The Serie A season may have come to a close but Olivier Giroud’s scoring account remains open as he continues to net for country as well as club.
La Gazzetta dello Sport write how France head coach Didier Deschamps threw him into the fray in Faro against Gibraltar and Giroud responded by scoring goal number 54 for Les Bleus, the 24th of an excellent season on a personal level.
At almost 37 years old Giroud continues to score important goals for Milan and France. He closed the league season by scoring five goals in his last three games: a hat-trick against Sampdoria, a winner against Juve and one against Verona.
He punished Gibraltar too, scoring with his first real touch of the game. Milan are looking for another striker capable of playing with him and carrying on his legacy, but in the meantime he continues to score at the same rate as his Montpellier days.
As mentioned, Giroud has scored 24 goals this season: 18 with Milan and 6 with France, including 4 at the World Cup. He hasn’t scored more 2015-16 season with Arsenal, when he got 24 too.
In April he renewed his contract which is a sign of faith from Milan but also a recognition that he can continue to contribute at the highest level.
I’ve never understood why he’s so much underrated in France. This guy is a hard worker, a big professional, always smiling, always cheering for his team even when he was on the bench with Chelsea. I was glad when he came to Milan for cheap, but I didn’t think he would be that important for us. He’s also the best scorer in the history of our national team. Many people say he’s lucky. I don’t buy that. Crazy that Milan fans love him more than French people.
I know some people doesnt like him but he isnt liked in france, really ? they should adore him.
i think he has a great eye for making some spectacular goals due to his timing and precision and has made several goals for us that had me deeply impressed.
He also seems like a great profesional and down to earth man.
The man is a genius and inside the 18 yard area there is no one better than Olivier Giroud…he is real class .
I have always been a huge fan of his ,,his hold up play is brilliant he is so strong and he thinks so quickly to know exactly where to be at the right time …I am certain he will be a big influence for AC Milan next season and also for France ..