Chapter 194: No Surprise!? (48/155+13)
Chapter 194 is not unexpected!?
When they stepped onto the pitch again, the Luton players felt as if their movements had become a little easier.
What is the reason for this?
No one looked into it, the players took it as the half-time break and the words of Gao Bo gave them strength.
Even the Roma players didn't pay much attention.
They pressed aggressively at the start of the second half!
And Luton's players were also very cooperative, they shrank at the back as soon as they came up, forming three lines of defense in the box and at the edge of the box!
Gao Bo also set up an iron formation at the front of the penalty area!
The three midfielders no longer have an attacking task, they have only one task: to defend!! Protect the team's midfield at the top of the arc of the penalty area!
The wings are completely handed over to the full-backs and two wingers to help defence!
It's a complete iron formation!
In addition to the three yellow cards, another card slot, Gao Bo, is also used for defense.
[Match Card (Green): Defensive Position Increases by 15%, Designated Player "Jeffrey" to use!] 】
[Match Card (Green): Increases header by 15% and is used by designated player "Jeffrey"!] 】
Roma's players soon noticed that Luton Town after the break had changed compared to the latter part of the first half.
Luton's defence was steady under the dense pile-up of personnel, and the dense central defense allowed Roma to play the ball wide and then create a threat through crosses, but Jeffrey and Saul Campbell were excellent in frontal defence, they pushed most of the high balls out, and even if they didn't, Vucinic and Menez, Perrotta, Pizarro and others who rushed into the box were unable to take advantage of the high balls.
Roma tried a few ground passes, but it was too difficult for the ground ball to get into the box in the face of the dense defenders in the box.
"Luton started the second half with a defensive posture! They're now almost all back in defense! ”
Roma continued to attack, and Ranieri did not feel any surprise because of Luton's defensive posture, which is normal in Ranieri's opinion!
If Luton had pressed out to attack, they would have died faster!
But on defense alone? Will they be able to hold it?
Ranieri had a smile on his face, and he looked not far away at Gao Bo, who was looking handsome with his hands in his trouser pockets.
It is undeniable that Gao Bo, who is tall and tall, has a resolute face, and has the heroic temperament of a tough guy!
But.... Just having a good image is useless in the coaching industry.
Luton's players had fitness problems in the second half of the first half, and that couldn't be faked. Ranieri is well aware that according to the fitness of the Luton players in the second half of the first half, they will not be able to support for a long time!
Even if you put a bus, you need to have physical support. After all, it is not just about standing in the penalty area to defend, any defensive line that has lost its elasticity is like a wooden stake, and even if Luton's players are shrunk in the box, they have to frequently press out and recycle to prevent Roma passes, shots, and even Roma players' individual breakthroughs.
All of this comes at a physical cost!
If Luton have been defending so passively, how long will they be able to sustain the amount of energy they have saved up at half-time?
Ten minutes?
Ranieri thought.
Twenty minutes at most!
Ranieri is already the most conservative estimate!
....
Twenty minutes later, Ranieri couldn't laugh anymore.
Where are the Luton players on the field still looking a little out of fitness!
They ran lightly and Roma were making it a little difficult to even get the ball into the Luton penalty area.
Ranieri's brow furrowed.
Could it be that in the first half they were acting?
Isn't that right?
The players in Rome are also full of depression, didn't they say that they were not physically exhausted?
De Rossi had just won the ball at this time, Drinkwater's rush out, and then squeezed his body, pushed De Rossi away and snatched the ball, but De Rossi immediately reached out for a foul and organized a potential counter-attack opportunity for Luton.
De Rossi was shown a yellow card by the referee!
"Luton defended very well, they ran aggressively, and they didn't seem to see any fitness problems in the first half..."
In the end, he could only attribute it to the Luton players being somewhat encouraged at half-time and then supported by mental strength in the second half.
Roma couldn't attack, they had to continue to press, and the two full-backs also pressed up.
By this time, Ranieri had already decided to make a substitution.
Okaka is warming up!
Claudio Ranieri still doesn't believe Luton Town are acting in the second half of the first half – and if they were acting, it would only prove that Luton's players were recruited from the Academy.
They're running out of fitness! Ranieri insisted on his judgment.
When Okaka warmed up, Ranieri pulled Okaka and said something.
At this moment, boos erupted in the stadium.
Ranieri quickly looked up at the field!
'Luton's counter-attack is coming!!!!!
Lightkinson shouted!!
By this time, Antoine Griezmann had already dribbled the ball past half and Luton had three arrows!!
And at this time Roma's defenders at the back....... In addition to the goalkeeper, there are only two central defenders left!!
Luton three-on-two!!
The shrill boos of the Roma fans resounded throughout the stadium, and at this time, they had to do it this way.
However, the shrill boos did not affect Luton's front trident!
Antoine Griezmann played the ball to Vardy and then stepped forward himself.
Mexes hesitated, and then decided to defend Vardy with the ball, but Vardy also waited for him to come up and defend this time, and he immediately slashed the ball to Griezmann!!
Antoine Griezmann dribbled the ball into the box and then crossed the ball to the left before another centre-back, Andreoli, came up to defend!!
Adam on the left was already ready, and he pushed with his arch!
Soccer in the net!!
1 to 2!!
Luton went over the score again!!
Ranieri on the sidelines was dumbfounded, as were the Roma players.
They didn't expect this script before the start of the second half...
Just look at the Luton players who are running frantically to the front of the field to celebrate, they are still a little out of fitness?
Gao Bo jumped to his feet on the sidelines, a smug smile on his face.
What a surprise!
Ranieri definitely didn't expect that Luton suddenly seemed to have plenty of energy in the second half!!
"Nice counterattack!! Adam White helps Luton to go beyond the scoreline!! ”
Mr. Lightkinson's voice came from the television, which was also replaying the Luton goal. The Luton fans in the bar are also cheering!!
And just then, there was a desperate boo on the TV!!
The screen immediately switched to the live broadcast screen.
I saw that Griezmann had already picked up his right foot in front of the goalkeeper in the penalty area!
Once again, the football flies past the goalkeeper!
1 to 3........
Not to mention the fans of Roma, even the fans of Luton were stunned.
The second half was some.... What a surprise!!