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Monreal was MOTM, Cazorla was great, Flamini had a good game, Alexis and Özil both played very well. Ramsey is back, so we are back.
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I thought we look far more fluid and potent with Alexis as CF when Ramsey came on for Giroud tbh.
The game was wide open by then tbh. Still, Giroud's looking like he needs to be benched again and made to think he's starting spot is up for grabs. Theo can't come back soon enough. In some games we do look so much more fluid with pace up front-UTD. & Bayern @ home being two that spring to mind.I thought we look far more fluid and potent with Alexis as CF when Ramsey came on for Giroud tbh.
True, but the match had degenerated into a game of Ice Hockey by that point.
The game was wide open by then tbh. Still, Giroud's looking like he needs to be benched again and made to think he's starting spot is up for grabs. Theo can't come back soon enough. In some games we do look so much more fluid with pace up front-UTD. & Bayern @ home being two that spring to mind.
Good point. Good news on top of a good performance and no new injuries yesterday.If we manage to get 2nd, which will be very difficult imo, the teams we could face doesn't look as daunting as usual. Avoid Barca and Real and you probably have a chance of Zenit, Benfica and hopefully Porto, Juve or PSV/Wolfsburg if the English teams don't finish 1st.
Not bashing Giroud at all (i've generally stuck up for OG)-just think he could do with a breather. The competition with Theo was good for both players and more importantly the team. Giroud always scores & it was a great diversionary run for Özil's goal-however, his overall impact on the game was minimal imo and even Wenger said post-game that he needed a breather.I still don't understand all the Giroud bashing from the game, Yes he didn't score tonight, but his currently 6 in 8 I believe which is a decent return and what we would expect from any striker. His run for the first goal deserves credit, I mean come on from the half way line he run faster then I have seen him run before, there was obviously desire there, which is the minimum I expect. Yes he didn't have a great game, he had an ok game though. We are all complaining that we are missing Walcott, and yes his an advantage in some games, but his not half as consistent as Giroud and is plagued by injuries.
His improved greatly year on year. Give the guy credit, The fact his the best we have up front is a Wenger issue not a Giroud problem.