This is the shock of this 2e Europa League Day. After starting his C3 campaign with a success at home against the Norwegians of Brann (2-1), Lille moves this Thursday (6:45 p.m.) to the Olimpico Stadio to challenge AS Roma.
On the eve of the match, Gian Piero Gasperini appeared at a press conference and was notably invited to express himself on the presence of Olivier Giroud. The Roman coach then said all the good he thought of the 39 -year -old French striker, whom he fears and considers the number one danger of this Lille training.
“The plan is simple, it is not to let it enter the surface, to leave it outside as it is strong inside. (…) What he did with AC Milan was extraordinary, he was decisive in the year of the title (in 2022). There are only a few players like him who manage to keep such a level despite the years “Said Gasperini.
Giroud responds to Gasperini
He too invited to the media on Wednesday, Olivier Giroud spoke of his return to Italy, where he evolved between 2021 and 2024 on the side of AC Milan. “” Did I score the Italian championship? I did my best, and it's true that a lot of people in Milan tell me that I miss them. So it's always nice. After when you are expected, inevitably, it has a responsibility. I'm used to it, experience. But it still puts a little more chili “Launched the Savoyard.
The top scorer in the history of the Blues then responded to the statements of Gian Piero Gasperini about him: ” We will see if I will be in the surface tomorrow, I do not even know if I am in the starting eleven (laughs). »»
