Giroud further erased memories of his Monaco nightmare by opening the scoring as Arsenal eased past QPR 2-1 at Loftus Road - his fifth goal in his last five games. Arsenal boss Wenger believes heavy criticism of Giroud's profligate showing in 3-1 Champions League home defeat to Monaco "was a bit harsh". "Olivier (Giroud) has that mental strength, he's strong mentally too," he said.  "He can take criticism and respond, and he's shown that. "I feel that was a bit harsh on him because he missed some chances but that can happen. "We were all down after the Monaco game, but we responded well against Everton, and the confidence we got against Everton paid...
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