Soccer Card System

Chapter 121 No Surprise Finals
Chapter 117 No Surprise Finals

Luton's last league game this season was played in a rainstorm.

On May [-], Luton challenged Brentford away.

Although the league championship has been locked, Gao Bo still sent most of the main players, because the game is still ten days away from the FA Cup final, and Gao Bo needs to keep the main players in the game.

Ten days without a game is a long enough time for players.

The first half of the game was uneventful, and this game meant nothing to both sides.

Luton have secured the league title and neither win nor loss in this game will affect their league position.

The same is true for Brentford. They are now five points behind No.2 Wycombe Wanderers and four points ahead of No.4 Exeter City.

It was not until the No.308 minute that Charlie Austin scored a goal, helping Luton lead Brentford [-]-[-].

In the second half, Gao Bo began to make substitution adjustments.

He replaced two players on Luton's left, Lewis Emmanuel and Thoro Davies replaced by Adam White and Asan Harry!

No one realized the significance of this substitution. Even the scouts sent by Benitez in the stands were just Luton giving more young players a chance to play in the second half.

But Gao Bo didn't think so in his heart, he was already preparing for the FA Cup final.

Benitez is known as a master of tactics. He studies his opponents very carefully before the game, and often makes targeted arrangements in tactics.

This was the case with Benitez in Valencia, he could start ten games in ten games.

To deal with such a scheming Spanish coach, Gao Bo also decided to change his starting lineup. After all, Luton is on the weak side. If he used the previous method to deal with Liverpool, it is estimated that Benitez has already prepared a trap for him.

He decided to start Adam in the final!
Although Adam's physical fitness is not enough to support a whole game, it is still possible to let him play for five or six 10 minutes!
But since Adam is on the field, a player with strong defensive ability needs to be placed on the left back.

Hassan Ali is a flag that Gao Bo likes to use very much. Let such a defensive player who originally played as a defensive midfielder play as a left back?Gao Bo believes that Hassan Ali is qualified for this position. First of all, Hassan's physical fitness can support him to run up and down, and his defensive ability is also online.

If you don't consider his sense of position, letting Hassan Ali guard the left flank is definitely a reassuring option.But Gao Bo is not going to let Hassan participate in the assist, he just needs to defend the area on his left.

Hassan didn't have any objection to Gao Bo's arrangement. For Hassan, it doesn't matter which position he plays, as long as he can play.

"Don't get involved in the offense too much, go up and try to play left back first!!" Gao Bo said in Hassan's ear.

The dark-skinned and lean Hassan nodded frequently: "Don't worry, boss. I used to play as a defender when I was in the Youth Academy."

Gao Bo patted Hassan on the shoulder: "Liverpool's offensive players are different from Brentford's. You need to adapt first. In the next ten days of training, I will strengthen your training as a left back!!"

Gao Bo remembered that he still had a card to strengthen basic skills training, maybe it could be used on Hassan?
The two were quickly replaced, and Luton's formation became 433 at this time.

This is the formation that Gao Bo prepared to deal with Liverpool, but most people didn't know it at this time.The three midfielders are Drinkwater, Kanter, and Kevin Keane. The three players are in an inverted triangle position. Kanter is at the end, and Drinkwater and Kevin Keane are on both sides. These three midfielders have considerable defensive capabilities, especially Kanter. The coverage in the midfield is very large. Coupled with the increase in cards, the coverage of the three midfielders in the midfield is already very sufficient.

The key is on the offensive end!
Three offensive players in the frontcourt, Adam, Vardy, and Charlie Austin!The running ability and speed of the three players are not weak. Whether it is on the offensive end or on the counterattack, the trident in the frontcourt can play a considerable role!

After completing the substitutions, Luton is still adapting to their new formation, and Brentford does not have much energy to fight back.

The game finally ended with a zero to one. Luton won the away game and won the second division championship this season!

The Second Division trophy was brought back from the away game by Luton, but the team did not celebrate.

"When we win the FA Cup, we will celebrate the success of this season together!" Gao Bo announced to the players on the bus.

Luton also announced to the fans the news of the postponement of the championship celebration.

"The team is preparing for the FA Cup final!"

This is Luton's official statement.

After the league ended, Luton's training base was immediately closed, and the team immediately entered closed training.No media can detect Luton's training situation.

"Closed training?"

Benitez frowned when he heard the news. He knew that Gao Bo must have some new tricks to deal with Liverpool, but now Benitez can't figure out what kind of medicine is sold in Gao Bo's gourd.

"Are they setting off smoke bombs? Besides defending and counterattacking, what else can they do?" Benitez's assistant, the bald Ayestaran, said on the sidelines.

"Leave them alone, we still have league tasks to play!"

Although the hope of winning the league is slim, Liverpool will not give up when there is still hope.

Once Manchester United loses to Arsenal, Liverpool will have a chance to tie the score with Manchester United in the final round. If the goal difference is compared then, Liverpool really may not lose.

Liverpool's offensive ability is indeed very good. Torres is at his peak this season. Before his injury, Torres was one of the most powerful centers in the world. His offensive power made many teams fearful.

Gao Bo also knows this, but he also studied Liverpool's weaknesses - their defense does not seem to be solid.

This season Liverpool have often played big scores - either a big win or a big draw.

A typical battle occurred in the second round of the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Liverpool played against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

In addition to this game, in the next home game against Arsenal in the league, Liverpool played a score of four to four.
The offensive firepower is so strong, and in terms of defense, Liverpool has scored a lot.

Carragher is still Liverpool's main central defender this season, but the age of the England veteran has declined very seriously. Skrtel is still at his peak, but goalkeeper Reina, who has declined seriously on the goal line, is an important factor for Liverpool conceding more goals.
Benitez did not take the news of Luton's closed training too seriously. It is normal for the opponent to play tricks to confuse his own judgment when the battle is imminent.

Benitez still has a glimmer of hope for the league.

It’s just that Manchester United’s game was a few hours earlier than Liverpool’s. When Manchester United’s game ended, Benitez knew that Liverpool had no hope of winning the championship. Manchester United had a zero-to-zero tie with Arsenal at home.

Although Liverpool won West Bromwich Albion away in this round of the league, Liverpool are not very happy.

Benitez also turned around and left the court quickly after the game ended. There was no excitement on his face that should have been won.

It wasn't until he returned to Liverpool that Benitez calmed down.

Now in front of him, there is only one FA Cup left!
The FA Cup final! !This is a game where there must be no surprises! !
Benitez took a deep breath and announced to the Liverpool players that training will be officially closed tomorrow.

There are only three days left until the start of the FA Cup!There is not much preparation time on Liverpool's side.

(End of this chapter)