Chapter Five Hundred and Fiftieth Chapters

Obviously, there is no special surprise for Notts County to give up the FA Cup. It may be the best choice for Notts County.

Among the two domestic cups in England, although the FA Cup is more valuable than the League Cup, it is really difficult for many strong teams, especially the strong teams that have already played on two fronts in the Champions League and the League, to compete in the FA Cup. Distracted!

The League Cup has already started in October. Although there are the Champions League group stages at that time, for teams that have no pressure to qualify from the Champions League group stage, they can be distracted in the League Cup.

However, the FA Cup started in January, the season is in progress, the players’ physical condition has already been problematic, and there will be more or less players on the injured list. The most important thing is that the Champions League knockout stage has finally kicked off. , Every game is crucial, coupled with the sprint of the league, where can there be 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 that Notts County is a third-line battle, and it has no energy to distract from the FA Cup, so it is understandable to give up voluntarily. From this, you can see Notts County's ideals and ambitions this season.

Notts County does not have a four-line battle that is unknown, so it is definitely not good news for Chelsea. Rational opponents are always more difficult to deal with than irrational opponents.

Of course, now that Chelsea have been overtaken by Notts County, troubles have come one after another.

The first round against Notts County exposed the weaknesses in Chelsea's lineup. Mourinho has made it clear to his boss Abu Abu that if they can't make up for the flaws in the lineup in this winter window, then Chelsea may still not be able to win the championship.

Abramovich's desire for a title is greater than everything else, and Gallas' performance in that game, if not a disaster, doesn't seem worthy of Chelsea, so Abramovich agreed to Mourinho's request to find a left side as soon as possible. Defenders to fill Chelsea's left-back position, money really isn't an issue.

No giant will sell their main players in the winter window, so Mourinho's idea is good, but it is destined to be difficult to achieve.

In Chelsea's right-back position, there is Ferreira, a full-back with strong defensive ability, so he needs a left-back with strong assist ability, and the hand the Magic Bird most wants to get is naturally Notts County's Leyton Baines .

Although Leighton Baines is not the best player in the Premier League in terms of comprehensive ability, Arsenal's Ashley Cole is currently the No. 1 left-back in England.

Clayton Baines has very obvious characteristics,

That is his attacking ability. Maybe his defense is terrible, but his attacking ability is unparalleled. He is very sharp in crosses from the side and can even be the playmaker.

And there is no doubt that this is what Mourinho needs. If he really buys Leiden Baines, it will not only enhance his own strength, but also weaken the strength of the title contender, killing two birds with one stone!

But the problem is that Notts County is absolutely impossible to sell Leyton Baines, especially during the winter break, Mourinho can only think about it in a dream.

It is impossible for other giants to let Chelsea and Mourinho succeed, so Mourinho can only turn his attention to the next-level strong team, which seems to have a better chance.

Monaco's Evra, Deportivo's Capdevila, Ajax's Maxwell, etc., all meet Mourinho's tactical requirements.

To Mourinho's disappointment, these clubs have refused to release people in the winter window, even if Chelsea can offer a high price, and Chelsea can't really offer a sky-high price!

At the end, Mourinho found out that Ashley Cole seems to be more likely to join Chelsea, because Ashley Cole is negotiating a contract renewal with Arsenal at this time, and it is reported that the negotiations are not going well. Well, it seems that Ashley Cole's salary demands are beyond what Arsenal can meet!

This is just right, Chelsea is not short of money, and can fully meet Ashley Cole's salary requirements, as long as you are willing to come.

Thus, the famous "Kermen" incident happened like this.

Chelsea coach Mourinho, CEO Kenyon and Cole and his agent Barnett met in a sneaky meeting at the Royal Hotel in London. Mourinho persuaded Ashley Cole to join Chelsea, while Kenyon said that Chelsea could fully meet his salary requirements.

The result of the secret meeting should be good, at least Mourinho thinks so, but he never thought that this secret meeting was actually photographed by the paparazzi.

Premier League regulations make it clear that a club cannot have private contact with an opposing player without the consent of the other club; similarly, a player cannot have private contact with another club without the consent of the club he signed with.

Chelsea and Ashley Cole have undoubtedly touched the bottom line of the rules.

Maybe it's a normal situation for clubs to contact players privately, but unknown players don't care at all, and Chelsea and Ashley Cole are completely different, one is a Premier League upstart, and the other is England's No. 1 left-hander. Defender, the impact is too great.

After the incident was revealed, Arsenal immediately refrigerated Ashley Cole, citing a back injury, but as to whether this is the case, no one knows.

In the face of the turbulent media, Arsenal did not remain silent. Professor Wenger denounced Chelsea's despicable behavior in an interview, but even if he scolded it fiercely, what would it make up for?

Chelsea were investigated by the FA, but Arsenal had to temporarily abandon their main left-back.

And Chelsea can't sit still, dealing with the FA's investigation team, while frequently whitewashing themselves in public.

Under enormous pressure, Cole's agent, Barnett, admitted to meeting, but did not meet with anyone from Chelsea;

Chelsea also had to admit that the two sides met, but emphasized that it was carried out at the request of Cole's agent, and the two parties almost tore up.

This big play made David elated. Although he had heard about it in his previous life, he didn't know the details. Now it is very interesting to restore the truth from a close distance!

Under the FA's investigation, Chelsea has become a lot more honest, and Arsenal has also lost their main left-back. Notts County will naturally take advantage of it!

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.)