Chapter 198 M-One Road Derby (52/15514)

Chapter 198 M1 Highway Derby

At the training ground these days, most of the topics discussed by the players have to do with Ajax.

For veterans such as John and Mel, the topic they prefer to talk about is the derby against Watford.

Watford are now in the Championship, and when Luton was in the Championship, the two sides could meet at least twice a season, but they haven't met since Luton's relegation.

"Watford?" Gao Bo is very interested in the team's sworn enemy. He knows that this team will have a firm foothold in the Premier League in the future.

"Is it like the relationship between Manchester United and Liverpool?"

"More than that!" John said seriously.

"Okay okay! John." Gao Bo reassured, "We can beat them!"

"This is Derby! Derby, you know. High!" Mel leaned over and said.

"Of course I understand, I have been in England for seven or eight years." Gao Bo waved his hand and said.

"You can't lose this game, can you?!"

"Absolutely can't lose!!" Both of them nodded their heads and said.

For the Lutonians, winning Watford may be more important than any game this season.

This game is a battle for Luton! A battle that can never be lost.

Derby is very important in football culture. The duel between the two teams has nothing to do with the strength or weakness of the two teams. It has nothing to do with the league format.

However, before the match against Watford, the team still has three league games to play.

Before Christmas, on December 21, in the twenty-first round of the league, the team won 2-0 at Stoke Port at home, and then in the Christmas game, the team faced Brentford at home, In the end, with Vardy's brace, the team won 2-1 at home. And then on December 28th, in the twenty-fourth round of the league, the team was tied 1-1 by Exeter City on the road. Fortunately, Charlton lost this round of the league, and Leeds United also It was a draw, so Luton instead tied Luton in points with this tie, and then came to the top with a goal difference advantage...

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The New Year in 2010 passed quietly, Luton is a small city, there is no New Year's Eve, there is no carnival activities.

The team didn't even have a holiday on January 1, because on January 2, the team was due to take on Watford. However, on the afternoon of January 1, Gao Bo ended training two hours earlier, allowing the players to go home and reunite with their families for the New Year.

Gao Bo had a hot pot in the apartment with Lin Sen, Haruko, and Li Yuanshan, who was taken over from the youth training academy.

"Happy New Year!"

Four strangers from the East raised their wine glasses - of course, Li Yuanshan's glass was orange juice...

"Happy New Year!!!"

A light meal is a New Year's Eve.

In 2010, counting, Gao Bo has been coaching Luton for one and a half years.

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On January 2, at five o'clock in the afternoon, the Worth Field was packed.

Compared with usual, the Luton fans were a little more crazy. As soon as Gao Bo walked into the stadium, he felt the different atmosphere of the stadium.

Is this a kind of... murderous? !

Gao Bo is also not sure, but what he can confirm is that today's opponent is indeed very special for Luton fans.

It's a derby...

The derby between Luton and Watford is called the M1 Derby, because the M1 road just connects the two places, hence the name.

If Milton Keynes is at best a rowdy neighbour that disgusts Luton fans, then Watford is a sworn enemy for Luton fans.

Luton's hatred for Watford can be heard from Luton's team song, Gao Bo.

About forty seconds of the song, which is only about two and a half minutes long, is devoted to abusing Watford.

When players from both sides entered the field, the Watford players heard it.

But it's not just Luton, it's also the case at Watford - in Watford's team song, there is also a section dedicated to scolding Luton...

This is a true rival team.

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Derby will have the atmosphere of Derby.

Intense physical confrontation, frequent falling to the ground, and piecemeal games.

In the frenzied shouts of the fans, the adrenaline of the players has also begun to soar!

The game has only started for ten minutes, and the players on both sides have already received five yellow cards!

Three of them went to Watford and two to Luton!

The rhythm of the game started to go out of control.

Gao Bo frowned on the sidelines.

Griezmann was shoveled to the ground again. The tackle was Watford striker Rasiak, who received a yellow card for this action, but he didn't seem to care at all, got up and left directly.

Gao Bo immediately stood on the sidelines and yelled at the referee on duty Mike Dean: "This is a tackle from behind!! You should give this guy a red card!!!"

Mike Dean glanced at Gao Bo on the sideline. As long as Gao Bo did not utter foul language, he did not intend to pay attention to Gao Bo who was complaining on the sideline.

The referee did not respond to Gao Bo's shout, and the smell of gunpowder on the field became stronger.

In the 20th minute of the game, Kevin Keane made a fierce tackle in midfield and brought down Watford midfielder Smith!

Such a fierce tackle action has rarely been seen in Kevin Keane's games in the past!

The game seemed to change as the game kicked and kicked, and both sides fell to the ground frequently in the midfield.

Flying shovel, quarrel, conflict, yellow card!

These things have appeared on the field in turn in just over twenty minutes.

To be honest, such a game is not good looking.

However, the whole stadium was very enthusiastic. Every tackle by the Luton players always caused a tsunami of cheers, and with the encouragement of the fans, the adrenaline of the players began to soar.

The reverse is also true for Watford, whose players are also ruthless on the pitch! !

Gao Bo frowned, he was a little worried that if the rhythm of the game continued like this, after the game was over, whether there were enough players on the court on both sides...

In just thirty minutes, seven yellow cards have already appeared.

"Is this a record number of yellow cards?" Gao Bo turned around and complained to John.

Gao Bo felt that he had completely lost control of the game, and the game almost slipped uncontrollably in the direction the Derby should have.

"How is that possible." John shook his head, "It's still early. I remember one year in the Derby, both sides had already sent off two people in the first half..."

"This is Derby..."

Gaubo thought he knew a lot about Derby culture in England, but it wasn't until he experienced it himself that he realised how crazy it was.