This is already one of the most striking transfers of this summer transfer window in Ligue 1. After a Pige at Los Angeles FC, Olivier Giroud made his comeback in the French championship thirteen years after leaving Montpellier. The top scorer in the history of the Blues is committed to LOSC for a season.
After a complicated year in MLS, will Olivier Giroud be ready to meet the physical challenge of the L1, he who will celebrate his 39th birthday on September 30? For Benjamin Nivet, who played up to 42 years of age, you should not expect to see the best version of the 2018 world champion.
“” Olivier Giroud is never injured. His lifestyle is impeccable. He also wants to transmit. Giroud will be a driving force in this team, being a unifying in relation to his experience, his experience. He will bring a lot to Lille, who wants to grow and who needs these players “, First confided the old Trojen to RMC Sport.
“We will not find the Giroud that we have known to the best of its form”
“” We will not find the Giroud that we have known to the best of its form, he continued. What will be important for Olivier Giroud is to manage playing time with Genesio well because an attacker in half an hour can tip a match. A giroud that comes into play half an hour from the end with a team opposite a little tired, he will have his card to play. »»
Benjamin Nivet believes that at the age of Giroud, the problem is recovery. “” Even if we still manage to play old enough, we must not be fooled … At 38 years old, recovery is much more difficult, he judges. We recover less well when we chain high intensity races and matches. What we don't lose is the volume of play. We are able to run for a long time. It will be things to manage well with his coach. »»
