Chapter 707 Trent Cup

This time, the warm-up cup has an official name - the Trent Cup.

The River Trent is a waterway that flows through Nottinghamshire, the river that separates Nottingham Forest's home town Square and Notts County's former home, Meadow Lane.

The square jointly built by Notts County and Nottinghamshire County Government is also named after this, and now, just as it happens, this cup does not need another name.

According to everyone's negotiation, this time the six teams in the cup were divided into two groups by lottery. The three teams in the group competed in a single round-robin competition, and the rankings were divided into one, two and three. In the finals to compete for the championship and runner-up, there will be a third- or fourth-place final between the second place in the two groups, and there will also be a contest between the third place in the two groups to determine the ranking. To be able to play three games for exactly two weeks, this format is very suitable for several clubs.

Notts County was assigned to one group with Bei Weilun and Inter Milan, and the other three teams were assigned to another group.

In the contest with Bei Weilun, Notts County did not give face to the younger brother. Although it was far from the state of the season, it still defeated the opponent with a score of 3:0. Now Bei Weilun's strength is roughly comparable to that of the Premier League. The mid-level teams are quite equal, and this score also directly reflects the gap between the two sides.

In the next duel with Inter Milan, the two sides played very openly, scoring one goal after another, but in the end it was a tie. Inter Milan focused on strengthening the midfield and defensive line, and their strength finally improved by leaps and bounds. It has reached the level of a top-level team. Even if Vieri leaves the forward line, Adriano, who is in his peak state, is difficult to stop. Now Inter Milan's goal this season will never be just to win the Champions League. The long-lost league title has attacked.

In the end, Notts County won the first place in the group, because in the duel between Inter Milan and Bei Weilun, Bei Weilun's younger brothers caused a lot of trouble to Inter Milan, although Inter Milan eventually won. , but the final goal difference was less than Notts County.

In another group, Bayern Munich encountered big trouble in front of Boavista. If Klose hadn’t scored a last-minute lore for Boavista, I’m afraid Bayern wouldn’t even be able to get the first place in the group In the end, the Bundesliga giants reached the final as the first in the group.

Obviously, the tenacious performances of Bei Weilun and Boavista were not expected by Bayern and Inter Milan. Although these two teams are both participating teams in the Champions League in the new season, in the eyes of the two giants, they are just playing games. Soy sauce, their strength is very limited, but after several contests, Bayern and Inter have to admit that they underestimated the strength of these two teams. If they are in the Champions League group stage, they are very likely to give the first place. It's enough trouble to stall the team, even if the group appears, it's not impossible!

If there are two more teams together, then these two groups are actually not fundamentally different from the Champions League group stage.

Such a warm-up match has a high gold content. It is far more valuable than a few random teams in the country to play the warm-up match. They are all very fortunate to have agreed to the invitation to the warm-up match this time.

In the third and fourth place finals, Inter Milan suffered a big loss on Boavista. The unrestrained style of the Portuguese Super League champion made Inter Milan very uncomfortable. If it hadn’t been for Ade’s continued outbreak, I’m afraid Inter Milan would not even qualify for a penalty kick. No, but this is the case. Inter Milan also lost to Boavista in the penalty shootout. After losing the penalty kick master Toldo, Inter Milan has become a weak point in the penalty kick.

After the game, Moratti even jokingly said to David: "Can I go back and not lend Toldo to you!"

In the final final, the two teams who played against each other in the Champions League semi-finals last season fought again. The two sides who played the main force in the first half played in a dark night. Facing the Bundesliga squad, Notts County was strong. There is still a slight advantage, and the score of 3:2 in the first half also illustrates this very well.

However, in the second half, when the two sides replaced the bench lineup by coincidence, Bayern was completely unable to compete with Notts County. You must know that Ronaldinho, who has not yet entered the main lineup, and Messi, on the two flanks, are simply calling for wind and rain, and Bayern simply cannot. There was no way to defend the two monsters, and in the end Bayern's rotation failed miserably.

After the game, Magath's face was obviously not good-looking. There was no way. Even if it was an insignificant warm-up before the season, he could not explain it to such a complete loss. You must know that Bayern is running for the Champions League in the new season. of.

Compared with other top giants, Bayern has an unparalleled innate advantage, the Bundesliga has a short schedule, and with Bayern's dominance in the Bundesliga, most of the time it does not need to spend too much energy, Bayern is completely able to focus more attention. In the Champions League, this is something other giants cannot do.

And before the season started, Bayern suffered a crushing defeat at the feet of their biggest rivals.

Damn, how can Notts County be so strong? Even if Bayern faces Notts County's substitute lineup, they may not be able to guarantee a victory.

Magath has a hunch that if Bayern encounter Notts County in the Champions League this season, I am afraid it will not escape the fate of being eliminated.

There is no way, the difference between the two teams can be reflected from the player configuration. Notts County's starting lineup is worth much more than all the players in the Bayern first team combined. It is not like two teams of the same grade in comparison. 's team.

Magath also watched a few games of Inter Milan, and it made him feel a deep chill, because the strength of Inter Milan shocked him. It seems that he must have a deep talk with the Big Three after returning. Although Bayern can still dominate the Bundesliga, they seem to be outdated in Europe. The only thing they can do is their fighting will, but in the face of the strength gap, their tenacious fighting will may not be able to make up for everything.

Bayern need to improve their lineup!

For Notts County, these warm-up games are also very important. Only by playing against strong teams can they find their own weaknesses and improve them. In the pursuit of perfection, Notts County still needs to do a lot.

In terms of set-piece defense and high-altitude ball defense, Notts County's defense will still have loopholes. Of course, no team can be perfect, but they must have a heart for perfection.