Danny Welbeck Confident Ahead of Arsenal Debut
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New Arsenal signing Danny Welbeck has expressed his confidence that he will perform well for both the club and England if given a chance to play as a central striker.
The 23-year-old is likely to have his Arsenal debut this week after leaving Manchester United in a £16m move on transfer deadline day. Welbeck had been with the Old Trafford giants since the age of eight, but became less of a vital player as each season passed.
He however showed a glimpse of what a treasure he could be to Arsenal, as he shone for England on Monday evening, scoring a brace in Switzerland to secure a winning start to their UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying campaign.
Welbeck said: “It is well known I prefer to play through the middle so when I get my opportunity I just want to show what I can do. Once I get into the box and get the opportunities I have got faith in my ability.
“Before I wasn’t getting into the box because I wasn’t playing too much as a striker and I had to worry about my defensive work. Listen, anyone can say what they want to say but I just know once I get the opportunity and a run of games up front I will do my best.
“That’s definitely what I need. It is good for any footballer to get a run of games. You become more confident and play much more at ease and to get a run of games would be absolutely perfect. That is my first 90 minutes this season so it is just the start of things and really looking forward to it.”
“It was good for me to get the two goals but it was more important for the whole team to get the win and off to a flying start and to get three points from scratch and that was the most pleasing thing.
“I think what we have worked this week in training a lot of it showed and that is very pleasing because it showed your hard work is not going to waste and that is what we have got – players in midfield who can break on beyond the attackers and we know if they get behind us we are going to sit in for them.
“We are fighting for each other as a team and that is most important.”
