Henry jibe hurt my pride:Giroud

The Arsenal legend criticised the current Gunners
striker earlier this season and the 28-year-old
admits that he was "irritated" by the former star's
statement
Olivier Giroud admits Thierry Henry’s criticism of
his attributes hurt his pride but says that such
statements are merely “part of the game”.
Henry c
laimed earlier this season that Arsenal
needed to recruit a marquee striker in order to win
the Premier League, while casting doubt on
Giroud’s ability to lead the line in a title-chasing
team.
"I think Giroud is doing extremely well but can you
win the league with him? I wouldn't think so," he
told Sky Sports after Arsenal's 0-0 draw with
Chelsea.
The France international, who is currently
preparing to face Belgium on Sunday, scored 19
goals in 2014-15, including a strike in the 4-0 FA
Cup final win over Aston Villa, and says that
Henry’s jibe hit him hard.
"I will never win unanimous support,” he told
reporters. “Apparently Titi (Henry) corrected
himself recently.
"He said that he was thinking about competition,
that he wanted Arsenal to have many strikers who
can score goals.
"He was a little brutal at the time, so it caused a
fuss, but that is what he's asked to do as a pundit
and I didn't lose any sleep over it.
"Of course, it hurts your pride - it brings into
question the work you do every day. It irritates
you, and I was a little annoyed, but I quickly put it
behind me. I talked to the coach (Wenger) and the
most important thing is to have the support of the
people around you, who have faith in you, the staff,
my team-mates.
"We can only answer on the pitch and that is also
why the FA Cup was important."