reborn football boss

Chapter 553 Colgate

Obviously, everyone is not particularly surprised by Notts County's abandonment of the FA Cup. It may be the best choice for Notts County.

Among the two domestic cup competitions in England, although the FA Cup has higher gold content than the League Cup, it is really difficult for many strong teams, especially the strong teams that have already fought on two fronts in the Champions League and the League, to compete in the FA Cup. Distraction!

The League Cup has already started in October. Although there was the UEFA Champions League group stage at that time, for teams that have no pressure to qualify from the UEFA Champions League group stage, they can be distracted in the League Cup.

However, the FA Cup started in January. The season has progressed to a normal level. There have been problems with the physical fitness of the players, and there will be more or less players on the injury list. The most important thing is that the Champions League knockout round will finally kick off. , Every game is very important, coupled with the sprint of the league, how can there be energy to pay attention to the FA Cup!
Perhaps only those strong teams that have no hope of winning the championship and have been eliminated from the Champions League can compete for the FA Cup. The next best thing is better than nothing!

And now Notts County is already fighting on the third front, and there is no energy to distract the FA Cup, so it is understandable to give up voluntarily. This can also be seen from Notts County's ideals and ambitions this season.

Notts County does not know the four-line battle, so it is definitely not good news for Chelsea. Rational opponents are always more difficult to deal with than irrational opponents.

Of course, after Chelsea was overtaken by Notts County, troubles came one after another.

The first round against Notts County exposed the weaknesses in Chelsea's lineup. Mourinho has already stated to boss Abramovich that if they can't make up for the loopholes in the lineup in this winter window, then Chelsea may still not be able to win the championship.

Abramovich's desire for the championship is greater than anything else, and even if Gallas's performance in that game was not a disaster, it seemed that he was not worthy of Chelsea, so Abramovich agreed to Mourinho's request to find a left player as soon as possible. The full-back came to fill Chelsea's void at left-back and money really wasn't an issue.

No giants will sell their main players in the winter window, so Mourinho's idea is very good, but it is destined to be difficult to realize.

There is Ferreira, a full-back with strong defensive ability, at the right back position of Chelsea, so he needs a left-back with strong assist ability, and the hand that Magic Bird most hopes to get is naturally Leighton Bynes of Notts County .

Although Leighton Bynes is not No. 1 in the Premier League in terms of overall ability, Arsenal's Ashley Cole is currently the number one left back in England.

But Leighton Bynes has a very obvious feature, that is, his offensive ability. Maybe his defense is bad, but his offensive ability is the best. He is very sharp in crossing from the wing, and can even be used as the core of the playmaker.

And there is no doubt that this is what Mourinho needs. If he really buys Leighton Bynes, it will not only enhance his own strength, but also weaken the strength of his opponents for the championship, killing two birds with one stone!

But the problem is that it is absolutely impossible for Notts County to sell Leighton Bynes, especially during the winter break, Mourinho can only think about it in his dreams.

It is impossible for other giants to let Chelsea and Mourinho succeed, so Mourinho can only turn his attention to the next-level strong team, which seems to have a better chance.

Monaco's Evra, Deportivo's Capdevila, Ajax's Maxwell, etc., all meet Mourinho's tactical requirements.

But to Mourinho's disappointment, these clubs have refused to release people in the winter window, even if Chelsea pays a higher price, it will not work, and Chelsea can't really offer a sky-high price!

Around the end, Mourinho suddenly discovered that it was Ashley Cole who seemed more likely to join Chelsea, because Ashley Cole was negotiating with Arsenal at this time, and it was reported that the negotiations were not going well. Well, it seems that Ashley Cole's salary request is beyond Arsenal's satisfaction!
This is just right, Chelsea is not short of money, and can fully meet Ashley Cole's salary requirements, as long as you are willing to come.

Thus, the famous "Kormen" incident just happened.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, CEO Kenyon and Cole and his agent Barnett sneakily met at the Royal Hotel in London, Mourinho persuaded Ashley Cole to join Chelsea, while Kenyon said Chelsea could do it Meet his salary requirements.

The result of the secret meeting should be good, at least Mourinho thinks so, but he never thought that the secret meeting would be caught by the paparazzi.

The Premier League regulations clearly stipulate that a club cannot have private contact with opposing players without the consent of another club; similarly, a player cannot privately contact other clubs without the consent of the club he signed.

Chelsea and Ashley Cole undoubtedly touched the bottom line of the rules.

Perhaps it is normal for the club to contact players privately, but no one cares about unknown players at all, and Chelsea and Ashley Cole are completely different, one is the Premier League upstart, and the other is England's first left Defender, the impact is too great.

After the incident was revealed, Arsenal immediately refrigerated Ashley Cole on the grounds that he had a back injury, but no one knows whether this is the case.

In the face of the turbulent media, Arsenal did not remain silent. Professor Wenger denounced Chelsea's despicable behavior in an interview, but even if he scolded fiercely, what would it do?

Chelsea was investigated by the FA, but Arsenal had to temporarily abandon their main left-back. No matter how you look at it, Arsenal suffered a little bit more.

Naturally, Chelsea can't sit still, while dealing with the investigation team of the FA, while frequently whitewashing themselves in public.

Under tremendous pressure, Cole's agent Barnett admitted to meeting, but did not meet with Chelsea;

Chelsea also had to admit that the two parties met, but emphasized that it was carried out at the urging of Cole's agent, and the two parties almost directly quarreled.

David was very excited after watching this big drama. Although he had heard about it in his previous life, he didn’t know the details. Now it’s very interesting to restore the truth of the incident up close!

Under the investigation by the FA, Chelsea became more honest, and Arsenal also lost their main left back. Notts County naturally reaped the benefits!
But what David didn't expect was that the troubled Chelsea still had the energy to find a little trouble for Notts County.

(End of this chapter)