Firstly, to define world class you need to take two things into account, world class means to be among the best in the world, now giroud is a striker, i see people saying hes "world class" in his own way, this is nonsense, you have to judge him as a complete striker, therefore is giroud amongst the best strikers in the world? simple answer :NO , hes not an aguero, suarez, lewandowski etc, giroud is in great form but hes not world class, i see people saying but look, hes got the best goal ration this season blah blah, if he didnt get injured he would have been top scorer blah blah, lets be honest, giroud being out for 3 months is one of the reasons hes scoring so much now, hes had a rest, hes fresher, hes sharper mentally, hes not been over played, look at him last season he got 22 goals in 51 games playing as the main striker so NO him played a full season doesnt equal him scoring 30+ goals.

Secondly, to be considered world class you need to be atleast a 8/10 in the attributes needed in your particular position, girouds finishing is inconsistent 6.5/10, his movement outside box is not good 5/10, he relies on short passes to link up play 9/10, his dribbling is non existent 5/10, his pace is horrible sadly 4/10

I was looking on a coaching manual on how to define a world class striker, here are the requirements: -Clinical Finisher

-Selfish in the final third

-Ability to create their own goals

-Dangerous in the final third

-Ability to take players on 1v1

-Ability to be a target man for teammates

-Creative on the ball

giroud only ticks 1/2 out on the list, ps this is coming from a gooner who is unbiased, i love giroud but think we need a better striker to support him