Football Card System
Opponents in the Quarterfinals

Chapter 81 Opponents in the Quarterfinals

"It's not popular !!!"

In the newspaper the next day, Gao Bo's sentence became the headline of many newspapers.

Despite being titled "It's not a win", many media outlets still call this game the biggest win in the FA Cup in recent years overall!

The story of a small team beating a big team is not uncommon in the FA Cup, but as Luton swept Manchester City by a score of four zeros, and a second-division team could not find an English League team. It's very rare.

"... To some extent, this really does not disappoint, because with the power of Luton, Manchester City are almost entirely targeted by them! Although Manchester City has the advantage in possession of the ball, but in other key statistics in terms of the number of shots, the number of shots in the range of the goal frame, the number of attacks within 30 meters, running distance, interception, interception, etc., Luton has an edge over Manchester City. What's more, in terms of score, a four to zero score speaks for itself ... "

Team News put the game on the front page of the sports edition. Even in England, this game had made a stir throughout England.

“I didn't expect Manchester City to lose so badly. Coach Gao Bo's team achieved something extraordinary. In fact, I even think they have hope of winning the FA Cup !!” Manchester United manager Ferguson faces media. In the schadenfreude scene, however, it is their city rivals Manchester City, and Manchester United have been knocked out of the FA Cup. After all, watching the excitement was no big deal.

Another veteran Premier League coach Wenger also expressed his admiration for this match: "I think we definitely don't want to meet Luton. This is a phenomenal team in the Premier League this season and can be built in the second division. Coach Gao Bo has done an excellent job with a very effective team! "

Arsenal also reached the quarter-finals, but the FA Cup draw will not begin until the fifth round is over.

Lineker spent nearly half an hour introducing the Luton team to his BBC show "Game of the Day": "I think now no one can ignore this ongoing team. Chelsea and Manchester City are out of the second division! In the FA Cup quarter-finals, let's see which opponents Luton will hold, and how far will they go in the FA Cup this season? Let's just wait! "

Just the night after the broadcast of "Game of the Day", all the fifth round of the FA Cup had ended.

There have been no draws in eight games in this round, but that is relatively rare in the FA Cup, but it also gave rise to all the quarter-finals.

In addition to Luton, there are seven teams including Coventry, Fulham, Middlesbrough, Hull City, Everton, Liverpool, and Arsenal who have reached the quarter-finals.

Luton is the lowest league level among the top eight teams.In addition, the strength of English Championship side Coventry is relatively weak, and the remaining six teams all come from the English Premier League.

Although the FA Cup is a hotbed of unpopularity, most teams that can reach the final stages of the competition are also Premier League teams. On the football field there may be distractions in a game, but if the strength is not enough, it is basically impossible to interfere with the game.

After training that day, in Gao Bo's office. All the members of his coaching staff were watching the quarter-final draw in his office!

Gao Bo was a little excited, it was a shock to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. Because before the start of the season, the whole team was held back by a thirty-point penalty, and the pressure in the league was already quite great.

But now the FA Cup has entered the quarter-finals, in theory as long as you win three more games, you can win the FA Cup!

For Gao Bo absolutely need to fight for it - let alone win the FA Cup, the card system will surely have rewards beyond imagination, and winning the cup also means next season's Luton will earn a place in the European Championship - the FA Cup winner will have Europa League qualification!

If the improvement goes smoothly this season, Gao Bo will lead the first division team to the Europa League next season!

The thought of such a challenge made Gao Bo tremble with excitement.

"I hope the quarter-finals can get a good draw ..."

The team even missed Chelsea and Manchester City, but there were also Arsenal and Liverpool in the quarter-finals.Against these two teams, John had no common sense.

"I hope we can pull Coventry !!" lin Sen said with a hint of hope. Coventry was the weakest among the top eight except for Luton.

The draw has now begun, and the first to be drawn is Coventry.

Everyone on the coaching staff looked at Lin Sen, and even Lin Sen was dumbfounded. Isn't that a coincidence?

But the truth is just a coincidence ...

After the guests of the draw drew against Coventry, Luton's coaching staff exclaimed.

"Mos ..."

Opponent Coventry is ... Lutons! !

There were cheers in the office, and John Aston wanted to send Lin Sen some kisses making the young man scared again and again.

"Are you using magic, Lin ?!"

Mel Donald was also very excited.

Although it looks a little arrogant, for Luton, Luton who is still in the second division does not seem to be afraid of opponents in the Championship League, they have lost many times in the FA Cup and League Cup. Opponents at this level, and even Chelsea and Manchester City were beheaded by Luton, Coventry are naturally much weaker than the two teams above.

Guobo is also very happy, after all, it is better to attract Coventry than Arsenal or Liverpool.

"okay !! Now our goal is to defeat Coventry !! To reach the semifinals !!!"

Gao Bo announced excitedly before all the draws were over.

In another match, Liverpool played against Fulham, and Everton faced Middlesbrough on the main stage, and the remaining set of confrontations was Arsenal against Hull City.

After the draw, the draw on the BBC live broadcast did not end immediately, but rather some guests who predicted the FA Cup semi-final seat.

“I think the top four are Arsenal, Liverpool, Everton and Luton!” Said a guest.

In fact, he didn't know that he was thinking alone, even Lineker thought so: "I think it's difficult for Coventry to compete with Luton, even though their league level is two levels higher than Luton's, he said, but look. Luton, they are indeed crocodiles in the second division. If they haven't been deducted 30 points this season, they can definitely set a second division champion record! "

In the history of the FA Cup, there has never been a time when low-level league teams were so promising ...