Chapter 42 Luton's Plan B
Chapter 42 Luton's Plan B
After reaching the third round of the FA Cup, Gao Bo was a little tangled.
On the one hand, Gao Bo wants to go further in the FA Cup. The competition system of the FA Cup is very interesting. In a game, the winner will advance, the loser will be eliminated, and the tie will be played on another day. It is not ordinary. The two-round knockout system of home and away games, one game determines the outcome, this format increases the possibility of unpopularity a lot. In fact, the FA Cup team is a hotbed of unpopularity. This game has the longest history in football. In the cup competition, any strong team may capsize, and any weak team may create miracles.
In the 1988 FA Cup final, Liverpool, who was in its prime at the time, encountered Wimbledon, which was not strong at the time, but Liverpool's penalty was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper, and they watched Wimbledon lift the championship trophy.
In the 2003-04 FA Cup, Shrewsbury, who was in the fourth tier, beat Everton 2-1, which was the biggest upset of the FA Cup.
In the third round of the FA Cup in 1990-91, Woking, who was in the fifth tier at the time, eliminated West Brom in the top league with a score of 4-2, which was a big upset.
There are many similar unpopular stories, and people also talk about the stories of small teams overturning giants from afar.
However, as a head coach, Gao Bo rarely appreciates such stories. The reason why the unpopular becomes the unpopular is because even in the FA Cup, which is known as the "hotbed of unpopularity", most of the teams that advance are those stronger teams, and the team that can finally reach the final is also Mostly teams from the top leagues. A game can be unpopular, but if you want to be a dark horse to the end, you need the support of strength after all.
However, on the other hand, Luton's financial situation is not optimistic. Gao Bo also thought that perhaps a top-four Premier League team could be drawn in the third round, and one game at their home would be enough for Luton in the fourth tier. Two or three months of expenses - owner David Morton has been worrying about the team's financial situation lately.
If you want to go further, then it is best to draw a weaker team in the third round, preferably your own home, and if you are drawn to Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and other Premier League giants, especially in the In the case of their home, Gao Bo does not think that with the current lineup of Luton, it is safe to say that they can beat these giant teams on the road.
However, Luton will encounter any opponent in the third round and it is not controlled by Gao Bo. The final decision on the fate of each team that reaches the third round of the FA Cup needs to be decided by drawing lots. The draw will be held on the afternoon of Friday, December 4th and will be broadcast live on TV and radio.
Before the draw ceremony, Luton still has a game to play. It was a make-up match of the fourteenth round of the league, with Luton at home against Bournemouth.
Bournemouth now has the same points as Luton, 17 points. In fact, in the League B standings, there are five teams including Luton who have scored 17 points. However, Luton relies on The absolute advantage of the goal difference, overwhelmed the other five teams and ranked 15th, and Bournemouth ranked 19th at this time. Among the five teams with the same score, Bournemouth has the smallest goal difference, which is also related to Bournemouth's situation this season. Bournemouth has done a good job on the defensive end this season. They have only conceded thirteen goals in total, which is the fifth-lowest in the league, but equally, their goals are also very impressive. Bournemouth have only scored a total of 12 goals this season. , is the team with the fewest goals in the league now, and Luton's two main strikers, Vardy has scored 21 goals in 18 rounds of the league so far, and Vardy is also the top scorer in the second division. Top scorer list. The second scorer in the team, Charlie Austin, has also scored thirteen goals, that is to say, the total number of goals scored by the Bournemouth team adds up,
Can only be the third goalscorer in Luton. …
Bournemouth played quite tenaciously on the road, and their defense did create a lot of difficulties for Luton. Until the end of the first half, the score was still zero to zero.
However, in the second half, Gao Bo dispatched his troops, Adam White came on, he replaced Lewis Emmanuel, and then Luton's formation also changed.
When encountering the opponent's dense defensive formation in a row, Gao Bo knew that he had to make a change. Previously, Gao Bo referred to the tactics of Leicester City in the championship season, but he quickly discovered that the tactics must be in line with the current league environment.
For Leicester City that year, they were in the Premier League. Even if they always ranked first in the end, Premier League teams would not regard Leicester City as a super-strong team. As a result, the iron barrels were sent to deal with them, so Leicester City's 442 counterattack tactics will be tried and tested in the Premier League - because they don't have to worry about the problem that the opponent does not attack.
But for Luton, the 11-game winning streak at the beginning of the season is really dazzling, and their data has completely overwhelmed other Second Division teams, so Luton is now a big crocodile in the small pool of the Second Division. , Most of the teams like to put a pair of iron barrels in the face of Luton.
Therefore, Gao Bo must make changes in response to such a situation, which is also a part of the head coach's work.
Gao Bo's plan B is to change the team. Bournemouth is now showing the rhythm of defending and scoring a point, so Gao Bo has sent a winger with breakthrough ability.
After Adam Walter came on, he didn't play Lewis Emanuel's left midfielder, he played more forward, he played to the left winger, and Charlie Austin moved his position to the left. The right side moved, as a right winger, the center is naturally Vardy.
In terms of midfield, Kante sits in the middle, Drinkwater on the left, Kevin Keane on the right, and the back line remains unchanged.
Gao Bo changed the formation to 433, which is also the offensive formation the team has been focusing on training recently. The 433 is not exactly an attacking formation, but in most cases the 433 tends to be seen as an attacking formation.
Luton has been insisting on a tactical style that is different from the current mainstream long pass, punch and hang since Gao Bo took over. middle. Gao Bo knows that in the future, whether it is a team that controls the flow, the impact flow, or the counter-flow flow, those teams that can really make great achievements in top-level competitions like the Champions League will not be long passers who are still holding high banners. .
After the change, Luton's attacking method changed again. Luton started to attack the left flank, Adam Walter's side.
In the 73rd minute of the game, Adam Walter got the ball on the wing, and Bournemouth immediately posted two defensive players. Adam's previous breakthroughs let Bournemouth players know the power of this black boy.
Adam didn't have a hard time this time. The biggest change in his more than two months in the youth academy is that he has teammates in his eyes. This is the most important change in his thinking when he wants to set foot on the professional arena.
He threw the ball to Drinkwater and started running himself.
Drinkwater took the ball. At this time, Bournemouth's formation was basically on the right, that is, Luton's attacking direction was inclined to the left, because Luton had done a long time here, and also made made several threats.
Time to move!
Attacking on the left is just to pull the opponent's formation to the left.
Drinkwater made a long right-footed pass. Charlie Austin received the ball unguarded on the right. He stopped the ball and then pushed a step in the direction of the box. Before Bournemouth's defense could react, Charlie Austin Austin's low ball swept the ball into the penalty area!
Vardy grabbed a point in the penalty area and hit the ball into the goal!
Gao Bo waved his arms excitedly on the sidelines. The attack just now completely knocked out what they were training for.
Concentrate on attacking one way, wait until the other way is free, then move to it, and then seize the opponent's defense line to move, the gap, and create a goal!
Such an attacking routine looks simple, but it is not easy to do it! Judging from the attack just now, Luton's set-up is still effective when facing the opponent's iron barrel formation, at least it is much more effective than trying long shots and hitting long passes into the penalty area.
Gao Bo calmed down quickly, which is the plan B of Luton's tactics, when the attack needs to be done, the team can make such an attempt.