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Chapter 113 Ultimate Counterattack
On Wednesday in the league, Eddie Howe followed the lineup he used against Rotherham on the weekend, but tactically focused on defense.

The opponent in the FA Cup is the Premier League side Aston Villa, and Eddie Howe wants the players to save their fitness.

Although the opponent is not a giant team like Liverpool, Villa's overall strength is in the middle position, and the overall strength is stronger than Leicester City.

Combined with their emphasis on the FA Cup, it's going to be a tough game on Sunday.

As a guest at Leeds United's Elland Road Stadium, Bournemouth felt the atmosphere of terror at home.

Hush! !

Booing all over the sky, the fans interfered with the Bournemouth players in this way, because their current record is too horrible.

Unbeaten in 26 rounds of the league, leading No.217 points in the standings.

With such a huge point difference, it is no exaggeration to say that one foot has already stepped into the door of the Premier League.

Faced with such boos, the Bournemouth team quickly adapted.

This season, they have repeatedly staged reversals, and their mental endurance is far greater than before.

After seeing that the opponent wanted to stay strong to prepare for the FA Cup, Leeds United took the initiative to press up at the beginning, using the combination of side and center to repeatedly attack Bournemouth's defense.

The 4-4-2 lineup allowed Bournemouth to maintain a very stable defense in the midfield.

Bournemouth, which gave up the wing attack, made Leeds United press forward without any scruples and formed an oppression in the center, forcing their wide players to move closer to the center.

The two sides competed for the ball in the midfield, and they played fiercely. Fouls made the game process intermittent.

The occasional long-range shot is also very far away, and the quality of crosses from the side is also average.

Although the scene is not dull, the process is flat and lacks exciting offense, which makes the fans feel unmotivated.

Rossi was double-teamed by the opponent in the game, with very few opportunities, and his teammates seldom gave high-quality passes.

Rich is in charge of long pass transfers on the right, and Harry has only one shot in the midfield. The level of Leeds United's 4-2-3-1 lineup just restricts his shots.

Another defensive midfielder Suleman is in charge of defense, so that he cannot easily press up, so as not to expose the space behind him.

Rossi tried to move to the wing as he did in the previous game.

However, Leeds United's three lines of defense are kept very compact, and the cooperation with each other is relatively tacit, which greatly reduces the space for Rossi to hold the ball.

The draw in the first half was a result that both sides were happy to see.

But the fans can't do it. They can't see the wonderful confrontation and the smooth rhythm of the game, which makes them very uncomfortable.

In the second half, Eddie Howe made adjustments first. Stanislas replaced Pugh to increase the speed on the side. Wilson would often retreat to get the ball to keep the number of midfielders equal.

Although there is little support for striker Rossi, once an advantage is formed in the midfield, Rich and Hart will have more ball options when the two sides advance quickly.

In the 50th minute, the Bournemouth team, which showed a high-position press, formed a counterattack in the frontcourt. After Harry stole the ball, he quickly distributed it to Stanislas on the wing.

After he played, Leeds United was afraid of his wing speed, and the defense of the right back and right midfielder was more inclined to him.

In this way, Rossi is given the opportunity to insert the space between the full back and the central defender.

Stanislas, seeing Rossi's position, immediately passed the ball between the two defenders.

Rossi got the ball at the first time, but the opponent's defense followed up in time and blocked the line of the inside pass.

Anyone who despises Rossi now is an idiot.

At present, Rossi has hit double figures in both the scorer list and the assist list. This is not a player who plays in the British Championship.

Even, they felt a sense of being hit by dimensionality reduction.

Leeds United's defense shifted to the side to suppress the opponent's side attack.

Rossi observes that there is no chance, so he can only pass the ball back to the full-back first, control the ball, and look for opportunities on the outside.

Leeds United's defensive formation has been switching between 4-5-1 and 3-4-2-1, making it difficult for Bournemouth's offense, whether it is the center or the wing, to penetrate.

Seeing that the offense was ineffective, Eddie Howe did not want the players to waste too much physical energy on offense. In the 65th minute, Harry was removed and Gosling was replaced.

Seeing that Bournemouth was devoted to defense, Leeds United suddenly sped up, allowing two full-backs to step up, forming a defensive line with midfielder Lewis Cook, and liberating Luke Murphy's attack.

If Bournemouth were to drop back, the two full-backs would be placed even higher.

In the 68th minute, Leeds United's midfielder pressed up and put defensive pressure on Bournemouth's midfielder, forcing the two sides to withdraw and participate in the defense.

