If all those chances were created by others then yes, but strikers create the chances sometimes. Giroud movement is very good, but it's not as good as Higuain.

He's 23 the age strikers usually "go up a gear".

Argentinian striker, prolific, trained at La Masia. What could go wrong?

Bryant wrote:

He's scored the same amount of league goals as Giroud with nearly half the shots. 

Less than two shots a game is awful though... How much of that is down to him, rather than playing in a defensive side? I get annoyed with Giroud not being able to create chances or room for himself to make a shot, I struggle to believe that all of that difference is due to Arsenal creating more chances than Inter. We did only score 15 more goals than them. 

Do Klaus/ other Icardi watchers think he has it in him to be better than Giroud, or would he be back-up for most of next season? 

It's not even a contest in terms of scoring goals. Icardi is a born goalscorer and Giroud is not. I rate the rest of Giroud's game higher though, but I also think they are aspects we don't need to rely so much upon with Özil in the side. It all depends on how Wenger wants to play.

I haven't seen any team stats so I can't explain the low number of shots, but he's not someone who struggles to get an attempt off in my opinion. Inter were a nightmare last season though. It was basically a place where creativity went to die. Mancini was playing Melo and Kondogbia as a midfield. I don't think they created many chances and a striker like Icardi is dependent on others to provide.

... and so the Italian papers play their part in another wind up Arsenal fans for the higher wages.

This is a regular thing in Italy.

She actually says that they're trying to up his salary without extending his contract.

If our biggest issue was wasting Ozil's brilliance (chances created last year) then I give fuck all if Icardi can create his own chances (a la Giroud). However, we'll need a more stable midfield to compensate for the loss of Giroud's link up play and its hard to imagine Ramsey as part of that midfield unless he tempers himself.

He loves playing and living in Milan. This (Icardi to Arsenal) is a non story. Even this made up story does not mention Arsenal .... hilarious. We can't even be linked with a salary hype.

Klaus wrote:

It's not even a contest in terms of scoring goals. Icardi is a born goalscorer and Giroud is not. I rate the rest of Giroud's game higher though, but I also think they are aspects we don't need to rely so much upon with Özil in the side. It all depends on how Wenger wants to play.

I haven't seen any team stats so I can't explain the low number of shots, but he's not someone who struggles to get an attempt off in my opinion. Inter were a nightmare last season though. It was basically a place where creativity went to die. Mancini was playing Melo and Kondogbia as a midfield. I don't think they created many chances and a striker like Icardi is dependent on others to provide.

Melo and Kondogbia has to be the least inspiring midfield pairing since Van Bommel and De Jong

You clearly forgotten Denilson and Song.

Qwiss! wrote:

Or Denilson and Diaby.

Come on now, there was that one Roma game...

Mirth wrote:
Klaus wrote:

It's not even a contest in terms of scoring goals. Icardi is a born goalscorer and Giroud is not. I rate the rest of Giroud's game higher though, but I also think they are aspects we don't need to rely so much upon with Özil in the side. It all depends on how Wenger wants to play.

I haven't seen any team stats so I can't explain the low number of shots, but he's not someone who struggles to get an attempt off in my opinion. Inter were a nightmare last season though. It was basically a place where creativity went to die. Mancini was playing Melo and Kondogbia as a midfield. I don't think they created many chances and a striker like Icardi is dependent on others to provide.

Melo and Kondogbia has to be the least inspiring midfield pairing since Van Bommel and De Jong

To be fair we tried to sign both Melo and kondogbia, and we signed diary and and denilson.

Van bommel doesn't deserve to be listed with the rest he was actually a good player.

goon wrote:
Qwiss! wrote:

Or Denilson and Diaby.

Come on now, there was that one Roma game...

I remember it well.

Denilson is playing in Abu Dhabi now.  Rather than alongside Abou Diaby.

A couple of outlets reporting we had a meeting yesterday, including di marzio and corriero dello sport

That's based on Wanda Nara changing her Twitter location to London and saying "its a happy day, my friends". You really think that she's not a cocktease? 😃

Hmm would di marzio report a meeting took place based on her tweet? I think he's hit and miss but that seems like a stretch

In any case its most likely posturing seeing as though he's in the middle of contact negotiations at inter

Di Marzio says loads oh shit tbh 🙁 As much as i wish we'd be getting a striker, im quite sure we're not buying Higuain or Icardi.