To be fair any top striker would fit well and love it here. Zlatan, Suarez, Lewandowski, Rooney

Any of those guys running around with our boys would be magical.
But to Giroud's credit, he's doing the job. A hardworking version of lanky, big-headed Togolese imbecile. He looks like he's really enjoying his football, and his selflessness is doing big things for our midfielders like Ozil and Wilshere.

Am I the only one slightly worried that Giroud's form will get Wenger to re-think about the type of striker he will look to beef up the squad with? Still think he will look for a striker since we are a player short in that position, but I am not so sure he will look for a Lewandowski/Rooney/Suarez/Higuain striker anymore, but instead try to find someone on the cheap.

He might go after another incomplete youngster, but someone already good enough to be trusted as back up. To be honest I wouldn't mind if we brought in top class wide forward like Reus.

MistaT wrote:

Hard to imagine the team playing (excelling) with anyone but Giroud, or a striker of his mold right now. Were Walcott to be leading the line we'd look completely different, and either he would be left out of all build up play or it would be marginalized.

I tend to agree here. Girouds hold up and link up play this season has been brilliant. We'd have to change drastically to accommodate some of the strikers wishlisted. Now if you get a world class forward then it may be worth it but you need the right fit too. Big risk trying to replace Giroud in January if he's still in this sort of form.

Don't think we could sign a world class centre forward in January anyway.

We need to get someone in though. Its a tricky window for Wenger now.

Wenger will use Podolski as Giroud's back up unless some sort of unbelievable deal becomes available.

Like I said Llorente fits for Jan.

As for link up-play while Giroud has been doing great let's not forget that most of Suarez, Rooney, Lewandowski etc. are all good link up players too

I think we need someone who links up and pushes defences back. Suarez starts too deep, that's why pool look better with him off Sturridge. Rooneys similar, comes deep too often. I think it'd clog us up.

llorente in january and suarez in may.

qs! wrote:

I think we need someone who links up and pushes defences back. Suarez starts too deep, that's why pool look better with him off Sturridge. Rooneys similar, comes deep too often. I think it'd clog us up.

We are crying out for someone like Suarez definitely. We really need a instinctive dribbler who can provoke defences and create space.

Being optimistic, I would say addition of Suarez alone to our current squad would win us the title

Was thinking yesterday how good Suarez would be

Definite quality

Edin Dzeko if we can't sign Balotelli.

He wouldn't come to us unless Wenger promised him he'd play in midfield.

Alaba next to Ramsey? I'd rather play Chamberlain there than go for Alaba.

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:

Yep but you also loved Denilson

I'm just sayin blad

😆

Denilson could have been class. Didn't want it enough.

In the same way that Pennant could have been class?

Completely different type of player.

Supposedly Rooney wanted ferguson to sign ozil and is a big fan. So make a bid for Rooney in January.

Would United allow him to leave in January though?

Volante wrote:

Completely different type of player.

I'd rather play alaba then

Why? And wrong thread.

Volante wrote:

No thanks

What's it you don't like about him?

I don't particularly dislike him, just don't see the value in signing him. Physically he's immense, very strong and runs well. Very good strike on his left foot too. On the ball he's quite average IMO. He's not a player who is going to make the team tick, and in his best position we already have a better player (Ramsey).

Roma paid 20m Euros for him didn't they?

Volante wrote:

I don't particularly dislike him, just don't see the value in signing him. Physically he's immense, very strong and runs well. Very good strike on his left foot too. On the ball he's quite average IMO. He's not a player who is going to make the team tick, and in his best position we already have a better player (Ramsey).

Roma paid 20m Euros for him didn't they?

They did.

Think you are underrating his ball skills, his forward passing can be Alonso-esque. Check out his pass for the Narsingh goal in the Netherlands vs Turkey qualifier (can't find it on youtube though). He's got those sort of passes in him. I think he's a bit like a more dynamic Alonso.

Maybe I've seen the wrong matches, but I've never seen anything to suggest he has the range of an Alonso. In fact, vs Napoli last week I kept asking myself when he would play a forward pass.

Tony Montana wrote:
@lorddulaarsenal wrote:

Yep but you also loved Denilson

I'm just sayin blad

😆

:egg:

Volante wrote:

Denilson could have been class. Didn't want it enough.

😆 trolling, right?