Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud, has revealed that the coaches at the club want him to show a “killer” attitude like Chelsea’s Diego Costa.
The former Montpellier man has scored eight Premier League goals this season and admitted that the coaching staff want him to do better.
“When I do this (he puts his head in his hands) after a missed chances, the coaches get a bit annoyed,” he told L’Equipe.
“They want me to have a “killer” attitude, almost insensitive. Diego Costa shows no emotion. I am more emotional. I have therefore learned to control my emotions. I try to be less demonstrative.
“With age, you get a little bit cleverer. I have learned from my mistakes. I have changed my habits, my way of training. I do a little bit more gym work and muscle work. I weigh one or two kilos more. I am gained in explosivity and I am more mobile.”
Arsenal have been recently linked with a summer move for FC Porto’s Jackson Martinez. Giroud says that transfer rumours can only spur him on.
“When you talk about a guy to play in your place, you feel offended because it is your place,” he said. “I here them saying: ‘They have Giroud and Welbeck but they need a world-class attacker’. It is like saying, we are not world-class attackers.
“Does it upset me? No but it stings. Recently there was a buzz around Jackson Martinez (Porto). The coach said nice things about him, the player said he would like to come.
“I heard that just before the Middlesbrough game. It gave me extra motivation. I was very pleased to score two goals.”
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