Giroud’s Appeal Fails: Reviewing Arsenal’s Alternative Attacking Options

With a Robin van Persie-inspired performance handing Manchester United their 20th league title, their arch-rivals, Manchester City, will have to settle for second place and will be odds on to do some business this summer with their petro-greens. While the city of Manchester can brag about having the best two teams in the land, the city of London is currently in an intense battle as Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham are fighting hard for the remaining coveted Champions League spots.

While Chelsea and Tottenham have grueling fixtures as well the game in hand against each other, Arsenal has four more fixtures against the champions, Manchester United, relegation-threatened Queens Park Rangers and Wigan as well as a Newcastle side not still assured of their Premier League status. While a draw against Manchester United seems like the most possible outcome, the Gunners will be assured of a place in next season’s Champions League if they can record consecutive wins over QPR, Wigan and Newcastle, as either Chelsea or Tottenham will have to drop points when they play against each other.

However, the Gunners will go into the next three games without the services of Olivier Giroud, that has seen the appeal from his club rejected following his dismissal in Craven Cottage. The FA has released an official statement on this subject matter,

Following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing today, Arsenal’s Olivier Giroud has had his claim for wrongful dismissal rejected.

“Giroud was dismissed for serious foul play during his side’s game against Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday 20 April 2013.

“The player’s three-match suspension will therefore commence with immediate effect.”

In his debut campaign at Arsenal, the French forward has enjoyed a somewhat decent season that saw him score in purple patches as well as going through spells of goal droughts. Despite the fact that Giroud is Arsenal’s second highest goalscorer behind Theo Walcott (who’s also on a drought) with 17 goals, many Arsenal fans won’t be quick to forget his glaring misses as the campaign progressed – the blatant miss in his debut against Sunderland, that spurned chance in the dying moments against Chelsea at home and more recently, the sitter against Everton last week.

With Giroud out of the side for three games before a potential return in the final game of the campaign against Newcastle, Arsene Wenger will have to assign another player with the task of coming up with the goods while Monsieur Giroud gets some rest. Prior to his red card against Fulham, Giroud had notched up 46 appearances for the club and he could do with a breather to recharge his batteries, even if it’s forced by suspension.

Without further ado, here are the likeliest of attacking alternatives that could be selected by Arsene Wenger for the games against Manchester United, QPR and Wigan in Giroud’s absence.

Gervinho

The Ivorian forward has endured a topsy-turvy campaign this season. Despite having a debut that was tainted by the antics of Joey Barton, Gervinho was in good form before representing his nation in the 2012 African Cup of Nations but after missing the crucial penalty that his nation lose the finals to Zambia, Gervinho returned to Arsenal like a player that was possessed with a ghost.

With a good summer’s break to cool off, Gervinho shocked everyone in the start of the campaign with some inspired performances that saw him score a brace against Southampton and it was followed with goals against Montpellier, Chelsea and Olympiakos making the Ivorian Arsenal’s leading goalscorer at that point in time.

As the months progressed, Gervinho’s form dwindled and his performances in the cup games against Bradford and Blackburn were marred with glaring misses that proved costly as Arsenal were ousted from both competitions. This brought Gervinho into the bad books of the fans and probably his manager as he featured sparingly.

In a strange twist of fate, an injury suffered to Theo Walcott during the last international break paved the way for Gervinho to get a run-out and he grabbed the chance with both hands as he was instrumental in Arsenal’s victories over Reading and West Brom. Just when we thought that Gervinho was finding some form, he was back to his frustrating best against Norwich as he hasn’t returned to the first-team setup.

On his day, Gervinho is a force to be reckoned with as he’s a fleet-footed player with good dribbling skills and some flamboyancy but for some strange reason, his technique is questionable and he generally runs out of ideas in the final third. With Arsenal looking for a forward to come up with the goods, Gervinho wouldn’t be a likely option.

Possibility of replacing Giroud: Low

Theo Walcott

Arsenal’s leading goalscorer, Theo Walcott, will look back to this season with a keen sense of pride. With Robin van Persie departing for greener pastures, Arsenal needed some players to step their games up and in all fairness, Walcott falls into that category.

