Chapter 162 Who Is the Weakest in the Group? (16/155+12)
Chapter 162 Who is the weakest in the group?
"Good spectators!! Welcome to the first round of the 2009-2010 Europa League group stage, Luton's away game against CSKA Sofia!!"
Letkinson's voice came from the TV, and at this time in various bars in downtown Luton, fans had long been waiting.
Gao Bo's figure began to appear on the TV screen, and the fans quickly cheered, and then drank the beer in their hands.
Bar owners love matchdays!
Gao Bo came out of the player tunnel. He and Sofia CSKA coach Penev met in the coaching bench. After the two shook hands, they walked to their respective positions.
Gao Bo has already seen Penev's information. Speaking of which, this coach is quite young. He is only 38 years old this year. Of course, he is a little older compared to Gao Bo, but in the entire coaching industry, Percy Neff is young and ambitious. In June 2008, CSKA was once excluded from the European competition by UEFA due to financial problems. The club began to sell star players in order to alleviate the financial crisis, which led to the resignation of the then coach Miradanov. Then the new coach Penev set out to build a young team and won the cup.
It's a showdown between two young teams.
At this time, the players of the two teams began to step into the stadium under the guidance of the referee, and the fans at the scene stood up.
The fans of CSKA Sofia were naturally cheering their team, while Gao Bo was applauding his disciples.
Gao Bo looked at the stadium.
The Bulgarian Army Stadium, as soon as the name is heard, you know what kind of relationship this stadium has with the Bulgarian Army. In fact, many of the teams in many former socialist countries have the color of the military and government departments. The most famous is of course CSKA Moscow. This team is considered to be the team of the Soviet Red Army Army, while Russia There is also a team of "Soviet Wings", which has a good relationship with the Soviet Air Force...
At this time, in the stands of the stadium, the fans of CSKA Sofia were basically topless, with various slogans and patterns written on their bodies. They clenched their fists and roared in the stands, looking quite sturdy.
"I didn't expect the fans here to be so enthusiastic!"
Gao Bo said to John on the side. It was his first time in Bulgaria.
It was also the first time for John to come to Bulgaria. This small country in the Balkans does not have a strong sense of presence in Europe. Even if it is to travel, the British probably would not think of going to Bulgaria.
John looked at the Sofia fans in the stands with a curious look. He was very interested in the way they cheered with their topless. Together.... This picture is too beautiful, isn't this the name of the corrupt country?
In the background music of the majestic Europa League theme song, players from both sides stepped into the stadium!
When the players on both sides shook hands, CSKA Sofia's players looked at the team from England with curious eyes. In this Europa League competition, Luton is a relatively special team. On the one hand they are competing as FA Cup winners, on the other hand they are only a third tier team in England.
These two side-by-side messages make Luton's opponents very contradictory, because before the game, it is difficult for you to accurately determine where Luton's strength is?
Penev made a judgment before the game. He told the players that Luton must not be underestimated. Their strength is comparable to CSKA Sofia!
In this group, the media generally believe that the two weakest teams are Luton and CSKA Sofia, and the other two teams in the same group are likely to regard CSKA Luton River Sofia as scoring points object!
For the two teams facing this game, if they want to qualify, they must score points on the "belly" team in the group!
But when the game started, CSKA Sofia players found out what group was "the weakest". If such a team was the weakest, how would CSKA Sofia deal with it?
The game had just started and CSKA Sofia teeed off first, but as soon as they got the ball out they found they were completely overpowered!
Luton pressed heavily and pressed on in the aura!
Frontcourt pressing! One of Gao Bo's favorite tactical routines!
Almost every CSKA Sofia player was closely guarded, which made it very difficult for them to get out of the ball, so in the end, the goalkeeper had to go forward with a big foot.
The CSKA Sofia striker met Sol Campbell, who accurately put the ball back at Drinkwater's feet!
Drinkwater passes the ball to Griezmann in front! !
Griezmann flicked his instep, and the football was distributed to the flank. Adam White on the flank was very fast. He rushed up directly, and then made a cross with his left foot.
The left foot is not Adam White's main foot, so he couldn't control the ball well, and the football passed a little bigger.
But it doesn't matter, Kevin Keane on the other side also followed, and he stopped the ball on the right side of the penalty area.
Under the pressure of Luton, CSKA Sofia's defense line was a bit chaotic. This is the advantage of pressing in the frontcourt. If it can steal on the spot, then launching a counterattack on the spot will be a great threat. At this time, the players in the penalty area of CSKA Sofia were intimidated by Luton's very fast pass this time.
Sol Campbell headed forward, then Drinkwater moved forward, and Griezmann also made a forward pass.
Forward, forward, forward! !
The three consecutive passes are vertical passes, without the slightest sluggishness or cross-passing back.
So fast that CSKA Sofia's players were completely unprepared.
Gao Bo was on the sidelines when Sol Campbell headed forward, and the opponent was ready to attack, so such a counterattack would be a very threatening attacking opportunity.
In fact, this is also the case. Kevin Keane did not pass the ball directly, but turned the ball back into a triangle!
Griezmann's flexible characteristics showed, he got rid of the entanglement of the defensive players in a few runs, and then faced Kevin Keane's pass and shot directly with his right foot! !
The soccer ball flew towards the goal against the turf amid the exclamations of fans at the Bulgarian Army Stadium.
It's... impossible, right? !
The CSKA Sofia players had incredible shock on their faces. The football has crossed the goal line and hit the net behind the goalkeeper!
How long is it now? The game has just started in less than a minute! !
In less than a minute, Luton scored!
Not only the players of CSKA Sofia, but also the fans in the stands were dumbfounded.
Before the game, even the most pessimistic Bulgarian media said the game was a close match at best, as Luton was a Premier League team after all. Although Bulgaria's football is not as developed as England's, it's not even the top giants of their top league who can't play the third-tier teams in England, right?
But now....
Judging from the opening minute, the situation is indeed not as optimistic as the Bulgarian media predicted.
For the fans of CSKA Sofia, it is really difficult for them to accept the situation on the field at this time.
Isn't Luton the weakest team in the group?
Who is the weakest now? !
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