Chelsea. Loathed by many in France. Olivier Giroud continues to divide opinion. At Stamford Bridge his Blues team-mates, and manager Frank Lampard, are full of praise for the 34-year-old’s professionalism, dedication and workrate.
But in his home country, he is often still the scapegoat when things go wrong, his talents forever compared unflatteringly to the likes of Karim Benzema.And herein lies the problem.
Giroud wants to start for France at the Euros. But until recently he wasn’t getting a look-in at Chelsea.Giroud has always had to prove people wrong.
As a teen at Grenoble, his coach told him “You’re not good enough for Ligue 2, let alone Ligue 1.”At 21, he was still knocking around the French lower leagues eyeing a career as a PE.
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