Chapter 52: All Offense and All Defense

Bang Dang!

Cook vented his anger and kicked the locker room door open.

Head coach Eddie Howe was already inside, with his hands on his hips and a gloomy face.

One by one, the players walked in, some slamming their jerseys on the ground, some complaining to each other about defensive problems, and some sitting on the bench without saying a word.

In the entire locker room, there was an anxious and depressed atmosphere.

They need someone to stand up and say something, even if it's loud and abusive, than the oppressive atmosphere of not saying a word right now.

They all knew in their hearts that their performance in the first half was terrible.

However, instead of speaking, head coach Eddie Howe paced back and forth in front of the tactical board, the water-based pen in his hand constantly dangling at his fingertips.

As the minutes ticked by, the players stopped all their previous movements and their eyes were focused on the manager.

In the locker room, except for Eddie Howe's footsteps, it was the sound of everyone's heavy breathing.

Eddie Howe finally stopped and said, "I want to scold you now, even beat you up." But reason tells me that we all need to be calm. ”

He pulled out the cap of the pen, put his right palm on the tactical board, and said: "Three conceded goals are unimaginable, but now, I want to take you to accomplish something even more unimaginable." ”

After the player heard this, his eyes lit up, and there was no trace of giving up in Eddie Howe's voice.

On the tactical board, Eddie Howe drew his own formation as fast as he could.

"Listen, we're three goals down, there's no way back, we have to play hard, play hard. From now on, all hands will enter the full offensive and full defense. ”

Eddie Howe's words were loud and the players were all excited.

'The overall quality of the opponent is strong, but not strong enough to keep a clean sheet against us. I guess they're going to shrink in the second half, so we're going to have to press them. ”

"In the second half, I want you to concentrate your attack on the two central midfielders, dare to break through, dare to shoot from a distance, and force them to defend on both wings towards the middle."

Eddie Howe's tactics are quite straightforward, which is to concentrate the advantage of the lane to press the opponent's hinterland, and then attract the opponent to shrink on both flanks.

Once the opponent's parallel midfield is adducted, there will be gaps on both flanks.

In order to ensure the maximum power of this tactic, the formation was adjusted to 4-2-3-1, using triangle passes and rich layers to restrain opponents from passing in straight lines.

"Where's Luo?"

After explaining the tactics, Eddie Howe is looking for Rossi's shadow.

In the 4-2-3-1 formation, the requirements for the center of the single arrow are extremely high, and the fulcrum and strategy must be achieved.

Chemogant is the best fulcrum striker, with his height and ability to support the attackers in midfield behind him.

However, the opponent's air defense is excellent, and it is difficult to take advantage of the battle for the top.

In this case, Rossi, who has delicate skills under his feet, can use transmission as a fulcrum.

And he is more flexible than Kermogante, able to penetrate the opponent's hinterland by surprise and enrich the offensive means.

If Comogante still can't open up the game in the second half, Rossi will be the best choice.

"He's going to warm up." Said the assistant coach.

Eddie Howe was stunned for a moment, then quickly laughed.

At the moment, the score is behind and there are only ten minutes left for Comogante.

If there is no improvement, he will send Rossi to play, and after arranging the tactics, he thinks of asking Rossi to warm up.

This kid is quite smart.

At half-time, the home fans were celebrating the victory in advance, and they were excited to see a player wearing the opponent's jersey warming up on the sidelines.

"Hey, boy, don't be ashamed, you can't win, don't waste your efforts."

"I advise you not to play, it's good to be on the bench, and it doesn't matter if you lose."

"Little man, the previous victories were all luck, and when you come here, you must abide by the rules."

"If you want to win at Ewood Park, let's do it for the rest of your life. Obediently give up the top spot. ”

In the face of the taunts of the home fans, Rossi didn't care, his mind was reviewing the first half of the game.

In terms of strength, there is a slight gap in the Bournemouth team, but it is not enough to be irretrievable.

The start of the four-game winning streak made the players a little fluttery and relaxed their vigilance, and the first half of the tragedy happened.

At this time, there was a sudden uproar on the pitch, it was the home team entering, and the second half of the game was about to begin.

Bournemouth's tweaks were quick to see results.

The midfield attackers, consisting of Stanislas, Harry Aert, and Wilson, pressed high against Blackburn Rovers from the opening game.

Under the protection of the back of Richie and O'Kane, the three of them attacked quickly and fiercely in the front court, making it a little difficult for the opponent to adapt for a while.

The formation of the Bournemouth team not only greatly increases the team's attacking power, but in terms of defense, the three can also immediately enter the counter-attack after conceding the goal.

If the opponent is making a long pass, then the double back can also provide adequate protection.

In the 50th minute, Harry Art sent a through ball, and center forward Como Gante leaned on his back to the defender and controlled the ball at his feet.

His strong body allowed him to control the ball steadily under the interference of the opposing central defenders.

Seeing the three people plugged in, Comogante gently returned the pass with the arch of his foot.

Harry Art, who was behind him, did not stop the ball and sent a long diagonal pass to the ground in front of the left, looking for Stanislas who was inserted on the left.

The ball went through the right centre-back's defence, but was slid into the goalkeeper's control by returning right-back Jason Lowe.

Although the attack did not work, the line was very clear, which was to use the fulcrum of Comogant and then split the ball to both sides.

The Blackburn Rovers manager hurriedly got up, raised his hand and shouted at the pitch to tell the two full-backs not to press up, and to keep an eye on the opponent from both sides.

After the change of formation, Bournemouth's attack picked up a bit. When defending, you can also get in place quickly.

However, there was no way to pose a threat to the Blackburn Rovers goal.

Because of the lack of speed.

The speed of the forward push was not enough, resulting in the inability to play the characteristics of the speed of the two wide players.

After finding a reason for this, Eddie Howe asked the assistant coach to call back Rossi, who had warmed up, and was ready to play.

The head coach of Blackburn Rovers, with his hands in his pockets, is standing straight in the command area, observing every move on the field.

Bournemouth's changes were quick and effective, but they did not pose a direct threat to their own team.

The psychological advantage built up by three goals is not something that can be reversed by adjusting the formation.

When he saw Rossi standing on the sidelines, waiting to play, he subconsciously pushed his glasses with his right hand.

This recent popularity in the Championship Law, of course, he knows it well.

Four games and seven goals, which is enough to surpass the Championship.

Bournemouth sent him on at this time, and it was time to break the boat.

He now wants to know, what position will Ronaldo play when he comes on the field?

The fourth official held the substitution card aloft, down on the 18th and up on the 14th.

Center?

The Blackburn Rovers manager was slightly surprised.

Bournemouth removed the pivot center forward and stepped up the frontcourt run, which was to speed up.

However, is Ronaldo, who came off the bench, really suitable for this formation?