I'm wondering whether its not a good thing - and a bit of a step change in AW's philosophy to be able to mix it up a bit in attack. We have seen Wenger alter his approach in the past few years - for example shedding what had become a frustrating obsession with possession football when it comes to playing teams that are arguably better than us. I think it is good that he seems a bit more flexible now in altering our attacking approach depending on who we are up against - something that seemed to be lacking in the past, and which frustrated the hell out of me.

As for the players themselves - given Walcott's performances this season and the back end at last I am prepared to accept that there was no similar player available in the transfer window who would have been an improvement. I think he deserves more time in a central role given that he has not played there for that long.

And Giroud has responded to being 'demoted' by scoring more goals than he has been given starts this season.

I'm going to be glass half full here - and am happy to allow both strikers to show what they can do over the next few months...