Chapter 90: Equalized
Chapter 90 was leveled
Coleman's trick was that he allowed the Coventry players to settle down first.
Taking advantage of Luton's celebrations, he summoned several Coventry players over to give lectures.
"I'm sorry, Coach, but I did it myself."
Coleman pulled Henderson over, and Henderson thought he was going to be pulled in by the head coach for a reprimand, so he simply took the initiative to admit his mistake first.
"Let's not talk about that, Brian!" Coleman doesn't have time to give the guy on the pitch a few points right now, and what he needs now is for the team to stabilize right away.
Now that Luton have scored on the counter-attack, they will surely be waiting for Coventry to attack.
Coleman is not an adventurous person, and even if he wants to attack, he does not attack so hastily!
He needs to make a detailed tactical deployment at the fifteen minutes of half-time, otherwise, let the team rush to attack now, and only let the opponent score more goals through counterattacks!
The morale of the Coventry players on the pitch was a little low, they were just about to move, and they were immediately poured cold water on a counterattack from Luton....
"Let the players continue to carry out the tactics laid out before the game!!" Coleman was clear.
Henderson, who had just missed a pass and conceded the goal, now did not dare to question the manager's tactics, nodding his head frequently before coming on to deliver Coleman's latest instructions.
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The rest of the first half reverted to the opening stages of the two sides, Coventry did not attack, and Luton naturally enjoyed watching the opponent's inverted tricks in the back.
The game was tepid, which made many Chinese fans who stayed up late to watch this game a little sleepy. In fact, if it weren't for the previous stormy counterattack, the ratings of Wide Sports are estimated to drop a lot.
'The game is back to the way it was before, Coventry continue to be unmotivated at home, and if it is understandable that Luton Town are playing a counter-attack at half-time, Coventry's current behaviour can be described as lacking in fighting spirit. He Hongfa is the commentator of this competition.
Gao Bo looked at the situation on the field with some disdain. No wonder Coleman, a close friend of Mourinho, has been so tepid in his coaching career... In fact, if it weren't for the fact that this time against Coventry specifically looked at Coventry's intelligence, Gao Bolian Coleman would not have known.
And now the other party's behavior when he is backward is naturally something that Gao Bo can't look up to.
If it is Gao Bo, in this backward situation, he will not be able to be "calm" like Coleman anyway, even if he does not launch a desperate crazy attack, at least he needs to do more on the offensive end.
Coleman's actions are steady, but isn't this a second blow to the team's morale?
It is natural for the Coventry players to think: it seems that we are really inferior to the opponent, otherwise, why would the manager ask us to defend when we are behind?
"That's it for this half, but unfortunately we only have one striker now, otherwise I would have liked to try to attack..."
Gao Bo sat in the coach's seat, and next to him was Lin Sen.
Now in terms of tactics, it is Lin Sen as an analyst who is more discussed with Gao Bo than assistant coach John.
John is now the team's training director, and Lin Sen is more like Gao Bo's assistant.
In fact, this is also normal, John is not very proficient in tactics, and his strength in the team is his steady experience. As for Lin Sen's subordinate, Gao Bo is very appreciative, this is a very talented young man - at the level of the head coach, of course.
"We'll do it in the second half!" Gao Bo said.
"Can we try to attack in the second half?" Lin Sen made a suggestion, "The other party seems to be unenterprising now. ”
Gao Bo thought for a moment and shook his head.
"Coleman won't accept a loss, even if it's a draw they still have a chance to get into the last four, if they lose the FA Cup, Coventry has no hope of promotion this season, there is no hope of cup competition, Coleman may not be able to do his job. So, in the second half he will definitely make a fuss on the attack! Gao Bo patted Lin Sen on the shoulder: "The winning side will not change, what we need now is to strike backwards, let's see what this guy Coleman is going to do!" ”
Lin Sen nodded, it seems that sometimes the head coach can't blindly take risks...
The situation of the game was indeed as Gao Bo expected, until the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, the score did not change in any way, and the first half ended in such a calm state.
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After the start of the second half, neither side made any changes.
Leading Luton Town is understandably unchanged, but Coventry City has made no substitutions. Gao Bo looked at Coleman with some puzzlement, and now he didn't know what medicine was sold in the other party's gourd.
However, less than a minute into the second half, Gao Bo noticed the opponent's adjustment.
Eastwood, who played in midfield in the first half, was pushed up front and now Coventry is playing 433, with three of Coventry's midfielders in an inverted triangle position and two full-backs pressing up.
It's a signal to attack!
Gao Bo cheered up, the opponent wants to attack, this is also Luton's chance!! He gave the signal from the sidelines.
Soon, the tempo of the game became higher and Luton's defence became more proactive – organising their pressing in central midfield.
And Coventry also picked up the tempo of the attack! They started to try to press up and attack.
In the 53rd minute of the game, Luton launched a counterattack directly after the midfield broke the ball.
With a simple three-legged pass, Luton's counterattack has already hit the Coventry penalty area! Kevin Keane swept the ball low into the box and Vardy scrambled down the middle and swept the ball towards goal, but this time he shot a little wide, the ball was blocked by the goalkeeper's chest, and Coventry escaped!
There was an exclamation in the stands, and even some Coventry fans covered their faces and didn't dare to look at it, until the people around him reminded him that the ball had not gone in, and he dared to take his hands away from his eyes.
Gao Bo was very proud.
Although the goal was not scored, it showed that Luton had enough counter-attacking threat, and as long as they did it again, the opposition may not have such luck.
Now Gao Bo is hoping that the team can score a second goal as soon as possible to kill the game.
He crossed his legs in the dugout, chatted and laughed with John Linson and others, and everything seemed to be beautiful.
But after two minutes, Gao Bo couldn't laugh anymore.
Henderson burst forward in midfield and then fired a super long-range shot from around thirty metres away!
The ball flew towards the goal like a meteor, and if the angle of the ball was a little trickier, the goalkeeper would have nothing to do.
Luton Town's goalkeeper Claude Rondo made a thrilling save that was denied by him.
Gao Bo was also taken aback by this long-range shot. He then remembered that when Henderson was in Liverpool in the future, his image of Henderson was also a long-range shot that this guy had from time to time...
Corner kick!
Several tall men from Coventry City rushed to goal to take part in the corner.
When the corner kick was taken, Gao Bo had a premonition that something was wrong.
The ball went around Luton's front and centre defences, and Coventry City striker Morrison at the back post beat Luton left-back Soro Davies and jumped up with a header into the back of the net!
"Damn !!"
Gao Bo rushed out angrily, but he didn't know who to be angry at, this ball Solo Davis did his best, he was not tall, and he was bullied by Morrison with his height.
After rushing out, Gao Bo calmed down.
The score is equalized, and he has to find a way to get it back!