Chapter 103: The suspense rises sharply
After winning the League Cup and returning to League Two, Notts County's early promotion to the championship was not so smooth, which many people did not expect.
On 27 February, they play Wigan Athletic at home, who are currently fifth in the league and are fighting for a place in the promotion play-offs, but with several teams behind them, Wigan still have to fight to the death against a Notts County who are in the limelight.
Due to the lack of formal training for two days after winning the championship, the players were slightly tired and their state also declined significantly, coupled with the mental relaxation after winning the championship, they were actually scored twice by the opponent at home and suffered their third defeat of the season.
Although Loew did not get angry after the game, judging from the attitude in training, it was obvious that the young coach was not lightly angry, and the players were trained enough in a few days of training.
In their first league game in March, the adjusted Notts County host Blackpool for the second home game in a row.
It's a game of intense scrutiny with relegation pressure on them and Notts County cementing their lead at the top of the table, so it's bound to be a great one.
The final result was unacceptable to many, as Notts County once again suffered a defeat at Meadow Lane, winning the League Cup, but losing two consecutive games in League Two, compared to the consistent performance in the league throughout the season, it was as if they had changed teams.
Those who watched the game will feel sorry for Notts County, because in fact, the Magpies played well, at least the state returned to the unstoppable midway of the league, but the problem is that today's opponent played more weirdly, and finally add to the bad luck of Notts County, it is normal to lose the game.
Notts County opened the scoring in the first half through Hubnell, leading Blackpool early and controlling the game well, as if a win was within reach.
But after scoring a goal, Notts County seemed to be cursed, shooting all kinds of goals, 16 shots on goal in the entire first half, 9 shots on target, either by Blackpool's goalkeeper Superman possessed by the same resolution, or "dangdang" The goal frame kept playing, and the Notts County players thought that the goals they had to score were not able to score, and from their shocked expressions, it was as if they saw the home goal frame turned into a **** that rebelled against them.
Either way, Notts County were leading in the first half and the game was going well, but at the start of the second half, the situation changed dramatically.
Blackpool, who kicked off in the second half, launched a wave of offensive directly, penetrating the Notts County defense, making Notts County, who had not yet come out of the strange situation in the first half, embarrassed, and finally equalized with a long-range shot.
Notts County, who woke up from a dream, immediately launched the most fierce counterattack, almost all of them pressed through the half, the offensive wave after wave, like a stormy wave, the opponent is like a small sampan rolled up by a huge wave in a storm, at any time there is a possibility of being overturned, the ship is broken and destroyed.
But today is really unspeakably treacherous, Notts County's home stadium seems to have been erected in front of a transparent wall, blocking Notts County's countless shots, and if it doesn't get here, it will be in vain.
David sat in the coach's seat, and he also had an expression of seeing God, isn't today really an auspicious day for the zodiac to play?
And bad luck seems to be contagious, and even Alonso, the captain who is usually the most stable, staged a farce today that made people laugh off their glasses.
Andres Iniesta took a corner, and Lescott grabbed the first point in front, but instead of flicking his head directly at the goal or crossing back, he headed a fierce corner into the edge of the box.
This is one of Notts County's corner kick change tactics, at this time there must be players ambushed outside the penalty area, can meet the ball and shoot directly, as long as the footwork is well controlled, the probability of breaking the opponent's goal is not low.
Alonso was lying in ambush here, facing the incoming ball, without distractions, picking up his right foot and smashing it into the lower middle of the ball, in a standard volley position.
Blackpool's players and goalkeepers are on the verge of a big rival, and everyone knows how much of a threat this shot can be, and the midfielder who just missed Alonso out of position is eager to make up for his mistakes, and if Notts County scores and wins the game, he will be Blackpool's biggest sinner.
In their nervous expressions, their eyes moved with the trajectory of the ball, slowly, squinting, turning their heads, and watching the ball fly towards the corner kick area
Iniesta just took a corner kick and didn't run far from the corner area, when he was stunned to see the ball flying back towards him, subconsciously stopped the ball with his chest, and then controlled the ball with his feet, and just wanted to continue the attack, the referee's whistle sounded unaware of the times.
Offside!
There were unbelievable expressions on everyone's faces, as if they had never seen such a powerful Flying Immortal outside the sky, but this Flying Immortal was really a little out of the way.
Alonso himself had the expression of a dog, and he couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into, and instantly the whole person felt bad.
David looked overjoyed on the sidelines, and it was rare to see such a comical scene, and I am afraid that this shot will make some media headlines the next day.
Who has ever seen a shot from the top of the box go straight into the corner?
You may have heard of it, but it's definitely not as cool as what you saw with your own eyes today!
When the Notts County players reacted, they couldn't help but laugh on the field, they really couldn't imagine that their captain still had such a hand!
Even the captain is this kind of performance, not to mention the other players, clanging, shooting at goal, but in the end they get nothing.
Instead, it was the opponents who had a chance to counter-attack in stoppage time and once again knocked on the Notts County goal.
In this way, Notts County actually achieved a poor record of two consecutive home defeats, leaving countless professionals speechless.
Taking advantage of Notts County's losing streak, other teams behind them seized the opportunity to catch up and overtake, seriously threatening Notts County's position in the standings.
The 11-point lead over Brighton has shrunk to five points, just a two-game gap.
This is not the most serious, because there are two direct promotion places in League Two, even if they are overtaken by Brighton, they can also be promoted to League One as league runners-up, but Reading and Mansfield, as well as Wigan Athletic, who just beat Notts County, also took this opportunity to close the gap, which is really worrying.
Reading are nine points clear of Notts County, while Mansfield Town and Wigan Athletic are 10 points behind Notts County, and with nine games remaining in the league, the suspense of the battle for two direct promotion places is back.