Chapter 85: Winter

After reaching the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup, morale is at an all-time high.

The media put the picture of Rossi shaking down James and put it on the front page.

"Down, England's future world-first?"

It's somewhat ironic, but that's the case with media newspapers.

You can be touted as the future England main defender, Gary Neville's successor.

In the blink of an eye, it can demote you to the bottom, even humiliation.

In Saturday's league game against Brighton, Eddie Howe rotated his squad, with Wilson, Ritchie and O'Kane all on the bench, and Rossi not in the squad for the game.

After the last round, the team doctor's diagnosis of Rossi was thigh muscle fatigue and he needed to rest for four or five days.

To be on the safe side, Eddie Howe didn't put Rossi on the roster for this tournament and gave him targeted leg muscle strengthening exercises.

At a young age, you can't be a glass man, and injuries are one of the biggest enemies of professional footballers.

Although playing at home, the game was quite thrilling.

In the 25th minute, Brighton defender Greer scored an own goal to give Bournemouth a 1-0 lead.

Three minutes later, Brighton equalised quickly.

Joao's cross ball was flanked in the middle and Kolunga volleyed home.

In the 38th minute, Pugh continued to change direction at the edge of the penalty area, flashed out of the gap, and shot angrily into the near corner of the goal to expand the score again.

2:1!

In the second half, Yibian fought again.

In the 60th minute, Greer, who scored an own goal, assisted center forward Baudok and equalized with a header.

Ten minutes into the draw, Eddie Howe brought on Wilson and Ryan Fraser to increase the pace of the attack.

Sure enough, five minutes later, Brighton defender Calderon brought down Wilson in the box and Bournemouth were awarded a penalty.

Comogant made it all the way to put the score back in one fell swoop.

In the end, Bournemouth won 3-2 at home.

This is the team's 19-game unbeaten run in the new season and 15 games in the league, creating the best result in the team's history, and perhaps a record that has never been seen since.

On Sunday, Omar called and said he had made talks with Leicester City to take full charge of his transfers, advertising and image rights.

Because Rosie has signed a contract for three years, the salary and advertising share stipulated in it cannot be changed for the time being.

But Omar patted his chest and assured that he would negotiate further and strive for the best interests.

Rossi knew very well that Omar said that he could negotiate further, not because he had already played in the Championship, that he had the confidence to call on the club and let them hand over more benefits.

Anyway, this kind of thing is left to a professional, and Rosie has a lot of peace of mind and only focuses on training.

With the team's doctor's permission, Rossi began recovery training in preparation for Tuesday's league game.

Away to Sheffield Wednesday, Bournemouth faced stubborn resistance against a once-glorious veteran side.

In the first half, the two teams launched a big offensive battle, you come and go, and the fans in the stands are enthusiastic.

Sheffield Wednesday's loan transfer from Reading turned Bournemouth's left wing upside down, and at one point Pew was afraid to step forward.

Ten minutes into the second half, the formation of the field gradually changed.

Rossi consciously leaned towards the opponent's right and formed a triangle pass with Richie and Pugh.

In this way, Bournemouth used possession to gradually suppress Drenthe's forward breakthrough.

Drenthe can go up and can't go back, and once he goes up, it's hard to come back and participate in the defense.

Eddie Howe took advantage of this by letting Rossi pull on the side and limit his wide attacks.

In the 60th minute, Bournemouth seized on Drenthe's mistake and launched a counter-attack after a steal.

Rossi, who played as a left winger, received a pass from Ricci and successfully countered offside and formed a single knife.

But he was shoveled to the ground by Drenthe, who was chasing back.

Drenthe, who already had a card on his body, turned two yellows into one red and was sent off the field.

Sheffield Wednesday, who had one man less, was breached five minutes later.

Rossi's constant forward runs down the left flank left Sheffield Wednesday's defence scrambling.

When the head coach was about to remove the striker and strengthen the defense, Rossi once again showed a ghostly run, received a through ball from behind Wilson, successfully countered offside, faced the attacking goalkeeper, and pushed the far corner to score.

1:0!

