Gerrard's corner from the right, although it was headed out by Cook, was still under Liverpool's control.

With the exception of Rossi, all of Bournemouth's players were in place.

But the second aerial duel was not Liverpool's strength, as they played patiently around the penalty area.

"Hey, Gosling, watch out for their long shots,"

Eddie Howe roared loudly.

The aged Gerrard, although he did not have the physical strength and explosiveness to impact the penalty area, his earth-shattering long-range shot still did not lose the level of the year.

Goslin, who is also known for his long-range shots, is naturally thunderous about Gerald's heavy artillery.

If it were Steven Gerrard in his playing years, he would have asked himself how difficult it would be to completely block the captain's shots.

Now his running ability is far less than Gerrard's, as long as he does not lose his position, he is confident to defend against the Reds captain.

Coutinho won the ball on the left flank, faced O'Kane and Wilson's bag, and successively dribbled horizontally to the right to make a bit of space.

After observing Coutinho shaking off the defense, quickly raising his legs and putting on a shooting stance, Gosling hurriedly rushed to make up for the defense.

At the edge of the penalty area, Coutinho has the ability to score directly after getting rid of the defense, known as the "Cloud Piercing Arrow".

But Coutinho made a real pass, stopped with his right foot at the moment of touching the ball, and then quickly flicked the ball across with the outside of his foot.

Gosling was taken aback, because of his own defense, he naturally ignored the defense of his original position.

It's Gerald there.

He looked back, and Gerrard's eyes were firmly in front of him, adjusting the pace of his shot in small steps, his right arm spread, his body bowed slightly, and his core tightened.

Bang!

At the moment when the ball is pulled out with his right foot, he rises into the air with his foot, as if the strength of his entire body is concentrated on his right foot.

The ball flew like a cannonball into the bottom right corner of the goal.

The shooting stance is a deterrent to the defenders, and the power of the ball is amazing.

Cook, who was defending head-on, subconsciously turned his head to the side while stretching his feet.

Although goalkeeper Boruc flew wide, the moment Gerrard shot at goal, he knew the ball and could not do anything about it.

The fans behind the goal watched the ball fly and stood up nervously.

While!

Luckily, the ball hit the post and bounced off.

Ooh!

After a burst of exclamations, there were bursts of applause in the stadium.

I just don't know if the applause was given to the home team's desperate defense, or to the captain of the Red Army.

In just five minutes, Liverpool launched two very dangerous attacks, and they were really close to scoring.

Eddie Howe hurriedly pressed his hands down to keep the players in their minds and play according to the pre-match plan.

However, Liverpool will not give their opponents an easy chance to get the ball, and their high pressing is more aggressive than Bournemouth.

Gerrard remained in a central midfield position, with Jordan Henderson providing support and protection by his side.

Liverpool took advantage of the attacking advantage in the front, attacking and defending, and pressed the Bournemouth formation near the centre circle.

Bournemouth, who could not move forward in attack, could only do useless passes near the centre circle, even through the split, and then pass back to the goalkeeper's feet.

Raheem Sterling saw the moment and single-handedly sprinted the ball back to the goalkeeper.

Lallana and Philippe Coutinho, meanwhile, also had their eye on the two centre-backs.

Under such high pressure, the goalkeeper can only choose to get up and pass the ball to the midfield.

Richie barely stopped the ball under interference, and Lucas's close marking left him with no space to play.

"Here!"

Rossi retreated to his side to pick him up.

As if seeing a savior, Richie hurriedly distributed the ball.

When Rossi met the ball, he watched the situation around him, and Stanislas was in the best position to cut forward.

When he decided to play the ball down the left, Henderson intercepted his pass from behind.

Hey?

Rosie was slightly stunned, he couldn't pass it out here, so he could only give it back to Richie and let him transition.

But Lucas was also on his passing line, and kept an eye on Richie.

In this way, although Rossi was not tackled by the opponent, the Liverpool players had cut off all his forward passing lines and isolated them.

Wilson on the right was too far away, and with two defenders in the middle, he couldn't pass at all.

Turn around?

Henderson, who defends himself, will not hesitate to go up.

Rossi hesitated for a second to take the ball and was forced to pass back to the midfield.

Stanislas, who was already in an offside position, saw that Rossi did not pass the ball at the first time, immediately stopped and walked back slowly.

Eddie Howe soon realised that Liverpool were targeting Rossi's defensive tactics, leaving him with no space to pass the ball and not giving him a chance to turn.

This is to take Rossi's shortcomings to the core.

Rossi runs forward as a single arrow after passing the ball back.

Steven Gerrard and centre-back Skrtel immediately misplaced him in front and back.

If the ball is passed from both sides to the back, the misplaced defense of the two can be defended in the first place.

If it's a pass to the feet, the two can wrap up Rossi.

Moreover, Lucas will also interfere with Richie's ball as much as possible, making Bournemouth's attacking options greatly reduced and relatively easy to defend.

With such a rigorous defensive system, the slightest negligence can lead to fatal holes.

It's all based on the player's ability to read the game, which is why Liverpool are a giant.

Bang!

Under pressure from Liverpool, O'Kane was forced to play the ball from the back and play to Wilson on the right.

However, his long pass from the back still lacked fire, and the landing point was too deep, Wilson couldn't catch up and rolled out of the sideline.

[For more than ten minutes, the Bournemouth team played very passively. 】

[Liverpool's pressing forced them to pass the ball and make mistakes. 】

[In the past, Bournemouth's central penetration counterattack had no chance at all today. Luo was also restricted to death, and if he continued to play like this, he would not lose the ball. 】

Liverpool threw the ball and pressed up again, forcing Bournemouth to concentrate their defence outside the box.

Rossi didn't have chances up front and he didn't get involved defensively, instead keeping an eye on Gerrard and interfering with his playmaking at the back.

Although Gerrard's long ball transfer is a strong point, it is well suited to the rhythm of the Premier League.

But his ability to organize and dispatch is really average.

The worst thing is that this Liverpool team has no suitable playmaker other than Gerrard.

Therefore, Rossi's defense of Gerrard is equivalent to stopping the ball point of Liverpool's long ball attack launched at the back.

Both sides defended each other's most important points of attack.

However, Liverpool's attacking means are not just relying on Gerrard.

In the 20th minute, Coutinho won the ball on the flanks and passed the ball to Henderson from the pack of two defenders.

While his long-range shot wasn't as intimidating as Steven Gerrard's, it was lethal to shoot from around the box.

Gosling stepped forward to block, but Henderson was ready to meet the ball and gently picked it into the box on his toes.

Raheem Sterling swoovenly stepped forward and appeared where the ball landed.

Cook turned back in time, but Sterling started too quickly, and in a hurry, he could only stick his foot out first and try to block the angle of the shot.

Sterling didn't wait for the ball to hit the ground, pushed the ball forward with his chest, took a diagonal step with his left foot, and slotted his right foot into the swing.

Although the shooting action is not standardized, the force is very strong, and the ball-eating part is very accurate, straight to the upper corner of the goal.

Goalkeeper Boruc stretched out his arms to block, but could not prevent the ball from flying into the net.

0:1！！！

Liverpool used their superb possession and playmaking skills to score first on the road through Raheem Sterling.

And Bournemouth, who have lost control of the midfield, will gradually lose the victory.