Quote Originally Posted by LDG View Post
Admittedly he was poor against the spufs, but I don't think you can level the "not strong enough" line at him.

He's probably the best target man in the league for touch, and ability to hold the ball, and lay it off quickly.

But he is quite clearly in a poor state of mind at present, and he isn't performing well.

Yes, we need better, and yes we need a mobile striker, but the critisism of Giroud is beyond a joke, given how hard he has worked on his own this year. Gooners can be so snobby sometimes.
He's struggling physically at the moment. Have you noticed how much he's on the floor, complaining about the ref or trying to draw fouls? He hasn't been playing the target man role very well lately. Part of his role is to bring the midfield into play and when he's off his game like that, the system breaks down.