Arsenal’s Sanogo: ‘Pundits criticise but I’ll play, improve & score. It’s gonna happen’ [L’Equipe]

If you can’t be good, be confident.

Arsenal striker Yaya Sanogo is featured in French daily L’Equipe on Monday, and the young Les Bleus forward has shown off his self confidence in an interesting interview with the broadsheet.

The 21-year-old forward is yet to open his Premier League scoring account with Arsenal, however the attacker bagged a brace in France U21s 5-1 win against Kazakhstan last week.

Speaking to L’Equipe, Sanogo has backed himself to come good at the Emirates:

On his move from Auxerre to Arsenal:

Football is the football, but it’s a bit like going from 6th to 3rd once. It takes time to adapt. When you come out of Ligue 2 and you end up in a duel with [Man City’s Vincent] Kompany, it is not an easy task.

On turning a corner:

On all aspects (of my game) I’ve evolved. When you train with great players every day, you progress. When you play big teams, it helps gain experience.

The fans expect me to score more, but once the first one goes in they’ll come. At 21, it’s not easy to play striker at Arsenal. You have to fight every day to prove his worth. But Wenger just pushes me to continue my work will eventually pay off.