King's Landing Nottingham

Chapter 208 Secret Weapon?

Chapter 2 Secret Weapon?

In the past, some partners left to play for other clubs. They were all on loan, and they would come back after a while.But now Reina and Abeloa have transferred permanently. Even if Notts County is on the rise, the Notts County players don’t think they will reunite with them in Notts County in the short term. .

Everyone in Notts County had no appetite for the farewell meal at Wangjiang Tower, and the atmosphere in the private room was also very dull and depressing. The good brother was leaving, the team also lost, and Esaias was still there. The police station is closed, and although Van Persie is sitting here, he still has a brace on his leg. It's hard to bear the above things being thrown at anyone.

Even Wei Xun and Franck Ribery, who always liked the lively atmosphere, had nothing to say, and felt uncomfortable, not to mention that this was not a suitable occasion for joking.

……

Reina and Arbeloa got into the car and left. Wei Xun and the players didn't cry until the moment they really waved goodbye. The men didn't cry easily, but they didn't reach the point of sadness.

No matter how heroic I said before, such nonsense as I won't cry, when it's time to say goodbye, Mertesacker and Barzagli, who shouted the loudest at that time, also cried the most.These two middle school boys sniffed their noses and wiped their tears, clinging to each other.

Fortunately, at this moment, no one is going to laugh at them.

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On New Year's Day, the Notts County base was filled with a fiery atmosphere to welcome the New Year, slightly diluting some of the embarrassing situation of losing in the last round of the league. Eat and drink well, just to meet Notts County's next opponent.

Wei Xun and Zhao Tai also rarely drank some wine with their grandfather, lamenting how time flies, it has been three years since they came to Notts County, while old man Wei Anguo happily chatted with Wei Xun and Zhao Tai Talking about some embarrassing things about the two of them when they were young, holding a wine glass in one hand and gesturing with the other, their faces were a little drunk:
"At that time, the two of you were so tall, you know, you cried every day, making trouble for me, and your grandma couldn't bear to beat you..."

Teacher Huang and Zhang Jing were sitting on the side with their mouths pursed and smiling, listening carefully to the interesting stories of their husband back then, and telling their children about it in the future is also a good source of conversation

On January [-], the first game of the new year, Notts County ushered in their opponents in the third round of the FA Cup, Oxford United at home.

No one would question why a fourth tier team would reach the third round of the FA Cup, notts county have done this before, so it's no surprise, it's a hotbed of upsets .

This is a team whose ancestors have also been rich.Six years ago, Oxford United was still a team in England's second-tier league. Unfortunately, in the [-] season, they were relegated to the second division. Then they were relegated to the non-professional national league and have been dormant in the amateur league. with.

In real history, Oxford United still failed to be promoted this season, and they are only one point away from the promotion playoffs. This is probably the closest they have been to the professional league recently.The next season, they once reached the top of the standings, but with the change of coach midway, which caused turmoil in the team, they finally failed to upgrade.

Faced with such a relatively weak team with a tragic fate, Guardiola chose to rotate. Some players from the Shuguang Youth Academy got the chance to start the game and came in to train the excellent Warren Doyle and Jr. Curtis took the starting position directly.

This time, the plot did not develop in the opposite direction. Notts County announced the team's recovery with a victory at home.German striker Miroslav Klose scored twice, while Notts County rookie Warren Doyle added a goal, all three in the first half of.

It is worth mentioning that Notts County's three goals all came from set kicks.The teenager Warren Doyle created a free kick in a good position in the frontcourt. Everyone knows that he will practice free kicks every night, so he gave the opportunity to take the set kick to Warren Doyle.

Kissing the ball affectionately, then carefully placing the ball and calculating the steps, Warren Doyle came and shot a direct free kick, and it was done overnight!In the No.13 and No.309 minutes of the game, Warren Doyle, who had a very smooth foot today, used two set-piece opportunities to send assists to the German Klose, who scored two easily. Header ball.

Notts County used practical actions to tell Oxford United what dominance is. They scored 60.00 shots and [-]% five possessions in the game, while Oxford United only had a poor five shots.

Dawn Youth Academy rookie Warren Doyle won the best player of the game with one goal and two assists. This is also the first time a young man has won this honor.

At the press conference after the game, Warren Doyle once again followed Guardiola in front of the media reporters for a while:

"Warren, can you please comment on your performance first? If it is [-], how would you rate yourself?"

Warren Doyle did not expect the reporter to ask himself a question as soon as he came up. This seemed a bit inappropriate. The young man looked up at Guardiola. After receiving the affirmative look from the coach, the young man said excitedly:

"I think I performed very well today. Let me give myself eight points. I am very grateful to the coach for giving me this opportunity. Today is a very special day in my career! I will continue to train hard."

"Coach Josep, we saw that Notts County's three goals today all came from set kicks. Is this a new tactic that Notts County has been practicing recently? Is it a secret weapon for the second half of the league?"

Hearing a reporter asking this question, Guardiola couldn't help laughing, but his facial expression didn't change much.

Will there be a professional football club in this world without set-piece tactics?

should not.

But tactics are something that requires players to have strong execution to be possible, especially set kicks.

"Well, Miss Reporter, this question is really difficult to answer. We don't have any secret weapon. Set-pieces are a scoring method that we have always attached great importance to. It's just that Warren's feet feel very good today. Scored in other ways, so this is magnified.

If there is a secret weapon, I think it should be Warren’s hard training. I am very grateful to my players. Their performance today is very exciting..."

He was praised and encouraged by the coach, asked questions by the reporter, scored a goal and sent two assists, and won the best player of the game. Warren Doyle burst into tears. What day is it today!

It is said that this kid was so excited that he didn't even sleep well that night, his size is also an honor.

(End of this chapter)