reborn football boss

Chapter 73

David thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out. It seems that this issue can only be discussed with Love and others after returning to the club. On this issue, Love may have more say.

After returning to Notts County, David was in a good mood. Although it was a six-point top game with Brighton tonight, there was no reason or excuse for Notts County to lose. It is difficult to threaten Notts County's top position in the league.

For the fans of the two teams, this game is a Christmas gluttonous battle. At least compared with usual, this game has a lot less gunpowder about victory and defeat, and a little more festive atmosphere.

Of course, this is also related to the situation of the two clubs in the league standings. Even if the two teams have a gap of 6 points, with the state of the two teams, it will be difficult for Reading and Mansfield in the back. It will have any impact on their position in the standings, so many people think that the best result is for the two teams to join hands to upgrade.

At the press conference before the game, Brighton’s coach did not hesitate to praise Notts County. In his mouth, Notts County has become the most powerful contender for the Championship next season. As for This season, there is no suspense about the ownership of the League Two champions.

At the same time, he did not forget to praise Notts County for their outstanding performance in the League Cup, as if they regarded Notts County as the representative of the League Two League. Notts County can advance to the semi-finals of the League Cup. Yan.

However, this seemingly contrived show of weakness will not affect Notts County's psychology too much, because after experiencing more battles, Notts County's vision has completely surpassed the current level, just like the [-]-meter field. The eyes should be on the key point, not the starting point under their feet.

They are used to being flattered, at least on the stage of League Two. Even if they beat Brighton, they will not feel too excited.

The detachment of mentality makes the Notts County players feel no pressure. Even though this is the first battle of the League Two, it seems to be not much different from the training match.

Although Loew also believes that the opponent cannot compete with Notts County in terms of strength, he may not have the determination to defeat Notts County. Although Brighton’s coach is an old man who looks kind, sometimes people can’t judge by appearance God knows if he is planning some extreme tactics to unseat Notts County.

Despise the opponent strategically, and value the opponent tactically. There is no need for David to tell him this Chinese proverb. Loew himself understands this truth.

And this game was just as Loew expected, Brighton was suffocating.

At the beginning of the game, Brighton's players tried their best to speed up the tempo. Whether they were attacking or defending, their passing rate was far faster than any previous game. Even if Notts County was attacking, they would pass without hesitation. Running and fighting to press Notts County.

A few minutes later, Loew had already seen his opponent's intentions, which was to fight Notts County for consumption.

The accelerated pace will inevitably lead to accelerated consumption of physical energy, and in the mind of the Brighton coach, physical issues are also Notts County's hidden Achilles' heel.

Unlike other League Two teams, Notts County made it all the way to the semi-finals of the League Cup, and reached the third round of the FA Cup. Invisibly, they have played at least ten more games than other League Two teams.

Originally, the League Two schedule was very dense, and during the intermission of the league, the cup game was distracted. Sooner or later, Notts County’s physical problems would erupt. All Brighton’s players had to do was to detonate this powerful bomb ahead of time. .

It has to be said that this old and cunning Brighton coach played his wishful thinking, Loew frowned involuntarily, as confident as he also felt a little tricky.

If you only consider this game, the physical condition of the Notts County players on the field will not be as bad as the opponents imagined. The firm implementation of the rotation strategy allows the main players of Notts County to often get rest, compared with other teams. , Notts County's main players played even less.

But if you can't take it apart and look at it separately, you must know that after Christmas, Notts County encountered a real devil's schedule.

On December 12, the 29th round of the league, Notts County challenged Wycombe away;

On January 1th, in the 5th round of the league, Notts County played against Reading at home. This is a battle of revenge;
On January 1th, the third round of the FA Cup, Notts County will face the challenge of the Premier League team West Ham United at home;

On January 1th, the first round of the League Cup semi-final, Notts County will move away to face Sheffield Wednesday;

On January 1th, in the 13th round of the league, Notts County will usher in the same city derby again, and encounter the arch enemy Mansfield;
In less than 20 days, there are six games to be played, an average of one game every three days, and almost every game is a tough one.

Although he has been complaining about the FA's schedule, Notts County has no right to speak in front of this behemoth and is not qualified to adjust the schedule at all.

In this way, Love will have a choice.

The opponent is so desperate, although it is not necessarily necessary to give up the game, but Loew decided to try to reduce consumption as much as possible.

The first half of the season was like a breakthrough, but the examples of sluggishness after the winter break are too numerous to mention.

Love definitely doesn't want to see the team collapse after the winter break.

Walking quickly to the sidelines, Loew gave instructions to the players on the field to give up confrontation with the opponent and change tactics to defensive counterattack.

Control the space in the dangerous area, and the opponent's rhythm will not be fast in the battle of the position.

Perhaps it seems a bit embarrassing to adopt a conservative tactic at home. After all, Notts County will only have this posture when facing the giants Arsenal, but in order to win, everyone knows how to choose.

History is written by the winners, and only those who win the game are eligible to speak boldly. Otherwise, no matter how unconvinced, you are just a loser.

David was sitting on the coach's bench, but his mind was involuntarily distracted. He still couldn't believe that Love, who only had an offensive mind in his head, would have a day of defensive counterattack. Is this still the Love he knows well? ?

But in this way, the situation on the court immediately changed drastically.

Brighton had to slow down and set up an attack with a single eye. This is definitely not a situation they want to see, but after all, they are the one behind in the standings. The game is meaningless.

In fact, Brighton is really not particularly good at attacking positions, especially when facing a team with extremely high technical and tactical literacy like Notts County. The chance to face the Notts County goal directly.

(End of this chapter)