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Chapter 87 Luo, will he be the future captain?

Bournemouth dressing room.

Instead of getting frustrated with conceding the ball, players are constantly complaining about how the weather and pitch are affecting their form.

Tap~ta~ta!
Eddie Howe was stern, tapping the whiteboard with his pen.

"If you can't play well by yourself, what's the use of blaming the weather? If you still have this mentality, we won't be able to win this game."

The players have shut up. Off-court factors do affect their performance, but the same is true for the opponents. They cannot make excuses for their mistakes.

After the silence, Eddie Howe drew the offensive line map for the second half on the tactical board.

"Listen well, in the second half we have to go out, or play wide, make a cross if we can, and make a corner kick if we can't pass."

"Also, the opponent's defense must not dare to go up easily. Luo, you have to retreat more to get the ball. No one is marking you, so you just shoot and try to keep the height of the ball as low as possible."

In fact, the tactics were similar to the first half, but it gave Rossi more power to fire.

"Comogant, get ready to warm up, the offense hasn't improved in the second half, come on me anytime."

The intermission is over and the rain has weakened, which is good news for Bournemouth.

After the visiting team kicked off, the Wolves concentrated their defense in their own half. Several lines of defense were clearly layered and echoed back and forth. It can be seen that Kenny Jackett calmly analyzed the situation of the game.

A ignorant defense can only boost the morale of the opponent, but weaken the momentum of one's own players.

From the few headwind games played by the Bournemouth team, we know that this is an aggressive team that is good at chasing points.

Therefore, when defending, the defense line should not be too far behind, and it must maintain a certain degree of flexibility. When it is appropriate, use a quick counterattack to hit the opponent's goal.

In the first 10 minutes of the second half, both teams took advantage of the space on the side. After the big kick kicked the ball, the winger flung his shoulders and ran away. Simple and rude, the home fans continued to be superb.

Moreover, because the ball is wet and slippery, it is difficult for the players to fully control the ball when striding the ball. When the opponent dribbles the ball and scoops it down, the smell of gunpowder gradually becomes stronger.

15 minutes, four yellow cards, the game was intermittent, and the anxiety gradually showed on the faces of the Bournemouth players.

Captain Cook has been telling his teammates to calm down. Now he is only one goal behind and can completely tie. Impulsiveness will only waste opportunities.

After the start of the second half, Rossi retreated between the defense line and the midfielder to meet his teammates.

In Rosica's position, the central defender dare not move up, and the defensive midfielder has to take care of the defense in front of him, which makes them very uncomfortable.

The defensive midfielder Edwards reminded his teammates to defend Rossi so that he could concentrate on the defense in front of him.

In this case, Rossi continued to retreat, almost parallel to the midfielder.

After he retreated, Wilson and Pugh advanced forward, and the opposing central defender had to mark the two.

In this way, the defender's task of defending Rossi is lost to the midfielder.

Rossi moved repeatedly in this way, so that the central defender and midfielder had to distract their energy and pay attention to his position at all times.

At this time, Ricky's forward drive and Rossi formed two exit points on the opponent's back waistline.

In the 59th minute, Suleman saw Rich's timing and passed the ball to his feet.

The Wolves' midfielder Edwards immediately stepped forward to block, and Rossi immediately slanted behind the midfielder and moved to the side.

At the same time, Wilson on the right penetrated inside.

Seeing Rossi start, Ricky instantly understood his intentions, passed the ball behind Edwards, and handed it to Rossi who was thrusting diagonally.

Wolves left back Dougherty saw Wilson walking towards the center and entered the defensive area of ​​the central defender, and immediately stepped forward to defend Rossi.

After receiving the ball, Rossi did not stop the ball and passed the ball directly between the full-back and the central defender.

Wilson, who was running laterally, advanced in time, leaned against center back Stillman, and held the ball firmly at the front of the penalty area to the right.

After getting the ball, Wilson did not choose to break through, because the central defender had already settled down, stood sideways, blocked the in-cut line, and waited for his breakthrough at any time.

And, Wilson was waiting, he was waiting for Rosie.

After passing the ball, Rossi immediately moved to the left along the penalty area line.

