Chapter 358 Afraid of the Devil Away?

? After a week of rest, Notts County has embarked on a journey again. In the second round of the UEFA Cup, they need to go away to challenge the Bundesliga team Schalke 04.

This strong team in the upper and middle reaches of the Bundesliga is currently not in a good position in the Bundesliga. The promotion is ranked 13th, even if it is not at risk, 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 champions of Notts County in the UEFA Cup, and then end the embarrassing record and make a double-line breakthrough.

If you simply consider the lineup of Schalke 04, in fact, they really shouldn't be in this position, at least in the lower position of the first group.

However, the giants have already seen it. Notts County has absolutely no need to be afraid of a middle and 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 most reluctant away game for many clubs, because even the safety of the players cannot be guaranteed there, then it is the away game of the Bundesliga club. The atmosphere of the stadium here is too horrible. Going to hell, someone who can perform at a normal level in the Bundesliga is definitely a good player with strong psychological qualities, and if he can perform exceptionally well, needless to say, he definitely has the potential to be a superstar.

Sure enough, when the away game started, the players were disturbed by the fans of the home team in the stands. That kind of booing made my legs go weak. David sat on the coach's bench and felt a wave of discomfort in his 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 inevitably a little tied up and played abnormally. Schalke 04, who played at home, seized this opportunity, and Greek center Charistyas scored two consecutive games, leading Notts in the first half. County ends.

Loew could see that Notts County didn't even show 50% of its strength in this devil's home court, and the players' experience was still incomparable to that of the giants. If it were a neutral place, he would bet that the leading player would be better off. Must be Notts County.

But that's fine. It's also good for the players to be tempered and baptized. At least the opponents they are facing now have the possibility of returning to the home court. If they encounter a giant like Bayern now, Notts County will really There are many bad lucks, and it is very likely that they will be beaten and collapsed in one 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 they fought against each other.

In the end, Notts County scored a goal each by Iniesta and Klose, and Schalke 04's high center Charlie Steas actually staged a hat-trick in the whole game and performed amazingly. In the end, Notts County played 2 away :3 lost the first round of the game.

This result was not expected by many media before the game.

And those German media who clamored for Notts County to taste the German Devil's home are all arrogant, not to mention the smugness at 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 and we play Schalke 04 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 evenly matched teams, then it's really hard to say who has the advantage in the first round. Just like what Loew said, a 1:0 can solve the battle. , Notts County, the Premier League leader and the defending UEFA Cup champion overall strength is still stronger than Schalke 04, only one ball advantage, if you go to the Magpie Stadium, it is very likely to be a situation of misfortune.

The joy of winning Notts County this time vanished without a trace, and no one went to see Loew's fun anymore.

However, after returning to England, the game was still hotly debated. This was Notts County's first defeat in a double-line battle this season. In the fierce Premier League, Notts County has yet to lose a game. Woolen cloth!

What is 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 prominent in Europe. It can only be regarded as a second-tier strong team. The reason why this game can win Notts County depends entirely on the horror atmosphere at home. Their club and players should really give the fans 32 likes.

Notts County lost the away game, although it may not have much consequences for the promotion result, but it also exposed certain problems.

That is the lack of overall experience of the players.

After Hubner retired, the oldest members of the team were midfielder Deco and striker Klose.

As the chief center of the German national team, Klose, although experienced and baptized in countless competitions, has a stable performance on any occasion, but his position is destined to be unable to provide too much help to the players.

Although Deco is the oldest, he does not have much experience in competitions. He reached the final of the UEFA Cup last season, which is his pinnacle. However, this group of players from Notts County has also experienced the UEFA Cup. The finals can be said to be evenly matched.

The most important thing is that they have no experience with German teams last season, so this game will reveal problems.

That is, German football actually restrains Notts County?

More deeply, is Notts County unable to adapt to the terrifying atmosphere of the German club's home stadium?

Well, this is a very good breakthrough point to use!

Since someone has beaten Notts County this way, it's okay to emulate it.

So Notts County's next opponent, the Toffees Everton, began to think about it.

The German stadium culture is fanatical, and England is no less so. As long as the fans create the same terrifying atmosphere as the Bundesliga clubs, will Notts County also surrender?

Last season was Moyes' first full season in charge of Everton. Everton, with the help of God, was once stable 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 performance in 10 years, and Moyes won the Coach of the Year award from the English Football Coaches Association, and has become a hot young coach, even if it can't be compared with Love and Magic Bird, but With enough experience, it is said that Abu is also very interested in this capable young marshal.

However, Everton's performance this season has been very sluggish. If David remembers correctly, Everton was only relegated in the end, and it was completely unachievable.

And Moyes was using his flexible brain before the game against Notts County! (To be continued.)