Obviously, there is no special surprise for Notts County to give up the FA Cup. Perhaps it is the best choice for Notts County.
In the two domestic cups in England, although the FA Cup has a higher gold content than the League Cup, it is really difficult for many strong teams, especially the two teams that have already played in the UEFA Champions League and the league, to fight in the FA Cup. Distracted!
The League Cup has already started in October. Although there was a UEFA Champions League group stage at that time, for teams that have no pressure to qualify from the UEFA Champions League group stage, they can be distracted in the League Cup.
The FA Cup started in January. The season has reached a general level. The physical condition of the players has already been problematic, and there will be more or less a few players on the injury list. The most important thing is that the Champions League knockout game has begun. Every game is very important, plus the sprint of the league, where is the energy to pay attention to the FA Cup!
Perhaps only those strong teams that have no hope of winning the championship and have been eliminated from the Champions League can compete for the FA Cup.
Now, Notts County is considered a third-tier battle, and it has no energy to distract the FA Cup, so it is understandable to give up actively. With this, you can also see the ideal ambitions of Notts County this season.
Notts County does not know the four-tier battles that are high and thick, so it is definitely not good news for Chelsea. Reasonable opponents are always more difficult to deal with than irrational opponents.
Of course, after Chelsea was overtaken by Notts County, the troubles came one after another.
The first round against Notts County exposed the weaknesses of Chelsea's lineup. Mourinho has already stated with boss Abu that if they cannot make up for the flaws in the lineup in this winter window, then Chelsea may still be unable to win the championship.
Abu’s desire for the championship has been greater than everything, and even though Galas’ performance in that game was not a disaster, it seemed to be worthy of Chelsea, so Abu agreed to Mourinho’s request to find a left as soon as possible. The defender came to fill the vacancy in Chelsea's left back position, money is really not a problem.
There is no giant who will sell the main players in the winter window, so Mourinho's idea is very good, but it is destined to be difficult to achieve.
In the right back position of Chelsea, Ferreira is a strong defensive linebacker, so he needs a left back with a strong assist ability, and the Magic Bird’s most desired hand is naturally Leighton Bynes of Notts. .
Although Leighton Bynes is not the first person in the Premier League in terms of comprehensive ability, Arsenal's Ashley Cole is currently the first left back in England.
But Layton Byrnes has a very obvious characteristic, that is his offensive ability. Perhaps his defense is bad, but his offensive ability is unrivaled. He is very sharp in the side pass and can even serve as the core of the organization.
And there is no doubt that this is what Mourinho needs. If you really buy Leighton Bynes, it will not only enhance your own strength, but also weaken the strength of your opponents.
The problem is that it is absolutely impossible to sell Leighton Bynes in Notts County, especially during the winter break, Mourinho can only think about it in his dream.
It is impossible for other giants to let Chelsea and Mourinho succeed, so Mourinho can only turn his attention to the second-level strong team, which seems to have a better chance.
Evra of Monaco, Capdevila of A Coruña, Maxwell of Ajax and so on, all meet Mourinho's tactical requirements.
To Mourinho's disappointment, these clubs have refused to put people in the winter window, even if Chelsea pays any higher price, and Chelsea can't really make a sky-high price!
By the end, Mourinho found out that Ashley Cole seemed to be more likely to join Chelsea, because Ashley Cole was negotiating a contract renewal with Arsenal at this time, and there was news that the negotiations were not going on. Smooth, it seems that Ashley Cole's salary requirement is beyond Arsenal's satisfaction!
This is just right, Chelsea is not bad money, it can fully meet Ashley Cole's salary requirements, as long as you are willing to come.
So, the famous "Kemen" incident happened like this.
Chelsea coach Mourinho, CEO Kenyon and Cole and his agent Barnet secretly met at the Royal Hotel in London. Mourinho persuaded Ashley Cole to join Chelsea, while Kenyon said Chelsea was fully capable Meet his salary requirements.
The results of the secret talks should be good, at least Mourinho thinks so, but he never thought that this secret meeting was actually shot by the paparazzi. After two days of fermentation, it is well known.
The Premier League regulations clearly stipulate that a club cannot contact privately with other players without the consent of another club; similarly, a player cannot privately contact other clubs without the consent of the club he signed.
Chelsea and Ashley Cole undoubtedly touched the bottom line of the rules.
Perhaps it’s normal for clubs to contact players privately, but unknown players are completely uninterested, while Chelsea and Ashley Cole are completely different, one is the Premier League upstart, the other is the British left Guard, the impact is too great.
After the matter was revealed, Arsenal immediately refrigerated Ashley Cole, citing a back injury, but as for the fact that this was not the case, no one knew.
In the face of the turbulent media, Arsenal did not remain silent. Professor Wenger scolded Chelsea for his vile behavior in an interview. But even if he scolded him fiercely, what would he do?
Chelsea has been investigated by the FA ~ EbookFREE.me ~ but Arsenal had to temporarily abandon his main left back. Arsenal suffered a bit even more.
And Chelsea can't wait to die, while coping with the FA's investigation team, while frequently washing themselves in public.
Under great pressure, Cole agent Barnett admitted to the meeting, but did not meet with the Chelsea people;
Chelsea also had to admit that the two sides met, but emphasized that this was carried out at the request of Cole's agent, and the two parties almost tore up.
This great drama made David's heart bloom. Although he had heard about it in his previous life, he did not know the specifics. It is still very interesting to restore the truth at close range!
Under the investigation of the FA, Chelsea are much more honest. Arsenal also lost their main left back. Notts County naturally took advantage of the fisherman!
What David did not expect was that the troubled Chelsea still had the energy to find a little trouble for Notts County. (To be continued.)
