striker cool brother

Chapter 99
On December 2014, 12, the Bournemouth team resumed training and only did a simple physical recovery in the morning.

In the evening, they will go away to face Blackpool.

There is no winter break in the English league, which makes many coaches and players a little "difficult".

The tight schedule makes the players physically exhausted and does not get enough rest, which will cause a lot of injuries to the team in the second half.

And there is also national team match day.

Some coaches pointed out that compared with teams in other leagues that have a winter break, their players have significantly fewer injuries than teams in the English League.

Some coaches even publicly stated that it is evil that the Premier League does not set a winter break.

This is related to the competition system and traditions of the English league.

First of all, in addition to participating in the league, Premier League teams also have two competitions, the FA Cup and the League Cup, and the FA Cup also has rematch settings, so there are many games. Playing three games in ten days is commonplace.

And there are teams that are going to participate in the European war, and their matches are even closer.

Another important reason is the inheritance of British football culture.

After the Christmas holiday, apart from going to the pub to chat, one of the things fans are more willing to do is to go to the stadium to cheer for the team they support.

Even if they don't go to watch the game live, fans still need to sit at home and watch the live broadcast.

This is also the reason why the Premier League broadcast revenue is the most lucrative of all leagues.

Therefore, regardless of the schedule, football culture and income, the Premier League does not need a winter break.

Take the words of Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger, "On Boxing Day, the whole of Europe will go to the UK to watch the game. This is why the Premier League is so popular, so the tradition of the New Year's schedule must be preserved."

After all, one word, money.

Eddie Howe can see from training that the physical condition of the players is not very ideal.

The midweek cup game had a great impact. After the morning training, the players all gathered in the tactical room.

The players of the Bournemouth team don't understand. The opponent tonight is the Blackpool team. It's just a small team. It is necessary to have a centralized meeting before the game?
Eddie Howe paced back and forth with his arms crossed, looking preoccupied.

The players were even more puzzled.

"Do you want to take a vacation?"

Eddie Howe suddenly said seriously.

Who doesn't want a holiday.

To be honest, during training in the morning, some players still felt a little sore in their muscles, and really wanted to sleep for another day.

"Since you want to have a vacation, then show your strength." Eddie Howe said with a smirk: "If you lose the game tonight, you will have to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas here."

What?

The eyes of the Bournemouth players were full of resistance.

"I will do what I say. If I lose, I will stay here and make you turkey."

Whoever wants to spend Christmas Eve with this strong man like you, I want to go home and rest.

Wilson patted Rossi on the shoulder and said, "Luo, although you don't celebrate Christmas Eve and Christmas, we both do. Don't be lazy."

Rossi remembered the appointment in London and said, "I want to take a vacation too."

After lunch at the training base, the nap time is until three o'clock in the afternoon, and then the players and the coaching staff take the bus to the visiting team's stadium.

Without the pressure of the cup, the physical reserve of the Blackpool players is quite good. Now that they have fallen into the relegation zone in the league, the head coach Jose Riga must use a victory to surprise the fans before Christmas.

Bournemouth is a great appetizer.

It's not that they are overwhelmed, they are well-founded.

According to the law of football, for a team that has won consecutively, after losing, the players will relax their mentality, and losing streak is inevitable.

In the last game against Liverpool, the Bournemouth team played their best. Two players left the field due to cramps.

Finally, the Bournemouth team is playing away, which will increase the fatigue of the journey.

"Although the Bournemouth team has created an unbeaten record, there are always times when it collapses. Fortunately, we are here to break his unbeaten record in the league."

Jose Riga is doing the pre-match pep talk.The team was promoted to the Premier League in 2010, but after only one year, they were relegated back to the English Championship.

For a few years, the results have been hovering in the middle and lower. When Jose took over, the team was already struggling on the edge of relegation.

If this game can overturn the top Bournemouth, it will greatly boost morale.

And in the near winter transfer window, Jose will have a certain say in signings.

At 7:[-] p.m., the game started on time.

The home team Blackpool used a 4-2-3-1 formation and put on an attacking posture.

The visiting team Bournemouth adopts a 4-4-2 formation, which is relatively conservative.

[This is the last league game before Christmas. Both sides have sent their main lineups, hoping to welcome the holiday with a victory. 】

[Although Bournemouth lost to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup, ending the team's 25 unbeaten rounds, they still remained unbeaten in 21 games in the league. 】

[See if they continue to set records this coming Christmas, or keep them here. 】

After the home team Blackpool kicked off, the team quickly showed the pressure of attack.

