Quote Originally Posted by Özim View Post
That's not how it works though, if a player isn't performing then he gets the blame, in the grand scheme of things yes the manager is to blame though, but everyone knows that Wenger i to blame for all the problems in the team and the personnel, but the player will always get some blame.

Giroud is and always has been a squad striker, what I will say is he's was looking for a move this summer as he wasn't playing enough (in the end he didn't go though), which suggests he see's himself as good enough to be a starter, if that's the case though he needs to deliver on the pitch when he does start and more often than not he doesn't.
But Giroud is performing. That's my point. He is not and will never be an Henry (spoiler alert, I don't think we'll ever see a player like that at Arsenal again) but at the level he's at, he is performing. He had a great record last season, his goals/minutes ratio was better than everyone bar Kane. Yes, he is more effective when coming on as an impact sub than a starter but then it's up to the manager to make the most effective use of him. Giroud won't win you the league but he could be part of a squad which could.