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Arsenal: 10 Massive Things We Learned About Gunners In 2016

By Josh Sippie

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 28: Arsene Wenger, Manager of Arsenal looks on before the UEFA Champions League group A match between Arsenal FC and FC Basel 1893 at the Emirates Stadium on September 28, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 28: Arsene Wenger, Manager of Arsenal looks on before the UEFA Champions League group A match between Arsenal FC and FC Basel 1893 at the Emirates Stadium on September 28, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) /
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Arsenal, Mesut Ozil, Olivier Giroud
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3. Mesut Ozil needs Olivier Giroud

Crazy, right? Just last season the outcry was that Mesut Ozil needed a speedy striker that could be picked out for long balls and make Ozil truly unstoppable. Seemed logical enough. Get rid of big, blundering Giroud, who spoils so many of the German’s assists, and get someone like Griezmann.

Well, this season Arsenal has turned Alexis into that striker that we thought Ozil needed and surprise! The German maestro is starved of assists. He didn’t get his first assist until Giroud got back and scored his first goal. Fluke? Not quite.

Ozil used Giroud to win the West Brom match and showed yet again that our maestro needs that big target to focus in on in the middle of the box. 19 assists he accumulated last year and nine went through Olivier Giroud.

So let’s drop this “Giroud is holding Ozil back” ridiculousness and accept that he actually makes Ozil much better. Here’s to hoping Giroud stays around for the long haul.

At No. 2, we’re talking absentees and what they bring and how they’re missed.

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