Giroud hails Prem 'intensity'

16 October 2012 13:03

Arsenal forward Olivier Giroud believes the Premier League is the best domestic league in the world, saying: "It has such intensity."

The 26-year-old joined the Gunners from French champions Montpellier in the summer and has scored just once in the league so far this season.

Giroud, who top-scored in the French first division with 21 goals last season along with Paris Saint-Germain's Nene, concedes he finds the English top flight more intense.

"Yes but I have to be prepared to battle against some very tough and physical defenders who go for it," he told the London Evening Standard."

"That's the fighting spirit you find in England. The Premier League is the best in the world and it has more intensity than the French League."

"You need to be ready physically and there are a lot more better players, like in La Liga."

Source: team_talk