Chapter 95: A Contest of Physical Strength
"Lift your heads up for me and see your final attack."
Eddie Howe is on the tactical board, drawing a diagram of the attack before the end of the first half.
The ashamed players slowly raised their heads, and the offensive diagram in front of them, without the coach scolding a word, they already felt the heat on their cheeks.
Eddie Howe took off his coat, rolled up his sleeves, adjusted the position of the personnel on the tactical board, and said indifferently:
"The humiliation of losing is far more uncomfortable than laziness. It's not a good feeling when you're fighting for a goal yourself and your team-mates give up because it's not an opportunity. ”
Speaking of which, the players looked at Rossi.
He was sitting quietly on a stool, gasping for air, sweat dripping down his hair and chin.
"I'm not God, I can't guarantee that the tactics I've arranged will win, but I'll give it my all and that's it."
"When you become a coach in the future, you will be like me, you can do anything, because the head coach is the boss of the team, and I have the final say, so if you don't give orders, I will kick him out of the team."
Although there was no response in the locker room, the players' eyes shone with a scorching light.
"In the second half, Harry you played, and Richie was responsible for organizing the attack."
"Júnior, Wilson, you and Luo are up front, you have a lot of offensive and defensive pressure in the second half, don't be stingy with your physical strength, give me a drop of everything."
"In the second half, I want you to run, run without sparing."
Wilson handed over the towel and said, "Luo, in the second half, no matter what time it is, I will be there for you." ”
"Don't be so sensitive!" Rossi took the towel and joked, "We are playing football, not life and death." ”
"you!"
After a short fifteen-minute break, it was quickly over, and the Liverpool players walked towards the pitch with a relaxed expression.
Leading by two goals in the first half and taking the initiative in the game, this score was enough to maintain until the end of the game.
Players from both sides returned to the pitch and waited for kickoff.
Off the pitch, the fourth official held up the substitution card.
Under the 32nd, on the 8th.
Replace a midfielder and replace an attacking central midfielder, what is this for?
Brendan Rodgers didn't understand that if it was to strengthen the attack, it should be replaced by a striker, not a midfielder.
Think for a moment, maybe it's to strengthen the playmaking in the midfield.
The second half was kicked off by Bournemouth.
The ball was back at the feet of Ridge from the middle circle and the front three began to cut forward towards the Liverpool defence.
4-3-3。
Is this going to hit the technical stream or the counter stream?
Brendan Rodgers watched with interest what was happening on the pitch and wondered what the Bournemouth side, who were already two goals behind, would have.
Liverpool still pressed high and wanted to launch a counterattack directly after the steal, just like in the first half.
But gradually, they realized that something was wrong.
Bournemouth's passes, with very few errors, were completely different from the first half.
Even if there is a mistake, the player who lost the ball is very timely and will destroy the ball even if he fouls.
Hiss~
Rogers was keenly aware of the slightest oddity.
The reason why this 4-3-3 is called a pass-based formation is because of the positioning between the players.
Any player in this formation can form a triangle position between the two players next to him, so there are more points to choose from for passing, and the ball routes are very rich.
This point, in Barcelona's system, is the most perfect embodiment.
But, are you Bournemouth?
Do you have many years of precipitation in the transmission and control system?
Do you have so many players with great skill at your feet?
Do you have a top-notch technical midfielder like Habaib?
Do you have Messi?
Obviously, nothing.
As a consequence, players will be overdrawn due to a large number of off-ball runs.
And once the ball is conceded, there is a clear lack of defenders to deal with at the back.
In the 50th minute, Liverpool successfully broke the ball near the center circle and the ball came to the feet of Gerrard.
Richie hurriedly pulled his hands, and Gerrard, who lost his balance, sent the ball precisely to the feet of Lallana on the left rib.
The referee didn't stop the game because of the foul, and he stretched his arms forward as he ran.
Offense advantageous!
After Lallana stopped the ball, he glanced forward and passed the ball directly.
It was a long, diagonal pass that bypassed Elfik's defence and made its way to the middle of the box.
Raheem Sterling cut forward at high speed and, under Cook's interference, poked the ball into the back of the net before the goalkeeper could attack.
0:3!!!
Liverpool are basically locked in the win.
After the goal, Sterling rushed to the sideline with a smile and jumped high towards the manager.
Rodgers caught him steadily, and at this moment, Sterling was a happy child.
