Chapter 259 The game begins
On April 2nd, the first round of the Champions League quarter-finals, the Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg vs. Luton!
The stadium atmosphere was warm, and the fans of Wolfsburg created a huge hustle and bustle in the stands.
When the head coaches of both sides shook hands, Costner looked at the Chinese head coach Gao Bo, who has recently become famous in Europe.
Really young
Costner was a little envious. Gao Bo led Luton to achieve such an achievement at a young age. The future of such a person must be bright.
Costner has been in the position of head coach of the reserve team of the lower-level league teams and Bundesliga for many years. This time, he is temporarily in charge of Wolfsburg. Although Wolfsburg has gradually left the relegation zone in terms of results, Costner I know that it is unlikely that he will remain in the Wolfsburg 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 other side, Costner is convinced that after the end of this season, the Chinese will definitely receive job invitations from many teams, and even some league giants will pay attention to this Chinese coach.
Of course, this ultimately depends on what Gao Bo can achieve in the Europa League.
In the world of professional football, everything speaks of performance.
To some extent, football is the fairest. Regardless of your nationality, your skin color, whether you are tall, short, fat or thin, as long as you can make your team win, then he will make you successful!
This is really a fascinating arena.
Gao Bo was dazzled by the lights of the Volkswagen Arena and he couldn't help squinting his eyes.
After the coaches of both sides shook hands, the players of the two teams also entered the court under the leadership of the referee team!
When Luton's players were seen on the TV screen, the Luton fans gathered in Alexander's bar cheered.
The team is far away, and fans who can't appear in Germany with the players can only cheer the team in this way.
When the stadium appeared on the TV screen at this moment, everyone held their breath, waiting for the moment the game started!
"The audience in front of the TV! Ladies and gentlemen! Now you are watching a highly watched game in the first round of the quarter-finals of the 2009-2010 UEFA Europa League! General Luton from England Will challenge Wolfsburg on the road!!!"
Letkinson's voice came clear and unmistakable from the TV.
"Luton is now the most watched team in the quarter-finals. Of course, this is not because they are the strongest, but because they are the biggest dark polo team in the history of the Europa League. He has reached the quarter-finals, and has also encountered strong teams such as Roma, Ajax, and Juventus along the way!! And now in the Volkswagen Arena, I have encountered Wolfsburg, which is not stable in the recent state. What kind of performance can Luton show? We will wait and see!!!"
"We will eliminate the Germans!!!"
"Gao Bo is Chinese! He is not from England!!!"
"Yes! Coach Gao Bo will definitely win!"
Luton fans in the pub talked a lot.
Speaking of playing against the German team, the English people always burst into tears, so much so that there is a famous saying in England: Football is a game in which 22 people ran for 90 minutes on the field and the Germans won.
Luton has never encountered a German opponent before, so it doesn't matter what historical record is. And considering the poor record of the England team when they met the German team, the Luton fans before the game were still very nervous-after all, Luton is also an English team.
Maybe English people watch German football just like Chinese watch Korean football
But anyhow the coach is not from England, so Luton fans are quite self-comforting.
Although Luton has been advancing all the way this season, the fans still have the mentality of fans of small teams, and they don't have the confidence of those big teams when facing strong teams.
This of course does not mean that they love the team less than the fans of the rich team, but they have self-knowledge. Luton's team has been fighting in the low-level leagues in history, without much experience in the top-level leagues, and in recent years it has fallen to the bottom. Luton today can be said to be the most glorious moment in Luton's history.
The players on 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 begin! Let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides!"
The starting roster of the two teams began to appear on the TV screen.
"First of all, in Wolfsburg, their starting goalkeeper is No. 12 Lenz, the back line, the center back is No. 43 Balzali partner No. 4 Fisher, midfield, this game Wolfsburg's midfielder looks like a diamond-shaped midfielder from the screen. The last midfielder is Josue, the right midfielder is Makoto Hasebe, and the left midfielder is Makoto Hasebe. Midfielder Gentner, Misimović at the front midfielder, and No. 9 Dzeko on the forward line with No. 23 Grafit!"
Letkinson took advantage of the fact that the game has not yet started, hurry up and announce the starting lineup of both sides.
"Then the visiting team Luton We are already familiar with this set of starting. The goalkeeper is Schmeichel, the defender is Mitchell Piran as the right back, and the teenager Karl Jenkinson Sitting on the bench for the time being, the center-back combination is today Sol Campbell and Jeffrey's partner, the right back is still the Brazilian Alex Sandro, in the midfield, Adam White and Drinkwater , Kanter, Kevin Keane, Vardy's partner Griezman on the forward line, the formation on the screen is 442, of course, we all know that Coach Gao Bo has often let his team play the 433 formation recently. , He sometimes pushes Adam White to the front, allowing him to form a trident with Vardy and Griezman! How Luton will play in this game, we have to wait until the game starts to see to determine ."
At this time high waves appeared on the TV screen.
The camera locked on him for a long time. 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 and chatting and laughing, looking very relaxed.
"Coach Gao Bo! He is already popular in Europe. It is estimated that all the fans now know that there is a coach like him in England, leading the second division team to the FA Cup and leading the first division team to enter The quarterfinals of the Europa League, this is a magical coach who has been creating miracles since he entered the media's attention!"
Just after Letkinson finished speaking, Gao Bo, who was still talking and laughing on the TV screen, changed his face, then he suddenly got up from his seat and rushed to the sidelines.
Deafening cheers from the audience also came from the TV.
A bad premonition rose in Letkinson's heart, and the fans in the tavern looked solemn instantly.
Now that the game has just begun, what has happened on the court that changed Gao Bo's face!
The TV screen quickly switched back to the stadium.