noveldepot Chapter 348 Notts County Did Not Win Enough
Chapter 348 Notts County Did Not Win Enough
Chapter 348 Notts County Did Not Win Enough
This game against Steaua Bucharest is the beginning of Notts County's UEFA Cup journey this season, so Notts County must have no reason to lose. Even speaking, Loew still wants to win a big victory at home. The battle is resolved in one round, saving the away game and having to fight hard with the opponent.
Although Steaua Bucharest is a giant in Romania and has a certain reputation in Europe, its overall strength is still far behind mainstream league clubs, especially today when professional football is increasingly linked to commercial development. The second-tier league is more of a foil role in the European war.
Just like the facts, Steaua Bucharest also expressed a certain degree of pessimism about the result of the draw. Their best choice is to draw a club that is also in the second-tier league, instead of encountering the UEFA Cup defending champion in the first round champion.
In the UEFA Cup last season, the clubs that underestimated Notts County all died, and now that Notts County has been promoted to the Premier League, no one will underestimate them.
The coach of Steaua Bucharest obviously felt lack of confidence when he came to the away game for an interview. Although he said that the team would fight for promotion and honor, he actually did not have much confidence.
Yes, if it is before the start of the season, perhaps the Steaua Bucharest coach will still feel hopeful. After all, Notts County sold the team's two main players at a high price, and some role players are loaned out. Coupled with the pressure of the Premier League, Perhaps Notts County is simply unable to achieve any good results in the UEFA Cup.
But now it is completely different. Although Notts County has sold two absolute main players, their results are amazing. They have even tied the Premier League's opening winning streak record, and they have won six consecutive victories in the Premier League. With a giant like Manchester United and new rules like Chelsea, can Notts County be an easy role?
The Romanians can only lament their bad luck. If they encounter second-tier league clubs or even some underdogs in the top league, then Steaua Bucharest still has a chance to go further, but now, it can only rely on luck.
In England, although ordinary fans pay more attention to the Champions League games, the performance of Notts County, a dark horse in the Premier League, in the UEFA Cup is still quite exciting. Whether Notts County can defend the title, this is Great point of view.
In order to ensure that the battle is resolved as soon as possible at home, Loew, who has not been troubled by injuries, played the main force, and the players on the bench were always on standby. They had no other goal, but to kill the suspense in the first round.
This is also Notts County's strategic strategy. In the early stage of the league, the schedule is not intensive. Notts County, who has a high goal, must try to grab points in the Premier League at the beginning of the game, so that when they are distracted by the cup later, they will be able to play. There will be more leeway.
Fortunately, Notts County has done a good job in the league, but if they can save energy, then this UEFA Cup must have a good result, saving them from going to an away game in the next round.
However, the Notts County players did not disappoint the enthusiastic fans. They made a very smooth start with their main force, and they had already led by three goals in the first half, and they had no way to fight back. .
Although Notts County's performance made opponents extremely terrified, it would not be surprising to think of Notts County's strength in the Premier League.
Even Manchester United were beaten 5-0 by Notts County. Could it be that your Bucharest Stars are better than Manchester United?
During the intermission, Loew directly removed Deco and replaced him with Klose. He wanted to completely defeat his opponent.
Although this score is enough to win the game, for the two-round contest, it is not impossible for an away accident. Therefore, Loew hopes that Notts County can score more goals in the second half, so that even if the opponent returns to the home court, it is not impossible. There will be no will to fight, which is their ultimate goal in this game.
Double forwards and a single midfielder make Notts County look top-heavy, but at this time Notts County is also the most powerful attacking time. The double strike combination of Villa and Klose is simply omnipotent and useless. In the last 20 minutes, the two have both scored goals and assisted each other as a temporary striker partner.
The big picture is set!
With a five-goal lead, let alone this game, even in the second round, Steaua Bucharest couldn't make any waves.
This is an absolute gap in overall strength, and it is by no means something that can be countered by mental quality. Besides, Notts County, who are playing at home, may not be less than their opponents in terms of fighting spirit.
Now that there is no suspense in the game, Loew is naturally willing to use garbage time to train newcomers, so Kaka also got the opportunity to come off the bench.
However, it is obvious that since the victory and defeat have already been divided, the two sides have a tacit understanding that there is no overly aggressive offense and defense, so this score can also be maintained until the end of the game.
The set goal was achieved, and the suspense of the two rounds was basically killed. Notts County's UEFA Cup journey went smoothly.
However, the score and the whole process of the game still surprised the fans, and Notts County once again showed their dominance.
Big-scoring games are very common in UEFA Cup qualifiers. After all, many clubs from second-tier or even third-tier leagues are in it. The quality is uneven, and it is inevitable that there will be strong and weak situations.
But now that we have reached the main match, although there are still underdogs, on the whole, there are not so many people who fish in troubled waters.
Even if Steaua Bucharest is not a top team, they are Romania's overlord after all. Even if they don't have much competitiveness in the European war, they won't be bloodbathed in the first round!
In any case, the first appearance of the UEFA Cup defending champion in the new season of the UEFA Cup has given people a sense of experience. Countless media have listed Notts County as another favorite to win the championship. Of course, the biggest favorite must be Lost to the giants Barcelona in the UEFA Cup.
For Notts County, it is definitely a satisfactory result to be able to lock in the promotion to the next round in advance. When the schedule will gradually become denser, it will be a pleasant thing to be able to send a lineup that has nothing to do with the overall situation to the away game. Son.
Even if Notts County's lineup is deep enough, wouldn't it be a joy to avoid an insignificant war of attrition?
Now that the first round is over, Notts County can ignore the second round and shift their energy back to the Premier League. They also want to create a new Premier League opening winning streak.
Six wins in a row is not enough, seven in a row is not enough, Notts County have not won enough.
(End of this chapter)