Chapter 95 Physical Contest

"Lift your heads up and see your final attack."

Eddie Howe drew an offensive diagram before the end of the first half on the tactical board.

The ashamed players slowly raised their heads and saw the offensive diagram in front of them. Without the coach having to curse a word, they could already feel the heat on their cheeks.

Eddie Howe took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves, adjusted the positions of the people on the tactical board, and said coldly:

"The humiliation caused by losing is far more uncomfortable than being brought about by laziness. When you are fighting for a goal, but your teammates give up because this is not a chance, it feels really uncomfortable."

Having said this, the players all looked at Rossi.

He was sitting quietly on the stool, breathing heavily, sweat dripping down his hair and chin and onto the ground.

"I'm not God, and I can't guarantee that the tactics I arrange will definitely win, but I will go all out, that's all."

"When you become a coach in the future, you will be like me. You can do whatever you want, because the head coach is the boss of the team and I have the final say. So if he doesn't give orders, I will kick him out of the team."

Although there was no response in the locker room, the players' eyes showed a fiery light.

"In the second half, Harry came out and Richie was responsible for organizing the offense."

"Junior, Wilson, you and Luo are partnering up front. In the second half, you are under great offensive and defensive pressure. Don't be stingy with your physical fitness. Give me every drop of it."

"In the second half, I want you to run and run without sparing any effort."

Wilson handed over the towel and said: "Luo, no matter when in the second half, I will be by your side."

"Don't be so stupid!" Rossi took the towel and joked: "We are playing football, not saying goodbye."

"screw you!"

The short fifteen-minute break ended quickly, and the Liverpool players walked towards the pitch with relaxed expressions.

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 court and waited for kick-off.

Off the court, the fourth official raised the substitution card.

No. 32 is down, No. 8 is up.

What is the point of replacing a defensive midfielder and replacing him with an attacking midfielder?

Rogers didn't understand that if he wanted to strengthen the attack, he should switch to a forward instead of a midfielder.

After thinking for a moment, it may be to strengthen the ball control organization in the midfield.

The second half kicks off with Bournemouth.

The ball returned to Richie's feet from the center circle, and the three forwards began to advance towards the Liverpool defense.

4-3-3.

Is this a technical flow or a counterattack flow?

Rogers watched the changes on the field with interest. He wanted to know what tactics the Bournemouth team, which was already two goals behind, would use.

Liverpool still used a high-position press, trying to counterattack directly after stealing the ball just like in the first half.

But gradually, they discovered something was wrong.

Bournemouth rarely made mistakes in passing, which was completely different from the first half.

Even if a mistake occurs, the player who loses the ball will counterattack on the spot very promptly, and he will not hesitate to foul or destroy the ball.

Hiss~

Rogers was keenly aware of something strange.

The reason why this 4-3-3 is called a passing attack is because of the positioning of the players.

Any player in this formation can form a triangle position with the two players adjacent to him, so there will be many passing options and the route of the ball will be very rich.

This is the most perfect embodiment in Barcelona's system.

But, are you good at Bournemouth?

Do you have many years of accumulation of transmission and control system?

Do you have that many players with outstanding foot skills?

Do you have a top technical midfielder like Habaib?

Do you have Messi?

Obviously, nothing.

The consequence of this is that players will be physically exhausted due to a large number of off-the-ball movements.

And once the ball is lost, there are obviously not enough defensive players in the backcourt to deal with it.

In the 50th minute, Liverpool successfully intercepted the ball near the center circle and the ball came to Gerrard's feet.

Ritchie quickly reached out and pulled, and while Gerrard lost his balance, he accurately sent the ball to Lallana on the left rib.

The referee did not stop the game because of this foul. He stretched his arms forward while running.

Offensive is beneficial!

After Lallana stopped the ball, he looked forward and passed the ball directly.

This was a long diagonal pass to the ground, bypassing Elphick's defense and reaching the center of the penalty area.

Sterling moved forward at high speed, and with Cook's interference, he hit the ball into the goal before the goalkeeper could attack.

0:3!!!

Liverpool basically sealed the victory.

After scoring the goal, Sterling rushed to the sideline with a smile and jumped high towards the coach.

Rogers caught him steadily. At this moment, Sterling was a happy child.

[GOAL!!! Another counterattack, Liverpool used a counterattack to penetrate Bournemouth's goal again. 】

[After the start of the second half, although Bournemouth strengthened the running range of its players to make up for the technical gap, Liverpool still seized the opportunity.]

[Eddie Howe’s team, this time, will have to swallow the bitter pill of failure.]

[This season, they have remained unbeaten for 25 rounds in the League Cup. This record will not be broken for a long time.]

[Unfortunately, they faced Liverpool today, which became the end of their record.]

After losing the ball, Eddie Howe first applauded to encourage the players, and then directed the next game with a serious look on his face.

The players were not frustrated because they lost the ball, and their eyes revealed their desire to score.

When Sterling returned to the defensive position with a smile, he saw the momentum of the opponent in front of him, who was waiting for him.

We are already three goals behind, don’t you know?

Still want to equalize the score?

Innocent.

The game continues.

The fans have no hope of victory, and there is no shame in losing to the Premier League giants by three goals.

Moreover, the second half of the game was very exciting, and Eddie Howe did not waste time by setting up a bus lineup.

Everyone now thinks that what Bournemouth should do is defend.

Can't concede the ball again.

Bang!

Harry Arter's pass went directly to Stanislas on the wing.

what?

Is this an attack?

Stanislas ran forward as hard as he could. Seeing that the ball was about to roll out of the baseline, he made a sliding tackle and stretched out his foot to retrieve the ball.

He stood up, faced the defense, moved the ball horizontally with his right foot, created a little space, and made a cross.

Rossi in the middle rushed forward and took off to head the ball. Unfortunately, he missed it by a hair and failed to hit it. Instead, he hit the net.

After breaking free from the net, Rossi immediately turned back and participated in the defense.

The Liverpool players understood that they had to score goals no matter what.

Even if you are beaten into a sieve, you won't hesitate, right?

The Liverpool players were unhappy. Originally, they had scored three goals against you, but they planned to miss the rest of the game.

Since you don't know what to do, don't blame us for being cruel.

After Gerrard got the ball, he looked up and was about to pass the ball when he was suddenly hit by a huge force behind his body.

drop!
To be continued...