The entertaining, enthralling and epic encounter between Reading and Arsenal in the Capital One cup would go down as one of the most pulsating matches in English football history but Walcott placed his mark on that fixture, scoring a stunning hat-trick. There was the brace against Coventry and a consistent run of goals in the course of the season, but when Walcott was deployed as a center forward against Newcastle in December, he rewarded his manager with another scintillating hat-trick.

Some may label the forward as a one-trick pony but Walcott’s efficiency in front of goal has been very clinical and the nature of his goals this season is a testament of these claims. However, Walcott struggled a bit when he was deployed as a center forward at Giroud’s expense last winter. His height was clearly an issue as he offered no threat from the air and wasn’t able to bring his teammate’s into the game with nice flicks and linkup moves.

Notwithstanding, Walcott’s blistering pace remains a potent force and Arsenal can use it to their advantage, especially against slow defenses like that of QPR and Wigan.

Possibility of replacing Giroud: High

Lukas Podolski

Lukas Podolski is a renowned center forward but his versatility ensures that he can be deployed in other attacking positions, as he can play in the hole behind the striker as well as the left wing position, where he has played for throughout his time at Arsenal with the exception of his debut against Sunderland, where he put up a disappointing show.

The German is currently ranked in third place in Arsenal’s scoring charts, as he has managed to score 14 goals and lay on a couple of assists in his maiden season in England. While he may not produce performances that would make you drool week in week out, Podolski’s efficiency, work ethic and consistency (and injuries, of course) have been the major highlights of his fledgling Arsenal career.

The German has struggled with niggling injuries in the course of the season and has been on the fringes as well but when he’s summoned from the bench, he has gone on to make some telling contributions to the overall play like his equalizer against Swansea in the FA Cup third round or his match clincher against Norwich last week.

With Giroud out through suspension, Arsene Wenger has tipped Podolski to spearhead the team’s attack, and I can bet my smart money that the German would lead the line in these upcoming fixtures against Manchester United, QPR and Wigan.

Possibility of replacing Giroud: Very High

Andrey Arshavin

Just kidding…

Conclusion

This season has shown that there are players within the team that can deputize for the first-team regulars and still put on a great shift.

In goal, Lukasz Fabianski replaced the under-performing Wojciech Szczesny and made some commanding displays in goal before injury thwarted his progress yet again. In defense, Carl Jenkinson has been immense when Bacary Sagna is out injured and with Laurent Koscielny’s solid performances in tandem with Per Mertesacker, it has been hard for the captain to command his place back in the starting lineup.

Irrespective of who Arsene Wenger selects as his center forward, Arsenal would be expect to get maximum points in their remaining fixtures for the remainder of the season. With Giroud serving  his match ban, Arsene Wenger will need to act fast.

The question remains – will he go for the trickery of Gervinho, the raw pace of Walcott or the efficiency of Podolski.

Sayonara.

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Finally…Some Silverbear and Podolski’s Take on Arsenal

Wow! A trophy

As Gunnerblog stated, yesterday was a “strange day” as the club won a trophy and Gervinho scored a goal.

In Gervinho’s first campaign with the club, he scored four goals and supplied eight assists to his teammates. He didn’t start his Arsenal career on a bright note after that infamous brawl with Joey Barton but he was an instrumental figure in both qualifying legs against Udinese.

He opened his goalscoring account in that mysterious 4-3 defeat to Blackburn before playing a key role in the victory against Stoke. He scored his third and fourth goals against Wigan and Wolves but he left London for the shores of Africa in January to represent the tournament favorites, Ivory Coast.

After killing a bird in the sky with his penalty against Zambia, Gervinho returned back to the club like a figure that saw Freddy Krueger in his dreams, without his claws though. He suffered a dip in his confidence levels and lost his starting berth to Yossi Benayoun and the Ox. However, Gervinho capped a scintillating performance against Southampton with a goal worthy of a second look.

