GSK_AFC wrote:Angelito wrote:I think it's okay to criticize a player sometimes, even if he's your favorite.
I do it with... I don't have favorites at Arsenal. Perhaps Rosicky.
..... and Podolski
But with Poldi, it's more his goal scoring prowess that I admire. He can be awful as a CF. See I'm not biased!
Zedie wrote:Angelito wrote:I think it's okay to criticize a player sometimes, even if he's your favorite.
I do it with... I don't have favorites at Arsenal. Perhaps Rosicky.
Take an isolated stat and laugh at it
Dont question why or how this stat came about
Cast iron evidence why Giroud is generally shit
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Profit
Nah, that's not the thing.
Giroud is an average player and a decent striker. The Liverpool game isn't a justification for somebody to judge a player because everybody was tepid in that game.
But Gooney does have a point when he said that we've reached a stage where we need to give Giroud 3 one on ones before he scores. That's not criticism. He's not the type of striker to smash them in even when everything isn't working in his favor. Heck, he needs multiple chances even when things are working in his favor. Isn't that true? Just think for a while.
Point isn't that Giroud should be criticized or shouldn't be. If he scores and we win, that'd be great and thats all we want, but Giroud is the weak link in our side. People have to accept that. If you do, that's fine. If you don't, I don't know what to say.
In the case of SchGoo posting that graphic, it's doing rounds in the Internet. I've seen it elsewhere too. It's not fair to single him out, but if he were consistently playing well and scoring, people would let it slip. It's simple really.