Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger hits back at critics following defeat of Fulham at Craven Cottage Arsenal still need strengthening but at least the win on Saturday will calm some nerves. Their pace on the counter was too much for one of the less speedy sides in the Premier League. Olivier Giroud, looking sharp throughout, scored the first, responding to all the talk of Wenger bringing in alternatives at centre-forward. "There is no guarantee the new guy who comes in will start every game," Wenger said, adding cryptically: "We might buy a big player and he will not play."" Karim Benzema has indicated that he will not be moving from Real Madrid. Giroud relished the challenge. "I did well today, like the team,"" he said. When it does not work, the fans want new signings. We really wanted to show that the squad is together. We want to give an answer together on the pitch, and we did that today. We played really well and we scored three goals, and now we are really confident. I am in a good run, I feel really confident. If there is a new striker coming, it's a good thing for the squad. Lukas Podolski is finding form at the right time, rounding off two further Arsenal breakaways with strong finishes from the edge of the area. They are playing like that because they enjoy the style of play and because they are ambitious. They want to win the league. They enjoy playing together and this is the first year when we have not been traumatised by losing players. If we can gain one, two or even three more, we will do it, but we did not play well because they are worried about their future. Yet Wenger observed that players could become nervous. The confidence is fragile individually for all of us and that is multiplied by 11 in a team. Sometimes, you play 20 minutes well and a player makes one bad pass in a difficult area, and that can disturb a whole team for 20 minutes. It is that fragile. Arsenal still need a more reliable keeper but Wojciech Szczesny did well against Fulham, saving from Adel Taarabt twice and Damien Duff. He was beaten by the poacher Darren Bent, who could reprise his old Spurs partnership with Dimitar Berbatov to good effect.