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Kyle? said:
Higuain would flop for us. Giroud is a poacher and he's struggled, Higuian may be worse, because at least Giroud is big, so offers another type of threat.
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Higuaine is much much better finisher than Giroud. He's also played at the highest level since he was 18 years old.

There's a reason he is often picked ahead of Aguero and Tevez for the Argentine National side.

Still only 25 he would'nt be my first choice but he's CONSIDERABLY better than our current option.
 
TheBear said:
Higuaine is much much better finisher than Giroud. He's also played at the highest level since he was 18 years old.

There's a reason he is often picked ahead of Aguero and Tevez for the Argentine National side.

Still only 25 he would'nt be my first choice but he's CONSIDERABLY better than our current option.
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I don't know. Giroud for me deserves to get 10 games at the start of next season. We have invested a season in him and it would be a waste not to see if it pays out. I agree that it could be a long shot, but I think we are committed now. I still think we can sign Higuain anyway and he can sub in slowly over the first half of the season. Ease him into it.
 
ToledoTrumpton said:
I don't know. Giroud for me deserves to get 10 games at the start of next season. We have invested a season in him and it would be a waste not to see if it pays out. I agree that it could be a long shot, but I think we are committed now. I still think we can sign Higuain anyway and he can sub in slowly over the first half of the season. Ease him into it.
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Or we could use the twos strengths to compliment each other up top
 
Higuaine converts 33% of his chances compared to Girouds 12.5%.

Whoever said he's wasteful needs a rethink at Real Madrid he has scored 1 goal for every 3 chances. (Giroud 1 in 8 chances)

http://blog.squawka.com/2013/05/14/arsenal-agree-deal-with-striker-who-converts-32-of-his-chances-transfer-scouting-report-on-hitman-also-linked-with-spurs/201305149154?
 
Wenger's Optician said:
You need to look at the quality of the teams he scores against. He's always rubbish when I watch him in the CL, and most of his goals come against the relegation threatened La Liga teams.
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I'm never sure about this. People used to say the same thing about Henry and Ronaldo.

It's natural strikers are going to score more against weaker defences.

The thing about Higuaine that impresses me is that he has managed to score goals consistantly despite being in and out of the squad in a never settled constantly changing forward line. Most strikers need a run of games to reach their best. Who knows how good he could be given a decent run of games.
 
Wenger's Optician said:
He's a lethal finisher against the **** defences of the bottom 10 La Liga teams. Otherwise no.
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He played 30 mins of one Barca game, and played neither game against Athletico. He played 15 minutes of one of the real Sociadad games, and scored in both Valencia games. So it makes a good sound byte, but it is rubbish.

He has a goal every 112 minutes in the league this year (and not only against the bottom 10 teams), which considering how much he has been subbed, is excellent. If he played 30 games in a season, with that proficiency, he would get 24/25 goals, which I think we would take.
 
It looks like Bayern may have signed Neymar!

They already have a great team add Naymar and Gotze to that squad and they will be a real force under Pep.
 
Sagna told French paper Le 10 Sport: “Of course it makes me proud to read PSG are interested. They are a very attractive club.
“Personally I’ve not been approached by PSG. I don’t know if they have contacted my agent or if these are rumours.
“I don’t close any door. I could very well extend my contract here in London but equally I could leave at the end of the season. I only have one year left on my contract — we will see.
“At the moment I am fully focused on Arsenal. I don’t know what will happen this summer.
“I have to see the directors again regarding an extension to my contract. Monaco would be a new challenge. I don’t close any door to PSG, Monaco or Arsenal.
“At Arsenal, in the dressing room they tease me every day telling me I will leave to play at PSG. But it is speculation. I don’t know what is going to happen.”
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Sounds like Sagna is off then. A bit of a shame really, although he's lost a yard of pace, he's still one of the best RBs in Europe.
 
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