striker cool brother

Chapter 88 Absolute Core
After the victory over Wolves, Bournemouth had a rare two days off without a league game in the middle of the week.

The league opponent on Saturday is Cardiff City. In the third round of the Carabao Cup, Bournemouth won 3:0, and the winning percentage of this game is very high.

What Eddie Howe has to prepare for is the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup against Liverpool next Wednesday.

After entering the quarter-finals, the Premier League teams will arrange their starting lineups according to the competition, but even if they come off the bench, Liverpool's strength should not be underestimated.

Moreover, for the top four teams in the Premier League, the English League Cup is a stage for training the team. Winning or losing is irrelevant, and they will win first in terms of mentality.

Eddie Howe set today's training as endurance training.

If you want to beat the Premier League team, stamina is essential.

Facing Leicester City in the last round, the opponent's blitz scored two goals in the first half.

Facing Liverpool, which has stronger attack power and speed, if they can't withstand their offensive at the beginning, then the game must be a massacre.

Therefore, players must use active defense to withstand the opponent's attack after the start of the game.

Most importantly, Eddie Howe hasn't thought about the lineup yet.

The traditional 4-4-2 lineup is a defense-oriented style of play, which is the safest.

But in this way, he is completely passive, and can only be beaten.

If it is 4-2-3-1, although it can ensure a relatively balanced offense and defense, it is also the team's most offensive lineup.

Facing the Championship team, Eddie Howe was confident enough to wrestle with them.

But if it is the Premier League giants, the disadvantages of this lineup will undoubtedly be revealed.

The first is the front midfielder position, which is particularly critical in the entire system. He is responsible for organizing and sorting out the team's offense, and is also the first interception point for defending the opponent's counterattack. It requires high comprehensive ability of the players.

Richie and Harry Arter have done a good job of this task so far.

But in the face of suppression from the Premier League teams, their shortcomings will be fully exposed.

Once the front midfielder position is blocked, the offense of the entire team will be out of touch.

Then there is the double midfielder, which must have excellent physical fitness and running ability, and the defense can cover the entire defensive area of ​​​​the midfielder.

From the current point of view, O'Kane's style of play is weak, Gosling's defensive coverage is small, and Suleman's offense is stronger than defense. It is still unknown whether they can withstand Liverpool's strong impact.

Finally, there is the striker, whether to use the counter-speed type or play positional warfare are all problems that bother him.

boom!
The crisp sound of kicking the ball uplifted Eddie Howe, and when he turned his head, it was Rossi who was doing intensive training on personal shooting.

Although in many cases, Eddie Howe asked Rossi to withdraw from the organization, or to help his teammates stretch the space, he is an auxiliary center.

But he has scored 16 goals in the league, and this schedule is not halfway through, and the number of goals is quite terrifying.

This is not a support, it is simply an efficient shooter.

Therefore, the assistant coach deliberately strengthens his shooting ability, angle shooting, space shooting, turn shooting and other basic skills.

And Eddie Howe discovered that Rossi was actually developing a counter-foot shot, and the effect was very good.

If a striker can balance his left and right feet, not only can he improve his efficiency when shooting, but he can also have unexpected effects in dribbling and delivering the ball.

He suddenly discovered, why not develop a set of tactics around Rossi?
So far, the Bournemouth team has been dominated by wing attacks.

Wilson and Stanislas are the tactical core of the team's counterattack.

If tactics can be developed around Rossi, it should have a good effect.

And with Rossi's current status in the team, other players will be quite supportive of formulating tactics around him.

Didn't 4-2-3-1 just let Rossi retreat to organize the attack?
Although he was only used to play this role, the effect is obvious.

Just do it, Eddie Howe hurriedly summoned the coaching team to study new tactics.

The Bournemouth team will play the Carabao Cup next Wednesday, so this round of the league will start at 7 o'clock on Friday night.

The team's strong performance now has made the enthusiasm of the fans very high. The Dean Court Stadium, which can only accommodate 11000 people, was full at five o'clock.

There are also a large number of fans waiting outside the stadium, waiting for players to enter the field, and asking for autographs.

Among them, the most popular is naturally Rossi.

