King's Landing Nottingham

Chapter 467 How to Break the Curse of the League Cup?
Chapter 467 How to Break the League Cup Curse?
On December 21, [-], the quarter-finals of the League Cup officially started, which was a hurdle that Notts County had never passed.Today they face Norwich at the Magpie Stadium. I don't know if they can break this embarrassing record.

It can be seen from the odds of today's game how much England's gaming group attaches importance to the past records of the two warring parties:
Regardless of the state of this season or the book strength of the two teams, the gap between Notts County and Norwich is very obvious, but these peripheral bookmakers are still not optimistic about Notts County's promotion to the next round of the League Cup. wheel.

Norwich belongs to the kind of team that has no hope of winning the championship and has no worries about relegation. They are still six points away from the relegation zone. This score is relatively safe. If they can go further in the cup, they are willing to fight with their lives.

On the other hand, in Notts County, the players still have some psychological shadows to some extent.In the past few years, Notts County has never reached the semi-finals of the League Cup. Every time they reach the quarter-finals, the legs of the Notts County players seem to be filled with lead, and they cannot perform well.

This kind of phenomenon also happens from time to time in the FA Cup and UEFA Cup. It is no wonder that many gaming groups have joined forces and are not optimistic about Notts County.

Under such circumstances, Guardiola naturally did not dare to rotate desperately. He sent the team's eleven players in the best condition. No matter what, he boasted a lot, and he had to realize it step by step.

"Cristiano, don't ride your bicycle on the sidewalk today. I see that the muscular men on the opposite side are all gearing up. Let's be careful."

Franck Ribery and President Luo made their debut together. President Luo would naturally play as a striker, but Ribery still kindly reminded the Portuguese not to come to the left to show off his skills.

Notts County played a three-five-two formation today. The goalkeeper is Dutch veteran Edwin van der Sar, and there are three central defenders in the defense. Carvalho, Lucio, Chiellini line up in turn, and Balza Leigh and Mertesacker must be ready to replace them at any time.

There are five players in the midfield, Harvey Alonso is the single midfielder, Ronaldinho and Sneijder are the two midfielders.The left and right midfielders are still the Robery combination most familiar to Notts County fans.

On the forward line, President Luo and Van Persie will partner, and Drogba, the regular main force, will play as Guardiola's city weapon in the finale.

However, in Guardiola's mind, according to the state of Cristiano Ronaldo and Van Persie, there should be no chance for Drogba to play.

"Robin, Robin!"

"Benjamin, Benjamin..."

Although it is a cup match, it is related to the place in the semi-finals, and it is still a home game. There are many Notts County fans who come to watch the match. The stadium is full of shouts from the fans. Among them, Robin van Persie is the most popular and Benjamin Foster.

It seems that Foster, the unlucky guy, squatting in front of the goal and eating instant noodles has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

"woo woo woo woo……"

Foster, who was sitting on the bench, was already crying. This guy's brain circuit may be different from that of normal people.He thinks this is the fans' love for him.

Even if it is to sit on the bench for a month or two, all this is worth it. Anyway, the golden age of a goalkeeper is after the age of 26, and I am still a half-child.

"Guys, cheer up everyone. This Norwich team counterattacks very fast. We only have three central defenders today. There is space on the wing. The two wide midfielders must pay attention to helping defense. Xavi, remember to make up for it. To make up for the gap behind the central defender, we must have someone in front of the penalty area, and they have scored more than [-]% of their long-range goals."

As the captain of the team, Van der Sar and his teammates assigned some defensive tasks, and the second captain of the team, Harvey Alonso, was also within the scope of Lao Fan's assignment.

Of the 28 goals scored by the Norwich team this season, more than [-]% were scored through long-range shots from the outside, and [-]% were scored through set-piece tactics.

The above data all show that this is a mid-lower team with strong defensive counterattack characteristics, mainly relying on set kicks and peripheral long-range shots to score.

"What the hell!"

Liu Zhi pouted from the stands in a jerk, and couldn't help but swear.

It's fine to be scored, but Notts County's starting central defender Chiellini was even passed by the Norwich striker.

"This, isn't this too embarrassing?"

It is already very sad to be scored by a team like Norwich at home. The Italian defender Chiellini, who the team focused on training, was also wicketed by the opponent. The discomfort of the Notts County fans can be imagined.

England manager Nigel Worthington, 42, stormed from the bench to join his pupils in celebration of the great goal.

"Fucking relegation, we scored against Premier League No. [-] Notts County at the Magpie Stadium!"

"Fuck, Fuck, well done, guys!"

"Fuck these Nottingham people to death!"

Norwich tried their best to give their own blood, but they seemed to have forgotten one thing. The team's starting goalkeeper, Darren Ward, was on loan from Nottingham Forest Club. He was a native of Nottingham.

……

There was no time to soothe Chiellini's wounded heart. Carvalho and Lucio just patted Chiellini's shoulder lightly, embarrassingly expressing that they have been pierced by their opponents many times. Next time Just close the little door tighter.

"Uh-huh……"

This is probably the first time that Chiellini has been pierced. The Italian's mind is now blank, and there are buzzing voices in his ears. Except for himself, no one knows what he is thinking.

There was embarrassment, shame, humiliation, and a little bit of anger that wanted revenge, all of which appeared on Chiellini's face, and he was so red-faced.

Van der Sar and Xabi Alonso had gathered their team-mates together and they were discussing the strategy. Van Persie's goal gave them a 10-minute lead, but at the end of the first half, Novi The Odds equalized.

But they still use the method they are least good at.

"There are still a few minutes left, let's stabilize the situation first, and take the initiative to increase some breakthroughs in the second half. During the intermission, the coach will definitely make some other arrangements. Let's discuss it in detail before kick-off!"

The big guy is the big guy. Van der Sar quickly agreed with the Notts County players. There are only 5 minutes left before the end of the first half. At this time, we must be steady, and we must not let Norwich enter. Go-ahead goal.

Notts County, with the established goal, voluntarily gave up the flank attack.Only the faster Cristiano Ronaldo was left, lurking next to the Norwich defenders, while another striker, Van Persie, also returned to his own half to defend.

"Dry!"

The vengeful Chiellini used a beautiful sliding tackle before the end of the half-time, and knocked the striker who had just passed through the crotch to the ground.

This kid is still very smart, he tackled the ball at the first time, and hooked the forward by the way, so the referee will not call a foul, let alone show a yellow card.

In this case, the Norwich people can only get an ordinary throw-in, and the referee, who has arbitrary power on the field, didn't even give Norwich the throw-in, and ended the first half of the game hastily.

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Thank you brothers for your support and love. There are still a few days until the [-]th and [-]th. Brothers who haven’t prepared gifts, hurry up to avoid a big battle at that time.At this critical time node, it is still important to save your life.

(End of this chapter)