reborn football boss

Chapter 32 The Rare Sense of Superiority
In this game, David couldn't sit on the coach's bench to watch the game, and it was an away game. David didn't plan to go to the stadium to watch the game.

But before the game, David suddenly received an official invitation from the Mansterfield Club, and Gino Pozzo invited him to watch the game together in a box at the Fitmere Stadium.

David didn't want to see Gino Pozzo's ugly face. He knew very well what Pozzo was thinking. He just wanted to beat Notts County in the game and then watch his own jokes.

But David thought about it, and agreed to the opponent's invitation, because he felt that the final loser must be Mansfield, not Notts County, and it would be nice to see Gino Pozzo's angry look.

Notts County's schedule has been very dense recently, and a series of opponents are difficult to deal with.

The first is the game against Mansterfield, the opponent is No.2 in the league standings.

Back at home in the next game, Notts County will usher in the league leader, newly promoted Brighton.

After the game against Brighton, the second round of the League Cup will begin immediately. This time Notts County is not lucky. The opponent is the Premier League team Middlesbrough. The strongest opponent I have ever met, a behemoth at the Premier League level.

If Notts County wants to go further in the League Cup, then Middlesbrough will be a must pass, but in anyone's opinion, compared with Middlesbrough, Notts County is no compromise Buckle the belly, this is a walking game.

The general opinion of the outside world is that these three games will be the most difficult period for Notts County this season. If they survive, the future will be bright, but once they are hit by their opponents, the final result of the season will not be much better. .

But no matter how you look at it, Notts County, which is in a bad situation, does not have the strength to survive the difficulties.

Sitting in the box at the Fitmere Stadium, David didn't even bother to make excuses with Gino Pozzo. Since he had already torn his face, there was no need to pretend. Pozzo probably thought the same thing, the box In silence.

Looking at the old Fitmere Stadium, David sneered. He originally thought that the Meadow Lane Stadium in Notts County was already a junk, but after comparing it, he instantly felt that Meadow Lane could still be used for a few years.

Originally, Fitmere Stadium had almost 1 seats, but due to issues such as fire certificates, poor supervision, and the sale of excess away fan tickets, the capacity was reduced by nearly half, and only 5 fans were allowed to enter the stadium to watch the game.

Even so, these seats are still not full every game, just like this game, if you don’t count the Notts County fans who entered the stadium, the visual estimate is at most 4000 fans.

This is a very normal statistic. The average attendance rate of League Two is close to 7000, but Mansfield originally belonged to the out-and-out underdogs in League Two. When it comes to relegation, it's no wonder there are so many fans.

Another reason is that the local fan market is limited. The population of Nottinghamshire is around 28. Compared with big cities such as London and Liverpool, it can only be regarded as a small town.

Even if England has a large fan base, the fan market in Nottinghamshire, which has three professional teams, is already saturated.

Among them, Nottingham Forest has the largest number of fans. After all, Nottingham Forest's historical record is extremely dazzling. Two Champions League trophies can crush most clubs in Europe. .

There are also many fans in Notts County. This Magpies is the oldest professional club in England, and its historical heritage lies there.

Surviving in the cracks between the two clubs, Mansfield is really difficult.

A sense of superiority arises spontaneously. Although David knows that it is really meaningless to compare with Mansterfield, it is also a pleasure to be able to beat the deadly enemy from this angle.

Of course, Notts County still has a long way to go if it wants to become a representative team of Nottingham County.

After the game started, Mansfield, who was playing at home, wanted to use the strong attack at the beginning to suppress Notts County, directly bringing the game to a fast pace.

Notts County was not affected too much, because in the previous few games, the opponents also adopted the same strategy. They just saw the obvious weakness of Notts County's slow entry into the state because of the unformed tactics.

Naturally, Loew will not make the same mistake on this issue. Although he has confidence in the team, Notts County is still a new army, so in the opening stage, he asked the team to stabilize their defense first.

Ten minutes later, although Mansfield had the advantage in possession of the ball, his pass and control in the Notts County half was still not consistent. The style of Italian football is still defensive and counterattack. Creating opportunities in a fast-paced offensive position is somewhat difficult.

After 10 minutes, Notts County, which was gradually recovering, began to counterattack.

Lahm cut off the opponent's breakthrough from the wing and handed it over to Alonso to organize the offense. Although Lahm also had a good long pass, it was still a bit worse than Alonso who was professional in doing this. .

After receiving the ball, Alonso found that the frontcourt did not have a chance to directly attack, so he gave up the idea of ​​​​a long pass raid, and organized an attack in the middle and backcourt in an orderly manner, deliberately slowing down the rhythm of the attack.

Maybe this kind of rhythm is also the rhythm that the Italians like the opponent, but Alonso knows the strength of the team, and he doesn't think that Notts County will lose to the opponent in the offensive of positional warfare.

Suddenly hit the ball to the left, and Iniesta was suddenly surrounded by two opponents after receiving the pass. It seems that the opponent also worked hard to study Notts County. Ci County is the most threatening player.

Facing the pressing Iniesta, he didn't panic. His superb ball control skills in a small area ensured that the ball would not be cut off. He found an opportunity and passed the ball to Misimovic in the middle.

Missy rubbed the ball with the outside instep without stopping, the ball spun and flew up, passed the two central defenders of Mansfield and flew into the penalty area.

Hubner had already started keenly when Iniesta scored the ball. The moment Missy touched the ball, Hubner was just in line with the opponent's two central defenders, and in the next second, he had already taken the lead Throwing off the two central defenders, unloading the ball, formed a single-handed situation.

How could this veteran football player who had played in low-level leagues all the way to Serie A miss such a good opportunity? Seeing the opponent's goalkeeper attack, he took the lead in breaking through the goal of the home team with a light kick.

(End of this chapter)