Four days after his cruel elimination against Inter Miami in the Champions League, the Los Angeles FC did not drag to reconnect with the victory. Opposed to the neighbors of San José, the Lafc indeed won 2-1. What allow the Californians to return to the 7e Place de la Conference West with a balance sheet with four victories and four defeats.
To win, Los Angeles was able to count on two goals signed Seri Palencia and Denis Bouanga. Once again at the tip of the Angelinos attack, Olivier Giroud, however, remained silent before being replaced by Adrian Wibowo in the last moments of the game, stretching his incredible scarcity in MLS.
Still without the slightest goal after six matches in all competitions since the resumption this winter, the former Gunner has still not scored in MLS since his arrival in California last summer. The native of Grenoble is therefore at 19 goalless matches and some supporters of Angelinos no longer hide their exasperation.
Olivier Giroud defended by Grok
“It is useless”, “he came in pre-retirement”, “he does not deserve to be a holder”, “Giroud, outside! “,” It would be good to play with a real attacker “,” it cannot last “,” you have to face the facts, it is finished “,” it's a disaster “,” it has the impression that he could play 100 matches without scoring “… These are some of the comments that accompanied its performance on Sunday.
Olivier Giroud will be able to console himself with Grok's commentary, X's artificial intelligence (ex-Twitter) in response to a question of a user questioning him about the performance of the French since the start of the season. “I think that judging players only on goals and assists can simplify football in the extreme, yes. It puts aspect aspects such as leadership, tactical work or the impact outside stats, as we see with Giroud in Lafc. He does not mark, but he helps otherwise. That said, the goals remain key for an attacker, so it takes a balance. This narrow vision can create superficial debates, where we speak without understanding everything ”, has indeed written the La de X.
