Quotes form voters in this week's AP Global Football 10
LONDON (AP) - Quotes from voters in this week's Associated Press Global Football 10:
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Jonathan Johnson, beIN Sports USA, France
"What a week it was for Olivier Giroud and Arsenal. The France international scored four goals as Arsenal completed their improbable comeback to qualify from Champions League Group F and won comfortably away at Aston Villa to go second in the Premier League table."
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Marco Monteverde, News Corp. Australia
"How Manchester United would love to have Javier Hernandez in his current form. Manchester United's loss is Bayer Leverkusen's gain, with Hernandez's fine week including a Bundesliga hat trick and a Champions League goal against Barcelona."
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Manos Staramopoulos, Dimocratia, Greece
"Antoine Griezmann was again delightful in the Atletico Madrid match against Athletic Bilbao, scoring the winning goal with a very impressive shot."
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Umaid Wasim, Dawn Newspaper, Pakistan
"Arsenal needed someone to really step up this week and Olivier Giroud obliged. A solid hat trick completed their great escape in the Champions League before he scored again at the weekend to keep their Premier League title challenge firmly on track."
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Mike McGrath, The Sun, England
"Jamie Vardy and Leicester should start getting the respect they deserve after beating Chelsea and continuing their amazing run."
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Tito Puccetti, ESPN, Argentina
"Javier Hernandez has found a place in the world (at Bayer Leverkusen). And to think that Louis van Gaal's team, Manchester United, rejected him."
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Tom Timmermann, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, United States
"Between now and the end of the year, it seems increasingly likely we'll find out if Leicester City is for real, but more and more, it looks like the answer will be yes. They could be real enough to win the Premier League, which would be an absolutely amazing accomplishment."
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Aurelio Capaldi, RAI Sport, Italy
"Atletico Madrid had an amazing week as they finished top of their Champions League group and reached Barcelona at the top of La Liga - eight wins in a row in all competitions is an impressive consistency."