Strong Waist

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Sporting CP's offense should not be underestimated. After Arsenal gave up the ball, their advantage in intensive offense was established.

During the ten-minute attack, they threatened Arsenal's goal many times.

On the other hand, Arsenal's counterattack made frequent mistakes.

The cooperation between Giroud and the two wingers is not so tacit. The cooperation between the three always feels like there is a lack of lubricant, and the success rate is not high.

It couldn't produce the sharp ball-scoring feeling Mourinho wanted.

Even after Giroud retreats, in many cases he will be marked by the opponent's players, or lose the ball, or be unable to distribute the ball.

These are the consequences of hesitation and slowness.

But if you want to increase your success rate, you need to play a little slower.

Once you get up fast, you will go back to making mistakes again and again.

"It's still not enough!" Mourinho shook his head.

Sporting CP's offense continued, and finally at the end of the first half, their main striker Dost scored a wonderful escape shot.

The assist was provided by Argentinian player Acuña.

Sporting CP equalized the score, but they were always a little unhappy.

They knew in their hearts that Arsenal was practicing a new lineup and did not enter the game with a safe attitude.

They are more about experimenting than caring about the outcome of the game.

Arsenal's previous goals are their complete state.

Under this kind of emotion, the stadium of Sporting CP always feels a bit suffocating.

They tried their best to score a goal, but the opponent's attitude was a bit careless.

"Don't worry about conceding goals, focus on tactics and lineup coordination. Giroud, don't be afraid of making mistakes. Keep trying. Aubameyang and Mane should also cooperate with Giroud more. You should communicate more!"

After Lucky shouted to the three of them, he continued to get involved in the game.

However, the situation is still not ideal.

After the second half of the game started, this tactic always gave people a feeling of stagnation.

Mourinho and other coaches also gathered together on the sidelines, although they thought it would not be easy to advance this lineup.

But the problem is obviously more.

"Lack of lubricant!"

Arteta said seriously; "Those three lacked a player who was like a lubricant."

"Someone needs to help them get through the coordination, or in other words, add a connection point in the rear, which may be able to produce better results!"

"Who will be the lubricant?"

"Wilshere?"

"Then who organizes the rhythm in the frontcourt?"

"Then let Kai be the lubricant!"

"You are wasting your resources. Kai has the ability to shoot long-range shots from outside. If you let him distribute the ball, aren't you killing Kai's long-range shooting ability?"

The coaches were in a huddle, thinking about lubricant-type players.

At this time, Mourinho waved his hand and said: "Stop arguing, there is no rush now! This is the end of today's tactical practice, the other substitutes are still waiting!"

Hearing this, the coaches turned their heads and looked over.

On the bench, all the substitutes including Xhaka were staring at them eagerly.

Only then did they realize that the game time was almost 80 minutes old.

In the 79th minute, Arsenal made large-scale substitutions.

Except for Giroud and Lucky, everyone else, including the goalkeeper, was replaced.

Goalkeeper: Cech.

Defenders: Holding, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal.

Midfielder: Ramsey, Lucky, Xhaka.

Forwards: Welbeck, Giroud, Lacazette.

Five minutes later, Lucky and Giroud were also replaced, and the three young players also got a chance to play.

At the end of the 90-minute warm-up match, Arsenal drew 2:2 with Sporting CP.

After the game, Arsenal returned to London and immediately launched a post-match summary.

Of the two lineups, the first one is undoubtedly more controlling.

However, after 79 minutes, the cross between Lucky and Giroud was also excellent.

Giroud has a very keen sense of smell in front of the goal, especially good at heading the ball.

And with Lucky's precise passing, this ability is infinitely amplified.

The most important thing is that Arsenal not only has Lucky, a player who is excellent at passing the ball.

Robertson, Wilshere, Mane, Aubameyang are all available.

And in counterattacks, their arcing passes can help the center.

In this regard, Giroud's characteristics overlap with Lukaku's.

And Giroud's physical confrontation feels no less than Lukaku.

The most important thing is that Giroud also has the tactical characteristic of being able to retreat and play the ball. Once he completes the development of this tactic, it is estimated that Lukaku will give up his main position.

For this reason, Lukaku is anxious.

His performance in training and warm-up matches has also become increasingly positive.

Not only in offense, but also in defense, he also frequently made threatening steals in the frontcourt.

Lukaku, who was lazy, started to work hard and was full of threats.

Mourinho was very satisfied with the changes in Lukaku.

"Is it possible for Lukaku and Giroud to coexist?"

Everyone shook their heads. The characteristics of these two players overlapped somewhat.

"Let them compete for the starting spot!" Mourinho said openly; "Whoever is in better condition will be the main force!"

The recent competition between Lukaku and Giroud is benign. The two are secretly competing against each other and the cycle is upward. This is an extremely ideal state.

If both centers are in an excellent competitive state, this will help Arsenal configure more tactical lineups.

You can play different styles according to different opponents.

Moreover, Arsenal must fight on two fronts this season, taking care of both the Champions League and the league. The two centers are in excellent condition, which also contributes a lot to the team.

“But Giroud’s retracement tactics”

Arteta sighed; "Who is suitable to be this lubricant?"

In recent training matches, Ramsey, Wilshere, Kanter, Xhaka, Lucky and even substitute Sam have all tried to work as lubricants.

Among them, Ramsey and Wilshere have the best results. If you insist on speaking, Wilshere can make more threatening passes.

However, the effect is still not ideal.

To this end, the substitutes are constantly working hard.

For players such as Ramsey and Xhaka, they know very well that as long as they can cooperate with Giroud, they may take the main position in another lineup.

What a tempting option.

They are not like Lucky and Kanter, who have absolute main attributes in the midfield.

Even Wilshere is trying to get into the role.

"What kind of pass do you want?"

Wilshere took the initiative to ask Giroud.

Hearing this, Giroud looked at Wilshere and said: "What I want is not a pass, but a breakthrough!"

"breakthrough?"

Wilshere was stunned for a moment.

Giroud nodded and said; "The speed of passing the ball and hitting the wall is indeed fast, but it will suppress me in the middle position and cannot form a richer running position. So my idea is to pass the ball from the midfielder to the winger, and the winger Wait for the opportunity to pass to me. When I hold the ball, the two wingers and the midfielder quickly run forward in three arrows, so that I can have three passing options, and I will also make moves based on these options!”

Soon, Xhaka, Ramsey, Kanter and Sam all came over to communicate.

Giroud also treats this equally.

"how do you feel?"

After the training, Lucky took the initiative to find Giroud. It is the captain's responsibility to help new players integrate into the team.

Giroud is an unsmiling character.

"Very good!" Giroud said; "Everyone is working hard to win. I can feel that everyone wants to make rapid progress."

Lucky smiled and said; "Our goal is to win the championship!"

Giroud: "This is why I am willing to come to Arsenal and compete!"

Lucky nodded; "I will not favor any of your centers, nor will I not pass the ball to you just because Lukaku has been my teammate for a longer time. As long as you run into a threatening position, I will pass the ball to you." , what I need is a center who can score goals for the team!”

Although it sounds a bit unfaithful, this is what Lucai thinks in his heart.

He won't favor anyone, scoring goals is the way to go!

"What I wish for!"

Giroud smiled and nodded.

For a player like him, a level playing field is rare.

Lucky smiled and nodded; "There are still two warm-up games, and then we are waiting for the league to kick off. I look forward to your Premier League debut!"

Giroud; "I'm looking forward to it too! And I will score!"

Lucky; "Let's talk about it after you score."