Koscielny speaks highly of Giroud: by SV
Yesterday, I saw an interview which gave me quite a lift, in the midst of all these rumours of Song and van Persie. The clip was of our own Bosscielny, who was praising our new-boy Olivier Giroud. A quote, from Arsenal.com, is as below.
“I am happy he has joined the Club because he played very well at Montpellier,” the defender told Arsenal Player. I played with him at Tours and he was a great player then – now he is even more confident and scores a lot of goals. I know his qualities and he will give a lot for us.
“I know he has the physical quality to play in this league. For a striker it is about confidence and I am sure he is working hard to start well with Arsenal. He is tall, like Marouane Chamakh and is also good with his back to goal. I think if we play with technical guys he will be happy, and in the box he is a good finisher.”
“After that I left for Lorient and he stayed one year, and he won the award for top scorer. After that he went to Montpellier and scored a lot of goals. He is a champion with Montpellier and I am very happy for him.”
One reason that this raises my spirits is that, obviously, Koscielny rates Giroud pretty highly. And, if I may say so, I think that Koscielny knows what good strikers look like – having successfully contained some of the very best of them. I know that he’s hardly likely to slag off a fellow team-mate, but neither is he under obligation to praise him. So that’s one plus of Boss’ statement.
Also, it heartened me to hear that Giroud has found a partner to help him settle into English football/life. The fact that he has someone who speaks the same language as him, and who he knows from previous times, will make his transition to England much smoother. And both of our other summer signings have similar partners. Think about Podolski’s bromance with Mertesacker, or Cazorla’s connection with Arteta.
All of these things help with the team unity. As a squad, we look together and strong at the moment. This is important now, but will be crucial when the going gets tough later in the season. Can you remember how Manchester City’s squad fractured every single time they were in a tough spot? When they lost against Bayern, the Tevez saga kicked off. When they lost to Chelsea, Ballotelli and Richards got in a scrap. When they lost to us (hehehe…), Ballotelli was rejected by his teammates. The list could go on. We, on the other hand, rarely see a case of infighting. I think the most recent one was William Gallas, when he had a bit of a sulk after a match. And he was a twat anyway.
If we can keep this unity, fans and players, it will be a HUGE asset as the season begins.
3 days left.
COYG!
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