Poldi & Giroud

name your 1st 11 and I bet someone will say that player should not be in the 1st XI this player should.

Do you pick Sagna or Jenkinson ? Gibbs or Monreal ?

Arteta or Ramsey ?

Some may even argue that we should have OX instead of Walcott (I have seen this mentioned on 606).

Any 1st team will have a weak link.

So coming at it from a top-down perspective, our defence is stronger than our attack so we need to strengthen our attack as a priority:

-------------Giroud-------------
---Poldi---------------Theo---
--------Caz-----Wils/Rosi----

If we were to strengthen our first team, the best improvement to make would be to drop Poldi to the bench and strengthen the left wing, or move Cazorla there and bring a quality player to replace him in the middle

OP is right in my opinion. Suprised so many of you want Podolski playing after the season he had. Great stats but I feel someone else could offer more. Think Pod would be a great sub to have, he finishes anything.

absolutely we should have a strong/deep squad, but try telling that to dear leader!

We need a fit Rosicky or a player of his type as AM and Caz on the left.
We played some good football when Rosicky returned to fitness late in last season.

Completely disagree. Podoski played less, out of position and was rumoured to be carrying an injury for most or all of last season which has now been operated on. Even with his limited time on the pitch he had the same number of league goals as Giroud. Wenger also said Pod is the best finisher at the club.

Personally I'd like to see Pod get his chance at CF if he has regained fitness. I think he would outscore Giroud and get more assists for Theo, Santi and Ox or whoever on the left.

Personally I'd like to see Pod get his chance at CF if he has regained fitness. I think he would outscore Giroud and get more assists for Theo, Santi and Ox or whoever on the left.

No I dont want to see Poldi to play CF again....Its just not his position and we could see that when he played there. Its good for one week when our CF is banned or injured but not for a long time. Its not working.

GT is correct, Pods is not a long term option as a CF

His natural position is more the traditional no 10 role, which is why I made the point off saying about him making assists for Theo, Cazorla and left wing (Ox). Wenger said he is the best finisher at the club.

I would also like to point out that people have been keen to give Giroud a run of games to get used to playing in the PL but don't seem to be prepared to give another, better, player the same chance.

The problem I have with Giroud is that he only seems to score when someone sets up the perfect ball for him and hes too slow. Speed wise hes on a par with Bergkamp, but that's where the comparison stops. DB was a far better player as Im sure we all know whereas Giroud is just not the quality we need if we are to challenge for trophies imo.

The problem I have with Giroud is that he only seems to score when someone sets up the perfect ball for him and hes too slow. Speed wise hes on a par with Bergkamp, but that's where the comparison stops. DB was a far better player as Im sure we all know whereas Giroud is just not the quality we need if we are to challenge for trophies imo.

Everyone knows that he is not on the same level to RVP, Bergkamp and others and were at times to wasteful where OG really has to improve. But to say he got enough service is simply wrong.

When teams came to the Emirates and defend well we never find him. Crosses , passes not enough and accurate. Even Poldi failed in the games where he played upfront. That has nothing to do with him but the way we play from midfield to our strikers. Simply not good enough.