novelonline Chapter 204 M1 Road Derby (52155+14)
Chapter 204 M1 Road Derby (52155+14)
Chapter 204 M1 Road Derby (52155+14)
Chapter 198 M1 Road Derby
In the training ground these days, most of the topics discussed by the players are related to Ajax.
For the old courtiers of the team like John and Mel, the topic they like to talk about is the derby with Watford.
Watford is now in the English Championship. When Luton was also in the English Championship, the two sides would meet at least twice a season, but since Luton was relegated, the two sides have not met again.
"Watford?" Gao Bo was very interested in the team's mortal enemy. He knew that this team would have a firm foothold in the Premier League in the future.
"Is it like the relationship between Manchester United and Liverpool?"
"Better than that!" John said seriously.
"Okay, okay! John." Gao Bo reassured, "We can win them!"
"This is the Derby! Do you know the Derby? High!" Mel leaned over and said.
"Of course I understand. I have been in England for seven or eight years." Gao Bo said with a wave of his hand.
"You can't lose this game, right?!"
"Absolutely can't lose!!" Both of them nodded their heads and said.
For the Lutonians, winning Watford may be more important than any game this season.
This game is a battle for Luton!A battle that must not be lost.
The derby is very important in football culture. The confrontation between two teams has nothing to do with strength or league form. The only goal of both sides is to win the game and defeat their mortal enemy!
However, before the game against Watford, the team still has three league games to play.
Before Christmas, on December 21, in the No.20 round of the league, the team won Stockport 2-0 at home, and then in the Christmas game, the team played against Brentford at home, and finally relied on Vardy's brace. The team won the opponent 28-20 at home.And then on December [-]th, in the No.[-] round of the league, the team was tied [-]-[-] by Exeter City in the away game. Fortunately, Charlton lost in this round of the league, and Leeds United also drew.
The New Year of 2010 passed quietly, Luton is a small city, there is no New Year's Eve, no carnival activities.
The team didn't even have a holiday on January [-], because on January [-], the team will face Watford.However, on the afternoon of January [-]st, Gao Bo ended the training two hours earlier, allowing the players to go home and reunite with their families for the New Year.
And Gao Bo had a hot pot meal in the apartment with Lin Sen, Qingzi, and Li Yuanshan, who was brought over from the Youth Academy.
"Happy New Year!"
Four strangers from the East raised their glasses—of course, Li Yuanshan's glass contained orange juice.
"Happy New Year!!!"
A simple meal is considered the Chinese New Year.
In 2010, counting, Gao Bo has coached Luton for a year and a half.
At five o'clock in the afternoon on January [-], the Worth Road Stadium was packed.
Compared with usual, the Luton fans were a little more crazy. As soon as Gao Bo walked into the stadium, he felt that the atmosphere of this stadium was different from usual.
This is a kind of murderous intent? !
Gao Bo is not too sure, but what he can confirm is that today's opponent is indeed very special to Luton fans.
This is the derby.
The derby between Luton and Watford is called the M1 road derby, because the M1 road just connects these two places, hence the name.
If Milton Keynes is, at best, a rowdy neighbourhood, which disgusts Luton fans, Watford are sworn enemies to Luton fans.
Luton's hatred for Watford can be heard from Luton's team song Gao Bo. In this song, which is only about two and a half minutes long, about 40 seconds are dedicated to insulting Watford.
When players from both sides entered the field, the Watford players heard this voice.
But it's not just Luton, it's the same with Watford-in Watford's team song, there is also a section dedicated to scolding Luton.
This is a pair of rival teams in the true sense.
A derby will have a derby atmosphere.
Intense physical confrontation, frequent falls, and piecemeal games.
In the crazy shouts of the fans, the adrenaline of the players has already started to rush!
The game has only started ten minutes ago, and the players from both sides have already received five yellow cards!
Three of them went to Watford and two to Luton!
The rhythm of the game began to go out of control.
Gao Bo frowned watching from the sidelines.
Griezmann was shoveled to the ground again.It was Watford striker Laciak who tackled the tackle. He received a yellow card for this action, but he didn't seem to care at all. He got up and left directly.
Gao Bo immediately stood on the sidelines and yelled at the referee Mike Dean: "This is a tackle from behind!! You should give this guy a red card!!!"
Mike Dean glanced at Gao Bo on the sidelines, as long as Gao Bo didn't utter foul words, he didn't intend to pay attention to Gao Bo who was complaining on the sidelines.
The referee did not respond to Gao Bo's shout, and the smell of gunpowder on the field became more and more intense.
In the No. 20 minute of the game, Kevin Keane made a fierce tackle in the midfield and brought down Watford midfielder Smith!
Such a fierce tackle was rarely seen in Kevin Keane's games in the past!
The game seemed to be about to turn sour after kicking, and the two sides frequently fell to the ground in the midfield.
Flying shovels, quarrels, conflicts, yellow cards!
These things have appeared on the court in turn in just over 20 minutes.
To be honest, such a game is not very good.
But the entire stadium was very enthusiastic. Every tackle by Luton players always caused cheers like a tsunami, and with the encouragement of the fans, the adrenaline of the players began to soar.
The same is true for Watford in turn, their players are also merciless on the court! !
Gao Bo frowned. He was a little worried that if the rhythm of the game continued like this, whether there would be enough players left on the field after the game was over.
In just three and 10 minutes, there have been seven yellow cards.
"Is the number of yellow cards a record?" Gao Bo turned around and complained to John.
In this game, Gao Bo felt that he had completely lost control of the game, and the game almost slipped uncontrollably in the direction that Derby should have.
"How is that possible." John shook his head. "It's still early. I remember that there was a derby one year, and both sides sent off two people in the first half."
"This is the derby."
Gao Bo originally thought he knew the derby culture in England well, but he didn't realize how crazy it was until he experienced it himself.
(End of this chapter)