Strong Waist

Lukaku was replaced and Giroud came off the bench. Although this kind of match-up substitution is very common, Mourinho's decisiveness still shocked the Arsenal players a little.

You know, Lukaku contributed a lot of goals to Arsenal last season, and he is also one of the biggest contributors to Arsenal's Europa League championship.

But in the face of such players, Mourinho is still merciless, changing as soon as he says, obviously this also expresses a deep attitude of Mourinho.

Arsenal this season is heading for the championship!

Once you don't play well, no matter who you are, Mourinho will ruthlessly put the opponent on the bench.

Lukaku is the best example!

"Okay! Don't think too much, focus on the game!"

Lucky clapped his hands and loudly turned his attention to the game from his teammates.

The current stage is not the time to think about these things, everything will be decided by the coaching staff, even Lucky is not easy to stand out, otherwise this positive atmosphere will be ruined.

And Lucky also imagined that Mourinho had some plans, otherwise he wouldn't be in such a hurry to replace Lukaku.

Off the court, Arteta whispered to Mourinho; "Did we change too quickly, should we give him more opportunities?"

Facing Arteta's question, Mourinho said bluntly: "I don't like forwards who waste opportunities, and... Giroud's tactical coordination needs more tempering. Just take this opportunity to let Lukaku reflect on it. one time."

Reflect on what?

Arteta was stunned for a moment, and then remembered a question Mourinho had mentioned before.

In the past few training sessions, Mourinho has expressed dissatisfaction with Lukaku many times.

The main reason is that Lukaku actually started to withdraw from the penalty area again for dribbling.

This is not the system Lukaku needs in the squad.

Obviously Giroud's arrival did put a lot of pressure on Lukaku, and even wanted to cannibalize the opponent's tactics in order to consolidate his position as the main starter.

But Mourinho will not allow this to happen.

Both sides are players under different tactical systems.

Secondly, the two centers are to deal with Arsenal's future two-line battle.

The game is definitely played.

For this reason, Mourinho is warning Lukaku in this way not to challenge the coach's tactical adjustments.

Even though Lukaku was extremely angry about this, Mourinho did not mean to give in at all.

The camera returns to the game.

After Giroud was on the court, he was extremely excited.

Even Giroud didn't expect to get another chance to play so soon.

And how to perform well, it is likely to form the main starting position for a period of time.

This is something Giroud has always pursued.

"It must be played!"

Giroud's eyes were extremely determined.

At this moment, he saw Le Kai looking at him, he nodded slightly towards Le Kai, and immediately turned around and entered the arena.

Le Kai also saw Giroud's eyes, and understood that the opponent's fighting spirit was strong.

"Press it up!"

Lucky shouted immediately, and Arsenal started pressing forward again.

And this time the forward pressure is different from before. Giroud's appearance has brought great changes to Arsenal's tactics.

This change also made it difficult for Stoke City to adapt for a while.

Giroud is a player who can go on to attack, but back to the ball.

The connection between him and Wilshere also performed very well. Although the cooperation with the two wings still needs a little running-in, the overall performance is still good.

The most important thing is that Giroud's header ability is very good.

Even in the face of Stoke City, he can open up the gap by running.

Of course, it's a bit embarrassing to be stubborn, after all, the height gap is there.

Arsenal is mainly based on the rapid penetration of the ground.

A little bit of time passed, and with Giroud's successive retreats in the striker, Stoke City's defense became more difficult.

Facing Giroud, who sometimes returned the ball separately, and sometimes turned around and hit the goal by himself, they couldn't judge what this guy was going to do next.

In this case, the difficulty of defense will undoubtedly increase in a straight line.

"Giroud's performance is still very good. His frequent retreat made Stoke City's defense become dizzy. No one can predict his next move, and Arsenal also use this to pass deeper passes. !"

After Andy Gray finished speaking, Richard on the side shook his head and said: "The main reason is that the midfielder is not good. Arsenal's deep pass is accurate. If it is replaced by another team with a strong midfielder to intercept, Arsenal It's impossible to play so easily!"

The pressure was put on the opponent again and again, and Stoke City's defense was gradually becoming disorganized.

Wilshere held the ball in the half area, and he saw that the two wingers were ready to sprint, and Giroud also dropped back.

Wilshere passed the ball to Giroud without hesitation, but Giroud suddenly stopped. He resisted the impact of Stoke City's central defender and stood abruptly on the line of the penalty area.

And Wilshere, Aubameyang and Mane beside them have already rushed over, and even the defensive players of the opponent were also pulled away.

At this time, Giroud has no room to pass the ball.

"He wants to come by himself?"

Wilshere was a little puzzled, this was different from their previous tactical drills.

At this moment, Jirou stepped his foot lightly towards his side.

The ball was passed immediately.

The power of this pass is very small, and the speed of the ball is basically not there.

After rolling twice, it basically stopped. Compared with passing, it was more like making a ball.

But... for whom?

In the next second, a figure suddenly stepped forward and appeared at the point where the ball landed.

Le Kai glared angrily, facing the ball that was about to stop, he swung his right foot and slammed it hard.

Since the four teammates all involved a certain amount of defensive power, Le Kai's front was considered to be wide open, with many shooting angles.

Lucky would not miss such a good opportunity.

Slashing with one foot sticking to the ground, flying fast close to the ground.

Before the goalkeeper could react, the ball had already entered the goal in the lower left corner.

In 77 minutes, Lucky helped Arsenal open the scoring with a strong shot.

"!!!!!!"

Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray cheered loudly.

"This goal! This cooperation is too fast! This goal fully demonstrates Arsenal's teamwork!"

"Giroud deliberately stopped when he retreated. We all thought he wanted to do it alone, but he was actually waiting for Kay to get in place, and then sent a lateral ball to assist Kay to score!"

"At the same time, Wilshere, Aubameyang and Mane completed the widening. There are almost no defensive players in front of Kay, let alone blocking personnel. Kay can shoot very comfortably. Kay has lived up to the expectations of his teammates. , a tricky kick in the lower left corner to help Arsenal open the scoring!"

"A perfectly coordinated goal!"

"After Giroud played, he fully inspired his abilities and characteristics!"

"Nice goal!!"

The small number of Arsenal fans at the scene were also excited and carnival. When Giroud scored the ball, they had already jumped up.

A seemingly simple and simple goal, but it directly penetrated Stoke City's defense.

A simple pause is the key to creating a goal!

In the blink of an eye, Giroud made the most sensible decision.

Off the field, Mourinho and others also punched hard.

To be honest, even they were extremely surprised by this goal.

In the past, the center forward's retracement line was based on the two wingers and Wilshere, but Giroud chose Lucky for this goal.

And the timing and angles are just right, it is simply a perfect goal.

This goal also played the offensive posture in Mourinho's mind.

And in that position, Le Kai has a good chance of scoring goals.

Lucky's long-range shots are superb, not to mention shooting without blocking.

However, this goal is more credit to Giroud.

His drop, pause and choice made the goal.

It has to be said that Giroud has studied Arsenal's tactical system and the characteristics of his teammates.

Although Lucky does not have the problem of reverse foot, there are some specific angles that are good at shooting.

Just in that position, that angle is his ideal choice.

"Beautiful pass!"

Le Kai took the initiative to run over and stretched out his hands towards Jirou.

The latter also smiled and raised his hand.

The two clapped hands.

"That angle just now, you sent it there on purpose!"

Lucky asked.

Giroud nodded; "I got your shooting data from the coaching staff, and found that there are several positions with the highest scoring rate, and the position just now is one of them!"

Le Kai nodded and said, "Keep going!"