of the penalty area was cleared by Mertesacker, and Spanish midfielder Mendieta volleyed from outside the penalty area with a non-stop volley.

Two to one, Middlesbrough scored two goals in three minutes, completely reversing the situation of the game, Notts County fell behind!

"This ball is so beautifully pressed!"

Mendieta's goal made the commentators sitting in the broadcast area of ​​the rostrum applaud. With the ultimate ball feel and flexibility, as well as the perfect direct shooting ability, it has to be said that the strength of the Spanish international is still there.

Today's Meadow Lane Stadium, not many fans came, so that the noise made by more than 800 Expeditionary Middlesbrough fans was clearly identifiable.

It's no wonder that they didn't panic or nervous when the team fell behind in the first half. I don't know how many times this kind of scenario has been staged at home. What they were waiting for was this moment, the return of Middlesbrough's king!
Notts County also made substitution adjustments after the next dead ball. Franck Ribery and Jamie Vardy were ordered in danger. Guardiola made targeted arrangements, and the two of them communicated to the Notts County players on the field. .

There were changes after the substitution, but Coach McLaren quickly used up the remaining two substitutions and changed Middlesbrough's lineup to a five-three-two system.

As the saying goes, you have Zhang Liangji, I have a wall ladder, and the fighting skills of the coaches of the two teams are effective, but the situation on the field is beneficial to Middlesbrough.

No.709 minutes, Brazilian midfielder Delavido Juninho volleyed vigorously from 25 meters outside the penalty area. The ball barely rotated and hit the goal post directly. Foster could clearly Feel the shaking of the column.

"What the hell!"

Wei Xun is also a little helpless. Is it possible that Middlesbrough won the League Cup this year by playing weak in the first half and killing in the second half?

One minute later, Notts County, who was still in shock, gave his own response. Fabio Grosso made a 1-degree cross. Ze struggled to block it, and Valbuena's supplementary shot was rejected by the post again.

There is really no other way to express the annoyance of the Notts County players and fans other than beating their chests and feet. How can such an easy way to score, why can't they score a goal!

No.804 minutes, Notts County's attack was unsuccessful, and the ball was thrown directly to Mendieta's feet by Middlesbrough goalkeeper Schwarzer. Mendieta pulled the ball and turned around to avoid Thiago Mota The defense, through to Cameron Jerome.

The latter's state has been raised, and a chic kick behind the ball gave Massimo Macaron, who was in the middle of the penalty area, a space to push.

Although the first shot was blocked by Benjamin Foster, a melee broke out in the penalty area. Cameron Jerome stretched out his long legs in the melee and scored the goal, [-] to [-]!

Notts County looks cool...

There was a twinkle in David Prowse's eyes, "Watfak, what's going on, why is our League Cup always so difficult!"

Perhaps in the eyes of many Notts County fans, Notts County's League Cup schedule this year is over again...

In the end, the Notts County people's wild attack failed. Middlesbrough defeated Notts County [-]-[-] away and successfully advanced to the next round of the League Cup. The champion is the champion. The accident did not happen.

Wei Xun came to the locker room immediately to comfort the players. Although this was the result he expected, the players obviously didn't know that it was not open.

"Guys, actually, there's nothing shameful about losing to the League Cup winners..."

Wei Xun wanted to continue to say something, but when he saw the eyes of the players looking at him, he realized that he seemed to have said something wrong, so he had to make up for it quickly:

"I watched the sky last night and found that Middlesbrough is very likely to win the League Cup this year, so it is normal to lose to the champion. Guys, our main battleground is going to the UEFA Cup. The League Cup is We have never won the championship, and I really want to get it. Proper rotation is also to keep you in shape and better reserve for the game two days later!"

The speech full of chicken soup, and the humorous night view of the sky, successfully made up for Wei Xun's leaked secrets. The players should just think that Wei Xun just made a little joke on them.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with being eliminated from the League Cup. The UEFA Cup schedule is very dense and frequent, and it is also a home and away double-leg system. Flying back and forth is really tiring.

If Notts County was not at home in the first round of the game, they would have to fly there tonight. Tomorrow, there would be jet lag, and the game would be on the third day, and the state would basically not be guaranteed.

It's great to be eliminated, it's over once and for all, Wei Xun comforted himself like this, which was a bit like a buckle.

(End of this chapter)