Olivier Giroud

lol giroud was good when he came on

Yeah, we saw his fantastic finish

Sorry... but that was a great shot. You just hit it hard and put it on target when a ball comes from a wing like that. Neuer just happened to be standing in the right place. He's had poor finishes this year, but that wasn't one of them.

Whenever Giroud starts the whole team plays much better because Giroud seeks attention and leaves space for Podolski and Walcott on both wings. Why Wenger experiments in such big games is beyond me.

its all rather irrelevant now anyway, although a nice trip to germany sightseeing is booked

Exactly Urban ! Thats what I wa saying ! but in truth Bayern are simply are much better team

Grooverider wrote:its all rather irrelevant now anyway, although a nice trip to germany sightseeing is booked

Meh Everton and Tottenham games are more important lol

sportsczy wrote:Sorry... but that was a great shot. You just hit it hard and put it on target when a ball comes from a wing like that. Neuer just happened to be standing in the right place. He's had poor finishes this year, but that wasn't one of them.

lol 10 yards out, he manages to hit the keeper and you still call it a great shot?

Also for all those thinking it was Giroud who started Arsenal's attack, it is all bull. Arsenal had Walcott up front for the majority of the match and players were playing long balls to him for Bayern's CBs who are inches taller than him to easily clear Bayern already 3-1 up trying to run the clock down by sitting deep, it had got nothing to do with Giroud that Arsenal finally had one shot on goal

Another great performance from the striker.

/sarcasm off

he isnt a clinical striker thats for sure, his overral play was impressive today though. wengers needs to get a top class striker in the summer.

He is not Arsenal quality, even though our quality has dropped. French league is a fraud, Gervias first and now Giroud.

Or it could be the HORSE meat?

Raptorgunner wrote:He is not Arsenal quality, even though our quality has dropped. French league is a fraud, Gervias first and now Giroud.

Or it could be the HORSE meat?

You're of the mindset that, if we don't sign Cavani/Falcao/Shaaraway etc, then every striker we DO sign isn't "Arsenal quality"

I tell you, if Henry signed with us today as a 23 year old, he'd be ripped to shreds by people on here

He's a scrub Lex.

Not even on Demba Ba's/Papiss Cisse's level.

Gil wrote:He's a scrub Lex.

Not even on Demba Ba's/Papiss Cisse's level.

too far

Gil wrote:He's a scrub Lex.

Not even on Demba Ba's/Papiss Cisse's level.

A scrub is a Torres that can't get no starts from Rafa, hanging on the passenger side of Demba's ride

Lex wrote:

Raptorgunner wrote:He is not Arsenal quality, even though our quality has dropped. French league is a fraud, Gervias first and now Giroud.

Or it could be the HORSE meat?

You're of the mindset that, if we don't sign Cavani/Falcao/Shaaraway etc, then every striker we DO sign isn't "Arsenal quality"

I tell you, if Henry signed with us today as a 23 year old, he'd be ripped to shreds by people on here

Lex, we have to be real, Henry is still twice the play Girud is at his old age. We dont need a WC striker, we need a quality striker that fits our system.

I have no faith in Giroud, I wish I did, I just dont see him getting any better or faster. I hope he can prove me wrong, we are stuck with him for another 4 years.

Raptorgunner wrote:

Lex wrote:

Raptorgunner wrote:He is not Arsenal quality, even though our quality has dropped. French league is a fraud, Gervias first and now Giroud.

Or it could be the HORSE meat?

You're of the mindset that, if we don't sign Cavani/Falcao/Shaaraway etc, then every striker we DO sign isn't "Arsenal quality"

I tell you, if Henry signed with us today as a 23 year old, he'd be ripped to shreds by people on here

Lex, we have to be real, Henry is still twice the play Girud is at his old age. We dont need a WC striker, we need a quality striker that fits our system.

I have no faith in Giroud, I wish I did, I just dont see him getting any better or faster. I hope he can prove me wrong, we are stuck with him for another 4 years.

He's a good squad player . He is 27 so i don't expect him to improve that much. Not everybody is Drogba. If at least he fit in the system it would have been okay . But he doesn't so i don't see the point of having him.

We really are going for the wrong guys.

I'd take Giroud at Pool in a heart beat.

^ He wouldn't start. Would be a handy option off the bench though

Messiah "Aggerswagger" wrote:I'd take Giroud at Pool in a heart beat.

Well, he may fit in our system. He is at least as good as Andy Carroll

Messiah "Aggerswagger" wrote:I'd take Giroud at Pool in a heart beat.

well sure he'd be great to have in addition to someone like Suarez. The whole reason he gets a lot of flack is Because we have no forwards even close to Suarez's level. Giroud is a good player but he's not an explosive forward that you can rely on to score, which this team desperately needs

Lex, you don't need a Cavani or a Falcao - you just need someone that can play the Arsenal way.

He's no better than a squad player in that Arsenal squad. Fact is, he can be a very good player for another side. He's a lot like Carroll or Torres in that respect. These type of players need the team to be based around them for them to do their job. Giroud simply doesn't fit into that Arsenal side. He's no where near talented enough to change his style of play to accomodate himself to the Arsenal side. I have the same beliefs with Mertesacker. If you guys can replace those two, I have no doubt you guys would improve drastically.

Messiah "Aggerswagger" wrote:I'd take Giroud at Pool in a heart beat.

I'd rather we keep Andy Carroll. lol

ynwa wrote:Lex, you don't need a Cavani or a Falcao - you just need someone that can play the Arsenal way.

He's no better than a squad player in that Arsenal squad. Fact is, he can be a very good player for another side. He's a lot like Carroll or Torres in that respect. These type of players need the team to be based around them for them to do their job. Giroud simply doesn't fit into that Arsenal side. He's no where near talented enough to change his style of play to accomodate himself to the Arsenal side. I have the same beliefs with Mertesacker. If you guys can replace those two, I have no doubt you guys would improve drastically.

Messiah "Aggerswagger" wrote:I'd take Giroud at Pool in a heart beat.

I'd rather we keep Andy Carroll. lol

Giroud is twice the player Carroll is. As much as I love Andy, he lacks in every department compared to Giroud except in the air.

Messiah "Aggerswagger" wrote:Giroud is twice the player Carroll is. As much as I love Andy, he lacks in every department compared to Giroud except in the air.

He's easily better than Carroll but he's not twice the player of Carroll. Regardless, no point signing a man from a rival club with a 4 year contract near his name. Especially when he wouldn't suit our style either.

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