A detailed match report of the Southampton and Anderlecht games are found on the club’s website. Arsenal beat Anderlecht by a lone goal courtesy of an exquisite Henri Lansbury finish and the second fixture against Southampton was a stalemate that was decided by penalty shoot-out.

The team that played Anderlecht was captained by Kieran Gibbs who was part of a back line that was manned by Daniel Boateng, Ignasi Miquel and Carl Jenkinson. Nico Yennaris, Craig Eastmond, Henri Lansbury, Thomas Eisfeld and Sanchez Watt formed a formidable midfield force while Marouane Chamakh spearheaded the attack.

I’d learned that Chamakh fluffed a good chance in the game but I wasn’t surprised as well. Lansbury goal came from a brilliant Jenkinson cross.

The squad that played against Southampton had a more experienced outlook per se, with Vito Mannone being the custodian between the sticks for the Gunners. Captain for the day, Johan Djourou was at the heart of Arsenal’s defense with Kyle Bartley. Andre Santos and Jernade Meade provided with from the flanks. In midfield, Eastmond and Lansbury retained their places but they were joined by Kyle Ebecillo, Chuks Aneke and Francis Coquelin. Gervinho was the center forward.

After 45 minutes of football, Kyle Ebecillo lost the decisive penalty but Arsenal had done enough to win a nice shiny cuddly bear in honor of Markus Liebherr.

Elsewhere, dead jokes are emanating that Johan Djourou has “lifted a trophy” before van Persie. The club is expecting its captain to take part in the pre-season tour to the Far East to take on Malaysia XI, Manchester City and Kitchee in the tail end of this month.

His future remains in doubt but new signing, Lukas Podolski, has stated that he’ll like to play alongside the Dutchman:

“All I can say is Van Persie had an amazing record last season and hopefully there is a way he can stay with Arsenal,” 

“It would be great to play with him, but obviously this is not in my control.”

Podolski had some sweet words to say about his new manager as well, talking about his impressive Champions League qualification record and his high reputation in Germany. The striker also spoke about Wenger’s passion for attacking football, flamboyancy, as well as his principles.

Podolski also shared his views on the club’s ambition, buttressing a point that most football fans expect the title run-in to be between the two Manchester giants, but he believes that Arsenal have the quality to surprise in the upcoming campaign.

“Arsenal have a quality squad and they should not aim to finish behind the rest or just settle for top four. Champions League football is the minimum requirement at Arsenal, but we should aim higher,

“For me, we have as good a chance as anyone in the Premier League. The key will be to start well and, unlike Manchester City or United, there will not be as much pressure on us.”

It’s good to see players with this much hunger to succeed unlike other players that settle for places on the bench with their fat salaries in their accounts.

There’s a great feeling of optimism among the Arsenal faithful for this forthcoming season and I hope we won’t say what we’ve been saying in the past seven seasons…

“Next season will be better”

Sayonara.

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Milestone for Podolski and Football’s Harsh Reality

Hitting the 100 cap mark tonight for Germany!

Despite showcasing one of the most exciting football displays in Euro 2012, Russia has been ousted from the competition courtesy of the harsh head to head rule that has made all the work done by the Red Army equate to zero.

The Russians tore Czech Republic apart in their curtain raiser and were equally impressive against the host nation, Poland. In the final set of fixtures in Group A, the Russians needed to see out Greece but a decisive effort from Georgios Karagounis put them to the sword and cost them a place in the quarterfinals.

It’s also fair to say that the Greeks got their sweet revenge on a nation that defeated them in the last group fixture of Euro 2004. Greece’s fairytale adventure after the group phase started with a quarterfinal victory over France before seeing out a very strong Czech Republic side (a side that had won every game prior to the semis) in the semis. They wrote their names in the history books after defeating Portugal in the finals.

Their Euro 2004 victory was more or less touted as the biggest upset in football history and the nation’s FIFA ranking sky-rocketed to 14th place after the tournament.

