After scoring the goal, Bournemouth's control in the midfield was significantly strengthened.

After the game against Liverpool, the players felt that their physical energy tank had been expanded and they could save more energy. They were in surprisingly good condition and felt very relaxed.

In the first half, Bournemouth had 70% of the ball and repeatedly threatened Fulham's goal.

In the 15th minute, Bournemouth used a small area of ​​​​passing in the frontcourt to cooperate, and Ricci once again found Rossi who successfully countered offside at the front.

This time the Fulham goalkeeper struck in time and Rossi's shot was saved.

Two minutes later, Rossi used his excellent running position to get rid of the defense and took the ball to the baseline to pass back. Unfortunately, Pugh's shot went over the crossbar.

In just a few minutes, there was a tremor in front of Fulham's goal. In order to prevent Rossi from running forward, Simmons gave up the offside tactic and asked central defender Hutchinson to stay behind and keep an eye on his position.

In this way, the Bournemouth team can easily get the ball in the opponent's hinterland and turn around to directly threaten the goal.

However, Fulham's defense was quite timely in assisting and saved the day time and time again.

Off the court, Simmons scratched his head with his hands and looked sad, unable to find a way to deal with it for a while.

Although positioning restricts Rossi's forward attack to a large extent, it also exposes dangerous areas in the penalty area to the opponent, giving the opponent a lot of right to fire.

When the goal is bombarded by opponents, the player's mentality can easily collapse.

Fortunately, Bournemouth did not score in the second half of the first half and entered the halftime break with a score of 1:0.

Simmons' team never expected that their opponents would use the methods they were good at and beat them to the ground.

The opponent's striker completely paralyzed his team's tactics.

"Let's give it a try!" the assistant coach suggested: "Instead of being passive, let's fight hard and let's attack."

Simmons also has this plan.

When competing with their opponents in the midfield, they are not completely at a disadvantage. As long as the midfielder can play the ball, it will greatly stimulate the team's offensive ability.

"Hutchinson, in the second half you must keep an eye on No. 14 on the opposite side and not let him shoot." This is the only thing Simmons is worried about.

The reason why Bournemouth can remain unbeaten is naturally because it is stronger than other teams.

Since we want to attack boldly, it is particularly important to guard Rossi.

Hutchinson nodded and said: "Boss, I will keep an eye on him in the second half."

"Don't underestimate him. His anti-offside awareness is very good. In the second half, you not only have to keep an eye on his man, but you can't even lose your defensive position."

At the beginning of the second half, Fulham stepped up their frontcourt press.

Their players are flexible and quick, and even if they don't make a steal, they can interfere with Bournemouth's passing to a certain extent.

Moreover, the overall speed of their players is good. After failing to grab the ball, they can quickly form a new double-team defense against the player holding the ball.

Eddie Howe was in the rest area, using a tactical board to lay out the current offensive diagrams of the two teams, and thinking about how to deal with it.

Fulham's pressing is fierce, but there are also hidden dangers.

That is, once the ball is picked out, their defense will only have two central defenders left.

This is unable to stop the attack of Rossi and Wilson.

Under the pressure of the opponent, the Bournemouth team used long passes to transfer to the opponent's weak side defensive area.

Here, Pugh has enough space to dribble and pass the threatening ball.

Rossi turned his back to meet the ball, but because Hutchinson was always at the end, Pugh could not pass the ball behind Rossi.

But as soon as Pew passed the ball, Hutchinson cleverly stepped forward to grab the ball, using his physical advantage to fight with Rossi and interfere with him getting the ball.

And at the first opportunity, he extended his legs to destroy the ball.

In this defense, Hutchinson first used marking to limit Rossi's forward penetration.

When the ball was passed, he actively stepped forward, changed from position-marking to man-marking, and successfully completed the defensive task.

Simmons nodded with satisfaction. As long as Rossi was restricted, Bournemouth's offense would be paralyzed.

The defense is stabilized, and the offensive players in front seem to be reassured and can play with more confidence.

In the 58th minute, Fulham's pressing finally saw results.

