Notts County was so ridiculed and despised by McLaren that David, as the chairman of Notts County, naturally would not be a shrunken turtle.

"Some people don't think that being an assistant coach in England is indispensable, respecting the opponent is the work ethic of the players, but also the work ethic of the manager, some people have a big lack in this regard, maybe no one has ever taught him these things, poor and sad!"

"Dear Mr McLaren, if you have time, I hope you should worry about Middlesbrough's results, if you think Middlesbrough is at the bottom of the Premier League table with reason, then I have nothing to say!"

'As for the distribution of ticket revenue between the two clubs in the Carabao Cup, maybe that's something the club president needs to think about, not that you, the manager who is supposed to lead the team in training, should dictate, and of course, if you're curious, I can give you an answer.'

"Notts County only take half of the ticket revenue they deserve, and we are not interested in the other half of Middlesbrough's income, but if Middlesbrough feel that they have some financial problems, then we in Notts County will not mind donating our income to you, well, this is not a handout."

When McClaren saw the interview with David in The Times, his face turned pale, almost the same as when he had a heart attack, which made several assistant coaches next to him nervous, for fear that the team manager would fall ill on the training ground.

Under the curious eyes of the Middlesbrough players, McClaren kept cursing and scolding on the edge of the training ground for five minutes, but he couldn't calm down, and finally turned around angrily and strode back to his office, locking himself inside.

"This bastard, I dare to say that I have no work ethic, a League Two team dares to provoke Middlesbrough, if I don't teach you a good lesson in this game, I will go out and run naked tomorrow!"

McLaren swore angrily in his heart.

But after calming down, he couldn't figure out, what capital does Notts County, a low-league team, have to compete with Middlesbrough?

So, he called in the assistant coach who specializes in intelligence gathering and asked about Notts County.

"Damn, is there any reason for it? A League Two team dares to spend more money than a Premier League team in the transfer market, and Middlesbrough doesn't even spend a third of their transfer investment? ”

McClaren muttered in disbelief, he really didn't expect that Notts County, the League Cup opponent he didn't put in his eyes, would be such a League Two team.

This summer, Middlesbrough brought in Southgate for £650W, Glenning for £200W and Wilson for £150W, with the three players spending a total of £1,000W.

And Notts County's introduction of Alonso is worth the price of these three players.

Where is the level of recruitment of League Two teams, if the club president can give him so much transfer funds, I am afraid that he will be crazy.

Knowing Notts County, McClaren is even more afraid to let his substitutes come on, even if the team doesn't pay much attention to the League Cup, he still doesn't want to be eliminated easily, especially by a team in the lower leagues like Notts County.

So the day before the game, the main players who thought they would be able to rest got a message that made them scold their mothers, and they were going to play in this inconsequential League Cup.

On the day of the game, David arrived early with the team, as he expected, the club played a Premier League team for the first time in the new season, and a large number of fans came with the team to cheer on the team, filling the entire stands, and at least 5,000 people were seen.

The home team's fans are sparsely populated, but they don't see much interest in the game, and they may only come to watch the game because the tickets are cheap.

In the locker room, Loew passionately did the pre-war mobilization, and his voice was passionate and generous.

'Guys, a lot of people are saying that our opponents are strong Premier League teams and that this is the end of our Carabao Cup journey, as if the whole world is not looking at us with a pessimistic attitude, but I would say, which of you thinks you are worse than your opponents?'

'Maybe today we only played in League Two, the opponent played in the Premier League, but I just think we are better than them, we can win the opponent in a head-to-head confrontation and make everyone who despises us bow their heads.

……

David was also in the dressing room, but he was much more excited than Loew.

After Loew finished speaking, David jumped directly on the bench, in everyone's surprised eyes, and then Loew's words: "Anyway, we were insulted by the opponent before the game, and we were not taken by the opponent at all, **** mother, we must kill the opponent in this game, let us create a miracle, create a miracle of the English League Two team's bloodbath in the Premier League, nail Middlesbrough to the pillar of shame, and let them tremble when they see us from now on." ”

The Notts County players yelled emotionally, and although most of them were swearing, David didn't feel harsh at all.

As the players rushed out of the dressing room as if they had been beaten up, David and Loew looked at each other and smiled in unison, they had already got the answer from each other's eyes, and the game was won by Notts County.

In fact, the Middlesbrough team's squad is also in the middle of the Premier League, and the centre-back partnership of Esiogu and Southgate is not inferior to the central defensive combination of any other team; With England international Paul Ince in midfield and Croatian Boksic up front, Middlesbrough's central axis is key to Middlesbrough's foothold in the Premier League.

Of course, Middlesbrough's recent situation has been very bad, and the manager McClaren, who will be in charge of the England national team and bring England to a situation where they will not be able to participate in the European Championship, has not been able to make Middlesbrough have a rebirth after taking over, but has plummeted, and four consecutive defeats have led to the bottom of the league.

Three days ago, Middlesbrough had just beaten Newcastle 1-4 at home, and the little bug was eaten by the large magpies, and three days later, Middlesbrough once again faced the challenge of the Magpies at home, but this was not the other Magpie, this is a Magpie from League Two.

Middlesbrough may think that their little bug can take a back seat on the extremely weak looking magpie in Notts County, but they seem to have forgotten a basic law of nature - even newborn magpies still feed on bugs.