Having started the last three Premier League games on the bench, it's clear that Olivier Giroud's status as first choice centre-forward for Arsenal is under real threat. Theo Walcott got the nod in the league, and has scored twice so far this season, while the Frenchman blew his chance of staking a claim with a soft sending off in Zagreb. However, Arsene Wenger has backed the former Montpellier man to show his quality and react to the disappointment he must be feeling. 'With Olivier Giroud it is a competition with Walcott,' the manager told Arsenal Player. 'When one plays people always ask, ‘Why did you not play the other one?’ 'When you have two top-level strikers, some games...
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