In the 24th round of the league, Bournemouth will rush to Neil Stadium to challenge Millwall.

In the first leg of the round-robin competition, Bournemouth drew at home and did very successfully because of the opponent's defense.

This time Millwall played at home, and the whole team was confident that they would beat Bournemouth.

Bournemouth made a rare 4-4-1-1 formation.

This seemingly "iron bucket" defense is actually a quick counterattack formation.

In this formation, Rossi is transformed from a central striker to a midfielder, who is used to form a link between the midfield and the front.

As for Wilson, who is at the front, he can use his dribbling and speed to attack the opponent's defence.

After the start of the game, the home team kicks off.

Bournemouth's defence, making the most of the depth of the pitch, allowed the two wing-backs, Adam Smith and Richnet, to receive the middle so that they could efficiently pass the ball to the forward centre-forward or midfielder when transmission was blocked.

The head coach of Millwall was quick to notice Eddie Howe's "good intentions".

Bournemouth themselves were very ferocious in their pressing, and after compressing the formation like this, Millwall's attack could not penetrate at all, and could only guide the ball back and forth on the perimeter.

In the eighth minute, a patient Bournemouth finally seized their chance, Suhrman cut the ball off and quickly handed it to Rich.

Rich's role as a wing-back is not just to defend, but also to share the ball.

With Bournemouth abandoning their flanks and the opposition pressing up the flanks, there will be gaps between the midfielders and the defenders.

But Richie's task is not to pass such a threatening ball, but to give it to Rossi, who is a forward midfielder.

In this position, Rossi can get the ball and pass it to Wilson, who is ambushed between the opposition midfielder and defender.

And his excellent ability to get the ball out of the ball can improve the quality and speed of counter-attacks.

That's why Eddie Howe asked Rossi to appear in the midfield position as a false No.9.

Although Wilson's shot was saved by the opposing goalkeeper, just one counterattack made the opponent's back break out in a cold sweat.

The Millwall head coach quickly made a move to keep defender Sean Williams on Rossi.

But Rossi is a libero in the midfield position, with a large area of activity, and is the team's playmaker and metronome, leading the team's attack.

The vague position, coupled with Rossi's own ability to cut forward and run, makes it difficult for Sean to mark.

In the 30th minute, under the tandem of Rossi, there was a hint of confusion in the opponent's defense.

Adam Smith cut forward and sent a ball behind him and Rossi was on the left side of the penalty area.

Sean, knowing that he was out of position, turned to make a tackle and tried to foul Rossi before he entered the box.

But Rossi's foot was still a step faster, and after one foot stepped into the penalty area, he was put down by Sean in the back.

Yes!

Rossi was swept hard in the ankle and fell to the ground in pain.

When he fell like this, he scared Eddie Howe and his teammates.

The second half of the league has just begun, and Rossi is indispensable to the team, so he can't get hurt.

Drip!

Penalty and yellow card.

To be on the safe side, Eddie Howe sent Rossi off for treatment and handed the penalty to Wilson.

Although he was not the first penalty taker, Wilson went in safely.

If you don't score a penalty, I'm sorry Rossi.

After Wilson scored, he immediately looked at Rossi, who was receiving treatment on the sidelines.

The team doctor sprayed Rossi with medicine to relieve the pain, and after the examination, it was found that there was no injury to the muscles and bones, and the whole team was relieved.

In the next game, the smell of gunpowder on both sides began to thicken.

On Millwall's side, the team stepped up frontcourt pressing because they were behind.

And here in the Bournemouth team, Shaun Williams, who is obviously out of position and shovels against Rossi, has also become more scrambling.

Within 10 minutes, the two teams committed a total of eight fouls together and received three yellow cards.

The referee summoned the captains of both sides and asked them to calm the excitement of their players.

Just as the two sides began to calm down, Bournemouth extended their lead with a quick counter-attack from Rossi setting up Harry's goal.

In the first half, Millwall had nothing to do with Rossi, so they could only change the 4-2-3-1 formation to 4-5-1 and use dense defense to survive the last few minutes of the first half.

In the second half, Millwall made adjustments first, using active scrambling to limit Bournemouth's play in the first place.

Whether it is Rossi or Wilson, Bournemouth's first point of action must have been initiated from the back.

Just blocking their exit points at the back can create a disconnect in the midfield.

Although this tactic is effective, it is very physically exhausting for the players.

In addition, the Millwall team did not have a center forward who destroyed the city, and the attack could not be played at all, and the game became lethargic.

But just as everyone was yawning in boredom, Bournemouth launched a long pass from the feet of centre-back Cook to Rossi.

There was an element of luck in such passes, with only one or two out of 10 successful passes, but they were enough to threaten Millwall's defence.

Rossi catches the ball, passes it back to Richie, and then quickly turns and runs forward.

Ritchie's pass hit the midfielders and centre-backs, and Rossi quickly went down the flanks before getting up to get the ball in front of goal.

Sean stretched out his leg to block, but was dunked by Rossi's fake fax and shook off the defense.

Unwillingly, Sean reached out and pulled Rosie, causing Rosie to lose her center of gravity and fall.

Drip!

Foul!

Yellow!

Red!

Sean turned two yellows and one red and was sent off the field.

Millwall, who played with one man less, eventually lost 0-2 at home to Bournemouth, giving their opponents 24 rounds of league unbeaten.

After winning this game, Eddie Howe began to discuss with the club's hierarchy about the reinforcement of the winter transfer.

Although the team is now far ahead of the table, for the English league without a winter break, the game after the New Year is the key to testing a team's bench depth and players' fitness reserves.

The early stage is menacing, and the teams that pull the crotch in the later stage abound.

How to use winter reinforcements, strengthen the lineup, and strengthen the depth of the bench is the first thing all teams do.

In this context, it also means that winter transfers will not be as vigorous as summer transfers.

Eddie Howe first put Rossi's loan on the agenda.

Rossi is already an indispensable core of the team, and there is no direct buyout clause on his loan contract.

With his current hot form, it is still a question whether Bournemouth will be able to keep him.

Even if Rossi were willing to stay with the team, would the club pay a fortune to sign him at the current market value?

Will Leicester give up on him?

Eddie Howe naturally wants Rossi to stay in the team and help the team get promotion to the Premier League.

All this will have to wait until the winter transfer window opens, and then hand it over to the manager of the club to handle it himself.

And what he has to prepare for is the FA Cup on January 3.