For his second appearance in a friendly match with the LOSC, Olivier Giroud opened his counter against Venice this Wednesday. Two goals that reward a convincing first period of the 2018 world champion.
The scorer’s instinct is not lost over the years. At 38, Olivier Giroud scored his first two goals in his new colors in Lille on Wednesday. He will not have waited long to unlock his counter since he competed against Venice his second appearance with the Dogues jersey after playing a half against Dortmund last Saturday.
This Wednesday, the French world champion decanted the meeting in the 20th minute of play. Served in depth in the surface by Félix Correia, the Icelandic Hakon Arnar Haraldsson found the former Montpellier or Arsenal alone in the surface between the penalty spot and the six meters. Too easy for the attacker who crucified the goalkeeper of a touch of the right foot.
Then he doubled the fifteen minute later. Very mobile and available in the surface, Olivier Giroud had only to push a balloon at the bottom of the net of Thomas Meunier, this time on the left foot.
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Arrived like a “big brother”
Olivier Giroud’s first two appearances in Lille give a good overview of what the veteran can bring to the club. Officially arrived on July 1 from Los Angeles, the Frenchman said he was seduced by the Lille project.
“Return to Ligue 1 after 13 years is an incredible chance and challenge for me,” he said the next day at a press conference. I could have chosen ease by perhaps going to another country, being less exposed, but I decided to return to France and I am very happy and very excited. “
Before clarifying: “I know there will be a great expectation around me, but I can’t get in the shoes of the messiahhe defends himself. I arrive with my experience, my experience in Ligue 1, the career that is mine. I would have this role of big brother a little, I will also be able to be a support when I am on the bench. “
