Why Tsaroulla is 'cherishing' play-offs with Notts County

Why Tsaroulla is 'cherishing' play-offs with CountyImage source, ShutterstockImage caption, Nick Tsaroulla joined Notts County in the summer of 2024 from Crawley TownByAndrew AloiaBBC Sport, East MidlandsPublished1 hour agoEscaping death and resurrecting his career has given Notts County's Nick Tsaroulla reasons to treasure every moment as a footballer.And playing in front of a sell-out crowd of 17,000 at Meadow Lane on Friday in the second leg of the Magpies' League Two play-off semi-final against East Midlands rivals Chesterfield is one of those moments he intends to "soak up".The car crash that nearly cost the 27-year-old his life, external when he was a teenager on the books at Tottenham in 2017 has given the winger a deep appreciation of what Notts are playing for and the role he has in trying to get the club back to League One after an 11-year absence."It's a short career, a short life," he told BBC Sport."Life can be taken away in any second, football can be taken away in any second, which it was for me - and then you realise how much you miss it and you just want to enjoy every second of it."That's exactly what we're going to do. That's the spirit we embody as a team. That's what we did in the first leg and we're going to go out and do that again in the second leg."Notts is such a big club and it's such a lovely moment to play - you have to cherish it."One day, in 30 or 40 years' time, hopefully, I can look back with my kids and grandkids later on and tell them stories about the experience that I got to live through, playing in a play-off game like this against Chesterfield in a derby."Crawley's Tsaroulla's 'dark' route to FA Cup gloryAttributionNewsPublished11 January 2021Play-off tie far from over - Notts boss PatersonPublished2 days agoListen to the latest Notts County interviews on BBC Radio NottinghamAttributionSoundsTsaroulla kno...