reborn football boss

Chapter 48
At the end of the first half of extra time, the Notts County players seemed to be a little out of strength. After all, the continuous fast-paced offense would consume a lot of their energy. At this time, it is more dependent on the personal will of the players to fight.

Of course, Blackburn is not much better.

Violence had completely given up on offense, because Souness could clearly see the development of the game, even if he defended it might not be able to defend to a penalty shootout. At this time, attacking is simply seeking a dead end.

At the beginning of the second half of overtime, Notts County's stormy offense struck again.

Long-range shots, crosses, headers, almost all available methods are used, but the opponent's intensive defense in front of the goal can't be helped. Souness is also an experienced man, how could he not tell the players to be careful in the danger zone? What about fouls, so Notts County didn't get a free kick in a good position throughout the extra time.

Just when everyone thought that this League Cup would be dragged into a wonderful and cruel penalty shootout, the situation on the field suddenly changed.

Souness is ready to arrange the order of penalty kicks. He is discussing quietly with the assistant coach which player has taken the best penalty kick recently.

The game time entered the last minute of the second half of overtime. Franck Ribery had almost exhausted his energy, but he was still running tirelessly. It was because of his active pressing near the baseline that he won a corner kick for Notts County. , this may be the last corner kick of the game, look at the time, the referee should blow the whistle for the end of the game after the corner kick is over, if Notts County can't rewrite the score through this corner kick, then the game Really will go to the final penalty elimination stage.

At this time, there is no need to consider defense. All Notts County players are concentrated in Blackburn's penalty area. Even Diego Lopez, who has never crossed the half-court, slapped his ass, rushed across the half-court, and squeezed into Blackburn. Ben's penalty area, next to the Blackburn goalkeeper, came to a close contact.

Alonso came to the corner with a serious expression, fixed the ball within the quarter circle, and retreated silently. This is the last chance, and he must be extremely cautious.

In the small penalty area, players from both sides were densely packed together, making small movements constantly, you pinch me, I pull you, and they will do everything they can.

It’s no wonder that football players rarely come out publicly. Just imagine, if you know that a gay guy keeps messing with you on the field, the area of ​​​​psychological shadow will probably have to catch up with the Pacific Ocean.

The referee kept blowing stoppages, and then separated, warning the players on both sides for their hand movements. If only time is considered, the second half of overtime is over for 2 minutes.

When the referee signaled that Alonso could serve, the audience was silent. Compared with the previous suspense, it was uncharacteristically, but the surprisingly consistent nervous expressions on the faces of the fans deeply betrayed their inner anxiety.

Alonso took a deep breath, took a few steps to run up, and sent out a half-altitude ball with an extremely fast speed and a great internal rotation arc.

Players from both sides in the penalty area of ​​Blackburn were surrounded by players, and players near the point in front of the goal jumped high, scrambling for the ball.

At this time, it can be seen how important the high center back is sometimes. It can not only defend the sky in the penalty area of ​​its own side, but also wreak havoc in the penalty area of ​​the opponent. Man's high school back.

Westerman grabbed the first point, but because of the physical contact of the opponent's defender, it was difficult for him to control the exact direction of the ball, so he simply gave up the idea of ​​shaking his head to attack the goal. Point behind the goal.

Two seconds later, when all the fans couldn't see the truth, the referee's whistle blew after a moment of hesitation, and someone in the crowd rushed out excitedly, ran wildly, and celebrated wildly.

This not tall figure belonged to Villa, and it was he who had just kicked in the crowd, and the ball that Westerman ferried to the back point was stabbed into the goal.

When the referee made the effective action to score the goal, everyone woke up like a dream. The Notts County players rushed towards Villa collectively, screaming strangely, like a group of barbarians rushing out of the Amazon. In sharp visual contrast, the faces of the Blackburn players were dull, as if they couldn't accept the reality in front of them.

Not only the players of Blackburn couldn’t accept it, but also the fans in the stands. After playing for 120 minutes, they tenaciously defended a draw. They were about to enter a penalty shootout in 1 minute, and they were actually scored at this time. The lore, those with poor mental capacity can't accept it.

The excited David and Love also hugged tightly, but before the two separated, they were crushed by the rushing players and became the bottom of the existence. County-style celebrations always end in physical and psychological damage to the coach and chairman. David is thinking about whether the club will introduce a strict management system that prohibits players from celebrating goals in the form of overlapping arhats on the field. If you want to stack Arhats, you can't put the coach and chairman at the bottom.

This game, which seemed to be unequal in strength to others, but in fact it was the opposite, ended in such a regrettable way, because for the neutral fans, they didn't know whether it was a lore or a point. It's really hard to choose a ball game that attracts their attention even more.

Notts County, the League Two team, has once again entered the sights of England fans. After the bloodbath of Middlesbrough, Blackburn went one step further, and even two Premier League clubs have become the most important team of this season. An out-and-out dark horse in the League Cup.

In the post-match press conference, Souness, who lost the game, did not appear too downcast. All his previous worries disappeared with the end of the game. He knew that the loss was not due to Blackburn's poor strength, but to Notts County. This wonderful League Two team is too strong, and no one can tell what is wrong with Blackburn.

"Notts County is a team that is good enough to gain a foothold in the Premier League. Such a team is simply unbelievable in the League Two. Maybe they can perform miracles in the early cup match because they have this strength." Souness praised Notts County Ci County, of course, this is also his real thought.

Loew said modestly that Notts County's most important task is to upgrade from the second division. As for how far they can go in the cup, it needs the help of luck.

In any case, Notts County's miraculous victory over Blackburn can be said to have shattered the glasses of professionals in English football.

It is not unacceptable for a low-level team to beat a high-level team in the two domestic cup competitions in England. This kind of upset will occur frequently every season.

But the Notts County game can no longer be regarded as an upset. No one will really regard them as a low-level team anymore. If anyone still thinks so, then they are really stupid.

Who has ever seen a low-level team that kills all the main players in the Premier League with real swords and guns?
Well, if you have to be serious, there are, and that's a big upset.

But who has ever seen a League Two team that has killed Premier League clubs in two consecutive rounds?
If you are lucky, you can't go against the sky to such an extent, right?

At least for now, no one will despise Notts County's magical League Two club anymore.

When the team returned to Nottinghamshire in the evening, the draw for the fourth round of the League Cup was also over.

Fortunately, although Notts County's luck is not particularly good, it is enough to relax Notts County, which has touched two Premier League teams in a row, because their opponent is the League One team, Manchester City.

Of course, the fourth round of the League Cup will be held at the end of November, and the current focus of Notts County will still be on the league.

(End of this chapter)