Individual
players choose what helmets they wear, so long
as they meet NOCSAE performance standards, but their choices are
greatly influenced by
team equipment managers and trainers.
No matter how you slice it, you can't run an uptempo offence with Giroud on the pitch and that means sideways soccer and an over-reliance on crosses into the box, thereby negating many of the very reasons Lacazette was on your radar in the first place... we simply aren't clinical enough from wide positions to continue with that approach, which is why many fans have been clamoring for a viable alternative to Giroud for several years... once again this isn't an attack on Giroud, he clearly has some tangible skills, but his mere presence on the pitch
greatly impacts your tactical options... Giroud's weaknesses are simply highlighted by the way in which our offence now moves in a more horizontal than vertical manner, which allows most
teams ample time to regroup defensively before a scoring opportunity even arises... a
player of Ibra's or Benzema's ilk would have been far more effective
as they had size, speed and the first touch capabilities required to for intricate link - up play... once again square peg in a round hole