Giroud or Van Persie?

How do you Define a truly great player? A player you want on your team?

I'll tell you, a truly great player is a player that can change a game when called upon. When his team really needs him the most.

Now what I will do now, with the help of statistics, is tell you why giroud is a better player than Robin Van Persie.

*During the 2011-2012 English Premier League season.*

Olivier Giroud 7 apss - 3 starting - 4 substitute
Robin Van Persie - 6 apps - 4 starting - 2 substitute

Now what does this tell us? this tells us that Olivier Giroud is a player who arsenal can trust to call on when the going gets tough, exactly twice as much as Robin Van Persie. Interesting.

Now, lets look at the impact these players had, when called upon to save their teams.

*During the 2011-2012 English Premier League season.*

Olivier Giroud - as a sub - 0 Goals 2 Assists
Robin Van Persie - as a sub - 0 Goals 0 Assists

Not only does this show that Olivier giroud is a better player when his team needs him and he can handle the pressure better, this also shows that Olivier Giroud is the less selfish player, as shown by his 2 assists.

Add to this that Olivier Giroud is a much nicer man and likes to smile, Olivier Giroud is definitely a more important and reliable player, than Robin Van Persie.



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