Arsenal
have been targeting Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema since long. Benzema’s
arrival will definitely help his international teammate Olivier Giroud.
Benzema
and Giroud both had an excellent 2013-2104 season, their impressive
performances has given them a World Cup spot.
Here is a head to head comparison:
Benzema
is an influential player, his presence is very important for a team. While for
Giroud, he lacks such quality.
Key
passes, through balls and finishing qualities can be found in both. But few qualities
are there which are not present in both of them.
Giroud:
Defensive contribution, strong in air, likes to set up lay off and has the
quality to avoid offside trap.
Benzema:
Long shots, strong in ball control, shielding, likes counter attacking style of
play but defensive contribution and offside awareness is very
weak.
Lets
see who is a better striker from last season’s stats.
Olivier Giroud - Stats
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Karim Benzema - Stats
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Club
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Arsenal
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Club
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Real
Madrid
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Nationality
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France
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Nationality
|
France
|
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age
|
27
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age
|
26
|
|
Appearances
|
43
|
Appearances
|
46
|
|
Goals
|
18
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VS
|
Goals
|
22
|
Assists
|
9
|
Assists
|
14
|
|
Total Shots
|
124
|
Total Shots
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121
|
|
Fouls Won
|
71
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Fouls Won
|
24
|
|
Key Passes
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39
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Key Passes
|
86
|
|
Passing Accuracy
|
68.80%
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Passing Accuracy
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83.40%
|
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Yellow Card
|
5
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Yellow Card
|
3
|
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Red Card
|
0
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Red Card
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0
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Do
you think if Arsenal sign Benzema then Giroud will become a bench player?
Have
your say below.
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