Chapter 38: Abandoned Rosie?
In fact, Coman didn't want to know who the brunette kid in front of him was, nor did he want to know where he came from.
I just want to make an excuse for the team's mistake and carelessness just now.
Rossi's passing, not subtle, not fast enough, defenders only need to pay a little attention, a pass like this, it is not a threat at all.
But they were careless, thinking that this kid had just come on the field and should move and adapt to the rhythm of the game.
I never thought that he was a newborn calf who was not afraid of tigers, and when he touched the ball with his first kick, he passed directly to the gap between the central defender and the wingback.
If it weren't for Wilson's speed, no one would have been able to catch the ball.
Koeman glanced at Rossi's profile, which was from Leicester City's academy and was 20 years old.
Leicester City were promoted to the Premier League this season and the squad was bloated, which was relegated to the Championship team.
Six Championship games without a goal, that's not the case.
Koeman waved his hand and asked the assistant coach to take the information away, and issued an order to defender Maya Yoshida to keep an eye on the No. 14 Rossi opposite.
Also Asian, Maya Yoshida, who is 188cm tall, has a tough body and good bounce, and is the team's main central defender.
What's more, as a central defender, his body coordination and reflexes are very good, and his precise tackling and position selection allow him to intercept the ball accurately and crush Rossi in every aspect.
The team has left too many key players this summer, from the front line to the defender, almost half of the team has been poached.
Although Koeman has strengthened the squad since taking over, it has fallen far short of expectations.
The first three warm-up games were against teams in the third division or even lower, and winning was inevitable.
This time against a Championship side, the team will face a real test.
In the 70th minute of the game, Coman replaced Ward Prowse with Jack Cork and Steven Davis with Sean Lang to strengthen the energy of the frontcourt.
And use Sean Long's speed to speed up the team's offense.
In Koeman's vision, having another fast wide player would bring a qualitative leap forward to his tactics.
With just over a month to go until the transfer window closes, he has to buy someone more.
Bournemouth also made personnel changes after Southampton stepped up their attack, with Gosling replacing Pugh to strengthen the midfield defence.
The strangulation between the two teams in the midfield made the game extremely intense, and daring to face the Premier League team to fight bayonets greatly encouraged the home fans.
Rossi is not involved in such a fierce strangulation, moving with the direction of the ball, and receiving passes at any time.
Maya Yoshida, who was in charge of guarding him, was a little strange, where Rossi was playing, and he was clearly walking.
Even the veteran Comogant is actively retreating to meet his companions.
This kid doesn't seem to be his business, just waiting for the pass.
Bournemouth's formation was 4-4-2, but once they were in attack, Wilson would immediately switch to 4-3-3.
Curiously, when attacking, the veteran Comogant did not go up front, but instead drew the defense in the middle with Rossi, creating space for Wilson on the wing.
Once Wilson cuts inside or crosses, Comogant will ghostly appear in front of goal to flank again.
What's more, Bournemouth's passing rhythm in midfield is starting to improve.
Players who dare to ask for the ball and pass the ball are the first steps in building self-confidence. Only by building confidence can you pass the ball well.
But after all, it is in the midfield to guide the foot, without longitudinal passing, it is impossible to penetrate the Southampton team's defense.
It's the pass-and-control style that Eddie Howe wants to build, but like Southampton, it lacks a playmaking core.
When defending tightly, they will almost always choose to move laterally, pull the defensive line, and give it to the wing players on the weak side to let them settle the battle.
Although it is difficult to maintain a high level of possession in this kind of "copycat" passing, if you are facing a team with outstanding running ability and strong interception ability, it is easy to be counterattacked after conceding the ball.
However, the passing gene must be engraved into the bones of the player, and over time, the player can form a skilled passing rhythm through long-term tacit understanding.
In the 80th minute, Bournemouth distributed the ball to Wilson on the right, and the Southampton defenders were in place quickly and the defence was very neat.
Today, Wilson made several attempts to break down the flank, but was held back by left-back Bertrand.
He glanced around, the space behind Bertrand was perfect for his own sprint, but today, he hadn't had a single surprise attack from the front.
