Match Reaction v Wigan

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Theo was the centre of attention on MOTD

His movement being praised. Compare that to the French statue (Not Henrys outside the ground) and we are vastly improved

An English player on MOTD been praised more then a Foreigner, shocker. What ever will they do next.

[Cripps_orig]

An English player on MOTD been praised more then a Foreigner, shocker. What ever will they do next.

Or maybe Theo has better movement which he clearly does.

No way Giroud would have won that penalty for us

[Alpha]

Or maybe Theo has better movement which he clearly does.

No way Giroud would have won that penalty for us

On this other hand we had many aerial balls than Giroud could have won and probably scored or made assists . I would have preferred to have had Giroud than Walcott Yesterday . Walcott was isolated and couldn't cope with the physical defense .

[Power n Glory]

On this other hand we had many aerial balls than Giroud could have won and probably scored or made assists . I would have preferred to have had Giroud than Walcott Yesterday . Walcott was isolated and couldn't cope with the physical defense .

It's a problem we have had with Giroud and he can have games where he won't get a chance on goal. That's mainly down to the midfield. How many times did Caz, Arteta and Jack thread through a dangerous ball to any of the attackers? There was no service and we didn't pass well. Oz had to force his way through by taking on more players than usual. He was forcing play. Pod isn't that sort of player and with no service he won't get much done either.

That was a bad game for the midfield trio, especially Caz when you compare the reading performance. Giroud would have struggled in that game too because the service was poor. The goal came from a bad Gibbs cross over hit and Theo ha to collect it from near the corner flag and work the ball back in. With such bad service, Giroud would never have been able to score. That has to be addressed and it's a shame Rosicky was sick.

[GP]

On this other hand we had many aerial balls than Giroud could have won and probably scored or made assists . I would have preferred to have had Giroud than Walcott Yesterday . Walcott was isolated and couldn't cope with the physical defense .

Indeed, it was a game where we needed a proper striker.

[Cripps_orig]

On this other hand we had many aerial balls than Giroud could have won and probably scored or made assists . I would have preferred to have had Giroud than Walcott Yesterday . Walcott was isolated and couldn't cope with the physical defense .

Walcott caused problems in other ways and eventually won the penalty. Hes doing well as a striker. Giroud is good in the air for sure but other than that hes a bit shit and considering our service was awful, Giroud who offers f all else would have done nothing. It was a game we needed a proper striker in and Theo came up with the goods