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Chapter 105 The Menacing Rotherham

The Bournemouth team still maintains a fiery competitive state in their first game after the New Year.

The tacit understanding of the players and the ability to read the game no longer require the head coach to remind them on the sidelines all the time.

The goal just now is the player's understanding of the space and timing of the field during the game.

After all, the coach's tactical arrangement is just a strategy in the general direction.

Although there are also refinements, there are 22 players on the field who play the ball. They must make adjustments in a fast-paced game by judging their offensive tendencies.

Since the opponent wants to use the running of the midfielder to make up for the gaps on the wings.

Then mobilize them to defend, let them run, and consume their energy.

Then hit the ball to the weak side to build an offensive advantage.

At the 35th point, Rossi retreated to the midfield, forming a five-middle midfielder, which increased the pressure on Rotherham's defense.

Ricky's transfer ball was accurately handed over to Ryan Fraser on the wing.

But this time, Rotherham's midfielder Pringle has already defended in place.

At this time, Rotherham formed a 4-4-2 formation, which protected the sideways well.

Ryan Fraser saw the defense tight and returned the ball to the midfielder.

Pringle immediately presses towards the ball, presses the man with the ball and forces him to move the ball to the right.

Here, Rotherham has formed a three-man strong side defense, which is evenly matched in numbers and completely restricts the opponent's side attack.

Bournemouth, who had no chance, did not have a good line of ball forward or lateral, so they could only pass back.

Suddenly, the Bournemouth players found that their attack speed had actually slowed down.

It is a kind of slowness that makes them feel uncomfortable, like being threatened by the opponent all the time, and forced to cause the overall offense to be very uncomfortable and awkward.

During this period, although the ball was under the control of Bournemouth, their passes were invalid and meaningless.

Moreover, the opponent's pressing is also active, forming a 1v1 single defense in the frontcourt, and sometimes even being pinched by the opponent.

In the 40th minute, the Bournemouth team couldn't find a chance on the periphery, and the midfielder Ricky was a little irritated, trying to force Wilson to the wing.

Pringle quickly defended from the center and double-teamed him with full-back Rees.

Wilson's ball line was completely locked, and he could only forcefully break through the defense.

The opponent also guessed that Wilson would break through forcefully. When Wilson's speed just got up, Priegel blocked his position in advance to slow down his speed, and then his teammates intercepted the ball.

The wonderful tacit defense of the two also received applause from the home fans.

Fans at home can also feel that the team is gradually taking the initiative in the game.

Reese held the ball and broke through the space behind Wilson. Without any defense, he calmly observed the situation in the frontcourt, and then passed a very high-quality oblique long pass and moved to the right.

Here, right back Brindley has been quickly inserted.

When the 4-3-1-2 lineup is counterattacking, the two full-backs must actively go forward and participate in the attack on the side of the midfield or in the frontcourt.

Since the Bournemouth team originally concentrated their offense on the right, the defense on the left was naturally weak, and Brindley easily advanced with the ball.

With no return in place, two full-backs face each other near the touchline

1v1?

But Brindley didn't intend to pass the ball, but passed the ball across to teammate Smallwood, turned around and advanced.

Bournemouth's full-back also turned around and chased back immediately, marking Brindley's lap attack.

Smallwood took the ball and turned around easily. Facing O'Kane's defense, he first took a step to the right and then transferred it to striker Bowery who was on the left in the center.

Bournemouth's defense here is very weak. Gosling is struggling to catch up. Captain Cook can only raise the defense first to slow down Bowery's attack speed.

In this way, the Bournemouth team failed to double-team him at the first time. Without interference from the front of the penalty area, Bowery looked up and observed, then calmly kicked up and passed the ball diagonally to the right into the penalty area.

Full-back Ian Hart kept chasing back from Brindley's drive forward and did not lose position.

When he saw the ball moved to the center, the defense of Brindley was a little loose, and the opponent was also in an offside position.

But it was this negligent gap, Brindley took a step back, and did not cause offside.

And Bowery's pass was not passed to the nearest forward Clark Harris, but to Brindley, who was farther back.

The ball went over the head of central defender Cargill and landed precisely in front of Brindley.

Brindley, who inserted into the penalty area, also shot directly without stopping the ball, hitting the near corner of the goal.

Goalkeeper Kemp flew to block the near corner of the goal, but it was still a step too late.

[GOAL! ! ! ! 】

[The goal was scored, and the Rotherham team took advantage of a counterattack opportunity to equalize the score with full-back Brindley. 】

[The idea of ​​this counterattack is quite clear, which is to use the high-speed insertion of the two full-backs, and through a wide range of lateral transfer of the ball, tear open the Bournemouth team's defense, and finally find a chance to score. 】

[If it is said that the Bournemouth team is using short passes on the ground to find opportunities, then the Rotherham team is using long passes in the air to find space. 】

[Both teams have played a strong personal style. I dare say that this is the most exciting game in the FA Cup match that started this round. 】

After scoring the goal, Steve Evans pushed his glasses proudly.

It's all within his grasp.

Cook encouraged his teammates, the game has just started, it was just an equalizer, and the next step is to continue to maintain the state just now.

After the kick-off in the middle circle, Bournemouth's offense had just advanced halfway, and was instantly pressed by the opponent.

Exactly the same as before, Rotherham's defense no longer requires the three players in the midfield to use a wide range of running to achieve the purpose of blocking the wing.

The front midfielder Pringle can always appear at the point where the opponent's midfielder makes a long pass transfer at the first time, and puts a certain amount of pressure on it.

The purpose of doing this is to suppress the lateral transfer of the Bournemouth team in the first place, allowing the midfielders to have enough time to move the defense.

Under Pringle's active defense, the midfielder can even reduce unnecessary large-scale movements and save energy.

Just because he runs alone, the players of the whole team can save their energy, and there is no need to "mobilize the crowd" to make up for the inherent width of the formation.

Another point is that after Pringle keeps an eye on the ball from the midfielder, it is meaningless for Rossi to retreat.

In addition, the opponent itself is mainly defensive, even if Rossi retreats to the front midfielder, he will not have the numerical advantage.

Pringle's running and his contribution to the team are immeasurable.

Eddie Howe tried to put the two full-backs on the edge to strengthen the advantage of the wing.It can also form an interception on the midfielder.

However, Pringle's retreat formed a parallel position of four midfielders, which echoed the back line and kept the defense line intact.

Under such circumstances, the Bournemouth team could only make a pass, but Rossi's ability to grab points with a header was average and did not work at all.

At the end of the first half, with a score of 1:1, players from both sides returned to the lounge, leaving Eddie Howe with another difficult task.

(End of this chapter)