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Giroud's scorpion kick was luck, not skill - Koscielny
Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny has suggested Olivier Giroud's spectacular effort against Crystal Palace was a matter of luck rather than skill.
The France striker made headlines with a sublime scorpion kick that gave Arsenal the lead in their 2-0 Premier League win on New Year's Day.
But Koscielny believes his compatriot would struggle to re-create the goal on the training pitch.
"Oli's goal was very lucky," Koscielny told the club's official website.
"He can try that 10 times but I am not sure he would score it 10 times. He had a little bit of luck for that goal but he tried it, so it is a nice goal.
"The goal was very quick because we started in our box...
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