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Chapter 104 FA Cup
As England's oldest competition, the FA Cup has an incomparable appeal to the League Cup.

Organized by the Football Association, it covers the top ten league teams in England, with as many as 600 teams participating in the competition.

The champion of the FA Cup can directly participate in the qualification for the UEFA Champions League group stage next season.

Such a high gold content is one of the competitions that the Premier League teams must compete for.

It can be used as a way for the team to directly enter the European war.

Teams in other low-level leagues hope to increase club revenue through tickets and broadcasts.

Moreover, if he can knock out a team higher than himself in an upset, he will be dubbed a "giant killer".

Therefore, the English League teams attach much more importance to the FA Cup than the League Cup.

During the New Year's holiday, Rossi didn't go anywhere. He ran in the morning, went shopping, strength training, and walked. He arranged the whole day in an orderly manner.

On the afternoon of the 2nd, the team started training.

The opponent is the British Championship team Rotherham. In the first round of the league round, Bournemouth won a small 1-0 victory. Rossi did not play at that time.

But it doesn't mean that this game can be easily won.

In terms of physical fitness, Rotherham, who had already been eliminated in the Carabao Cup, is in much better physical condition.

Moreover, under a series of consecutive victories and undefeated honors, the mentality of the players will appear loose and conceited, which is an inevitable phenomenon.

It is very rare to be unbeaten for more than 20 games. Like Arsenal's 49 unbeaten games, it is simply an insurmountable gap.

Eddie Howe has no blind confidence and must lead the team to surpass Arsenal's record.

He knew in his heart that it would be a matter of time before he lost.

How to adjust your mentality in time after losing is the key point.

The content of the training is the intra-team confrontation, through the fast-paced confrontation, the players' game state is activated.

This time, they will go to Rotherham for the home game. In order to avoid fatigue, the team immediately took the bus to Rotherham after the training.

Staying in a hotel at night allows the players to have a good rest.

The team is nearby and has also contracted a field as a temporary training ground.

This series of operations shows that the club attaches great importance to this competition.

As the first game of the new year, Rotherham coach Steve Evans also attaches great importance to it.

In the league match, Steve arranged a 4-1-4-1 formation, trying to use the defense to take a point from the away game.

In the first 80 minutes, Rotherham's defense was very tenacious. They gave up their offense and they were as solid as an iron barrel.

At the critical moment, Bournemouth captain Cook stepped forward.

At the 81st point of the game, Cook received a corner kick from his teammates, jumped high after getting rid of the defense, shook his head and scored the winning goal.

This time in the FA Cup match, Steve intends to continue to use defensive tactics and strive for a draw.

The FA Cup system stipulates that in the previous rounds of knockout matches, the draws between the two sides will be replayed.

One more game will increase the physical fatigue of the players. For the top Bournemouth team, the pressure and impact will be even greater.

England has entered winter, the weather is cold, and the warm-up time for players is 10 minutes longer than usual, in order to allow the body to enter the game faster.

One hour before the start of the game, the two sides announced the starting lineup of the game.

Rotherham are using a 4-3-1-2 formation.

The full-backs mainly focus on marking the opponent's side attack, and when necessary, protect the center and narrow the space.

This is the defensive tactic adopted against the sharp offense of the two wingers of the Bournemouth team.

Five minutes into the game, the Bournemouth team had an absolute advantage and frequently moved on the wing in an attempt to open up the situation.

Wilson and Ryan Fraser alternated positions, constantly attacking the opponent's defense.

But Rotherham's defense was far more tenacious than they imagined.

They shrunk their defense near the front of the penalty area, and the two on the front line had to participate in the team's siege.

Eddie Howe could tell right away that the opponent was aiming for a draw.

This defensive formation is very demanding on the personal ability of the forwards, because they must have chances to create points when they counterattack quickly.

However, Rotherham's strike partner has not scored as many goals as Wilson this season.

With such attack power, it is very difficult to break through Bournemouth's defense.

Moreover, Rotherham has deployed as many as six members to occupy the space in the middle of the court. This is not for the purpose of advancing the middle with ease when attacking, but to prevent the opponent from penetrating the middle.

But the huge space exposed on the two wings became the target of the Bournemouth team.

Wilson and Ryan Fraser are here and can easily get the ball forward, try to cut inside or drop a cross
The defensive pressure of their two full-backs continued to increase.

In the first 15 minutes, the head coach of Rotherham saw that the team's defense was unstable, so the three central midfielders made a wide range of lateral movements to make up for the vacancy on the side of the formation.

This adjustment quickly achieved results. The active running of the midfielder can immediately cooperate with the full-backs to form protection for the wing.

If the opponent sticks to the ball too much, he will be pinched back and forth.

Wilson is gradually being restricted on the familiar right, and it is difficult to pass easily from the bottom as before.

And once the ball is carried for too long, the opponent's encirclement circle will soon be surrounded.

Rossi also often goes to meet them.Because the two lines of the opponent's defender and midfielder are very precise, the ball cannot be passed at all.

He can't play any role when he advances forward.

After Rossi received the ball, he immediately returned the ball to the midfielder Ricky, allowing him to organize a lateral transfer and mobilize the defense, so as to consume the energy of the opponent's midfielder.

In the 30th minute, Rotherham's midfielder was exhausted too quickly due to frequent back and forth movements.

And after Rossi dropped back to join the midfield, the rhythm of the Bournemouth team gradually accelerated.

boom!
O'Kane was in the midfielder position, suddenly took the ball and passed it to Rotherham's left rib.

Prior to this, Bournemouth had moved the tight formation of the three midfielders back and forth a little loosely.

In addition, the players were already a little out of breath, and it was difficult for the right central midfielder to return to the defensive area for a while.

After taking the ball for a few steps, Wilson saw that Rossi was coming to meet him and attracted the attention of the central defender, so he passed the ball to him immediately.

After passing the ball, Wilson quickly advanced into the penalty area, and Rossi also used the back of his feet tacitly to pick the ball directly into the penalty area without stopping the ball.

The cooperation between the two was very tacit, and they both grasped each other's running positions and passing opportunities to complete this exquisite two-over-one-over pass.

After Wilson shook off the defense, he volleyed the ball directly.

A powerful shot, leaving goalkeeper Adam Colin unresponsive.

0: 1!

The Bournemouth team is away, and the head start.

After losing the ball, Steve Evans was not surprised. He just pushed his glasses lightly and said with a soft smile, "That No. 14 has a very good ability to read the game. He must be restricted."

He stroked his chin and thought for a while, then said, "However, we must first solve the midfield defense problem."

Steve walked from the dugout to the coaching area and called out to the court, "Pringle."

Taking advantage of the gap between goals, Steve called him to the sidelines, and after explaining the tactics in his ear, he sat back in the rest area.

(End of this chapter)