King's Landing Nottingham

Chapter 44

Chapter 44 set sail in a low-key manner
The frustration of being eliminated in the League Cup permeated the Notts County dressing room, and Wei Xun's 200 million pound hard work bonus also made all the players feel choked up.

With Sneijder, Barzagli and Harvey Alonso absent, and Robben and Iniesta still recovering, the sixth round of the league is a real test for Notts County.

As the best defensive team in League Two, Peterborough taught Notts County a lesson in the London Road Stadium, which can accommodate 5000 people.

In this game, Notts County took a total of 22 shots and had a ball possession rate of 64%, but they just couldn't knock on Peterborough's goal.Fouls, forced shots, meaningless kicks, lack of necessary cooperation, all the players are in an extremely excited state, vicious fouls and hasty shots become the epitome of the whole game, up to 22 shots, a real hit There are only 6 feet in the door frame.

A 0-0 game caused Notts County's ranking to drop again, ranking 12th in the League Two.And George Grant, who was like chicken blood throughout the game, was elected as the best player of the game with a score of 7.5. His running distance reached 13.9 kilometers, and he contributed 6 shots on target. 2 feet.

When Zhao Tai told Wei Xun the news, Wei Xun was really dumbfounded.

"Don't send money randomly, good people and good deeds or something, treat money like dung??"

"I sent money just to encourage everyone, and I was afraid that everyone would feel uncomfortable...".

Although they didn’t win, they didn’t lose either. One point is better than zero. Several young players have been trained in the game. Notts County also ushered in a milestone of five unbeaten matches in the league, with 2 wins The result of 3 draws cannot be said to be very good, but Wei Xun is acceptable anyway.

Zhao Tai is used to such scoundrels like Wei Xun. In order to quickly complete the tasks assigned by Wei Xun, Zhao Tai is also in a tense working state. Anyway, he used to be an executive of Shengfei Group and used the resources of Shengfei's New York office It's easy to do anything without blinking your eyes, with Wei Xun as a banner.

Wei Xun lay comfortably on the sofa and read the news, seeing what the recent English media said about Notts County and himself.

The Notts County players are not so comfortable. After the sixth round of the league, they have no time to rest, and continue to take the bus to the next away game. On September 9, the first round of the Northern Division of the British Championship will begin , This is also the last away game in 10 days and 5 games. The opponent is Blackpool, the "black pool" that Notts County once defeated in the second round of the league.

The English League Championship, referred to as the English Championship, is also called the Paint Cup by many game fans.Once a year, the participating teams are teams from the third to fifth tiers in England.The event is divided into two divisions, the North and the South. Each division is divided into 2 rounds. The competition adopts a one-off elimination system. If there is a tie in 5 minutes, an overtime match will be played. If the overtime is tied, a penalty kick will be taken In the end, the champions of the two divisions in the North and South will decide the final championship with a single match.

This year's final will be held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, and the final champion will be determined by a single match.Previous finals have been held at Wembley Stadium, where England won the World Cup in 1966.Due to the need for repairs at Wembley Stadium, the finals of the British Championship will be held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff for the next 6-7 years.

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

In this game, Notts County players who seldom played in the English Second Division got the chance to start, and 3 young players who had just been promoted were also among them.

Goalkeeper No. 32 Baron Davis; two central defenders Chiellini partner Maurice Taylor, left back Eddie Taylor, right back Lichtsteiner; midfielders George Grant and Anthony Aiert The partner is a double defensive midfielder, and Corey Bukalosi is the front midfielder; the three forwards are Van Persie, Klose and Dirk.There were many firsts in this game from the starting lineup alone, which made Notts County fans very much looking forward to it.

Due to Blackpool's ranking at the bottom of the league, the pressure to relegation is huge. Therefore, Blackpool sent a full set of young players from the second team in this game, and Blackpool's assistant coach was in command on the spot. It seemed that Blackpool seemed to be ready to give up strategically.

