Olivier Giroud is set to pen a new deal that would keep him with the Gunners through 2018. Being a football fan is a constant battle between logic and hope. Most of us are perfectly balanced, can recognise a good player -- and even more readily, a bad player -- when we see one. We can criticise our team just as clearly as any other, and leave blind loyalty at the door when it comes to objectively assessing the players in front of us. But sometimes logic is swept aside, especially during preseason. We all know these games mean nothing, really. They're extended practice sessions that people have been invited to watch, but when your side demolishes a team that finished second in their league...
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