Gary Lineker knows a thing or two about scoring, so when he made public his thoughts on Olivier Giroud it was with numbers in mind. ‘Playing in front of Arsenal's midfield,’ he wrote on Twitter. ‘Should guarantee a minimum of 25 goals a season, for a striker of note. Alas....’ The man who won the Golden Boot at the 1986 World Cup believes the silver service laid on by Alexis Sanchez, Santi Cazorla, Aaron Ramsey and Jack Wilshere, to name the starters against Besiktas, is of such quality Giroud should top the scoring charts. VIDEO Scroll down for Arsenal's Olivier Giroud puts on one V one masterclass in Austria
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Giroud again struggled to make an impact as Arsenal drew with Besiktas
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Gary Lineker tweeted that Frenchman should be scoring 25 goals a season given the quality of Arsenal's midfield
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Striker is 27 and should be in the prime of his career
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Struggles in matches against Arsenal's Premier League title rivals
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Growing belief that Arsene Wenger should buy a new striker
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Edinson Cavani, Radamel Falcao and Mario Balotelli are possibilities
Falcao - Not linked with @placeholder yet but certainly available.