At the start, Mane and Salah flew on both wings

In the 65th minute of the game, Zhou Xu took the lead in making substitutions. He chose to believe in Benteke and replaced Robertson, who was slightly weaker, and Joe Gomez came on as a substitute.

In the 73rd minute of the game, there was another one-on-one opportunity. Joe Gomez passed the ball long in the backcourt, and B Fei received the ball and made a wonderful long pass. Benteke's single-handed shot easily hit the post with his left foot. The score was still 1:0, and Notts County took the lead by one goal.

Unable to bear it, Zhou Xu finally replaced Benteke with Origi. He seemed to be without his shooting boots in this game.

In the end, the game ended. With Kante's lightning goal at the beginning, Notts County defeated Blackpool 1:0 away from home. Currently, they are ranked third in the standings with 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in 8 games.

Returning to Notts County, because there would be another game in a week, Zhou Xu gave the players a day off. Except for Benteke, he was asked by Zhou Xu to practice shooting all morning long the next morning. He only had An afternoon off.

After the vacation, Zhou Xu came to the training ground. He was very excited to see Vardy and Mane participating in the resumption of training. Without Vardy and Mane in the frontcourt, Notts County's offensive firepower has been weakened to an unknown extent. According to the confirmation of the team's physical therapist, Mane and Vardy are fully recovered from injury and can participate in the next game.

But there is also bad news. The holiday may have been a little too crazy. Karius, who returned to the team, after finishing the morning warm-up, increased intensity training in the afternoon, resulting in a calf muscle strain. This injury will last at least two weeks, and he may even miss the game if it is serious. One month's time.

Zhou Xu's first team only has Alisson as a goalkeeper. If Alisson is also injured, Zhou Xu will have no choice but to transfer a goalkeeper from the youth team.

Notts County's next opponent is Leeds United. The English Championship is like this. You can find many former Premier League teams here, even former English top league championship teams. Leeds United is a team that has won three English top league championships. Even in the European arena, Leeds United is the winner of two UEFA Cup championships, which was the Europa League before the restructuring.

Although their ancestors are rich, Leeds United's current situation is not very good. Leeds United has just been promoted from English League One to the English Championship for only two seasons. In the previous life, it was not until 20 years ago that Leeds United came to the Premier League as the English Championship Champions.

As the mortal enemy of the Premier League giants Manchester United, Leeds United cannot even touch Manchester United's tail now.

The feud between the two teams is the historical hatred between Yorkshire and Lancashire.

The relationship between the two regions can be traced back to the"War of the Roses" in the 15th century, so the match between the two teams is also called the Rose Derby.

When football hooliganism was prevalent in England in the 1970s, Leeds United's"Service Gang" and Manchester United's"Red Army" broke out in many violent incidents.

There were many incidents of defection and defection to the enemy.

Earlier, there was Jordan, and more recently, Manchester United's King Cantona, Rio Ferdinand, etc.

were all reviled by fans for switching to join their rivals.

The hottest and most puzzling hatred in English football, this is the"Daily Telegraph"'s evaluation of Rose Derby.

However, Leeds United, which is now difficult to get involved in England's top league, has gradually lost the capital to become Manchester United's derby opponent.

Apart from Manchester United, Leeds United's West Yorkshire derby in the same city is not that popular. Apart from Leeds United, the gap between the other two teams in the same city, Harden Town and Bradford, and Leeds United is the same as the current gap between Manchester United and Leeds. The gap between them is the same. Although several teams have fierce conflicts for fans, Leeds United, which is stronger and has a higher league level, always has an advantage in the competition for fans.

In addition, Leeds United also has a derby opponent that is not in the English domestic league, the Turkish giant Galatasaray. In 2000, two Leeds United fans were assassinated in Istanbul during the UEFA Cup semi-finals, and the feud between the two teams was established. However, after Leeds United was relegated due to financial problems, the chance of Leeds United meeting Galatasaray was almost gone.

In addition to Manchester United, Leeds United also had a very popular derby match with a London team, the Blues Chelsea. In the 1970 FA Cup final, the last team staged one of the most brutal matches in the history of English football.

Under the coaching of head coach Gracia, Leeds United has 2 wins and 3 losses in the last 5 games, but has suffered 3 consecutive losses in the last 3 games. In the British Championship standings, it has 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in 9 games, ranking 11th.

Mainly playing a 4-4-2 tactical formation, Leeds United's attitude this season is very low, which is flexible defensive counterattack. The team as a whole has no desire to attack. Leeds United has only scored 12 goals in 12 official games this season. , averaging only 1 goal per game.

However, Leeds United's defense is also very good. As a mid-range team in the British Championship, they have only conceded 15 goals in 12 games.

On October 17, the day before the game against Leeds United, Pogba also returned to the training ground. However, Zhou Xu was not prepared to let the Frenchman start the game the next day. He was still worried about letting the players who had just returned from injury start the game immediately, not to mention that the opponent was Leeds United, which is known for its toughness.

There is also bad news, this game is an away game, Notts County will travel to Elland Road in Leeds, West Yorkshire. Leeds United fans are well-known in English football for their loyalty and love for the team. Sir Alex Ferguson once praised Elland Road as one of the most terrifying stadiums in Europe. Leeds United's fan group"Service Gang" is a fan organization composed of notorious football hooligans in England, which has triggered violent conflicts in many games.

An interesting thing is that Leeds United fans have a traditional salute gesture. When an important figure appears, fans will clench their fists and place them over their hearts. This salute is known as the Leeds Salute.

Arriving at Elland Road Stadium, Zhou Xu immediately felt the"enthusiasm" of Leeds United fans.

Elland Road Stadium is probably the scariest home ground in the British Championship. The fans of the"Peacock Army" decorate the Elland Road Stadium into a sea of white, and there are fans wearing Leeds United's white home jerseys everywhere.

Fans of Leeds United in the main stand displayed a giant tifo with a peacock trampling a magpie beneath it to welcome the"magpie" Notts County from afar.

Before the game, in the starting lineup sent by Zhou Xu, the goalkeeper was still Alisson.

In the defense, Robertson, Stones, Maguire and Cancelo started.

In the midfield trio, Pogba is on the bench, Kante is the defensive midfielder, and Wang Chu and Seat B partner in the midfield combination.

The front three trident Mane and Vardy are back, and Salah continues to be on the right.