At the start, Mane and Salah flew on both wings

In fact, Zhou Xu can accept this loss. After all, the team cannot always be smooth sailing. This loss can also prevent the players from being too complacent. On the other side, there is actually not no good news. Notts County’s biggest rival, Queens Park Rangers, tied with Derby County 0:0 in the away game. In the last three games, they drew 3:3 with Brentford and 0:1. They lost to Doncaster Rovers and tied with Derby County 0:0. They have been winless in three games and the gap between the two teams is still 3 points.

In the post-match interview, Zhou Xu had only one sentence when faced with the criticism from media reporters.

"The boys did their best!"

Three days later, Notts County had another UEFA Europa League match. Now that promotion had been confirmed, Zhou Xu asked all the players to rotate.

The result of the game was an easy win, but because St. Giles United also won, Notts County was still the winner. Ranked second in the group.

On December 1, the first day of December 2012, when Zhou Xu came to the training ground, he finally saw a familiar figure. Van Dyke had been injured for 4 months. , under the advice of the team doctor, Van Dijk has been able to do some simple training.

Although the future world's number one central defender is not suitable to play immediately, returning from injury also makes Zhou Xu feel relieved for the next game. The opponent in the English Championship is the old rival Brentford. The two teams have met in the English League. Notts County, which has 1 win and 1 draw, has the advantage. On

December 2, Queens Park Rangers and Cardiff. Cardiff City's game started first. Thanks to the outstanding performance of 31-year-old England forward Dudley Campbell, Queens Park Rangers easily defeated Cardiff City 3:0 at home at Loftus Road Stadium, which also allowed Queens Park Rangers to win. One league point advantage overtook Notts County and ranked first in the English Championship.

Zhou Xu was also puzzled. Before this game, Dudley Campbell only scored 4 goals in the league, but in this game, it seemed to be a breakthrough. Of course, with the help of the referee, Dudley Campbell scored a lightning goal in the 4th minute of the game. In the 15th and 27th minutes of the game, Dudley Campbell scored twice from the penalty kick to complete the hat trick, so Zhou Xu needed to score. A win against Brentford, he needs a win to maintain his lead in the Championship.

As the meritorious coach who promoted Brentford, Frank completely transformed Brentford. He has his team.

Mainly playing 433 passing football, it is ranked eighth in the English Championship this season, 7 points away from the promotion play-offs. Although it is not in the first level of the English Championship, as a British At the highest point of the second tier of the Championship, Brentford, as a newly promoted team, can actually expect to reach the promotion play-offs.

In Brentford's starting lineup for this game, the goalkeeper has just joined this season and has rich experience. English goalkeeper Flinders has never played in the five major leagues in his career. This season, Brentford signed this England goalkeeper from Hartlepool United in the English League on a signing basis to replace the future French national goalkeeper who returned to the team after his loan. Areola.

Flinders did not perform well at Hartlepool United, but he adapted well in the Championship this season. In all competitions this season, except for a 3:3 draw with Queen's Park, the current Premier League leader. Outside of Rangers, Brentford has never conceded more than three goals.