Chapter 169: Academy Stands
Ipswich's bench almost didn't collapse on the pitch, they are not amateurs in the lower divisions, they were still playing in the Premier League, and although they didn't have many appearances, it didn't prevent them from thinking of themselves as Premier League players.
Compared to the opponent's wolf-like substitutes, he really looks like an amateur!
This world is so unreasonable!
At the end of the first half, the score was 3:0, and Notts County, who were playing at home, comprehensively suppressed Ipswich regardless of the scene or the score.
This was the result of the Notts County players playing in the second half of the first half when they were obviously playing leisurely in order to save energy, and if Notts County really got it to death, the score could be in double digits.
The coach of Ipswich was on the verge of vomiting blood on the sidelines, and who could stand such a strong contrast when he thought that the opponent would come on as a substitute and become ten-and-out in the opposite direction.
What made him even more enthusiastic and almost cerebral hemorrhage was that at the beginning of the second half, Notts County lined up three children who obviously didn't have any hair, this Nima was completely naked contempt!
But he wanted to resist, but he couldn't come up with the means and ability to resist, compared with the opponent, their group of substitute players were safe and couldn't support the mud on the wall, and even the opponent's children who had just come on the field couldn't catch up.
If he has this right, then after the game, he must lay off all these bastards, this level is still a fart in professional football, hurry up and move the bricks!
David is rarely on the bench and he is keen to see the development of these four young players in the first team, in fact, these four players are the hope of all the young players in the Notts County Academy, and the better they perform, the more confident they will be that they will be able to have their place in Notts County in the future, just like their predecessors.
Because there are only three players, in a comprehensive comparison, Joe Hart still didn't get the chance to play in the end, after all, the goalkeeper position is the least consumed on the field, if there is no injury, and even sometimes a goalkeeper can last the whole season, Diego Lopes and Ben Foster are injury-free, Joe Hart can only continue to wait for the opportunity silently.
After the baptism of substitute appearance in the League Cup, although they appeared in the league for the first time, the three youngsters have made significant progress, at least they will not be overly nervous and cause deformation of the action, and in the face of the opponent's substitute players, their self-confidence has been improved, and they will boldly make moves, and gain confidence again after success, as if they have entered a virtuous circle.
Babbel and Sergio Ramos cut down the right flank and paralyzed their opponent's right flank, and Gary Cahill didn't even face much of a test because of his opponent's lack of attack.
The most unexpected thing happened in the 75th minute of the second half, Notts County, which had a 4:0 lead, had already closed the game, but the two youngsters on the right side were unrelenting with momentum, and finally played a wonderful match in an attack, after a series of two-over-one cooperation, Ramos took the ball from the ribs into the penalty area, and before the opponent blocked, he took the lead in a volley and hit the ball into the opponent's door.
Ramos was dumbfounded after the goal, as if it wasn't him at all, and couldn't believe the reality in front of him, until the big brothers of the first team came running to congratulate him, and he didn't come to his senses.
He had thought countless times before about how he would celebrate when he scored for the first team, and he had always thought of countless strange celebrations, even if he knew that this might not come so early, but people always have to dream.
He really didn't expect that such a day would come so early, and the celebrations he thought of before had long been thrown away by him, struggling out of the encirclement of his teammates, pulling his clothes off his head, and rushing to the bench.
But before he could run to the bench, he was knocked down by Joe Hart, who rushed out of the bench, and fell into a.
Despite the embarrassment, the Notts County fans in the stands did not hesitate to give applause to the young man, who in their eyes were the future of the team.
Of course, the crazy Ramos did not escape the referee's punishment, as he was stripped to celebrate, and the first yellow card of his career was contributed here.
Seeing Ramos score a goal, David was very relieved, although Ramos was poached by him from other teams, just a half-finished product, not the real output of the Notts County Academy, but in his heart, these players are like his own children.
What parent can not be happy from the bottom of their hearts when their children get good grades?
Of course, David is really not much older than these children, far from the age of being a father.
At this time, an idea popped up for David.
Should there be a dedicated Academy stand at Meadow Lane?
It is said that it is a stand, which is nothing more than about 100 seats, which are divided separately and do not sell tickets to the public, only as a reward for the young youth players.
Is it a spiritual reward for the young players who have trained well in several echelons to come to the Meadow Lane Stadium with the youth coach to watch the team's game?
The most important thing is that the young players can have confidence in the club when they see the senior players who have come out of the academy perform well in the first team.
Thinking of this, David didn't care whether the game was still going on, and immediately arranged it.
In the end, Notts County won the game with substitutes and the academy squad without even much consumption, completing the strategic goal before the game.
But in the next game, it was not so simple.
Nottingham Forest!
Mortal enemy in the same city!
The last time the two teams met in the league was back in the 93/94 season, when Nottingham Forest were promoted and Notts County were relegated miserably the following season, and since then, the two city rivals have not faced each other head-to-head.
Outside the arena, you hurt me, I scolded you, this is the whole struggle before the mortal enemy, and where is there a direct duel on the field to move people's hearts!
Many older fans still vaguely remember that season, Nottingham Forest stepped on the corpse of Notts County to upgrade, but Notts County could only continue to sink in League Two, and even slipped to the fourth division of League C, the unbalanced mentality of Notts County fans has not known how long it has lasted.
Today, however, all this is different!
Notts County is an upstart in League One, but Nottingham Forest is no longer a strong team, not even a strong team in League One.
It's really feng shui in turn! (To be continued.) )