Chapter 255: Welcome

On the second day of the FA Cup final, footage of the final moment of the game has gone viral, not only for the fans who watched the game but did not pay attention to the details, but also for the fans to know what happened in a short period of time.

Babbel fought with the opponent's defenders, and if there was a physical confrontation, I am afraid that the Southampton defenders took the initiative to lean in.

The slow motion shows that Babbel did not raise his hand at all, and no part of his body touched the face of the Southampton defender, but after the defender fell to the ground, he kept covering his face and making painful gestures, and his acting skills were quite good.

There was nothing wrong with the referee's decision, which was a classic case of delaying the game.

Southampton, on the other hand, were most annoyed by the fact that Notts County did not stop attacking when their players fell to the ground.

And in the video of the game, it shows that regardless of Notts County, even Southampton's own players did not stop playing, and they still defended hard, so their words are simply untenable.

The media made the words of Southampton coach Strachan at the press conference very clear, and compared with the game video, it was clear who looked like the clown this time.

It's just that a veteran Premier League team can't play a League One team, who calls someone an English One team that doesn't follow the usual path, no one will laugh at you, I didn't see that Arsenal and Liverpool were beaten by others one after another, and there are not many more than you.

But after you lose, you still make excuses with strong words, which is a bit disgraceful!

And is there a little bit of strong team style!

As a result, Southampton became the object of ridicule throughout English football.

The FA Cup is one of the most important competitions in England and the attention it has received is not unusual, and Notts County's eventual lifting of the trophy will be a huge help in boosting the team's impact.

Before the final, many professional fans may know about Notts County, but for those who are not very professional, Notts County also has much influence.

But that's different now, at least Notts County have received more attention than the average Premier League team, and can even rival the mid-table teams.

Let's not forget that there is still the UEFA Cup final that has not yet begun, and at that time, as the only remaining representative of English football in European competition, you can imagine how much Notts County's prestige will increase.

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In their first League One match after the FA Cup final, Notts County will face Reading, and this is already the penultimate round of League One.

Although Reading is a sworn enemy of Notts County, Notts County really don't have the time to spend with them, plus they have just finished the FA Cup final, and the players have not recovered from the flu, so this game is directly on the reserves.

And what pleases Notts County fans the most is that Reading players need to line up to welcome Notts County players when they enter.

It is a football culture where when a team wins the championship, their opponents will welcome them in the next game and pay tribute to the new champion.

It's not a football game, but it's a convention, and clubs do it.

After Notts County won the league five rounds ahead of schedule, in the penultimate round of the league, Notts County's opponents Coventry City players lined up on both sides of the tunnel to welcome Notts County, although the League One title is not a major championship award, and no one asked them to do so, but Coventry did it consciously.

In a short period of time, Notts County won their second trophy of the season, and it was also a very important FA Cup title, which no one expected.

In fact, in English football, the Champions League Cup and FA Cup usually do not have opponents to welcome them, and only the Premier League wins the championship in advance will have such treatment, but such examples are not impossible, the key is how to choose the opponent in the next game.

Many people know about the bad relationship between Notts County and Reading, and they guess that Reading will not do such a humiliating thing.

David didn't particularly care, he didn't have a good relationship with Reading, but it didn't mean that he should always pay attention to them, and what kind of opponent was Reading!

Our right path is the sea of stars!

However, I thought that the hype would be over, but I didn't expect that on the day of the game, the Reading players really lined up to welcome the Notts County players when they played.

Is this still the same savage Redding?

Is the sun coming out of the west today?

David looked up unconsciously, but secretly laughed at his stupidity, it's already night, okay!

However, seeing the unwilling expressions on the faces of the opposing players, David seemed to have an understanding.

What is the answer?

The answer lies in the League One standings.

Leaving aside the teams competing for the last direct promotion spot and the four promotion play-off spots, if you look up from the bottom, you can see which one Reading is playing.

Because Notts County hasn't needed to pay attention to the standings for a long time, I haven't looked at it for so long, but I find that so many things have happened.

First of all, at the bottom of the table is a team that has been in this position since the middle of the league, and their position has been unshaken, and it is no surprise that a relegation place has been sealed.

Further up, it is Brighton and Hove Albion who were promoted to League One with Notts County last season, but they think of League One too simply, although relegation is not yet confirmed, but the chances are very high.

If Grassby and Brighton are relegated, then they will need a team to accompany them, and the competition for this spot will be fierce.

Derby County, last season's Premier League relegation team, became the public enemy of League One after the club chairman made a foolish mistake at the beginning of the season, and was once suppressed at the bottom of the standings, but after a period of sinking and struggling, it climbed up two places to the bottom of the standings.

The team above is Reading, although the Biscuit Man performed well in the early middle of the season, and was once ranked in the middle of the table, but after Christmas, the team had a large number of injuries, and the results also plummeted, and after five consecutive defeats, it was already ranked fourth from the bottom of the standings, only one point higher than Derby County, and was still in danger of relegation.

Having been promoted to League One, Reading don't want to be relegated back to League Two after a season in League One, so they will need to do whatever it takes to get there.

It just so happens that the opponent in this game is Notts County, although the relationship between the two teams is extremely poor, but if you take the initiative to give in, will Notts County be able to let yourself go?

Thus, the scene of the procession to welcome appeared. (To be continued.) )