Wenger: Eduardo can shine

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Wenger has stressed the £7million signing from Dinamo Zagreb is not designed to be a direct replacement for Thierry Henry but the Arsenal boss is more than happy with the attributes Eduardo adds to his squad.

"I would not be scared to throw Eduardo in from the start," Wenger said. "He has settled in very well. Eduardo is a fighter, he can score goals, he is quick, he is a team player so you are never scared to put these players in."

Wenger added: "You know how big the pressure is on a striker - when he does not score for a while, they say 'What is he doing?' or 'Has he the level to be in there?'

"I remember answering the question for Thierry Henry. 'Okay, he created chances but do you think he can score goals?' - and he scored a few.

"So it is very important to score, but not for me, it is more to have a certain peace from outside."

Wenger is confident his squad can emerge from the shadow of record goalscorer Henry.

With Robin van Persie fit again and Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor - currently out with a groin problem - the Gunners certainly have plenty of attacking options.

Wenger said: "You have to accept that the team will be different, you cannot compare any individual.

"We have had a few good strikers at Arsenal and no-one scored as many goals as Thierry Henry so you cannot put that kind of pressure on anybody. The only thing I can say is that we have a strong belief, a great desire for success."