Otto Renhagel was labelled as a legend in the shores of Greece but his side plummeted into mediocrity in subsequent years. They put up a poor showing in the 2005 Confederations Cup crashing out of the Group stages, and this was followed up with failure to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Two years later (Euro 2008), Greece made history for all the wrong reasons, being the first defending champions not to earn a single point in the next European Championships. They had a 1994 deja vu in the 2010 FIFA World Cup as Argentina and Nigeria were paired with them again in the Group stages but they failed to go beyond the first round.

Poland on the other hand, aren’t the greatest of footballing nations, but they played their own brand of good football that was unfortunately not good enough for them to go beyond the group stages. Their household names like Robert Lewandowski and Jakub “Kuba” Blaszczykowski came to the party but Arsenal’s Wojciech Szczesny put himself in the spotlight after his dismissal in their first game.

Wojciech Szczesny has seen his career soar into great heights in such little time but Poland’s exit from the tournament should give the lad some time to reflect on himself ahead of the forthcoming season. Szczesny must give himself a pat on the back for his performances last season because it earned him a starting place in Poland’s national team ahead of Artur Boruc, Tomasz Kuszczak and his teammate, Lukasz Fabianski.

Despite being one of the players to watch out for in the tournament, the goalie endured a torrid start to his European Championship adventure, which inadvertently cost him his place to Przemyslaw Tyton.

The act that cost Szczesny his place

However, Szczesny is no stranger in that act of “displacement”, as he rightly displaced Lukasz Fabianski to make the No. 1 jersey his own. Fabianski has voiced his frustration at playing second fiddle to his compatriot and has stated that he wants to leave the club.

A few weeks back, my pals at Memoirs of a Gooner published a post on Szczesny tagged “Just how good is Arsenal’s No. 1“ and they unveiled some interesting stats on the goalie. Trust me, it’s worth a read.

However, we should get it into the back of our minds that Szczesny is still on a steep learning curve and he can only get better with time. His confidence levels are at par with that of Nicklas Bendtner but he has a cool head and he certainly won’t show off his Paddy Power pants if he saves a penalty in the 90th minute from Lionel Messi.

Still sticking with the harsh realities of Euro 2012, Andrey Arshavin will certainly be at crossroads and he’ll have all the time in the world to ponder on his future as his Russian side was stunned by Greece yesterday night.

Readers of this blog will know that I’m a big fan of the little Russian magician and I’ll like him to remain at the Emirates to the time being. Arshavin is a ‘senior’ player of immense quality and his assists for his teammates in the Euros showed what he’s capable of. On the other side of the scale, Arshavin is a very lethargic player with a lackadaisical attitude on the pitch, making him unbearable to watch at times.

I’m pretty sure that Arsene Wenger has plans for him, but the ball firmly remains in his court. Irrespective of what the future holds for Arshavin, I and my Gooners out there will be forever thankful for his performance against Liverpool in April 2009.

He was simply four-midable.

Tonight’s games are going to be mouthwatering to say the least. The German Machines are more or less assured of qualification after producing efficient performances to see out the threat of Portugal and the Netherlands, who lock horns together with the sole aim being to seal qualification to the quarterfinals.

Joachim Low might be tempted to field a second-tier side against Denmark but Arsenal’s Lukas Podolski could be in line to make his 100th appearance for the German National team. Podolski made his debut as far back as 2004 (aged 19) in a friendly against Hungary, making him the first second-division player since 1975 to break into the national team.

Prior to the Euro 2012, Podolski had featured in four major tournaments for Germany (Euro 2004, 2006 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2008 and 2010 FIFA World Cup) and he has managed to score 43 goals for his national team, averaging a goal every two games for Germany.

It’s fair to say that he hasn’t ignited an expectant Arsenal fan base watching him closely but he has been superb on the left hand side in my opinion, providing adequate support to Phillip Lahm in Germany’s tactically astute 4-2-3-1 setup.

I hope Podolski savors the occasion and caps it up with a goal, changing his tally to 44 goals in a century of appearances.

That’s today’s lot.

Sayonara.

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Euro Gunner Watch: Reviewing the Round 2 Fixtures of the Group of Death

In the first round of fixtures of the Group of Death, jaws were dropped when Denmark pulled up a shock win over tournament favorites, Holland, but no eyebrows were raised when the efficient German Machines eased past Portugal.

