Soccer Card System

Chapter 42 Jumping out of the relegation zone

Chapter 40 out of the relegation zone

Lin Sen knew that this was the test Gao Bo gave him, which would determine whether he could stay in Gao Bo's coaching staff.While Linsen went about his job with confidence, Luton's game continued.

After getting rid of the haze of penalty points, Luton has worked hard from top to bottom. There is no such absolute dominant team in the Second Division this season-Luton's eleven-game winning streak in the Second Division is the most eye-catching miracle in the Second Division.

So in England and the No. 12 round of the league, Luton's opponent is Grimsby, who has been in the second division for many years.This is a veteran team in the second division. They have not been promoted or relegated in the second division, and they seem to be content with the status quo.

However, at the beginning of this season, before the tenth round of the league, they lost eight games in the league, drew two games, and only scored two points.

The coaching change was like a knife change. In the next three games, including two rounds of the league and a League Cup game, Grimsby won all of them, and it is worth mentioning that they did not concede a goal in these three games.

"This is a team that is very good at defensive counterattacks!! Their defense is very good, and we need to be mentally prepared for this." Gao Bo emphasized to the players in the visiting team's locker room before the start of the game.

When the players walked out of the player tunnel, before Gao Bo sat firmly on the coach's bench, Luton conceded the ball first.

Grimsby made a quick counterattack in the opening 2 minutes. The extremely fast winger Chris Jones dribbled the ball all the way to the front of the penalty area and then shot with his right foot. He hit a world wave and helped Grimsby lead by one goal.

Gao Bo rushed to the sidelines angrily!

"Cheer up!!! Are you guys awake?!!!"

The roaring Gao Bo made the players on the field nervous, and now Gao Bo's appearance is really scary.

Being behind at the beginning made Luton's next game difficult. All Grimsby players shrank in the penalty area and had no intention of attacking.

After eleven consecutive victories, Luton is recognized as the strongest team in the second division. Of course, Grimsby put themselves in the position of the weak. They shrink in the penalty area, relying on the accumulation of numbers to compress the space and block Luton's offensive.

Breaking the dense defense is a world-class problem, and it is the same for Luton.

Gao Bo knows that Luton is definitely not good at tough battles. With Luton's current player configuration, they are better at defensive counterattacks. In the middle of the midfield, Kanter and Drinkwater's defensive ability is enough to make it difficult for all teams in the second division.

Gao Bo must find a way to improve the team's ability to break through dense defenses, otherwise a situation like today will often be encountered by Luton in the next league schedule.

Luton tried to go wide, and then made a cross. Anyway, Luton is now a double-center tactic, and Matt Schmidt’s height is there. In order to improve Matt’s header ability, Gao Bo also equipped a yellow card that increases his header ability by 8%.

However, Luton put on a high center forward, and of course Grimsby also strengthened his defense on the wing. It was difficult for Luton to pass the ball to form a cross space for a while, after all, the opponent had too many people in the backcourt.

Matt Smith's foot skills are not very good, and it is not realistic to expect him to be a fulcrum to support the frontcourt offense.Vardy is not the kind of center forward with excellent ball ability. Vardy's threat is more reflected in his speed, his running position, and his finishing touch.

The opening counterattack gave Grimsby the lead, and then Grimsby naturally tried his best to keep his victory.

Luton came back to the break with a one-nil deficit in the first half, the first time Luton have trailed at the end of the first half this season.

During the intermission, Gao Bo asked the team to strengthen long-range shots. Kanter and Drinkwater's long-range shots are good. Even if the opponent is densely populated, a few more shots may cause chaos in the opponent's penalty area and create opportunities for Vardy.

With these people at hand, Gao Bo didn't have a good way to attack.Luton's formation still has some flaws. If there is a player who is good at breaking through, maybe the team has opened up the situation now.

Gao Bo thought of Adam White, who was signed by the youth training students a few days ago. This 17-year-old boy has also been in the youth training camp for a while, and he doesn't know how he has integrated.

Knowing the No. 807 minute of the game, Drinkwater's long-range shot from the outside finally opened up the situation, and Luton equalized the score.

But in the end, Luton also failed to achieve a lead. Luton, who played away, suffered the first draw of the season, and the [-]-game winning streak came to an abrupt end.

Grimsby managed to stop Luton's winning streak, much to the relief of most Second Division teams.

"Gao Bo's team suffered a draw in the No.12 round of the league. After winning eleven consecutive league games, almost all the second division teams have maintained considerable vigilance against Luton. Grimsby slowly replaced the offensive players at the No. 60 minute of the second half and replaced them with three purely defensive players. Grimsby almost treats Luton as a Super League team. But in any case, Luton is not a Premier League team. When facing dense defenses, their offensive ability is not enough How strong is it? For Gao Bo, he encountered the first crisis of the season. Although they have not lost a game, the draw is enough to cause vigilance-if it is not for Vardy’s No.

On October 22, in the No.13 round of the league, Luton played an away game against Burleigh, which was ranked No.8 in the standings. Although Burleigh was much higher than Luton in the standings, Burleigh, who played at home, showed a defensive momentum from the beginning of the game.

Like the previous game, Luton didn’t have many options when facing dense defenses. Because they didn’t have a sure one-on-one ability on the wing, neither Kevin Keane nor Lewis Emmanuel was the kind of player who was fast and good at breaking through, and the offensive ability of Luton’s two full-backs was really not that good. Luton’s central players were much better than the wingers.But when the opponent puts nine players or even ten players in the penalty area to defend, it almost locks up all the space for breakthroughs in the middle.

Luton frequently tried long-range shots from the outside, or passed the ball directly into the penalty area at 45 degrees. This style of play was not efficient, and Gao Bo shook his head on the coach's bench.

However, Luton was lucky in this game. In the No. 801 minute of the game, full-back Solo Davis passed the ball into the penalty area, and the football was pushed out of the penalty area by the defensive player.

Drinkwater volleyed a shot near the arc of the penalty area, and the football hit a deciduous ball with a strange line and flew into the goal.

In the end, relying on such a lucky world wave, Luton finally scored three points away.

At this time, Luton's points had reached seven points. After this game, Luton overtook Chesterfield and Green Forest Wanderers, who were eight points behind Port Vale, and ranked third from the bottom of the league (No. 20 second), successfully jumped out of the relegation zone.

(End of this chapter)