Olivier Giroud

[Cosmin 2,484]

So we'll go with the false #9 formation.

Can't Giroud play two games in 24 hours?  

[Fulham Broadway 16,385]

Think he's a decent signing, especially for 15m. Can come in instantly and do a job, wont take time to settle/get used to a new league etc. He can play CL too. He should have been starting every week for the goons ahead of Lacazette.

 After the names we've been linked with, we could do a lot worse.,,but we could also do a lot better 

[xPetrCechx 13,546]

[Special Juan 27,093]

His agent has just arrived in London...of to Cobham.

[xPetrCechx 13,546]

His agent has just arrived in London...of to Cobham.

Source?

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[Special Juan 27,093]

1 minute ago, xPetrCechx said:

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Just confirmed on Talksport

[xPetrCechx 13,546]

[Azpinator 2,325]

Sums up our board situation this season.

[Pizy 17,860]

 No sneaky pics of a shirtless Giroud on a training bike yet?

[YorkshireBlue 2,823]

5 minutes ago, Azpinator said:

 

Sums up our board situation this season.

Am happy with giroud tbh mate

[Azpinator 2,325]

9 minutes ago, BluesMadLad said:

Am happy with giroud tbh mate

I am trying to be happy with him, but I end up in a big pile of indifference. Fingers crossed!

[iceboy 992]

 

[ulsterchelsea 3,213]

8 minutes ago, iceboy said:

 

In a generic car park?

[lucio 5,370]

harsh , scenes when he outscores aubama

 

[Barbara 15,149]

So, are you ok with Giroud signing? At Alvaro's time at Juventus, sometimes Llorente and Mandžukić were enough to displace him, both inferior players to Giroud IMO. I agree that Džeko might be a bit too much, because Alvaro doesn't seem confident, but Giroud should be just fine. I think good back-up striker could ease the burden on Alvaro's back, and when he'll play he'd know that goals aren't only for him to score, that there are others to carry the burden if he fucks up. Unlike situation from last half a season, when his competition and burden-sharer was only Michy.
And you say you followed Morata since forever. Can you tell us why didn't he play more at Juventus?

I think he'd do a better job than Bats.
He will start matches if Conte likes him because Morata will not start them all, for the same reasons he didn't in Juve. Personal problems and lack of confidence.
If Conte had a more competent striker Morata would have probably been eventually displaced by them, as he was in Juve.
But he was displaced only temporary and as part of the process to help him recover his confidence.
He had a very bad streak there, worse than for us, it took a few months, everyone's support for him to leave it behind him. Buffon talked to him a few times, took him under his wing, he had a lot of support from everyone, including fans and eventually he came out of it.
This news that a close friend of his was killed by a car accident left me even more worried about him if that's true.
This is who he is, but he's older now, I think he'll handle it better, or at least I hope so.

[Laylabelle 9,292]

Ooo so this is definitely definitely a actual done deal? No chance of Arsenal being like nahhhh.. Or us messing up. Or still more to come? 

[NiclasCFC 2,582]

1 hour ago, Special Juan said:

His agent has just arrived in London...of to Cobham.

Why isn't the deadline day thread open? I want to post and read about the yearly Hulk rumours!

[El P. 1,354]

7 minutes ago, Barbara said:

I think he'd do a better job than Bats.
He will start matches if Conte likes him because Morata will not start them all, for the same reasons he didn't in Juve. Personal problems and lack of confidence.
If Conte had a more competent striker Morata would have probably been eventually displaced by them, as he was in Juve.
But he was displaced only temporary and as part of the process to help him recover his confidence.
He had a very bad streak there, worse than for us, it took a few months, everyone's support for him to leave it behind him. Buffon talked to him a few times, took him under his wing, he had a lot of support from everyone, including fans and eventually he came out of it.
This news that a close friend of his was killed by a car accident left me even more worried about him if that's true.
This is who he is, but he's older now, I think he'll handle it better, or at least I hope so.

Well, I guess than he is lucky that he is in this Chelsea. 10 years ago Crespo would have come in and it would be game over.

But yes, with good back-up in Giroud, who can save our ass when time is dark, we should now support Morata as much as we can. I don't think Morata will ever be world-class, but he could be very good.