The players waited in the stadium passage and Rossi saw many acquaintances.

Morgan, Newgent, Mahrez, and Konokite all hugged them warmly.

"Luo, it's been your news lately, and I'm really happy for you that you have made a score here." Mahrez smiled.

Rossi also smiled: "You have been training in the Premier League for so long, you will have to be merciful later." ”

There was a hint of gloom in Mahrez's eyes.

Last season, Riyad Mahrez became a regular substitute in the team.

But this season, due to the addition of Ulloa, his living space has been compressed.

The same is true for Konoket, who has often started at the same time as Riyad Mahrez and is now battling for a spot.

Coupled with poor results, Pearson chose to use veterans more and tried to be safe.

It was only in the cup that the two got playing time.

After a few pleasantries, Rossi saw James behind Morgan.

When the enemy meets, he is very red-eyed.

James tilted his head slightly, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he looked proud.

Rossi moved to Bournemouth and he was the culprit.

But he made a name for himself here, and it was a blessing in disguise.

But one yard to one yard, this hatred, Rosie still remembers.

Under the leadership of the referee, the players of both sides entered, and the home fans instantly boiled, holding high the scarves printed with the team logo in their hands, forming a sea of red and black.

After a brief ceremony, the visiting Leicester City, led by captain Morgan, shook hands with the referee and the home team in a gesture of friendly and fair play.

The captains of both sides guessed the side in the centre circle, Bournemouth picked the side, and Leicester City kicked off first.

[Good evening everyone, this game is about to start, this is the first game of this season's EFL Cup round of 16, Bournemouth hosts Leicester City. 】

[This season, Bournemouth has a strong momentum, unbeaten in 14 league games, and is at the top of the standings. Last week, they thrashed Birmingham City 8-0 and showed their extraordinary quality. 】

[And this season's Leicester City, as a promoted horse, ranks fourth from the bottom of the league, and the situation is not optimistic. But they were able to reach the last 16 of the EFL Cup, which is a good result. 】

Drip~~~~~

With a long sound, the referee's arm pointed to the Leicester City half-time, and the game officially began.

The home team, Bournemouth, wearing the red and black striped shirt at home, attacked from right to left.

The striker was Rossi partnering Wilson.

In midfield, in that order, it was Stanislas, O'Kane, Gosling and Ryan Frazier.

The backline is Ian Hart, Cook, Elfik, Smith.

The goalkeeper is Kemp.

Away Leicester City, wearing a traditional blue shirt, attacking from left to right.

The forward line is Riyad Mahrez, Chris Wood, Nugent.

The midfielders are Kenokate, Cambiasso, Albrighton.

At the back are Koncheski, Liam Moore, Morgan, James Pearson.

Goalkeeper Ben Hammer.

As soon as the game began, Leicester City launched a frantic attack.

Having trained in the Premier League, they quickly mastered the rhythm of the game, using wide attacks to frequently put pressure on Bournemouth's defence.

This summer, Leicester City released veteran Cambiaso from Inter Milan to strengthen the team's defensive depth in midfield.

The 34-year-old veteran has injected a strong mental force into Leicester City's defence, both in terms of defensive intensity and game experience.

The midfield guarded by him allows the two central midfielders to organise attacks and assist forward very comfortably.

In the Premier League, Pearson will pair him with a young player who can run to make up for his lack of fitness.

Against Bournemouth, he played as a single midfielder, and his role was more to liberate the attacking ability of the two midfielders.

After all, the opponent is a Championship team.

Just one minute into the game, Leicester created chances on the flanks.

James' edge cut in to draw the attention of Bournemouth down the entire left flank, giving Albrighton space to cut forward.

[Plzeň Jr. is very active on the wing, and his breakthrough cross from the bottom line is an attacking weapon on the wing of the Leicester City team.] 】

[The ball is passed out, and Chris heads it in front of goal.] 】

Ooh!

