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Chapter 58 Evolution
Strong body, excellent header, flexible turning, precise shooting, this is the evaluation of the 26-year-old Graban by the English media.

Graban became famous in the second division of Rotherham. In the 11-12 season, he represented the team in 43 appearances and scored 18 goals.

The following year, he moved to Bournemouth, who was still in the League One, and helped the team reach the Championship with 13 goals.

In the second season of the Bournemouth team, he became the team's top scorer with 22 goals.

An excellent competitive state is the inner desire for victory.

Graban, who has proven himself in League One and the Championship, is eager for a higher stage.

Norwich, who was relegated last season, has become a place for him to move towards higher honors.

He believes that this team will return to the Premier League after he joins.

Graban also proved with his own strength that the transfer fee of 370 million euros spent by the team is worth the money.

[Yoho, Norwich City took the lead and scored a goal at home. 】

[It was the former Bournemouth player Graban who scored the goal.He has integrated into the team very quickly and has scored five goals so far. 】

[Haha, the director also pointed the camera at Luo immediately after Graban scored a goal.This game is a shooter battle between the two. 】

After scoring the goal, Graban ran to the west stand of the home team, clenched his fists, and accepted the praise of the fans.

This is his favorite way to celebrate. This is not a demonstration and provocation against the old owner, but simply enjoying the thrill of scoring.

But celebrating after breaking the goal of the former owner made the hearts of the former teammates somewhat uncomfortable.

"I'm sorry, it's my responsibility. He has figured out all my weaknesses."

Elphic was ashamed. The two had been teammates, and Graban was too familiar with him.

Although the interception ability is good, the tall Elphick is slow in his feet and his turn is not flexible enough, so he generally does not take the initiative to grab when defending.

Graban took advantage of this, turned around after getting the ball, and finished the shot.

Cook patted him on the shoulder and said: "It's okay, the game has just begun. I will help you defend, don't hesitate to grab it if you can."

After taking the lead, Norwich continued to control the game, patiently looking for opportunities.

In the last round of the league, the Bournemouth team was able to complete the reversal after falling behind by three goals, which is enough to prove their strong mental strength.

Take the initiative of the situation, maintain a stable mentality, let the lagging Bournemouth team be impatient, make mistakes, and then seek counterattacks, which is the way for the Norwich team to deal with it.

Last season, the team had a poor record and coach Hughton was fired. At that time, Norwich U18 team coach Neil Adams was ordered to lead the team through the remaining five games.

After the unlucky Neil Adam coached the team, the opponents of the remaining five games were Fulham, Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal.

Under the circumstances that everyone is not optimistic about, not surprisingly, the team only achieved a record of one draw and four losses, and was relegated to the British Championship.

Although he failed to lead the team to avoid relegation, the club is sure of Neil's ability and hopes that he will bring the team back to the Premier League in the new season.

Norwich has 3 wins and 1 tie in the first four rounds, ranking second in the standings.

Winning this game will overtake Bournemouth and occupy the top spot.

Neil Adams, who used to be the coach of the U18 team, is very familiar with the characteristics of Norwich's style of play, and it is very easy to use.

The three-man attacker in the frontcourt has comprehensive skills and can enrich offensive methods.

He promoted the teenager Josh Murphy from the U18 team, and formed two wings with Raymond, constantly attacking the sides of the Bournemouth team.

In the 20th minute of the game, Graban took the ball at the front of the penalty area and crossed the ball under the double-teaming of two central defenders.

The teenager Josh Murphy followed up and hit the goal from the outside, and missed the post, which shocked the goalkeeper Kemp into a cold sweat.

In the 25th minute, Norwich made a comeback.The left midfielder Raymond broke through from the side, and completed a two-to-one with the midfielder Hura Khan. After reaching the penalty area, he made a shot and was bravely saved by the goalkeeper Kemp.

During this period, Norwich's offensive was very sharp, and they didn't know when to kick, making the Bournemouth team panic in front of the goal.

Eddie Howe has been reminding players off the court to pay attention to defense and keep the formation neat and layered.

Due to the absence of Ricky and Harry Arter, Bournemouth's midfield organization and interception ability have seriously declined.

Stanislas, Ryan Fraser and Wilson are all breakthrough players and can only rely on the long passes of midfielders Gosling and O'Kane, which is not very effective.

In the first half, Bournemouth played very hard. The frontcourt attack was cut off by Norwich. The players were all alone or forced to take the ball, which could not threaten the goal at all.

When entering stoppage time, the director also made an offensive comparison chart.

The shooting ratio of the two sides is 10:2, and the direct shooting ratio is 5:0. The Bournemouth team is completely behind.

What's more interesting is that the director compared the data of the forwards of the two sides.

Graban, 3 shots, 2 shots on target, 1 threatening pass.

Rossi, 0 shots, 0 shots on target, 0 threatening passes.

What's more interesting, Graban ran 3 kilometers in the first half, and his activity track covered the frontcourt, which was very active.

Rossi was only 1 kilometer away, and his activities were all at the front of the penalty area, and he didn't even return to halftime.

The huge difference in statistics was directly reflected in the game. Eddie Howe returned to the locker room alone without waiting for the end of the first half.

Although only one goal was conceded, the Bournemouth team can clearly know that the advantage of the game is in the hands of the opponent, and it is only a matter of time before they score.

The possession of the ball in the midfield is a problem that Eddie Howe must solve. Without the midfield organizer, the team's attack cannot be launched.

Rossi's shooting and running distance in the first half are the most direct performance.

If the ball cannot be passed to his feet, it is like an invisible man. Of course, there will be no shooting or running.

Harry Art and Ricky are out due to injuries, and only veteran Pugh is on the team.

But he is slow to play the ball, suitable for positional warfare, not suitable for this fast offensive system in the frontcourt.

Eddie Howe flashed many tactics in his mind, but all of them lacked a point of counterattack and quick ball.

Although O'Kane can pass the ball, but he is a defensive midfielder, let him assume the position, and O'Kane, who has no other offensive means, is easily restricted by the opponent, and the team's entire offense will be paralyzed.

It is obviously unrealistic to change the midfielder from the back to the front.

Huh?
Eddie Howe seemed to think of something, but he couldn't grasp the key at once.

He quickly drew the team's offensive map on the tactical board, and then drew arrows in front of the three frontcourt attackers, all pointing to center Rossi.

At the same time, the eyes of the players are also focused on Rossi.

What does this mean?
Let us all pass the ball to Rossi and give him unlimited firepower?

Will this work, can he break through, or get away with long shots?

Eddie Howe folded his arms around his chest, holding his eyes on the tactical board intently, hissing from time to time, as if he was thinking hard.

The players did not dare to disturb the head coach's contemplation, to avoid being scolded bloody, so they could only sit and rest, or bow their heads and whisper.

There was a strange vibe in the locker room.

Suddenly, Eddie Howe seemed to have figured out some joints, clapped his hands suddenly, turned around and said to the players: "Listen up, I will explain the tactics for the second half."

The players craned their necks one after another, paying attention.

"In the second half, Luo, you are in charge of organizing."

Since the defensive midfielder cannot be changed into the forward midfielder, it is always possible for the center forward to become the forward midfielder.

(End of this chapter)