Eight months after the announcement of his international retirement, Olivier Giroud returned to the Blues on Sunday, on the occasion of the return match of the quarterfinals of the League of Nations against Croatia. The top scorer in the history of the French team, accompanied on the lawn by his children, was indeed celebrated by the public of the Stade de France for a ceremony during which his jersey joined the Ceinters of the Stade de France alongside the other members of the Hall of Fame des Bleus, made up of all players at more than 100 selections.
The jersey of Olivier Giroud therefore joined those of the Recordonse Hugo Lloris (145 selections), Lilian Thuram (142 selections), Thierry Henry (123 selections), ZinĂ©dine Zidane (108 selections), Marcel Desailly (116 selections), Patrick Vieira (107 selections) and Didier Deschamps (103 selections). “” It’s heart warm ”, reacted the old Gunner, in the center of the field, his eyes fogged towards the tifo representing him after one of his goals, the two fingers pointing the sky.
“Olive is at the crossroads”
“” We have experienced extraordinary moments, it will stay for life in my heart, you know my attachment to this team. I am proud of what I have achieved, what we have achieved, I would like to thank the French for their support, especially in recent years, that has been in the heart. I feel lucky to have been able to experience this ”, He added before following the meeting alongside Lilian Thuram and finding some of his teammates after the match for a last evening before the return to Los Angeles.
The MLS season has resumed his rights for several weeks and to believe his Roman brother, Olivier Giroud will undoubtedly burn the last fires. Savoyard lives “A pivotal period that is not necessarily comfortable”, he confided in the columns of the JDD about the difficulties of his brother since his arrival at Los Angeles FC, adding: “Olive is at the crossroads. He will finish the season in Los Angeles, for sure but this Tour of Honor in Paris is a kind of tower of honor to crown his journey, a last visit to the whirlwind of very high level football that he left by going to the United States. The Blues have always been the common thread of his career, his international retirement had already been an end of the cycle. ”
