The start of Olivier Giroud's adventure turned into a nightmare. While Los Angeles FC was eliminated in the conference semi-finals, the French world champion displays starving statistics.
Olivier Giroud will have experienced a particularly complicated second half of the year. For his farewell to the French team, the top scorer in the history of the Blues first had to be content with crumbs at the Euro, with only 57 minutes of play, not the slightest goal and an elimination in the semi-finals. -final against Spain.
And if the holidays were short for the former Gunner, his golden exile in MLS will not have been the rejuvenation hoped for. Arriving at the heart of the summer at Los Angeles FC, where he notably found his friend Hugo Lloris, the Savoyard had a particularly frustrating start with the Angelenos. The Californian franchise certainly won the US Open Cup, the French world champion even scoring in the final, but the elimination in the Conference semi-finals on Saturday against Seattle put an end to the dream of coronation in MLS.
Olivier Giroud will finally be able to cut
And against the Sounders, Olivier Giroud delivered a performance in line with the previous ones. Ghostly in the game, he was never able to weigh on the opposing defense, only shooting once on goal in 70 minutes, and therefore ended the season without the slightest goal in MLS, ultimately having to settle for two goals in 19 matches in all competitions. A record unworthy of his status, especially since he was coming off a season with 17 goals and 9 assists with AC Milan.
The three months of truce until the resumption, on the 1stis
next March, will not be too much. Whether it is to take a real period of rest after having quickly completed Euro and MLS last summer or to follow a proper preparation.
