YAMA Scouting Report: Olivier Giroud

Joel Pereira is a guest writer (we hope to be a full time writer) who is a big fan of Ligue 1 out of Toronto Canada. His first feature for us is a scouting report on the newest Gunner (reportedly) Oliver Giroud.  You can follow Joel on twitter @joel_pereira. -  DAG
Standing at 192cm this Chambery born striker has gone from relative obscurity to now being touted as one of the finest strikers to play in Ligue 1. Oliver Giroud has had a meteoric rise from playing in Ligue 2 to now being a fully capped international. It’s one that bears a similar resemblance to that of a former Tours player,best friend and current Arsenal defender; Laurent Koscielny.
Giroud is in simplest terms a pure number 9 who combines his physical stature with directness in play. He has excelled at leading the line in a primarily 4-2-3-1 formation employed by R. Gi...