Giroud, the condition to become effective again

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By: Nicolas Gerbault

On June 27, Los Angeles FC formalized the departure of Olivier Giroud. The French striker took the opportunity to confirm
His arrival at LOSC.

Now 38 years old, the top scorer in the history of the French team will find Ligue 1, thirteen years after leaving it. After a complicated experience in Major League Soccer, with
Only five goals scored in 37 matches
will he manage to find more efficiency in the French championship?

Arsène Wenger believes in it. “Olivier is a player who needs quality players around him. When he comes to a team where we expect him to make the difference alone, this is not the case. It is an attacker style that must be fed by others ”explained the Alsatian technician on The team channel.

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And the former Gunners coach to continue: “He knows how to enhance a collective and he is himself valued in a good collective. I think he is convinced deep inside him that having good players around him will help him enormously to be effective. ”

Arsène Wenger knows particularly well Olivier Giroud. Between 2012 and 2018, he was his coach at Arsenal. A period during which the two men notably won three England Cup.