i think that's a poor stat thrown up by the commentator - rvp was far younger with far less starts in the team. giroud is good but as a squad striker. if we ever want to get serious again, he is not the guy to lead our attack and strike worry into opposition defences.Originally Posted by IBK
It's really hard to pin point a strength that he has in abundance over all of our other strikers. I though we were buying a predator and a bit of an old school player. The type of player that will lace a bullet in the net if given an inch like Shearer, Batistuta. Or a massive handful of a player like how Christian Vieri who can bounce defenders off him. I wasn't expecting him to have that world class polish but at least have something about him that we could use. It's hard setting up goals for a guy that slow and rubbish in front of goal.
Robben is shit.
However RVP was 19 when he first signed for us and a lot of his appearances were as a substitute. Giroud's 26 and on the whole he's been decent, but he lacks that extra quality that you need if you want to at the very least compete for silverware.
That's a crazy comparison when you consider RVP was coming off the bench for the majority of his games and not starting. We'll need better than him if we want to get anywhere or we'll need to figure out a way to utilise his strengths and I can't for the life of me figure out where his strengths are.
Can't blame our center forwards for today, our midfield was shocking. Probably the worst arsenal midfield I've seen in over 15 years.
It was more frustrating because of the context of the game/that particular move to be honest. Could have been a good counter with some players forward which was rare on the night. He has done it a few times - like against Stoke - perhaps anxiety or something.
I accept that - but for me it added a little context. Older or not - Giroud has come from a weaker, less physical league - and it is his first season. I'm not saying he is RVP quality, but I think he is suffering from our disillusionment at RVP being sold. He tries hard enough, and he's not stunk the place up - and he's only 2 behind our 100K player in the league. Personally, I'd go for other scapegoats - starting with the manager.
Putting the laughter back into manslaughter
That's fair, after all someone like Giroud does need good service, he's not going to conjure something out of nothing. The lack of creativity that has been present for most of the season is at least as big a worry. In the past we had midfielders who could thread a pass through the eye of a needle and combine with the forward players to devastating effect. Nowadays there's so much mediocrity in there.
Time for Cesc to come home.
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