Giroud is so slow and can't finish. He's the complete package.
I have no idea why Wenger did nothing during the transfer window.
Giroud is excellent is there is a Suarez/Cavani/Aguero/RVP next to him who can score. He's great layoffs, very good in the air, passing accuracy is crap but can assist goals okay and he's very good a defending corners.
He's a defensive striker, if there is such a thing, meaning he will fall back to cover holes, he will defend, he will track back, he'll hang up and lay off but he's not a clinical ball running striker.
Ozil's issue at Arsenal was summed up when he ran at he United players, beat 3 players to get into the box, dragged them out and laid it off for Rosciky and rather than shoot like a Benzema/Di Maria/Ronaldo/Higuain would have Rosciky made another pass and the move broke down. If you watch Ozil properly you will see that he is playing quite well but in order to assist you need runners, you need targets, where are the runners at Arsenal? Where are the targets? Ozil is dragging players and creating space but it serves no purpose because we don't run into the space he creates.
There's a reason why our midfielders do our scoring. Cazorla/Wilshere/Ramsey/Chamberlain score because Giroud holds up allowing our midfielders to bomb through the lines. Very hard for Ozil to shine under these circumstances but his performances are not bad nor his is effort or attitude.
So talk of dropping him? Absolute insanity.
arsenal could be on downward spiral as we speak, they should have finished off united, if they drop to 4th it will be very dangerous spurs and everton arent far off
The only way we miss out on top 4 mate is if teams in the bottom, 10 start taking points off us. I've seen no sign this is about to happen.