Yeah, even from the little I saw you could tell the Giroud is no Chamakh, he can trap the ball and stuff, just like a real footballer. He looks like a proper no 9 though, a big chap who hangs around in the box. Cannot see him doing well on the wing.

So what then? RvP replacement or understudy? Can't see Rvp playing the vacant playmaker position, but then, there was a time when no-one could see Rvp as a lone frontman. And look how that turned out. Rvp pushed out wide? Hmmm. Why would you push your most influential player out onto the periphery?