Definitely, we should never bury the great Chelsea center-forward who, even at 34 and announced at the end of the bench, came out of his box to score twice. One week before the clash against Germany, Giroud made his number 9 shine again!
“We must not set limits in life,” said the person on Sunday during a press videoconference from Clairefontaine. Being the holder, “it’s still a goal, that’s what keeps me going”.
“I am a needy person, I will do everything to get there, but never to the detriment of the collective. It is an objective but it does not obsess me in any way”, had launched this great believer in front of the Eternal.
The return of Benzema after more than five and a half years of absence in the selection was enough to make doubt the former player of Montpellier and Arsenal, almost deprived of any playing time with Chelsea in this second half of the season concluded by a coronation in Champions League, but as a supporting role.
“No mood”
However, as always, Giroud did not let go and it was he who showed a big smile after his double (83rd, 90th), a few minutes after the exit of Benzema, grimacing and dragging his injured right leg until platform.
Fingers raised to the sky, the unstoppable French center-forward of the 2018 World Cup in passing brought his total of goals to 46 under the blue jersey, 5 less than the top scorer in the history of the Blues Thierry Henry. “No matter what the circumstances, we don’t give up, when we call on me we get the job done,” said the striker at M6’s microphone.
The lining of the lining
The Phoenix of Chelsea is reborn once again from its ashes after having waxed the bench of the Blues for long months, without really prospect of overthrowing the hierarchy. Will he succeed with the Blues? Nothing seems impossible concerning him. After a scoreless World Cup, but an essential role for the team, he delivered three good years: four goals in six qualifying matches for the Euro in the fall of 2019, three new achievements a year later in the League of nations and a double for his 100th selection last October. Didier Deschamps knows how much his player can be precious, like the fox of the surfaces that he was on Tuesday, and in a role of first defender in which he also thrives. But he was also worried about his lack of playing time early in the preparation. With a double, the lining has proved that he could still bring a lot before a big competition where Karim Benzema will, except forfeit, act as an attraction. “I am not going to tell you that I am claiming anything, I do my part of the work and I am fully behind the France team so, I have no mood, no resentment, no grudge, I am at peace and I enjoy every moment, “the giant (1.93 m) told the press. Yesterday, the entire France team took advantage of his pugnacity.
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