Emotional Rob Edwards broke down into tears, following Tom Lockyer’s injury after Luton Town’s dramatic promotion, here is all about the Hatters’ boss, his salary and tactics
Luton Town was able to clinch their position in the Premier League for the upcoming campaign after overcoming Coventry on penalties.
The club captain, who passed out in the first half, forced the Hatters to play without him and manager Edwards appeared to be in tears when speaking about the defender after the game.
Who is Rob Edwards Luton Town FC manager, salary, contract details, tactics, bio, age, career stats
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He toldย Sky Sports:ย
“I can’t speak highly enough of him, really pleased he is okay.
“He has been immense for us this season and health is the most important thing, more important than football and this.”
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After being hurt in the first half, Lockyer was treated by the medical teams of both teams. He was given oxygen while being placed on a stretcher, and his parents joined him in the medical area at Wembley Stadium.
Later, Lockyer was brought to a hospital for additional testing. The Welshman’s father, Steven Lockyer, uploaded a photo of his son cheering after the penalty shootout, indicating that he was doing well after the match.
In the 23rd minute of play, Jordan Clark gave the Hatters the lead, and Gustavo Hamer’s goal in the second half forced overtime. Joe Taylor thought he had won the game late on, but the goal was overturned for handball, necessitating a shootout.
Both teams performed wonderfully up to Coventry’s Fankaty Dabo’s goal, giving Luton Town the victory. The squad members of Lockyer honoured their leader by holding up a shirt with his name on it as they celebrated.
As the team is now promoted to the upcoming Premier League with a dramatic and emotional victory, let’s have a look at who is their manager Rob Edwards.
Who is Rob Edwards?
Robert Owen Edwards was born on December 25, 1982 and is currently 40 years old. He is a Welsh professional football manager and former center-back. Luton Town, a newly promoted Premier League team, is currently under his management.
Rob Edwards, a former Watford head coach, was named the new manager of Luton Town on a minimum three-and-a-half-year contract, last year but his salary isn’t known. It’s fair to say that the decision has divided opinion among both sets of supporters.
Rob Edwards is the perfect example of a man manager who chooses to work on the players in private rather than lambasting them in public and on the tactical front, he prefers using a three-man backline which impels his wingbacks to join in the attack.
Edwards is a manager who believes in establishing a solid defence that the team can use to launch attacks and the Welsh manager set his team to play a very direct style which means that his players have to be fluid in transition.
Another thing that Edwards puts a significant emphasis on is high zonal pressing.
As a playerย
After graduating from their academy, Rob Edwards began his playing career at Aston Villa. In 2002, he faced Middlesbrough in his Premier League debut, but he found it difficult to maintain his spot in the starting lineup.
He spent time on loan at Crystal Palace and Derby County before signing with Midlands rivals Wolves in 2004 for a sum of ยฃ150,000. Before leaving for Blackpool in the north, the defender made more than a century of appearances for Molineux.
He played for the team in the Premier League in 2003 while still at Bloomfield Road, coincidentally against Aston Villa. He was loaned out to Norwich City of the Championship, where he played three times as they earned promotion, but afterwards fell out of favour.
As a managerย
Edwards’ first permanent managerial position came with his hometown club AFC Telford in 2017 after serving as temporary manager of Wolves for two games in 2016. Before taking over as head coach of England’s under-16 team in 2020, he went back to Wolves as head coach of their under-23 team.
As a result of his work with England, he was appointed head coach of League Two club Forest Green Rovers the following year. The squad went on to win the league title in his first season by winning half of their 46 league games.
Why is it controversial?
Luton Town and Watford do not get along, to put it simple. Since the two teams first played one another in a league match in 1921, the 19-mile distance between them hasn’t decreased.
The intensity of the hostility felt by both sets of supporters is demonstrated by the fact that Edwards will become just the second person to command both clubs.