Still not convinced this isnt just a purple patch for Lewandowski. He doesnt strike me as anything extra special really.
If he destroys us tommorrow that would help convince me mind.
Still not convinced this isnt just a purple patch for Lewandowski. He doesnt strike me as anything extra special really.
If he destroys us tommorrow that would help convince me mind.
Who would you rather get?Originally Posted by BOBN
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He did destroy Real who our own team were not even a shade on at the time..... Real might have even had our current golden boy playing for them at the time too, ironically.
I think the main problem with him he is apparently a total arsehole as a teammate. I don't really want us to mess about with Giroud's role as the main striker currently and no way will Lewandowski be happy with bench time.
I like Giroud but if we are going to get a forward, then why not get the best we can? There are few first team places we can significantly improve on in the first team and as good as the beautiful one is, he can be improved on. If Giroud happens to outplay whoever we bring in, then fine, great even, he can keep the place.
But I don't like the idea we go for someone deliberately second rate or far from ready at this level, ie Sanogo just so we feel like we have cover for Giroud.
If we were more than willing to sign a little prick like Suarez then Lewandowski is a saint in comparison.
Last edited by Blink 1nce Quince 2wice; 21-10-2013 at 03:30 PM.
Where have you heard this?
Watching Giroud of late, for overall teamplay, there ain't a great deal we can improve on. Seriously.
We need quality back-up for sure, but Giroud has done enough and shown enough to warrant being first choice.
Along with a number of other players, he's been integral to the way we've this season.
Like the rest of the team though. We need to see him, and them, against some of the top teams to be able to fully judge.
It's better to burn out, than to fade away.
One of the Polish based posters on Redcafe I think it was, Sarni. Could be pure conjecture but I get the impression it isn', in any case, I'm still fairly sure he'll be going to Bayern Munich.
Well simply I don't think there is currently anyone better at linking the play in the way Giroud does out of any current striker; those other strikers might be more likely to score multiple goals consistently but I also think there's a good chance we'd lose the effectiveness of utilising our midfield, which is clearly our stength. It's not so simple as better striker = better team. Suarez is an on the pitch dickhead but as far as I know, off the pitch he is mostly ok.
We are saying these things about Giroud (in regards to his link up play) now but we did not necessarily say it about him last season or before he signed for us in spite of the fact it is a feature of his game. At least, we did not talk about how this particular skill set meant that we could not afford to play without him or that his position was beyond improvement. I don't advocate bringing in a better player simply for the sake of said player being better in isolation and to the detriment of the overall team. That would clearly be counter productive.
Our midfielders compliment Giroud's qualities but good players compliment good players. There are other forwards in the world who would link up particularly well with Ramsey, Ozil, Wilshere and Cazorla because they are all fantastic players. Even Chamah's link up play before he signed for us and when he first played for us was exceptional and indeed the main reason he found himself at this club, amazingly.
Moreover, whichever way you look at it, we need a centre forward. I don't know anyone who actually disagrees with that. I happen to just think the forward we bring in should be an exceptional player......regardless of whether it mean he replaces Giroud, plays with him or comes in for him when he is injured.
He may be as quiet and as docile as a mouse in the dressing room but that is really only 1 of many environments in which a player can cause trouble.
Suarez is trying to get out of the club that stood by him even when he was in the wrong on more than one occasion and played a huge part in getting Liverpool's legendary Dalglish the sack. I wouldn't exactly call that a shining example off the pitch.
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