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Watching Lacazette for all those years changed my opinion on Giroud. I thought he was bad but we paid 50m for a downgrade which is crazy.Yes, Giroud has squeezed ever ounce of ability he has into making a wonderful career for himself, far better than he had any right to have. We couldn't have asked for any more for him.
Man all those players you named apart from Alexis were mediocre. Arsène really thought he was some genius that could win the league with dogsh*t, bit too arrogant or idealistic for me.FWIW though, I just don't think he was best suited to our style, I think we kept going back to him because he was so dependable. But let's not forget throughout his time here Wenger did try Podolski, Gervinho, Walcott, Welbeck and Alexis all as strikers and then eventually signed Laca before finally fully replacing him with Auba. I think we got a glimpse into our full attacking potentially both in 2015 with Theo up front and in 2016 with Alexis we looked much more fluid. Giroud however was dependable and always available for the most part, pretty sure he broke a bone in his foot one year and only had like 2 months off.
Think that sums it up well really. The expectations back then was to win the league with top 4 a given, so a very good/top 4 level striker, but not quite league winning striker, was never going to be beloved. 3 FA cups in 4 meant little. For a guy who didn't even go pro till 21 and spent his early 20s bouncing around the French lower divisions, what a career though. Wenger did a fine job helping his development, good signing for 9.5M.He just didn't have the talent to be leading the line week in week out for a PL title winning side.
I disagree. You have to give credit where it’s due. Yes a manager can improve/impair a player, but ultimately it’s down to the player to do the hard work.Has Wenger to thank for his career, if Wenger doesn't come calling for him, he would have never made it unlike the others, good player at best nothing more, and to answer the question, he was treated fairly if you look at his performances with us.
People say Giroud would have been a good squad player but his ego would have never settled for that.
Demanded a move after only 6 months of being a backup here, and was also unhappy with his usage at Chelsea.
Is it an ego or is it ambition? He was a starter for Arsenal for 4 years, and then lost his starting position at the age of 30. He still had some gas in the tank and rightly wanted more in his career. I don’t begrudge him for wanting out. I’d much rather sell a player who wants more in their career, than someone who is happy collecting a pay check on the bench.People say Giroud would have been a good squad player but his ego would have never settled for that.
Demanded a move after only 6 months of being a backup here, and was also unhappy with his usage at Chelsea.
Man all those players you named apart from Alexis were mediocre. Arsène really thought he was some genius that could win the league with dogsh*t, bit too arrogant or idealistic for me.
Didn't he literally get caught in his underwear cheating on his wife? Not a great character trait in my book.Top top player, and a beautiful human being.
I see you are a proponent of the "beauty comes from within" school of thought. France not having the best of night in København tonight it seems...Didn't he literally get caught in his underwear cheating on his wife? Not a great character trait in my book.