At half-time, Eddie Howe clapped his hands and encouraged: "Everyone did well in the first half, only conceded a goal, and in the second half they were able to come back." ”

The players' heads are a little empty, and in the face of the Premier League team, they are still attacking and defending, and their physical fitness is tortured.

Although only one goal was conceded, at this pace, the second half could usher in a big collapse.

In this case, if you still want to chase the ball, everything will be fine if you don't get baptized in blood.

"Coach, the other side is crazy, he is very fierce in the midfield, and he doesn't give you a chance to breathe at all."

It was striker Stanislas who spoke and dropped back from the flanks to get the most fouls as a ball point up front.

Eddie Howe tapped his finger on the tactical board and said solemnly: "We are also a team that takes high pressing, why are we afraid of them?" ”

He took out a pen, drew a tactical map on the tactical board, and said, "Listen, they are not as strong as you think." The so-called high press on the opposite side is a tactic that blocks the passing line so that you can't calmly get the ball out. And we, who are taking advantage of the grab, are aggressive, completely different. ”

Being mentioned by the manager like this, the players seem to have regained a little bit of confidence.

In fact, in the first half, the pressure brought to them by the opposite side was the kind of discomfort that made you unable to play, not a savage tackle.

Although Coman emphasizes the entanglement in the midfield, the current team is not tough enough. At the start of the second half, I want you to fight hard in midfield and create chances. ”

Eddie Howe drew up the attacking lines of the two wings, saying: "They are very strong on the wings, and similarly, they are weak defensively, as soon as we get the ball in midfield, we immediately switch to these two wings. ”

The tactics are very clear, but the players are worried about whether they can get the ball at the opponent's feet with their quality?

The players knew it all in their hearts, but no one dared to say it.

Seeing that the team was not reacting, Eddie Howe had a little unconfidence in his eyes, and said, "What, what's the problem?" ”

Cook, as the captain of the team, stood up and said: "Coach, what if we can't get the ball from them and get beaten back?" ”

"They didn't play Barcelona's pass-and-control play."

A voice echoed in the locker room, clearly reaching everyone's ears.

Everyone followed the voice and turned their eyes to Rossi.

"Luo, what are you talking about, why isn't this a transmission control?" Cook asked.

Rosie shook her head and said, "I can't say why, it's not anyway." ”

Eddie Howe laughed, "Law is right. Although Koeman emphasises passing, there are no players in the team who are super playmaking and running. Their so-called passing control is just a small area of passing the ball at a faster speed, don't be deceived, dare to grab it. ”

After saying this, a shadow in the hearts of the players dissipated.

At the beginning of the second half, all the players of Bournemouth, as if they had played chicken blood, pressed wildly in the midfield.

Despite conceding a lot of goals last season, they are very confident in their attacking prowess.

In this way, it is the back line that is unlucky.

But this time against the Premier League team, this is not a notch up from the Championship, defensive ability and confrontation.

In addition, Southampton attacked wildly from the start, leaving them a little restrained.

After trying to press high for 10 minutes, Bournemouth were evenly matched in midfield.

Koeman, who had been calm in the first half, couldn't sit still and came to the coaching area to direct the battle.

He has been in charge for less than a month and it will take time for his tactics to be fully integrated into the team.

Moreover, the team has experienced the departure of many key players, and in some key positions, he has not yet found suitable replacements.

If he can strengthen his squad before the transfer window closes, he has every confidence to take the team to higher positions this season.

In the face of Bournemouth's aggressive tackles, Southampton's midfield control is gradually losing its advantage.

Although Barcelona's passing control is powerful, not every team can replicate it perfectly.

Arsenal's beautiful football belongs to the pass, and what Koeman wants to create is the pass.

Unlike the two teams, Koeman wants his team to use the passing link in midfield to find the opponent's weak spots, and then use the wings to fly together and combine the high points in the middle to win the game.

Passing the ball in midfield, although it can bring pressure to the opponent, the shortcomings are also very obvious.

Once the ball is cut off by the opponent, then the gap between the two wings is completely exposed.

In the 60th minute of the game, Bournemouth was actively scrambling, and O'Kane cut off the ball and quickly handed it to teammate Pugh.

For the first time, Stannislas held his breath and drove straight after receiving a pass from Pugh.

The team was silent for 60 minutes, and finally it was about to erupt, and the home fans instantly boiled, waving the team flag in their hands and screaming in a heart-rending voice.

After Stanislas dribbled the ball past half, he faced Schneiderlin, who came forward, and tried to make a feint to deceive the defense and cut to the right side.

