Olivier Giroud: The silent hero
(Baonghean.vn) - Despite contributing a lot to the overall achievements of the French team, Olivier Giroud's ability and efforts have not been properly appreciated by the media and fans.
In the stalemate between France and Poland in the round of 16, Olivier Giroud unexpectedly "spoke up" with the opening goal. Thanks to the goal of the striker wearing the number 9 shirt, the team nicknamed Les Bleus easily defeated Robert Lewandowski and his teammates with a final score of 3 - 1, and at the same time appeared in the round of 8 strongest teams.
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| Olivier Giroud is currently the best striker of the French team. Photo: AFP |
Similarly, in the match against England in the quarter-finals, Olivier Giroud continued to shine to help France win the right to continue. Before Olivier Giroud scored, England had scored a goal to level the score at 1 - 1 and were gradually creating a favorable situation.
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Coach Didier Deschamps has great confidence in Olivier Giroud. Photo: Getty |
Obviously, the journey of the French team at the 2022 World Cup has a strong mark of the striker wearing the number 9 shirt. It is no coincidence that Olivier Giroud is often used by coach Didier Deschamps, and at times the strategist born in 1968 even "forgot" superstar Karim Benzema.
Up to this point, Olivier Giroud has a total of 4 goals, 1 goal behind Messi and Kylian Mbappé. This is a rather fragile gap when all 3 strikers still have 1 match ahead.
In particular, with his goal against Poland in the round of 16, Olivier Giroud officially surpassed the milestone of 51 goals for the French team of the legendary Thierry Henry. Strangely, the media was quite reserved about that event. Is it because Olivier Giroud is not a famous star like many of his colleagues?
Recently, football fans have talked too much about Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Luka Modric, forgetting that Olivier Giroud will also say goodbye to the World Cup after this tournament. Don't forget that the striker, who is currently playing for AC Milan, is about to turn 37, the age at which his football career is on the decline.
Certainly, the 2022 World Cup is Olivier Giroud's last major tournament in the national team. Because French football is introducing many potential strikers, typically Marcus Thuram and Christopher Nkunku. However, to achieve success like Olivier Giroud is not simple.
With what he has done and is doing for the French team, Olivier Giroud deserves to be honored as a living legend of French football. It is known that Tours Club - Olivier Giroud's old team - is planning to rename the Vallee du Cher stadium to Stade Olivier Giroud./.
