Top scorer in the history of the French team, Olivier Giroud has announced the end of his international career at the end of the Euro next July.
Without a doubt, the current AC Milan center forward will leave a huge mark in the history books of the French team. Firstly because he is to date the Blues’ top scorer, even if his record will certainly be beaten in the years to come by Kylian Mbappé. Beyond the numbers, Olivier Giroud has competed with the Blues for more than ten years, always or almost as a starter. Enough to put him at the top of the legends of French football? Not for Johan Micoud. On the set of the Chaîne L’Equipe, the former Werder Bremen and Girondins de Bordeaux midfielder praised Giroud’s remarkable career with France. But in his eyes, the former Arsenal striker lacks a little something to be compared to players such as Thierry Henry or David Trezeguet for example.
“He will have marked the history of the French team. But I find that in certain important World Cup or Euro matches, goals are missing that would have qualified the team. That’s a little lacking in Giroud’s international career, even if he will remain a notable player thanks to his record of goals in selections. A player like Trezeguet for example will have had a greater impact on people’s minds in my opinion than Giroud. The only Giroud goal that I instinctively remember is the one against England (at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar). It’s a World Cup quarter-final, it’s huge, it gives you victory. But if we compare to Trezeguet, he gives you a goal which offers you a title” commented Johan Micoud, comments which did not fail to make Internet users react.
Johan Micoud shocks Internet users
“We will be happy to have Olivier AND David on the Legends Podcast. For us, they are both legends of the Blues. », “Oh yeah, I would have preferred not to watch this video before sleeping”, “We take a breath”, “He’s jealous of Olivier”, “We’re a little fed up with this jealousy between footballers, right? Trezeguet AND Giroud are legends of the Blues. Not Micoud, as luck would have it, even if he was undoubtedly a great player. It still exudes frustration”, “No no just the top scorer in the history of the EDF, anything serious” or “No, he says that in relation to his time and his experience. Right now. And he’s totally wrong. It’s sad… although I usually love him a lot, but now he’s being abusive.” can we read on social networks, where the vast majority of Internet users disagree with Johan Micoud and consider Olivier Giroud to be a full-fledged legend of the French team. A status and an honor to assume during the EUro for the AC Milan striker with, hopefully for France, new goals and legendary moments.
