2. Alexander Meier
Another player who has a great heading ability and who would have guessed that the German was the Bundesliga top scorer in the year 2014-15, Meier might not be a household name in the world of football but his exploits for Eintracht Frankfurt has certainly won him a lot of plaudits in Germany.
The 32-year-old is built like a tank and plays mostly in the attacking midfielder’s role but has often player all alone up front as well. Meier has one great difference compared to Giroud and that is the fact that he is strong enough to hold the ball up really well, something that Giroud could pick up if he watches a few games of Meier.