Chapter 164: Victory! (18/155+12)
Chapter 164: Win!
At half-time, Gobo didn't plan to make any changes to his team, first praising his team's performance and then exiting the dressing room after highlighting some details of the second half.
Fifteen minutes passed quickly, and when the players from both sides reappeared on the pitch, CSKA Sofia was ready to make a substitution.
A tall player stands on the sidelines.
"His name is Popov, he is 193 centimeters tall, he is 23 years old, he is a high school striker, and his header and physical fitness are very good."
When the opposing player stood on the sidelines, Lin Sen came to Gao Bo and said. The collection of these data was done by Lin Sen.
Gao Bo nodded, he looked at Popov's body to know what the characteristics of this guy were.
"They're going to play high strikers!" Gao Bo said.
"Do we need to make a specific arrangement?" Lin Sen asked on the side.
"No!" Gao Bo shook his head, "Take me as the main thing, continue to suppress them." Popov is no match for Saul! ”
What if you even put on a high school striker? Even if some threats can be created, sporadic attacks will not affect the overall situation.
'We need to score the second goal as soon as possible!'
Gao Bo came to the sidelines as he spoke, and the score of leading 1-0 was not very safe.
CSKA Sofia did pose some threat with a high striker, but they were soon pushed back by Luton.
In the 48th minute, Antoine Griezmann forced the goalkeeper to save from a long-range shot from the edge of the box, before a Luton corner was driven into the box and Saul Campbell leaped high from the edge of the box, only to have his header just wide of the post.
Luton is in full swing!
The fans of CSKA Sofia in the stands have long lost the momentum of the opening game.
Gobo also turned around in regret after Sol's header went wide, and when he turned to look at the stands, the Bulgarian fans were a little quiet, and many of the topless fans were also wearing their clothes.
Penev's high-pitched tactics had only a slight effect at the beginning, but that was all there was to it, and CSKA Sofia was held back again.
Mr. Penev rubbed his somewhat stiff face, and the head coach of CSKA Sofia turned pale under the lights of the stadium of the Bulgarian army.
In the current situation, Penev has to admit one thing....... The gap between his team and Luton Town is simply too great.
What the weakest team!
It's not good.... They are not necessarily even the best team in the group.
The other two opponents in the group will not have an easy time against Luton, and if they do, I am afraid the result will be unexpected by everyone.
Penef felt much better at the thought that Luton Town might beat Basel and Roma in quick succession..... He won't be fed enough to remind the other two teams that it's best if they both lose to Luton, so CSKA Sofia won't be ashamed to lose to this English One opponent.
Penev had planned to do something in this game, but the current situation told him that in the Europa League, CSKA Sofia was really not enough.
For Penev, it would be nice to win just one of the six games in the group stage, as for qualifying from the group or something........ Don't count on it anymore.
Penef quickly accepted that there was indeed a huge gap between his team and Luton Town in terms of quality! His goal in this game has gone from winning before, to accepting a draw, and now even if it is a small loss, Penev can accept it calmly.
Of course, this is only Penev's own thoughts, and of course this idea cannot be known to the players, but he is loudly directing the defense on the sidelines.
This kept the CSKA Sofia players on the pitch from losing their fighting spirit, and as long as they maintained a 0-1 scoreline, maybe they could get a chance to fight back and equalize the score if they were lucky.
It's not an easy task, and that's true for all teams in the world, and Luton Town is no exception.
Long-range shots are a regular means of attacking the bucket formation, and Luton have also frequently tried long-range shots from the perimeter during this time.
However, there were too many long-range shots, and CSKA Sofia seemed to be gradually adapting to this rhythm.
The score of 0-1 continued until the seventy-third minute of the game. Antoine Griezmann picked up his right foot on the edge of the box and fired a long-range shot, and CSKA Sofia had no doubt about him, as Luton had been attacking from distance before that.
The two defenders stretched out their feet to block, and the moment they handed over their weight, Griezmann flicked the ball lightly and then dribbled into the box!
"Be careful!!!
Penev was taken aback, and CSKA Sofia's defense was also disrupted by this sudden change of tempo, and they hurriedly replenished the defense, and in the panic, the defense in the penalty area was inevitably one or the other.
Antoine Griezmann dribbled to the edge of the six-yard box and then gently pushed the ball down the middle as the defender came up to block.
Vardy gave a gentle push in the middle and faced most of the empty goal, Vardy will not waste such an opportunity!!
"Pretty!! Two-to-!!! Luton Town scored another goal!! ”
Mr. Rentkinson's voice was heard on the TV screen, and countless fans raised their glasses in Luton's large and small bars.
"Pretty !!!!!"
"Won!! We've got it!!! ”
The Luton fans were celebrating, and inside the stadium, the Luton players were celebrating their goals.
Gao Bo was not too excited at this time, and he and the members of his coaching staff high-fived each other.
The team's form is fantastic, and that has to do with the work of the coaching staff.
Haruko also blushed and stretched out her hand, and Haruko's face became even more rosy after Gao Bo high-fived her. It's a pity that Gao Bo didn't see this scene, he high-fived and turned around and sat back in his place.
For Gao Bo, this game has basically been won!
With a two-goal lead, the whole game dominating the whole game, and controlling the tempo of the whole game, such a perfect game scene was already something that could only happen for Luton Town last season when they played in the second division - even in the league this season, it is difficult for Luton to play so perfectly, after all, the quality of the team in the first division is higher than that of the second division.
Of course, this is not to say that CSKA Sofia is weak, but the players are in very good shape in this game, which may be related to the type of game, and the first appearance in the Europa League makes the players quite excited!
And the next game was indeed as Gao Bo expected, CSKA Sofia did not have the power to fight back, but Luton made frequent attacks on CSKA Sofia in the following time, but they did not score a third goal in the end.
The final result of the match was 0 to two!
As is customary, the home team is in front and the away team is in the back!
Luton Town beat CSKA Sofia away to win their first Europa League group stage match!