Is Giroud one of the worst Arsenal players?

IMO Torres is a vastly superior player to Giroud; however his spell at Chelsea just didn’t work out.

Even if Giroud‘s transfer fee was in the realms of £40/£50m his contribution to Arsenal vastly surpasses Torres’ impact for Chelsea.

comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? (U3126)
posted 6 seconds ago
IMO Torres is a vastly superior player to Giroud; however his spell at Chelsea just didn’t work out.

Even if Giroud‘s transfer fee was in the realms of £40/£50m his contribution to Arsenal vastly surpasses Torres’ impact for Chelsea.

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Pearce...you appear to have contradicted yourself here...or have I read it wrong

comment by Chelsea Droog (U17596)
posted 13 minutes ago
Not really a fair comparison to bring value in to it, the comparison was being two players, not the value they represented. Torres is clearly terrible value but this discussion was about players on the pitch, not an investment in the club.
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Take the value out of it if you want, still both had around 100 games and Giroud scoring twice more.
Btw, I'm not a fan of Giroud but saying that the Torres from Chelsea is better that is just taking the pi$$.

Sheriff

If you consider both players’ entire careers, Torres is undoubtedly the better player.

When Arsenal spent £12m on Giroud most knew that he was not a world class forward. When Chelsea paid £50m for Torres they would have expected world class performances.

IMO to compare both players contributions to their respective clubs the price paid is imperative.

comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? (U3126)
posted 1 minute ago
Sheriff

If you consider both players’ entire careers, Torres is undoubtedly the better player.

When Arsenal spent £12m on Giroud most knew that he was not a world class forward. When Chelsea paid £50m for Torres they would have expected world class performances.

IMO to compare both players contributions to their respective clubs the price paid is imperative.

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I wasn't comparing them mate....are they even the same age...?

Not sure Torres has been that good in Italy so far either - I think he was a lot quicker at Ath Mad & Liverpool, he got injured & lost his main weapon - initial speed over ten/fifteen yards

The writing was on the wall after that

Giroud also cheated on his wife and I wouldnt want any players like that to be associated with our club.

comment by Mr Chelsea. (U3579)
posted 11 minutes ago
Giroud also cheated on his wife and I wouldnt want any players like that to be associated with our club.
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Well said

comment by Mr Chelsea. (U3579)
posted 13 minutes ago
Giroud also cheated on his wife and I wouldnt want any players like that to be associated with our club.
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Looking hard for a bite there MrC

comment by Mr Chelsea. (U3579)
posted 13 minutes ago
Giroud also cheated on his wife and I wouldnt want any players like that to be associated with our club.
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Harsh.

comment by IAWR (U10012)
posted 4 hours, 35 minutes ago
comment by Chelsea Droog (U17596)
posted 13 minutes ago
Not really a fair comparison to bring value in to it, the comparison was being two players, not the value they represented. Torres is clearly terrible value but this discussion was about players on the pitch, not an investment in the club.
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Take the value out of it if you want, still both had around 100 games and Giroud scoring twice more.
Btw, I'm not a fan of Giroud but saying that the Torres from Chelsea is better that is just taking the pi$$.
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I didn't say he was better, in fact I gave no opinion on how the two compared, just pointing out that it was the players being discussed, not the transfers.