There were plenty of disappointments for Arsenal in their defeat at Tottenham Hotspur. Mesut Özil faded after his early goal, Aaron Ramsey was anonymous, Danny Welbeck had a couple of flashes, Santi Cazorla was unable to exert his usual influence and Olivier Giroud once again failed to step it up in a big game. Giroud is a good player and he sometimes scores good goals. Yet he tends to do it against the lesser teams and Arsenal have rarely been able to rely on him against tougher opponents. Arsenal needed someone to relieve the pressure for them, yet Giroud was dominated by Jan Vertonghen and Eric Dier and the ball just kept coming back at them. The Frenchman, whose assist for Özil’s goal looked unintentional, was bullied for most of the game and spent too long pleading for free-kicks – and before you say it, the way he played against Tottenham makes his goal against Manchester City feel like the exception rather than the norm. Giroud clearly has ability, but he has to contribute more.
Source: http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/feb/09/premier-league-10-talking-points
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