Denmark and Portugal have had their fair share of battle as both sides locked horns during the qualifying campaign.

Portugal broke the deadlock through a Pepe header. Cristiano Ronaldo left his shooting boots in Spain and he showcased his profligacy in grand style. The Portuguese doubled their advantage when Helder Postiga latched unto a Nani cross to smash the roof of the net.

Christian Eriksen fired a shot from quite some distance but Rui Patricio was equal to the challenge. Nicklas Bendtner spread play to the right and after some intricate play, the ball was lofted to Michael Krohn-Delhi who flicked the ball to Bendtner that headed it home.

With 10 minutes left to play, Bendtner got on the end of another cross that went past the keeper to level the contest.

Right at the death, Fabio Coentrao made a slalom run on the left before drilling a cross that was miscued by Varela, but he got a second bite of the cherry to win the game for Portugal.

The sucker punch must have hurt Denmark but that’s football.

Euro Gunner Watch hands a rating of 8.5 to Nicklas Bendtner for his commanding performance against Portugal. He scored two well-taken headers and his distribution was top-notch.

Portugal’s win threw the group open and the Netherlands needed a win to make the final round of fixtures mouthwatering.

Veteran Mark van Bommel dinked a diagonal ball to Robin van Persie. The Dutch forward took the effort first time but it was easy pickings for Manuel Neuer.

Van Bommel almost gifted Mesut Ozil a chance but the maestro’s shot hit the post. Van Persie received a pass from Arjen Robben but his shot went wide.

Germany went ahead when Bastian Schweinsteiger found Mario Gomez with a nice through ball. The Bayern forward took the ball on the turn with an exquisite touch before applying a lovely finish that sent Maarten Sketelenberg the wrong way.

Germany almost doubled their lead when Holger Badstuber’s close-range header was saved by the goalie. However, Schweinsteiger and Gomez combined again to score Germany’s second goal with an emphatic finish.

Holland showed their positive attacking intent by bringing on Rafael van der Vaart and Klass-Jan Huntelaar at the start of the second half.

Mats Hummels waltzed forward from his defense and found himself on the clear but the goalie saved his efforts on goal.

Van Persie and Wesley Sneijder continued to pepper the German goal but Holland’s breakthrough arrived when van Persie turned superbly before firing a shot past Neuer with his chocolate leg.

Late on, van der Vaart tried a long-range effort but it missed by a lick of paint.

The loss puts Holland’s qualifying hopes on a very thin thread and they’ll have to win Portugal with two or more goals and hope for the Germans to do them a favor against Denmark.

Euro Gunner Watch gives a rating of 7.0 to Lukas Podolski and 7.5 to Robin van Persie.

That’s today’s lot.

Wishing all my fellow Batch B Youth Corps Members a happy Passing out Parade.

It was a year well spent.

Sayonara.

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Euro Gunner Watch: Van Persie Toothless, Bendtner Caged and Podolski Efficient

After all the pre-tournament hype, the fabled “Group of Death” had its first set of fixtures that promised to be mouthwatering contests.

The day started with tournament favorites, the Netherlands, locking horns with potential banana skins, Denmark. Despite the fact that the Danes enjoyed a good qualifying campaign, nobody has given them any measure of “respect” as they’ve been touted as one of the favorites to be eliminated from the group.

The Dutch lined up a very formidable side with class and experience brimming from the squad. The Danes also featured their finest XI but judging from both team sheets, the pendulum certainly swung in Holland’s direction.

It was really unfortunate to know that profligacy became the watchword of Holland’s game.

Ibrahim Afellay attempted a decent scissors kick that flew over the bar. Shortly afterwards, Robin van Persie fired Arjen Robben’s cut back just wide.

Nicklas Bendtner’s only telling contribution to the game was to win a free kick on the edge of the area that was wasted by Christian Eriksen.

Holland continued to press and probe the Dane backline but against the run of play, Morten Olson’s hordes grabbed the lead from Michael Krohn-Delhi.

