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Chapter 36 Premier League Saints
"Saint" Southampton, from 10 to 12, completed the triple jump from League One to Premier League, which caused quite a stir in football.

In the 12-13 season, the team ranked 14th in the Premier League standings and successfully avoided relegation.

Last season, Southampton even ranked 8th in the standings.

However, the meritorious coach Pochettino left White Hart Lane, which was a huge blow to the team.

The ambitious Annampton Club has hired Dutch legend Koeman as the team's new head coach. The goal of this season is to qualify for the Europa League.

In the previous three friendly matches, Koeman's team won three consecutive victories, scored 11 goals and did not concede a goal, showing a strong momentum.

Facing the British Championship team Bournemouth, Koeman is confident that he can lead the team to four consecutive victories.

The friendly match started at 7 pm, and the Dean Court Stadium, which can accommodate 1000 people, was already full.

Although the stadium is small, the enthusiasm of Cherry fans is no less than that of other teams.

Moreover, it was a game against a Premier League team, and the coach was the Dutch star Koeman. Based on this, the price of the ticket was doubled.

One is the little-known marshal Eddie Howe, and the other is the famous Koeman who has achieved brilliant results as a player and coach. What sparks can emerge from the confrontation between the two?
Is it a unilateral crush, or is it evenly matched?
Although it is not an official game, the topic of this game has far surpassed the league.

Bournemouth played a 4-3-3 attacking formation, Eddie Howe's team, never afraid of opponents.

Southampton, on the other hand, formed a 4-2-3-1 lineup.

Before Koeman took over, Southampton was a relatively typical English team.

The team plays a traditional British 442 formation, and is used to attacking with crosses from the side and double center forwards.

This summer, as the team's main players Lambert and Lallana were taken away by Liverpool, their offensive ability was severely damaged.

In order to strengthen, the team spent 1100 million euros to introduce high center forward Pellet from Parma, and 1400 million euros to introduce assist king Tadic from Twente to form Southampton's new striker in the new season.

At the beginning of the game, Southampton used a cross from the wing to cause chaos in front of Bournemouth's goal. Pellet's header deviated from the goal and almost scored with 2 points in the opening.

And in the next 10 minutes, Southampton quickly took the initiative in the away game.

Koeman, who once played for Barcelona, ​​implanted the concept of pass control into the team.

Midfielders Ward-Prowse and Steven Davis, both of whom have a strong passing awareness, can often deliver key passes forward.

If it weren't for the defense led by Cook to make offside, I am afraid that the opponent's striker Pellet would have scored a goal.

Southampton have made significant changes offensively and improved defensively.

Last season, Southampton was able to finish eighth because of the few goals conceded.

Koeman also brought the concept of total defense into the team, making Southampton transform from a traditional English team into a technical style of play.

On the other hand, the Bournemouth team has just established a defensive formation, and the tacit understanding between teammates has not yet reached the best. They were frantically output by their opponents on both sides, and they suddenly panicked.

Moreover, creating an offside tactic requires the tacit cooperation of the entire defense line. If you encounter a Championship team, you can barely handle it.

But today's opponent is a Premier League team, not only the overall offense is sharp, but also the individual ability is quite outstanding.

The new aid Tadic broke through on the left, swayed the defense, and passed the ball accurately to the high point in front of the goal.

The 194cm center Pellet easily suppressed Cook, shook his head and hit the goal, and the ball flew to the upper left corner of the goal.

Bournemouth goalkeeper Kemp flew to catch the ball, with his fingertips to get the ball out of the crossbar.

The offense was wonderful, the defense was perfect, and both of them did it to the extreme.

For Southampton, it was a missed scoring chance, but for Bournemouth, it was a poor start.

In the first 10 minutes of the game, Southampton has formed five shots and three shots on target, but Bournemouth has not shot a single shot.

This is the Premier League team, and the pace is too fast.

This is the voice of all Bournemouth players.

Off the court, Eddie Howe felt more complicated.

Isn't the new Southampton team now the passing team that I dreamed of building?
The midfielder has a strong passing ability, flying on both wings, combining the side and the center, can connect the offense and defense of the front and rear courts, and is full of flexibility.

The three forwards in the midfield can form a passing triangle with Pellet, who is an arrow in the striker, and make the most of the advantages of width and depth.

Finally, the players highlight their personal abilities and end the game.

Look at your own team again. If you want organization and no organization, you need speed but no speed. It is simply a "low-profile version".

Facing Southampton's offensive, the three in the midfield could only be busy defending, forgetting about organization and tactics.

In the situation of losing possession of the ball, Eddie Howe quickly changed his tactics.

The left winger Stanislas retreated to the midfielder position, and the lineup was changed to 4-1-2-1-2. He used the high position to force the opponent to pass the ball back to his own half.

What we have to do now is to stabilize the defense, wait for the opponent's offensive to subside, and then slowly find our own rhythm and play characteristics.

However, under Koeman's total attack and total defense concept, Southampton emphasizes midfield fighting, almost playing against Bournemouth.

The two wide players used frequent inside cuts to break through and pass the ball to the center, trying to knock Bournemouth's defense head-on.

In the past 30 minutes of the first half, Bournemouth did not have a single shot chance.

The defender tried to break the ball out of the sideline as much as possible, and did not give Southampton a corner kick.

The continuous attack finally made a hole in Bournemouth's defense.

In the 40th minute of the game, Southampton center Pellet used his physical advantage to resist the interference of the opponent's two defenders, and used his header to ferry the ball to Tadic who was inserted from the wing.

Eddie Howe was so angry that he stamped his fists and feet, and he repeatedly told the opposing center not to double-team him unless he was heading the goal.

Once the ball is taken by him, the gap behind the two central defenders will be seized by the opponent.

Tadic took the ball and went straight into the penalty area. Facing the attacking goalkeeper, he used a fake move to shake the goalkeeper away and shot an empty goal.

Under Southampton's 40-minute frenzy, the home team Bournemouth conceded the ball.

Defender Elphic hurried forward to apologize, precisely because of his attack, not only failed to grab the ball, but was hit by the opponent behind him.

"Captain, I'm sorry, I was reckless."

This season, Cook was officially appointed as the captain, shouldering the team's defense.

"It doesn't matter about you, it's my problem. Next time you can help defend his passing route, and I will deal with the tall one."

After being promoted to captain, Cook had the responsibility of being the captain, and Elphic was also worried that he would not be able to support Pellet, so he came to help.

And when he kicked off the ball from the wing, he was dragged to the end, which caused the offside to fail.

If teammates don't come to defend, then Pellet can use his body to form a shot after stopping the ball.

After the goal, there were still 5 minutes before the end of the first half, and the Southampton players relaxed, using the ball to pass the time and recover their strength by the way.

After all, total attack and total defense requires a lot of physical strength of the players.

Moreover, there are fast horses like Wilson on Bournemouth's front line. Once the ball is intercepted, it is easy to be counterattacked.

The opponent's release gave the Bournemouth players a sigh of relief, the rhythm slowed down, and both teams waited to enter the intermission.

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