Chapter 511: Fierce competition for the top of La Liga

After the third round of the Champions League group stage, Gao Bo did not choose to return to Spain immediately.

The team will have a day off, and during this day, Gobo has been walking around England and he has gone to London.

At Upton Park, West Ham's home bubble stadium, the final match of the 13th round of the Championship this season will be played by the Hammers, who are currently second in the Championship, against 21st-placed Luton Town.

Under the bubbles flying in the sky on the spot, players from both sides began to enter the field.

The stadium's bubbles are a feature of England's stadium because West Ham's anthem is called 'We're always blowing bubbles' – West Ham are nicknamed the Hammers, but their anthem are full of childlike play.

The bubbles flew on the scene, but the camera lens locked on the high waves in the stands.

Yes, Gobo didn't come back to Spain just to watch this game. Despite his low profile, he did not escape the attention of the camera.

"Gao Bo!! The current Atletico Madrid manager won quite comfortably just a day after his side beat Manchester City, now the top of the Premier League, 3-0 in Manchester. And this game, the manager who led Luton Town to FA Cup and Europa League also sat in the stands, he was called the greatest manager in Luton history by Luton fans, and until now, every week at Wolliver Stadium, everywhere can be heard singing the sound of high wave praise. He took the small Luton team to the top. ”

However, looking at Luton's current situation, I don't know how Gao Bo feels sitting on the field? Perhaps one day, he will return to England as a manager, but he is no longer a manager of the kind of Luton Town that a small team can afford. ”

The narrator Rentkinson saw Gao Bo at a glance - in England, there are not many celebrities with Eastern faces, and even fewer can be remembered by Lightkinson.

The game wasn't complicated, with West Ham scoring a first-half goal and another in the 80th minute of the second half to seal the win. After this game, Luton Town are just one point clear of the relegation zone.

The winners of the Europa League are struggling with relegation in the Championship.

After Gobo's departure, Luton's team quickly fell apart.

Gao Bo took Sandro, Kante and Modric. Of course, this brought Luton a transfer fee of more than 20 million euros.

In fact, not only that, but two players, Adam White and Jamie Vardy, have also moved to the Premier League.

At the suggestion of Gao Bo, Adam White joined Stoke City, where he has good pace and crosses, and Stoke City clearly have a position for a player like him who can break down the wing - after all, it is Sky City.

Jamie Vardy, on the other hand, joined Everton, and as an England international, his development has been quite smooth.

To be honest, Gao Bo didn't think about bringing them to Spain, but not to mention whether English players can adapt to Spain's football environment and style, just in terms of income, they stay in the Premier League, which is definitely much higher than the income in Spain.

The Premier League's long-standing labor certification system is a measure to protect the interests of local players. In this way, it also brings another problem, that is, in order to keep the team's household register, in addition to the inflated transfer fee, in addition to the inflated transfer fee, it is obviously better to stay in the Premier League than to go to other leagues.

So Gao Bo didn't choose to bring them all out at once, in terms of strength, Vardy and Aguero, and even Diego Costa are inferior. The same goes for Adam White, who has only been formally training since he was a teenager, and his ability to now establish himself in the Premier League is a testament to his talent, but due to the lack of systematic training from a young age, Adam White also has obvious shortcomings.

These are all role-type players, and without the support of the high wave card bonus, they must also slowly learn the brutal competition of professional football.

Gao Bo left before the game was over, he thought he was very low-key, but he didn't expect the live broadcast to find him, in order to avoid being surrounded by the English paparazzi after the game, he chose to leave quietly.

He didn't know if he would return to England one day, he didn't bother any of the old people in England, everyone has their own life, and rebirth has changed the trajectory of many people's lives, but that's all he can do.

What the future holds, no one can know.

Including Gao Bo himself.

A butterfly can stir its wings to cause a storm in the Pacific Ocean, not to mention that Gao Bo's impact on European and even world football is not just as simple as a butterfly fanning its wings.

A lot of people's fates have been changed, and the outcome of many matches has become unpredictable.

This is the butterfly effect, and the future is unrecognizable.

Gao Bo sat on the plane back to Spain, looking at the coastline of England, which was getting farther and farther away from him, and sorted out his mood.

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After returning to Spain, Gao Bo did not stop. Atletico Madrid's schedule is still frequent.

Atletico Madrid have three league games to play before the next Champions League fixture.

The first was on April 23, in the ninth round of the league, when Atletico Madrid hosted Mallorca.

Atletico Madrid made a lot of rotation in this game, but they still won easily.

