The team's first warm-up match, David will not be absent, even if he is currently busy with the construction company to determine the youth training base plan.
The warm-up day was not a very good weather, with light rain and mist, it seems that this is also a feature of England.
Originally, David thought that not many fans would go to the stadium to watch the ball in this weather. After all, Knotts County had lost a lot of fans because of the long-term mixing in the low-level league. There was no longer the popular atmosphere.
But he underestimated the enthusiasm of the fans for the team, especially in this transfer period when the club spent a lot of money to recruit, it seems that the passion of the fans was summoned back at once, capable of accommodating 20,000 fans. The alleys are full of seats, and even the aisles are full of fanatic fans, dressed in black and white jerseys in Knotts County.
Seeing this, David hurriedly arranged the club staff to communicate with the police station. Because the warm-up game does not sell tickets and watch the ball for free, the Meadow Lane Stadium is flooded with too many fans. If there is a riot or trample, Then the consequences are unbearable.
After everything is arranged, David can finally sit quietly on the coach seat and watch the ball up close.
Opponent Northampton ranked 18th in the British second team last season, only six points higher than the relegation zone, and this summer did not make a difference in the transfer market, and even several of the main players last season were not able to Keep it, the goal of the new season is still to be relegated.
Such an opponent does not actually have much warm-up significance, because the team has just finished physical training, and the training of technical and tactical training has not begun for a few days.
In fact, Loew and David have such a consideration, let the players play a game after physical training to find a feeling, and the other is to adapt to the style of English football, especially the lower level league, the use of the body especially important.
The majority of foreign players in the team, if you can not adapt to this style early, then you can foresee the difficulty of the opening stage of the league.
In the first half of the game, Loew discharged the main lineup in his heart, Diego Lopez sat on the goal; the line of the defender Grosso, Lescott, Carvalho and Ram lined up; Alonso single In the lower back, Misimović is in front of Alonso; Iniesta's left forward, Kuyt is on the right; the two forwards are Hubner and Di Natale.
Because it is a warm-up match, the two sides agreed before the game that players can be replaced at will during the game, so the players will get the chance to play.
Ten minutes after the game started, David's expression gradually became dignified, and his heart was full of incredible.
Opponent Northampton's strength is not strong. In the English League, he only aims at relegation every year. David originally used the team's configuration. Today's game will be a one-sided massacre, bloody. Species.
But the opening ten minutes game made him stunned, because his imaginary picture did not appear, but Notts County was suppressed by the opponent.
Players lack of understanding, and the tactical system is not familiar. The team that has just assembled and trained for less than a month seems very uncomfortable in front of Northampton.
Well, David admits that he is a bit impetuous. Football has its own rules. It is not that a team of excellent players can achieve excellent results. The team's tactical system has not been formed yet.
After the relief, David began to observe the performance of the players.
The best player on the field is undoubtedly the defensive midfielder Meleles. With his partner Alonso, he has converged his desire to attack and dedicated himself to a wide range of interceptions in the midfield. He became the most active person on the field.
However, 15 minutes after the start of the game, he defended his opponent's fierce offensive offensive. Notts County began to organize a decent attack. Although it still can't form too many passes, it is at least much better than completely passive defense.
The second half proceeded to the last moment, center Hubner received a 45-degree diagonal pass from Ram on the right, grabbing a point and breaking the Northampton gate, opening the team's first record.
This ball may not show much tactical value, and more depends on the personal abilities of the players, but this is also a good start, ahead of the opponent, everyone is still very happy.
However, in the second half, the team was in trouble again. Loew changed half of the main lineup at the beginning of the second half, and in 70 minutes, he changed half of the main lineup and became a substitute lineup. This also caused the team to lose its initiative again and was scored by an opponent to equalize the goal at the last moment.
Not able to win the game, the players are very frustrated, there is no way, who does not want to perform well in front of the fans, you know, the Notts County fans in the stands have always shouted for the team to the end. UU reading
However, David is very open-minded, and the victory or defeat of the game itself is not important, as long as it achieves the intended purpose, and Love will not put the warm-up game in his eyes, he has a clear idea of how to train the team .
After this warm-up match, the team rallied to London again after a day off. In the next two weeks, Notts County will train in London and will also have two warm-up matches with the London team.
The best hotels and training grounds have been arranged in advance, and throughout the summer, the wealthy outbursts of Notts County will be demanding players in terms of logistics support.
David is very clear that the tactical training in these two weeks is very important, or directly related to the performance of Notts County this season. If the team's technical and tactical system has not been formed by the beginning of the season, it will be difficult to deal with the league.
However, David did not accompany the team in London, because he was still busy planning for the establishment of a youth training base.
The Notts County club has no talents, and most things have to be personally checked by him. While he is busy, he feels that he should find an excellent vice chairman for the club. At least in his opinion, he is an unreliable chairman. You can only make decisions in the general direction by grasping the general trend of the future, and on some specific issues, you need to hand in a professional to deal with it.
But such outstanding talent is not easy to find, and the key problem is that a second-class club in Notts County is not too attractive at all.
Thinking of this, David can only regret putting this aside first, and wait for the day when Notts County is promoted to the Premier League before recruiting the right talent.
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