Olivier Giroud has lost none of his taste for the spectacular. In an interview for The Teamthe LOSC striker looked back on one of the most memorable moments of his career: his famous scorpion shot scored with Arsenal against Crystal Palace in 2017. A gesture that remains in the memories and which the Frenchman describes with a mixture of pride and humility: “with all the humility that is mine, we will never see this gesture again. Everything was there to make it an incredible success. I was 101% successful! »
Always passionate about acrobatic gestures, Giroud admits that he continues to try them “almost one per match” in Lille, even if the next day, “the back pulls a little more” according to him. Admiring Ibrahimovic and Jean-Pierre Papin, he explains that this kind of instinctive inspiration is part of his identity: “the instinctive gesture, no one is going to think that you are going to do it, and that’s what makes the show. Succeeding at something you've worked on in training is a different kind of satisfaction. » At 39, the Lille striker remains faithful to this spectacular style which has marked his career and seduced his supporters.