In the 70th minute, Rossi reciprocated, at the front of the opponent's penalty area, and after a series of cooperation with his teammates, he mobilized the defense and swept Wilson, who was unguarded at the back point, to help him score an empty goal.

Bournemouth's two twin stars up front combined to score a 2-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday to extend their unbeaten run to 20 games.

After the win over Sheffield Wednesday, the assistant coach also brought home EFL Cup quarter-final opponents, the Reds Liverpool.

Hearing the news, the players were excited.

Liverpool are one of the top four in the Premier League, and it is highly desirable to play against them.

In the upcoming league games, Bournemouth have a relatively easy schedule.

The five opponents are all mid-table teams in the Championship, and under the condition of ensuring fitness, try to avoid injuries to the players and prepare for the game against Liverpool in a month's time.

During this time, Rossi's playing time remained stable, and he was the first to be substituted when the big picture was decided.

Eddie Howe's main goal is to keep Rossi healthy and avoid injury through rotation.

Also, it is Rossi who increases the intensity in daily training and reduces the playing time in order to reserve physical energy.

With two wins and one draw in the remaining three games in November, Bournemouth remain at the top of the table by 10 points.

Rossi scored one goal in three games and performed well, leading the scorer with 15 goals.

On the last day of training in November, Rossi came early and saw the latest newspapers in the dressing room.

"The Queen's Fatal Ball, the Fox Bottom".

In yesterday's Premier League game, Queens Park Rangers won 3-2 at home to Leicester City and sent Leicester City to the bottom of the league.

After the end of the EFL Cup, Leicester City lost three and drew one of the four games in November, ranking first from the bottom of the league, which can be described as extremely unlucky.

And the first game in December, against Liverpool, was a devastating blow to Leicester City, who had not won eight league games.

At this time, teammates arrived one after another, and after Rossi chatted with them a few words, they entered the training ground to practice together.

In the evening, Rossi returned to the apartment and the first thing he did was to make a phone call.

Toot toot~

No one answered on the other end of the phone.

Rosie was about to hang up the phone when a familiar voice came.

"Hey, old Lei."

"Sir, I'm Rosie, long time no see."

The voice that was originally a little old and weak suddenly regained some strength and said, "Is it Luo?" Long time no see, I miss you so much. ”

Rosie was a little moved and said, "Sir, I have called several times, but your phone has not been able to get through. ”

"Really?" Lao Lei smiled: "Maybe there is no one at home, that's a pity, I just came back from the hospital." ”

Hospital?

Rosie asked worriedly, "Are you not well?" ”

Yesterday, Redknapp led the team to win, why did he go to the hospital today?

"I have an old problem with my knee, and I have seizures from time to time, which makes me sleep badly."

Lao Lei said that he didn't seem to take this seriously, and said: "Luo, I have seen your performance in the Championship, congratulations to you." ”

"Thank you, thank you so much."

Lao Lei smiled: "I didn't call Little Eddie and open the back door for you." It's he who uses you well. It's a good thing you didn't come to the Premier League with me, and the stage here is not suitable for you at the beginning. ”

Rossi understands what Lao Lei means, the three promoted teams in the Championship last season, Leicester City are currently the first from the bottom, Burnley is the second from the bottom, and Queen's Park is the third, which shows the intensity of the Premier League.

In such competition, even Leicester's two top scorers, Vardy and Nugent, have not scored more than ten goals in total.

Even if he went, he probably ended up like Chris Wood, waiting for an opportunity on the bench, and even became a water cooler manager.

"But now, you might be able to try your hand at the Premier League and maybe you can do well. If this season, Leicester City team is not relegated. ”

Rosie smiled and didn't speak, just cared about Lao Lei's body and brought more topics to these aspects.

Lao Lei chatted happily, feeling that he hadn't said so much for a long time, but his voice gradually showed tiredness.

Rosie hung up the phone on the grounds that he would not disturb the rest and asked old Ledo to pay attention to the rest.

In the evening, a rain swept through the seaside city of Bournemouth, and the icy night rain crackled on the windows, adding a chill to the tiny apartment.

According to the forecast of the Met Bureau, this light rain will last for two to three days, and Rossi found that winter has already begun.

The first race of December began in a drizzling rain.