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da esport bet： Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes that £9.6 million arrival Olivier Giroud will be a success at the club, despite being unable to open his account for the Gunners thus far.
Giroud signed for Arsenal in June after an impressive season for French Ligue 1 champions Montpellier, in which the striker was the division’s top scorer with 21 goals. However, the 25-year-old Frenchman has failed to convert numerous opportunities that have been presented to him in Arsenal’s first three matches against Sunderland, Stoke City and Liverpool.
To add more pressure to Giroud, the two other major summer signings for Arsenal Lukas Podolski and Santi Cazorla both opened their accounts for the Gunners in the impressive 2-0 victory at Anfield on Sunday.
Despite this, Wenger remains positive about his target man, and says he just needs time to settle down. He told The Guardian, “I am confident about him. Giroud is in an adaptation period. He has shown he is ready for a fight and I am sure he will adapt to the intensity of an English striker. Against Skrtel he discovered what the Premier League is all about.”
Giroud will be hoping he can shake the proverbial monkey off his back by getting on the score sheet against newly-promoted Southampton on September 15th.
Meanwhile, one player who has made an extremely impressive start to the season is injury-prone midfielder Abou Diaby. Diaby’s performances of late have been reminiscent of the great Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira and have harboured critics who were worried about the departure of Alex Song to Barcelona.
Wenger for one is delighted that he has stuck by Diaby, who was restricted to just four substitute appearances last season after an injury plagued campaign, “I stood behind him because he is not only a fantastic player but a fantastic guy as well. He hasn’t played for a year but now he looks in good shape.”
In regards to Diaby, Wenger will be observing the international break with bated breath as he hopes his flamboyant midfield man will remain unscathed as he turns out for France in their World Cup qualifiers against Finland and Belarus, “there is more to come but let’s touch wood and hope it goes well in the next two to three weeks because he is going away with the national team. He will travel a lot and play two games in four days.”
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