WELCOME BACK OLIVIER GIROUD RETURN TO ARSENAL

Giroud regen at Arsenal as ‘hopeless’ star gets a kicking after

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Mikel Merino celebrates goal for Arsenal vs Leicester.

Arsenal have stumbled on a new Olivier Giroud but one star should pack it in now after victory over Leicester.

Dismal Sterling

Well we can expect a lot more Merino at CF in the next month or so then – much more dangerous when he came on, two goals nonwithstanding.

Really wanted to give Sterling the benefit of the doubt and don’t believe he has deserved all the stick so far this season, but this was a dismal outing.

Can’t beat a man, can’t stay onside, won’t make a run, can’t pick a pass.

A real shame, but such is life.

Tom (so do we now look for a CM

Hopeless Sterling

First things first. Very important win against Leicester. Ground it out and that’s all we can ask for at the moment. There will be tougher games ahead though.

But, can we talk about former football player, Raheem Sterling? I keep seeing/hearing phrases like ‘out of sorts’, ‘not his day today’ and ‘he struggled to get into the game’. That’s because he is so far past his prime! He is hopeless

I’m not knocking his career. He’s done brilliantly. But time waits for no man. Him in particular it would seem; No pace, no cohesion with his teammates and can’t even keep onside. Maybe his eyes are going too…?

Chelsea have a good track record in giving us rubbish. Willian is another that springs to mind. I know Sterling was a loan deal, but the quicker we send him back to Chelsea the better.

Nwaneri though? The kid is gonna be brilliant (if he isn’t already!).

Stu – Gunner in France (I’m 52 and reckon I’d take Sterling in a race).

Welcome back, Giroud

I could say it’s sad to see Sterling’s demise but on his salary and taking into consideration i’m 57 I would love to have his savings so I could retire now but I think he should and goodbye and good riddance!

Can Arsenal do it? That really depends on Liverpool and their nerve. People call Arsenal ‘bottlers’ but only one team can ‘bottle’ the league this season.

Last point: both goals were immaculate poachers goals today and It could have been Giroud playing. Come on Arsenal.

I think i’ll put my feet up tonight with a nice glass of wine and listen to the Psychedelic Furs. Happy Days

Chris, Croydon

ATP blame game

Whilst I’m sure the tribalistic, knee-jerk, reaction will be a pile-on onto City, can I just point out the following? When the Prem announced it was introducing APT rules, City warned them that they were unlawful. The PL went ahead anyway (fair enough at this point I suppose) and City duly went to tribunal.

READ MORE: Man City crush Newcastle in APT Derby as Bournemouth eye Champions League – it’s the 3pm Blackout

Chelsea’s ‘sorry season’

As the latest ludicrous statement from the Italian tactical genius regarding having to play on transfer deadline day, so that he didn’t have time to buy replacements for his two injured forwards, is digested we are left asking what about the month of January? The laughable demise of the bloated squad to a threadbare collection of wingers and reserve goalkeepers sums up the sorry season unfolding. They used to say “West Ham” when the question was posed “what comes down with the Christmas decorations in January?” but we can now change it to Chelsea. Garnacho would have been such a perfect signing to add to the current list of inconsistent, go-missing wingers.

The only positive from the season is the profit to be made in backing whoever Chelsea are playing, the bookies still haven’t cottoned on to how bad the Blues are. 55 points looks about the likely final points total, so it could all depend on beating Real Betis in the last 16 of the Conference League as to whether Maresca makes it to the end of March.

Keith Miller, Victoria, Australia