The turf of the 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 field made the Notts County players very happy-it should be this familiar feeling.

No.16 minutes, former Nottingham Forest player Anthony Aiert made a steal in the halftime of Blackpool, and then relied on his own speed advantage to break forward all the way. Facing the attacking goalkeeper, Anthony Aiert chose to play a small However, the ball flew not far away and landed at the feet of Didier Dirk, who was about to outflank. The latter accepted the gift with a smile and easily scored an empty goal.

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

Guardiola was very speechless off the field, took out his small notebook and wrote down something.

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

"Stefan, go back this time, put this kid in the 'Notts County Phase I', and practice hard with those guys, this shot is too crooked..."

"That's a good idea, Josep." Old Mertesacker smiled wryly.

He is very clear about how desperate those boys in Notts County were, after all, his son also joined them.If one person can't finish training, the others can't leave. According to this kid's vision, he probably has to stand by the court to feed mosquitoes for a long time every day.

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

"What? Whose father are you going to be?" Guardiola suddenly said this, which shocked the old Mertesacker.

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

In fact, Guardiola knows about the old Mertesacker waiting for Mertesacker to return home after extra training every day.The elder Mertesacker was not only a good coach, but also a good father.Usually he doesn't just sit there and wait. When he sees some problems with the little ones, he will correct them in time, "Maybe this is father's love, pain and happiness."

In the 45th minute, Blackpool winger Chris Taylor helped the team equalize with a world wave. This may be the boy's first goal. Excited, he slid and knelt on the Notts County bench. The funny Ribery even gave the kid a high-five, which caused bursts of laughter from the Notts County bench.

In the 48th minute of the game, Dirk, who could not run to death, came again. He stole the ball in the frontcourt and ran for 50 meters. He pulled the ball and turned around to drag the goalkeeper's defense. He shot the top corner of the goal and scored, 2-1!

Two minutes later, Van Persie, a Dutch fellow from the Netherlands, extended the lead for Notts County. Cory Bukalosi picked a pass over the top, and Van Persie volleyed the ball with his left foot straight to the dead corner, 2-3!

The Notts County offensive continued and there was nothing the Blackpool assistant manager could do.

Helpless, lost and hesitant, he just wanted to end the game quickly 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 started to leave the stadium. The team's will to fight really shamed the fans present. They don't want to see their beloved team being massacred. An early exit is already the best choice.

Chris Taylor's several breakthroughs once gave the coaches of Blackpool a glimmer of hope to save face, but it is a pity that the forwards of the youth team are less accurate than they imagined, and a lot of opportunities were wasted. Waste, the scores of the two teams do not see any signs of approaching.

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

A nimble feint to throw away the defenders, speed up, vacate, shake his head, a beautiful header scored, 5-1, Blackpool's hopes were over.

After the game, Blackpool teenager Chris Taylor knelt in the center of the field for a long time, unwilling to get up, and his eyes were soaked with sad tears.

Maybe it was unbearable, maybe it was empathy. In order to comfort Chris Taylor, Guardiola signed his jersey and exchanged it with him, and encouraged Taylor to continue working hard in the second half of the league. He played against Notts County and let the friends in Notts County see his progress.

The signed jersey offered by the world superstar Pep Guardiola made Chris Taylor feel flattered, and the young man kept nodding in response.

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

It was already late at night when we returned to Nottingham, and the players went home. Guardiola announced that he would rest for half a day tomorrow morning, and when he had a proper amount of restorative training in the afternoon, the boys thanked Guardiola excitedly. They were too tired. Well, I can finally sleep in without having to get up early.

The major media who pay attention to Notts County are not idle, and a piece of report is freshly released. Notts County under the leadership of Wei Xun Guardiola has the meaning of becoming the top of the League Two:
"The Sun" broke the news: "Notts County Chairman Wei Xun and CEO Zhao Tai went to New York to have fun..."

The evening headline of the "Nottingham Evening News": "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-key way!"

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

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

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