The home fans were shocked into a cold sweat.

Chris Wood's header flew just over the crossbar and narrowly missed the goal.

Although everyone played in the Championship last season, it has only been a few months and Bournemouth have clearly felt the pace of their opponents' games improve.

In a team game, even if the tempo is only 0.1s faster, the pressure on the defender is invisibly doubled.

Bournemouth will have to adapt to the rhythm of their opponents and master their own rhythm.

Despite the 4-4-2 line-up, there were many times when Rossi had to drop back into midfield to help the team control the tempo.

Eddie Howe said the game was defensive-oriented, but he didn't send in Harry Arte or Richie, who were more playmakers.

The two wings are speedy players who don't see much change when defending.

Once on the counter-attack, the two quickly stepped forward and formed a trident with Wilson on the front line, which was inserted directly into the heart of the Leicester City team.

In the 5th minute, Rossi retreated to attract the attention of the central defenders and forwards, and quickly handed the ball to Gosling, who sent a long diagonal pass directly to the opponent's right rib.

Meanwhile, Stanislas, Ryan Fraser and Wilson fired a triple shot.

Stanislas faced James' defense and wanted to use feints to shake off the defense and create space for the breakout.

But James followed very closely, and the speed of the recovery was not weak at all, and after grabbing a favorable position, he decisively put a tackle and took the ball back.

[Beautiful, Pearson Jr. is on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and he is doing quite well. 】

[At the beginning of the season, fans were still criticizing him for his poor sense of defensive position and his assists were not threatening. After the elder Pearson put him in the cup for training, he did very well. 】

[In the first two rounds of the league, he also squeezed out the main right-back Delaette and became the team's starter. 】

[His performance is said to have caught the attention of England manager Hodgson.] In addition, he has participated in the training camp of the England Under-21 team, and it is very likely that he will join the national team in the future. 】

The elder Pearson off the field, after seeing his son's performance, nodded with satisfaction.

James' growth can not only make up for the team's defense.

His insertion and assist enriched the team's style of play on the flanks.

His set-up assists not only liberate the attacking ability of the right midfield and the right winger.

Excellent under-bottom crosses that can also feed shells to flanking points in the middle.

It's just a prototype now, but in time I'm going to grow into a great player.

Ooh!

In a burst of amazement, James' decisive tackle cut off the ball from the feet of Stanislas and launched a counter-attack.

At this point, the gap behind Stanislas was exposed.

James cleverly instigated a long pass from the back, and Leicester City attacked in front, creating an instant numerical advantage.

"Back to defense, back to defense!"

Eddie Howe was shocked into a cold sweat, this Leicester City team is worthy of playing in the Premier League, and the long pass they are good at is like an arrow on the string at this moment, galloping.

Albrighton received a pass from James and pushed forward quickly while watching his teammates run.

In a 4-3-3 formation, the two wingers not only have to pull apart to the sides, but the other two midfielders also need to move forward quickly to attract the defence.

Albrighton spotted Nugent on the right and played the ball behind the defender.

With just two passes, Leicester pushed the ball out of their own backfield and into Bournemouth's left flank.

After Nugent got the ball, he used a feint to shake off space and then break outside.

Ian Hart hurriedly chased back and limited Newgent's pass.

But the veteran is very experienced, and after breaking through, he used a stoppage to move Ian Hart's focus.

When the opponent's center of gravity is unstable, the right foot quickly leads the ball forward and accelerates the breakthrough.

This change of tempo gives him plenty of space to get the ball in front of goal.

[Nugent sweeps the ball to the goal and sees how his teammates respond.] 】

[Oops, the ball was destroyed early by the defender who was chasing back, but it's a pity.] 】

[Let's see who is chasing back?] 】

[Oh, it's Luo, it's the striker Luo. 】

[It's unbelievable that he actually returned to the penalty area and participated in the defense. 】

[Is he still the promenade we are familiar with?] 】