At the start, Mane and Salah flew on both wings

"Recently, Notts County just defeated Everton and won the League Cup. Will Notts County continue its good form in this game?"

Zhou Xu attended the pre-match press conference for the fifth round of the FA Cup.

"We have to fight every game, and I hope we can continue our good form, but to be honest, it’s difficult"

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This season, Aston Villa has performed well in the Premier League, ranking ninth in the Premier League with 11 wins, 6 draws and 9 losses in 26 games.

Aston Villa uses more 433 tactics, a conduction tactic centered on ball control and running, and launches attacks through midfield penetration.

Aston Villa is in very good shape recently, with 4 wins and 1 draw in the last 5 games, and they even defeated Manchester United 2:1 at home. In addition, Aston Villa has been unbeaten in 10 consecutive games recently.

However, with the lessons learned from Chelsea, the media did not give one-sided support to Aston Villa, saying that Notts County also had a chance of winning.

Notts County's League One match in the 37th round was postponed due to the FA Cup match.

On February 31, just when Zhou Xu was still studying how to target Aston Villa, a piece of good news came.

Charlton, ranked second in League One, lost 0:1 at home to Colchester United, which meant that Notts County won the League One championship this season.

Although he was happy, Zhou Xu did not choose to let the players and staff celebrate. After all, the FA Cup match was the next day.

When we arrived at Villa Park, the entire stadium was full, and nearly 40,000 people erupted in a terrifying voice. After all, they are the new League Cup champions. Notts County’s fan appeal is still good. Many neutral fans want to see if Notts County can still create miracles. This is also an opportunity to cultivate fans. Local fans of Notts County There were too few, and Zhou Xu could only turn his attention to other places or the Internet, hoping to attract fans through other means.

In this game, Zhou Xu decided to still use the 433 strategy.

You can't just score 532 against a strong team. Every time it's a defensive counterattack, and Mane and Salah are substituted every time. The two of them must have emotions.

In this game, Notts County started 11 people, and the goalkeeper is still Alisson. So far, Zhou Xu has not found a reliable second goalkeeper.

The defense includes Robertson, Stones, Maguire and Niemann in sequence.

Midfielder Pogba, B seat and Kanter partner.

In the frontcourt, Manes Salah flew on both wings, and forward Vardy had a single arrow.

Zhou Xu also took a look at Aston Villa's starting lineup.

Aston Villa also has a 433 tactical formation.

Starting goalkeeper Brad Guzan, the second goalkeeper of the US national team, is the substitute of Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard. He has started 5 times in the South Africa World Cup qualifiers. Brad Guzan is also the second goalkeeper at Aston Villa, and the first is the legendary Irish goalkeeper Given. Compared with Given, Guzan is almost behind in all aspects, especially his low-level mistakes.

However, Guzan also had his highlight moments.

In the 2009 Peace Cup, which was a friendly match, he saved the penalty kicks of the great Italian left-back teammates Iaquinta and Del Piero, helping the team win the Peace Cup championship.

Another game was even more exaggerated.

In a League Cup match between Aston Villa and Sunderland, Guzan saved 4 penalty kicks in a single game, including one in regular time and three in the penalty shootout.

This is a master of penalty kicks, but unfortunately, he can only save penalty kicks.

The left back is Shane Lawrie. He is a very ordinary player. His strength cannot reach the potential of the Premier League. He has confirmed that he will not be able to renew his contract with Aston Villa. This is a player whose information cannot be found on Baidu.. The team's regular left back is Ryan Bertrand, who was signed from Chelsea for 2.2 million euros in the winter window. This is a very explosive player.

Bertrand stayed with Chelsea until 2015. He played in the 2012 Champions League final. He started the match against Bayern Munich on May 19, 2012, and won the Champions League with the team. This is He made his first appearance on behalf of Chelsea in the Champions League, making him the first player in history to win the Champions League title in his first appearance in the Champions League.

Bertrand was injured in the game and was unable to play in this game, which meant that Aston Villa's left wing was basically useless. Zhou Xu would let Salah focus on breaking through Aston Villa's left wing.

The right back is Scotland's Alan Hutton. He is a standard full back who can step in, is quick, and has balance on both feet without his non-dominant foot. On the defensive end, there are only eight words to evaluate Hutton, clean and extremely ferocious. Under Bielsa, Hutton is mainly responsible for defensive duties. Although he has good speed and passing ability, he rarely intervenes due to team problems.

The central defensive pairing is Richard Dunn and Pedro Enrique.

Dunn is an Irish international who made his debut at Everton. He joined Manchester City in 2000 and became the captain of the Manchester City team. He was once teammates with the"Chinese Sun" Sun Jihai. It is a pity that since the Middle Eastern tycoon took over Manchester City, Manchester City has entered a crazy signing stage. The Manchester City captain had to leave the team to find a new way out to ensure his playing time.

He won the Man of the Match award in his first game at Aston Villa. He defended fiercely and tackled accurately. As a former captain, he had strong leadership on the court and is now Aston Villa's manager. vice captain. At the same time, this 1.88 meter tall central defender also has a good handball ability. With amazing bounce, he is also an important part of Aston Villa's aerial defense.

Brazilian central defender Enrique came out of the Corinthians youth training. He is not the Enrique who joined Wuhan Three Towns. This Enrique's physical fitness is good, but not top-notch. His tackling and skills are good, but not top-notch. His mental attributes are also good, but not top-notch. He is a small hexagonal warrior, not bad in all aspects. But they are not good enough.

The defensive midfielder position in the midfield three is Cameroon's Jean Makouen. He made his debut with Lille in Ligue 1 and quickly gained a starting position, receiving the attention of many wealthy clubs. In 2008, he joined Lyon in Ligue 1 for 14 million euros. His highlight moment was in the 2010-11 season. In the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, he scored the only goal of the game, which Lyon won 1:0. Real Madrid.

He didn't get many playing opportunities after joining Aston Villa. His physical fitness is very good, but like most African players, his skills are rough. As a defensive midfielder, he is known for his fierce tackling and long-range shooting ability. In the few playing times, Gene performed very hard, but unfortunately he was never able to integrate well into Aston Villa's tactical system.