If you look back Özil's assists this season - there's a video floating around somewhere - Giroud is invariably the one on the end of them and, as you say mate, with some genuinely quality finishes earlier in the season. I don't know what happened to him from January to April, and as much I wanted to head butt him during that time, he's not a donkey, far from it. At his best, I actually think he's a really good player, perhaps even good enough to start for us. Even if he's not my cup of tea personally.
Might be possible he had something personal going on during those three months or maybe he just buckled under the pressure of having to score the goals needed to win the League?
I have to admit I was sure he was made of the sort of stuff that would see him rise to the challenge down the stretch. Especially after he did exactly that to win the French League for Montpellier a few years back. I suppose this isn't an isolated incident though; he has gone missing for spells during every season he's been here, but I really felt that in the months before Christmas he was playing at a level he hadn't reached in previous seasons here.
Not sure what to make of it at the moment, but I wouldn't be surprised if he reminded Arsenal fans everywhere this summer that he's far from the donkey he's now labeled as.
