striker cool brother

Chapter 115

Accompanied by the exclamation of the home fans, the head coach Paul Lambert instantly bounced from his seat in the rest area, rushed to the command area, pointed at the field and cursed.

"Are you all deaf and can't hear the opening whistle?"

"Are your eyes blind, and you can't see the opponent's striker going forward?"

Two consecutive pressing questions made Villa's players blush.

In just a few seconds of the opening, after the kick-off in the middle circle, the Bournemouth team used a pass to penetrate the entire three lines of defense.

Three ways.

This is blatant house theft.

The home fans were silent, and the players were shocked into a cold sweat.

This kick-off offensive tactic is not secretly practiced many times, who would believe it!

Harry Arter's movement is smart and the key to this attack.

A simple advance and retreat caused Villa's defense to hesitate, and Bournemouth's striker trident, like three daggers, penetrated into their hinterland.

Fortunately, Ryan Fraser's shot was not scored, and it almost became team history, no, it was the fastest goal conceded in the entire English league.

They don't want to bear this shame.

Paul Lambert is on the verge of getting out of class. This game is related to his coaching position. Before the game, he made very careful arrangements to strive for victory.
But the start was almost caught off guard by the opponent.

Under his angry reprimand, Villa's players finally put away their carelessness and devoted themselves to corner kick defense.

"Boss, if you let them practice more, maybe this goal will be scored." The assistant coach said to Eddie Howe.

This opening tactic was only deployed before the game, and the players did not practice it during training, so the effect was naturally unsatisfactory.

Eddie Howe shook his head and said: "If you practice in advance, the effect will be bad. It's better to let them perform on the spot without limitations."

He doesn't expect this offense to score goals. His purpose is to boost the players' confidence through this quick counterattack.

Harry took a left corner kick and the ball was pushed out by Benteke.

Bournemouth's defensive object in this game is the Belgian striker Benteke.

In Villa's first two seasons, he surrendered 19 goals and 10 goals in the league, making him the team's top scorer.

It is said that Liverpool is already paying attention to him, and this summer, he is expected to transfer to a giant.

In the header clearance just now, he gained an absolute advantage in the physical confrontation with Cook.

Bournemouth got the ball outside the penalty area. O'Kane observed that there was no point of the ball and tried to shoot directly. Under the interference of the opponent, it went above the crossbar.

For this long shot, he is confident that he will shoot within the range of the goal.

But when he took the kick, the opponent's defensive interception was already in place, and the shooting angle became smaller.

It can also be seen from here that Villa has done a very good job in protecting the second penalty kick.

Villa possession.

After midfielder Hill pushed the ball into the half, he was pressed by Bournemouth players.

Eddie Howe is very clear that facing the Premier League team, it is impossible to defend.

Long-term passive defense will make players exhausted, resulting in excessive physical exhaustion and mental suffering, so appropriate oppression must be given.

Half-court defense can not only ensure the reasonable depth of the defense line, avoid being overly flat, but also have a proper counterattack space.

The opening counterattack was to let Villa know that Bournemouth has the speed to counterattack in the frontcourt.

In the opening 10 minutes, although Villa had possession of the ball, they passed the ball in the Bournemouth half, looking for opportunities.

But their full-backs did not dare to press too far forward, resulting in a delay in advancing offensively.

Bournemouth's defense is very tight, and the attack is very fierce. They want to compress the opponent's offense to one side as much as possible, and Harry and O'Kane are responsible for intercepting the pass.

The small-scale oppression made Villa have very few options in the direction of attack. They could only pass back to their own half, or transfer a long pass to one side.

Lambert saw Bournemouth's defensive tactics and immediately made adjustments to allow the full-backs to move up, but not to press too far forward. The purpose is to reduce the pressure on the midfield.

Also, let the teenager Hill organize the offense, use his speed and dribbling, and pick the ball out of the double-team.

Hill, who was born in Valencia's youth training camp, has the delicate foot skills of Spanish players, and is very active in running, and can quickly respond to the passes of his teammates.

