Arsenal star Olivier Giroud has revealed that manager Arsene Wenger helped him through a tough month after it was revealed that the striker cheated on his wife with an underwear model in a hotel just hours before playing football.
The Frenchman was pictured in just his boxers in a hotel room, and the underwear model, Celia Kay, revealed all about her one-night stand with the Arsenal man.
With a lot of pressure on him coming from the media, Giroud has admitted that Wenger helped him out through the tough times and became a trusty friend throughout the scandal.
Giroud has also revealed that playing football also helped him take his mind off of his problems outside of the game, and yesterday he took his personal goal tally to 18.
In a recent interview about the scandal, Giroud said: ‘It was difficult to live with. You have to be strong mentally. I use the pitch as an outlet. The contribution of the coach [Wenger] was very important. I could talk with him, as I have done with the [France coach] Didier [Deschamps].
‘It’s good that there was a dialogue. Now I want to forget it, to move on and make a fresh start.’
‘There were things that were true, others things which were false. But that’s the past. Anything that does not kill me makes me stronger. I am convinced that everything that’s happened lately will make me stronger.
‘I also go out stronger on the pitch. Whenever I had to respond on the picth, I said this. That’s all I have to do: focus on the field for my club and take care of my family.’
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles
