At this rate, Los Angeles FC will make a serious mistake if he managed to reform the duo of the 2018 world champion world team Antoine Griezmann-Olivier Giroud. After his retirement from the Blues last September, “Grizi” obviously decided to leave AtlĂ©tico de Madrid (one year from the end of his contract) to live his American dream, if possible alongside Hugo Lloris and Olivier Giroud. But can the Californian club, which plays the title in MLS, afford to have an attack by players at the end of their careers? The form of Giroud helps to answer the question.
After his fairly catastrophic assessment of 14 MLS matches without scoring during his first half-season at Lafc (he scored a goal in US Open Cup), Giroud is not better for the moment. The 38-year-old left-hander did not shine during the Angelinos pre-season, still leaving it to Denis Bouanga to make a difference, and was overwhelmed by the events during the first of the season on Tuesday for a Defeat against the Colorado Rapids (2-1) in the first round of the first round of the Champions Cup of the Concacaf (return match next Tuesday). The arrival of the former winger of OM Cengiz ĂĽnder, ready for six months, may not change much …
Giroud, rather Gareth Bale than Ibra …
Before MLS's first match against Minnesota United on Saturday, Los Angeles FC supporters really ask the question of maintaining Giroud in the starting eleven of Steve Cherundolo. “We still have big problems in attack”regret the x account Lafc_xwhich probes his subscribers on the former arsenal scorer. “How many matches needs the LAFC staff to recognize that Giroud does not succeed?” 25, 35 matches? There, it's Zlatan (Ibrahimovic, passed by Los Angeles Galaxy, editor's note) Without Zlatan. The attack seems more dynamic without him on the ground ”replies a tweeto. “I predict that Ebobisse (American international Jeremy Ebobisse, editor's note) will hold next week because seeing Giroud running in all directions for 60 minutes does not help the team ”retorts another user.
Some club followers also parallel with Gareth Bale, also passed through the CitĂ© des Anges. “Bale admitted that he was no longer in his standards and retired, keeping his dignity and respect. Maybe an example to follow here “launches the so -called Tony Detoro about Olivier Giroud's total disorientation. The Welsh winger joined the LAFC in June 2022, for a year, but only played 13 matches (three goals scored), ending his good career a few months later in the wake of the 2022 World Cup at Qatar.
