Luton, of course, was not happy with the ban and launched an appeal.
Therefore, before the appeal result comes out, Gao Bo does not have to be banned temporarily.
The reason why Gao Bo chose to appeal is because Luton's next game in the League Cup is against Plymouth from the Championship. Compared to the opponents in League One, this opponent is likely to be stronger.
On August 12th, in the first round of the League Cup, Gao Bo was sitting on the coach's bench when Luton challenged Plymouth away.
The opening game of League One was held on August 8th, but because Luton had to participate in the Community Shield Cup on this day, the first round of League One at home against Tranmere Rovers was postponed. As for the schedule, the FA has not yet given arrangements - because Luton will also participate in the Europa League this season, at least until the Europa League draw comes out before the specific makeup time can be determined.
This season's schedule can be said to be very dense for Luton.
Fortunately, at the beginning of the season, the schedule has not yet reached the truly dense stage, so in this League Cup game, Luton still used its main force.
Plymouth finished twenty-first in the Championship last season, which made Plymouth fans gasp, but fortunately, the team ultimately stayed in the Championship.
This time, facing Luton at home, Plymouth was also very straightforward. They directly put up a 541 defensive counter-attack formation with five defenders and four defensive midfielders.
If fans didn't know which leagues these two teams belonged to, they would have thought Luton was a Championship team and Plymouth was a League One team.
It can be said that after successively defeating Premier League-level teams last season, Luton is no longer regarded as an ordinary lower-league team - otherwise, they would not participate in the Europa League.
And the fact also proves that Plymouth's approach was correct, they almost dragged the game to a goalless draw.
However, in the 84th minute of the game, Griezmann received Drinkwater's pass in the middle, feinted a shot, dribbled past and broke into the penalty area, and then crossed the ball in the penalty area, and Vardy scored his first goal of the season!
In the end, Luton still entered the second round of the League Cup with a score of 1-0.
A narrow victory over Championship team Plymouth can be said to have started the season well. However, the following news made Luton very dissatisfied.
Luton's appeal failed, and the FA upheld the original verdict...
This also means that Gao Bo must sit in the stands for the next two consecutive games.
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August 15th, the weather was good that day, and Kenilworth Road was already crowded with people by 3 pm.
League One Round 2, Luton welcomes Swindon Town at home! This is Luton's first home game of the season, so the fans are also very supportive.
Before the game, Gao Bo made some final game arrangements in the locker room.
Sandro's work permit still hasn't been approved, which means he still can't be registered for League One. Fortunately, Sandro will still be able to catch up with the league registration before the transfer window closes on September 1st.
Because they played an away game three days ago, Gao Bo actually made a little rotation in this game.
Adam got his first chance to play this season. After more than a month of pre-season strengthening, his physical fitness is much better than last season.
The other position is at right-back, where youngster Calum-Chambers gets the start.
"Remember how we played last season?"
The players nodded with a smile.
"I don't need to say anything. We defeated so many strong enemies. We are the best team in League One. We should be promoted!!"
"That's right! Our only goal this season is promotion!! To the Championship!!"
Gao Bo said, opening his arms.
And his players didn't have any doubts. They were confident that they could definitely do it.
The atmosphere in the locker room was very warm.
However, when the players walked out of the locker room, there were two men in suits standing at the door.
"Mr. Gao Bo?"
"Huh?"
Gao Bo frowned. Who are these two people? Anyway, Gao Bo had never seen them at Kenilworth Road, and this is the locker room, a sensitive area for the team, even though they are just standing at the door.
"We are from the Football Association Disciplinary Committee..."
The other party reported such a series of names.
Gao Bo tilted his head and thought: "Is there such an organization?"
The two men in suits looked unhappy, and Gao Bo quickly smiled.
"Just kidding.... I won't go to the stadium," Gao Bo said, pointing to the players who ran out.
The two nodded. These two were obviously supervisors sent by the FA.
"Sir, please make sure you are not carrying any communication tools..."
Gao Bo took out his mobile phone and turned it off in front of them...
Another person walked around Gao Bo to make sure he didn't have any earphones or anything like that in his ears.
"Buddy, do you think I'm James Bond?" Gao Bo was a little impatient. He walked towards the stands while talking.
Gao Bo sat in the box at Kenilworth Road.
Fortunately, the boss David Morton was also here, otherwise, facing two poker faces, Gao Bo really didn't know how to get through these hundred minutes.
The game was very boring.
Gao Bo quickly ignored that he still had two supervisors in the box.
The team's offense was not going well, and Swindon, playing away, also adopted a defensive strategy.
The final result of the game was a goalless draw, and no one scored!
Luton was a little unlucky when facing a dense defense.
Gao Bo was a little helpless, because he couldn't make timely adjustments to the situation on the field, and John's command was really a bit rigid.
Just days after this game, on August 19th, Luton faced Colchester United away, and the result was also a goalless draw!
The opponent also adopted a defensive strategy, and Luton's offense also failed to achieve results.
If a goalless draw is accidental, then encountering two consecutive goalless draws has to make the team vigilant.
The team's offensive efficiency when facing a dense defense needs to be reflected.
The problem first lies in Griezmann's integration with the team.
Griezmann's position is very flexible. He can be an attacking midfielder or a number nine and a half. Gao Bo has fixed him in the middle.
And this integration is two-sided. First of all, Griezmann actually played more on the right wing in Real Sociedad B, and he actually doesn't have much experience playing in the middle.
However, Gao Bo still insists that Griezmann's characteristics are suitable for playing in the middle, because this has been certified by actual experience - Simeone fixed Griezmann in the middle back then, and Simeone also believes that Griezmann can exert his greatest power when he is in the middle.
In this regard, Griezmann can only slowly explore. As a future superstar, he has the ability to adjust, and Gao Bo is not worried about this.
And the other is that Luton's players seem to be a little unaccustomed to having an attacking midfielder organizer appearing in the middle.
They still play according to the way they played last season, and the result is constant crosses, leaving only Vardy in the penalty area to grab a point, so the success rate will naturally not be high.
These can be solved through training.
Before the next game, Gao Bo focused his work on the integration of Griezmann and the team, at least to strengthen Griezmann's ball possession on the offensive end, let this talented player guide the team's offense, and strengthen the ability to break through dense defenses.