But the opponent's defense was very solid, and the body instantly made up for it.

Stanislas saw that there was no chance, so he passed the ball to Wilson on the wing.

By this time, the opposing defense had returned to position, and Wilson broke through with the ball, but was stubbornly marked by full-back Portland.

At the same time, central defender Maya Yoshida came to the defense.

Wilson, who is very confident in his speed, was also really surprised.

Whether it's in the Championship or in previous friendships, he can rely on speed to snatch half a position, if not more.

But in the face of Portland, he can't get rid of him.

Wilson paused abruptly, trying to take advantage of the tempo change to get Riche.

However, the opponent's body balance is very good, and he can quickly follow up the defense and block the angle of his inward cut.

That's what the Premier League players are.

Wilson felt a hint of dimensionality reduction.

In the face of two people, Wilson was forced to return the ball to his teammate who was inserted in the middle, and the time for the counterattack was delayed.

In fact, as early as when Stanislas was dribbling the ball, the timing of the counterattack was delayed.

Premier League teams are much faster to defend than the Championship.

If you want to fight back, you have to play faster.

Eddie Howe thought a little and called Rossi to the sidelines and explained the tactics in his ear.

In the 65th minute of the game, Bournemouth made a substitution, replacing Stanislas with Rossi, and the formation was changed to 4-4-2.

Is this going to be stormed?

Koeman was puzzled, although Bournemouth had the advantage in midfield in the past few minutes, but if they wanted to play with their own team, I am afraid it was almost meaningless.

Moreover, this black-haired Asian kid is actually a center?

In his impression, today's Asian players in the European league, playing mostly in the midfield, steady and calm are their characteristics, and running at the expense of physical strength is an important factor in winning the trust of coaches and teams.

There are also many strikers who play forwards, they have good technique at the feet, good physical coordination, and light and flowing are the most advantageous weapons.

However, in the center forward position, there seems to be no particularly outstanding player.

Let's take a look.

Koeman did not give a special explanation, but warmed up the substitutes and prepared to replace the players in fitness crisis.

After Rossi came on the field, he formed a forward partnership with Kermogante.

Although the last counter-attack did not threaten the goal, the players saw that the opponent was not without holes.

After Rossi came on the pitch, the midfielder boldly pressed up and gave the ball to Rossi's feet.

Rossi, who got the ball for the first time, didn't make any movement in his body, and Schneiderlin, who stepped forward to defend the back, didn't care.

After all, he just came on the field, and his teammate's pass was to give him a feeling of the game, and this kid would definitely pass it back.

But just as Rossi was about to touch the ball, he suddenly half-turned and pushed a through ball with the arch of his foot, which hit the central defender and the wingback.

The pass was so sudden and subtle that before the defenders could react, Wilson turned into a black whirlwind and slashed through the two.

"Where do you look, how do you make it so easy for people to pass the ball?"

Koeman was very dissatisfied with the player's defense, and even he didn't expect that this black-haired kid's ability to touch the ball with one foot was too unbelievable.

After Wilson received the ball, he rushed to the opponent's goal, looked at Portland behind him, and was ecstatic.

It turned out that it wasn't that I wasn't fast enough, but that the original ball was passed too late.

As long as the pass is delayed by 0.1 seconds, it will be posted by the opponent.

Although he shook off full-back Bertrand, centre-back Maya Yoshida was very timely and was level with Wilson before he entered the penalty area.

Maya Yoshida pushed his body against Wilson to prevent him from continuing to cut inside.

Once the opponent's speed drops, he will not hesitate to let go of the tackle and destroy the ball.

Wilson couldn't get out of the defence for the time being, and once in the box, there was very little space for shooting and passing.

Instead of being passive then, it's better to pass the ball now.

Wilson swept the ball towards goal, and the outflanked Kermogant strode forward, and when he was two metres away from the ball, he lowered his foot, adjusted his body, and got up to hit the goal.

However, another centre-back, José Fonte, interfered with his shooting angle.

Under the interference, Kermogant pulled out his foot and shot angrily, although he hit the ball, but the part of the ball was not good, and he only poked it on his toes.

And under the interference of the body, it lost its balance and did not use its strength at all.

The ball rolled softly towards the goal and was held in the arms of the outgoing goalkeeper.

Ooh!

There was a low cheer from the home fans as it was the first shot on goal since the opening kick, and although it didn't go in, there was still a round of applause.

And Koeman, who was off the field, had a black face and yelled at the assistant coach: "Who is that black-haired boy?" ”