Chapter 272 The Wind and Rain Are Coming (One Hundred and Thirty-Two/One Hundred and Seventy-Three) Chapter 2

Chapter two hundred and seventy-two storms are coming

After the 42nd round of the league, all the focus of the team is on the preparations and the Hamburg game!

Hamburg has established itself in the Bundesliga with tough defense and fast counterattacks this season. In fact, in the Bundesliga this season, Hamburg performed very strongly at the beginning of the season. They led the Bundesliga with five consecutive victories at the beginning of the season. A classic game like a 1-0 victory over Bundesliga hegemons Bayern Munich.

The game was played on April 23, during which the team had four days of repairs.

In addition to the one-day holiday on April 20, the rest of the three days the team mainly carried out recovery training. In terms of offensive training, Gao Bo mainly emphasized the training of counterattacks and set-pieces.

Hamburg's defense is much better than Wolfsburg, and they concede 13th in the Bundesliga - a very low ranking.

On April 21st, under the attention of the media, Hamburg has come to England.

Since all English teams in the Champions League have been eliminated, and now Luton has become the only seed in the European competition in England, all the English media have paid great attention to the game.

"...The entire Hamburg team got off the plane in London, and then found a training base in the distance from London. Like other Luton opponents, they also did not go directly to Luton - this is mainly because they can't find it locally. Good conditions for training."

"...judging by the expressions of the Hamburg players on camera, they still looked very relaxed about the game. Flying from Germany to London didn't tire them out."

The media has been paying attention to the game since Hamburg stepped off the plane in London.

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That night, two days before the match, Gao Bo came to Alexander's pub for a few drinks as usual after finishing a day of training.

He had a special place in the tavern—by the window, at an angle to the TV, but not to the point where Gao Bo had to turn his head to see it.

The shop is full of regular customers, and the drinkers are also very familiar with Gao Bo. After everyone chatted for a while, Gao Bo took his seat.

There are still two days before the game, so tomorrow Gao Bo won't have the time to drink alone in the tavern.

But for fans,

The topic they talked about was still inseparable from this game.

What kind of performance Luton can show in the semi-final is what everyone cares about.

Lineker's "Match of the Day" program hosted by the BBC focuses on this game.

Although the game is still two days away, this does not prevent Lineker from discussing the game on his own show.

"To be honest, I am personally shocked that Luton can reach the Europa League semi-final!! This is basically as shocking as Arsenal winning the Champions League!!" Lineker exaggeratedly said. .

Arsenal fans must not like the former England international very much, because this guy used to be a Tottenham player, and his favorite thing to do on the show is often to make fun of Arsenal...

"How do you guys predict the outcome of this semifinal?" Lineker said.

Redknapp also came to participate in Lineker's show. Anyway, these homestays are on TV. After retirement, they get some notice fees in the media. This is also a place for these England players to go after they retire. .

"I think Luton's performance at home is very good. They used to play away first and then at home, and this time they will play at home first and then away, which is not very beneficial for the team's preparations. , Hamburg may have backhands, and Luton must win as much as possible at home. But in this way, their backline will be tested by Hamburg's counterattack. Hamburg's counterattack speed is very amazing. Even Bayern Munich were beaten by them!" Redknapp said.

And several other celebrities have also put forward their own views.

In general, these guests all believed that Luton's performance at home is very important. If Luton can play well at home, then the balance of promotion will forget Luton's side.

These Englishmen are generally cautious or optimistic about Luton's prospects.

This may be because Luton has beaten these strong teams frequently since the beginning of last season, which makes people a little tired.

Miracles are made more, it is not a miracle, but a matter of course!

So now no one is discussing whether Luton will create a "miracle"!

Because even if Luton knocks out burgers, that's for granted!

Gao Bo drank the last glass of whiskey silently, then put on the woolen Bund and left the pub.

England still has the winter chill in April.

Is it really so natural?

Gao Bo looked at the gloomy sky and didn't care!

The media is now full of touts about Luton, which, in Gao Bo's view, is a red flag! !

Fortunately, during the training, he focused on the state of the players and found that the players were still very serious in training and did not relax.

This somewhat reassured Gao Bo.

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The Hamburg team that came to England was also not less concerned by the media.

The head coach of Hamburg was still very low-key when facing the reporter's camera: "Luton is undoubtedly a strong team, if anyone still looks at Luton with the eyes of a third-tier team, then It's time for them to get their eyes treated! Just look at their two games against Wolfsburg, their home game against Juventus, and even their away game against Ajax. It shows that Luton definitely did not rely on luck to get to this point! They have absolute strength!"

Hamburg coach Bardia was very low-key, and he praised Luton without saying anything about his team.

The Hamburg players seemed confident.

Brazilian midfielder Ze Roberto, who transferred from Bayern Munich to Hamburg in the summer window, said in an interview with reporters: "Our goal is of course the championship!! Any team that reaches the semi-finals should aim for the championship. We are , Luton too. Although the away game is tough, I believe we will leave England with a good result in the end!!!”

"The final will be played at the Hamburg Stadium, which will be our home, and we hope to play this final in Hamburg! So we will give our all in the semi-finals to get to the final!!"

Hamburg captain, midfielder Arolim said this.

This season's Europa League final is at the Hamburg Stadium - which happens to be the home of the Hamburg club, so Hamburgers are extremely hopeful to play the Europa League final in their own home.

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Gao Bo's team continued to prepare quietly at the training base, while the media outside was very lively.

For several days, the focus of the English media was all on this game.

From the preparations of the two teams, the weather on the day of the game, and the interview content of the players of both sides. Experts are piling up predictions.

All the media are focusing on the coverage of this game.

Under the rendering of the media, this game has a great momentum to come. ( )