Asked to name the strongest player he encountered during his career, Romain Pitau voted for Olivier Giroud.
One wore the colors of Montpellier from 2009 to 2013. The other played there between 2010 and 2012. These two men are Romain Pitau and Olivier Giroud. Together, they struck a major blow during the 2011-2012 season by winning the French Ligue 1 championship, in the name of Paris Saint-Germain. A former midfielder, Pitau has fond memories of his former teammate who, for him, is quite simply the best player he played with.
During an interview published Sunday in The Team, Romain Pitau was invited to look back on his memories as a professional player and to name the strongest player he was able to work with. A hell of a question that made the forty-six year old man think. “ I haven’t played with him for long, but maybe it’s Marco Simone, he said in the preamble. I found it impressive, two times ahead of us. » But he is obviously not the only player who left his mark on Romain Pitau. “ I also liked Jérôme Leroy in Sochaux, his artistic, fanciful side. He could do surprising things at any time. »
“In the end, he is the strongest”
But while speaking, the former Montpellier continued to think and his final choice finally fell on a third player. “ And there is Olivier Giroud. He wasn’t the strongest, but he became huge through hard work. I saw him arrive from Tours to Montpellier. I saw his ability to progress to become one of the best center forwards in the world. In the end, he was the strongest I ever played with. »The verdict is therefore in. And he once again highlighted the talent of Olivier Giroud.
