Soccer Card System

Chapter 16 brings football to victory!
Chapter 15 brings winning football!
The day's training started again, and with the ambition of upgrading, Gao Bo devoted infinite enthusiasm to his work.

Upgrading may be a fantasy for Luton, who is minus [-] points at this time, but not for Gao Bo.

There are four places in the second division to be promoted to the first division. The top three in the league can be directly promoted, and the No.3 to No.7 leagues will compete for another qualification to be promoted to the English first division.

This also means that if Luton wants to upgrade, the most guaranteed league ranking is No.7. As long as they can get seventh in the league, then Luton can create miracles through the promotion play-offs.

So how difficult is it to get No.7?
Gao Bo has seen the final points of No.7 in the second division in the past few seasons. The seventh in the league last season was Wycombe Wanderers, and their final points were 69 points. In the 2006-2007 season, the seventh in the league was Shesbury, and they finally scored 71 points. In the 2005-2006 season, the seventh in the league was Lincoln City.

In the past few seasons, the No. 7 in the league mostly hovered around [-] points.

A score of 7 points in the league can probably be around No.75, but Gao Bo doesn't want to pin his hopes on luck - [-] points is not considered insurance, so Gao Bo's goal this season is to finally get more than [-] points! !
If 75 points were not deducted, Gao Bo would still be confident of getting 75 points, but under the current conditions, if he wants to get more than [-] points at the end of the season, it means that Luton will actually grab [-] points this season!
There are 24 teams in the English Second Division, and there are a total of 46 league rounds. In theory, a team can score a maximum of 130 points.But in the long league, no team can maintain 48 consecutive victories-football games are often full of accidents, injuries, player status, tactical arrangements of the coaching staff, weather and many other factors will affect the progress of a game.

The championship score of England's second division has been around [-] over the years. That is to say, if Luton wants to score [-] points, it must perform better than all the teams that have won the championship in the second division before!
With the addition of Jeffrey, Gao Bo's main lineup has been roughly determined, and the team has gradually entered the overall tactical training relief.

In the tactics designed by Gao Bo, he referred to Sacchi's great Milan team-using a 442 formation to fully compress the space. Whether it is defense or offense, the three lines need to be fully kept close.

Sacchi's tactical philosophy has influenced many modern coaches, and Gao Bo, as a head coach, naturally cannot avoid the research on Sacchi.

Sacchi's most famous quote is "If our forwards and defenders stay within 25 metres, then we are invincible".Sacchi's football philosophy is really influenced by the Dutch culture of total defense.Milan under his command played a typical high-position press and total defense. When the opponent got the ball in the backcourt, they began to approach layer by layer and put pressure on the opponent.And the high-position press is matched with the defense led by Baresi. The combination of the heaven-defying defensive ability and the invincible build-up made countless forwards suffer.There was once a joke saying that as long as the linesman saw Baresi raised his hand, it must be an offside ball, and he didn't even think about it.Later, it was said that FIFA modified the offside rule because Milan's offside was too invincible.

In the future, when 442, which seems to be quite an antique position, is gradually declining, the Argentine Simeone picked up 442 again. Simeone improved 442, abandoned the traditional use of 442 for two very open wingers, and instead used two wide midfielders who were very close to the center, forming an impenetrable center defense. One of the best defensive teams.

In terms of offense, Gao Bo also used the 442 three-line overall pressure strategy. When he was off the ball, he required both forwards to participate in the team's frontcourt pressure. From the forward, he began to oppress and harass the opponent's passing organization. If the ball can be intercepted in the frontcourt, this will undoubtedly give the team a very good chance to counterattack.With the ball in hand, Gao Bo asked the team to cooperate quickly on the ground, trying to develop the ball to the opponent's core area within three or two passes, and at the same time try to complete the shot within seven passes!
Gao Bo is not a fan of a certain tactical philosophy. For Gao Bo, he will only choose the tactics that suit his team-those tactics that can bring victory to the team, he is the only winner!
Combining Gao Bo's own understanding of tactics and referring to the development of future football tactics, Gao Bo gradually integrated his understanding of football into the Luton team.