In the 15th minute, under the double-teaming of Wilson and Ricky on the wing, Hill used his excellent dribbling ability to pick the ball out from the wing.

Seeing this situation, Eddie Howe roared from the sidelines, reminding Wilson to actively participate in the defense.

After taking the ball out from the wing, Hill observed the situation ahead. Benteke had retreated and brought out Cook's defense. The winger Cleverley was about to diagonally insert the space behind Cook.

Taking advantage of Rich's failure to return to the defense, Hill sent an exquisite through ball near the middle circle and hit Cook behind him.

Central defender Elphick's supplementary defense was very timely, closely following Cleverly and pressing him to the wing.

The Bournemouth team returned to the defense very quickly. Cleverley couldn't see his teammate who was responding, so he chose to force a shot, but it slipped out.

The joining of Hill has greatly improved Villa's ability to control the ball in the midfield.

Unlike England's traditional fast pass through the midfield, Hill uses running to evolve partial cooperation into the whole court cooperation.

And he has the ability to send a good quality pass after getting rid of the defense.

Three minutes later, Hill once again used his personal ability to hold the ball in the middle. He observed that Benteke was gaining momentum and inserted into the intercostal space. In the case of sideways, he half-turned and sent the ball out.

Benteke took the ball sideways on the edge of the penalty area and was double-teamed before he had time to adjust his body.

Facing the goal sideways, he shot out hastily. Unfortunately, the quality of the shot with his right foot was not high, no rotation was formed, and it flew out of the baseline.

After these two attacks, Eddie Howe was immediately alert, telling the players not to grab the ball easily and block the passing line.

After this small adjustment, it was difficult for Hill to have the opportunity to send the ball forward in the midfield, and the Villa team began to pass the ball again, looking for opportunities.

Except for the opening shot, Bournemouth had no chance because the ball was at the opponent's feet.

Even if the ball was grabbed, it was quickly counter-robbed, and the offense could not push Villa's penalty area at all.

All of this was within Eddie Howe's expectations, because the opponent's strength was significantly higher than his own.

From No. 15 minutes onwards, the team's pressing has gradually lost its oppressiveness, and Villa has been able to pass the ball calmly before going up.

Another point is that Eddie Howe tried not to foul when he let the player go up.

Because Villa's pass control rhythm is not as good as the English Championship team.If you rush up to grab, you will not only have to take the card, but also easily cause a gap behind you due to a mistake.

What the players have to do now is to stabilize.

Since most of the ball is at the opponent's feet, Rossi has no chance at the front end, so he can only retreat appropriately and participate in the defense.

Around him, defenders Okore and Clark have been marking him, not participating in offense and passing.

This is the defensive tactic Lambert explained in advance.

He dare not neglect this Rossi who has made a big splash in the British Championship.

In order to stifle his forward running position, Lambert deliberately let the central defender press up, almost to the top of the arc in the middle circle.

In this way, even if the opponent passes the ball, this long-distance attack of nearly 40 meters, with Rossi's speed, cannot shake off the defender's defense.

Although his advantage is excellent, it is also a disadvantage and shortcoming, at least for now.

As for the future, it is impossible to say.

Hey!
There was a burst of exclamation at home, which made Lambert suddenly sober.

O'Kane's tackle put Hill to the ground, but the referee did not stop the game.

Although Hill's foot skills are excellent, he has not fully adapted to the physical confrontation of the Premier League.

And O'Kane's tackle was also on the verge of a foul. If it was in La Liga, it might have been blown.

But this is in the Premier League.

After a successful steal, O'Kane passed to the frontcourt, Rossi moved forward and back, and Wilson quickly inserted from the wing.

The defensive counterattack in the middle of the week appeared again.

Amidst the loud boos of the fans, Wilson strode the ball and drove straight in.

The full-back Charlieson and the central defender Clark desperately chased back, and they were not inferior in speed.

Wilson, who couldn't get rid of the defense, chose to shoot directly, but the aim was too far.

Although there was no goal, the cooperation and tactics were played out, and they played a deterrent effect. Eddie Howe applauded and encouraged the players.

Only by playing like this can we have a chance.

(End of this chapter)