For Olivier Giroud, the departure was formalized this week. The French striker will leave Los Angeles FC, where we are about to say goodbye to “A great person and a great player”according to his teammate Maxime Chanot.
Top scorer in the history of the French team, Olivier Giroud succeeded wherever he went, in Montpellier, Arsenal, Chelsea and AC Milan. Sportingly, his American adventure will however leave an unfinished taste, with only 5 goals scored in 37 matches, and a very long period aimed in MLS.
“There is a reality: he arrived in a team in full swing, he had no preparation so the first year was a bit complicated”Corrects Maxime Chanot, who was the guest of the After Foot Friday evening on RMC.
Giroud was “very good” in Los Angeles
“What bothered me a little compared to Olivier was that it has been summed up a lot to the number of goals scored, regrets the Luxembourg central defender. You won the 2018 World Cup without it marked when he had made a top competition. He was very good here. »»
Maxime Chanot, however, warns LOSC. “If we expect from Olivier that he takes the depth at 38 or 39 years old, that will not be the case. »» A priori, Bruno Genesio knows the profile of his future center center.
