Chapter 33 Winning Streak and Rotation

Chapter 33 Streak and Rotation

In fact, for the reporters who have been working on the news of the Second Division for a long time, they prefer Gao Bo to bring Vardy, Charlie Austin, or Kante to the press conference. After all, these players have news value. Moreover, these stunned youths have no media experience, so it is easy for these reporters to make news.

And after these few games, some experienced reporters already know that several new stars have risen. If they continue to perform so well this season, it is estimated that many Premier League teams will be interested in them, especially Charlie Austin and Kanter, one is nineteen and the other is seventeen. They are young, and many teams will see their potential.

In fact, even Gao Bo, the reporters are very interested, no matter whether Luton can avoid relegation this season, judging from Luton's performance in the past few games, Gao Bo is definitely a capable coach, and his vision is very good. The players brought in are Luton's main players, and Vardy and Charlie Austin are now the first and second in the league's top scorers.

But Gao Bo just didn't give these tabloids a chance. He always brought the stable team captain Kevin Keane to the press conference, which made the reporters very helpless.

After winning the game against Gillingham, Luton are now at minus 24 points and they are still the bottom team in the league.

A week later, on August 23, in the third round of the English League Two, Luton played at home against the Magpies Notts County.

Although Notts County has not achieved any major honors in the history of the team, Notts County is still the most famous small club in the history of English football - because they are the oldest surviving professional club in the world. It was founded in 1862 - then sometimes China was still under the rule of the Qing Dynasty, the first Opium War had just passed twenty years, the Opium War had just passed two years, and the Taiping Rebellion will be destroyed by the Qing army in two years.

Although Notts County was established early, they really don't have any honors in history, and they have been in low-level leagues for a long time. Although they are famous, it is not necessarily how strong they are.

Luton has been full of momentum since the start of the season. Notts County, who played away from home, was relatively cautious at the beginning, and they did not press hard on the road to attack.

However, Notts County's defense did not last through the first half. In the 42nd minute of the game, under Luton's continuous offensive, Notts County's goal was lost, and Solo Davis made a cross from the side to create a promise In the chaos in the penalty area of ​​Ibaraki County, Charlie Austin took the opportunity to stab and shoot successfully to help Luton take the lead.

In the 87th minute of the second half, Drinkwater took a long shot from outside the penalty area to help the team seal the victory 2-0. Luton finally defeated Notts County 2-0 at home and won three consecutive league victories. , the four-game winning streak in all competitions!

"Since the start of the season, Luton has scored 18 goals insane! Fifteen of them have been scored in the league! And they haven't conceded! Compared to other teams in the second division, this number of goals is more than Shrewsbury and Rotherham at the top of the list now have more combined, if not for the 30 points deducted, Luton will now be the top of the Second Division!" The next day's "The Hat Seller" said so said.

This is indeed the case. Now there are five teams that have won three consecutive league victories in the second division. In addition to Luton, there are Shrewsbury, Rotherham, Bradford and Burleigh. The number of goals scored by several teams is six goals, and the one with the most goal difference is Shrewsbury. They also have not conceded a goal in three rounds since the start of the game, so their goal difference is six, while Luton's goal difference is The ball is fifteen!

Luton should now be at the top of the league if points are not deducted.

Despite this, Luton fans are still very happy. Uncle Margis, the administrator at the entrance of the team's training base, is smiling almost every day.

If this continues to develop, the team's relegation this season may not be a big problem.

After the game against Notts County, team owner David Morton texted Gao Bo: "Go Bo, you are the best coach I have ever seen!! I think you are the next Mourinho! !!"

Gao Bo pouted his lips, his mouth is not worth it. Saying so much is better than giving Lao Tzu a raise. However, Gao Bo is now the "general manager" of the team. He is not only the head coach, but the actual manager of the entire team. In fact, the owner David Morton is not deeply involved in the team, although Mo Dayton claims to be from Luton, but at heart the guy is an American. According to American thinking, professional things should be managed by professional people, so David Morton’s approach is to hire Gao Bo, which is equivalent to hiring a professional manager for the company. Gao Bo’s authority in the club is only very huge.

What a loss... with the head coach's salary, doing all the work. Are all capitalists so calculative?

Gao Bo sighed with emotion after turning off his cell phone.

After this win, Gao Bo did not give the team a holiday, because in the next three days, Luton played away to Reading in the second round of the League Cup.

Another Championship team.

Reading is a team that was relegated from the Premier League last season, and its strength is also very strong in the Championship.

Since this League Cup and the third round of the league and the fourth round of the league are quite close, three days before this League Cup, the team played Notts County in the third round of the league, and just finished the third round of Reading in the away game. Today, the team's rest time is only less than two days. In the fourth round of the league, Luton will go away again, and the opponent is Exeter City. Gao Bo thought again and again, and finally decided to send a substitute team to play this League Cup game.

There are 24 teams in the Second Division, and there are forty-six rounds in the league alone in a season. If a few main players are injured, it is really difficult for Gao Bo to win some key games with confidence. Therefore, in the cup, Gao Bo must have a choice.

Even if the League Cup is eliminated, there are still cup matches to be played in the FA Cup. Compared with the FA Cup, the League Cup has a much more tasteless status in the hearts of fans.

In fact, if Gao Bo did not bring Vardy and others, the remaining young people are the main frame of Luton. Perhaps this game is the time when people can see the difference in the game.

Facts have also proved that Luton's substitute lineup is indeed difficult to be competitive. Although Luton's performance in this game is also very good, they have not conceded a goal until the 90th minute of the game, and the score on the field is still zero. zero.

However, at Reading's home ground, Reading seems to be lucky. They won a corner kick in the 91st minute of the game. It was through this corner kick that Reading knocked on Luton's goal.

Gao Bo regretfully shook his hand off the court. If the team drew a draw on the road, the team might not be able to defeat the opponent in the second round of home games and advance to the third round.

This game allowed Gao Bo to see the strength of his bench lineup. Although his personal ability is indeed limited, under the tactics designed by Gao Bo, the overall operation of the team is still good, and it can also play well against teams at the British Championship level. In the past, it was only a loss in the end.

Maybe some cup competitions, let these substitutes play?

Gao Bo pondered in his heart, after all, he can't rely on eleven players to play a whole season. The players are real people, and they will be tired and injured.

Rotation is also a key test of coaching skills.