Giroud must have done a lot of work on his near post shooting. Goals this week and last: eye>>

[Alfred C. Jolibois, PhD]

of the needle stuff if you re-watch carefully to thread the ball between keeper and near post.

With Arteta, Podolski, Santi, Ox, Rosicky, Per missing in action but all to return in early October at latest (this week for Per and Rosicky) if one believe today's press, with Verm returning--looks like it could be a memorable season...

[Dorset Gooner]

[Fred Killah]

[Trixie Popsicle]

[Classic Jorge]

I think Giroud's is just confidence, even his hair looks more bouncy

[Monty91]

are both lefties. Great news for Theo, though.

[gooner4life]

[Monty91]

way too, reducing the space for a through ball to the left winger, or the potential to wrong-foot them. Also, a left footer passing to Podolski won't be able to play it into his feet as a right footer would, because the pass is going to curve away from the player.

[Classic Jorge]

[Classic Jorge]

[Monty91]

but passing like that at speed is difficult, and accuracy will inevitably suffer.

[Ashberto]

Getting silly now.

[gooner4life]

[Monty91]

[gooner4life]

albeit one with a big nose :thumbup: