There is no league game in midweek after the win over Wolverhampton Wanderers, with Bournemouth having a rare two-day rest.

Saturday's league opponents are Cardiff City, who won 3-0 in the third round of the EFL Cup.

Eddie Howe has to prepare for the EFL Cup quarter-final against Liverpool next Wednesday.

After entering the quarterfinals, Premier League teams will arrange their starting lineups according to the competition, but even if they come on as a substitute, Liverpool's strength cannot be underestimated.

Moreover, the English League Cup is a stage for the top four teams in the Premier League to train their teams, winning or losing does not matter, and they will win first in terms of mentality.

Eddie Howe set today's workout to be endurance training.

To beat a Premier League team, endurance is essential.

Facing Leicester City in the last round, the opponent's blitzkrieg scored two goals in the first half.

Facing Liverpool, who are more attacking and fast, if they can't withstand their attack in the opening game, the game will be a slaughter.

Therefore, players must use active defense after the start of the game to withstand the opponent's attack.

Most importantly, Eddie Howe hasn't thought about the game lineup yet.

The traditional 4-4-2 lineup, which is a defense-oriented style of play, is the safest.

But in this way, you will be completely passive, and you will only be beaten.

If it is 4-2-3-1, although it can ensure a better balance between attack and defense, it is also the team's most attacking lineup at the moment.

Against the Championship side, Eddie Howe is confident enough to wrestle with them.

But if it is a Premier League giant, the shortcomings of this lineup are undoubtedly revealed.

The first is the forward position, which is particularly critical in the whole system, he is responsible for organizing and sorting out the team's attack, and is the first interception point for defending the opponent's counterattack, which requires a high level of comprehensive ability of the players.

Richie and Harry Art have been able to do this job well so far.

But in the face of pressure from the Premier League's powerhouses, their shortcomings will be completely exposed.

Once the midfield position is blocked, the whole team's attack is disjointed.

Then there are the two midfielders, who must have excellent fitness and running ability, and the defense can cover the entire defensive area of the back midfield.

For now, O'Kane's style of play is weak, Gosling's defensive coverage is small, and Sulmann is stronger in attack than defending, and it is still unknown whether they can withstand Liverpool's strong impact ability.

Finally, there is the forward line, whether to use the counter-attack speed type, or to play positional battles, these are all problems that plague him.

Bang!

The crisp sound of kicking the ball lifted Eddie Howe's spirits, and when he turned his head, it was Rossi doing individual shooting reinforcement training.

Although many times, Eddie Howe asks Rossi to drop back to play, or help teammates pull space, is a support center.

But he has scored 16 goals in the league, which is not half of the schedule, and the number of goals is quite terrifying.

Where is this auxiliary, it is simply an efficient shooter.

Therefore, the assistant coach deliberately strengthened his shooting ability, angle shooting, space shooting, turning and shooting and other basic skills.

And Eddie Howe found that Rossi was actually developing a backfoot shot, and the effect was very good.

If a striker can balance his left and right feet, he can not only be more efficient when shooting, but also can have unexpected effects when dribbling and playing the ball.

It dawned on him that why not develop a set of tactics around Rosie?

So far, Bournemouth have dominated the attacking side of the flank.

Wilson and Stanislas were the tactical core of the team's counter-attack.

If you can develop a strategy around Rossi, it should work well.

And with Rossi's current position in the team, other players will be quite supportive of developing tactics around him.

Didn't the previous 4-2-3-1 just let Rossi retreat and organize the attack?

Although it was only for him to use for this role, the effect was obvious.

As soon as he said it, Eddie Howe hurriedly gathered the coaching team and worked on new tactics.

Bournemouth play the EFL Cup next Wednesday, so this round of league fixtures kicks off at 7pm on Friday.

The team's strong performance has made the enthusiasm of the fans very high, and the 11,000-seat Deancourt Stadium is full at five o'clock.

There were also large numbers of fans waiting outside the stadium, waiting for players to enter and ask for autographs.

Among them, the most popular is naturally Rossi.