Mallorca did not cause too much trouble to Atletico Madrid, with a long-range shot from midfielder Koke and Diego Costa's goal in the penalty area, Atletico Madrid won 2-0, with seven wins and one draw in eight games and 22 points ranked second in the league, the first is Real Madrid, which is currently on an eight-game winning streak!

However, in the tenth round, Atletico Madrid did not even retain the second place.

In the tenth round of the league, Madrid's two teams collectively overturned.

Atletico Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw away from home by Athletic Bilbao, while Real Madrid were held to a 2-2 draw at home by Villarreal.

As a result, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid are both drawn in this round, with Barcelona taking advantage of the winners, who won 1-0 away at Granada in this round.

In this way, nine league games, Real Madrid's winning streak ended, they won eight and drew one, got twenty-five points, and are currently in first place, while Barcelona is eight wins and one loss, with twenty-four points, overtaking Atletico Madrid in second place, Atletico Madrid was forced to draw by Athletic Bilbao, seven wins and two draws, got 23 points, ranked third in the league.

"The impact of the Champions League on Atletico Madrid is starting to be felt, and although Atletico Madrid is still doing very well, we must not say that Atletico Madrid is out of contention for the league title – because the league has only just begun. But from being held to a draw by Athletic Bilbao, we saw a trend, a trend that is quite scary for Atletico Madrid fans, and that is that the momentum of Atletico Madrid is starting to go down! ”

The newspaper "As" wrote in the report.

Not only the newspaper As, but also many media reports in Spain are also highlighting the fact that Atletico Madrid's form is not as good as last season.

"Real Madrid were held to a draw, Atletico Madrid were held to a draw, Barcelona won!! After the victory at the hands of Atletico Madrid, Barcelona have not relaxed. The league is a long marathon race, and the outcome of a game doesn't mean anything, but it takes resilience at critical times to keep the team competitive in the Champions League. Atletico Madrid is now showing a lack of stamina!!"

"World Sports" said excitedly in the report. The two teams in Madrid lost, and the most excited belonged to the Catalan media.

Barcelona have been a fisherman in this round.

The 14th round of the league will be the first Madrid derby of the league this season, and the Catalan media are very optimistic that in that game, Barcelona is likely to overtake Real Madrid and sit at the top of the standings!

The league will be in Barcelona's favour. That's what the media and fans in Barcelona think.

Of course, that also includes the Real Madrid fans and their mouthpieces.

Last season's Atletico Madrid had a winning streak, and even broke the La Liga winning streak, and after nine games this season, Atletico Madrid has not lost yet, but has drawn two.

This makes many Real Madrid or Barcelona fans firmly believe that Atletico Madrid will slowly fall behind in the second half of the season.

As long as they're distracted by the league!

For Atletico Madrid, the start of the league season has been a bit worse than last season.

However, they still haven't lost, and Atletico Madrid's league record now stands at 47 without a loss.

This record is also third in the top five leagues, behind Arsenal's 49-game unbeaten run in the three seasons between 2002 and 2005, and AC Milan's 58-game unbeaten streak.

However, the continued unbeaten run also brought another problem - Gao Bo found that his players cared too much about the unbeaten record!

That's not a good thing.

If a team only wants to be undefeated, they will probably be tied up on the field, and the psychology of wanting to win and losing is not conducive to the players' performance on the field.

The fact that there have been more draws this season is proof that they are undefeated.

In the 11th round of the league, before the start of Atletico Madrid's game at home to Zaragoza, Gao Bo directly pointed out the problem of the players in the dressing room.

"Putting the unbeaten record behind us, it's really the points that really matter to us!! A draw is only one point, and that's no different for us than a loss! Gao Bo emphasized in the locker room.

"We need to win! Our only goal in every game is the three points, and now we have slipped to third place, which is a warning sign, Real Madrid and Barcelona are all working hard to snatch our league title, they are two strong opponents, so we must not relax in any way!! ”

Gao Bo finished talking in the locker room, and when it came to the game, Atletico Madrid's game situation was really much better.

They scored early!

Zaragoza was swept away by the onslaught of Atletico Madrid at the Estadio Calderón and the goals came one by one.

After a draw, Atletico Madrid is a big 4-0 win right away!

However, their two rivals are also in pretty good form. At the Camp Nou, Barcelona beat Mallorca 5-0. Real Madrid, on the other hand, won 2-0 away at Real Sociedad.

The momentum in the standings remains unchanged.

After the addition of Atletico Madrid, the competition in La Liga has become unprecedentedly fierce, and the points between the three teams are very tight! Any draw or loss can affect the team's standings for the entire season.