reborn football boss

Chapter 16 Not Yet Formed
Naturally, David will not be absent from the team's first warm-up match, even though he has been busy recently with the construction company to determine the youth training base plan.

The weather on the day of the warm-up match was not very good, with drizzle and mist, it seems that this is also a characteristic of England.

Originally, David thought that there would not be many fans going to the stadium to watch the game in such weather. After all, Notts County had been in the low-level league for a long time and lost a large number of fans.

But he underestimated the enthusiasm of the fans for the team, especially when the club spent a lot of money on signings during this transfer period, it seems that the enthusiasm of the fans was awakened at once. Meadow, who can accommodate 20000 fans Lane was packed, and even the aisles were full of fanatical fans, wearing Notts County's black and white jerseys, as if celebrating a festival.

Seeing this situation, David hurriedly arranged for club staff to communicate with the police station. Because the warm-up match does not sell tickets for free viewing, there are too many fans pouring into the Meadow Lane Stadium. If there is a riot or a stampede, Then the consequences are unimaginable.

After arranging everything, David can finally sit quietly on the coach's bench and watch the football up close.

The opponent Northampton ranked 18th in the second division last season, only six points higher than the relegation zone. This summer did not make a difference in the transfer market, and even the main players of last season failed Retention, the goal of the new season is still to be able to relegation.

Such an opponent does not actually have much warm-up significance, because the team has just finished physical training, and the technical and tactical training has only started for a few days, so there is no tactical drill at all.

In fact, Loew and David have such a consideration. First, let the players play a game to find the feeling after physical training, and the other is to adapt to the style of English football, especially in the low-level leagues. The use of the body Particularly important.

There are mostly foreign players in the team. If you can't adapt to this style early, then you can foresee difficulties in the beginning of the league.

In the first half of the game, Loew lined up the main lineup in his heart, with Diego Lopez sitting at the goal; Grosso, Lescott, Carvalho and Ram lined up on the back line; Alonso alone The midfielder, Misimovic is in front of Alonso; Iniesta is a left midfielder, and Dirk is on the right; the two forwards are Hubner and Di Natale.

Because it is a warm-up match, the two sides agreed before the game that players can be replaced at will during the game, so players will get a chance to play.

10 minutes after the start of the game, David's expression gradually became dignified, and his heart was full of disbelief.

The strength of the opponent Northampton is not strong, and in the League Two, they only aim to relegation every year. David originally used the team's configuration, and today's game will be a one-sided massacre. kind.

But the opening 10 minutes of the game made him dumbfounded, because the picture he imagined did not appear, but Notts County was suppressed by the opponent.

The tacit understanding of the players is insufficient, and the tactical system is not familiar. The team that has just gathered for training for less than a month seems very uncomfortable in front of Northampton.

Well, David admits that he is a little impetuous. Football has its own rules. It does not mean that a group of outstanding players can achieve outstanding results.

After being relieved, David began to observe the performance of the players.

The best player on the field is undoubtedly the defensive midfielder Meireles. Partnering with Alonso, he restrained his desire to attack and focused on intercepting a wide range in the midfield. He became the most active person on the court.

However, 15 minutes after the start of the game, Notts County began to organize a decent offense after defending the opponent's fierce offensive. Although they still couldn't form too many foot passes, at least it was much better than a completely passive defense.

At the last moment of the second half, center Hubner received a diagonal pass from Lahm at a 45-degree angle on the right, grabbed the spot and broke through the Northampton gate, opening the scoring for the team.

This ball may not reflect much tactical value, and more depends on the personal abilities of the players, but this is also a good start, ahead of the opponent, and everyone is still very happy.

However, in the second half, the team ran into trouble again. Loew replaced half of the main lineup at the beginning of the second half, and at 70 minutes, he replaced half of the main lineup and became a substitute lineup dealing with the opponent. This also caused the team to lose the initiative again, and was scored an equalizer by the opponent at the last moment.

Not being able to win the game, the players were very frustrated, there was no way, who wouldn't want to perform well in front of the fans, you know, the Notts County fans in the stands kept shouting for the team until the end.

But David is very open-minded. The outcome of the game is not important, as long as the set goal is achieved, and Love will not pay attention to the warm-up match. He has a clear idea on how to train the team .

After the warm-up match, the whole team will gather again and rush to London after a one-day holiday. In the next two weeks, Notts County will conduct training in London, and there will also be two warm-up matches with the London team.

The best hotels and training grounds have been arranged in advance, and Notts County, which has shown its aura of nouveau riche throughout the summer, will not be harsh on players in terms of logistical support.

David is very clear that these two weeks of tactical training are very important, or in other words, directly related to Notts County's performance this season. If the team's technical and tactical system has not yet formed by the beginning of the season, it will be difficult to cope with the league.

However, David did not accompany the team in London, because he was still busy planning and building a youth training base.

The Notts County Club does not have many talents, and he has to personally check most of the things. While he is busy, he feels that he should find an excellent vice-chairman for the club. At least in his opinion, his unreliable chairman You can only make decisions on the general direction by relying on your grasp of the general trend of the future, but on some specific issues, you need to entrust a professional to deal with them.

However, such outstanding talents are not easy to find, and the key problem is that a second division club in Notts County is not very attractive at all.

Thinking of this, David can only regretfully put this matter aside, and wait until the day when Notts County is promoted to the Premier League before recruiting suitable talents.

(End of this chapter)