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Olivier Giroud

lorddulaarsenal

Yep it's very versatile. probably best to sign up cos you have to be over 18 for most of the vids you'll be searching for.

Doc

Timbo wrote:
Doc wrote:
Pointless signing... we dont know how to play with a target man & even if we did ths one isnt that good, would rather we signed a poacher ala Eduardo

We havn't had a decent target man since Adebayor, and when he could be arsed he was quality for us.

No opinion on Giroud cos i've barely seen him, but we are crying out for a physical forward who is good in the air. Good target men can transform teams but they are hard to find.

Dunno, for me Ade was quality because on form he had great mobility and was generally a right pain for oppositions to handle with his energy. When he got lazy he was shit... dont see Giroud in the same mould..

Captain

Timbo wrote:
Captain wrote:
His insane scoring rate was pretty much exclusively in 2011. Then it went back to 'normal'.

It was still insane, just not quite as insane as before.

The goal per game ratio is what I assumed the boys were referring to when they said he wouldn't repeat it. 1:2 isn't all that unbelievable.

Captain

Doc wrote:
@[deleted] - dont think he would get anywere near those figures here

He can bang goals and we create umpteen chances in an average game. Don't see why a 'poacher' would add anything more.

Timbob

Captain wrote:
Timbo wrote:
It was still insane, just not quite as insane as before.

The goal per game ratio is what I assumed the boys were referring to when they said he wouldn't repeat it. 1:2 isn't all that unbelievable.

He has been better than 1:2 in 2012 though, Skippa.

IBL

I hope Podolski and this chap are direct replacements for Bendtner and Chamakh, doubt it though.

Has good poacher instincts 🙂

Timbob

Doc wrote:
Dunno, for me Ade was quality because on form he had great mobility and was generally a right pain for oppositions to handle with his energy. When he got lazy he was shit... dont see Giroud in the same mould..

Aye, that's the trouble of finding a quality target man if you're a big club. You have to find someone that is pretty good at everything and has a huge array of attributes. Mobility is a key one for sure.

Captain

If he comes we will have theoretically added 20 goals already this summer. Top business.

Should have gone harder for Kagawa.

sabret00the

Giroud is coming and Robin ain't leaving.

Timbob

BBC saying that we are on the verge of signing him now too.

Mirth

Shinda

sabret00the wrote:
Giroud is coming and Robin ain't leaving.

So true, because we finally buying quality signing people assume somebody his going to leave to me that's a small club mentality.

Pepe LeFrits

Interesting.

sabret00the

I'd just like to point out:

van Persie
Giroud

Podolski
Gervinho

Walcott
Oxlaide-Chamberlain

Miyaichi
Park

Patters

If Robin is indeed staying and we complete this giroud signing then of course it would be a much stronger attack than last year. Creating goals is not always about the midfielders - the strikers play a key role with their movement. We played last season with only 1 striker. Having 3 relatively established ones would be a nice upgrade. I still maintain that the key signing has to be a top DM. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be much hope on that front. A creative midfielder is badly needed too. But let's hope there is more to come.

Ray

---vPersie
Giroud Podolski

i dont think vpersie will be able to continue his insane scoring spree, similarly arteta will not be as good next season so in the longer term if we arent going to get an attacking midfielder i wouldnt mind vpersie behind those two, see how it turns out. And then if we do get mvila then song mvila and arteta/wilshere behind them.

wengers building a left footed army

Captain

What are you pointing out?

lorddulaarsenal

y va will be happy she fancied this guy

Ray

Captain wrote:
What are you pointing out?

if your talking to me? then I'm saying I wouldn't mind vpersie becoming a creative attacking player behind podolski and giroud. That is if wenger doesnt buy a creative midfielder

Pepe LeFrits

I think he was referring to sabre, sam.

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