When Suleman stopped the ball, he accidentally stopped it too far and was intercepted by the opponent's right midfielder Sterk Parker, who quickly advanced with the ball.

Bournemouth's full-back stepped forward to defend, and the space behind him was occupied by forward Mike Mark.

The top scorer in the British Championship last season took the ball on the right side of the penalty area and was immediately defended by Bournemouth captain Cook.

Feint, get rid of, accelerate breakthrough.

Mike Marco's concise and decisive extraordinary skills made Cook take a breath of cold air.

When Cook turned around to chase back, he was already halfway down, and the two of them were in the penalty area. He didn't dare to make a tackle rashly, so he could only reach out to interfere and force the opponent's forward to the baseline.

Seeing that Mike Marco was forced to the baseline, there was no shooting angle in front of him. Before falling to the ground, he passed the ball back to the center.

This was Fulham's most threatening attack since the start of the second half.

Forward Rodaliega had already outflanked the ball and pushed the ball to the lower left corner with the arch of his foot near the penalty spot.

Goalkeeper Boruc failed to make a save and the ball was about to fly into the goal. Francis appeared on the goal line in time.

Bang!

Francis stretched out his foot to block the ball, defusing the close shot.

[Wonderful clearance, Fulham's shot was just a little bit missed and was cleared by the opponent's defender.]

[During this period, they went on the offensive, and the quality of their counterattacks was very high, bringing out their quick and flexible characteristics.]

[You can tell from Cook’s turn and chase that Fulham is going to hit this point. As long as you turn around and take a step slower, it’s an opportunity.]

For a time, the confident Fulham team formed a suppressive trend against Bournemouth.

This suppression is not on the field, because Bournemouth still has a ball possession rate of more than 65%.

This suppression is a psychological aspect of the players.

Once the ball is intercepted, they can form a threatening offense.

This idea began to slowly form in the minds of the Bournemouth players, and gradually expanded as the game progressed.

The fighting will and physical ability that Magath left to Fulham gradually took effect at this moment.

Eddie Howe also realized that the situation was slowly turning towards his opponent.

If the team's offense cannot threaten them, then they will be even more unscrupulous.

As soon as he finished speaking, Harry Arter's pass found Rossi in front.

Hutchinson immediately stepped forward to interfere, causing Rossi to miss the first stop of the ball, which was destroyed by Hutchinson who grabbed the ball for the second time.

This mistake reflects the anxiety of the Bournemouth team.

When the midfield advantage is no longer available, players place their hope on the core of the team, hoping that they can stabilize the rhythm.

Therefore, Harry can only go forward to find Rosie.

But his pass was too hasty and he did not observe whether Rossi got rid of the defense and handed over the ball in vain.

After losing the ball, Rossi ran to Wilson and whispered something in his ear.

"Boss, we need to adjust. If this continues, it will be easy to lose the ball." The assistant coach expressed his worries and said: "We also need to speed up the frontcourt to share the pressure from Luo."

Eddie Howe originally had this plan and sent out a fast forward.

But after seeing Rossi and Wilson change positions, he smiled and said: "Don't worry, let's see again."

In the 70th minute, Fulham still stepped up their fight in the midfield.

Ritchie is responsible for the organization of the team. As the game time progresses, physical energy and attention are consumed, and the pressure suddenly increases.

For a while, it was difficult for him to find a suitable place to release the ball.

At this moment, Rossi ran into his field of vision and took the initiative to ask for the ball.

Behind him, Hutchinson was ready to go.

Pass? Not pass?

In the second half, Rossi was interfered with every time he got the ball, causing his teammates to hesitate when releasing the ball.

"Hey!"

Rossi's strong desire for the ball spurted out from his eyes.

Richie didn't dare to delay any longer and passed the ball.

Hutchinson saw the right opportunity and ran forward, hoping to intercept the ball as soon as possible.

Rossi did not wait for the ball this time, but took the initiative to run to meet the ball.

This run confused the opponent. Should he follow or not?

Because Rossi took the initiative to meet the ball, he lost the opportunity to steal the ball immediately.

Just as he was hesitating, Rossi suddenly opened his feet and let the ball slip between his legs.
To be continued...