Posted on Tuesday, 17th July 2012 by Guest Blogger
Arsenal legend Ian Wright has given his verdict on the club’s two newest acquisitions – German international Lukas Podolski and French forward Olivier Giroud.
The ex-England international and SunSport columnist wrote:
‘When a player has done well in the Bundesliga, they generally impress in the Premier League. That’s why I am pleased ARSENAL have signed Lukas Podolski for £11m from Cologne.
‘He is an established German international and it’s good to see Arsenal sign a striker like this. Whether Podolski gets the chance to play with Van Persie remains to be seen.’
He added:
‘Striker Olivier Giroud has arrived from Montpellier for £13m and is another player who has done well in France. But I just hope his impact is better than Marouane Chamakh who came from Bordeaux, started well and then fizzled out.’
To be fair, I think Wright’s assessment on the two new Gunners is pretty accurate.
While I think Podolski will come into the side and shine – as most players do when they come from the Bundesliga – I do have my doubts about Giroud doing the same – despite his goal-scoring record for Montpellier last season.
I just hope he doesn’t replicate Chamakh’s impact – he comes in, starts off well and then fizzles out. While there is a possibility of this happening – purely because the Ligue 1 is no where near the Premier League in terms of competitiveness – I do believe Olivier is far more talented than Marouane. So hopefully lightning doesn’t strike twice.
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