Rossi, who got off the bus, never felt that the road to the stadium was so long.

Signatures, group photos, and smiles are indispensable.

After finally entering the court, his face and hands were already slightly sore.

Wilson patted him on the shoulder and joked: "Luo, you have to get used to it. This is still a small scene. In the English League Cup on Wednesday, you will sign until you are soft."

Rossi said: "Doesn't that mean that we are getting better and better?"

This sentence made the eyes of all players shine.

"This game is a warm-up for our game against Liverpool. We must show all our fighting spirit and win the game."

Eddie Howe didn't explain too much, because the tactics have been said many times, and how much they can play depends entirely on the player's ability.

Hearing about Liverpool, all the players were excited, shouted in unison, and lined up in the player tunnel with high morale.

After a while, amidst the cheers of the home fans, the two teams walked to the field. After a simple opening ceremony, the captains of both sides guessed coins in the middle circle, and the home team kicked off first.

The first confrontation between the two teams this season was in the Carabao Cup. Gosling scored twice and Stanislas' goal gave the team a 3-0 victory.

Although Rossi did not score a goal, he assisted Gosling to score twice, and he also received extremely high evaluation after the game.

At the start of the game, Bournemouth took the lead.

Cardiff City is afraid of Rossi's containment ability, and chooses man-marking tactics in defending Rossi.

After Rossi entered the midfielder area, the defensive midfielder Gunnarson made a close-up mark, interfering with his possession of the ball in this dangerous area.

The Bournemouth team's "no striker formation" has gradually taken shape. Rossi took the ball in the retracement position to organize, giving the wing space to take the ball and sprint, which is very dangerous.

Therefore, the opponent deployed defense against Rossi in response to this point.

In the first minute, Rossi was about to take the ball, but was knocked to the ground by Gunnarson who came from the rear, which instantly aroused the dissatisfaction of the home fans.

The referee came forward and gave a serious warning. If he commits an intentional foul from behind like this again, he will not be soft on his yellow card.

It can be seen from the foul at the beginning that the opponent must strictly treat Rossi's possession of the ball in the midfielder position in this game.

Eddie Howe waved his hand and asked Rossi to push forward, and the center was handed over to Rich to organize.

The head coach of the Cardiff City team is very satisfied with his "knocking the mountain and shaking the tiger", and let the opponent's striker know that they are good, so he dare not do whatever he wants in the following games.

The two teams have played against each other before, and they know each other's tactics better. After Rossi topped the front, Cardiff City's defensive midfielder intentionally double-teamed the midfielder Rich to limit his shots.

Rich is restricted in the middle, then the wing or midfielder must come to meet him.

If the midfielder advances forward, the two full-backs of Cardiff City retreat to prevent the opponent from counterattacking from the side.

If the winger drops back to respond, then the defense can press forward and create pressure on them.

The left midfielder Pugh retreated to respond, which surprised the opponent.

Because the Bournemouth team is best at attacking from the side, let the winger retreat, so the counterattack in the frontcourt will be one point less.

However, not only Pugh, but even Wilson also retreated and joined the midfield organization, leaving Rossi alone in the front end.

Is it to save energy in order to prepare for the League Cup match?
If this is the case, then the Bournemouth team is seeking a tie in this game, which is a bit timid.

Due to the recovery of the two wingers, the two full-backs of the Cardiff City team also slowly pressed up, forming an oppression on the winger.

At this time, the long-awaited Bournemouth team finally showed its fangs.

Wilson took the ball from the wing, attracting two defenders, Ricky ran to catch up, and hit the ball directly behind the opponent's central defender without stopping.

A figure flashed suddenly.

What?

when is he here

Rossi took the ball one step forward and strode into the penalty area. Defender Ben Turner couldn't catch up.

【GOAL, the goal is scored! ! ! 】

[Different from previous scoring methods.Now it's his teammates who pull the line of defense for Rossi and let him single out the central defender. 】

[Is this a tactic with Luo as the core of the offense? 】

[Eddie Howe used this method to confirm Rossi's core position in the team. 】

[Today's Luo, the domineering side leaks! 】

(End of this chapter)