years to come.

"Thierry Henry and Robin van Persie didn't become the players they are within one season," Giroud told L'Equipe."I've reached a very high level at 26 years old.

"Take Van Persie. He really exploded two, three years ago at Arsenal. With regards to Thierry Henry, I scored as many goals as him during my first season.

"I like the idea of establishing myself as striker number one at Arsenal, and that later on people say 'at Arsenal there was Henry, Van Persie and Giroud'."

Giroud did score 17 goals in his first season with the club but Henry actually fired 26, while Van Persie was a relatively slow started with just ten in his first season at the club back in 2004/05.

Both players excelled throughout their spell in north LondonMonday, September 21, 2009

One of the privileges of teaching...

One of the privileges of teaching is that you get to meet very special people. People who set an example for how you should live your life. This week I picked up fabric from Rachel L. Rachel, a textile major, took my class last spring. She's a fantastic student and it came as no surprise that she won one of the fellowships that Moore offers their students. She traveled to Ghana to help set up a textile studio and teach women in a tiny village how to print fabric. Despite catching typhoid and coming home with four different parasites (two of which she is still battling), she had a fantastic experience. She showed me pictures of all of the amazing