Olivier Giroud is proud of the progress he and his Arsenal team-mates have made this season, despite drawing stinging criticism from Thierry Henry over the weekend, and believes he can be an integral part of a side who challenge for the title. The former Montpellier forward has scored 17 goals in all competitions, recently scoring in six successive Premier League games as Arsenal mustered an eight-match winning streak. Yet Henry clearly remains unconvinced as to his compatriot’s ability and, in his capacity as a pundit on Sky at Sunday’s goalless draw with Chelsea, suggested Giroud “does a job but you can’t win the league [with him]”. “To get second in the league and win the FA...
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