What you want from a back up player is someone who can come off the bench and make a difference, and someone who when he starts he delivers.
This season Giroud has 4 starts and has scored in everyone of them.
In fact he has 8 goals in his last 6 starts.
Off the bench Giroud has contributed 3 goals and match winning contributions in 2 other games.
He has taken his situation the right way. Despite not starting for the first 17 games he has not thrown his toys out the pram. Instead he has worked hard and taken every chance afforded to him.
With Danny Welbeck coming back to fitness, and Lucas Perez beginning to settle, competition for places is only getting harder for Giroud. But he has proven himself a very good squad player.
Well done Olivier Hopefully more of the same in the second half of the season
Olivier Giroud appreciation thread.
posted on 2/1/17
comment by gbwolf V - golden ring (U17280)
posted 3 hours, 30 minutes ago
giroud is the best of arsenal's 'proper' centre forwards. and is proving on a regular basis that he has what it takes to score against most prem sides. he may not be the top level striker - aguero, suarez, costa - that would see arsenal challenging more consistently for league titles and trophies, but he'd walk into most sides and doesn't seem to let you down whenever called upon.
as a non arsenal fan, I've been impressed with his approach. seems to be just getting on with business and unlike a lot of big time charlies these days, hasn't been sulking or agitating for a move just because he is not playing each week. any side wanting to win the prem is going to need a lot luck keeping a very small squad fit (Leicester last season) or at least three maybe four decent goal-scorers available to play in different matches and different styles.
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I remember a couple of seasons ago a few your fans Cinciwolf and another whos name i can't recall were regularly on the Arsenal board telling us we made a mistake selling Afobe to you for 2m as he's much better than Giroud
posted on 2/1/17
comment by Castor Troy (U8700)
posted 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
Probably the best target man in the league
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I think Zlatan Ibrahimovich may have something to say about that
posted on 2/1/17
comment by Ramböue (U12551)
posted 23 minutes ago
comment by gbwolf V - golden ring (U17280)
posted 3 hours, 30 minutes ago
giroud is the best of arsenal's 'proper' centre forwards. and is proving on a regular basis that he has what it takes to score against most prem sides. he may not be the top level striker - aguero, suarez, costa - that would see arsenal challenging more consistently for league titles and trophies, but he'd walk into most sides and doesn't seem to let you down whenever called upon.
as a non arsenal fan, I've been impressed with his approach. seems to be just getting on with business and unlike a lot of big time charlies these days, hasn't been sulking or agitating for a move just because he is not playing each week. any side wanting to win the prem is going to need a lot luck keeping a very small squad fit (Leicester last season) or at least three maybe four decent goal-scorers available to play in different matches and different styles.
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I remember a couple of seasons ago a few your fans Cinciwolf and another whos name i can't recall were regularly on the Arsenal board telling us we made a mistake selling Afobe to you for 2m as he's much better than Giroud
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cinci is a tw@ and an arsenal hater tbf
afobe is quality in the championship but not really premier league and certainly not top 4 premier league.
posted on 2/1/17
Giroud
He's currently playing the role I always hoped he would (admittedly initially it was behind RVP). He is a great option, possibly the best plan B in the league. He gives us an alternative to Sanchez provides opposition defences a very different challenge, while still being technically excellent.
He's also clearly not let being benched for most of the season affect his attitude or his performances. And obviously scored our goal of the season yesterday.
posted on 2/1/17
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posted on 2/1/17
Very humble player, just gets on with it. Improves every year. Happy to have him at arsenal as a squad player and starter when on form. Couldn't stand him in his first season but ever since I've slowly done a complete u turn
posted on 2/1/17
comment by Ace (U18814)
posted 1 hour, 49 minutes ago
Goal yesterday was massively lucky, bad cross and for Giroud it was a case of 'throw an appendage in the air and hope for the best'. Looked good going in off the bar but reality is he had no control over it whatsoever and it could've gone anywhere but he got lucky. Had it not bounced in the fickle crybaby whinging lowlife gooner tarts would've been slagging him off like they do the other 99% of the time.
That's not slating Giroud either. I think he's a capable striker but too patchy to be the main man for a title chasing club.
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Haha, you muggy caaaant. Didn't throw anything at it, watched it onto his boot and thus got perfect connection.
posted on 2/1/17
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posted on 2/1/17
"The more I practise, the luckier I get..."
posted on 3/1/17
tbf to giroud, he said himself after the game when interviewed that he was very lucky with the goal. but I have no doubt he meant to do what he did, and that it was an excellent piece of improvisation and skill.