Olivier Giroud: Au Revoir Cher Ami

[RandyMarsh]

I think having a lampost at CF for 4 years doesn't help.

Lol very true. I actually think we should redefine our player positions; LW LP RW -sounds more appropriate. Could catch on in Europe I think.

 

[Coolin]

We so clearly missed him today. How many times did Monreal and Bellerin hit the byline only to then cut inside because there was no aerial presence in the box? Look at all those set pieces that went uncontested.

Call him a lamppost all you want but that's exactly what we were missing today - a bonafide 20-goal-a-season lamppost to bounce one of those corners off.

 

[celestis]

Interesting stat but there's been plenty of matches where we have comeback . I guess just not after they score before halftime and we don't respond .

Although the Fa cup final against Hull comes to mind .

 

[celestis]

Theo's very limited even on the counter because you can't cross to him , he won't attack the box , he doesn't like all that physical stuff .

 

[Rain Dance]

I am not gonna go into "what if" situation, clearly Wenger gambled on Theo. Understandable...
However when I look at all those set-piece situation came to naught I wonder if things would be different with Giroud, Courtois was having a mare and we failed to punish him.
Damn it.. that's a "what if" situation.

 

[SuperGoon]

Nice that Giroud isn't getting all the slack for a change.

 

[Gooner_girl14]

Nice that Giroud isn't getting all the slack for a change.

How could he get slack when be barely even played

Still, he was probably our best player before disaster struck.

 

[RUS arsenal]

Yeah we came back a few times in the 2 fa cup runs but generally we fold when it happens in the league...

 

[SuperGoon]

This slipped to the second page. We can't have that.

 

[blaze_of_glory]

No one can prove he wouldn't have got a hattrick if he'd stayed on yesterday. I'm putting +3 in his goal count, its only fair.

 

[GDeep™]

Nothing more disgusting than your players picking out Flamini in the box.

Absolute poverty. He had two good chances too, that Giroud would have put away.

Wanted to kill someone yesterday.

 

[fabo]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/row-zed/arsenal-not-come-behind-half-7238214

Not the mark of champs.

 

[SuperGoon]

When Flamini chose to volley instead of heading it and missed the ball completely...

Giroud gets contact with that at least. Courtois had a nightmare yesterday. I fully believe Giroud would have stepped up.

 

[GDeep™]

Not the mark of champs.

I don't think it's a coincidence that this has took place during the Giroud era.

 

[RandyMarsh]

Nothing more disgusting than your players picking out Flamini in the box.

Absolute poverty. He had two good chances too, that Giroud would have put away.

Wanted to kill someone yesterday.

So true. Wtf was he doing constantly being the one in the best position to score and ****ing up every brilliant chance we had. Why wasn't it Ramsey in that position and Flamini staying back at DM? Baffling.

Flamini being our greatest goal threat in 2016 against the current champions. Criminal stuff.

 

[SuperGoon]

 

[GDeep™]

10 minutes to go, Monreal was trying to to find Flamini who was making a run at the far post. No one else in the box.

 

[blaze_of_glory]

We all know Ramsey would have tried that exact same karate kick. Flamini learned it from him anyway.

 

[celestis]

How could he get slack when be barely even played

Still, he was probably our best player before disaster struck.

Yeah good point , I really thought he was too . He was really fired up too. If he's keeps that up next match watch out .

 

[BBF]

No one can prove he wouldn't have got a hattrick if he'd stayed on yesterday. I'm putting +3 in his goal count, its only fair.

33 goals so far then. Not too bad.