By the time the two teams entered the warm-up, the stadium was already full.

Being at home and watching the team play against Liverpool is undoubtedly the happiest thing for the fans.

And in this cup competition, most of Liverpool's main players came with the team.

Raheem Sterling, Philippe Coutinho, Steven Gerrard, Jordan Henderson and Chloe Toure will give fans a close-up look at the stars.

The only thing to regret is that Sturridge, the team's other striker last season, was out due to injury, and Bashen also did not come with the team due to form reasons.

In last weekend's double red meeting, Liverpool suffered a 3-0 defeat to Manchester United.

After three days of this cup game, they will face Arsenal at home, and the pressure on the schedule is not small.

Brendan Rodgers' team has to boost morale with a win.

[Welcome to the 1/4 finals of the League Cup, this game is played by Bournemouth, home to Liverpool. 】

[Now both teams have warmed up and are waiting in the players' tunnel to play.] 】

[Prior to this, Bournemouth had won three consecutive league games and were unbeaten in 21 rounds. This is a very rare statistic in the history of the Championship. 】

[The away team Liverpool, in the previous 16 rounds, only won 6 wins, 7 losses and 3 draws, ranking tenth in the standings. ] 】

[Brendan Rodgers and his team haven't had a great start to the season.] 】

[Liverpool, who returned to the Champions League, only achieved 1 win, 2 draws and 3 losses, and failed to qualify from the group. 】

[So in this game, they must try to win. 】

Players from both sides led the caddies and walked into the court with their heads held high under the leadership of the referee.

Although attendance at Dean Court's stadium was four times lower than that of Anfield, the enthusiasm of the fans was still felt.

In the East Stand, a small number of Liverpool fans gathered here, holding up their team scarves and singing the team anthem.

"You will never walk alone".

Although there is no numerical advantage of the home team's fans, the team song is still clearly transmitted to the ears of Liverpool's soldiers.

Cook and Steven Gerrard guessed in the centre circle and Liverpool kicked off first.

The commentator also seized the time to introduce the starting lineups of both sides.

[The home team, Bournemouth, wore a red and black striped shirt.] 】

[Goalkeeper No. 31 Boruc. 】

[Back line from left to right, No. 15 Adam Smith, No. 3 captain Cook, No. 5 Elfik, No. 2 Francis.] 】

[In midfield, No. 4 Gosling and No. 32 O'Kane are partnered in the back. Up front are No. 19 Stanislas, No. 30 Richie and No. 13 Wilson. 】

[The single arrow on the front line is No. 14 Rossi.] 】

In the face of the Premier League giants, Eddie Howe was also unintimidating, using a 4-2-3-1 attacking formation to dazzle fans.

Who doesn't love the attack?

[Away team Liverpool, wearing a yellow away jersey. 】

[The goalkeeper is No. 1 Brad Jones.] 】

[The back three, from left to right, are No. 6 Lovren, No. 37 Skrtel and No. 4 Loya Toure.] 】

[The midfielders are No. 50 Malkovic, No. 21 Lucas, No. 8 captain Steven Gerrard and No. 14 Henderson.] 】

[The forward trident is No. 20 Lallana, No. 31 Sterling, No. 10 Coutinho. 】

Last season, Brendan Rodgers used this 3-4-3 lineup to make a big splash in the Premier League.

After Suarez's departure, Sturridge recuperated from a long-term injury, and the attacking power of this lineup decreased significantly.

This is also the reason why the league has played 16 rounds, and the runners-up in the last edition have only six wins.

The referee blew the whistle and the game between the two sides officially began.

As soon as Lallana passed the ball back to midfield, Bournemouth's formation immediately pressed up and pressed high.

[At the beginning of the game, the Bournemouth team played very fiercely, not scared at all, and used the habitual high pressure to force Liverpool to pass the ball back. 】

[Eddie Howe's high pressing, tried many times in the Championship, I don't know if it can be effective in the face of Liverpool, who is also good at front-court pressing. 】

Liverpool players are also confused, this Championship team dares to play against themselves, is it taking the wrong medicine?

Philippe Coutinho played the ball back to the back of the midfield, to Gerrard.

