In the Carabao Cup, Notts County were still in good fortune, with the draw against Cardiff City from the Championship, the same pathetic people that Notts County had sunk together in the lower leagues. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Considering the upcoming schedule, Loew did not fully rotate the lineup, but was half a main and half substitute, so that the Cardiff City manager had a feeling that he was very valued.

Yes, in the last round of the League Cup against Notts County, even against Leeds United last season, there were only a few young players, and this time playing against themselves, they actually played the main team, isn't this exactly what they are afraid of!

The coach of Cardiff City is so satisfied, he was proud in the pre-game interview, as if he had found a way to fight against Notts County, so that everyone followed him with confidence, no way, who made Notts County obviously not pay attention to the League Cup, even if the semi-main force played, I am afraid it is just a formality!

However, in the game, Notts County did not go through the motions as everyone expected, but kicked with real knives and guns, so that Cardiff City couldn't parry at all, and before the first half was halfway through, they had already surrendered!

In the end, Notts County eliminated Cardiff City with a very small amount of effort and advanced to the fifth round of the League Cup.

However, after this game, Notts County came with an extremely dense schedule, which made Loew extremely irritable.

On November 6, they challenged Aston Villa away;

On November 10, in the fourth round of the Champions League group stage, he challenged Super Laco away;

On November 13, the third consecutive away game against Southampton;

On November 17, they faced Bolton Wanderers at home;

On November 21, they faced Manchester City at home;

In two weeks' time, Notts County need to play five games, including a strong conversation with Champions League rivals Laco, although the opponents in the league are generally not strong, but they are also difficult opponents, if Notts County cannot get enough points from these opponents, then I am afraid that they will be overtaken by Chelsea.

The away game against Villa was the easiest, the Carabao Cup game did not take much energy from the players, and with the proper rotation, the team remained intact, so even if they played away, they did not leave too many chances for Villa.

The only fly in the ointment is the injury problem, the team's main central defender Carvalho suffered a knee injury in a scramble with the opponent, and is expected to be out of action for 2-3 months.

The Portuguese centre-back has always been the anchor of Notts County's backline, and his partner has changed over and over again, but he has always been in the main position and is the most reliable and trustworthy team-mate.

With his injury, the strength of the Notts County defense has dropped directly, but fortunately, Cannavaro has returned and is in good shape, otherwise the team would not even have a backup central defender.

After the Villa game, Notts County rushed to Spain non-stop to prepare for the match against Super Laco.

The importance of this game is self-evident, although the first three rounds of the group stage have won all, but it is only a good situation for Notts County to qualify, but it is not yet secure, you know, in David's memory, there was once a team in the group stage to get 12 points, and finally regretted out, Notts County does not want to repeat such a tragedy, so before it appears, Notts County must not be careless.

At the Riazor Stadium, Notts County and Deportivo La Coruna once again staged a big attack, the game was very intense, and the home Super Laco finally showed his nerve knife characteristics, even if the Notts County defense was basically in place, there were not many oversights, but it still could not resist their goals.

Fortunately, Notts County's attack is not something that the opponent can easily stop, otherwise it would be difficult for Notts County to really suffer defeat at the Riazor Stadium.

The final result was a draw between the two teams, and the score was also 3:3, further cementing the title of the bloodiest group in history.

After four rounds of group play, Notts County still lead with 10 points, followed by Monaco with seven points and Deportivo La Coruna with five, while Olympiacos has failed to get a single draw and is close to exceeding the minus 15 on goal difference......

Qualification is good, as long as Notts County can win at home to Monaco in their next game, they will appear as group winners one round earlier, which is definitely a perfect result for Notts County who are playing in the Champions League for the first time.

However, at present, Notts County's eyes cannot stay in the Champions League, and three consecutive league games in a week are the headaches that Notts County need.

With 11 rounds of Premier League games now played, Notts County are still leading the table, far exceeding the club's expectations for results.

Although the team's strategy is to focus on the Champions League and get as good a place in the league as possible, now that they are in the first place and the players are competitive again, why can't they go hand in hand in the league and the Champions League?

The success of last season's two-front campaign gave the players immense confidence that they would like to do the same this season, even if the club did not say so, but they privately decided to defend their title in the league......

Although Loew did not say it explicitly, he has been a player, and his grasp of the psychology of the players is also very accurate, although the team ranks first in the Premier League, but because there are too many young players in the rotation lineup, I am afraid that there will be problems at critical moments, and the chances of defending the league title are not great, so he still puts his hope more in the Champions League.

Because he had just played a big game with Laco, Loew used a big rotation in this game against Southampton, and all the rotation players were able to play.

At present, Southampton's situation in the league is not good, although they are not in the relegation zone, they are not too many points higher, and there is pressure of relegation from the beginning of the season, so every game is what they need to fight for!

At home, even if the opponent was defending champion Notts County, the Saints did not rest on their laurels, but launched a desperate counterattack.

The Southampton boss saw through the overabundance of young players in the Notts County squad, and asked his players to step up pressing in midfield, even at the expense of strangulation tactics, in order to tie down the young players of Notts County.

His strategy worked, with several tough fouls, several players, including Messi, not daring to make a move, and the team's attack could not open the way, even if Drogba desperately repeated against the opposing defenders in midfield to no avail, and finally Notts County got a draw away from home.

Loew was angry, but not disappointed, he understands the concerns and psychological fluctuations in the hearts of young players, even if it is himself, I am afraid it will be difficult to really overcome the psychological barrier, take that step!

This is also a hidden danger in the future of Notts County, the midfielder players are not outstanding in physical confrontation, whether it is Messi or Ozil, these two players are absolute technical players, but if they encounter unreasonable barbarians on the field, their power will be greatly reduced, which is also where they will strive to improve in the future! (To be continued.) )