During a podcast dedicated to Olivier Giroud and broadcast on the FFF website, Benoît Costil told an amusing anecdote linked to the Blues striker.
At thirty-seven years old, Olivier Giroud is now an old football veteran. Current top scorer in the history of the France team (56 goals), the man with 129 caps for the Blues is not satisfied and intends to participate in Euro 2024 organized in Germany from June 14 to July 14 . The AC Milan striker in any case enjoys an obvious notoriety among French supporters who often ask him for a word or a photo of him. Teammate of Olivier Giroud with the Blues, notably during Euro 2016, Benoît Costil rightly told an anecdote on this subject.
It was during a podcast dedicated to the Milanese, broadcast on the website of the French Football Federation, that the goalkeeper told a short story. First with a few flowers sent to his friend. “ Olivier Giroud is a strong, solid, sturdy guy, with a huge heart, extremely kind, extremely caring (…). » And a little nod to the resemblance between the two men: “ For me, Olivier Giroud is the guy I am not. People call out to me almost everywhere, and even more so here in Italy (Benoît Costil plays at Salernitana, editor’s note). Unfortunately for your big fans, they run into Ben Costil. You would see their faces when they leave… A disaster. »
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A huge disappointment for his supporters, but a big burst of laughter for Olivier Giroud when he listened to this anecdote. This season, the striker has scored ten goals and provided six assists in the twenty-three matches he has played with his club AC Milan, in all competitions. A little blunted by the sequence of matches and the lack of solutions to replace him, he will have to take care of himself while continuing to string together good performances in order to remain in the good books of his coach, Didier Deschamps.
