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Chapter 35 Defensive Problems
After Team B scored a goal, the teammates' trust and affirmation of Rossi was gradually established in their hearts.

Under Rossi's containment defense, teammates in other positions played very comfortably, and more and more balls were concentrated at Rossi's feet.

When teammates are willing to give the ball, Rossi's running and restraining effect is more obvious.

Especially his retracement created a space for Wilson to accelerate the sprint in the frontcourt. If he is double-teamed, Rossi can also pass the ball with one kick to create opportunities for other teammates.

Gradually, Team B's offense became smoother, and the rhythm gradually accelerated. The continuous pass made the teammates off the field stand up, wide-eyed and amazed.

I'm not mistaken, this probably passed almost twenty kicks.

The style of the English league is notoriously rough. There are not many teams with beautiful football like Arsenal. They all play a high-confrontation and high-paced style, which makes fans enjoy themselves.

However, under Rossi's organization, the B team's short-pass penetration style of play is dazzling, especially the six-a-side football, which is small and dizzying.

Even Eddie Howe was surprised, is this still my team?

The reason for Bournemouth's success last season was its tough style of play and aggressive offense.

When facing strong teams, he can still maintain a high scoring ability.

However, the team's defense is full of loopholes, and the emptiness in the rear when aggressively pressing is often seized by the opponent to counterattack.

To solve this problem, it is necessary to strengthen the team's ability to pass and control, use overall oppression, improve the success rate of offense, and reduce the chance of being caught by the opponent to counterattack.

Although there are several good passers in the team, they all pass the ball to the front and hand over the goal to the striker to complete.

Once the siege is cleared, the gap formed in the midfield will be firmly grasped by the opponent and a quick counterattack will be launched.

In terms of signings this summer, Eddie Howe originally wanted to spend a lot of money to buy an organizational midfielder and support forward, so that the midfielder and frontcourt can be perfectly connected.

But the departure of the main striker had to make him spend money on making up for this vacancy first.

After running out of budget, Eddie Howe, who is penniless, can only push Harry Art to the front midfielder position, and then rent Rossi from Leicester City.

This seemingly "low-profile" signing, in today's practice match, Rossi's performance was unexpected.

After the B team passed continuously, the midfielder O'Kane sent a through ball to the striker Wilson, and used the speed to score the ball.

2:3! ! !

After scoring the goal, the players of team B ran to Rossi and gave him high fives to celebrate. It was because of Rossi's presence that they felt how easy it was to score a goal.

The players of team A were anxious and angry. They didn't even touch the ball for several minutes. As the team's main force, where would they save face?

But the reality is so cruel. After Team A's offense was resolved, the ball quickly returned to Team B's control, and short pass penetration resumed.

It was Wilson who sent the through ball this time.

Afraid of his speed, team A shrunk the defense and restricted his movement area.

However, with heavy troops defending Wilson's side, Rossi in the middle has a chance.

Rossi took advantage of a reverse run, got rid of the defense, received Wilson's through ball, faced the attacking goalkeeper, and scored with a lob to equalize the score.

The three 10-minute match ended. Although it was a draw, Team A was downcast and Team B was elated.

Through the game, the teammates found that Rossi was not as difficult to get along with as they imagined. Except for a little resistance during the celebration, he was still willing to actively communicate with his teammates on the court.

"Luo, you played really well. I didn't expect the power of pass control to be so powerful." Wilson gave him a thumbs up.

Rossi took a sip of the energy drink, shook his head and said, "It's not that we are good at passing and controlling, it's the problem of the opponent's defense."

Cook on the opposite side heard this, thinking that Rossi was humiliating his defensive ability, he rushed over, put his chest against Rossi, bowed his head provocatively: "Hey, newcomer, you know what you are talking about ?”

Wilson hurriedly separated the two from the middle, and said, "Cook, calm down, that's not what Luo meant."

Rossi gave him a blank look. It was obviously a defensive problem, but he still refused to admit it. Why are you so impulsive?
The team also gathered around, and someone whispered in Cook's ear: "Don't mess with him, he knows kung fu."

When Cook heard this, his face changed slightly, but he had already done enough posture, and now he admits cowardice, and his face is even more embarrassing.

"Cook!"

Head coach Eddie Howe came over and said with a straight face, "Run around the field ten times for me."

Then he said to the whole team: "After 15 minutes, all members will go to the tactical room and have a meeting."

With resentment, Cook ran ten laps around the field, and came to the tactical room with his teammates.

The tactical room is a place for the team to learn techniques and tactics. It is equipped with projectors and tactical boards, so that the head coach can analyze tactics more clearly.

Eddie Howe saw Cook, who was still angry, and said: "It's Luo's first time participating in team training today. He can quickly find out our defensive problems. Don't our opponents investigate carefully?"

Hearing this, Cook, who was still browing upright, instantly disappeared from his angry expression and was replaced by shame.

Last season, the team's goal difference was 1, which shows that there are huge problems in defense.

Eddie Howe continued: "The arrangement of today's match, I just want you to know that there are serious problems in defense."

He drew a schematic diagram of offense and defense on the tactical board, and said: "The three goals conceded by team A were all hit behind. Although you have a good interception ability, the defense of the ball behind you is disastrous."

Eddie Howe took the remote control and turned on the projection, and pictures recording the team's various data appeared one after another.

"Last season, we conceded a total of 66 goals, 20 of which were caused by opponents hitting behind us. This data is quite scary. I did an analysis. If we can prevent these 20 goals half, then our points will be ranked sixth and we will be able to participate in the promotion play-offs.”

The players were all moved, because they never thought that they could defend ten attacks and enter the Premier League with one foot.

Eddie Howe fixed his eyes on Cook, and said: "Cook, Luo is right. They just made a simple run and pass control, and they were able to seize the defensive gap behind them, pass the ball and score. This is the fact you have to face."

Cook blushed immediately, patted Rossi with his hand, and said, "Hey, buddy, I was wrong just now."

Rossi also patted him on the shoulder and said, "I also apologize to you for my words."

Eddie Howe looked at the two with satisfaction, which showed that the current atmosphere of the team is very good. Rossi no longer feels strange, and continued: "Since we have found a problem, we must correct it."

The screen changed to another page, and Eddie Howe analyzed: "This is the team's defense last season, with 740 interceptions, 961 clearances, 45 yellow cards and 1 red card. This shows that our interception ability is very good. Yes, the problem is with guys who are defending off the ball."

Eddie Howe brought the defensive issues back.

A player who runs without the ball can receive a through ball from his teammates in a favorable position and pose a threat to the goal.

In such a situation, the defensive player has no choice but to stop the offense by fouling.

And Eddie Howe also pointed out that after the team presses heavily, the most prone to mistakes and gaps are the two wings, so in the next few days, the team's preparation is to defend.

Only solid defense and reducing mistakes are the key to the team's victory.

The tactical class didn't end until [-] pm. After the players left, Eddie Howe was still in the office, arranging the defensive training for the next few days.

When the assistant handed over the list of friendly matches, he added Rossi's name without hesitation.

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