Even our 4th
choice striker from 90's Kanu was better than Giroud.
Whatever the reasons for Wenger's choice it was a very astute one, and I have a feeling that Giroud may find it harder to be the automatic first
choice striker from now onwards, but after this performance from Welbeck, Wenger will probably play both his strikers against Monaco as we need goals, goals, goals to produce another historic result in France.....
Not exact matches
Poor ozil and sanchez,
from playing beside Ronaldo and messi they have come down to a team that has a french kid
from league 2 as 2nd chioce
striker, not to mention the 1st
choice.
let's use your same arguments... GIROUD is a great SUB and yes indeed a Game changer, for WENGER was his first and only
choice striker... if Giroud did not injure back then, he would not have bought Welbeck and by the way he was not planning to buy anyone, someone on the board made the last minute decision for him, while he was receiving the blessing
from the Pope and giving thanksl for the great job he has, were he is not being held accountable.
The Gunners have already brought in Lucas Perez
from Deportivo La Coruna to back - up first
choice striker Olivier Giroud up front, while Danny Welbeck is now expected to be able to return early
from his injury, and could well be back before Christmas.
Forster, who was England's third
choice goalkeeper at the World Cup behind Joe Hart and Ben Foster, will become Koeman's third major signing as manager of Southampton, following the arrivals of winger Dusan Tadic and
striker Graziano Pelle
from the Eredivise.
I still think Welbeck is a better player than Giroud (LOL what a shame Manchester United 4th
choice striker is better than our number 1) but I think Wenger bought the wrong
striker from United.
Indeed it seems that the Scot sees the former Ajax man as his first
choice striker and whilst a pairing of Andy Carroll is used for some Liverpool fixtures the season Dalglish has looked to play Suarez up front on his own and taking advantage of the goals he can now hope to see coming
from his new midfield signings such as Charlie Adam and Jordan Henderson.
Olivier Giroud has been Arsenal's first
choice striker for many seasons now, assuming the role left behind
from Van Persie's departure in 2012.
Poor ozil and sanchez,
from playing beside Ronaldo and messi they have come to a team that has a french
striker from league 2 as 2nd chioce, not to mention the 1st
choice.
we won cuz an OG
from Palace and now we are contenders??? 2 games no clean sheet yet for our only signing and we are yet to play with the big guns, that is ARSENAL problem the fans are deluded as their Manager, GIROUD is a fair good
striker but far
from be a first
choice for a club like ARSENAL, WENGER spend you old toot.
To be honest with you I'd prefer all those second
choice strikers you mentioned above apart
from Njie and Origi.I also rate Hayden higher than Chambers because I feel he has more potential but is very injury prone.Those who have watched Isaac Hayden should know this and those who watched them when they played Southampton would know.He outclassed Chambers in that match.Bar his injury he will make it and is a born leader by example as in his play.The players I'm sick and tired of seeing is Mertesacker and Giroud.Yes only these two.For the rest I'm opk with them.People still think Ospina is better than Szczesny because of Copa America and stats.Oh!
For me Carvalho and maybe Reus would be perfect then Cavalho could be 4 th
choice CB and you could play any thre up front
from, Walcott, Ox, Sanchz, Reus, with backup of Sonogo Podolski Carvalho / chambers DM Wiltshire / Ramsey CM OZIL / SANTI behind the
strikers
We are Walcott injury away
from Giroud being Arsenal first
choice striker again lol.
Unlike Debuchy who automatically wanted to be first
choice even if Bellerin was performing way better than him, Giroud actually delivers when called upon
from the bench, Giroud's only sin is that he is not blessed with pace to break clear of defences but in every other aspect, he is the perfect
striker, even Ozil's assists dried up when Giroud was absent.
If we are going for a
striker I would get Falco, I know most of you are going to thumb me down but I think Man - U was the wrong team at the wrong time for him, I think Arsen Wanger will bring back his former glory and we can pick him up for half the price and salary, but if I had a
choice of any
striker apart
from Messi or Renaldo I would go all out to Suarez
Another player that benefited
from playing for Arsenal is Giroud, a second
choice at Arsenal but plays as France's main
striker.
They also lost their main
striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and sold David Luiz to Chelsea, so with Thiago Silva out of action they will be without their two first
choice centre backs
from last season.
Walcott make our attack more direct With his speed (if not the fastest) Giroud is
from the best in the world in holding long balls to gain position (if not the best) I don't want a
striker who is the best in the two departements but i just need a
striker that can the two just well But i.must admit that there is no much
choices out there in the transfer market for the
striker position
Coaches are paid to produce results on the pitch and yo win trophies for the team.If a coach fails those basic things then he is not go enough and must leave.Sucess or failure comes down to the decisions of the coach ranging
from decisions in the transfer market, training methods, team selection, tactics etc.Looking @ the transfer market - Wenger has a shambolic record - failure to act decisively and always acting when it's too late, selling our top players to rival clubs, leaving other positions thin and reinforcing wrong positions especially buying lots of attacking midfielders ignoring defensive positions and failing to buy top class
strikers or decent
strikers.If Wenger is really serious about winning trophies would he buy a player like Welbeck a fourth
choice play at Man United whom Vaan Gaal said is only good for the bench and now he plays every game at Arsenal.Why sell Vemaleen and buy Chambers?
AC Milan are considering taking Fernando Torres
from Chelsea to replace Mario Balotelli, if they are unable to land their first
choice target, FC Porto
striker Jackson Martinez --(Inside Futbol)
Whether it was his personal
choice to go out wide so Kane is the lone
striker, or instructions
from the manager, it should never, ever be done again.
It looks likely that the 4 -4-2 diamond will be the primary tactic and it is an attacking
choice from Hodgson playing with two
strikers.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi's goal hauls in recent years have warped expectations of what to expect
from the top
strikers to a certain extent, but as a general rule, a first -
choice front - man should be looking to get a goal every two games.
As mentioned I am perfectly happy with Firmino being our first
choice striker, apart
from becoming a bit more clinical in front of goal, he is close to being a very complete
striker and fits Klopp's system perfectly.
Roofe has been a decent option up front this season, although he hasn't been as consistent as you'd like
from a first -
choice striker.
Meanwhile, first
choice striker Diego Costa is still a week away
from returning to the squad as Mourinho is likely to protect his frontman this weekend.
The French international
striker's current deal expires in 2018 and Giroud admitted that he had considered whether his future might be away
from Arsenal after struggling to establish himself in Wenger's first -
choice XI.
Karim Benzema has scored 72 goals in 159 appearances and with Real Madrid looking to sign the Premier league's top scorer Luis Suarez, Benzema may feel he is not wanted in Madrid and could move away
from the Spanish capital as he won't be the first
choice striker.
Higuain was looking for more regular games and with fellow Real Madrid
striker Karim Benzema in the picture, a move
from Spain was his only
choice.
For example, if Wenger had actually added another
striker that would provide cover for Giroud and compete for the starting eleven, there's also a player who will move
from second to third
choice and so on.
The performance against Sporting was very poor thanks in part to a weird tactical
choice by Valverde: he went with a 4 -2-2-2 formation that lacked width and depth, and Lionel Messi was moved
from the False Nine role where he's played so well to a second
striker alongside Suárez, perhaps in an attempt by Valverde to get the Uruguayan more involved and firing again.