King's Landing Nottingham

Chapter 441
Chapter 441

When the players and the coaching team of both sides came out of the tunnel, many acquaintances on both sides greeted each other eagerly, and Guardiola and Mourinho also smiled at each other, as if this game was not very important. Harmony is the top priority.

The weather in Nottingham is very good today. The afternoon sun shines on the bald referee's forehead, and there is even a faint reflection of light, which looks quite joyful.

Chelsea's lineup continued Mourinho's usual style, John Terry, Lampard, Makelele, Samuel, Charisteas, Deco, Petr Cech and others all stood on the field .

Guardiola, however, made some adjustments to his lineup. Except for the Dutch goalkeeper Van der Sar, the two veteran players, Rivaldo and Overmars, did not enter the starting lineup for this game.

Notts County's starting lineup today is full of young and strong lads. Facing Chelsea's impregnable defense, the veterans not only have physical disadvantages, but also have a higher risk of injury. Guardiola has to keep these Experienced veterans go for higher honors.

Less than 40 seconds into the game, Notts County launched a quick attack. Harvey Alonso made a long pass from the backcourt, but Paulo Ferreira made a header to clear it, but it accidentally went to Drogba.

"Fake!"

Drogba was obviously not prepared, and his shot went wide of the goal. Who would have expected that a player of Paulo Ferreira's level would make such a low-level mistake.

Since Paulo Ferreira can make a mistake once, maybe there will be a second time, so he has to hit him a few more times before he recovers.

For a while, Paul Ferreira's side became the key area for the Notts County onslaught. The narrow sidewalk was suddenly crowded with six offensive and defensive players.

The wide cooperation of Dani Alves and Arjen Robben created a chance for Harvey Alonso who advanced forward. The Spanish midfielder comfortably crossed from the right, and the placement was very accurate.

The header monster Didier Drogba would not let go of such an opportunity. His shot from ten meters from the goal was blocked by Chelsea defender Samuel and then deflected.

Ronaldinho appeared on the left rib and shot directly without stopping the ball. After Petr Cech barely made a pounce, the ball bounced off the left post.

The ball came too suddenly. The Czech goalkeeper's reaction speed was already very fast, but it was just that the fingertips touched the ball.

The excellent scoring opportunity was not scored, and many Notts County fans in the stands have already begun to breathe.

In a match against a strong team like Chelsea, there won't be too many chances to score goals in a game. If such an obvious opportunity is not grasped, the next game will be uncertain.

David Prowse, the president of the Notts County Official Fan Club, is actually a little upset, but he is still trying to restrain himself. After all, he is a public figure, and his personal image and the image of the fan club are still very important.

Corner chance for Notts County.

Normally, Notts County's corner kicks are taken by Ronaldinho, Sneijder or Harvey Alonso, but this time it was replaced by Robben with his left foot.

As for those weird gestures, Peter Pan Robben will not know it. Aryan Robben drove the ball with his left foot to the area where the Notts County players gathered, and then began to run into the field.

Lucio's pick-and-roll, Carvalho's feint run, Notts County center Drogba faced the similar tonnage Samuel in the penalty area, and still had the upper hand. The Ivorian's shot was blocked by Petr Cech. Terry sent the ball out of bounds with a big foot.

"Isn't the goalkeeper on the opposite side too strong?"

Witnessing Cech's outstanding performance with his own eyes, Benjamin Foster's heart began to ripple. He was too worried that his position as Notts County's main goalkeeper in the future would not be guaranteed.

"Peter, the Czech national team is being selected, the best goalkeeper for the European Cup in Portugal! He was selected for the All-Star team for the European Cup. It is said that he is a famous goalkeeper."

Only Cristiano Ronaldo, who has been awarded the title of president, has participated in the European Cup in Portugal and sat above the bench.

The wound of Portugal's failure to win the European Cup has not yet healed, but the president's approval of Notts County loanee Petr Cech is from the heart.

"Is it so powerful..."

Benjamin Foster's heart was even more confused. He was about the same age as him, but he was already a member of the Czech national team. He also participated in intercontinental competitions such as the European Cup and was selected for the best team.

But looking back at myself, with the blessing of England's household registration, I can't play the main force in Notts County. I haven't been selected for the national team so far. I have only entered the England national youth team. Compared with others, such qualifications are nothing compared to others. It is a sky and an underground, there is no comparison at all.

Benjamin Foster, who lamented that the head coach of the England national team could not be eclectic and drop talents, suddenly remembered the Italian brother who was used to return Cannavaro.

