Chapter 259 The Competition Begins (One Hundred Nineteen/One Hundred Seventy-Two) Chapter 1

Chapter 259 The game begins

On April 2, the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, the Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg vs. Luton!

There was a lively atmosphere on the pitch, with Wolfsburg fans making a huge noise in the stands.

When the coaches of the two sides shook hands, Costner looked at Gao Bo, the Chinese coach who recently made a name for himself in Europe.

so young

Costner is a little envious. Gao Bo led Luton to such achievements at a young age, and the future of such a person must be bright.

Costner has been in the lower league team and the reserve team of the Bundesliga for many years as the head coach. This time he temporarily took over the command of Wolfsburg. Although Wolfsburg has also gradually left the relegation zone in terms of performance, Costner I know that it is unlikely that he will remain in the Wolfsburg coaching position next season.

The Volkswagen Group has invested a lot in the team, and they are not satisfied with the middle of the league.

As for Gao Bo on the opposite side, Costner is sure that after the end of this season, the Chinese will definitely receive job offers from many teams, and even some league giants will pay attention to the Chinese head coach.

Of course, this ultimately depends on what kind of results Gao Bo can ultimately achieve in the Europa League.

In the world of professional football, it's all about results.

To a certain extent, football is the most fair, no matter your nationality, your skin color, your height, short, fat or thin, as long as you can make your team win, then he will make you successful!

It's a fascinating arena.

Gao Bo was dazzled by the lights of the Volkswagen Arena, and he couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

After the coaches of both sides shook hands, the players of the two teams also entered the field under the leadership of the referee team!

The Luton fans gathered in the pub in Alexander cheered when they saw the Luton players on the TV screen.

The team is far away, and the fans who can't appear in Germany with the players have to cheer for the team in this way.

When the stadium appeared on the TV screen at this moment, everyone held their breaths, waiting for the moment the game started!

"Television viewers! Ladies and gentlemen!! Now you are watching a much-anticipated first leg of the 2009-2010 Europa League quarter-finals! Luton from England will Will play Wolfsburg away!!!"

Letkinson's voice came clearly and unmistakably from the TV.

"Luton is the most talked about team in the quarter-finals, of course not because they are the strongest, but because they are the biggest dark horse team in the history of the Europa League. The identity reached the quarter-finals, and along the way also encountered strong teams such as Roma, Ajax, Juventus!! And now in the Volkswagen Arena, I have encountered Wolfsburg, which has been in an unstable state recently. What can Luton do? We'll see!!!"

"We will eliminate the Germans!!!"

"Gao Bo is Chinese! He is not English!!!"

"That's right!! Coach Gao Bo will definitely win!"

Luton fans in the pub were talking.

When it comes to playing against the German team, the English are always in tears, so much so that there is a famous saying in England: Football is a game in which 22 people run on the field for 90 minutes, and finally the Germans win.

Luton has never met a German opponent before, so it doesn't matter what historical record is. And considering England's poor record against Germany, Luton fans before the game were still very nervous - after all, Luton is also an English team.

Maybe English people watch German football as much as Chinese people watch Korean football

But anyway, the manager is not English, so Luton fans are a bit self-comforting.

Although Luton has gone all the way this season,

But the fans still have the mentality of fans of small teams, and they don't have the confidence of those giant teams when facing strong teams.

This is not to say that they love the team less than the fans of the giants, it's just that they have self-awareness. The Luton team has always been in the lower leagues in history, and has little experience in the top leagues, and in recent years it has fallen to the bottom. Today's Luton can be said to be the most glorious moment in Luton's history.

The players from both sides quickly completed the handshake ceremony, and then stood on the court according to their respective positions. The referee was looking at the watch.

"The game is about to start!! Let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides!"

The starting rosters for both teams began to appear on the TV screen.

"First of all, in Wolfsburg, their starting goalkeeper is No. 12 Lenz, and in the back line, the centre-back is No. 43 Barzagli and No. 4 Fisher. In midfield, this game Wolfsburg's midfield position appears to be a diamond-shaped midfield position from the position played on the screen, with Josue in the last midfielder, Makoto Hasebe in the right midfield, and Makoto Hasebe in the left midfield. Midfielder Gentner, Misimovic in the attacking midfield, Dzeko No. 9 and Grafitt No. 23 on the forward line!"

Letkinson took advantage of the fact that the game has not yet started, and hurried to broadcast the starting lineup of both sides.

"Then there is the visiting team Luton. We are already familiar with this set of starters. The goalkeeper is Schmeichel, the defender Mitchell Piran is the right back, and the teenager Carl Jenkinson temporarily sat on the bench. , The center back combination is today Sol Campbell and Jeffrey's partner, the right back is still Brazilian Alex Sandro, in terms of midfield, Adam White, Drinkwater, Kanter, Kevin -Kean, Vardy and Griezmann are on the forward line. The formation on the screen is 442. Of course, we all know that Coach Gao Bo often makes his team play 433 recently. Adam White pushed forward and let him form a front three with Vardy and Griezmann! How Luton will play in this game, we will have to wait and see when the game starts."

At this time, a high wave appeared on the TV screen.

The camera locked on him for a long time, and Gao Bo didn't seem to notice the picture on the screen. He was still talking and writing with John next to him, sitting on the coaching bench talking and laughing, looking very relaxed.

"Coach Gao Bo! He is already popular all over Europe. It is estimated that all fans now know that there is a coach like him in England. He led the second division team to win the FA Cup, and led the first division team to win the FA Cup. The quarter-finals of the Europa League, this is an amazing coach who has been creating miracles since he entered the media's attention!"

Just after Letkinson finished speaking, Gao Bo, who was still chatting and laughing on the TV screen, changed his face, and then he suddenly stood up from his seat and rushed to the sidelines.

There was also deafening cheers from the audience in front of the TV.

A bad premonition rose in Letkinson's heart, and the fans in the tavern also looked solemn.

Now the game has just started, what happened on the court, so that Gao Bo's face changed greatly!

The TV screen quickly switched back to the stadium.