NCCnovel Chapter 135 Warming up the opponent
Chapter 135 Warming up the opponent
Chapter 135 Warming up the opponent
"Bai Weilun!"
David names the first club.
"You also know that this Belgian club is our satellite club in Notts County, and I hold 49% of the shares in it. In the future, Bei Weilun will become a shortcut for us to train players and help players obtain EU passports and apply for labor certification. So it is logical to invite them to participate in a warm-up match!"
After hearing what David said, Soriano and Love nodded in agreement.
Although League One can only be regarded as a second-tier league in Europe, it is slightly stronger than League One. Such a warm-up match is more valuable, and Belgium also has teams participating in the UEFA Cup. It is really possible to meet.
Loew said solemnly: "According to our training plan and warm-up plan, from the perspective of schedule, 4-5 warm-up games are more appropriate. My opinion is that there must be a League One club and a Premier League club. As for Others, it is best to switch to a team with a different style of league!"
David nodded. He didn't know what Love was thinking about, but as the coach of the team, he must have a comprehensive plan for the team. In this regard, he just needs to respect Love's professionalism.
"The Premier League club is not a problem. Last week, Fulham sent an official fax, inviting us to play a warm-up match. Fulham has qualified for the Intertoto Cup this season. If it goes well, it may be able to participate in the UEFA Cup. It is also very meaningful to play against a Premier League team of this strength, and it can be regarded as a touchstone!" David took out a piece of paper from the folder, which was the official Fulham document he got .
After a stunning season, Notts County's status in English football has undergone earth-shaking changes. You must know that when David contacted his warm-up opponents at the beginning of last season, no Premier League team was interested. After that, it has turned into a Premier League club actively contacting Notts County, which is really different.
For Premier League clubs, it is normal to play a League One club in the warm-up match, especially Notts County is still an extraordinary League One team.
Has anyone ever seen that in the League Two, even defeated the Premier League team, and even defeated the giants Arsenal, and won the League Cup trophy all the way?
Even in the eyes of many clubs, the League Cup champion is a tasteless champion, but it is also extremely valuable. Such a newly promoted League One is really worth playing a warm-up match.
"In addition, I would like to contact the La Liga club Real Sociedad. La Liga has always had good results in European competitions, so if we want to make a difference, we also need to know more about La Liga teams."
David took a sip of water, moistened his throat, and continued: "We dealt with them when we bought Harvey Alonso, and I believe they should still give them this face. At worst, we will give them some appearance fees. "
Loew's mind was spinning rapidly, constantly recalling his impression of the club Real Sociedad.
Last season, Real Sociedad ranked 13th in the La Liga standings. It is not considered a traditional strong team, but its style is full of Spanish style. Even if there are no star players in the team, its strength should not be underestimated. If it is not for captain Aaron Suo transferred and left the team, perhaps the performance of Real Sociedad will be raised.
This is most of Loew's impression of the Royal Society.
However, what he didn't know was that the next season would be the season when Real Sociedad would flourish. In David's previous life, in the 02-03 season, Alonso led Real Sociedad to a formidable victory in the league, once firmly occupying the standings If the position at the top of the list had not been missed by Real Madrid at the last minute, Real Madrid would have been able to beat several traditional giants to win the La Liga championship trophy.
Of course, now that Alonso has come to Notts County, Royal Sociedad has lost its biggest star, and may not achieve such dazzling results in the previous life, but the team as a whole is still there, and it is not a big problem to reach the top of the standings this season .
David and Loew have basically reached an agreement. As for the League One opponents, it is not a big problem to choose anyone at random.
"My lord CEO, I'm afraid I'll trouble you again in contacting these warm-up opponents!" David said with a smirk to Soriano, who was with the old god.
Loew also sniggered from the sidelines.
Soriano smiled wryly and shook his head. He thought he could have a little leisure time, but he didn't expect that the matter of contacting the warm-up opponent fell on his head again. He really didn't know what to say to vent his depressed emotions.
"You guys, sooner or later I will be exhausted to death, and you will be happy!" Soriano sighed, dumbfounded.
After laughing for a while, David brought the topic back to the main topic again.
"Let's study the club's goals for this season!"
Love and Soriano straightened their faces, this is the most important thing, and there is no room for sloppy.
"Needless to say, the league is definitely the most important thing. Our goal is only promotion, and it is direct promotion, not the promotion play-off qualification that may happen frequently by accident."
David said eloquently, this point doesn't even need to be explained, but David still brought it up solemnly.
Love and Soriano nodded in unison, even if David didn't say it, they knew it.
"On the basis of pursuing direct promotion, I want Notts County to go further in the UEFA Cup. This is a European competition second only to the European Champions Cup. It can also be enjoyed by fans throughout Europe. The best stage for Notts County Club's image, if possible, I hope we can reach the final and even win the championship trophy!"
Unlike anyone else, David knows that this UEFA Cup is an extremely civilian UEFA Cup. The two clubs that advanced to the final are Porto in the Portuguese Super League and Celtic in the Scottish Super League. Liverpool and Lazio stopped in the semi-finals , the other 32 do not even have the so-called traditional giants.
This is the best time for Notts County to hit the League Cup.
With the expansion of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup after being restructured into the Europa League, the influence of the Europa League has gradually declined, and it will not be favored by the European giants. Even David himself does not think much of this championship.
If Notts County can successfully advance to the Premier League this season, then the focus of next season will definitely be to compete in the league and will not be easily distracted in other competitions. Even if Notts County can still qualify for the UEFA Cup this season , Notts County will not be pursuing the competition.
Therefore, this season is the best time for Notts County to win the UEFA Cup.
(End of this chapter)