If it were the current Griezmann, the eighteen-year-old Griezmann facing the defense of two iron-blooded central defenders, Ferdinand and Vidic, he really wouldn't be able to turn the tide.
However, this is without the system!
Gao Bo is planning just that now! If you think Griezmann is only at this level, then he will give you a big surprise!
Griezmann is Gao Bo's trump card for this match!
"Are we going to push forward and attack?" Lin Sen leaned over and asked.
Gao Bo shook his head.
"Not yet!"
At this moment, the time on the big screen at Wembley was seventy-two minutes!
There were about twenty minutes of match time left, so if they didn't push forward to attack now, when would they?
Lin Sen was a little puzzled, but he was completely convinced by Gao Bo, so he didn't think Gao Bo was being deliberately mysterious.
Instead, Ferguson was a little strange.
Where's your ace?
Where's your Adam?
Why aren't you bringing him on to attack?
Ferguson had thought that after Manchester United scored, Gao Bo would be like last season and bring on Adam White to launch an attack.
But Ferguson waited for several minutes and didn't see Adam come out to warm up.
Ferguson thought for a while but couldn't figure out what Gao Bo was planning.
He looked back at the pitch, and Luton didn't seem to be pushing forward to attack either. Instead, the excited Manchester United players continued to press forward after scoring!
When Gao Bo saw this scene, he breathed a sigh of relief. After conceding the goal, he also wanted to attack, but looking at the current situation, if they attacked and played an open game against Manchester United, how could Luton's small arms and legs compete with Manchester United's big thighs?
Even Arsenal couldn't play an open game against the current Manchester United, let alone Luton.
They couldn't play an open game; they had to develop cautiously!
"Defend!! Pay attention to defense!!!"
"Mark him!! N'Golo!!!"
"Well done!!!"
On the pitch, Carrick was double-teamed by Drinkwater and Kante. Although Luton paid the price of a foul, the location of the foul was still very far from Luton's goal.
Gao Bo shouted loudly from the sideline, his voice cutting through the noise created by the fans in the stadium and reaching the ears of every Luton player.
The players gradually calmed down. After conceding the goal earlier, they were quite nervous, but Gao Bo quickly reacted, and Gao Bo's loud shouts from the sideline made these young players on the field feel like they had a backbone.
Manchester United's players attacked for a while, and their excitement seemed to have worn off considerably.
The match time was about to enter the eightieth minute, and Luton hadn't made any substitutions yet, but Ferguson was about to make a substitution.
"Park Ji-sung is coming on; he's replacing the goalscorer Berbatov!!"
Berbatov saw that Park Ji-sung was going to replace him and had no complaints. He took off his black gloves, then raised his hands and clapped, walking towards the sideline.
Gao Bo looked at Berbatov. The Stylish One had played for most of the match, and his clothes didn't even look dirty. He didn't know how this guy managed that.
"Are we making a substitution?"
John leaned over and asked.
"Wait a little longer!!!"
Gao Bo shook his head and looked at the time.
It was now the seventy-eighth minute!
The trump card had to be used at the crucial moment!
If Manchester United were prepared beforehand, it would be difficult for Griezmann to create any threat.
Manchester United quickly completed the substitution. With only a little over ten minutes left in the match, Ferguson's intention of replacing a forward with a defensive midfielder was clear: he was going to consolidate in the final ten minutes.
Ferguson didn't think Luton's current personnel could pose any threat to Manchester United. Although Luton's defensive performance in this match was good, the overall rhythm of the game was completely controlled by Manchester United.
Scoring only in the sixty-something minute was already beyond Ferguson's expectations, but as long as Manchester United scored, the match was basically won.
Manchester United used their second substitution slot, while Luton remained motionless!
"Luton still doesn't seem to be coming out to attack. There are only ten minutes left in the match; are Luton just going to accept defeat like this?" Wright-Phillips was a little surprised.
Jamie Redknapp wasn't surprised: "Luton's schedule in the new season is quite packed. Besides domestic matches, they also have to play in the Europa League. There are already quite a few League One matches, plus the burden of European competition. Perhaps Gao Bo doesn't want to go all out against Manchester United in this match?"
Jamie Redknapp was only half right.
Gao Bo indeed didn't want to go all out against Manchester United – it wasn't worth it to expend so much energy in the first match of the season for a Community Shield.
However, Gao Bo didn't want to lose!
Therefore, he was definitely going to make a move.
Ferguson also frowned. Although his team was still leading, Gao Bo wasn't playing by the book, which made the old Scot a little frustrated.
He was a guy with strong control issues, and anything that deviated from his expected trajectory made Ferguson very unhappy.
Gao Bo stood by the sideline, waiting, waiting for the right time.
The match time had passed eighty-three minutes. Including injury time, there were about ten minutes left until the end of the match.
Drinkwater intercepted the ball from Rooney's feet, and when he was about to launch a counterattack, he was pulled down.
It was a free kick behind the center circle, which didn't pose much of a threat, so Manchester United didn't have much to complain about.
However, what Gao Bo was waiting for was a dead-ball situation.
He shouted from the sideline, calling Griezmann over.
"Antoine!!!" Gao Bo put his arm around Griezmann's shoulder.
"Next, when you get the ball, if you have a chance, break through. If there's space, shoot directly!! Understand?"
Griezmann seemed a little lacking in confidence. Could he score just like that?
It wasn't that simple, was it?
Gao Bo saw Griezmann's doubt.
"Antoine, have confidence!! I brought you to England because you are an excellent player, and your potential is immense. And what you need to do is unleash it!! Remember!! Have confidence!! You can do anything you want to do!!"
You can do anything you want to do?
Griezmann returned to the pitch, still thinking about what Gao Bo had said to him.
And Gao Bo was still frequently calling over a few key players, asking them to cooperate with Griezmann and help him create space!
At this point, Gao Bo also immediately completed the card switch in the system.
Except for those two blue cards, all other cards were replaced by Gao Bo, and then these three cards were put on.
Griezmann's basic foundation was already good. Now, with these three cards stacked on him, Gao Bo had instantly transformed Griezmann into a superstar!
If it were Adam, his shortcomings would be obvious, but Griezmann was different. Griezmann was originally a very flexible player in the attack, and he was fast with excellent shooting skills.
More importantly, Griezmann, who had undergone Spanish system youth training, had much more match experience than Adam!
This was a true superstar!
Gao Bo had significantly boosted Griezmann's abilities with the cards. Gao Bo estimated that even Griezmann's peak form wouldn't be much different from the current boosted Griezmann!
Moreover, Manchester United was definitely not prepared to face a Griezmann whose strength had skyrocketed!
Now Luton was going to play "star ball"!
Just like the tactics in basketball, other players would spread out to create space, allowing the star player to go one-on-one and attack the opponent's penalty area.
Could this work?
Luton's players were a little skeptical, but they still followed the manager's latest instructions!