yes he's one a hatrick but hwat im saying is, what happens if vermealen as captain said to him, mikel is taking it, or mikel said it, they are in positions of authority over giroud as they are captain and vice captain and he cant argue with them. if it comes out that he bottled it then fine, you are right, but for now we dont know.
btw arteta does score a few goals for us, but dont worry about that.