Chapter 161 Unstable State (13/155+11)

Chapter 161 Unstable State

Luton's massive home win gave them their first league win, a sigh of relief for the fans and silence for the media.

Since Luton won the FA Cup, the mainstream media has always liked to focus on this first division team - they are the most special first division team, because where is the first league ball The team is going to play the Europa League.

Compared to last season, Luton's media pressure is much greater, but Gao Bo has no time to think about these things now.

This season's schedule is too dense.

League, Europa League, League Cup, FA Cup, and a British Championship cup. Such an intensive schedule made Gao Bo have to consider the team's physical fitness.

The second round of the Carabao Cup kicked off on August 25, just three days after the home victory over Hartley on August 22.

This time Luton's draw was unlucky, they were drawn away to the Premier League team Blackburn!

The recent games are basically a rhythm of one game for three days, which makes Gao Bo make up to take into account the physical condition of the team, and in the case of so many cups, Gao Bo must make a choice.

The focus of this season is still the league and the Europa League. Luton is not a big team. Gao Bo is very clear that the result of wanting everything is likely to be empty in the end. So Gao Bo thought about it again and again and decided to rotate the main players in this game - Gao Bo was going to give up the League Cup.

Gao Bo is a very straightforward person. Since he wants to give up, he must give up completely.

Gao Bo sent a substitute player in this game, and he even drew a few players from the reserve team.

Facing Blackburn with such a lineup, the opponent is a Premier League team, so Luton's away loss is also expected.

The game was full of twists and turns, and Luton took the lead early on by counterattacking.

Before the game, Gao Bo assured the starters that as long as they win the game, they will play in future League Cup games.

However, Blackburn still had the upper hand in the end. They counterattacked in the second half and scored two consecutive goals to reverse the game, which also led to Luton's exit in the League Cup.

Gao Bo did not feel regretful that he was out of the League Cup, but such a result was still very cruel to the players who fought for the whole game.

Gao Bo comforted the players one by one, and he was still very satisfied with the fighting spirit of the substitutes.

After this game, on August 28, the day after the Champions League draw, the draw for the 200910 Europa League group stage took place in Monaco.

This is something Luton is really more concerned about.

In fact, these players introduced this season largely value the stage of the Europa League.

Sandro needless to say, his labor card is stuck, and despite Mendes' influence in Portugal, his Portuguese passport is still in the process, and the special genius clause on the English side seems to be stuck. No news there for a long time.

If he can't get the labor certificate before the deadline of the transfer window, then Sandro can only play in the Europa League in the first half of the season.

Griezmann is also paying attention to the draw of the Europa League. In these few games, Gao Bo has established him as the core of the frontcourt attack. This role makes Griezmann very grateful to Gao Bo, one who played in the Real Sociedad b team before. The young player of the ball, who came to the team and took on a big responsibility immediately, was something Griezmann did not expect.

However, with the encouragement of Gao Bo, Griezmann really did not doubt his own strength, especially the big victory in the previous league completely made Griezmann confident. He can adapt here, he can adapt to the English league.

The Europa League stage is undoubtedly a bigger stage than the English League One, and Griezmann is eager to play his strengths here.

There are two English teams participating in the Europa League draw this time - Everton and Luton.

England originally had three Europa League places, but Aston Villa were eliminated by Vienna Rapids in the qualifying round

In the end, Luton was drawn to Group E. They will be divided into a group with Roma from the Serie A, Basel from the Swiss Premier League and CSKA Sofia from the Bulgarian League.

After the results of this group came out, the media in England thought that Luton was likely to win the second place in the group.

Roma is undoubtedly the strongest team in this group. They have basically no problem qualifying. CSKA Sofia is the weakest team in the group. The media in England believe that Luton's biggest rival is Basel.

However, for the other three opponents in the group, they probably regard Luton as the weakest team in the group. After all, Luton is only a third-tier team in England.

"We need to carefully study the situation of the group. The three opponents in this group are not underdogs, and we will take it seriously!"

In front of the reporter's microphone, Gao Bo didn't say much. Because the team's task is still very heavy.

On August 29th, the team faced Walsall at home. This is the fifth round of the league. Griezmann continued his excellent form in this game. He first assisted Vardy to score, and then After a pass in his penalty area, he succeeded in the shot!

Luton eventually won 2-0 against Walsall, with Griezmann enjoying the new position that Gao Bo has assigned him, and he is becoming more and more comfortable at the core.

Three days after this round of the league, on September 1, the team is going to play another British Championship away game. Gao Bo is now unable to complain about the FA's schedule.

The rhythm of one game for three consecutive days made Gao Bo have the urge to use the blue exchange coupons for the team's physical fitness, but in the end he held back. After all, good steel should be used on the blade. The British Championship is completely tasteless for Luton now, and the opponent in this game is Colchester, who is also from the first league, so Gao Bo does not intend to invest too much resources in the British Championship.

The young players in the echelon got the opportunity to play and exercise, but they still lost zero-to-one away from Colchester, who were the main force.

Eliminated from the League Cup, followed by the British Championship. One bad news after another in Luton lately.

But Gao Bo doesn't think it's bad news. It's no big deal to be eliminated from two tasteless cup games. Gao Bo is even in a very good mood recently - because Sandro received a Portuguese passport.

Mendez is indeed amazing in Portugal. Before the Premier League transfer window closed, he finally got Sandro's Portuguese passport.

In this way, Sandro can finally complete the registration in the league.

And the next is a league game, the first round of the league, Luton face Trampier away!

The final result of the game was a 1-1 Luton 1-0 lead that lasted until the 90th minute, when Trampier equalized with a corner kick in stoppage time.

Luton suffered an absolute draw!

This made Gao Bo, who was ready to withdraw his troops, extremely angry on the sidelines. In the locker room after the game, Gao Bo was very dissatisfied with the team's laxity at the last moment. The players endured a hair dryer for 20 minutes in a more indoor room.

After that, Gao Bo announced that he would continue training the next day, and the holiday was canceled!

After this round of the league, Luton played a total of five league games. Although they have not lost, they have scored nine points with three draws and two wins. This score can only make them seventh in the league.

Compared with last season's swept away in the second division, Luton, who has been promoted to the first division, does not seem to be as crazy as last season.

"Compared to last season's madness, Luton looks back to normal this season," Lineker told the BBC.

"The level of the First Division and the Second Division is different. Perhaps Luton needs to change their mentality. It is not so easy to play in the First Division. These three draws are proof." A guest said.

"They still have to play the Europa League. Luton has a lot of tasks this season. Gao Bo may have to make a decision earlier. Luton is only a small club after all, they can only choose one front, they don't have multiple lines. The strength of combat." Another guest added.

Not just TV shows, but many media outlets are also expressing pessimism about Luton's prospects.

There is a precedent for many teams, where multi-line battles eventually drag the team down, and in the end, all four are empty and nothing is gained.

Will Luton follow in the footsteps of these teams?

Judging from the ups and downs of Luton from the start of the league to the present, the media has reason to believe this.