Bournemouth continued to play their first game after the new year.

The tacit understanding and ability of the players to read the game no longer need the manager to remind them from the sidelines at all times.

The goal just now is the player's understanding of the space and timing of the field during the game.

After all, the coach is making tactical arrangements, which is just a strategy in the general direction.

Although there are some refinements, it is the 22 players on the pitch who have to make adjustments in the fast-paced game by judging the attacking tendencies.

Since the opponent wants to use the movement of the midfielder to make up for the gap on the wings.

Then mobilize them to defend, let them run, and consume their stamina.

Then hit the ball to the weak side to establish an offensive advantage.

In the 35th minute, Rossi retreated to the midfield to form a five-midfielder, which increased the pressure on Rotherham's defense.

Richie's move was pinpointed to Ryan Fraser on the wing.

But this time, Rotherham's forward midfielder, Pringle, has defended in place.

At this time, Rotherham formed a 4-4-2 formation and protected the flanks well.

Ryan Fraser saw the opposition defending tightly and returned the ball to the midfielder.

Pringle immediately pressed in the direction of the ball and pressed the ball carrier, forcing him to move the ball to the right side.

Here, Rotherham have formed a three-man strong side defence, which is evenly matched in numbers, completely limiting the opponent's wide attack.

Bournemouth, who didn't have a chance, didn't have a good line of play both forward and laterally, and could only pass back.

Suddenly, the Bournemouth players found that their attacking speed had slowed down.

It's a feeling of being uncomfortable slow, like being threatened by an opponent all the time, and being forced to make the overall offense very unsmooth and awkward.

During this time, although the ball was under Bournemouth's control, their passes were invalid and meaningless.

And the opponent's pressing is also active, forming a 1v1 single defense in the front court, and even sometimes being sandwiched by the opponent.

In the 40th minute, Bournemouth couldn't find a chance on the periphery, and with some irritability, Richie tried to force Wilson on the wing.

Pringle quickly stepped in from the middle and flickered with full-back Reece.

Wilson's line of play was completely locked and he could only force his way through the defense.

The opponent also guessed that Wilson would force a breakthrough, and when Wilson's speed just increased, Prigel stuck his position in advance, slowed him down, and then his teammates cut off the ball.

The wonderful tacit defense of the two was also applauded by the home fans.

The fans at home can also feel that the team is gradually taking the initiative in the game.

Reece broke through the space behind Wilson with the ball, calmly observed the situation up front with no defence unguarded, and then sent a long, diagonal pass of high quality to the right wing.

Here, right wing-back Bryndley has been quick to cut in.

In this 4-3-1-2 line-up, the two full-backs must be aggressive in the middle of the field or up front when attacking on the counter-attack.

As Bournemouth originally concentrated their attack on the right flank, the defense on the left side was naturally weak, and it was easily advanced by Blindley with the ball.

With no return in place, the two full-backs faced each other near the touchline

1v1？

But Blindley didn't intend to pass, but instead crossed the ball to team-mate Smallwood and then turned and cut forward.

Bournemouth's full-backs also turned back for the first time, marking Blindley's side-by-side attack.

Smallwood took the ball and turned with ease, and in the face of O'Kane's defence, he first took a step to the right and then transferred it to the left-hand striker Bouery in the middle.

Bournemouth defended very weakly here, Gosling struggled to catch up, and captain Cook could only improve the defense first to slow down Bauery's attack.

In this way, Bournemouth could not cover him in the first place, and Boerry looked up without interference at the edge of the box, and then calmly got up and passed the ball diagonally to the right.

From the time he stepped forward from Blindley, full-back Ian Hart kept chasing back and didn't lose his position.

When he saw the ball move to the middle, he was a little lax in defending against Bryndley and the opposition was also in an offside position.

But it was this negligent gap that saw Bryndley take a step back and not form an offside position.

And Bowery's pass was not passed to Clark Harris, the nearest striker, but to the feet of Blindley, who was further back.

The ball went over the head of centre-back Kargil and landed precisely in front of Blindley.

Brindley, who was inserted into the penalty area, also shot directly with his feet without stopping the ball and hit the near corner of the goal.

Goalkeeper Kemp flew to block the near corner of the goal, but unfortunately it was still a step too late.

【GOAL！！！！ 】

[The ball went in and Rotherham took advantage of a counter-attacking opportunity to equalise by full-back Blindley.] 】

[The idea of this counterattack is quite clear, that is, to use the high-speed insertion of the two full-backs, through a wide range of lateral transfer of the ball, tear apart the Bournemouth team's defense, and finally find a scoring opportunity. 】

[If the Bournemouth team is looking for opportunities with short passes on the ground, then the Rotherham team is using long passes in the air to find openings. 】

[Both teams played a strong personal style, and I dare say it was the best game of the FA Cup of the tournament. 】

After the goal, Steve Evans smugly pushed his glasses.

It's all in his hands.

Cook encouraged his team-mates that the game had just begun, that it was just an equaliser, and that they should continue to be in the same form as before.

After kicking off in the center circle, Bournemouth's attack had just advanced into the half-court and was instantly forced by the opponent.

As before, Rotherham's defence no longer requires the midfielder three to run widely to block the wings.

Striker Pringle is always the first to appear at the point where the opponent's back midfield transfers long passes, and puts some pressure on him.

The aim was to suppress Bournemouth's lateral movement in the first place, giving the midfielders enough time to move defensively.

With Pringle's aggressive defence, the midfielders can even reduce the need to move in a wide range and save energy.

Just because he runs alone, the players of the whole team can conserve their stamina, and they don't have to "move" a wide range of lateral movements to compensate for the inherent width of the formation.

On another note, after Pringle kept an eye on the ball from the back, it was pointless for Rossi to drop back.

Coupled with the fact that the opponent itself is mainly defensive, even if Rossi retreats to the forward position, he will not have a numerical advantage.

Pringle's movement and contribution to the team is immeasurable.

Eddie Howe tried to put the two full-backs on the edge to strengthen the edge of the wing. It is also possible to form interceptions on the lower back.

But Pringle's retreat, forming a parallel position in the midfield, echoed the back line and kept the defence intact.

In such a situation, Bournemouth can only get a foot cross, but Rossi's header ability is mediocre and does not work at all.

At the end of the first half, with a 1-1 scoreline, the players from both sides returned to the lounge, leaving Eddie Howe with another difficult task.