"Hey, what should I do..."

The distraught Benjamin Foster was sitting on pins and needles on the bench. Notts County's three-handed attack gave Petr Cech ample opportunity to perform in the opening stage, but the Czech also used his wonderful performance to let his teammates Their confidence is getting higher and higher.

The counterattack is about to begin!

In the 8th minute of the first half, Lampard carried Harvey Alonso and sent a through pass. Italian winger Duff's right-footed shot from the left rib pierced Lucio's wicket and flew into the goal .

Dutch veteran Van der Sar quickly went to the ground and blocked the shot with his left leg out of the danger zone. Charisteas' supplementary shot from the outside was not powerful and was firmly pressed down by Van der Sar.

It is impossible for Van der Sar not to know that the upright boy opposite him is his future successor. Under such circumstances, he must not show his timidity.

"Run, move, tighten up, look back at the ball and keep attacking!"

Van der Sar, who saved the goal, slapped his hands vigorously to encourage his teammates.

The few minutes of attack in the opening stage is basically over. It is a pity that we did not score a goal, but the attack must continue.

Offense is the soul of Notts County.

Van der Sar's strong throw found Felipe Ram on the wing. The German sprinted all the way with the ball and made a quick pass and cut with Alonso and Ronaldinho in the midfield.

Although there is no way to continue to push forward, but there is also some room for passing the ball. The German made an inverted triangle pass from the left and passed it to his teammate at the penalty spot.

Franck Ribery gave the ball lightly, and Didier Drogba shot low and hard, bouncing off Robben and rolling into the goal slowly.

"Beep beep beep..."

The bald referee made a penalty immediately, the goal was invalid, and Robben, who was about to make a follow-up shot, was in an offside position.

Notts County players and coaches accepted the penalty very quietly. After all, Robben's offside was very obvious and there was nothing to argue about.

Due to the viewing angle of the game, some fans still feel that the referee's judgment is problematic, and even some extreme fans are still scolding Robben, why did they block the route of Drogba's goal.

However, even if Robben did not appear on the route of Drogba's shot, based on Cech's position and speed when he fell to the ground, Drogba's shot would not be able to score.

When the game progressed to No. 11 minutes, the first yellow card of the game appeared. Lampard brought down Sneijder who was advancing rapidly from behind and received a topaz card.

Notts County's intention to take a free kick was judged by Chelsea. Harvey Alonso's free kick was intercepted by Samuel, who directly found Duff who was ambushing in the frontcourt with a big foot.

Sneijder, who was near Duff, used Lampard's action of bringing him down just now, and also overturned the Italian Duff on the wing.

"Fake!"

"It's definitely revenge!"

"Red card! Be sure to give him a red card!"

The Chelsea fans in the stands made noise, and Mourinho on the coach's bench also rushed out of the bench, expressing his protest to the fourth official and the referee.

Mertesacker, Colin and Sasha became the first line of defense against Chelsea's assistant coaching team due to the suspension of Eric Tynehag. fighting.

As the referee's best helper and the first person responsible for coordinating the relationship between the two sides, the fourth official of this game really wanted to buy a gas mask and put it on his head now.

He really didn't know why the assistant coaches on both sides could spit so much when they were talking.

"Don't you know that saliva stars can infect viruses? You should be sentenced, right? A bunch of law-blind people!"

Seeing that Chelsea and Notts County players rushed out from the bench, the referee hurriedly blew his whistle and ran to the scene of the incident, preventing the further escalation of the conflict between the two sides.

It is impossible to fight. After all, Cech is from Notts County, Malouda is a former Notts County player, Samuel, Paulo Ferreira and others are players under Magpie Sports, and they are all their own.

Just like people in society, they know that the two sides can't fight at all, but this posture has to be put on, they are a group of face-saving people, and both sides have to strive for the best interests.

Although Chelsea fans hoped that the referee would send off Sneijder with a red card, objectively speaking, Sneijder's foul was the same as Lampard's foul just now, just an ordinary tactical foul.

If Sneijder is sent off with a red card, then Lampard will also be given a red card now, and he will return to the same starting line in the end.

The Notts County players rushed forward only because Duff stood up and pushed Sneijder down after being overturned, which also required a yellow card.

In the end, both parties got what they wanted.Duff and Sneijder each received a yellow card, but the referee still chose to play [-] rebounds each, making money with peace.

(End of this chapter)