Chapter 6: Control the Rhythm

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"So smooth!"

Giroud couldn't help but sigh with emotion off the court. At the same time, he paid more attention to his national team teammate Kante.

Kante's performance in this European Cup was very poor, and he failed to produce the same steal and interception efficiency as he did at Arsenal. Many teammates expressed doubts about this.

But at this time, Kanter was at ease in the field, without the sense of confusion that the French team had.

Every pass is decisive and fast, and every ball handling is extremely stable.

Moreover, driven by Lucky, the entire Arsenal is changing rapidly, and their adjustment status is soaring like a rocket.

At this moment, when Lucky was catching the ball, he suddenly turned his head and looked to the other side, and his left shoulder suddenly sank.

Fernandez (B Fee), who was defending Lucky behind him, knew that he could not compete with the physical confrontation, so he wanted to predict Lucky's passing route.

Based on this decision, he also stepped towards the area where Lucai turned to observe.

This time, Lucky suddenly pulled the ball directly to the right side of Fernandez, and he also passed by the right side in an instant.

"What?"

Fernandez was shocked. He wanted to stop him, but his center of gravity had shifted and he was completely unable to stop Lucky.

Lucky just strode towards the opponent's penalty area.

"Danger!"

Jesus, the head coach of Sporting CP, was worried. In this game, he hoped that the midfielder of Sporting CP could compete with Arsenal. Even if he could not compete, he could not be defeated.

But since Lucky took control of the midfield, he made several consecutive passes to help his teammates find their status, and then used his personal ability to open up the gap.

Fortunately, this is only the midfield and the defense

The next second, Jesus' eyes widened violently.

After Lucai came to the penalty area line, he stuffed the ball into the ankle of the opponent's player.

In an instant, Sporting CP's defense was torn apart.

Aubameyang on the wing stepped up his game and continued to distribute the ball in a sheep suit, and the ball rolled to the center.

Lukaku, while standing, shot horizontally with the inside of his foot.

He hit a reverse far corner, the goalkeeper couldn't react in time, and the ball hit the net.

The entire stadium fell silent instantly!

Scored a goal?

So easy?

The Sporting CP players looked at each other in shock.

They were still filling the gap in the midfield when Arsenal suddenly scored.

Such offensive efficiency!

“Beautifully passed on!!!”

Lukaku's laughter broke the silence in the stadium.

The depression of the European Cup instantly relieved after this goal.

Sure enough, I feel comfortable playing in the club, but playing in the national team is too frustrating.

The coaching bench on the sidelines was also in a state of excitement.

Arteta shook his head and sighed: "Ke's state"

"Even better than last season!"

"Who can stop him?"

"He has turned into a monster!"

"A complete monster!"

The coaches shook their heads with emotion.

As an Arsenal coach, I have this idea, and even more so as an opponent.

The members of the coaching staff of Sporting CP all opened their mouths.

Just dropped the ball?

So easy?

A breakaway, a through ball and a goal!

This kind of goal conversion efficiency is simply unreasonable.

Although Aubameyang's movement and Lukaku's shooting are both excellent.

But the biggest contributor to this goal was Lucky.

This goal gave people the feeling of being mediocre, and the whole process was even more calm, but it was so natural.

Sporting CP didn't even react and they conceded the goal.

Lucky's performance throughout the entire offensive process seemed mediocre, but his extreme sense of stability was deeply moving.

At the same time, in the VIP room, the senior executives and management of Sporting Portugal also looked at each other.

Hugo Viana, the new sports director who took office in the past two years and is known as the 'European black shop owner', gritted his teeth and said: "Players with such performance were sold at low prices by those trash, what a big loss it is! "

From Sporting Lisbon to Sporting CP, this club has undergone a major change within the club, including the senior management and even the first team.

After Hugo Viana took power, Sporting CP frequently exported outstanding players to Europe's top leagues at high prices and was known as the famous 'European black shop'.

But even Sporting CP is sometimes cheated.

The Lucky in front of him was the biggest and most failed transfer.

Seeing Lucky's performance, these Sporting CP executives were filled with hatred.

If it were them, Arsenal would still want to get Lucky, and they would not be able to peel off their skin.

But now, it's all over.

Lucky is already a player and even captain of Arsenal.

And Sporting CP will never be able to erase this loss.

"Very good, take your time to find the state, don't be anxious, think about how we played football before!"

Lucky encouraged his teammates while retreating.

At the same time, Mourinho on the sidelines made a substitution gesture.

Lukaku, who scored the goal, was replaced and Giroud came on as a substitute.

Lukaku saw that Giroud was a little nervous and didn't want to end the game.

And he only played less than 30 minutes.

However, he did not dare to disobey Mourinho's decision, and ended up helpless. However, with a goal nearby, he felt a little more confident.

Giroud wears the No. 9 jersey in Arsenal.

For Portuguese players, Giroud is not unfamiliar.

After all, in the just-concluded European Cup final, they defeated the French team where Giroud was to win the championship.

Giroud is tall and slender compared to Lukaku.

And Giroud's characteristics are also very prominent.

He is proficient in positioning and shooting, and is an extremely perfect No. 9.

However, Mourinho does not want Giroud to only play the role of a terminator.

He bought Giroud just to retreat and pass the ball in the frontcourt.

Giroud is completely dissatisfied with Mourinho's proposal.

In fact, as a center forward, it can be said that it is one of the least played positions on the field.

Since the center forward is the goal arrow of a team and the person closest to the opponent's goal, the opponent's players will not let the center forward hold the ball for a long time or hold the ball in a dangerous area.

For this reason, an excellent center forward needs to learn how to complete the task of finishing with limited touch opportunities or even the only shooting opportunity.

This is the job of a No. 9 position.

But in Mourinho's proposal, Giroud needs to retreat and pass the ball.

This means that Giroud needs to withdraw from the penalty area and bring out the opponent's defensive power.

Although he is far away from the goal, he has more touches and a higher tactical position. For this reason, Giroud feels that this change is not bad.

However, he and the Arsenal players are not running-in enough, and they need to cooperate again and again to increase their proficiency.

"Play the way you are good at. You are not familiar with our way of playing, so you should express it in words as much as possible, and we will also attack around your pass!"

Lekai took the initiative to find Giroud to explain.

Giroud also nodded heavily.

Lekai's support means that he can integrate into the Arsenal team faster, which is a good start.

"Captain, if necessary, you can also pass it directly to me and let me shoot!" Giroud smiled; "After all, I always retreat to pass the ball and can't interfere with their judgment."

Lekai smiled and nodded; "Understood, I will explain it this way!"

Lekai conveyed Giroud's meaning.

In this regard, the Arsenal players had no objection.

They also know that the so-called retreat and ball-playing is extremely deceptive, and it is necessary to put pressure on the opponent's defensive players based on the running positions of teammates.

As for whether Giroud chooses to pass the ball or go it alone, these need to be judged by himself.

Giroud's appearance made Arsenal's position slightly backward.

After all, this tactic itself is based on defensive counterattacks.

Arsenal completely gave up the ball and practiced defensive counterattacks.

If it were in a formal match, facing a team with intensive attacks like Sporting CP, Arsenal would not do this.

But after all, it was a warm-up match, and everything was for tactical drills. The result of the game was not the goal, but the process was important.

Sporting CP successfully obtained the ball, which allowed them to play more smoothly.

However, Arsenal was obviously practicing the lineup and tactics, so they gave them the ball.

This was not snatched, but the opponent gave it up on their own initiative.

In this case, the players of Sporting CP were a little unhappy.