Strong Waist

After having a French meal in Paris, the Arsenal players returned to London to prepare for the EFL Cup.

In the EFL Cup, as a Premier League team, Arsenal only need to start participating in the third round.

This is one of the privileges of being a top team.

In this kind of game, Mourinho did not put all the main players on the game, but used a large number of substitutes.

On the one hand, it allows the substitutes to use games to maintain their condition, and on the other hand, it is also a reason for inspection.

In this game, even though Arsenal used a large number of substitutes, their game state was still very good.

Although they cannot build a rigorous defensive network like the main force, they can still put a lot of pressure on their opponents.

Arsenal's opponent in this game is Nottingham Forest.

This team has gone through incredible times!

Talking about Nottingham Forest, they won the Champions League twice in the 1978/1979 season and 1979/1980 season, and became the most representative team of that era.

The names of Bryanclough and Nottingham Forest are stamped on the top of Europe.

When it comes to Champions League honors, Nottingham Forest can be called a wealthy club, but for many people, their evaluation of Nottingham Forest is not that way.

‘This is a team that had an incredible period of glory. They seized that good era and did it to the extreme! ’

Compared to evergreens in top leagues such as giants, Nottingham Forest's lift-like model makes them incomparable to the giants.

They did have an incredible period of glory, but then they retreated rapidly. Coupled with insufficient funds, Nottingham Forest was unable to maintain these results and eventually became lonely.

Today's Nottingham Forest competes in the British Championship. Although they shout for the Premier League every season, their overall strength does not allow them to make such a move.

Facts also show that even in the British Championship, they are not the top one.

And when Nottingham Forest met Arsenal like this, even though Arsenal sent many substitutes, the situation was still not optimistic.

Facing Arsenal's complex offensive mode, Nottingham Forest seemed very uncomfortable. They were exhausted on the back line.

But even so, they could not completely eliminate Arsenal's offensive threat.

At the end of the first half, Arsenal took the lead with a goal from Giroud.

Giroud is in really hot shape!

Last season, Giroud was more of a false nine player, but this season, when Mourinho slightly adjusted Giroud's position, he got more shooting opportunities, which indirectly led to Giroud's success. The situation exploded.

Currently, Giroud has scored a total of six goals in the league, Champions League and EFL Cup, and his hot form has become a key research target for major teams.

In the past, Arsenal had to defend the midfielder and the wings, but now they have to defend the even more terrifying Giroud. This is very bad news for other teams except Arsenal.

As for Giroud himself, he enjoyed this moment very much.

At this time, Giroud's thinking is clear, especially when handling the ball, it feels very perfect.

Both passing and shooting feel very good.

For this reason, his state can continue.

Of course, there are also many bonuses brought to him by the team.

It can be said that Giroud's outbreak is the product of Arsenal's overall strength.

In the second half, just five minutes into the game, Giroud blasted the ball past Nottingham Forest with another header.

This goal also demoralized Nottingham Forest.

In an already simple situation, conceding two goals in a row made it even more difficult for them to sustain themselves.

Arsenal also made some substitution adjustments.

Players such as Kanter and Aubameyang are close to playing and maintaining their form.

Players such as De Ligt and Odegaard ended the game.

Although they failed to score any goals in this game, Odegaard's organizational advancement and De Ligt's aerial dominance were fully demonstrated in this game.

Especially the latter, Nottingham Forest's long pass was directly stifled.

If you can't win the first place, let alone threaten the goal.

Of course, the most critical thing is Giroud's goal, which helped Arsenal gain a huge advantage on the field and also boosted morale.

Even the commentators were praising Giroud's performance.

"Giroud, undoubtedly the best performance in this game, his condition is really outstanding. Both shots made Nottingham Forest completely helpless, especially the second header that almost carried two Nottinghams. Forest's central defender headed the goal. Arsenal are strong enough now, and their shooter has another explosive period, which will cause headaches for all Arsenal opponents!"

Paul Mawson's words delighted many Arsenal fans.

Arsenal's current state is very much in a position to dominate Europe.

Both seasons were excellent performances.

Although the current season has just begun, Arsenal's hot state will continue.

Mourinho was also very satisfied, but he also replaced Giroud in the 70th minute.

Giroud's condition must be maintained. Giroud is definitely Arsenal's most critical firepower now, so he doesn't want to see Giroud get injured by the opponent.

After two goals were scored, Giroud also looked happy. Amid the applause of the fans, Giroud came off the court and sat down next to Lucky.

"Super shooter!"

Jirou gave Lucky a thumbs up and smiled proudly.

Lucky also shook his head and laughed angrily.

However, Giroud's confidence can also be heard from this sentence. It is precisely because of this confidence that Giroud can achieve such scoring efficiency.

"Keep it up. Scoring goals in the Champions League and the league depends on you, as well as avoiding being charged and fouled by the opponent!"

Lucky reminded.

If you are defending a center, the simplest and most effective way is to move your body and run to injure the opponent.

For this reason, Lucky also needs to warn Giroud and give in on some dangerous balls.

Giroud didn't know whether he heard it or not. Anyway, Giroud was sitting on the chair with a leisurely look, admiring the score.

It's like it's some kind of beautiful pictorial.

After Giroud came off the field, Arsenal switched from offense to defense as a whole, and Nottingham Forest had little fighting spirit.

Finally, the 90-minute game ended.

Arsenal defeated Nottingham Forest 2:0 and advanced to the next round of the EFL Cup.

After this game, Arsenal still maintained an unbeaten record. At the same time, their unbeaten record also spanned three seasons, with the total reaching 50 games.

Arsenal themselves broke their own unbeaten league record.

This news is undoubtedly a shot in the arm for Arsenal fans.

The 49-game unbeaten run is already the pride of Arsenal fans, but now the 50-game unbeaten run tells them that they are experiencing an extremely glorious era.

Today's Arsenal fans wake up with a smile every morning. The home team's outstanding performance makes them full of confidence in every game.

But good things often don't last too long.

Achieving greatness will always be accompanied by many ups and downs and hardships.

After the EFL Cup ended, injuries occurred one after another during Arsenal's training camp.

The first is Aubameyang's thigh strain. Due to high-intensity games and insufficient conditions, his thigh muscles were finally overwhelmed.

Followed closely by Robertson's left knee injury.

When two main players were injured one after another, Mourinho was also alarmed.

He immediately organized a series of physical examinations and conducted injury predictions.

Ultimately, it turns out that, with the exception of a few players, Arsenal's players are in a phase of high injury rates.

This also includes Lucky.

Now, Mourinho has to pay attention to this matter.

Injuries are something that cannot be ignored in the profession, and they often occur in concentrated bursts.

The only good news is that it's early in the season and the competition isn't too intense.

But even so, Mourinho needs to be cautious enough.

First of all, he adjusted the training content and began to focus on relaxation training.

Secondly, develop a rotation system again.

At this time, apart from key matches, the most important job for the main players is to maintain good physical condition.

The last step is to perform more rehabilitative massages to relax the players' muscles.