Chapter 226 FA Cup semi-finals

Going to Portugal with the advantage of three goal difference, for Notts County, this road trip is actually not much different from tourism.

However, unlike the ease of the players, David and Pelorero repeatedly negotiated cooperation matters within a limited period of time, and the cooperation was not finalized until Notts County left Portugal.

This time, instead of occupying nearly half of the shares, David only took 30% of the shares, and the rest remained in the hands of Boa Vista chairman Pelorero.

All David needs is 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%.

This 30% stake cost David 34 million euros, and this 34 million euros did not enter Pelorero's hands, but was invested in the construction of the club as an expansion of shares, renovating the stadium, improving the youth training base and signings, etc. .

Unlike when Be Weilun was acquired, Boavista is well-run, doesn't have 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 brother unit belongs to the brother unit. Notts County should win the game or win the game. In the away game, the Magpies dominated the game and finally defeated Boavista by a small goal, successfully entering the UEFA Cup final.

At this time, another team that entered the UEFA Cup final was also freshly released. It was the Portuguese super giant Porto, the magic bird Mourinho, the iron-blooded lion that could 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 FA Cup semi-finals and finals are played on neutral grounds, so there is little point in going back to Notts County.

In the weekend league, there are reserve teams playing anyway, and they don't need to worry about it.

The mentality of the players is still relaxed, because in their opinion, the only game that really needs their attention this season is the final UEFA Cup final.

The FA Cup semi-final opponent 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, their opponents are now ranked in the upper middle and upper reaches of the Premier League. If they work hard, they still have a chance to get a place in the UEFA Cup, but when it comes to their real strength, Notts County is not afraid at all.

Even Arsenal and Liverpool have been beheaded successively. Are you afraid that you are a team that is not even a giant?

However, this season's FA Cup is also quite popular. There is only one Premier League club in the semi-finals, which is really surprising.

Manchester United were eliminated by Arsenal in the round of 16;

Arsenal were eliminated by Notts County in the quarter-finals;

Liverpool were already OUT by Crystal Palace in the round of 32;

The three giants have collapsed one after another, which also gave small teams a chance, so there was such an unattractive semi-final situation.

But that's okay, 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 themselves.

Because the semifinals were played on the same venue on the same day, there was a three-hour gap between the two games.

At 8.30pm, Southampton played Watford in the first semi-final.

The Notts County team also came to the field early, although it was a little early, but it was good to be able to watch possible final opponents up close from the stands.

Two hours later, Notts County players entered the field to warm up, and the last game was over. Southampton defeated Watford 2:1 and took the lead in reaching the FA Cup final.

In fact, the players from Notts County were rather boring to watch in the stands. After all, the knockout round has reached the semi-finals, and no one wants to be easily eliminated, so both sides played relatively conservatively and the scene was not good-looking. The ball, but it all came from the set-pieces of both sides. If it weren't for the fans of both sides, no one would want to watch it. It was too boring.

If not watching the previous semi-final, perhaps Notts County will slowly kill the game, as long as the final victory over the opponent is fine, but after watching it, they invariably gave up this idea, since there are more than 1W famous Notts County to the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff to cheer them on, it must be a good game for them here, not a sleepy lullaby.

For rivals Sheffield United, it is more irritable.

Among the top four teams, there is no doubt that Southampton, the Premier League team, stands out from the crowd, and Notts County is even more terrifying. Only they and Watford, two ordinary League One teams, are at the bottom.

The best result of the draw is for Notts County to meet Southampton, let the two teams that are not in the same level as them stage a peak match, and then their two League One teams will profit from each other.

But as soon as the draw results came out, the two League One teams almost didn't cry.

Don't play like this!

So dark!

Isn't this the sacrifice of their two League One teams to ensure the FA Cup final is exciting!

A pair of brothers and sisters in trouble, even if they want to reason, they can't find a place.

For Sheffield United, it is even more jealous of Watford.

Watford's opponent is Southampton. Although the latter is a middle and upper Premier League team, it has not reached the level of invincibility. You must know that Sheffield United has come all the way, and the eliminated team is not weak, at least They think that when they meet the Saints, it is not without the opportunity to eliminate their opponents and enter the finals.

It turned out, however, that they ran into Notts County, which was so frustrating.

Sheffield United has no intuitive understanding of the strength of Southampton. 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 to Notts County. Both clubs are in the League One. They know exactly what Notts County is usually in.

That's a cruelty!

With their draw together, Sheffield United can even admit defeat!

Because they knew too well that Notts County was something they couldn't beat.

If Notts County isn't quite the main force, maybe there's something to be said for that.

But after Notts County won the league title ahead of schedule, the first team completely shifted their energy to the FA Cup and UEFA Cup. How could they be lucky! (To be continued.) To find this site, please search for or enter the URL: