All the people wanting Giroud to start got what they wished for :-)
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All the people wanting Giroud to start got what they wished for :-)
Wilshere - apart from the shot he put over from 6 yards. :baghead:
Sanchez - turned into a crab with his sideways running across the pitch.
Koscielny - turning into a Keystone Cop defender. That ****e defending in the 90th minute...
Welbeck - why?
Iwobi - what exactly is the point of him?
In summary, WENGER OUT.
Maitland-Niles played well, tbh.
Maitland-Niles has the highest cross completion rate in the team...that’s a right footed central midfielder playing at left back.
Explains so much imo
Well there is the rub with Giroud innit.
He is the footballing personification of the phrase that “absence makes the heart grow fonder”. Remove him from the starting 11 and his brief cameo appearances make you think “ooh he should start”, and then he starts and his deficiencies within the team system come to the fore.
He’s a sub, nothing more. A reserve to be rolled out when others need a rest in lesser competitions.
See also “TJ and the impressive 5 minute spell in a meaningless dead rubber match” which admittedly is a working title for his latest book.
Wenger's longevity probably. How do players respond when they know that, whatever they do; win, lose, play well or badly, their manager's job is safe? And how does a manager deal with his players when he too knows his job is safe?
Highly unusual situation in football, I'd suggest.