In the middle, Rossi and Comogante are far away from the big penalty area, and even if they pass in, they can't fight for the ball.
At this moment, Rossi took the initiative to run towards him and attracted the left central defender Maya Yoshida.
Want to step forward?
Wilson was a little stunned, in the practice match, he knew Rossi's ability, the speed is not fast, this is the edge of the big penalty area, even if he gets the ball, the defensive Ma Yoshida can block his inward angle.
While he was hesitating whether to pass or not, Rossi was still running sideways.
And his movement was extremely erratic, keeping him on the same line as left-back Bertrand and facing him backwards, ready to get forward.
Since Bertrand had to defend Wilson, he couldn't do both, so he could only hand over Rossi to Maya Yoshida to defend.
What does that mean?
Even Wilson couldn't read Rossi, and he didn't know if he was going to cut straight or use a counterrun to catch the ball laterally.
As Rosie moved to Bertrand's side, she suddenly accelerated and thrust to the right front.
This move not only attracted Yoshida Maya, but even Bertrand's attention was also attracted.
At the same time, Wilson finally understood Rossi's intentions and flicked the ball to the left with his left foot and cut in.
In the previous game, due to Bertrand's tight marking, Wilson was difficult to break through and cut.
And this time, Rossi's pull to the side not only took away the position of left central defender Maya Yoshida, but also interfered with Bertrand by the way.
On the court, if you don't pay attention for a second, you will be caught by the opponent.
Not to mention a speedy wing raider like Wilson.
Maya Yoshida's misposition left the left side of the box fully exposed to Wilson.
Fortunately, Schneiderlin's retracement instantly filled the hole in this area.
Unfazed, Wilson flicked the ball with his left foot and feigned a goal.
Schneiderlin lifted his left foot and interfered with the shot.
Wilson didn't hit the goal, opting to continue cutting inside.
Schneiderlin also knew his intentions, and landed quickly with his left foot, kicking the ground and quickly blocking.
Wilson is fast, but the technique is slightly rough on his feet, and he consciously goes outward when he cuts in laterally.
Because he knows that if he chooses to kill in the penalty area at this time, he will have to face more people's defense.
Walk out, away from the goal, the opponent does not dare to rush up.
But there is another important reason, which is to open up the space to pass the ball in front of goal.
Now, Wilson has only one option, to get the ball into the box.
Rossi had already pulled the defence to the right and done a great job, leaving only the striker Komo Gant in the middle.
After seeing his team-mate cut forward quickly, Wilson passed the ball with his left foot from outside the penalty area.
The ball went just over the head of José Fonte and landed on the side of Comogante, who cut in forward.
The French striker used his body against right wing-back Klein and raised his right foot to shoot.
Off the field, the coaches of both sides invariably craned their necks and watched this kick.
With a bounce, Comogante's instep fits perfectly against the curved surface of the ball, and the calf jerks violently, making a crisp "thud" sound.
Although this ball part is accurate and the power is sufficient, there is not much change in the angle of the shot.
Southampton's veteran goalkeeper Kelvin Davies pounced on the ball and bounced off his chest.
Ooh!
The home fans behind the goal all stood up.
The shot that I thought was bound to go in was blocked by the goalkeeper bravely, and I hugged my head in amazement in disbelief.
Coman even threw his fist and roared loudly, such a serious defensive mistake almost led to the loss of the ball first, such a state, returning to the Premier League will not be beaten into a sieve.
Fortunately, there were no mistakes in the defence in the following period, and Bournemouth did not have a decent attack.
With a score of 1:0, Southampton won in a thrilling manner.
Eddie Howe was pleased with the performances of his players, especially in the second half of the season, when they were on par with the Premier League teams, and there were two dangerous attacks, which showed that the player's form was steadily improving.
After the match, Coman shook hands with Eddie Howe and looked at Rossi.
This player is usually not very noticeable, but Bournemouth's dangerous attacks are all initiated by him.
Such an imaginative player was actually lost to the Championship by Leicester City.
This promoted horse is full of talents and menacing.
No, the team still needs to be strengthened.
Koeman immediately called the team's scout in Austria on the bus back and asked: "How are you doing in Salzburg, no matter how much it costs, I must get Mane." ”