Jose Riga believes that the exhausted Bournemouth team should want to control the rhythm at the beginning, stabilize the defense, and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack.

The fighting spirit like the last one will never appear.

But when Blackpool pushed the ball into the midfield, Bournemouth's high press once again appeared in front of their eyes.

There was fire in their eyes.

[It seems that the midweek game did not affect the state of the Bournemouth players. They still maintain a threatening high press, and this game will not be dull. 】

Facing the active rush of Bournemouth players, the home team players were a little confused.

They are also professional players, and they know very well in their hearts that after experiencing such a fierce game, how could they dare to fight at the beginning.

It must be a bluff.

We wanted to work hard, but we rested for a whole week, no one is afraid of anyone.

Just do what you say, and the two teams started a fierce competition for the ball in the midfield.

But soon, the players of the Blackpool team discovered that not only did the opponent's fight not weaken, but it became more ferocious.

After Blackpool's relegation, many players in the team moved to other teams. Last season, half of the team's main players left, and their vitality was seriously damaged.

Such a lineup configuration, how could it be the opponent of the Bournemouth team.

In the 18th minute, Rossi once again showed excellent anti-offside awareness, received a through ball from Richie, formed a single-handed shot and scored.

This is Rossi's 19th goal in the league. According to the scorer list of the British Championship in recent years, the average is only 28 goals.

Rossi is more than half of the league, and he has completed 2/3, which is very likely to set a record for the most goals in a single season.

"Just conceded a goal, no big deal, keep running and kill them."

Jose Riga off the field encouraging the players.

Sure enough, the Blackpool players also increased their running distance and grabbed the ball with great momentum.

But the Bournemouth team used pass control to firmly hold the ball at their feet, making the opponent exhausted.

Rossi is even more relaxed. He doesn't even need to participate in the defense, just waiting for the opportunity ahead.

The Blackpool players who had been fighting for 40 minutes felt something was wrong.

It is obvious that I want to consume the physical energy of the opponent, so why is it that I am physically weak now?

While they were in a trance, defender Daniels was left unguarded near midfield and took the ball directly into the penalty area.

Rossi was outside the penalty area and observed that the goalkeeper was positioned slightly forward. He did not wait for the ball to land, and directly lobbed the ball with a header.

Blackpool goalkeeper Joe Lewis, while observing the whereabouts of the ball, retreated hastily.

He straightened his arms and leaned back, trying to lift the ball out of the baseline.

But he was still a step too late, the ball went over his palm and fell into the goal.

Lewis also lost his balance because of the retreat, and together with the ball, fell into the net.

0:2! !
This result greatly exceeded everyone's expectations.

At halftime, Jose Riga had difficulty accepting the results of the first half.

Although there is nothing to say about the scoring process, where did the opponent's infinite physical strength come from?

They fought a tough battle three days ago, how could they recover so quickly.

It must be the end of the crossbow.

At the beginning of the second half, Jose changed two players and continued to strengthen the frontcourt.

But the Bournemouth team still fought against them like a bloody chicken.

In the 59th minute, after a series of cooperation at the front of the opponent's penalty area, the Bournemouth team dispersed the defense. Suleman knocked to the unguarded Rich, who volleyed and scored easily.

0:3! ! !

Blackpool continued to make substitutions, and in the 65th minute, using a cross from the wing, Del Funeso scored a header and pulled back a goal.

1:3! !
After scoring the goal, Blackpool's confidence increased greatly, and he wanted to take advantage of this momentum to start chasing points.

But only 2 minutes later, Wilson counterattacked. After passing two people on the wing, he faced the goalkeeper and scored through the crotch, expanding his lead again.

1: 4!

The Blackpool team, which has no one to replace, unexpectedly experienced a physical crisis earlier than the Bournemouth team.

And the big score is behind, the players have long lost their fighting spirit.

In the 73rd minute, central defender Cook dribbled the ball to the front of the penalty area without any defense.

He hoisted the ball into the penalty area and assisted Pugh to score.

1: 5!

In the 76th minute, Gosling assisted Harry with a long shot.

1: 6!

Such a big score directly made the home fans leave the field early in anger.

In the end, Bournemouth took the win... and the holiday firmly into their own hands with a bloodbath away at Blackpool.

At the same time, the team's points have surpassed No.2 Watford by 12 points.

With such a huge lead, Eddie Howe can further strengthen the lineup in the upcoming winter transfer.

He is absolutely confident that this season, the team will enter the Premier League with a proud result.

(End of this chapter)