Olivier Giroud continues to prove himself to be evergreen as he shows up with key goals for AC Milan time and time again, with last night’s win over Dinamo Zagreb a prime example.
MilanNews writes how Giroud has become the attacking leader of the Rossoneri despite having only arrived a year ago. The physical problems of the various Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Ante Rebic and Divock Origi mean the Frenchman is now an unmovable point of reference for the entire forward department.
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The way that Giroud and Rafael Leao have struck up a chemistry is clear for all to see, and the veteran striker has been able to take advantage of his importance by scoring from a penalty against Sampdoria and then doing the same versus Dinamo Zagreb last night after Leao had won the penalty.
Giroud’s penalty record is as follows: 24 goals scored out of 25 attempts in his career, which is practically perfect. He has not failed a penalty since 26 September 2012 when he played for Arsenal against Coventry in the cup, which the Gunners won 6-1 anyway.
The goal scored yesterday by Giroud represents the first he has netted in 7 appearances for Milan in the Champions League, and it is the perfect way to lead into the huge game against Napoli on Sunday.
Wow, 96%? Probably the best record in the world. Ibra used to miss 1 out of 2.
I think Ibra has missed 3 out of the last 4… 😀
The man Olivier Giroud what can I say .He is class and when he steps onto the pitch he always believes he will win . Just to add I am extremely happy for Olivier to be recalled to the France squad ,don’t bet against him ending up being Frances record goal scorer .I certainly won’t ..He is a winner .