Get rid of Giroud ?

[Özim]

Yep. The midfield is talented but goal scorers they are not. None of them seem particularly willing to chance their arm (except for maybe Cazorla), it's always just look for a killer ball and pass up responsibility where possible.

We were really fortunate Ramsey went mental because he was putting in the numbers of a top striker, now he's crocked the spotlight has fallen on Giroud and confirmed what we all suspected about him.

Exactly, goalscoring midfielders are rare anyway, you're better off looking to find a striker who scores goals (much more likely to find one that a midfielder), Ramsey was brilliant, whether he would have maintained it who knows, but even if he did having an additional goal threat wouldn't hurt and would give us another dimension.

Cazorla does have a shot yeah, which is what I like about him, he looked like the only one likely to get a goal tonight.

[Özim]

I agree but he's also 33 now and can't be relied on game in, game out. I love him don't get me wrong and i think at his best he is the most technically gifted player we have at the club on the ball, but there is no room for sentiment....sentiment doesn't put this abject nine year gap without a trophy to an end.

I'd keep Rosicky as he does try and add pace to our play, if we added a winger with pace a DM and a pacey striker we could still accommodate him in a season.

The likes of Wilshere, Diaby, Arteta and maybe even Flamini would be the ones I'd get rid of, we've got plenty of midfielders and if we add a specialist DM on top of what we have we should have plenty.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

I like Podolsk, but when he's been given chances down the middle he's been mostly shit. As for Bendtner, I saw him live against Hull and he was worse than anything Giroud has served up this season.

Giroud is a decent player and would be ideal back up to a top class striker. He's had an ok season but its not his fault Wenger has played him 90 mins every week, even when its clearly not going for him. He's had 2 shockers in a row which has cost us (particularly tonight) but I blame Wenger for neglecting this area of the squad, not Giroud.

What we're severly lacking is pace. Both out wide and up front. Its killing us.

Top post.

The lad didn't choose to be our main and only half decent striker. He certainly isn't the one who continues with a style of sluggish play which sees him in a congested area by the time the ball reaches the attacking 3rd.

Ffs even he was echoing the cry for us to get in a proper striker in the summer.

[BOBN]

I guess this is why i can understand why we didn't sign a striker in January, who do you sign?

I promise you weve been saying this word for word for over a year. going into last years January window we all knew we were short a striker and everybody said there was nobody to buy. In that time, Sturridge, Negredo, Balotelli, Ba, Remy, Bony have all moved for sensible money and would all have comfortably improved our first team, and those are just the names my insular brain can muster, i'm sure theres plenty more across Europe.

The players are out there, there is simply no excuse.

[Niall_Quinn]

Anichebe would have done tonight. He'd have stuck one of those chances in. Any stop gap to take the pressure of Giroud. Plenty of barrels to scrape, there was Berbatov, some Greek bloke, plenty were on the move and any of them would have jumped at the chance to sign up. It would have been a bit embarrassing signing shite like that but we ate it up on players like Chamakh and Park. Is Park really so terrible he's not worth even giving 15mins? I mean WTF was the point of that signing?

[Marc Overmars]

I've seen fans baulk at the thought of signing many strikers because they deem them not good enough, but it really wouldn't take a 50m superstar. Competency is all that's required.

[Penguin]

Keep him as second choice. There's no need to sell him unless we sign two CFs.

[Munchies]

Anichebe would have done tonight. He'd have stuck one of those chances in. Any stop gap to take the pressure of Giroud. Plenty of barrels to scrape, there was Berbatov, some Greek bloke, plenty were on the move and any of them would have jumped at the chance to sign up. It would have been a bit embarrassing signing shite like that but we ate it up on players like Chamakh and Park. Is Park really so terrible he's not worth even giving 15mins? I mean WTF was the point of that signing?

Even Chamakh has been decent for Palace

He's faster than Giroud.

Same aerial ability.

Wenger

[Fist of Lehmann]

I don't know if anyone has actually seen Sanogo play, but IMO unless he has improved dramatically during his long injury layoff, I'd say he was a looong way from being adequate for our needs.

[Munchies]

Sanogo is like Bentdter without one leg.

Another player, Wenger has felt condemned to pay a salary towards ala Diaby.

I bet Sanogo will never score more than 1 goal for us in all competitions. Another failure from Wenger.