Chapter 49: Chelsea away

Chapter 49 Away Chelsea

　　 The bell of the New Year in 2009 rang. On January 3rd, in the third round of the FA Cup, Luton will play away against Chelsea.

　　 Early this morning, Luton's orange bus slowly drove out of the training base, meandered through the narrow streets of Luton, and drove onto the M1 highway.

　　 This is the only highway that passes through Luton. This highway connects the town of Luton and Hertfordshire. It takes the exit of the M1 to the southwest, which is the Greater London area.

　　 The scenery outside the car window flew back from the window.

　　 The players are sitting in their seats, some are closing their eyes and some are listening to music with huge headphones.

　　 Gao Bo would not choose to disturb the players at this time. He didn't want to take the seat belt off the fast-moving car.

　　 "It's Hertfordshire from there." John Aston pointed in the other direction when the bus pulled out from one exit.

　　 Gao Bo looked at John Aston, who looked a little melancholy. Of course he knew what John was melancholy.

　　England teams always have their own rivals, and Luton is no exception.

　　 And Luton's mortal enemy is Watford in Hertfordshire, a pair of noisy neighbors. It is difficult to trace the root cause of how the two sides formed animosity, but it is undeniable that the team that Luton fans hate most must be Watford.

　　 The two sides are each other's number one mortal enemy, and the derby between them is also called "M1 Derby". Because the British M1 road connects Hertfordshire and Luton where Watford is located.

　　 Of course, in addition to Watford, Milton Keynes in the same area is also regarded as Luton's regional rival.

　　 However, Luton's number one rival Watford is now playing in the Premier League, while Milton Keynes is still in the First Division. Luton, who is in the second division, seems to be at a disadvantage in the competition with his rivals.

　　 "John, we will not stay in the second division for too long." Gao Bo turned to look at his players, confident: "The Super League is the stage for these guys!!"

John is not as confident as Gao Bo. This Luton team is indeed very promising, especially now that the average age of Luton's core players, Vardy, Kanter and others, is around twenty years old. Give them a few years. May not and cannot rush to the Premier League. But John knows that the times are different now. Chelsea became a giant team because of Abramovich's investment. Now Manchester City also has the support of big gold masters, and the gold dollar has swept the professional football world.

　　 How long can Luton stay with these people?

　　 One season?

　　 Or two seasons?

　　 John didn't know, but he knew that when a team waved a check, a small team like Luton couldn't resist the temptation.

　　 For example, if a team spends five million to buy Vardy?

　　 Although John knows that Vardy is worth the price, can Luton refuse it? Their budget for a season is only one million.

　　 But if Gao Bo knew what John was thinking, he would definitely sneer. In the previous life, Vardy sold for 50 million and it was considered a blood loss. In this life, even though Vardy is still young and the inflation in the transfer market is not so severe, if there is a card bonus, plus the current Var Di is so young, after one or two seasons, there will be no more than 20 million, and there is no talk!

　　 "High, you can take Luton into the Super League, right?"

　　 John knows very well that neither Valdy nor Kanter is as valuable as the coach in front of him. Gao Bo is the most important factor in the rise of Luton.

　　 Gao Bo understood what John was thinking. He thought for a while and gave an ambiguous answer: "I will take the team forward."

　　 "What's going on in Chelsea recently." Gao Bo turned to ask his data analyst Lin Sen.

"You are irritating Chelsea, boss!" Lin Sen shook his head. He didn't understand why Gao Bo had to say so much to irritate his opponent before the game against Chelsea. Faced with a strong opponent, he should not be low-key. Is it possible to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger...

　　 "Scolari said that there is no problem with Chelsea's locker room now, and Chelsea will be in the best condition for this game and make a good start for the new year...

　　 "Deco directly fought back in the media. He said that you are irresponsible and that angering Chelsea will make Luton pay the price..."

　　 "Wait... Did Deco say it?" Gao Bo leaned forward and asked, holding his hand on the armrest of the seat.

　　 "He said it..."

　　 It's done! !

　　 Gao Bo was overjoyed. He did so much, didn't he just want Scolari to arrange Deco to start this game. Scolari put Deco at the core and basically abandoned Chelsea's defensive counterattacking tactical tradition. As long as Scolari continues to use his set, this game will be easier for Luton.

　　 Strangle Deco! !

　　 Kanter on the court will definitely suffocate Deco.

　　...

　　 The sun was still shining in the morning, and when the bus drove into West London, the sky was already gloomy and a little rain fell from time to time.

　　 "This **** weather forecast!!" Gao Bo cursed with a grin, talking about MMP, but in his heart he hoped that the rain would be a little bit heavier, preferably a violent storm!

　　 In any case, it is difficult to break away from the fact that Luton's lineup has no advantage compared to Chelsea, and the opponent is showing a crushing posture in strength.

　　 If it is a stormy weather, this will cause some surprises on the court and narrow the gap between the strength of the two sides.

The game was played at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, although it was only an FA Cup and the opponents were teams in the second division. There were clusters outside Stamford Bridge at three or four in the afternoon. The blue lineup of fans poured in.

　　 The atmosphere of England fans is very good, and the FA Cup is also played on weekends. There is absolutely no empty ticket on the stadium.

Luton arrived at a hotel near Stamford Bridge Stadium at around nine in the morning. After the players had lunch in the hotel in the morning, they had a two-hour lunch break in the afternoon. At 3:30 in the afternoon, the Luton bus The car has entered the parking lot of Stamford Bridge.

　　 At this time, all the Luton players were calm when they didn't come. They looked at the huge stadium outside the car window in amazement. For most players in Luton now, it is the first time in their life to play against a Premier League team. What's more, this is the newly-promoted team in the Premier League.

　　 "Many people..."

　　 "This is Chelsea...they are the richest team...but who is richer compared to the Abu Dhabi consortium?"

　　 "Of course the Arabs are rich..."

　　 "Ah, ah, when will I be so rich..."

　　 "Stop dreaming, Charlie..."

　　 The players talked a lot.

　　At this time, the bus stopped at the parking lot provided by the stadium.

　　 This is a place where ordinary fans cannot come.

　　 Gao Bo was the first to get out of the car and there were not many news media reporters who came to film Luton. Most of the reporters went to wait for the Chelsea bus.

　　 But not far from the cordon, Gao Bo saw Luton fans wearing orange jerseys.

　　 Gao Bo stretched out his hand and waved to the fans. Luton fans cheered instantly.