At the start, Mane and Salah flew on both wings

August 31st, today is the time for the third round draw of the League Cup, and it is also the time for the second leg of the fourth round of the UEFA Europa League qualifying round.

The League Cup draw is very dramatic. I wonder if it is the arrangement of the FA. If Notts County beats Bournemouth in the second round, their opponent in the third round will be their city rival Nottingham Forest.

The game against Gothenburg was just around the corner, and Zhou Xu did not accept interviews from various media after the League Cup draw.

Because Notts County will face a devilish schedule in the near future, he boldly used new players in this home game, still using a 433 tactical formation, and starting goalkeeper Karius made his debut.

In defense, Robertson still started, Mings and Joe Gomez partnered as central defenders, and full-back Niemann started.

The midfield combination is Wang Chu, Verratti and Fred.

The front trident has also changed, with B Fela moving to the left wing, the forward is the traditional virtue Benteke, and the right wing is the polo king Mahrez.

Gothenburg's starting lineup remains completely unchanged.

The game started with Gothenburg trailing by one goal.���The attack started, and Nottingham Forest, who had the advantage of home court, did the same. In the 13th minute of the game,

Niemann got the ball on the wing and made a quick run. After passing Amescal, facing Bullinger, Niemann did not continue to make a quick run. He chose to pass the ball to Fred who was coming forward to meet him. Fred received the ball and passed it horizontally. Verratti received the ball at the top of the penalty area.

"Verratti, shot on the spot, beautiful. Unfortunately, it hit the crossbar and bounced into the field. Karestam made a clearance and the ball came to Verratti's feet. Verratti crosses the ball, Fred, passes to the penalty area, B fee! What a pity. Faced with the interference of Hagen and Konchas, B Fei half-turned and hit the goal over the crossbar. Notts County had a very good cooperation, but unfortunately failed to score."

In the 33rd minute of the game.

Gothenburg's chance. Amescal made a long pass from the wing, and Fazliu's header in front of the goal was slightly higher than the crossbar.

In the 43rd minute of the game, Notts County scored! Hagen's pressing was effective. Fred successfully intercepted the ball in the midfield, followed by a dazzling pass and cut.

After Fred intercepted the ball, he passed it to Robertson on the wing. Robertson took advantage of the situation and kicked the ball straight to the wing. B Fee, B Fee faced the pressure of Anderson and Konchas. He almost lost the ball and could only pass the ball back. The ball came to Robertson's feet. Since B Fee's passing route did not work, Robertson chose another pass. There was no one around Wang Chu in the penalty area.

By the time Konchas found Wang Chu, he had already received Robertson's through ball and was running towards Wang Chu to ask for the ball.

With tacit understanding, he tapped the ball with his heel near the baseline, and the ball was passed to B Fee, who was cutting in from the wing towards the penalty area.

After stopping the ball, B Fee directly kicked the ball, making the world wave, Portuguese Judas.

The shot hit the dead corner.

1:0, Notts County led Gothenburg at home, with a total score of 2:0.

On the sidelines, B Fei made his signature cover his ears and knelt down to celebrate. Notts County had one foot in the European League.

The first half of the game ended quickly, with a two-goal advantage. Notts County players returned to the home team's dressing room without making any tactical adjustments. Notts County entered the second half with a two-goal advantage.

In the 53rd minute of the game, Notts County scored again, but unfortunately it was in their own goal.

Alfredo, the backcourt goalkeeper, kicked the ball away. Seeing that he couldn't control the ball, he chose to head forward. Fazliu accelerated and grabbed the ball. Fazliu went down to the baseline and tried to find Swelander in front of the goal. , as a result, Mings scored an own goal

, Gothenburg scored a goal, 1:1, the total score was 2:1, Notts County still had a one-goal advantage.

"Mings, stand up. It doesn't matter, you are making a big mistake if you don't stretch your legs."Mings squatted on the ground and silently watched the opponent celebrate. Zhou Xu saw that something was not right with Mings and quickly comforted him.

Regaining his strength, Notts County returned to the center circle for the kick-off. In the 77th minute of the game, Gothenburg's chance, Hagen kicked From a corner kick, Fazliu's header went over the crossbar.

Immediately, Zhou Xu began to make substitutions. Maguire, who was warming up at the beginning of the second half, replaced Niemann. The polo king did not perform well in this game and Salah came on.. However, the two teams had no good chances afterwards. 1:1, Notts County eliminated the Swedish powerhouse Gothenburg with a total score of 2:1 and successfully advanced to the UEFA Europa League group stage.

The next day, September 1. On the same day, Zhou Xu participated in the draw ceremony of the UEFA Europa League group stage.

Notts County was assigned to the first team.

They were drawn to the eighth team. Among the second team, Borussia of the Bundesliga and Eredivisie. Ronningen and Graz Sturm of the Austrian Super League are both teams with the potential to win the championship. Fortunately, Notts County did not draw them. Bratislava from the Slovak First Division became the second team in the eighth group.

Among the third-tier teams, Trabzonspor of the Turkish Super League and Boavista of the Portuguese Super League are worth noting.

Zhou Xu once again drew an opponent with little threat, and the dominant team from the Armenian Super League, Erasket, entered. Among the teams in the fourth group

, Sion of the Swiss Super League and United Saint-Giroir of the Belgian League Zhou Xu are familiar with. Although it is the United Saint-Giroir of the Belgian League who came to the eighth group. It is difficult for Giroux United to win the UEFA Champions League, but its strength is considered to be at the top of the UEFA Champions League teams.

The prospects for promotion to the eighth group are very clear. Notts County and St. Giroux United compete for the first and second places. No. 1 seed.

This is a very good group, and Zhou Xu's fortune has always been good. When asked at the press conference after the UEFA draw, Zhou Xu personally attended.

, he said that the team would be excited about such a draw and believed that the team would go further in this event.

"Where do you think the team will end up in the UEFA Champions League?"This is a question from Sky Sports reporter Simo

"We don't care about rankings, our goal is victory, and we will go all out to pursue victory in every game."

Local reporters in Nottingham are more concerned about the players in the team. BBC Nottingham Radio reporter Platt asked about the injuries of Illori and Van Dijk. Zhou Xu refused to answer similar questions. He was unwilling to discuss the injuries of the players..

On September 5, in the second round of the League Cup against Bournemouth, Zhou Xu made a bold rotation, relying on Vardy's hat trick as a substitute and B Fee's goal, Notts County defeated the same team 4:0. The only bad news for Bournemouth, who rotated most of their players and wanted to give up the League Cup to focus on the league , was that Cancelo, who started the game, suffered an ankle injury for about a month and a half due to a rough tackle by an opponent.

The opponent in the third round of the Cup is city rival Nottingham Forest.