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Chapter 78 Leicester City's Counterattack
"Good defense!"

Goalkeeper Kemp pulled Rossi up, and this was the first time he saw Rossi appear on the defensive end in open play.

In the previous games, as a center, Rossi only retreated to the center circle most of the time, and he was still slow.

This time, he chased back from the midfield all the way to the goal in one breath, which boosted morale too much.

Rossi, who played for the Leicester City team, knows the essence of his old club's tactics very well.

Long pass rush, passing simplified.

If Vardy is on the side, I'm afraid I haven't returned to my defense yet, and Leicester City has already completed a threatening attack.

After the Leicester City team has experienced the tempering of the Premier League, their counterattack speed has become sharper.

corner kick.

Mahrez's corner kick flew into the penalty area with a strong spin.

This kind of outward rotation cross ball is the most headache for the goalkeeper.

No attack, no attack.

Cook and Morgan, the two defense leaders competed for the landing point almost at the same time. The ball flew limply towards the goal and was easily confiscated by the goalkeeper.

Kemp held the ball in one hand, and gently pressed down with the other hand, indicating that there is no counterattack point in the frontcourt, and the rhythm must be suppressed.

Eddie Howe applauded him. The team cannot be led away by the opponent's fast pace. It must stabilize the situation, control the ball patiently, and look for opportunities.

Leicester City's frontcourt pressing was very aggressive. Instead of mopping up the intercepting midfielders, they used the frontcourt to press and block the passing lanes between the Bournemouth teams, forcing them to pass the ball back.

Once the ball is broken, Conokite and Albrighton can quickly play the ball or break through with the ball, threatening the hinterland of the Bournemouth team.

Faced with this situation, the Bournemouth team can only let Wilson retreat to strengthen the midfield advantage.

And Rossi constantly moves laterally, attracting the attention of the defense.

Leicester City's defense against Rossi is different from other Championship teams.

They did not conduct special marking or area marking on Rossi, but his teammates would remind him loudly when Rossi walked into the defensive area.

James looked to his left, a little unwilling.

He and Rossi are out of alignment, and there is almost no chance of 1v1, although he really wants to completely block Rossi in the game.

But such opportunities are rare.

In the 12th minute, Rossi moved to the opponent's right rib area. When he was about to receive a pass from his teammate, he observed James who was robbing and passed the ball back in time.

On this side, James' active defense gave Rossi no chance to pass or organize.

Passbacks are just an act of desperation.

"James is in very good shape today."

In the rest area, Korek said: "He completely restricted the movement of Ronaldo in the ribs and returned to his own defensive area in time."

Pearson was calm on the surface, but he was very happy in his heart. He took a sip of water slowly and said, "I'm afraid his physical fitness will be in crisis in the second half with his playing style."

He left the rest area, stood in the coach's command area, waved his hand, and signaled that the line of defense could be raised a bit.

The Bournemouth team has no counterattack point now, and it is difficult to penetrate in the middle. No matter how exquisite Rossi's movement is, if he does not pass the ball, it will be a waste of time.

The defense line is raised, which can create a sense of oppression on the Bournemouth team's defense line, trapping them in their own half.

The ball cannot be far away from one's own goal, which can increase the psychological pressure and burden of the offensive side.

poison!
Eddie Howe took a look at the opponent's coaching area. This flesh-faced Pearson had more sophisticated command and tactics than before.

This 4-3-3 formation has high requirements on the wingers. In addition to participating in the offense, they are also tasked with counter-attacking on the spot and suppressing the assists of the opponent's full-backs, which consumes a lot of physical energy.

Nugent and Mahrez used active running to make the team more balanced on the offensive and defensive ends.

Furthermore, although the Leicester City team only set up a single midfielder, Pearson asked Konokite and Albrighton to use a wide range of running to make up for the lack of interception ability in the midfield and at the same time increase the overall speed of the team.

Moreover, the single midfielder Cambiasso also has a good long pass.

When there is no chance in the frontcourt, the Leicester City team can also use him to instigate a counterattack directly from the backcourt.

In the 18th minute, as Eddie Howe expected, Leicester City pressed high and Gosling's pass made a mistake. After being intercepted by Cambiasso, the latter sent a long pass directly to the left.

After Mahrez stretched out his foot to stop the ball, he continued to get rid of horizontally on the edge of the penalty area and cut inward.

Right back Smith's follow-up defense was timely, but after Mahrez cut the ball three times in a row, the follow-up defense was already half a beat slow.

Smith was extremely shocked. In the British Championship, he rarely encountered such outstanding wide players.

With such excellent dribbling ability, why can't he be the main force?
He couldn't imagine how terrifying their abilities would be if they were the real main force.

After Mahrez swayed away from the defense, he used a light kick to pass the ball into the penalty area.

The switch of center Chris Wood and Nugent made Elphick hesitate.

Who is this for?
It was this hesitation that made Nugent seize the opportunity and poke the ball in with his right foot.

[GOAL! ! ! ! ! 】

[The goal is scored, Leicester City leads away. 】

[Mahrez created an opportunity on the wing, Nugent poked and scored, the whole tactical idea is very clear. 】

[We can see that the Leicester City striker is very flexible in changing positions. They just seized the distraction opportunity of the opponent's defense and turned away. 】

Less than 10 minutes into the game, the visiting team took the lead.For the English League Cup, which will be decided in a single game, Bournemouth must adjust in time.

"It's my problem, I didn't follow people closely."

Elphic voluntarily acknowledged the error.

This is the same as basketball pick-and-rolls. When an offensive player comes to set a pick-and-roll for a player with the ball, the defensive player must remind his teammates whether to follow or change positions.

When Nugent and Chris Wood switched positions, Elphick first followed Chris closely, and then saw Nugent advancing forward, hesitating whether to follow or not, and did not communicate with Cook in time.

This fatal mistake allowed Nugent to form a threatening advance.

It's too late to chase after this time.

"I will remind you next time." Cook also took the initiative to share the responsibility.

After all, the defense is the whole, not one person.

After the goal, Pearson clenched his fists and raised his arms, which was completely executed according to his tactics.

The team's next schedule is very critical, there is no need to waste time and energy here.

Preferably before the end of the first half, leading by two goals.

In the second half, you can shrink the defense, withdraw the main players, and save your energy.

To his relief, it was the progress of striker Chris Wood.

His running position attracted the attention of the defense and gave Nugent a chance to advance.

He already has the restraint as a supporting center, and he is no longer the standing center who takes root in the penalty area.

"That tall guy looks a little low," Elphic said.

Cook also discovered that from the beginning of the game, Chris Wood was not a pure center.

With a height of 190cm, he has enough advantage in the penalty area. Just standing in the penalty area is enough to threaten the defense line.

If he moves to the sides, then the central defender has to pull out to help the undersized full-back.

At this time, the passer of the attacking side only needs to see the passing opportunity, send the pass, and the winger's oblique penetration will definitely create a shooting opportunity.

"Although they resemble each other somewhat, they are heavy and bulky. Compared to Robbie, they are still far behind. They will switch positions later, remember to remind each other."

"Let's cheer up, the game has just begun."

Cook continued to encourage his teammates, and what he had to do now was still to defend.

(End of this chapter)