Coming off the bus, Rossi never felt that the road to the stadium was so long.

Autographs, group photos, smiles, all are indispensable.

When he finally entered the court, his face and hands were already slightly sore.

Wilson patted him on the shoulder and joked, "Luo, you have to get used to it, it's still a small scene." At the EFL Cup on Wednesday, you'll be signed to the letter. ”

Rosie said: "Doesn't that mean that we are getting better and better?" ”

This sentence made the eyes of all the players shine.

"This game is a warm-up for our game against Liverpool, we have to give all our fighting spirit and win the game."

Eddie Howe didn't explain much, because the tactics have been said many times, and how much you can play depends on the ability of the players.

As soon as they heard Liverpool, all the players were excited, cheered in unison, and lined up in the players' tunnel with high morale.

After a while, to the cheers of the home fans, the two teams walked to the pitch, and after a simple opening ceremony, the captains of both sides guessed the coins in the middle circle, and the home team kicked off first.

The first meeting between the two teams this season came in the EFL Cup, where Gosling's brace and Stanislas's goal sealed a 3-0 victory.

Although Rossi did not score, he assisted Gosling twice to score, and he was also highly praised after the game.

At the start of the game, Bournemouth attacked first.

Cardiff City was jealous of Rossi's containment ability, and chose to mark people in defending Rossi's tactics.

Gunnarsson was close to Rossi as soon as he entered the midfield area and interfered with his handling of the ball in this dangerous area.

Bournemouth's 'no striker' has gradually taken shape, with Rossi organising the ball in a drop-back position, giving space to sprint with the ball on the wing, which is very dangerous.

So the opponent aimed at this and deployed a defense against Rossi.

In the first minute, Rossi was about to get the ball, but he was knocked to the ground by Gunnarson who came from the flank, which instantly caused dissatisfaction among the home fans.

The referee stepped forward and warned him that if he committed a deliberate foul from behind like this, he would not be relentless.

It can be seen from the foul at the beginning that the opponent must treat Rossi's ball in the forward position in this game strictly.

With a big wave of his hand, Eddie Howe sent Rossi forward and handed it to the Rich organization in the middle.

The coach of Cardiff City is very satisfied with his move, and also let the other striker know that they are powerful, and he will not dare to do whatever he wants in the following games.

The two teams have played each other before and are familiar with each other's tactical plays, with Cardiff City's midfielder deliberately wrapping up Ricci and restricting his play after Rossi was up front.

Richie is restricted in the middle, so the wingers or midfielders have to come in to pick them up.

If the midfielders are pushing forward, then Cardiff's two full-backs drop back to prevent the opposition from counter-attacking on the flanks.

If the full-backs drop back, then the defence can press forward and put pressure on them.

Left wing-back Pugh dropped back to respond, which surprised the opposition.

Because Bournemouth are the best at attacking from the wings, allowing the wing-backs to drop back, then the counter-attack up front is one point less.

However, not only Pugh, but also Wilson retreated and joined the midfield organization, leaving only the lone Rossi at the front end.

Is it to prepare for the EFL Cup match and save energy?

If that's the case, then Bournemouth is looking for a draw in this game, which is a bit timid.

As a result of the recovery of the two wings, Cardiff City's two full-backs also slowly pressed up and pressed down the flanks.

At this time, the long-awaited Bournemouth team finally showed its fangs.

Wilson picked up the ball on the flank, attracting two defenders, and Richie ran to meet it and hit the ball directly behind the opposition centre-back.

A figure flickered.

what？

When is he here?

Rossi took the ball a step forward and strode into the box, but defender Ben Turner couldn't catch up and watched as Rossi pushed into the corner of the net and rolled into the net.

[GOAL, the ball scored!! 】

[It's different from the way we scored goals in the past. Now it's his team-mate who pulls Rossi's defence and lets him single out at centre-back. 】

[Is this a tactic with Luo as the core of the attack?] 】

[Eddie Howe used this way to determine Rossi's core position in the team.] 】

[Today's Luo, domineering side leak! ] 】