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Wenger Explains Going With Theo Walcott Over Olivier Giroud
It has been revealed that Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger explained going with Theo Walcott over Olivier Giroud for their FA Cup final win over Aston Villa. Giroud was surprisingly demoted to the bench for the Wembley occasion. The Frenchman reasoned: 'Walcott was on a high because he scored a hat-trick last week. He came back in good form. Olivier Giroud has given a lot to the team since January but in the recent games I felt he was a bit jaded, a bit tired. 'I thought his (Walcott's) pace would be a problem for them because they place a high line and we have the combined pace of Alexis and Walcott. It was important for us to dominate the midfield to use our strikers. You don’t really know...
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