【GOAL!!! Another counter-attack, Liverpool used a counter-attack to penetrate the Bournemouth goal again. 】
[After the start of the second half, Bournemouth strengthened the range of movement of the players to make up for the technical gap. However, it was still Liverpool who took the opportunity. 】
[Eddie Howe's team, this time, is going to swallow the bitter fruit of defeat.] 】
[This season, they have been unbeaten in 25 rounds of League and Cup competitions, and this record will not be broken for a long time to come.] 】
[Sadly, they faced Liverpool today and became the finisher of their record.] 】
After conceding the goal, Eddie Howe first applauded his players and then directed the rest of the game with a serious face.
And the players were not frustrated by conceding the goal, and their eyes revealed the desire to score.
When Raheem Sterling smiled and returned to the defensive position, he saw the momentum of his opponent in front of him.
That's three goals behind, don't you know?
Still looking for an equalizer?
Naive.
The game continues.
Fans have no hope of victory, and there is no shame in losing three goals to the Premier League giants.
And the second half of the game was very exciting, and Eddie Howe didn't use the lineup of the bus to kill time.
Everyone now believes that what Bournemouth should do is defend.
You can't concede any more goals.
Bang!
Harry Art's pass went straight to Stanislas on the wing.
what?
Is this going to attack?
Stanislas ran desperately forward, and when he saw that the ball was about to roll off the baseline, he directly made a sliding tackle and stretched out his foot to get the ball back.
He stood up on the ground, faced the defence, flicked the ball sideways with his right foot, pulled out a little space, and crossed with his feet.
Rossi in the middle rushed forward and jumped to head the ball, but unfortunately he missed the top and hit the net instead.
After breaking free of the net, Rossi immediately turned around and went back to defending.
The Liverpool players understood that it was about scoring goals no matter what.
Even if it's beaten into a sieve, it's not hesitant, right?
The Liverpool players are not happy, they originally scored three goals against you, and they planned to paddle in the later games.
Since you don't know what to do, then don't blame us for being ruthless.
After Gerrard took the ball, he looked up and was about to pass the ball when he was suddenly knocked down by a huge force behind his side.
Drip!
Who actually turned Gerard upside down?
Yellow card, the referee writes down the number of the fouling player after showing the yellow card.
Number 14.
Rossi reached out and tried to pull Gerald up.
Although Gerald was knocked to the ground, he was not injured, because Rossi's purpose was to delay his counterattack, only to destroy the center of gravity, and there was no hurtful movement.
He also graciously accepted Rosie's apology.
Liverpool kicked off at the back, and the Bournemouth team immediately launched a counter-attack, even if they couldn't grab the ball, they would have to break the rhythm of the game.
Stanislas and Wilson on the flanks finally understood the manager's words and asked them to spare no effort to drain their bodies.
The 4-3-3 formation is very physically demanding for the wingers, not only to be involved in the attack first, but also to return to the defensive position quickly after the attack is over.
Stanislas on the left was the first to hold out.
He had to face Liverpool's Markovic's attack, and the defensive pressure suddenly increased.
After creating a corner kick opportunity for the team during a speed contest with an opposing defender on the wing, he suffered thigh cramps due to physical exhaustion.
Eddie Howe replaced him with Ryan Frazier.
At this time, the Liverpool players found themselves also starting to pant and sweat soaked their team uniforms.
If they hadn't seen the scoreboard showing 0:3, they would have thought they were playing against a Big6 team in the Premier League.
This is too good to run, can it hold on?
The linesman raised the flag horizontally and signaled for a substitution.
This substitution adjustment is actually Liverpool, replacing defender Lovren and replacing defender Sako.
It was a surprise to them that, in general, teams would not have made changes in the centre-back position if it weren't for injury.
And Lovren has been doing very well, even if he is a substitution, why should he be the team's main defender?
Lovren went off the field panting.
What's going on? It was only less than 60 minutes, and his own central defender was substituted due to physical overdraft?
What are you kidding, the opponent is just a Championship team.
After resuming the game, the Liverpool players began to slowly realize that the opponent's running at the expense of physical strength had made their leg muscles a little tired.
Especially the frontcourt players, the chest rises and falls a lot, which is obviously a rapid physical exertion.
The gap between the two teams is the difference in the individual ability and talent of the players.
But in terms of physical fitness, there is no absolute advantage.
Rodgers also saw this, and hurriedly asked the team to slow down the tempo, not to rush to attack, to take a breath first, to make full use of the passing advantage, and consume the opponent's physical energy.
Since you want to fight, then fight to the end.