Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud feels Arsenal must continue to believe in themselves and their abilities and quickly move on from the disappointing loss to Manchester United.
The Gunners will face Schalke next in the Champions League, with the German side already having beaten them 2-0 at the Emirates a couple of weeks back. Arsenal's form leading up to the crucial game does not bode too well, but Giroud insists if his side stick to their principles, the results will start going their way.
"We have to continue to play through the lines, to find the solutions and to keep confident about our qualities," Giroud told the club's official website. "That is what the boss has his finger on and wants us to do, to keep playing our football.
"Schalke may defend strongly and it might be difficult for us to break them down, but we must keep going and going, keep playing football and keep confident -- we have to go forward.
"We are a team that always likes to play football, with quality passing and movement, so to just defend and not play is not Arsenal."
Giroud said his Arsenal side did not underestimate Schalke in their previous game, where the Germans deservedly took all three points after outplaying the Gunners in all departments.
"I don't think we underestimated Schalke in the last match, I just don't think our overall performance was good enough on the night," he added.
"Schalke are experienced in the Champions League and we had seen videos of them, and we had analysed their game and their qualities. We were not surprised by their qualities and their players."
The French international striker revealed the Gunners would travel to Germany in search of all three points after falling behind their opponents in the Champions League Group B table.
"We want to go to Germany with the idea of winning," he said. "We want to show our mental and technical qualities. "We go to Germany confident.
"I know that Schalke will consider Arsenal as a good team, so although they won the first leg, we know that they expect to play a hard game because we want to do better."
The former Montpellier forward admitted he finds life in the English Premier League a lot different to the French League. "I must say, I prefer English football because I have more invested in each match," he added. "You just have to be more physical and athletic in every single match.
"There are no easy matches in England. You have to be ready to make contact with very hard defenders each time you go on to the pitch. I was ready for this challenge and I must say that I am not surprised at what I am now experiencing."
