Arsenal strolled to victory this weekend, with a comfortable 2-0 win away to Aston Villa, so instead of arguing with each other, the travelling Gunners’ fans chanted about Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish.
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Olivier Giroud is proving the sceptics wrong and steering Arsenal, who face holders Barcelona in the last 16 of the Champions League, towards what may be their best season of modern times, according to club manager Arsene Wenger.
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Aaron Ramsey celebrates as he scores Arsenal’s second goal past Brad Guzan of Aston Villa (L). First we performed under the pressure of a nightmare November to grind out a win over Sunderland and then we put our previous record away to Olympiacos firmly to one side when our backs were to the Champions League wall and we followed that by showing great professionalism to get the job done away to Aston Villa.
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“I know that Villa are fighting to survive and it was maybe a set of important points to win against a team low on confidence”, said Wenger.
It was his 50th Premier League goal, a landmark which Giroud has reached in fewer games for the club than all but Arsenal titans Thierry Henry and Ian Wright.
“He is at the top of his game”, said Wenger. “Finally the numbers get people to realise he is a good player”. I think he’s doing things on the training ground, he is picking up all the negatives and things we need to improve on, and looking over all the videos of what we have been doing. He says when you get the ball be positive and attack players. He is not spectacular individually but he is a very efficient player for the team. “He is also mentally very strong”.
He said: “We can still be safe but we are coming into a period where we have to win”. And while Giroud’s display here was not as emphatic as the one he delivered in Athens, there was still a rising to the occasion, an all-round contribution punctuated by Giroud’s 50th Premier League goal for Arsenal since he joined them three years ago. “On the back of the great win in Athens, we were hoping for a good draw. This is an opportunity for us to find that consistency”.
Aside from being able to hold up the ball, harass defenders and bring team-mates into play, Giroud is far more clinical this year, and has slowly but surely developed the knack of being in the right place at the right time.
The defeat means the Londoners stay fifth on 26 points, missing the chance to move into the top four ahead of Manchester United who suffered a shock 2-1 loss at Bournemouth on Saturday. Before his recent scoring run, the Frenchman was known more for his hairstyle, numerous tattoos, endorsing Hugo Boss fragrances and the fact that he was named the English Premier League’s (EPL) sexiest player.
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