Friday evening, the French team faces Azerbaijan. But the real event for French football may well take place elsewhere. The day before, in Lille, Olivier Giroud will be the exceptional guest of the program After Foot On RMC. The attacker, usually so discreet in the media, chose to speak. And his speaking, in such a particular context, could well be carrying a strong message.
A timing that questions
Because everything seems to be aligned for a shattering announcement. On the one hand, an Olivier Giroud which, at 39, is torched with LOSC. Decisive scorer in Ligue 1 as in the European Cup, he proved that he still had the level. On the other, a French team decimated by injuries in attack. Dembélé, Thuram, Barcola… The absent list is endless.
In this context, the question of his return arises with more and more insistence. He himself recently left the door ajar with a
“Never say”. Is this interview, scheduled 24 hours from a Blues match, is it the opportunity he chose to officially declare himself a candidate for a return?
Giroud, revenge? The interview that can restart everything in selection
Giroud, the providential man?
The scenario has something to seduce. His experience, his unique pivot profile, his status as a top scorer in history … Giroud has everything of the providential man for a team in search of offensive landmarks. Statistics under the Deschamps speak for him: with him on the ground, the Blues win more often.
Of course, it is only speculation for the moment. But this speaking is anything but harmless. It will be scrutinized, analyzed, dissected. Supporters of the Blues, and undoubtedly Didier Deschamps himself, will be attentive. This Thursday evening, Olivier Giroud has a golden opportunity to get a message across. It remains to be seen if it will seize it.
