Arsenal star Aaron Ramsey is targeting the Premier League title after scoring in the 2-0 victory over Aston Villa, Express reports.
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Criticism of Olivier Giroud is unfair, insists Arsene Wenger.
The Frenchman answered doubts over his big-game temperament with a hat-trick on Wednesday at Olympiacos and Sunday’s all-round display drew praise from previous detractor Thierry Henry.
Yet he’s taken a lot of flak lately from media and pundits alike. “Who knows what will happen but we believe we can challenge for trophies”.
He said: “I believe he is at the top of his game”.
Ozil, however, was not the only player to impress for Arsenal on Saturday, with Petr Cech and Olivier Giroud reaching milestones, while Aaron Ramsey served another reminder that his best position is in central midfield. We have the option to go for a long ball, which is always very interesting’. He may not have electric pace and he likes to play with his back to goal, so maybe he isn’t a spectacular individual. “Sometimes, he’s frustrated that he doesn’t get the same balls back but he’s a very important link in our game”, he said. “Mentally he is very strong”.
Giroud will be looking to add to his tally on December 21 when leaders Arsenal host second-placed Manchester City in the Premier League. Catch him Tuesdays on KOZN 1620 The Zone.
Villa manager Remi Garde had been hoping to get one over his former mentor Wenger, who signed him as a player at Arsenal, but his team remain eight points adrift of safety at the foot of the table.
The Gunners won 2-0 at bottom side Aston Villa to move to 33 points from 16 games, but Leicester could leapfrog them with victory over reigning champion Chelsea in Monday night’s game.
With Garde admitting that he’s spent more time working directly with the players than he normally would owing to a smaller coaching staff at this minute, Sinclair said there was a heavy focus on looking at our negatives in games and working on them from the new gaffer. “Overall, it was a controlled performance and a great week for us”. I know in football you can change things, only with work and concentration.
Giroud, 29, became only the seventh Arsenal player to score 50 Premier League goals when he converted from the spot in the eighth minute after Alan Hutton pulled back Theo Walcott.
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Arsenal’s traditional problem is that at least one rival lasts the course while they falter, but both Manchester teams lack consistency, and Chelsea can surely now be safely discounted. Anything can happen. I don’t think we’ve sat down and talked about it as such, most of us are just focusing on what we need to do individually and collectively to survive.
