Olivier Giroud is satisfied as a Gunner – Football News

French forward, Olivier Giroud, is happy for his stay as a Gunner. He scored his opening goal against Coventry and since then he feels he is improving.

The former Montpellier star, Giroud has fired seven goals this season including four last month. As a result, he conquered hearts of many fans and gained confidence boost.

After netting stunning goals against Coventry and West Ham few months ago, Giroud found his old rhythm and momentum. He believes that these goals set his season off and running.

Giroud, who was the highest goal scorer last season in Ligue 1, initial goal drought came because of the Euro 2012. The French striker did not get full time to rest and practice for Arsenal. However, the things got better for Giroud after he scored his first goal as he gained respect and love from fans.

The French star was quoted in an interview to the official matchday programme, “Things improved when I scored my first goal, although I had no doubts that if I worked hard in training I could always score. I felt the support of the fans, my team-mates and the staff here, and that was really important to me. Getting off the mark against Coventry was a relief, and scoring at West Ham was another. That was really the beginning of my season – my ‘good debut’ if you like – and it launched things for me. After that I succeeded in playing well, scoring and making assists, and if I look at my ratio of minutes to goals it’s pretty good.”

The Arsenal star striker scored 25 goals from just 43 appearances last season. He is now eyeing to carry his rhythm for Arsenal’s next match against West Bromwich Albion.

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