readytorunbook Chapter 358 Afraid of the Devil's Away Game?
Chapter 358 Afraid of the Devil's Away Game?
Chapter 358 Afraid of the Devil's Away Game?
After a week of rest, Notts County embarked on the journey again. In the second round of the UEFA Cup, they need to go away to challenge the Bundesliga powerhouse Schalke 04.
This Bundesliga mid-upper team is currently in a bad situation in the Bundesliga. The promotion ranks 13th. Even if it is not in danger, it is definitely not a satisfactory ranking.
According to the news received by Notts County before the game, Schalke 04 hopes to boost morale by defeating the defending champion of Notts County in the UEFA Cup, and then end the embarrassing record and make a two-way breakthrough.
If you simply consider Schalke 04's lineup configuration, in fact they really shouldn't just be in this position, at least they can still be in the lower position of the first group.
But the giants have already seen it. Notts County has no need to be afraid of a mid-to-upper Bundesliga team. The only thing to worry about is the terrifying away atmosphere of the Bundesliga.
If it is said that in the European war, Turkey is the last away game for many clubs, because even the safety of the players cannot be guaranteed there, and then it is the away game of the Bundesliga clubs. The stadium atmosphere here is too scary. Going to hell is like going to hell. Those who can perform at a normal level in the Bundesliga are definitely a good player with strong psychological quality.
Sure enough, when the away game started, the players were disturbed by the fans of the home team in the stands. The boos made people feel weak. David sat on the coach's bench and felt uncomfortable in the cochlea. It's hard to imagine the players How to play on the field.
Photographed in the terrifying atmosphere of the away game, the players were bound to be a bit restrained and played abnormally. Schalke 04, who played at home, seized this opportunity. Greek center Charisteas scored two consecutive games and led Notts in the first half. County ends.
Loew could see that Notts County hadn't even played 50% of their strength in this devil's home court. The experience of the players was still not comparable to that of the giants. If it was changed to a neutral venue, he would bet that the leading It must be Notts County.
But that's good too, it's also good for the players to accept the baptism of tempering, at least the opponents they are facing now have the possibility of recovering after returning to the home court, and if they meet a giant like Bayern now, Notts County will really The bad luck is too bad, and it is very likely that they will be beaten and collapsed in an away game.
During the intermission, Loew focused on adjusting the mentality of the players. In addition, through the first half, the players gradually adapted to this palpitating away atmosphere, and slowly played their own football. The two sides came and went, and fought against each other.
In the end, Iniesta and Klose each scored a goal for Notts County, while Schalke 04's high center Charisteas actually staged a hat-trick in the whole game. :2 lost the first round.
This result was not expected by many media before the game, and those German media clamoring for Notts County to have a taste of the German Devil's home court were all arrogant, not to mention the complacency during the press conference .
But Loew's words made everyone feel bad.
"Although Notts County lost the away game, we only lost one and scored two valuable away goals. As long as we go back to the Magpies Stadium and play Schalke 04 with a 1:0, we can rely on the away game. The advantage of scoring more goals escapes Schalke 04, I really don't understand what you are proud of!"
That's right, if it's two teams that are evenly matched, it's really hard to say who has the upper hand in the first round. Just like what Love said, a 1:0 can solve the battle. , Notts County, the Premier League leader and UEFA Cup defending champion, is still stronger than Schalke 04 in overall strength, with only one goal advantage.
The joy of this victory over Notts County disappeared in an instant, and no one went to see Love's fun anymore.
However, after returning to England, this game was still hotly discussed. This is Notts County’s first loss in a two-lane battle this season. In the fierce Premier League, Notts County has not lost a game yet. Woolen cloth!
The strength of Schalke 04, in fact, everyone has a rough measure in their hearts. Maybe this is a good team, but it is not so outstanding in the European range. It can only be regarded as a second-tier team. The reason why Notts County won this game is entirely due to the terrifying atmosphere at home. Their club and players really deserve 32 praises from the fans.
Notts County's away game loss may not have had much consequence for the promotion result, but it has also exposed certain problems.
That is the lack of overall experience of the players.
After Hubner retired, the oldest players in the team were midfielder Deco and striker Klose.
Klose, as the chief center of the German national team, although he has been battle-tested and baptized in countless major competitions, he has played steadily in any occasion, but his position is doomed that he cannot provide much help to the players.
Although Deco is the oldest, his experience in major competitions is not rich. Last season, he reached the final of the UEFA Cup. The finals can be said to be evenly matched.
The most important thing is that they had no experience playing against German teams last season, so this game will expose the problem.
In other words, German football actually restrained Notts County?
Going deeper, is Notts County unable to adapt to the terrifying atmosphere at the home of the German club?
Well, this is a very good breakthrough point!
Since someone beat Notts County in this way, it is also possible to emulate it.
So Notts County's opponent Toffee Everton in the next game began to use their brains.
The German stadium culture is fanatical, and England is also not too far behind. As long as the fans create the same terrifying atmosphere as the Bundesliga clubs, will Notts County also directly hand in their guns?
Last season was the first full season in which Moyes coached Everton. Everton, with the help of God, once stabilized in the top 4, but did not perform well in the second half of the season, and finally ranked 7th.
However, this is the club's best achievement in 10 years. Moyes won the Coach of the Year Award from the Football Coaches Association of England, and became a hot young coach. Even if he can't compare with Love and Magic Bird, but He also has enough experience. It is said that Abramovich is also very interested in this capable young marshal.
However, Everton's performance this season has been very sluggish. If David remembers correctly, Everton just struggled to relegation in the end, and it was completely unreliable.
And Moyes was using his flexible brain before the game against Notts County!
(End of this chapter)