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Chapter 94 The last fight in the first half

After losing the ball, Eddie Howe's disappointed expression was just a moment of turning around, and he immediately returned to the rest area to discuss the next tactics with the assistant coach.

Now thinking about scoring goals is whimsical, how to stabilize the situation is the most important thing.

Liverpool's strength lies not only in their high-position press, which allows opponents to make mistakes under press.

Rogers, who once served as the coach of the youth team at Chelsea, studied under the "madman" Mourinho, and is also well versed in the concept of quick counterattacks.

Later coaching Swansea, Rogers was also able to find a good balance between pass control and quick counterattack.

Today's Liverpool, the quality of the players can maximize his football philosophy, pass control skills and quick counterattacks have become the sharpest offensive weapons of Rogers' Liverpool.

After kick-off in the middle circle, Eddie Howe asked the players to return to the defense, and the formation was adjusted to 4-5-1. Although they were all five midfielders, the two sides retreated, voluntarily gave up the offense, and participated in the team's defense.

As for Rossi, let him back around the center circle and defend Gerrard's ball.

The Bournemouth team, which has retreated to their own field, is full of people in the defense zone. The long pass in the backcourt will only make it more difficult for the offensive team to stop the ball.

Rossi only had to defend Gerrard's ground pass near the center circle.

Liverpool, who already had two goals in hand, was not in a hurry to attack.

Because before the goal, the counterattack of the Bournemouth team is still vivid in their minds.

Although there was no goal, from the start to the shot, the players did not stick to the ball extra, and they were able to distribute the ball at the most appropriate time, with good speed and quality.

The most critical point is the center forward's ability to get rid of the ball, which fully reflects his awareness, vision and ability to play the ball with one kick.

It's just the last shot, which is due to the lack of personal ability of the players.

If it is played by its own forward, it is very likely to score.

No wonder they can remain unbeaten in the British Championship, and they still have some strength.

However, today you met us as Liverpool, do you really think we are playing as a Championship team?

In the next 10 minutes, Liverpool tried many times to organize offenses on both ribs, hoping to use Coutinho's dribbling to stretch the defense and look for opportunities.

But Bournemouth's defensive lineup is maintained very well. Rich is close to Coutinho and prevents him from getting the ball.

There was no chance for the two flanks, and Liverpool shifted their offense to the two wings, making use of Lallana's running ability and Markovic's speed.

Eddie Howe's response is to pass the pass without letting go.

That is, the ball can pass, but no one can pass, because Liverpool has no high points in the middle to outflank.

Under the tight defense of the Bournemouth team, Liverpool could only try to create threats through long-range shots, but there were no good chances.

"Boss, will everyone be physically able to survive this fight?" The assistant coach expressed his worries.

The current defense of the Bournemouth team relies on the players to actively run and check for gaps in time to contain the opponent's offense.

But the game is 90 minutes, how can this kind of consumption play last the whole game.

Eddie Howe was silent for a while, and said: "Let's finish the first half first. If we can't last here, we don't need to play the second half."

The referee only gave 1 minute of stoppage time. It can be seen that the first half was completely one-sided and the game process was quite "smooth".

The corner kick taken by Liverpool was cleared by the defender. Rich directly kicked the ball into the opponent's half to kill the remaining ten seconds of stoppage time.

They need rest, they need to catch their breath.

Referee, blow the whistle!

The on-site director's camera also moved with the ball's flight trajectory. I thought that after the ball landed, the referee would blow the whistle to end the first half of the game.

But in Liverpool's half, a player wearing the home team's red and black jersey appeared.

No one on the scene felt that this was an opportunity to counterattack, because the other players of the Bournemouth team shrank in their own half.

【Oh, Luo is at the forefront. He has to face the defense of two people and has no chance. 】

Rossi's ability to break through with the ball is not good. If it is Ronaldo or Messi who appears here, it may definitely be an opportunity.

Rossi stopped the ball on the right, and Lovren immediately stepped forward to defend.

First, it can prevent Rossi from continuing to advance with the ball, and second, it can delay the remaining game time.

Lovren is also very clear that Rossi, who runs without the ball, is his greatest weapon.

Now, your teammates don't want to run, and they can't run anymore. What can you do?
Just as Lovren was thinking about how to steal the ball, Rossi's eyes revealed a determined look.

This is a determined look to get rid of the defense.

He first used his right foot to gently push the ball horizontally to the left, suspecting that he wanted to dribble the ball horizontally.

Lovren also moved laterally, with his eyes on the ball, ready to play at any moment.

Rossi stood on the ball with his left foot, turned his body halfway to the left, stepped on the ball lightly with his right foot, and quickly pulled the ball back.

Marseille roundabout?

Lovren sneered, with such a clumsy technique, there was no confusing movement before turning around, and he still pulled the ball horizontally.

This is completely exposing the line of pulling the ball to his eyes, and there is no protective action at all.

Lovren leaned forward and stretched out his right foot, blocking the path of Rosilla's ball.

But Rossi got a foothold and knocked the ball to the side and rear at a faster speed, avoiding Lovren's steal.

[Ouch, this is over, Rossi's Marseille maneuver is simply stunning. 】

After turning around, Rossi showed his good starting ability and broke through with the ball.

Hey!
The already silent home fans were once again ignited by Rossi's chic "Marseille roundabout", and the shouts were instantly thunderous.

Lovren's scalp was numb from the show, and after turning around, he chased back from the midfield.

Although Rossi's starting speed was fast, his limit speed was still insufficient, and he was quickly overtaken by his opponent.

[Lovren has already caught up, and his teammates have also come to defend, let's see how Luo handles the ball? 】

Lovren has already bit Rossi, but Rossi uses his position very cleverly to block Lovren's forward line.

This made Lovren, who was chasing back, very uncomfortable.If you don't slow down and hit Rossi from behind, the referee will definitely call a foul.

This man is really difficult!

Fortunately, teammate Skrtel came to make up the defense and flanked back and forth.

When Rossi dribbled the ball, he had already observed that no teammates came to support him as far as he could see.

The defender has already defended. Once the ball is stopped and there is no offensive tendency, the referee is very likely to blow the whistle to end the first half.

There is no chance, one last fight!
Facing Skrtel's defense, Rossi used the heel of his right foot to change direction and shoot.

But Lovren, who was behind him, stretched out his foot to poke the ball when Rossi knocked the ball and changed direction. Although it was only a little bit, it had a big enough impact on the shot.

Rossi's inverted foot is not yet proficient, and it is very difficult to shoot after changing directions.

After being stabbed like this again, Rossi's kick did not hit the right spot at all, but the tip of his toe poked lightly, and the ball slowly rolled towards the goalkeeper. Rossi himself lost his balance and fell to the ground.

Eddie Haoqi blushed and roared loudly off the court, the veins on his neck were clearly visible.

He was not dissatisfied with Rossi's outrageous shots, but dissatisfied with the players' inactive attitude.

Why not meet Rossi and let him fight alone in the frontcourt.

Even if you can't catch up, if you don't have the spirit of fighting, your teammates will be very disappointed.

drop ~ drop ~
The referee blows his whistle and points to the middle circle, the first half of the game is over.

Rossi beat the turf unwillingly, then stood up and walked towards the player tunnel.

It's not that he was unwilling to use up a "highlight moment card" in exchange for a poor shot.

Instead, he regrets his own inadequacy.

Dean Court Stadium, applause roared.

The other Bournemouth players, with their heads down, returned to the dressing room in despair.

(End of this chapter)