Chapter 38 Exposed Problems

Chapter 38: Problems exposed

Gao Bo did not know that, far away in Shanghai, thousands of miles away, a young man was about to embark on a journey to England to pursue his dream.

After the tenth round of the league, midweek is an FA Championship game. The Football League Trophy (Football League Trophy) is a tournament in which two teams from the lower divisions compete under the core of the English Football League. The name has changed due to different sponsors (see the title of the championship below), and it is now called "Johnstone Paint". The "Johnstone's Paint Trophy" is also often referred to as the "Associate Members' Cup", but at present there is no distinction between full members and affiliate members in the league.

Gao Bo didn't pay too much attention to this game. He sent a lineup of all the youth team members, and he didn't put forward any requirements for winning or losing. He just used it as a training for young players.

Luton's focus is still on the league.

In the end, Luton's opponent on the road and in the British Championship was Brentford from the First Division. In the end, Luton suffered their second defeat of the season on the road. They were defeated by Brentford 2-1. Championship out.

Gao Bo doesn't plan to put too much energy on cup matches. There are 46 league games in the second division alone, and Luton's lineup is actually relatively thin. Although Gao Bo brought a few players, but Luton's main force and the strength gap between the bench is still very large.

Gao Bo does not expect that there will be no injuries in the main lineup for a season, so Gao Bo is still very cautious about the use of main players.

Injuries are after all a nightmare for professional players. On October 17th, during training, Charlie Austin sat on the ground clutching his ankles with a painful expression.

Gao Bo frowned, and the team doctor Sakuragi Haruko immediately entered the arena to check.

After initial diagnosis, the situation is not optimistic.

"Charlie has a sprained ankle and will take at least two weeks to recover."

Gao Bo frowned. Injuries are indeed something no one wants to see, but on the football field, injuries are unavoidable.

Gao Bo comforted the frustrated little Austin by hugging him.

Charlie Austin was really frustrated. He was very excited to be able to play in the professional league, but the injury forced Austin to stay off the court.

Matt Schmidt's eyes lit up after seeing Charlie Austin injured.

At the beginning, Matt thought he could play the main force in Luton, but Vardy and Charlie Austin firmly occupied the main position, and it was difficult for Matt to get the opportunity to start, even though he was the first on the striker. As a substitute, he often has the opportunity to play in the league, and has now scored four league goals.

However, the team has been winning all the way, and there are naturally fewer opportunities for substitute players. The winning team will not change.

Matt and Charlie Austin have no personal grudges, but objectively, after Charlie was injured, Matt Schmidt's chance came!

On October 18, Luton faced Accrington's challenge at home.

The most interesting thing about this game is that the combination of the front line has become the pairing of center Matt Smith and Vardy.

Before the game starts, Gao Bo has to choose the combination of cards.

After ten rounds of the league, Gao Bo's current level has successfully risen to level 2, and the number of card slots has also increased from three to four.

Now his status is:

Name: Gao Bo

Level: 2 (1500/10000)

Nationality: Chinese

Date of Birth: August 30, 1981

Occupation: Football coach

Number of cards owned (12)

Special Skill: Wisdom Eye (24 hours cooldown)

The highest-level cards that Gao Bo has now are still the two blue cards drawn at the beginning.

That blue game card must be equipped.

In addition to this, Gao Bo also chose three other cards.

After more than ten rounds of continuous card drawing, Gao Bo finally drew a yellow card.

"[Match Card (Yellow): Heading ability increased by 8%, designate a player to use]"

Gao Bo has been using this card on central defenders before, because Luton did not rely too much on the tactics of high-altitude ball passing before, because whether it is Vardy or Charlie Austin, their advantage is not in the air.

But now that Matt Smith is starting, he still needs to strengthen the practice of the cross routine. After all, this is a high center with a height of 198 cm.

In addition to this card, Gao Bo also chose two other cards.

[Game Card (Yellow): Speed ​​increase by 7%, designated for a player to use. 】

This card Gaobo was used on Vardy,

Then there is a white card that improves the ability of 3% cross, which is used on Kevin Keane.

Although Gao Bo has a lot of cards now, there are only a few that can be used.

Gao Bo is now eagerly looking forward to the rewards that he can get after the season is over!

In this game, Accrington saw Charlie Austin get injured. They actually had the idea of ​​scoring points at Worth Field. They shrank their formation and tried not to give Vardy a chance to intersperse. In the frontcourt, Ake Lington put a fast forward, and when there was a chance to counterattack, he relied on this forward to rush, and if there was no chance, forget it. For Accrington, being able to get a point away is also a victory.

In fact, after Luton's winning streak more and more, the opponents of the second league will start to pay attention to Luton, especially some middle and lower teams, they start to shrink their defense when facing Luton, Played a defensive counterattack.

Although Luton is still at the bottom of the standings, Luton's strength is considered by all teams to be one of the best teams in the second division. If they are not deducted, they have a chance. Competing for the League Championship.

In the face of the opponent's dense formation, in fact, Luton has no good way. Breaking the dense defense is a problem in the world, and the same is true for Luton.

The first half ended 0-0 and Accrington's players were encouraged that they didn't concede a goal in the first half and Luton didn't have many good chances.

In the second half, Gao Bo decided to change his tactics.

Vardy's power dropped a lot when there was no space to gallop. The opponent sent a special person to specifically target Vardy in the first half, which was also the reason why Luton's offense was not smooth in the first half.

In the second half, Gao Bo decided to attack from the flank. Soon, Accrington found that Luton made more crosses from the flank.

The 198-centimeter Matt Schmidt put considerable pressure on Ray Accrington's penalty area. In the 68th minute of the game, Matt Schmidt finally seized the opportunity to cross and force. Press the opponent's defender to shake his head and attack the goal.

After the ball was blocked by the goalkeeper, Vardy deftly completed a supplementary shot and helped the team score a goal.

It was also the only goal of the game.

Although the game was won, Gao Bo was not happy. Because the team exposed a lot of problems in this game.

First of all, in the next league, when the team will face many similar dense defenses, how will the team break through the dense defenses?

This question gave Gao Bo a headache.

Players won't have such troubles, anyway, for players, winning is good...why do you need to think so much.

Gao Bo announced the disbandment of the team in the locker room, and the next day was off for a day, which immediately made the locker room boil.

However, Gao Bo did not leave immediately. The problems exposed in this game, Gao Bo needs to find a solution.

He decided to go back to the office at the training base first.

As he walked out of the field, Uncle Margis ran over panting.

"Coach Gao Bo, a Chinese boy is looking for you."