freenovelworld Chapter 246 FA Cup Semi-Final
Chapter 246 FA Cup Semi-Final
Chapter 246 FA Cup Semi-Final
Going to Portugal with the advantage of three goal difference, for Notts County, this away trip is actually not much different from tourism.
However, unlike the ease of the players, David repeatedly negotiated cooperation matters with Pelorero in a limited few days, and the cooperation was not finalized until Notts County left Portugal.
This time, David did not occupy nearly half of the shares, but only took 30% of the shares, and the rest remained in the hands of Boavista chairman Pelorero.
What David needs is just a certain right to speak, not control. Anyway, for him, the premise is that it cannot exceed 50%. In that case, there is not much difference between 49% and 30%.
The 30% of the shares cost David 3400 million euros, and the 3400 million euros did not enter the hands of Pellorero, but were invested in the construction of the club as an expansion of shares, renovation of the stadium, improvement of the youth training base and signings, etc. .
Unlike the acquisition of Bei Weilun, Boavista is operating well, does not have too much debt, and the team has performed well in recent seasons, so the price is really not high.
After completing the cooperation, Notts County has become a brother unit with Boavista.
However, the fraternal unit belongs to the fraternal unit. Notts County should win or win. In the away game, the Magpies mainly controlled the game. In the end, they defeated Boavista by one goal and successfully entered the UEFA Cup final.
At this time, another team that broke into the UEFA Cup final is also freshly released. It is the Portuguese super giant Porto, the magic bird Mourinho's iron-blooded lion who can reach the top of Europe in the future.
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Leaving Portugal, Notts County did not return to Notts County, but went directly to Wales to prepare for the upcoming FA Cup semi-final.
The semi-finals and final of the FA Cup are played at neutral grounds, so there is no point in going back to Notts County.
In the weekend league, there is a reserve team playing anyway, so they don't need to worry about it.
The mentality of the players is still relaxed, because in their view, in fact, the only game that really needs their attention this season is the final UEFA Cup final.
The opponent in the FA Cup semi-final is Sheffield United, which is also a League One team, and the two teams in the other semi-final are Watford and Southampton. As a result, Notts County is under pressure to win the cup what?
Perhaps Southampton, a Premier League team, is the biggest variable. After all, the opponent is currently ranked in the upper middle and upper reaches of the Premier League. If you work hard, you still have a chance to win a place in the UEFA Cup. But in terms of real strength, Notts County is a little Not afraid.
Even Arsenal and Liverpool have been beheaded one after another. Are you afraid that you have a team that is not even a wealthy team?
However, this season's FA Cup is quite ordinary. There is only one Premier League club among the semi-finals, which is really surprising.
Manchester United were knocked out by Arsenal in the round of 16;
Arsenal were knocked out by Notts County in the quarter-finals;
Liverpool was OUT by Crystal Palace in the round of 32;
The three giants fell one after another, which gave the small teams a chance, so there was such an unattractive semi-final situation.
But that's good, at least Notts County won't have so many obstacles on the way to the championship. They don't think Sheffield United or Southampton will pose much threat to them.
Because the semi-finals are played on the same field on the same day, there is a three-hour interval between the two games.
At 08:30 in the evening, Southampton played Watford in the first semi-final.
The Notts County team also came to the venue early. Although it was a bit early, it was also beneficial to be able to watch the possible final opponents in the stands up close.
And two hours later, Notts County players entered the field to warm up, and the last game was over. Southampton defeated Watford 2:1 and entered the FA Cup final first.
In fact, the Notts County players were rather bored watching from the stands. After all, the knockout round has reached the semi-finals, and no one wants to be out easily, so both sides played relatively conservatively, and the scene was not good. Although there were three goals The ball, but all of them come from the set kicks of both sides. If it is not for the fans of both sides, no one would want to watch this kind of game, it is too boring.
If you hadn’t watched the previous semi-finals, maybe Notts County would slowly kill the game, as long as they finally defeated their opponents, but after watching it, they all gave up this idea. Since there are more than 1 Notts If you want to cheer them on at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, then you must give them a wonderful game here, not a drowsy lullaby.
For the opponent Sheffield United, it is more irritable.
Among the semi-final teams, there is no doubt that Southampton, the Premier League team, is outstanding in strength, and Notts County is even more powerful. Only they and Watford, two ordinary League One teams, are at the bottom.
The best result of the draw is that Notts County meets Southampton, allowing these two teams that are not at the same level of strength to stage a peak matchup, and then their two League One teams will reap the benefits.
But as soon as the result of the draw came out, the two League One teams almost stopped crying.
Don't play like this!
It's too dark!
Isn't this the sacrifice of their two League One teams to ensure the excitement of the FA Cup final!
A pair of troubled brothers and sisters, even if they want to reason, they can't find a place.
For Sheffield United, they are even more jealous of Watford.
Watford's opponent is Southampton. Although the latter is a team in the middle and upper reaches of the Premier League, it is not yet invincible. You must know that Sheffield United has gone all the way, and the eliminated teams are not weak. At least They think that when they meet the Saints, it is not that they have no chance of eliminating their opponents and reaching the final.
However, it turned out that they ran into Notts County, which was so frustrating.
Sheffield United has no intuitive understanding of Southampton's strength. After all, they are not in a league system. The so-called ignorant are fearless, and they will not be afraid.
But now it's completely different with Notts County. Both clubs are in the League One. They know exactly what Notts County is usually good at.
That's a cruelty!
With them drawn together, Sheffield United can even admit defeat directly!
Because they know too well that Notts County is simply invincible to them.
If Notts County is not fully deployed, it may be worth mentioning.
But after Notts County won the league championship in advance, the first team completely shifted their energy to the FA Cup and the UEFA Cup. How can they be lucky!
(End of this chapter)