In Brendan Rodgers' tactical system, Steven Gerrard's role as a central midfielder was a successful transition.

Although Gerrard lacks defensive interception ability, he can give full play to his advantages in the back and dominate the team's attacking direction.

When necessary, his long-range shot is also a weapon for the team to attack the city.

"Don't fall!"

Rossi shouted at Gerrard and stepped forward to intercept his ball.

When Gerald heard this, his face sank, and the painful memories came back to his mind.

Rossi respected the team, but it was off the field, in front of the TV.

Now everyone is a rival to each other, and there is only hostility in their eyes.

At a young age, my mind is really bad.

Gerrard took a deep breath and quickly passed the ball to Henderson and dropped back into the back.

Liverpool's team and individual skills are on full display at this moment.

In the face of Bournemouth's pressing, they patiently transmitted, with excellent foot skills and skillful coordination, to defuse the opponent's top scramble.

Bournemouth's previous pressing was able to make the opposition feel the pressure, causing them to choose the closest team-mate to them when passing.

But Liverpool are not, they can observe their teammates very well, make full use of the width of the pitch to make the pass, and not blindly pass the ball.

After a couple of simple passes, Liverpool put the ball back in the back line.

And the one who appeared there was the captain of the Red Army, Gerrard.

This is Liverpool's best pressing attacking formation, allowing Gerrard to play in the central defensive position, using long balls to organize attacks, and full-backs to attack with all their might, increasing the depth of the midfield.

Henderson is to move closer to the middle and act as a barrier in front of the backline.

Lucas played as a central midfielder, with Markovic and Philippe Coutinho on the flanks of the edge of the box and Raheem Sterling up front.

There is a Lallana Response around.

Gerrard, who was at the back, saw the timing of Bournemouth's big press and sent a precise long ball with his right foot to Coutinho.

The home fans were stunned, there are not many who can deliver precise long balls from the back line in the Premier League, and Gerrard is one of the best.

After Coutinho received the ball, he used his excellent dribbling to get rid of the midfielder O'Kane and stuff the ball straight forward.

Raheem Sterling was running to answer.

After Suarez's departure, Rodgers has not been able to find a suitable replacement.

Because in his tactical system, Suarez's position is more of a free man.

In this position, there are too few players who can retreat to the midfield to organize the attack, break through crosses on the wing, and also grab points in the penalty area.

Raheem Sterling can make a sudden pass, and he is the most suitable position in the team.

This counterattack made the Bournemouth team break out in a cold sweat.

Just now, he was still pressing, and was directly transformed into attack and defense by a long pass from Gerrard, and became the beaten side.

Raheem Sterling took the ball forward and strode forward.

Two of Bournemouth's centre-backs rushed to close the net against him.

Bournemouth's defence has improved markedly this season, with Cook and Elfik taking great credit.

In the face of the menacing Sterling, the two tacitly defended him behind closed doors.

But Sterling, who was quicker at his feet, took a step ahead and poked the ball out of Elfik's crotch.

Lallana was shrewd to the left of the edge of the penalty area.

Although he came through as a central midfielder, after joining Liverpool, Brendan Rodgers tried to get him to go wide and unleash his ability to cross and assist.

Bang!

Lallana didn't adjust, and before the full-backs could block, he curled a curling ball with the arch of his foot and went straight to the top right corner of the goal.

Goalkeeper Boruc made a flying save and lifted the ball over the crossbar with a backhand.

Ooh!

The home fans gasped, and the switch between attack and defense was too fast.

It's obvious that we are attacking, why was we suddenly killed by the opponent in front of the door.

[Accurate long pass, Liverpool's classic counterattack, from captain Gerrard. 】

[Although there is no Suarez, the play of Coutinho and Lallana makes Liverpool attack very sharply in the front. 】

[Especially the transformation of Lallana, which is eye-catching. Rodgers used his undead physicality to not only play his wide assist ability, but also free up his attack. 】

Eddie Howe off the field was also secretly frightened, and hurriedly shouted to the players to close the points and not press too high.

After this round of probing, the team almost conceded a goal and Bournemouth were forced into the defensive phase.