Speaking to French radio station, RMC, Arsenal’s vice-captain Mikel Arteta has been talking about his teammates equalising goal for France in the dying seconds of their World Cup game against Spain [watch that goal here and listen to Wenger giggling].
He said
I’m happy for him because he has a lot of pressure here to replace van Persie. But he works very haar and I’m happy for him. Confidence will come and it will be good for us.
The pressure that has been placed on Olivier Giroud since his arrival at Arsenal has been nothing short of ridiculous with some quarters labelling him a flop, something that seems like it might have stuck for a bit as the Mirror today used the fact that he’s managed to score in a headline with more than a hint of incredulity, completely ignoring the fact that the player, playing in a new city and a new league and...
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