Chapter 259: The game begins

On April 2, the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg hosted Luton!

The atmosphere in the stadium was enthusiastic, and the Wolfsburg fans created a huge uproar in the stands.

As the two managers shook hands, Kostner took a special look at Gao Bo, the Chinese head coach who has recently made a name for himself in Europe.

You're so young.....

Kostner was a little envious, Gao Bo led Luton to such an achievement at a young age, and the future of such a person must be bright.

Kostner has been in the lower league team and the Bundesliga reserve team manager for many years, and this time he is temporarily in charge of Wolfsburg, although Wolfsburg is slowly out of the relegation zone, but Kostner himself knows that it is unlikely that he will continue to stay in Wolfsburg's position next season.

Volkswagen Group is very invested in the team, and they are not satisfied with the middle of the league.

As for Gao Bo on the other side, Kostner 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 manager.

Of course, it will ultimately depend on what kind of results Gao Bo can achieve in the Europa League.

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

In a way, football is the fairest, no matter your nationality, your skin color, how tall or short you are, as long as you can make your team win, then this will make you successful!

It's a fascinating arena.

Gao Bo was a little blinded by the lights of the Volkswagen Arena stadium, and he couldn't help but squint.

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After the head coaches of both sides shook hands, the players of both teams also walked into the stadium under the leadership of the referee team!

When the Luton players were seen on the TV screen, the Luton fans who were gathered in Alexander's bar cheered en masse.

The team was far away from home, and the fans who couldn't show up with the players in Germany had to cheer for the team in this way.

When the stadium appeared on the TV screen, everyone held their breath and waited for the moment when the game started!

"Audience friends in front of the TV! Ladies and gentlemen!! Now you're tuning in to a much-anticipated match from the first leg of the 2009-2010 Europa League quarter-finals! Luton Town from England will take on Wolfsburg away from home!! ”

Mr. Rentkinson's voice was heard unmistakably from the front of the television.

'Luton Town are the most talked-about team in the quarter-finals right now, not because they're the strongest, but because of ...... They are the biggest dark horse team in Europa League history, reaching the quarter-finals as a third-tier team, and have faced the likes of Roma, Ajax, Juventus along the way!! And now in the face of Wolfsburg, who have been in inconsistent form recently, in the Volkswagen Arena, how can Luton perform? We'll see!! ”

"We will knock out the !! of the Germans"

"Gao Bo is Chinese! He's not from England!! ”

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

The Luton fans in the tavern were full of talk.

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

Luton Town have never faced a German opponent before, so it doesn't matter what their historical record is. Considering England's poor record against Germany, Luton fans were still very nervous before the game - after all, Luton are also an English team.

Perhaps the English watch German football the same way Chinese watch South Korean football......

However, the manager is not English, so Luton fans are a bit self-consoling.

Despite Luton's progress this season, the fans still have the mentality of a small team fan and do not have the confidence of the big teams when facing the big teams.

This is not to say that they love the team less than the fans of the big clubs, it is just that they are self-aware. Luton Town have historically struggled in the lower leagues, with little experience in the top flight, and have fallen to the bottom in recent years. Today's Luton is arguably the most glorious moment in Luton's history.

The players from both sides quickly completed the handshake ceremony and then stood on the pitch in their respective positions, with the referee looking at their watches.

"The race is about to start!! Let's take a look at the starting line-ups of both sides! ”

The starting lists of both teams began to appear on the TV screen.

"First of all, on the Wolfsburg side, their starting goalkeeper is No. 12 Lenz, on the back line, the central defender is No. 43 Barzagli and No. 4 Fischer, in the midfield, the midfield position of Wolfsburg in this game looks like a diamond-shaped midfielder position from the position played on the screen, the last midfielder is Josue, the right midfielder is Makoto Hasebe, the left midfielder Gentner, the forward position is Misimovic, and the forward line is No. 9 Dzeko and No. 23 Grafit!"

Lightkinson took advantage of the fact that the game had not yet started and hurried to broadcast the starting lineups of both sides.

"Then there is the visiting Luton side, which we are familiar with as a starter, Schmeichel in goal, Mitchell Piran at right-back on the back line, young Carl Jenkinson on the bench temporarily, the centre-back combination today is Saul Campbell and Jeffrey's partner, the right-back is still Brazilian Alex Sandro, in the midfield, Adam White, Drinkwater, Kante, Kevin Keane, Vardy in the forward line is Vardy and Griezmann, the formation on the screen is 442, of course, We all know that Coach Gao Bo has also often let his team play in a 433 formation recently, and he will sometimes push Adam White forward and let him form a front trident with Vardy and Griezmann! We'll have to wait until the game starts to find out. ”

At this time, there was a high wave 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 to John next to him, sitting in the coach's seat talking and laughing, looking very relaxed.

"Coach Gao Bo! He is now popular all over Europe, and it is estimated that all fans now know that there is a coach like him in England, leading the second division team to win the FA Cup, and leading the first division team to the quarterfinals of the Europa League. ”

As soon as Lightkinson finished speaking, Gao Bo, who was still talking and laughing on the TV screen, changed his face, and then he suddenly got up from his seat and rushed to the sidelines.

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

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

Now that the game has just begun, what is happening on the court makes Gao Bo's face change greatly!

The TV screen quickly switches back to the stadium.