Chapter 164: The League Cup is coming
Successfully defending the attack of the opponent's forward, it was as if the haze in the sky had suddenly dissipated, and the colorful rainbow appeared above his head with his eyes, and Gary Cahill felt that this moment was extremely beautiful.
Successful defending has also boosted his self-confidence like never before.
That's right, even though you're a professional footballer and I'm young, that doesn't mean I can't help it.
I'm not like you, I'm destined to be a top centre-back, and you're probably going to end up in the lower leagues.
So, don't think you'll be able to break through my defenses
Pele's striker only thinks that he is careless, he does not take Gary Cahill as a child, in his opinion, this child will be completely destroyed by himself, whether he is physical or able, as long as he is serious, he can definitely crush him.
Didn't you take me seriously and send children to defend yourself?
Then don't blame yourself for not saving face for you.
In the next attack, the Pele striker still leaned on Gary Cahill's back to ask for the ball, and then to his great surprise, before the ball reached his feet, the child behind him stabbed the ball away in the same way as just now, and Pele's attack came to an abrupt end again.
Notts County were sharp on the counter-attack, and Maggio won the ball on the right flank and fired home again, giving Notts County a three-goal lead.
Although there was still time in the second half, it was not as simple as saying that it was three goals behind to chase it back.
For a while, Pele's players had a lot of psychological ups and downs, as if the confusion in front of them had made them lose confidence in this game.
Pele's striker felt that the whole world was full of malice towards him, he was cut off by a child in a row, and even his teammates looked at him with contempt, which made him embarrassed and eager to find a crack in the ground to get into.
Seeing that there was no suspense in the game, Loew directly replaced Ramos and Babbel on the field, and only Joe Hart sat alone on the bench and sullen.
There was no way, the three teammates who entered the first team with him all got the opportunity to play, but he still had to sit on the bench rhythm, which really made him feel a little unable to raise his head.
If he can make four substitutions in a game, then he can definitely get a chance to play, but why can he only make three substitutions in a damn game?
Watching his youth team teammates play excitedly on the field, he really wanted to stand in front of the Notts County goal, high and low, and become the most trusted link in Notts County.
Loew looked at the performance of the three youth team players on the field and nodded secretly.
It's very similar to his previous prediction of three players!
Needless to say, Gary Cahill, in addition to being a little nervous at the beginning, but then slowly became calm, and did a good job in several interceptions, although the strength needs to be improved, but there is definitely the potential to become a top central defender;
Ramos was suppressed because of the opponent's suppression after the game, and his defensive skills were not reflected, but his ability to insert assists on the offensive side was well displayed, whether it was a breakthrough or a cross, it was quite methodical, and even looked a step higher than the first team's substitute right wing-back Sagna, and it may not be long before he has a place in the first team.
As for Babbel, the performance is a bit unsatisfactory, although the breakthrough is very sharp, but I feel that the technique at my feet is relatively rough, and the connection of technical actions is not very good, and from the perspective of several handling of the ball, it seems that the ball quotient is not high, he should break through, but he should pass through, but he broke through, and it really wasted several offensive opportunities.
In Loew's view, perhaps Babbel will have the ability to establish himself in the top league club in the future, and it will not be so easy to become a first-class star or even a superstar.
In addition, although Joe Hart did not get a chance to play, looking at the performance of the three young players, Loew knew that he should be given a chance in the next game, and I believe that David's vision will not disappoint him.
In the end, Notts County comfortably won away from home and advanced to the next round of the League Cup.
Back in the league, the impact of Alonso's absence is being felt.
In the 7th round, Notts County challenged Burnley away, although the opponent was suppressed all over the field, but the chaos and disorder in the offensive end led to Notts County not being able to score a single goal in normal games, and won a draw in the opening six consecutive wins.
In the eighth round, Notts County still played away, but the opponent was replaced by Brighton, who were also promoted last season.
Brighton, last season's big dark horse, is no longer a dark horse, struggling in the English League, and has fallen into the quagmire of relegation from the beginning of the league after being kneaded one by one by the old fritters of the English League.
However, the victory that was thought to be a hand-to-hand victory did not come until the last minute, and if it wasn't for the substitute Hubnell to grab the point, I am afraid that Notts County will once again be unable to get away from the away game.
Of course, this hard-fought win was not only due to the absence of a central organisational player, but also the reason why Notts County were holding on to the UEFA Cup as the league cup kicks off in midweek.
Fortunately, despite Notts County's poor performance, the rest of League One's rivals have not fared much better, and after two rounds of fixtures, Notts County's lead in the table has not narrowed, so Notts County can turn their attention to European competition.
Notts County's opponents in the first round of the UEFA Cup are Bulgarian side CSKA Sofia.
Although Bulgaria is not even a second-rate league in the European football system, this CSKA Sofia team is a true giants in the Bulgarian league, having won 28 top-flight titles in the country's not very long history.
Although many English media thought before the game that Notts County drew a good sign, although the opponent was invincible in the Bulgarian league, but in the European arena, it can only be regarded as a small character, Notts County is better than facing such a third-rate league team than against the top five leagues.
However, Loew is not going to be detrimented by this, even if he doesn't think Notts County will be inferior to any other team, but Notts County lack European experience.
If you think about it carefully, it seems that none of the players in Notts County have European experience, not to mention the young players who were still working hard in the academy before, Hubnel, a veteran, has been mixed in Italy all his life and has not taken the opportunity to play in Europe, as for Alonso and several other players who have played in the five major leagues before, they have no chance to enter the European competition because of the weakness of their old club.
The opponent may be limited, but the European experience is much higher than that of Notts County, so Loew has to be careful. (To be continued.) )