Mikael Silvestre’s long lost clone, Simon Poulsen found some space on the left but his cross was deflected into Krohn-Delhi’s path. The winger waltzed past Johnny Heitenga before slotting his effort through Maarten Stekelenberg’s legs.

Arjen Robben has been renowned for his sultry skills, good technique, pace and finishing ability but his selfishness on the pitch is also a thorn in the flesh of his team.

Denmark’s goalie, Simon Andreasen, made a panicky clearance that arrived at Robben’s feet. With van Persie unmarked on his far side, Robben had a few touches before sending a shot that clipped the post.

Late in the first half, Wesley Sneijder fashioned a great chance for van Persie but the usually dependable forward fluffed his chance.

In the start of the second half, Robben picked up where he left off in regard to his selfishness and spurned another great chance. Sneijder sent another delightful through ball to van Persie but he miscued his effort.

Mark van Bommel found some space on the edge of the area and fired a missile of a shot that was brilliantly parried by Andreasen.

Klass-Jan Huntelaar was brought on to add some firepower to the attack and he almost got the equalizer, but he decided to be cheeky when a harder shot would have paid dividends.

Right at the death, the Dutch folks had a strong claim for a penalty for a handball in the box but the ref was having none of it. At the end, it was a shocking yet famous victory for the Danes that held their nerve till the very end. Some blame must also go to the Netherlands for their woeful finishing.

Euro Gunner Watch hands a rating of 5.5 to Robin van Persie. Despite being so profilic in the concluded campaign, he probably left his shooting boots at the Emirates.

Nicklas Bendtner gets a 6.0 rating for being a peripheral figure all game long.

Holland’s loss handed over the initiative to Germany and Portugal as both sides knew that a victory would grant them a place in pole position.

The German side had a great haul of Bayern Munich players (7) in the starting lineup. The remaining four slots were shared among Real Madrid (2), Dortmund (1) and Arsenal (1).

Portugal on the other hand, fielded a very attacking side, with the world’s most expensive footballer in the spotlight yet again$

Portugal’s Fabio Coentrao made a mazy run that saw him take on all comers before earning his side a corner. Miguel Veloso attempted to curl in the corner, but some mischievous German fans kept throwing projectiles around the corner flag.

Mesut Ozil was pulling the strings in the midfield. He almost created an assist for Lukas Podolski but the forward killed a bird in the sky with his effort. Podolski drilled an effort into the box but Young Muller baby flapped at the ball, sending it wide.

Portugal almost got the lead when Pepe’s effort smashed the underside of the bar.

Elsewhere, Brazil’s Under-23 Olympic team and Argentina’s senior squad displayed South America’s finest football and I must say that I drifted a bit to watch their game as the Germany vs. Portugal contest was boring me to tears.

For some strange reason, Muller invoked the spirit of Gervinho in him as he kept on disappointing in the final third. However, Ozil and Bastian Schweinsteiger worked well on the right to swing a cross for a perfectly placed Mario Gomez, that nodded home a perfect header past Rui Patricio in goal.

Matt Hummels had a great game in defense and he sent in a lovely diagonal ball to Muller. The young Bayern star drilled in a better pass to Gomez but his legs couldn’t connect with the ball.

Portugal went for broke late on and attacked Germany with a late surge. It took 81 minutes to see the first Ronaldo shot but Manuel Neuer made an awkward yet effective save.

Luis Nani managed to clip the cross bar with a cross but the chance of the night went to Varela but Neuer made another great save. The replay showed how Phillip Lahm threw his body in the line to block the ball while Sami Khedira stationed himself on the line.

At the end of the night, it was a fully deserved victory for Joachim Loew’s German Machines.

Lukas Podolski gets a 7.0 rating for an efficient performance on the left wing. At just 26, he’s closing in on his 100th cap for the Germans.

The quote of the day goes to the commentator of the Brazil U-23 vs. Argentina game:

“You can’t stop him, but the only thing you can do is stop and admire him”…It could only be Messi”

You can watch his scintillating hattrick here.

To those that don’t know, it’s my birthday today.

Sayonara.

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