Chapter 161: Unstable state

Luton's big win at home gave them their first league win, which was a relief to the fans and a silence to the media.

Ever since Luton Town won the FA Cup, the mainstream media have always looked at this First Division team – they are the most special First Division team because there is no First Division team to play in the Europa League.

Luton's media pressure is much greater than last season's, but Gobo has no time to think about it now.

This season's schedule is just too intense.

League, Europa League, League Cup, FA Cup, and a Championship cup. With such a dense schedule, Gao Bo had to consider the team's physical fitness.

After a big home win over Hartlepool on 22 August, the second round of the League Cup began on 25 August, just three days later.

This time Luton's draw was unlucky, they were drawn away to Premier League side Blackburn!

The recent games have basically been played every three days, which makes Gao Bo take into account the team's physical condition, and with so many cup matches, Gao Bo has to make a trade-off.

The focus of this season is still on the league and Europa League, and Luton Town are not a big team, and Gao Bo knows very well that the result of wanting everything is likely to be a big four. So Gao Bo thought twice and decided to rotate the main players in this game - Gao Bo was ready to give up the League Cup.

Gao Bo is a very simple person, since he wants to give up, then give up completely.

In this game, Gao Bo sent substitutes, and he even brought in a few players from the reserve team.

Facing Blackburn Rovers with such a line-up, the opponent is a Premier League team, so Luton's away defeat is also expected.

The game was full of twists and turns, with Luton taking the lead early on the counter-attack.

Before the start of the game, Gao Bo assured the starters that if they won this game, they would play in the future League Cup games.

However, Blackburn Rovers were in the ascendancy in the end, as they counter-attacked in the second half and scored two goals in quick succession to turn the game around, which also led to Luton's exit from the Carabao Cup.

Gao Bo is not sorry to be out of the League Cup, but this result is still very cruel for the players who have fought for the whole game.

Gao Bo comforted the players on the field one by one, and he was still very satisfied with the fighting spirit shown by the substitutes.

This match was followed by the 2009-10 Europa League group stage draw in Monaco on 28 August, the day after the Champions League draw.

That's something Luton is really more concerned about.

In fact, most of these players brought in this season attach great importance to the Europa League.

Needless to say, Sandro is stuck on his labor permit, and despite Mendes' influence in Portugal, his Portuguese passport is still going through the process, and the special genius clause on the England side seems to have been stuck there for a long time.

If he doesn't get his labor certification before the deadline of the transfer window, Sandro will only be able to play in the Europa League for the first half of the season.... Without a labour certificate, he couldn't play a game under the FA.

Griezmann is also paying attention to the Europa League draw, and in these games, Gao Bo has established him as the core of the attack, a role that makes Griezmann very grateful to Gao Bo, a young player who previously played in Real Sociedad B, and immediately took on the responsibility after arriving in the team, which Griezmann did not expect.

However, with Gao Bo's encouragement, Griezmann really did not doubt his strength, especially the previous big victory in the league completely made Griezmann full of confidence. He can adapt here, he can adapt to the English league.

The Europa League is undoubtedly a bigger stage than the English First Division, where Griezmann is eager to show his strengths.

There are two English teams in the Europa League draw this time - Everton and Luton.

England had three Europa League places, but Aston Villa were knocked out by Rapid Vienna in qualifying.....

Luton were drawn from Group E, where they were drawn in a group with Roma from Serie A, Basel from the Swiss Super League and CSKA Sofia from the Bulgarian league.

After the results of this group came out, the media in England thought that Luton Town could fight for second place in the group.

Roma are undoubtedly the strongest team in this group, and they have almost no problem qualifying, CSKA Sofia is the weakest team in the group, and the media in England believe that Luton's biggest rival is Basel.

However, for the other three opponents in the group, they are likely to see Luton as the weakest team in the group...... After all, Luton Town are only a third-tier team in England.

"We need to take a closer look at the group, none of the three opponents in this group are underdogs, we will take it seriously!"

In front of the reporter's microphone, Gao Bo didn't say much. Because the team's game task is still very heavy.

Griezmann continued his fine form in the fifth round of the league against Walsall on 29 August, setting up Jamie Vardy's goal and then smashing home after a dribble in the box.

Luton Town eventually won 2-0 against Walsall and Antoine Griezmann was at home in the new position that Gobo had assigned to him, and he was getting used to his place at the centre.

Three days after this round of league games, on September 1, the team will play another English Championship game away from home. Gao Bo is now powerless to complain about the FA's schedule.

The rhythm of one game for three consecutive days made Gao Bo feel the urge to use the blue voucher for the physical fitness of the whole team, but in the end he still held back, after all, good steel should be used on the blade. The British Championship is completely chicken for Luton Town right now, and the opponent in this game is Colchester, who are also from the First Division, so Gao Bo does not plan to invest too many resources in the British Championship.

The young players of the echelon were given the opportunity to play and practice, but they still lost 0-1 away against Colchester, who played the main team.

Eliminated from the League Cup, followed by the English Championship. The bad news for Luton has been one after another lately.

But Gobo doesn't think it's bad news, it's not a big deal to get out of the two-chicken cup competition, and Gobo has even been in a very good mood lately because Sandro has been given a Portuguese passport.

Mendes is really powerful in Portugal, and he finally got Sandro a Portuguese passport before the Premier League transfer window closed.

In this way, Sandro can finally complete the registration in the league.

And then there is a league game coming soon, the first round of the league supplemental match, Luton away to Tranpier!

The final result of this match was 1-1...... Luton's 1-0 lead remained until the 90th minute, only to be equalised by Tranpier from a corner in stoppage time.

Luton Town suffered a goalless draw!

This made Gao Bo, who was already preparing to withdraw the troops, extremely angry on the sidelines, and in the dressing room after the game, Gao Bo was very dissatisfied with the team's laxity in the final moments, and the players endured a hair dryer in the room for 20 minutes.

After that, Gao Bo announced that he would continue training the next day, and the vacation was canceled!

Luton have played a total of five league games after this round of league games, and although they have not lost yet, they have nine points from three draws and two wins, which only puts them in seventh place in the league.

Compared to last season's devastation in the second division, Luton, who have been promoted to the second division, do not look as crazy as last season.

“.... Compared to last season's insane form, Luton Town look back to normal this season. Lineker said on the BBC.

'The level of the first division is not the same as the second division, maybe Luton need to change their mentality, it's not so easy to play in the first division. The draws in those three games are proof of that. One of the guests said.

"They still have to play in the Europa League, Luton has a lot of games this season, Gao Bo may need to make a decision sooner, Luton is only a small club after all, they can only choose one front, they don't have the strength to fight on multiple fronts." Another guest added.

Not just the TV shows, but many media outlets are also expressing pessimism about Luton's prospects.

Many teams have such a precedent, and the multi-front battle eventually drags down the team, and in the end, the big four are empty, and nothing is gained.

Will Luton Town follow in the footsteps of these teams?

Judging by Luton's ups and downs from the start of the league to now, the media have reason to believe this.