Chapter 159 had a bad start

Luton were naturally not convinced by the ban and appealed.

Therefore, Gao Bo does not need to be banned for the time being until the appeal result comes down.

Gao Bo chose to appeal because Luton's next game against Plymouth from the Championship in the UEFA Cup. Compared to the opponents in the First Division, this opponent may be stronger.

On 12 August, in the first round of the Carabao Cup, Luton Town played away to Plymouth, and Gao Bo sat in the dugout.

The opening match of the First Division was played on August 8, but because Luton Town were playing in the Community Shield on this day, the first round of the First Division of Luton's home match against Tranpier was postponed on this day, and as for the timetable, the FA has not yet given an arrangement - because Luton Town still have to play in the Europa League this season, at least until the Europa League draw is made, the specific time for the next specific make-up match will be determined.

This season's fixture schedule can be described as very dense for Luton.

Fortunately, at the beginning of the season, the schedule has not yet reached a really intensive stage, so in this Carabao Cup game, Luton Town is still the main force.

Plymouth finished 21st in the Championship last season, much to the gasp of Plymouth fans, but the team ended up staying in the Championship.

This time at home to Luton, Plymouth was also very crisp, and they directly put on a 541 defensive counter-attack posture with five defenders and four defensive midfielders.

If you don't know which league these two teams belong to, you still think that Luton Town are a Championship team and Plymouth are a First Division team.

It's fair to say that after back-to-back defeats to Premier League teams last season, Luton Town are no longer seen as an ordinary lower-tier side – otherwise they wouldn't be playing in the Europa League.

And as it turned out, Plymouth did the right thing, and they almost dragged the game to 0-0.

However, in the 84th minute, Griezmann received a pass from Drinkwater in the middle and faked a shot to burst into the box, and then crossed from inside the box, Vardy scored his first goal of the season!

In the end, Luton Town still reached the second round of the League Cup with a score of 1-0.

A narrow win over Championship side Plymouth was a good start to the season. However, the next news made Luton very unhappy.

Luton's appeal failed, and the FA upheld the verdict...

This also means that Gao Bo will have to sit in the stands for the next two consecutive games.

......

On August 15, the weather was good, and Wowway Stadium was already full of people at about 3 p.m.

In the second round of the First Division, Luton Town face Swindon Town at home! It was Luton's first home game of the season, so the fans were cheering as well.

Before the game, Gao Bo made some final game arrangements in the locker room.

Sandro's labor certification is still pending, which means he can't register in the first division. Fortunately, before the transfer window closes on September 1, Sandro will still be able to make it to the league.

Because he only played an away game three days ago, Gao Bo actually made a little rotation in this game.

Adam got his first appearance of the season, and after more than a month of strengthening his fitness before the game, he was already much better than last season.

In the other position at right-back, teenager Jenkinson was given the start.

"Remember how we played last season?"

The players smiled and nodded.

"I don't need to say anything, we've beaten so many big opponents, we're the best team in the first division, we deserve to be promoted!!"

"That's right! Our only goal this season is to level up!! Promoted to the Champions League!! ”

Gao Bo said with open arms, and his players had no doubts, they were confident that they could definitely do it.

The atmosphere in the dressing room was lively.

But when the players walked out of the locker room, there were still two men in suits and leather shoes standing at the door.

"Mr. Gao Bo?"

"Huh?"

Gao Bo's brows furrowed, who are these two people? Anyway, Gao Bo hadn't seen him at Wardwell Stadium, and it was a dressing room, a sensitive area for the team, even though they were only standing in the doorway.

"We are the ...... of the FA Disciplinary Committee"

The other party gave such a series of names.

Gao Bo tilted his head and thought about it: "Is there such an institution?" ”

The two men in suits and leather shoes looked unkind, and Gao Bo quickly laughed.

"Just kidding.... I'm not going to the stadium. Gao Bo said, pointing to the players who ran out.

The two nodded, the two were clearly the FA's supervisors.

"Sir, please make sure you don't have any communication with you..."

Gao Bo took out his phone and turned it off in front of them...

Another person also walked around Gao Bo to make sure he didn't have any earplugs or anything in his ears.

"Dude, do you think I'm James Bond?" Gao Bo was a little impatient, and he walked to the stands as he spoke.

Gao Bo sat in the box at Wowfar Stadium.

Fortunately, there is also the owner David Morton here, otherwise in the face of two poker faces, Gao Bo really doesn't know how to mix up for more than 100 minutes.

The process of the game is very tedious.

Gao Bo quickly ignored the presence of two overseers in the box.

The team's attack was not going well, and Swindon, who were playing away, also adopted a stubborn strategy.

The end result of the game was 0-0 and no one scored!

Luton were a little less lucky against a dense defence.

Gao Bo was a little helpless, because he couldn't make adjustments in time to the situation on the field, and John's command was really a bit rigid and stiff.

Just ten days after this game, on 19 August, Luton Town faced Colchester United away and the result was also 0-0!

The opposition also adopted a stubborn strategy, and Luton's attack was also ineffective.

If a 0-0 game is an accident, then two consecutive 0-0 games have to make the team vigilant.

The team's offensive efficiency against a dense defence needs to be shown.

The problem is first and foremost Griezmann's run-in with the team.

Antoine Griezmann's position is flexible, he can play as a midfielder as well as a number nine and a half players. Gao Bo fixed him in the middle.

And this run-in is two-fold, the first is that Griezmann actually plays more on the right side of Real Sociedad B, and he actually has little experience in playing in the middle.

However, Gao Bo still insists that Griezmann's characteristics are suitable for playing in the middle, because this is proven on the ground - Simeone fixed Griezmann in the middle back then, and Simeone also believes that Griezmann can only play his best when he is in the middle.

In this regard, Griezmann can only slowly grope for this, as a future superstar, he has the ability to adjust, which Gao Bo is not worried about.

On the other hand, Luton's players seem to be a bit unaccustomed to having a playmaker in the middle.

They still play the same way they played last season, and the result was a constant flow of crosses that allowed only Vardy to grab a point in the box, so the success rate was naturally not high.

These can be solved through training.

Before the next game, Gao Bo focused his work on Griezmann's run-in with the team, at least on the offensive end, strengthening Griezmann's possession, allowing the talented player to guide the team's attack and strengthen the ability to break through dense defenses.