Chapter 13: Front, Midfield and Backfield Attack

Giroud's appearance was accompanied by a major change in Arsenal's tactical style.

From the previous defensive counterattack to the active attack type.

Giroud's pivotal role in the frontcourt needs the support of midfielders, which also requires Arsenal to carry out more intense pressing in the middle and frontcourt.

This tactic is somewhat similar to Tottenham Hotspur, but compared to Tottenham, Arsenal has just come into contact with this style of play, so the model and scale are relatively simple.

However, this is also in the stage of exploration. Once it is stabilized, other derived cooperation can be enriched instantly.

Giroud trotted to the front position, surrounded by opponent players, which is also the place he is most familiar with.

How to effectively pass the ball to teammates or shoot directly in a limited space is the biggest challenge for the center forward.

In the past period of training, Giroud and Arsenal have had a good run-in, and he now appears on the court to verify this.

With Giroud's appearance, Arsenal's coaches also sat upright, picking up their notebooks one by one, and their task is to record various data.

After looking at Giroud, Lekay shouted to the front court; "Take it slow at the beginning and adapt to the rhythm of the game!"

Lekay was obviously shouting to Giroud, he was afraid that Giroud would be too impatient due to being too excited.

Giroud was also very experienced in this regard.

He nodded to Lekay in response, and then directly withdrew from the penalty area.

Arsenal's sideline ball, Giroud's withdrawal from the penalty area made the players of Leicester City a little uncomfortable.

Mainly after adapting to Lukaku's battering ram mode in the penalty area, they will face another style of center forward.

Giroud obviously doesn't want to play like Lukaku.

After seeing Giroud's action, Lekay passed the ball back to the back line.

Arsenal's overall defense line also began to press forward a little.

Even the central defenders frequently looked forward in the process of scoring.

Due to the front position of the defenders and the retreat of the center forward, Arsenal's overall position is relatively flat, shortening the distance between the defenders and the center forward, so that they can directly form linkage.

Of course, this position is always changing, and sometimes it will be stretched.

But every time they came to the contact point, Hummels and Jimenez would look up.

But in most cases, it was Hummels who did this kind of operation. After all, compared with Jimenez, the former was better at passing the ball.

At the same time, Wilshere also turned his head frequently to observe.

In the entire Arsenal formation, except for Lukay and Kante, the playing style of the two players remained unchanged, the movements and running of the others changed.

And this change also made Leicester City feel a little inexplicably uneasy.

At this time, Arsenal gave people the feeling of a tightened arrow string, ready to shoot a fatal arrow at any time.

However, they just didn't know how to implement it specifically.

For Giroud, who frequently retreated and moved back and forth, they also didn't know how to deal with it.

Should they chase or stand still?

Under Arsenal's tactical change, Leicester City's defense became more and more anxious.

"Arsenal's passing distance is very deep and decisive, and they frequently move forward. In this case, Leicester City's defense line has become more frequently mobilized. Although Giroud has not touched the ball in his current position, every time he retreats, it will affect Leicester City's defense. We can look forward to what kind of game Giroud will play!"

Live commentator George Adams is still very optimistic about Giroud.

Fans who have watched the European Cup will understand Giroud's position in the French team and his playing style.

Many Arsenal fans have already grafted him into Arsenal's lineup.

And compared to the French team, they are confident that Arsenal's midfield and backcourt lineup is stronger.

With the support provided by Lucky and others, what kind of game Giroud will play is indeed very exciting.

But what they don't know is that Giroud's performance will not be linked to Lucky.

There is no tactical cooperation between the two for the time being.

The one who is more closely connected to Giroud is Wilshere.

At this time, Wilshere was constantly observing. In the repeated attempts, they had made Leicester City's defense even more uneasy.

What Arsenal needs to do now is to find a chance to kill in this anxiety.

Thinking of this, Wilshere raised his hand to ask for the ball, and then began to pass it to Giroud frequently.

