Olivier Giroud’s goal-scoring struggles carried into the new Premier League season, but the Arsenal striker now has taken flight.
Giroud scored a fine, scissor-kick goal Sunday in Arsenal’s 2-1 win over Crystal Palace in the Premier League. The goal was Giroud’s first of 2015-16, and he will have a hard time topping it in subsequent goals.
Giroud put Arsenal up 1-0 in the 16th minute when he volleyed home Mesut Ozil’s delivery into the Crystal Palace penalty area.
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Giroud’s personal goal drought in the Premier League stretched nearly seven full games, but he ended it at Selhurst Park — a venue in which he has enjoyed considerable success.
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Arsenal reportedly is considering signing a new striker (Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema has been linked with the Gunners recently), but Giroud, 28, said Saturday he can fire the Gunners to their 2015-16 targets.
Apparently, Giroud wasn’t kidding.
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