At this time, full-back Wootton's advance gave Leeds United an advantage on the wing and passed a good-quality cross.

Center Morrison, defended by two central defenders, grabbed the spot, but unfortunately the header missed the post.

Two minutes later, there was another attack from the wing, and the full-back swept the ball to the goal again. Unfortunately, the attacker missed the opportunity to grab a point in front of the goal and missed the goal.

Frequent threats in front of the goal made Bournemouth's defense line in fear.

Eddie Howe quickly changed his formation and changed to 4-4-1-1, with Rich as the front midfielder, allowing him to focus too much on defense.

With Rich's lateral defensive coverage in the middle, the pressure on Bournemouth's wing was relieved.

As the game time progressed, the physical fitness of the two sides also began to experience a crisis, and the offensive speed also slowed down. The result of the game was also slowly developing towards a draw.

Leeds United also made a matchup adjustment in the 80th minute. Sharp replaced Morrison on the front line, and Jason replaced Lewis Cook on the midfielder position.

Just when the fans thought the game was heading towards a draw, Leeds United's offense started again.

The insertion of the full-back, although not sharp, can already form an oppression on the Bournemouth wing.

In addition, Bournemouth only has Rich as the point of departure, so it is easy to carry out targeted defense, and the full-back can boldly press forward.

In the next few minutes, the Bournemouth team could only defend passively. Even if there was a clearance ball, the big foot sent the ball to the frontcourt.

In the 89th minute of the game, Leeds United's offense came up again, and Bournemouth was forced to defend in a low position. The two lines of defense were pressed near the penalty area line, which was very flat.

But Stanislas and Rossi did not participate in the defense, allowing the opponent to easily handle the ball on the outside.

The through ball from the midfielder Austin was given to the center Sharp who had just played.

But he turned slowly and was destroyed by Cook's first stab.

But Bournemouth was at the front of the penalty area and did not have enough protection, and the ball returned to the opponent again.

Leeds United tried to attack again, but was still blocked by a tenacious defense.

But the clearance ball still sees the height but does not see the distance.

Rich responded from the bottom line, but was oppressed by the opposing player.

Passing back to the goalkeeper is risky as the opposition four are already on the backline.

Possession of the ball is even more impossible, because being pushed back, it is easy to be surrounded.

Ricky can only send the ball forward with his big feet in a back-to-back situation.

The landing point was near the middle circle, and Rossi responded, but no one from the opponent stepped forward to interfere.

Because Leeds United have two defensive players in the defense, and the retreated midfielder will also grab the ball after Rossi stops the ball.

This gave Rossi a chance to handle the ball easily.

But Rossi did not stop the ball, but rubbed after heading the ball.

Because he saw Stanislas plugged in after.

This pass shocked the Leeds United defense into a cold sweat.

An opportunity that seemed to have no chance turned out to be a counterattack by the opponent.

The midfielder Luke Murphy is chasing back, but Stanislas, who played in the second half, has a clear advantage in physical fitness.

Central defender Cooper is desperately chasing back, trying to double-team defense before the opponent enters the penalty area.

But Stanislas was very fast, throwing Luke out of the way.

He also knows that if he takes a few more steps, the defender's defense will block the shooting angle.

Therefore, near the front of the penalty area, directly choose to shoot and hit the far corner of the goal.

The goalkeeper threw his body horizontally, and Stanislas' shot was not powerful, but the victory was at a tricky angle, and it was slightly above the ground, making it very uncomfortable for the goalkeeper to save.

It is necessary to fall to the ground quickly, and the hand of the save must always grasp the flight height of the ball, which requires very quick reactions and body balance.

But the goalkeeper still couldn't stop the ball from entering the net.

[GOAL! ! 】

[The Bournemouth team took advantage of an opportunity that was not an opportunity to score a goal. Is this really luck? 】

[Prior to this, they have been pressed and beaten. It is hard to imagine that a clearance ball, ferryed by the center forward's header, can actually form a counterattack. 】

After Eddie Howe scored a goal, he high-fived with his assistant to celebrate. Seeing how confident he was, it should be a pre-arranged tactic.

After the enthusiasm for scoring goals faded, the commentator calmly analyzed.

[Bournemouth's low defense induced the opponent to press up, resulting in a huge gap behind Leeds United. 】

[They just took advantage of this vacancy and let Luo serve as a fulcrum to ferry to the full-back who inserted in the back to form a counterattack. 】

[In it, there is a hint of Mourinho's defensive counterattack. 】

With this "lucky" goal, Bournemouth took away three points in the away game.

(End of this chapter)