In training, several players brought by Gao Bo also gradually showed their strength.

Both Vardy and Charlie Austin forwards have shown great scoring abilities, at least now no Luton players will doubt their strength.And Kanter and Drinkwater, the midfield partner, also showed strong midfield control. Kanter's almost invincible stealing ability made almost all players respect this black guy who is shorter than Messi.

With the effect of the training card, Luton's training progressed very smoothly.

Of course, before the start of the season, the team still has to conduct several warm-up matches to test the team's training results.

The opponent in the first warm-up match was Oxford United from the fifth-tier league, the National Parliamentary League. This game was played at Luton's own training base, without fans or reporters.

Gao Bo did not send out his main lineup in the first half, but first gave some marginal players of the team a chance. Before the start of the league, Gao Bo was willing to give everyone a chance to play, allowing these young players to show their determination and attitude to the head coach.

However, even in the face of the fifth-level players, Luton's young people still failed to perform very well. In the end, at the end of the first half, Luton was already behind by zero to three.

Gao Bo watched from the sidelines and shook his head. Luton had almost sold out his main lineup. If these young people who were dragged from the youth training camp to the second division to fight this season, even the great Ferguson would have nothing to do about it.

Fortunately, this was just a warm-up match. After the start of the second half, Gao Bo replaced all the players who started in the first half and replaced them with his main lineup.

The goalkeeper sent 21-year-old Claude Rondo. The goalkeeper was the team's third goalkeeper when Luton was still in the British Championship season.

The combination of central defenders made Gao Bo very relieved. George Parker partnered with Jeffrey. George Parker was 190 cm tall. He had good defensive positioning and filling ability, and his frontal defense ability was also very good. Although Jeffrey was slightly shorter, his strong body and excellent jumping made up for his lack of height. In fact, he was even better than George Parker, who was a few centimeters taller than him, in high-altitude ball defense.

On the left and right full-backs, Gao Bo finally chose two young players, Mitchell Piran from Ireland. This young player is currently the only international player in Luton's lineup.Left back Solo Davis, a 19-year-old black player, is 180 cm tall, strong in body and fast in speed. The only thing that worries Gao Bo is the attacking tendency of this young player—this is a full-back with a strong desire to attack.Gao Bo secretly gave Davis a nickname to deepen his impression of him - in Gao Bo's notebook, Davis' note was "Luton Marcelo"

In the midfield, there is no doubt that the combination of Kanter and Drinkwater in the middle is the combination of the two midfielders. Gao Bo is very confident in the combination of the two midfielders. The team captain Kevin Keane was placed by Gao Bo in the right midfield position. Mental attributes-this is a player who is extremely good in terms of work commitment and willpower, and he also has considerable teamwork ability, and his participation in defense is very high. With him on the left, it can somewhat make up for the gap left behind by Davis, who likes to advance and assist.

The striker combination is naturally a combination of Vardy and Charlie Austin!

After the start of the second half, Oxford United found that their opponents were suddenly reborn. They were almost suffocated by Luton's airtight frontcourt in the backcourt. In the end, Oxford United's defense soon had problems. Their pass error in the midfield gave Luton a chance to counterattack.Scored his first goal for Luton.

Then Luton scored another goal in the same way, this time it was Charlie Austin!
Oxford United was completely defeated under the impact of Luton, and then Vardy scored two goals and staged a hat-trick. Charlie Austin added the icing on the cake and scored twice!

High center Matt Schmidt also got a chance to play, replacing Charlie Austin.It wasn't long before Matt Schmidt found his way too, taking a corner and heading home.

The three forwards worked together to score six goals, helping Luton complete the reversal in the second half of the game!

Gao Bo was very excited. After the game, he turned to his assistant John Aston and said, "Did you see that, John!This is our football! !Bring on the winning football! ! '

(End of this chapter)