striker cool brother

Chapter 46 Physical Distribution
Facing the League One Exeter City team, Eddie Howe adopted a traditional 4-4-2 formation.

Except for Rossi, the starting players in the other ten positions of the team have all been rotated.

For the Premier League teams, the English League Cup is an opportunity to train substitute players, and Bournemouth is facing a team from the League One. It is not a kind of crushing.

There is actually another reason for Eddie Howe's arrangement.

The 4-4-2 formation allows the team to make great use of the width of the court on offense and defense, and to perform offensive and defensive transitions.

The division of labor between the players is clear and it is easy to establish a tacit understanding.

The season is very long, and all the pressure cannot be placed on the 14 starters and substitutes.

Strengthening the depth of the bench plays an important role in the long season.

After the start of the game, both sides fought very actively. Exeter City's 3-5-2 lineup gave them an advantage in strangling in the middle.

Bournemouth's center Peterman played 12 times in League One in the 13-26 season and scored 19 goals. He was an important contributor to the team's promotion to the British Championship.

However, due to the decline of last season's state and the strength of forwards Graban and Kerorgant, in the 34 games played, they only started 12 games and scored 5 goals.

Eddie Howe also wants to rejuvenate him through the Cup.

Facing the opponent's five midfielders, Bournemouth already had the experience of winning the first round against Hull Town, attacking on the wings of Stanislas and Ryan Fraser, and gave the ball to Pittman's head on the front line superior.

And Rossi's task is to pull the line of defense for him.

Although the Exeter City team's offensive attitude is very positive, the strength of both sides lies after all.

Bournemouth's 4-4-2 lineup, Gosling and McDonald in the midfield can provide protection, allowing the wingers to press boldly.

And the full-backs can also go up and assist, creating a favorable 2v1 situation.

Although not as sharp as Wilson in terms of counterattack, the speed of the two still has a huge advantage in front of League One teams.

In the 8th minute of the game, Ryan Fraser made a cross after breaking through from the wing. The ball bypassed the full-back and passed to the goal.

Pittman in front of the goal strode forward. When sprinting, he kept his eyes on the ball and adjusted his body balance. When he was close to the penalty spot, he stood up from the ground.

The home fans behind the goal also stood up as he jumped.

Pittman overwhelmed defender Jordan Tilson and headed the ball towards the top left corner of the goal.The goalkeeper swooped hard, and his fingertips touched the ball lightly.

boom!
Hey!
With the crisp sound of iron striking, the fans collectively exclaimed.

Amid applause, the fans sat back to their seats.

Pittman also shouted to the sky, the goal missed him, very unwilling, he needed the goal to prove himself.

Before the header, Rossi's running has opened up the 1v1 space for him, and the team passed the ball just right. It is an excellent opportunity, but the performance of the opponent's goalkeeper is really outstanding.

[Oh, Bournemouth's attack is so exciting, sharp counterattack, powerful header, I feel that if we continue to attack like this, we will not be far from scoring. 】

【Well?The director gave the camera to Pixie Lott. After Pittman's header just now, she also gave a standing ovation. It seems that she is a Bournemouth fan. 】

The words of the on-site commentator have a great meaning of fighting.

The Exeter City players looked jealously.

You Bournemouth have only been promoted from League One in the past two seasons. Why do you have beautiful fans like Pixie?

Then, their offensive became more violent.

The Bournemouth team knew that they had the support of beautiful singers, and their morale was high. Seeing the momentum of the opponent, they were not to be outdone.

For a full 30 minutes in the first half, both sides were attacking with all their strength. Before they knew it, everyone was covered in sweat and began to be a little out of breath.

Even professional players can't stand such a fast-paced transition between offense and defense. The players on both sides who can't sprint anymore think of seeking the cooperation of their teammates and slowing down the pace.

Entering half-time, the Bournemouth players sat on stools, their elbows resting on their thighs, their heads drooping, sweat running down their faces.

"Wipe off all the sweat."

Eddie Howe was proud of the hard-working players, saying: "Supplement with water, rest as much as possible, and attack like this in the second half."

Still attack like this?

With this kind of rhythm, you can run for 15 minutes at most, and if you run any further, you will feel like dying.

In the locker room, only Rossi responded: "Of order."

……

Among the ten starting players, except for the goalkeeper, the other nine looked at Rossi with resentful eyes.

This guy ran about the same as the goalkeeper in the first half, of course he has strength.

Easier said than done.

At the beginning of the second half, the visiting team first made a substitution adjustment, which was a match-up adjustment at the midfielder position, and Brown replaced Davis.

In the first half, the two sides attacked so fiercely, the most tiring was the midfielder, not only had to press up, but also had to make up for the loopholes of being counterattacked.

After being tortured by physical fitness, the players on both sides were more honest in the second half, playing according to their own rhythm, not as vigorous as the first half.

The gap in strength will soon be manifested.

The individual abilities of the Bournemouth team are obviously stronger than their opponents, especially the advantage of the two wings, which puts huge pressure on the midfield of the Exeter City team.

The head coach of the visiting team is also terrified off the court. If he is besieged like this, he will be scored sooner or later.

But he soon discovered a disadvantage of his opponent, that is the striker's ability to compete for the top.

Although Pittman has air superiority, he cannot single out the entire defense line alone.

Bournemouth's long pass must have two high center forwards to give full play to their advantages.

And their other center forward is Rossi, who has average ability to compete for the top. He uses more off-ball running to create space for his teammates.

Eddie Howe seemed to have noticed it too. He stood in the coaching area, shouted towards the field, and made a series of incomprehensible gestures with his right hand.

Others can't understand it, but the players of the Bournemouth team know it clearly.

Stanislas on the left made a breakthrough on the left. The opponent had no way to stop it, but to shrink, using the advantage of numbers to double-team him and limit the quality of his crosses.

But he still passed it on, and the quality was mediocre.

In the middle, Pittman won the ball again at the front of the penalty area. This is his 5th victory in this game.

But this time, instead of heading the goal, he slid the ball to the right.

In this area, Rosie, who had been walking, suddenly started.

Although he was not offside, he did not get rid of the defender's defense and was occupied by the opponent in a favorable position.

Baldwin is confident that he will never let Rossi break through and enter the penalty area.

After Rossi started two steps, he suddenly knocked the ball to the left with his right foot, shaking Baldwin's defense.

Although the proficiency of "knocking the ball and changing direction" is not high, it is quite effective in the face of Baldwin, who is tall and slow to turn.

However, Baldwin stretched out his left foot in time and blocked Rossi's shot angle for the first time.

Moreover, the defensive midfielders also returned to the defense in place, forming a double-team trend.

Rossi shot after shaking the defense and was the best choice.

But it was hard to exert force when he met his reverse foot.

He used the outer instep of his left foot to push a horizontal ball to the middle of the penalty area.

Here, Gosling, who was plugged in, drew his bow and nocked an arrow, shot a burst, and the ball flew towards the lower left corner of the goal.

The goalkeeper's sight was blocked, and the save was delayed by 0.1 seconds. In just 0.1 seconds, he was pronounced dead.

1:0! ! !

Bournemouth lead.

(End of this chapter)