Olivier Giroud did his best to
convince manager Arsene Wenger that he does not need to sign a new
striker this summer with a quickfire brace to get Arsenal's pre-season
campaign off to a winning start.
The
France international, who was the Gunners first-choice centre-forward
last season, scored twice within minutes of coming on as a second half
substitute to fire the perfect reminder to Wenger, as the Barclays
Premier League side smashed seven past an Indonesian Dream Team in
Jakarta.
Arsene Wenger
fielded a strong team for his side's first pre-season match of the
summer, Mikel Arteta, Per Mertesacker, Theo Walcott, Alex
Oxlade-Chamberlain, Aaron Ramsey and Kieran Gibbs all starting the
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium.
Afterwards Wenger said: 'We played with good technical skill and overall it was a positive night.
'It felt like we were playing at home because of the great supporter.
'It
was 1-0 at half time but the gap got bigger when we made subsitiutions
late on when they were tiring. But of course our power made a big
difference in the end.
'Everyone
came through well, it was interesting to see our young players. We
played at a good pace and played penetrating football.
'I
like Olivier Giroud, he scored 17 goals last season and I'm sure he
will improve again. Wilshere had a bit of flu, but he will play the next
game.
'All the youngsters did well tonight, I was happy with all of them.
'Yes my contract expires in 2014, but there is a good chance I'll stay longer.'
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