At the start, Mane and Salah flew on both wings

The next opponent is Preston, who have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses in the league. Preston have been in poor form recently and only scored 5 points. They are ranked 15th in the standings.

Preston's head coach is worth noting, Ian Barraclough. This coach played for Notts County for six seasons during his playing career and was an absolute main player.

In this home game on September 3, Notts County fans displayed a"Welcome Home" banner to welcome the Notts County legend back to Mido Lane Stadium, even as an opponent.

In Laura's team report, he specifically marked corner kicks. Under Ian's training, Preston was very good at using corner kicks to score. Although Preston's league journey was not outstanding, in the League Cup, Preston Reston defeated Sheffield United of the English Championship with a difficult corner kick goal and successfully advanced to the next round.

In addition to corner kicks, Preston also has several free kickers in the team. A weak team relies on free kicks to beat a strong team, so Preston still poses a threat to Zhou Xu.

In addition, even if it is difficult to win the league, Preston's players will still not lose control of their emotions. Their fouls are very few in League One. There are almost no flagrant fouls, and they are basically tactical fouls.

Weaknesses, Preston's shortcomings are also obvious. Under Ian's 532 tactics, right wing back Kasper Nelson is a huge weakness. This right back only started to switch to right wing back after Ian arrived. , it often happens that he goes up when it is time to return to defense, or returns to defense when it is time to provide assists. Zhou Xu can focus on attacking this side.

Preston's ability to prevent crosses is also very average. He has conceded 15 goals in 12 games, including pre-season friendly matches, 5 of which were caused by opponents' cross assists in sports battles.

Speed is also lacking in the entire Preston lineup. This team has no speed breakthrough. Ian still uses the tactics of defensive counterattack and long pass. After grabbing the ball, he drives forward and lets the two forwards resolve the battle.

On September 3rd, the game against Preston started soon.

In the home team's locker room, Zhou Xu is arranging targeted tactics

"Simon Lapin, their left wingback, this 30-year-old veteran has no special features, but he is still quite good in League One. Robertson, your task is to keep an eye on him and not let him get forward to help Preston's two forwards.

Ali McCann, the 22-year-old Northern Irishman is the key to Preston's formation. Kante, you defend him well and be a little more aggressive when necessary. Verratti, you also need to help at any time.

As for his midfield partner Ian Asibi, this 37-year-old veteran does not need too much attention. His right foot is weak. If you keep an eye on his left side, he will lose his threat. His right foot is really bad at handling the ball.

Finally, and most importantly, Maguire and Stones, you two each have one. Preston's two forwards Emil Jacobson and Connor Wickham, you must defend closely, at least not let them easily handle high balls or receive passes from the backcourt. As long as Preston's two forwards are restricted, they lose their offensive ability."

Everyone nodded, remembered their tasks, and walked onto the Mido Lane Stadium.

Maguire finally guessed the coin correctly again, and Notts County kicked off.

At the beginning, Notts County still had the familiar rush to attack, and Salah and Mane flew on both wings, making Preston a little tired to deal with.

"In the backcourt, facing two forwards from Preston, Maguire chose to cross the ball and Stones got the ball. Stones saw that no one was trying to grab him, so he directly made a long pass. In the frontcourt, Vardy, a former amateur player, had a header to win the ball. At two o'clock, there was Pogba, and he chose Find Verratti who is further forward.

Verratti, what will the Italian do? A straight pass. Vardy successfully got rid of Bolton's mark. He was accelerating and the goalkeeper came out. He knocked across the ball. Salah, why are you here? The goal was empty and the ball went in! In the 15th minute of the game, Notts County once again scored a lightning goal. It was still an early attack and a lightning goal. Preston failed to defend Notts County. Let us look forward to the defense of the next team."

The Egyptian Pharaoh slid to his knees passionately. This was his 11th goal this season. His number of goals this season exceeded 10, and this was only his 8th game.

"It’s simply terrifying. This is Salah’s 11th goal. It’s simply unbelievable. Where did Coach Zhou find this Egyptian genius? The English Championship, no, the Premier League. His stage should be the Premier League. In other words, the stage for this Notts County team should be the Premier League. Let us look forward to what heights Notts County can reach under the leadership of coach Zhou."

""Salah""Salah", the fans cheered heartily, and Zhou Xu also joined the cheers. Ian in the visiting team's coaching bench did not seem surprised by this. He commanded calmly and lost the start. The ball did not affect him and his team.

Zhou Xu glanced at Ian. The famous Notts County player still had a dull expression. Preston's tactics had not changed. They were still defensive, even more intense. Stronger.

Zhou Xu suddenly slapped his head on the free kick. Ian wanted to make a fuss with the free kick. Sure enough, after forward Jacobs made a suspected diving action, the referee awarded a free kick in the frontcourt.

"Preston won what looked like a good chance at a free-kick in the frontcourt, although it looked like Jacobs was suspected of diving. The 39-year-old defensive midfielder Graham Alexander took this free kick. As one of Preston's offensive methods, the veteran still has gas in his old fuel tank. He has scored 3 free kicks this season..

Run-up, hit the goal! Alisson made a miraculous save. He used an extreme flying save to save Notts County. As for Graham, his free kick was indeed at its peak. Unfortunately, this time he encountered a talented goalkeeper. With Manes Salah and other frontcourt players, and even under the brilliance of backcourt players like Maguire, Alisson's reputation is somewhat obscure. However, this goalkeeper from Brazil will appear on the inspection lists of major scouts because of this time."

Zhou Xu, who was originally nervous, breathed a sigh of relief. He raised his arms and made an uppercut gesture."Try to reduce their chances of getting free kicks. You must pay attention when pressing."

The fans in the audience were cheering for their goalkeeper. Alisson used a magical save to tell the 39-year-old Graham that he can retire. Now is the era of young people!