Chapter 17: Two Consecutive Victories

Giroud is willing to learn and integrate into the team, and his playing style is mainly to integrate into the team as soon as possible.

This can be seen from his willingness to observe the running positions of his teammates and learn the comfortable way of playing football for his teammates.

Compared with Lukaku, Giroud should be able to integrate into the team faster.

And from the current situation, Giroud's retreat not only connects the attack of the striker, but also connects the forward midfielder.

This is a very important point, which means that when Giroud stands in the center position, other players of Arsenal can also play enough offensive effectiveness.

Similar to Luka's attack, this time is just a phenomenon. If it is replaced by Kante and Wilshere, even the cross-cutting of the full-back can achieve the same shot.

Arsenal's offensive style has also become richer.

The game started again.

Luka's goal made Stoke City more anxious. They are playing at home. If they lose at home, it will be very unfavorable for their form in the early season.

Even if they can't win and get three points, they will play a draw.

And getting a draw from Arsenal is extremely valuable. After all, in Stoke City's view, it is difficult for other teams to do this.

For this reason, Stoke City's offense began to become fierce.

However, Arsenal's defense was too stable.

Stoke City's offense was still in the form of long passes, and the "Sky City" still wanted to rely on aerial battles to win.

But every time they kicked the ball high, it was difficult to grab the first point, which made Arsenal frequently able to clear the ball and even play an effective counterattack.

"Arsenal's position on the defensive end was very dense. Kai retreated directly to choose defense after scoring, and under Kai's leadership, Arsenal's midfield and frontcourt pressing was also excellent, Stoke City"

Before he finished speaking, Stoke City made a mistake in the face of Arsenal's pressing in the frontcourt.

When the backcourt player received the ball, the first kick failed to stop steadily, which gave Aubameyang, who was advancing, a chance.

Aubameyang rushed forward with speed. Facing the panicked Stoke City defender, Aubameyang used his flexible body to complete the pressing and immediately launched a counterattack.

"Aubameyang! Steal!!"

"Stoke City central defender Shaw Crosso made a major mistake. Can Arsenal seize this opportunity?"

Amid the boos of Stoke City fans, Aubameyang rushed forward. After pulling away, he looked up and observed.

Seeing Giroud also running horizontally on the right, and the opponent's goalkeeper's overall body had come to his side, Aubameyang selflessly passed the ball horizontally.

Giroud easily pushed the ball into the empty goal.

Arsenal 2:0 Stoke City.

Giroud came on as a substitute and made one pass and one shot!

"Oliver Giroud!!! This is the efficiency of the French center forward. In less than 20 minutes, he has helped Arsenal score two goals in a row. One pass and one shot completely killed the suspense of the game!"

"Stoke City lost to Everton in the first round away, and will suffer a heavy blow from Arsenal at home in the second round!"

"The game time has come to the 89th minute. Arsenal used Giroud's last goal to completely kill the suspense!"

Andy Gray has basically unilaterally announced that the game is over.

Anyone can see that Stoke City has been extremely passive so far in the game.

The first half was better. Facing Lukaku who missed opportunities frequently, they were able to play more steadily.

But after Giroud came on the court, the environment of the game suddenly changed.

Two goals in 20 minutes, the game is basically over.

"Beautiful!!!!"

Arsenal players including Lukay also cheered vigorously.

This goal made them breathe a sigh of relief.

Although nothing can be seen at the beginning of the season, every victory can inspire enough morale.

Arsenal lacks this kind of morale now, so they fight hard in every game.

If they win this game, they will win two consecutive victories since the start of the league, which is very good news for Arsenal's start.

A small number of Arsenal fans at the scene also cheered loudly.

After a boring first half, Arsenal scored two goals in a row in the second half, which ignited their enthusiasm this time.

The same is true for Arsenal fans gathered in the London area. They have begun to discuss the player named "Oliver Giroud" excitedly.

In the coaching seats, Mourinho and others are also very determined.

The two goals have basically determined the victory of the game.

But what makes them most happy is Giroud's performance.

He fully played the role of the fulcrum in the frontcourt, and then he was able to shoot, and then he could make the ball, pass the ball and even organize.

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Although Giroud interacts more with the midfield at present, they believe that Giroud in the future will also be able to echo with the wing.

At that time, Arsenal's attack will become more threatening.

Arsenal's second goal completely made the game lose suspense.

And Stoke City also lost motivation.

In the next minute and injury time, Arsenal played more cautiously and steadily, not giving Stoke City any chance.

Mourinho also quietly replaced two defensive players to increase the depth of the defense.

In this case, Stoke City basically lost the ability to counterattack.

In the end, Arsenal won the game with these two goals.

Three whistles.

The game was over.

In the second round of the 2017/2018 Premier League, Stoke City lost to Arsenal 0:2 and lost the game at home.

Arsenal got three valuable away points!

This opening is a good thing for their league development.

This also made the Arsenal players smile brightly after the game.

If anyone is unhappy, it is Lukaku.

Of course, Lukaku blames himself more. He knows that he has missed too many opportunities, otherwise the game would not have been delayed to this time.

What he needs to do is to adjust his state quickly, and then prove himself again when the opportunity comes.

At present, he is not sure, but Mourinho is really likely to give Giroud more opportunities.

On the one hand, it is to hone the new tactical system, and on the other hand, Giroud is in better condition.

At the post-match press conference, Lekai also sat in the press conference seat.

Facing the questions from reporters, Lekai gave a unified reply.

"Since the start of the season, we have tried our best to win every game and constantly adjust our status. This victory is extremely valuable, which is of great significance to our future league development!"

"As for Lukaku's problem, in my opinion, he is still an excellent center forward and a perfect offensive finisher, but his status is a little wrong, but I think he will be able to adjust it soon."

Next, the media asked Lekai about the Champions League.

"At present, there are not too many ideas, after all, the Champions League group has not come out, but no matter who the opponent is, we will go all out to win!"

"As for the team I want to meet the most, I think it should be Barcelona, ​​after all, two seasons ago, they kicked us out of the Champions League!"

All the answers are in a more official form.

The media could not get more explosive materials from Lekai in the end.

They wanted to focus on attacking Mourinho, but the latter soon left with Lekai.

Seeing the two leave, the press conference ended quickly.

Compared to Arsenal, they really have no interest in Stoke City.

After the game, Arsenal set off on the return journey that day.

Although the season is not intense, they still need training to maintain their condition.

At the same time, some tactical plays in today's game must be further consolidated in training.

The bus on the way back was very quiet.

Some people were sleeping, some were looking out the window, and some were listening to music.

Although everyone was doing their own things, the picture of today's game was still in their minds.

Although Mourinho did not organize a summary, they have begun to summarize in their minds.

This game was a bit unsatisfactory.

In some places, they could have done better.

Some cooperation could have been played.

Some mistakes could have been avoided, etc.

Unknowingly, the bus returned to the training base in London.

Mourinho did not keep the players, but directly disbanded them on the spot and let them go back to rest.

As for the summary and discussion, they will be carried out the next day.