At the start, Mane and Salah flew on both wings

The League Cup winner will advance to the fourth qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League, where his opponent will be Gothenburg from the Swedish Super League.

On August 12, Notts County’s first game of the season was against Hull City, which has been promoted to the Premier League many times.

Under the coaching of head coach Steven, Hull City has 3 wins and 1 loss in pre-season friendly matches, including a 3:0 victory over Zurich of the Swiss Super League and a 1:0 victory over Glasgow Rangers of the Scottish Premier League, which is enough to show the strength of Hull City. , after all, both teams are considered regulars in the Champions League.

However, Steven was in a very bad situation last season. The long pass and lob tactics he used in the 4-4-2 formation were too outdated, and he ultimately struggled to avoid relegation. He changed his tactics at the beginning of the season. He used the 523 double front midfielder tactics, which seemed to be very effective.

On August 9, three days before the game, Ilori suffered another injury. He had just recovered from an abdominal muscle strain, but he suffered from a hernia again, which caused him to be injured for at least a month, and maybe even a month and a half. time.

Just like in his previous life, Ilori began to suffer from frequent injuries. Zhou Xu was a little worried about Wang Chu. Fortunately, Wang Chu had not suffered another major injury attack.

Zhou Xu took the players to Kingston-upon-Hull, Yorkshire, a city that was severely damaged during World War II, with only a few ancient buildings surviving. Without intending to admire the scenery here, he and everyone from Notts County will step onto the Kingston Communications Stadium to challenge Tigers Hull City.

In the visiting team's dressing room, the Notts County players were not nervous. After all, they had even defeated the Premier League team.

Zhou Xu is looking at Hull City's starting lineup. He is in a good mood because his targeted deployment has worked.

At home, Hull City still uses the 532-double attacking midfielder formation that Steven created late last season.

Starting goalkeeper Mark, after signing from Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League last season, immediately became the main force. His reflexes are excellent, but otherwise he's average.

The three central defender combination is Chester, Diaw and Jonathan.

The center back on the left, James Chester, comes from the Hull City youth training camp. He is a well-established Hull City youth training camp, but his ability is not outstanding.

The Senegalese central defender Diaw in the center is also not powerful enough, but at 1.83 meters tall, he has a certain header threat.

Matimak central defender Jonathan was always a right back in Le Havre, but after Hull City signed him, head coach Steven transformed him into a central defender, but in several public friendly matches , he did not perform well as a central defender. Like many black players, Jonathan has good physical fitness, but his relative skills are a bit rough, which is a big shortcoming in England.

Ekotto, who is on the right wing-back, needs to be focused on. He is very strong, has amazing speed, and also has the ability to pass and cross. In addition, his right-side defense was also ranked among the best on the right-side last season. It is Zhou Xu's bad luck. With international football lacking full-backs, Ekoto has been spotted by many teams in the five major leagues. If Notts County can play against Hull City a week later, he will not need to focus. Targeted at Ekoto.

In the scouting report, the evaluation of Ekotto is very simple. His wind-like speed and iron-wall-like defense, although exaggerated, can also reflect Ekotto's strength. Currently, Wigan Athletic and Sunderland in the Premier League and Napoli in Serie A have made offers to Hull City. Other teams such as Sevilla in La Liga are also eyeing Ekoto.

Rosenil on the right wing is also worthy of attention. His speed is also very good, but relatively speaking, he is overwhelmed by Ekotto on the other side in terms of technique and defense.

In the double midfielder position, Zelicardo on the left is not noteworthy.

He is a British Championship level player with no characteristics.

Hull City brought him from Middlesbrough to Hull City, mainly to use him as an engineer to clean up the backcourt and protect the central defenders.

After all, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Hull City's three central defenders are not enough in the British Championship.

To put it bluntly, Steve is also waiting for the completion of Ekotto's transfer fee to strengthen Hull City's defense.

Colen on the right needs to focus on. Although the Slovenian international is old and his body is declining. But whether it is technical level or passing ability, he is at the forefront in the British Championship. His passes and crosses are a killer, and he provided 7 assists at Hull City last season.

In the attacking midfielder position, Nick Barmby was a former star, but now that he is 38 years old, he has declined very seriously. With almost no physical ability, he can only deliver threatening balls in the frontcourt. This former star of Tottenham, Liverpool, Everton, and even the England international is already an old Lian Po. This game is to see how good he is. Can you eat?

Barmby's first career club was Tottenham Hotspur, and he quickly became a favorite of coach Venables. He has played 100 games for Tottenham Hotspur since 1991 and scored 27 goals. In 1995, he moved to Middlesbrough, and the following year he moved to Everton, but his performance was not good enough. After he joined Everton's rivals Liverpool in 2000, he performed well, scoring 10 goals in two seasons.

He is the first Everton player to join Liverpool since 1959. Unfortunately, due to frequent injuries late in his career, he ultimately failed to gain a foothold in Liverpool. He switched to Leeds United and was loaned to teams such as Nottingham Forest. It was not until 2004 that, after Leeds United were relegated, he returned to his hometown of Hull City and has played there ever since.

Another midfielder, Sicknick, is somewhat unknown. With good physical fitness, he is more of a protector, allowing Bamby to better deliver cannonballs from the frontcourt or serve as a connector in the backcourt. Yes, he is also a player with a strong body and average skills.

At the forward position, although Marty's body has declined severely, he is excellent in both his ability to seize opportunities in front of the goal and his ability to find opportunities. His movement without the ball often makes people wonder, how could he be in this position and send the ball into the opponent's goal?

On Hull City's bench, it is worth noting substitute forward Oscar. This Oscar is not the Oscar of the harbor. This Oscar has good physical fitness. Although his skills are rough, he is very capable of grabbing points in front of the goal. Last season, he was the team's leading scorer, scoring 14 goals. However, because he was not suitable for Hull City's current 532 double attacking midfielder tactics, he was placed on the bench by Steve.