If the full-back continues to follow, then his defensive position will be empty.

Therefore, the full-back must double-team Wilson with the central defender at this time to interfere with his ball.

When the double-team circle was about to form, Wilson used his heel to knock the ball to Rossi behind him.

Rossi takes the ball in this position, behind him is Edwards who is returning to defense, and in front of him is central defender Stillman, who has been double-teamed.

When everyone thought that Rossi would be intercepted by the two together, Rossi faced the ball and picked it up gently with his toes.

The ball drew an arc, crossed the central defender's head, and landed behind him. Here, Wilson appeared impressively.

[Beautiful pass, the Bournemouth team used the non-stop ball pass in the frontcourt to find an opening in the opponent's defense, and Wilson entered the penalty area. 】

[The timing of this pick is very precise. 】

Full-back Doherty turned around and chased back. Although he occupied the inside line, he was one position behind Wilson.

Wilson's first pass was a bit too big. After catching the ball, he directly chose to cut inside.

[Wilson cuts inside, but the ball is a bit too big, and the defender tackles. 】

[Fall, Wilson fell in the penalty area, let's see how the referee decides. 】

drop!
The referee saw the line referee raised the flag and shook it slightly, and immediately stopped the game.

Doherty had a yellow card, and the Wolves players surrounded him one after another to put pressure on the referee.

This foul was either a penalty kick or a flop.

In the end, after asking the linesman, the referee showed Doherty a yellow card and then a red card.

Two yellows turn one red.

Not only did the Wolves face one less player, but they were also awarded a penalty kick.

The home fans immediately booed to protest the penalty.

Rossi held the ball and stood twelve yards.

In a shot in the first half, Rossi clearly felt the influence of the water-soaked ball on the shot.

There were also several shots in the second half, but none of them were able to get the right position.

He wiped the ball with his jersey and placed it smoothly on the penalty spot.

Run up, hit the goal!
Rossi did not stop the whole movement, and slammed towards the lower left corner of the goal.

Although the goalkeeper Aikemei judged the right direction, Rossi's ball was very fast and the angle was very tricky. His fingertips touched a little bit, but still could not prevent the ball from rushing into the net.

[GOAL! ! ! 】

[Very straightforward, very decisive, without any pause, resolutely hit your lower right corner. 】

[In the 60th minute of the game, Bournemouth equalized and Rossi scored a penalty. 】

The Wolves, who played one less player, quickly adjusted their formation, removed the scoring center Danny, and replaced midfielder Tommy Rowe.

After the goal, the Bournemouth team became more determined to attack, with 10 minutes left, enough to overtake the score.

Eddie Howe saw the determined eyes of the players, walked slowly back to the rest area, and said to the assistant coach: "Have you noticed, Luo is becoming more and more reassuring now."

The penalty kick just now not only helped the team equalize the score, but also reassured the players.

At first, they were getting impatient because of the weather, but after Rossi made a steady penalty kick, the whole team seemed to relax.

In the 65th minute of the game, Comogant replaced Pugh and the formation changed to 4-4-2.

At this time, the rain had stopped, and the passing control gradually returned to the feet of the Bournemouth team.

On the other hand, the opponent, since there is one less player to fight, the 9 players on the field will share more defensive space, gradually showing fatigue.

In the 85th minute, the Bournemouth team cooperated at the front of the penalty area and mobilized the opponent's defense to create a long-range shot for Ricky, who was plugged in.

In the absence of interference, Rich's low shot, the ball speed is fast and flat, drilled into the dead corner, and overtook the score.

In the end, Bournemouth reversed their opponents 2:1 and continued their unbeaten season.

At the post-match press conference, when the reporter asked what was the key to changing the direction of the game, Eddie Howe answered without hesitation.

"Of course it was Luo's penalty. He is now the spiritual leader of the team."

This praise is indeed a bit too much for Rossi who just joined the team.

But seeing Rossi in such a fiery state, who can question his ability.

Perhaps the team's next captain, none other than him.

The 20-year-old teenager took less than five months to conquer not only the fans of the Bournemouth team, but also the head coach.

(End of this chapter)