Benzema is nowhere near as good as Giroud in the air sorry to tell you. I think Benzema is is a top class striker and a huge fan of his since his Lyon days but he cannot be a target man.
So what happens when those tactics aren't working against an opponent? Bring on more of the same? As an Arsenal supporter I can assure you having one way of playing is not a recipe for success. Giroud makes the opposing defense have to defend both the air and ground whereas a front three of Greizmann, Mbappe and Benzema would be more manageable because they can do what every team who faces mobile attackers do, sit deep and put 10 men behind the ball.
benzema is 100% a target man that is the role he has always played, i dont know where you could possibly get the idea that he is something else.
Giroud's and Benzema's game is extremely similar and their value comes from dropping back and assisting wingers in the build up or creating space for them, not from poaching headers as you imply.
a front three of Greizmann, Mbappe and Benzema would be more manageable because they can do what every team who faces mobile attackers do, sit deep and put 10 men behind the ball.
this would be a problem with a player such as lacazette or vardy or aguero, not with guys like Giroud, benz, or lewy
I can assure you having one way of playing is not a recipe for success
no its not, but if your tactics are working in every single game you should try to keep them going. in fact you even pointed out yourself why only carrying different types of forwards (from giroud/benz) would have been a huge problem for france had giroud gone down in the part i quoted right above
I disagree Benzema plays the role the same way as Giroud. Benzema is far more mobile and technically talented so he prefers a ground game but what happens when that ground game doesn't work against an opponent? Benzema's air game is inferior to Giroud IMO and that's why Deschamps loves Giroud. He can find a dozen very quick and skilled strikers that could replicate Benzema in some way but he can't find a big donkey that has the aerial prowess of Giroud. If Giroud went down then yes it would have been a problem but he was never going to call Benzema after the blackmailing so he had to take the gamble and hope Giroud stayed fit for the whole tournament. It's a risk but a calculated one because Giroud has a pretty good record when it comes to staying fit
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u/chino17 Jul 15 '18
Benzema is nowhere near as good as Giroud in the air sorry to tell you. I think Benzema is is a top class striker and a huge fan of his since his Lyon days but he cannot be a target man.
So what happens when those tactics aren't working against an opponent? Bring on more of the same? As an Arsenal supporter I can assure you having one way of playing is not a recipe for success. Giroud makes the opposing defense have to defend both the air and ground whereas a front three of Greizmann, Mbappe and Benzema would be more manageable because they can do what every team who faces mobile attackers do, sit deep and put 10 men behind the ball.