Giroud didn't understand, but he still passed the ball to the two wings.

As long as Giroud retreated, the two wings would have a chance to break through.

However, Leicester City was always able to block it quickly.

But with repeated attacks, Leicester City's pressure was also increasing day by day.

"You can't go on like this!"

"Don't let him continue to pass the ball!"

Maguire couldn't help shouting.

They can't put the danger on the back line.

Giroud's split again and again, although he failed to pose a threat, no one can guarantee that the next ball will still be the same.

Arsenal's touch point is too deep, which is not a good thing for Leicester City.

Soon, when Giroud retreated, Maguire would follow up and restrict him.

The other central defender will be more central, expanding the defensive area on the one hand and filling in the gap on the other.

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But Maguire also made plans to prevent Giroud from turning around and shooting directly.

Seeing the changes in the entire Leicester City, Wilshere felt that the opportunity had come.

This time, Hummels received the back pass, and Leicester City did not press forward, which also allowed Hummels to observe better.

When he observed, he found that Wilshere had slightly given up his position, and this position just connected to the gap left by Wilshere.

At the same time, Hummels made eye contact with Giroud.

The two acted almost at the same time.

Hummels passed the ball to the gap, and Giroud suddenly started to retreat!

Giroud's retreat triggered the entire Leicester City defense to react quickly.

Maguire even caught up to restrict it.

The ball was about to be passed to Giroud's feet.

Maguire suddenly stuck to it.

"Don't think about turning around!"

Maguire thought it was very simple. As long as he forced the opponent to pass the ball to the two wings, there were full-backs on both sides, and Leicester City could still defend it.

But at this moment, there was a sudden exclamation from behind.

"Harry! Be careful!"

What to be careful of?

Maguire didn't understand.

The next second, he saw Giroud facing the ball with his outside foot and heading to the right.

The ball flew past the two of them to the side and back.

At the same time, a figure quickly passed by the two of them.

Maguire's eyes widened.

Wilshere rushed to catch up with the ball and stepped directly into the penalty area.

At this time, Leicester City's defense line also realized it later.

It became tense in an instant.

Maguire did not retreat in time, and the two full-backs had to be wary of the wingers, so the remaining central defender Morgan had to limit them.

"I'll do it!"

Morgan rushed towards Wilshere, but before he got close.

Wilshere passed the ball to the position where he was before.

Morgan turned his head and saw that Giroud suddenly moved forward in an empty position.

And behind him, Maguire was nearly three positions behind.

"Arsenal!!! Opportunity!!!!"

"Giroud!!!!!!!!!!"

The major commentators stood up in surprise.

Mourinho off the court also stood up suddenly, with a look of expectation on his face.

Giroud faced the goalkeeper, his expression was extremely calm, and he pushed the ball into the opposite corner.

The goalkeeper's center of gravity was always on the left, and he wanted to forcefully move to the right, but before he could move over, the ball had already entered the net.

In the 77th minute, Giroud received a pass from Wilshere, and the two completed a wonderful cooperation to expand the score again.

"Beautiful!!!——"

Mourinho excitedly punched.

Even happier than the previous two goals.

Giroud's goal represented that there was no problem with Arsenal's tactics. This center forward retreat tactic directly connected the front-middle-backcourt.

With Hummels launching the attack, Giroud retreated to make a pass, and Wilshere took advantage of the situation to move forward.

In the end, Giroud turned around with his agility to pull away from Maguire, received Wilshere's pass, and easily scored.

The whole process was extremely smooth, and during the attack, a large hole in Leicester City's defense was directly torn open.

And Giroud also completed his debut and first goal after joining Arsenal!

It can be said that this goal is perfect!

The tactics were a complete success!

The signings also worked!

All parties were satisfied and happy.

The only unhappy one was Lukaku!

Lukaku looked depressed. Although he scored a goal, Giroud also scored a goal.

This means that his position as a main player is still not stable enough.