Chapter 190: Mixed joys and sorrows

Faced with the constant barbs from the English media, Guardiola and Darlington coach's cooperation was like a concubine, with both sides praising the other.

What makes Erwin Joni jealous the most is that Guardiola actually wished Darlington 1883 a victory in the next round of the English League Two and an early escape from the relegation zone.

Darlington 1883's opponent in the next round of the English League Two is Northampton!

If Darlington 1883 had won the game, they would have escaped the relegation zone, but Northampton would have fallen out of the immediate promotion zone.

"Brother, are we our own people?"

The opponents in the 18th round of League One did not treat Notts County as kindly as Notts County fans Darlington.

Grimsby have not seen Notts County for a season. This is a big battle, but due to the arrival of the international break, Notts County is already in the remnant.

Young players Harrison Reid, Jamie Vardy, Warren Doyle and Curtis Jr. all started the game because Notts County really had no one left.

In the 41st minute of the first half, a mistake by the Grimsby defender almost resulted in a successful gift, but Jamie Vardy's ability to seize opportunities in front of the goal was still lacking.

Vardy wanted to hit a crotch ball, but the experience of the Grimsby goalkeeper forced him to make a knee-jerk reaction and eventually blocked Jamie Vardy's shot.

The most speechless thing is that German international Klose received the first red card of his Notts County career for a tackle at the end of the first half.

Klose showed his hands in an incredible way and then left the field with a smile. Klose hated it, but he had no choice.

He felt really good with his feet today, and the players were also sending shells to him. Seeing that his goal account was about to be opened, his efforts were ruined because of an unwarranted red card.

Wei Xun, who was sitting quietly in the box, really couldn't bear it anymore. In the new issue of "Fans", he must put this content in and complain about it.

The Notts County Data Analysis Center has game videos. When the time comes, it will be replayed from multiple angles on the official website. Do you want them to take a look?

“Don’t you need to have your eyesight tested to be a referee in the English Professional League?”

Wei Xun doesn't quite understand. He plans to go to London to meet with the FA officials when he has time. It's time to ask for an explanation. Notts County won't have a good time in League One this year. They have to show their face every year, otherwise

These big men should forget about Wei Xun.

In the 76th minute, young player Harrison Reed picked up a miss in front of the goal and scored. He scored on his debut. This was undoubtedly a dream start for his career.

In two minutes, veteran Hubner scored with a close-range volley, extending Notts County's lead to two goals.

Subsequently, Guardiola began to make substitutions. There was not much time left in the game, and Notts County still led by two goals. Although there was one less player, they could still train the new players.

As a result, three more young players from the Dawning Youth Academy were sent up, and among the Notts County players on the field, there were suddenly seven players under the age of seventeen.

In the first few minutes, Guardiola still followed Guardiola's ideas, but in the 82nd minute, Grimsby's goal made the game suspense again.

After all, there is only one goal left, and there is one more player to beat. If you can't beat it, you will lose anyway, and at worst, you will get a few more goals.

It's better to give it a try and see if you can score a point.

Therefore, the head coach of Grimsby brought on two more forwards and started a 4-2-4 formation, preparing to fight Notts County to the bitter end.

Their tactics are very simple, and Wei Xun knows it best. Isn't this the 45-degree explosion that he liked most back then? There are a few high points in it, and the wingers push the ball hard into it, and just rely on headers to explode.

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At this time, the characteristic of Notts County having many young players was exposed. In fact, these young players are often not good at playing against the wind. This phenomenon is especially obvious in the echelons of strong teams;

In addition, these sixteen-year-old children are far behind the professional players of Grimsby in terms of physical confrontation and physical fitness. The new ones who have come on the field are okay, but the starting players have already appeared.

The phenomenon of holding the waist and panting.

Little Curtis's legs no longer have any strength, and he feels that if the opponent continues to pass, his take-off will be greatly affected.

And his big brother Carvalho, who had to constantly defend these boys, was also a little exhausted. After all, Notts County played one less player in the second half and ran more than the opponent.

When the game was about to end, Grimsby's strongman Joe Ginnelli beat Curtis Jr. and Carvalho to complete a header. The ball made a weird arc and fell into the net.

Ten men responded to the challenge, the main players were absent, and the two-goal lead was equalized by the opponent at the last minute. Under the watchful eyes of more than 8,600 spectators at home, Notts County's three points turned into two points.

At the post-match press conference, Guardiola blamed all the blame for his failure to win the game on his on-the-spot command errors.

When some unscrupulous reporters asked whether Klose would be punished within the club, they were severely reprimanded by Guardiola.

Of course, there is still good news. Notts County's old goalkeeper Sasha received a call from the Yugoslavia national team.

Although Yugoslavia now only has two remaining member countries, Serbia and Montenegro, Sasha accepted the call of his motherland without hesitation, once again put on the jersey of the national team and traveled thousands of miles to help.

Now it's better, even the goalkeeper is gone.

Klose is suspended, Montolivo and Mertesacker are injured, and everyone else has gone to play for the national team. Only Hubner, Abelardo, Kuyt and Esaya are left in the team.

Si, Carvalho and coach Guardiola himself, the rest were all rounded up, and no one was left.

Fortunately, Kuyt failed the medical examination, otherwise Notts County's next round lineup would really be too old and too young.

In fact, if you encounter this situation, you can apply for the postponement of the game, but Guardiola and Wei Xun have both said so, and the postponement will not be of much use. These veterans at least ensure that Notts County can have half of the main force.

The lineup is there, and with young people, we can barely fight.

In the 19th round of the league, Notts County used such a brand-new lineup to beat Portsmouth 4-1 in the away game even though bookmakers and fans were not optimistic about it.

The two sides had a total of fifty-seven shots and sixteen yellow cards. From these two statistics, we can see what a fierce game this was.

Notts County won 60% of the ball possession rate. Even if the lineup is uneven, they must insist on passing and controlling football to the end.

It is worth mentioning that veteran Hubnell scored four goals in this game, scoring two goals in each half, putting Notts County on his shoulders and making himself the top scorer in the English League One.

The position is outstanding.

However, Dario seemed to have exhausted his energy in this game. In the following round of the league, Hubnell was tightly defended by his opponent and failed to score a goal, while Notts County

The young people frequently lost due to the fierce defense and fierce physical confrontation of Millwall people, and finally suffered a loss at home.

Notts County has conceded four goals to its opponents in a single game, which is also the largest number of goals conceded in a single game since Wei Xun took charge of Notts County.

The goalkeeper of the youth team who was promoted to the starting lineup felt extremely guilty. If his buttery hands hadn't missed two goals, the team might have scored a point, and they wouldn't have been squeezed into the second place in the standings.
Chapter completed!