DBasia.news – Olivier Giroud could breathe a little easier. He has now collected 42 goals for the French national team, nine goals away from equaling Thierry Henry’s record top scorer.
France beat Ukraine in a friendly match on Thursday (8/10) in the morning WIB with a landslide score of 7-1. French goals were scored by brace Olivier Giroud, Eduardo Camavinga, Vitaliy Mykolenko own goals, Corentin Tolisso, Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann.
Olivier Giroud also made two special notes. First, the 34-year-old striker has now made 100 appearances for the French national team.
The second thing is more special, the striker who played at Chelsea added his tally to 42 goals for the French national team. He surpassed Michel Platini’s tally.
Now, Olivier Giroud is the second highest scorer in the French national team. He only needs nine more goals to at least equal Thierry Henry as the national team’s all-time top scorer with 51 goals.
Olivier Giroud is coach Didier Deschamps’ trusted striker. He still uses the services of the aging attacker, even though he has minimal playing time at Chelsea.
Giroud is unable to compete with young Chelsea attackers such as Tammy Abraham and Timo Werner. As a result, Giroud is only played in competitions ‘below the’ Premier League level.
Rumor has it, from the transfer market in January yesterday, Olivier Giroud was reportedly going to be recruited by Inter Milan. However, it did not materialize.
Giroud has been in the Chelsea uniform since 2018. He has won the FA Cup and Europa League titles.
Giroud has made 91 appearances for Chelsea with 29 goals and 14 assists. Giroud sometimes likes to be the difference, even if he is played from the bench.