Chapter 35 Defense Issues

After Team B scored a goal, his teammates' trust and recognition of Rossi slowly built up in their hearts.

Under Rossi's containment and defense, teammates in other positions played very comfortably, and the ball was increasingly concentrated at Rossi's feet.

If his teammates are willing to give the ball, Rossi's running and containment effects will be more obvious.

In particular, his retracement creates a space for Wilson to accelerate in the frontcourt. If he is double-teamed, Rossi can also use one kick to create opportunities for other teammates.

Gradually, Team B's offense became smoother, and the rhythm gradually accelerated. They passed the ball continuously, making the teammates off the field stand up, wide-eyed, and marveled.

Did I read that correctly? There were probably nearly twenty passes.

The style of the English league is notoriously rough. There are not many teams with as beautiful football as Arsenal. They all play a high-confrontation, high-tempo style, which makes fans enjoy it.

However, under Rossi's organization, Team B's short passing penetration style was dazzling, especially in this six-a-side football, where the venue is small and the transmission is dizzying.

Even Eddie Howe was surprised. Is this from my team?

The reason for Bournemouth's success last season was their tough playing style and extremely aggressive attack.

When facing strong teams, he can still maintain a high scoring ability.

However, the team's defense is full of loopholes. When the team presses hard, the opponent often seizes the opportunity to counterattack when the team presses hard.

To solve this problem, it is necessary to strengthen the team's passing and control capabilities, use overall pressure, improve the success rate of offense, and reduce the chance of being caught by the opponent for counterattack.

Although there are several good passers in the team, they always pass the ball to the front and then hand the goal to the forward.

Once cleared, the gap formed in the midfield and frontcourt will be seized by the opponent to launch a quick counterattack.

In terms of signings this summer, Eddie Howe originally wanted to spend a lot of money to buy an organizational midfielder and a supporting forward to create a perfect connection between the midfield and the front.

But with the departure of the main forward, he had to spend money to make up for this vacancy first.

After spending all his budget, the penniless Eddie Howe could only push Harry Arter to the attacking midfielder position and then loaned Rossi from Leicester City.

This seemingly "low-end version" signing, Rossi's performance in today's practice match was unexpected.

After team B continued to pass the ball, midfielder O'Kane sent a through ball to striker Wilson, who used his speed to score the ball.

2:3!!!

After scoring the goal, the players of Team B all ran to Rossi and high-fived him to celebrate. It was precisely because of Rossi's presence that they felt how easy it was to score the goal.

The players of Team A were anxious and angry. They didn't even touch the ball for several minutes. As the main players of the team, where could they put their face?

But the reality is so cruel. After Team A's attack was neutralized, the ball quickly returned to Team B's control, and short-pass penetration resumed.

It was Wilson who sent the through ball this time.

Team A is afraid of his speed and shrinks its defense line to limit his movement area.

However, with heavy troops guarding Wilson's side, Rossi in the center would have a chance.

Rossi used a reverse run to get rid of the defense, received Wilson's through ball, faced the attacking goalkeeper, and scored with a shot to equalize the score.

At the end of the thirty-minute match, although it was a draw, Team A was dejected and Team B was elated.

Through the game, teammates discovered that Rossi is not as difficult to get along with as they thought. Apart from being a little resistant during celebrations, he is still willing to actively communicate with teammates on the court.

"Luo, you played really well. I didn't expect the passing control to be so powerful." Wilson gave him a thumbs up.

Rossi took a sip of the energy drink, shook his head and said: "It's not that we are good at passing and controlling, it's the opponent's defense."

When Cook heard this, he thought Rossi was humiliating his defensive ability. He rushed over, pushed his chest against Rossi, lowered his head and said provocatively: "Hey, new guy, you know what you're talking about."

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Wilson hurriedly separated the two people from the middle and came to the rescue: "Cook, calm down, Luo didn't mean that."

Rossi rolled his eyes at him. It was obviously a defensive problem, but he still refused to admit it. Why are you so impulsive?

The team also gathered around, and someone whispered in Cook's ear: "Don't mess with him, he knows kung fu."

When Cook heard this, his face changed slightly, but he had already prepared his posture, and now that he gave in, he would be even more embarrassed.

"Cook!"

Head coach Eddie Howe came over and said with a straight face: "Run around the field ten times for me."

Then he said to the whole team: "In fifteen minutes, everyone will go to the tactics room for a meeting."

With resentment, Cook ran around the field ten times and then came to the tactical room with his teammates.

The tactical room is a place where the team learns techniques and tactics. It is equipped with a projector and tactical board so that the head coach can analyze tactics more clearly.

Eddie Howe saw the still angry Cook and said: "This is Luo's first time participating in team training today. He can quickly discover our defensive problems. Wouldn't our opponents investigate carefully?"

Hearing this, Cook, who had his eyebrows raised, immediately lost his angry expression and was replaced by shame.

Last season, the team's goal difference was 1, which shows that there are huge problems in defense.

Eddie Howe continued: "I just want you to know about the arrangements for today's game that there are serious defensive problems."

He drew an offensive and defensive diagram on the tactical board and said: "The three goals conceded by Team A were all hit from behind. Although you have good interception capabilities, your defense of the ball behind you is disastrous."

Eddie Howe took the remote control and turned on the projection, and pictures recording the team's data appeared one after another.

"Last season, we conceded a total of 66 goals, 20 of which were caused by opponents hitting the gap behind us. This data is quite scary. I did an analysis. If we can prevent these 20 goals,

If we get half of that, then our points will be ranked sixth and we will be able to participate in the promotion play-offs."

The players were all moved because they had never thought that they could defend ten attacks and step into the Premier League with just one foot.

Eddie Howe saw his eyes fixed on Cook and said: "Cook, Luo, he is right. They just did simple running and passing, and they were able to seize the defensive gap behind them, pass the ball and shoot."

Score, that's the fact you have to face."

Cook immediately blushed, patted Rossi with his hand and said, "Hey, buddy, it was my fault just now."

Rossi also patted him on the shoulder and said, "I also apologize to you for what I said."

Eddie Howe looked at the two with satisfaction, which showed that the current atmosphere of the team is very good. Rossi no longer feels strange, and continued: "Since we have found a problem, we must correct it."

The screen changed to another page, and Eddie Howe analyzed: "This is the team's defense last season, with 740 interceptions, 961 clearances, 45 yellow cards, and 1 red card. This shows that our interception ability is very good.

Yes, the problem is with the personnel who defend the movement without the ball."

Eddie Howe brought back the defensive problem again.

Players who run without the ball can receive through balls from teammates in a favorable position and pose a threat to the goal.

In such a situation, the defensive player has no choice but to foul to stop the attack.

Moreover, Eddie Howe also pointed out that after the team presses heavily, the two wings are most likely to make mistakes and gaps, so in the next few days, the team must prepare for defense.

Only solid defense and reducing mistakes are the keys to the team's victory.

The tactics class didn't end until 6pm. After the players left, Eddie Howe was still in the office, arranging the defensive training for the next few days.

When the assistant handed over the match list for the friendly match, he added Rossi's name without hesitation.

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