Chapter 145: The Need to Boost Faith

Saul Campbell does feel much better.

After a match, he didn't feel as tired as before. Even though it was a warm-up match, Saul Campbell could feel that he was completely at ease, and he could hold on to the whole game, even if it was an official match.

It seems that the training effect of the head coach is really good! Saul Campbell attributes this to the way the manager trains, so he doesn't rule out the intensity of training so much.

Gritting his teeth and practicing for a few days can make such a big improvement in his physical fitness, Saul Campbell is simply going to be happy. If he had such physical reserves in the first two seasons, Arsenal's slightly younger centre-backs would not have been able to compete with him in the main position.

Luton's training in Spain continues. Of course, in addition to training, Gao Bo will also find a team every week to warm up.

For many big teams, their summer warm-up matches are a trip to the Middle East, North America, East Asia, and very successful clubs such as Manchester United or Real Madrid, where they can make tens of millions of dollars in a summer of airport friendlies.

For Luton, such treatment is obviously impossible. So Gao Bo didn't let the team go to any commercial activities before the season - there was not much money anyway. The Marbella Football Centre has excellent training facilities and is always ready to find a suitable warm-up opponent.

Luton's pre-season training was methodical, the Iberian Peninsula sun was shining, and the Luton players were focused on the most important pre-season preparations.

At the end of July, it is planned that Luton will leave the Marbella Football Centre on 31 July. For the players, they don't want to leave sunny Spain and go back to rainy England...

On July 30, the team played their final warm-up match in Spain against Getafe in the Spanish Primera Division.

The two sides agreed to play at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, when there were still two teams playing on the playing field they were about to use.

The players sit on the sidelines, waiting for the field to clear up before they go in and warm up. As the season approaches, the competition space at the Marbella training base is also tight.

"When we get back to England, we're going to say goodbye to the sunshine here and get ready for training in the rain! Antony...," Vardy said, patting Griezmann on the shoulder.

After a month together, several of Luton's newcomers have gradually integrated into the team, and Griezmann's quality has been recognised by the Luton players - they generally believe that Griezmann is obviously much better than Charlie Austin.

"Ahh Sunlight... Please don't think about me..."

Before Griezmann could speak, Alex Sandro was the first to wail.

"There is a lot of rain during the rainy season in Brazil..."

"The rainy season is our offseason.." Alex Sandro smirked: "Usually the sun shines brighter in Brazil than in Spain."

Sandro has a good talent for languages, and he is now communicating with his teammates in stumbling English.

But what he said caused a lot of resentment...

The rain in England really doesn't like it for most people...

......

Gao Bo was still very concerned about the last warm-up.

Prior to this warm-up match, the team played three warm-up matches. The results of the match were a draw, a loss, a draw!

The result of the warm-up game is not important, because it is a warm-up game, there are no restrictions on substitutions, so Gao Bo often uses two different lineups in the first and second halves, and is experimenting with some new tactics and so on.

However, this warm-up match against Getafe was the last warm-up game before the start of the new season.

It's a test game to see how well new players fit into the squad and how much more effective the squad is compared to last season's.

Getafe is still a good opponent. Despite being a La Liga team, they finished seventeenth in La Liga last season and almost were relegated from the First Division - in fact they have the same points as Real Betis, who have been relegated, and even have the same goal difference, but the same points in La Liga are based on each other's records - Getafe's opponent Real Betis is one win and one loss, but in the goal difference between the two sides, Getafe won by a margin. It can be said that the process of relegation is quite thrilling.

So this is an opponent who is not too strong, but if you beat them, it can also give a huge confidence boost.....

As everyone knows, Getafe also came to Luton with such an idea to warm up.

Regardless, Getafe are a team in the Spanish First Division, and they are much stronger than the English First Division. However, Luton Town are not your average League One team, otherwise they would not have won the FA Cup. So for Getafe, if they can win the FA Cup, it will also be a confidence boost for the team.

Before the start of the competition, Gao Bo emphasized the significance of this warm-up match - it was a test before the official competition began!

It's the equivalent of an exam! So the level of commitment of the Luton players in this game is very different from the previous games!

In the first half, Gao Bo sent the main lineup to play.

If all is right with those players in the starting line-up, then that's how Luton Town will start in the next competitive game.

Luton's next game is the Community Shield against Manchester United!

The Community Shield is actually similar to the Spanish Super Cup, which is a tournament with a bit of a warm-up before the start of the season. Unlike the warm-up match, the Community Shield is an official tournament where the winner takes home a championship trophy at the end of the match.

Manchester United is undoubtedly very strong, but Luton Town will not at least say that they will surrender with their hands directly, Gao Bo does not value the Community Shield, but he still hopes that the team can play something against Manchester United, at least to get a good start to the new season.

Getafe's players have mixed feelings against Luton Town.

Luton Town have a lot of fame – they were able to win the FA Cup in the second division, and that made the whole European football scene known about Luton Town.

They were dubbed in the media as a "grassroots team's counterattack".

What Vardy went from mason to striker, what Charlie Austin went from bricklayer to multimillions.

This is a story that many people love to told, and the same is true for the Getafe players, who love it too.

But when they actually face a team that has been very popular in Europe lately on the football pitch, they feel a little weird.

In any case, Luton Town is only a team in the English First Division - a team in the third tier, which is roughly equivalent to.... West B B?

On the one hand, it is the admiration for the "inspirational deeds" of the other party, and on the other hand, the players of Getafe do not seem to be able to afford Luton's strength.

So the first half of the game was tragic for Getafe.

Griezmann grew up in the Spanish youth system, so he is very familiar with the style of the Spanish team. It also led him to score two goals in quick succession in the first half.

After that, he even assisted Jamie Vardy to open the scoring!

In the first half, Getafe were beaten by Luton Town and scored three goals.

Now the Getafe players were dumbfounded, they didn't expect Luton to be so strong - at least a little stronger than Getafe.

In the second half, Gobo fielded all his substitutes, while Getafe began to press up and practice their attack.

As a result, Getafe did not score in the siege half, but was conceded again by a counter-attack by Luton.

Young substitute midfielder Joseph Ander scored a goal.

At the end of the game, the score was 4-0!

Luton Town have a big win in their pre-season warm-up game!

Gao Bo was very satisfied with the result and the process of this game, the quality of the main players was quite sharp, the substitutes were also useful, and the result of the game also made the players' self-confidence skyrocket before the start of the season.

What could be better than that?