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.
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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
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France
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age
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27
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age
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26
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Appearances
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43
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Appearances
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46
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Goals
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18
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VS
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Goals
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22
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Assists
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9
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Assists
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14
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Total Shots
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124
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Total Shots
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121
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Fouls Won
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71
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Fouls Won
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24
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Key Passes
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39
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Key Passes
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86
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Passing Accuracy
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68.80%
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Passing Accuracy
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83.40%
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Yellow Card
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5
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Yellow Card
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3
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Red Card
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0
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Red Card
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0
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