On this international match day, France and Côte d'Ivoire began a friendly match. Surprisingly, Côte d'Ivoire actually took the lead in breaking through the French team's city gate, and then the center Giroud equalized, Joan Ameni scored in the final moments of the game, and the French team had a thrilling victory.
In the case of Mbappe because of a cold did not play, the French front line to destroy the city fell on Giroud, this international match day, coach Deschamps was not ready to recruit Giroud into the national team, but Real Madrid striker Benzema due to injury reasons can not come to the national team to report, Deschamps decided to recruit Giroud into the team.
In fact, Giroud has been a dispensable player long after Benzema returned to the national team. For the talented French striker, Olivier Giroud, whether it is a position or strength, is not enough to occupy a place in this team. Although he is the main center of the World Cup winning squad in Russia, the sense of identification with him by the French team is not very high.
Especially the previous contradictions between him and Mbappe, the French Football Association and coach Deschamps also all one-sidedly supported Mbappe, and began to choose to ignore Olivier Giroud, and even let him stay away from the national team. After the re-recruitment of Olivier Giroud, Deschamps' statement about Giroud at the press conference also appeared quite disrespectful.
Deschamps said: "It is a pleasure for Olivier Giroud to return to the national team, whether he is there or not, France is a very strong team, but he will get playing time in two friendly matches, as to whether it is a start or not it does not matter. ”
The implication of Deschamps is not that Olivier Giroud is not an important figure in the national team, but a dispensable person, even if it is a friendly match, giroud will not pay special attention to it, and the future playing competition will not consider him much, and Deschamps's contempt for Giroud has been vividly reflected through his speech.
But in fact, even if Benzema's ability is far above Giroud's, for the French team, Giroud's fulcrum role is more effective than Benzema. The 2018 World Cup and last summer's European Championship are proof of this. No matter how strong Benzema is, he can't be as willing to become a fulcrum as Giroud, willing to be used as a supporting role, and everything serves tactics.
Deschamps is so unappreciated to Giroud, and at the end of this year's World Cup in Qatar, france may pay a price.