Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny has revealed that striker Olivier Giroud is starting to struggle due to the pressure of being the only recognised striker at the club.
The French duo are expected to feature in their important World Cup Qualifier against Ukraine on Friday night, but Koscielny believes his fellow countryman may be too tired to play at his best.
The Gunners are desperate to land a new striker to take the pressure off the former-Montpellier man, and Arsene Wenger is reportedly scouting several strikers with a view of making a move for them in January.
Despite starting the season in great form, Giroud has slowly gone off the pace a little bit and Koscielny has admitted that it’s down to fatigue.
“It’s true that he’s not scoring but he is setting them up, like he did against Dortmund.
“But he’s also playing game after game and hasn’t had a rest, so maybe he’s feeling a bit of fatigue.
“He’s very important for us – strong and always answers the call on the pitch.
“If you look at the games, he weighs enormously on the opposition’s defence. All the balls he wins are in the air with his back to goal. He works very hard up front.”
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt
