Chapter 43: The opponent of the third round

Gao Bo's cot in the office now belongs to Lin Sen, a young Chinese who usually spends less time in the team, and his job requires him to run all over England, to watch the games, and sometimes to record some of the games himself.

So now Gao Bo has to go back to the apartment every day to sleep, but fortunately, the apartment is not far from the office, and a tree-lined path connects the back door of the apartment and the training base. Compared with the big city of London, Luton's security environment is still very good, at least Luton has not had any vicious law and order incidents for several years, and Gao Bo is now a local celebrity in Luton. Luton is a small city with only one professional team.

He took the newspaper out of the mailbox at the door of his apartment as usual, and it was 2008, but the traditional English people still retained their habit of reading the newspaper early in the morning.

It's like Roy still returns from morning exercise on time every morning, the bright sun, the swaying plump buttocks**, Gao Bo stretches his waist comfortably, it's rare to have a good weather today.

Luton's newspapers are still blowing on Luton, and now the team is in very good shape, after winning Bournemouth's fourteen rounds of supplemental matches, the team got 20 points, this point makes Luton move up two places in the standings, and is now in 13th place in the league, while Brentford in seventh place is now 33 points, Luton is now 13 points away from seventh in the league, the only pity is that the top teams in the table are also in very good form in these rounds, Helpers Wycombe Rangers have 40 points, while Luton Town are 20 points clear of the top of the table.

Now Luton's media have begun to discuss the possibility of Luton participating in the promotion play-offs, with a 13-point difference, the league is not yet halfway through, with Luton's current form, of course, it is possible to participate in the promotion play-offs next season.

At the beginning, Gao Bo's goal was to promote the play-offs, but now that the team is in full form, Gao Bo's goal has of course become bigger, he wants to skip the promotion play-offs directly, reach the top three in the league, or even win the championship.

Today the team ushered in a holiday, although the team in December is a frequent game, the team's next game is three days later at home against Banlet, but Gao Bo still decided to give the players a day off, after all, the players are not robots, the nourishment of the holiday can keep them in a good state of mind to meet the game.

Gao Bo's vacation is very simple, after breakfast in the morning, he walks outside, waits until he comes back from lunch outside, takes a two-hour lunch break, and then he chooses to watch some footage of classic games.

Dinner is also eaten out, Gao Bo feels good about everything in Luton, the only thing that makes Gao Bo complain is that there is not a single Chinese restaurant in this place, and the bachelor Gao Bo can only endure the dark cuisine of England every day....

In the evening, Gao Bo came to a bar near the apartment.

It's a bar near the apartment, it doesn't even have a sign or anything, and most of the customers are residents near the apartment.

Gao Bo's arrival caused a cheer, and it was clear that Gao Bo was already a regular patron of the bar. Gao Bo looked at the faces in the apartment, and at the Vorves Stadium, Gao Bo could see many familiar faces here. Gao Bo knew that at least half of the people in this bar participated in the first game of the boo, but by now, these people have become Gao Bo's fans, and the only reason why they will change their attitude is that they have led Luton to win constantly.

"You should have opened the door sooner, Arthur!"

The owner of the bar is called Arthur, but the boss's round figure and lost hair do not remind King Arthur of his tall and mighty image at all. At least Gao Bo thinks that the name Arthur is definitely a waste of a good name for him.

"Have you ever seen a bar that opens early in the morning, high..."

Gao Bo shrugged his shoulders, if it weren't for the fact that the bar wasn't open, he wouldn't have had to wander around all day.

"Whiskey...."

Gao Bo found that he was now in love with whisky, and of course, he also loved Moutai and Erguotou..... And so on and so on all the high-alcohol drinks.

Business at the bar was particularly good today as the draw for the third round of the FA Cup was about to take place.

"Hey... It's Lineker!! ”

Presiding over the draw ceremony was Lineker, a famous player in English football, who won the Golden Boot of the 1986 World Cup, and is still very popular in England.

"I like him!! I watch his shows a lot. ”

"I grew up watching him play.."

"Hey, be quiet, guys, I can't hear what is going on..."

The pub quieted down and the drinkers who came here were mostly Luton fans who wanted to know which team they would draw in the third round of the FA Cup.

Luton Town have a history of poor results in the FA Cup, and their best result in the FA Cup was only to reach the fourth round, and if they are lucky enough to get through to the draw this time, they may be able to reach the fourth round.

"Let's start the lottery!! I can't wait. "Someone in the bar complained that Lineker was still talking about something, and Gao Bo couldn't hear it clearly, probably analysing what the top four of the Premier League would do in the FA Cup this season.

"Who do you think we're going to draw?" Someone in the bar asked such a question.

"I hope to draw Manchester United!!"

"Why not Manchester City, maybe Manchester City still have a chance to win.."

"Why can't Manchester United win?"

"Are you dreaming, work?"

"Manchester City are also very good, they have found a rich man. I heard that next season, the Abu Dhabi consortium will throw out 200 million to bring them in. ”

"Oh... Shit..."

'I'd like to draw a team from the lower leagues so we can get to the fourth round.'

"Draw Chelsea, they're really rich, and they won't care about us when the ticket revenue comes."

"Now Manchester City is the richest, and people can unscrew the oil valve and have a steady stream of dollars..."

The fans in the bar were talking.

On TV, Lineker said a few more minutes of advertising and finally got to the point.

"Now let's start drawing," Gao Bo heard clearly.

The first Premier League team to be drawn is Arsenal, and their opponents are... Leeds.

There was a sigh in the bar, apparently hoping that the team could wave the fans at the home of a big club in the third round. Now that Arsenal, one of the Premier League's traditional top four, has been drawn out, it means that there is one less chance.

Soon Manchester United were also drawn and they were drawn to Southampton.

Liverpool's opponents were also drawn, with Liverpool away to Preston North End.

The fans in the bar are not very hopeful of drawing a strong team, and they are now looking to draw a team from the lower leagues, either the First Division or the Second Division, so that the team has a chance to reach the fourth round of the FA Cup.

The draw on TV continues, with the home team drawn first.

"Chelsea...."The draw guests drew Chelsea out.

Having won several Premier League titles, Chelsea are now regarded as one of the biggest clubs in England. The voices in the bar are quiet, and people are still willing to pay attention to the dynamics of the big teams.

"Luton ......."

Before the fans could react, Chelsea's opponents were pumped out.

The bar was quiet for a while, and everyone turned to look at Gao Bo.

Because they know that Gao Bo used to work at Chelsea.

Gao Bo's face was normal, and he also picked up the wine glass and raised it towards everyone.

It's a great draw....