After failing to start France's first game against Australia, Giroud was introduced into the starting XI for the second group clash against Peru – a position he did not relinquish for the remainder of the tournament. Olivier Giroud played 546 minutes of action without a single shot on target he ended the 2018 World Cup campaign in Russia. ​Now that we are well and truly in the midst of a football-less world the game's professionals have had an unusual amount of time on their hands, bound to the confines of their own home. Those who expected a copy of Van Persie were not given what they wanted. Love ❤️. #WorldCup #FRA pic.twitter.com/GZmr03YSUh. He needed 113 matches to reach that number. He rarely scores spectacular goal (I can remember one great long range shot and of course the Bayern goal) so he’ll never be considered in the Henry/Bergkamp league but in many ways he’s better suited to the team by getting on the end of the ‘team made’ goals. I take to take his goalscoring tally to at least 14 goals in the Man City match at the Ems this Monday night. But the fact was that Giroud’s numbers were not that bad compared to the early days of Henry. It is his positional sense that allows him to miss so many chances. There will be some very anxious Swansea fans watching on here. As his former teammate ​Eden Hazard said: “Olivier’s a target man, maybe the best in the world; I think so.” Agreed. No changes yet, but surely the likes of Hazard and Giroud will come on sooner rather than later if the hosts fail to score. 5. Van La Parra is withdrawn for Pritchard, who will slot in as the supporting forward to Depoitre. Linda Ikeji @ 40: Vivacious, Vexatious & Vibrant! If we add assists we see that he has been involved in 100 goals in fact. Comparisons are always invidious but he is an honest player who does not hide or complain. Robin Van P – CL Games: 64 / CL Games: 27. 10. Ratio: 2.05. Fabregas cuts a frustrated figure as he floats a beautiful ball out to the left side of the box, where Willian and Alonso are waiting. Willian has a couple of minutes to forget as he's first crunched in his own half, and then tries an ambitious switch from the left flank that narrowly misses the corner flag on its way out for a goal-kick. – France and Chelsea striker, Olivier Jonathan Giroud makes a remarkable football history after playing 90 minutes without touching the ball. POST! Didier Drogba – CL Games: 74 / CL Goals: 36. Well that would suggest the media did research, we know they don’t. And I want to see a goal in the opponents net in the style of that last og. It looks as though it's his knee that's causing him discomfort - perhaps he landed awkwardly. Meanwhile, just one point is all the Terriers need from their final two games to avoid relegation and condemn Swansea to the drop, but Chelsea and Arsenal are probably not the two clubs Wagner would have wanted to face in this situation. The Real Madrid striker ​told fans that he cannot be compared to Giroud as the Chelsea forward is a 'go-kart' while he is quite clearly a 'Formula 1 car'. Heir. Azplicueta - now playing at right-back - lofts an excellent cross towards Giroud, but it's just a touch too high for the burly Frenchman. – France and Chelsea striker, Olivier Jonathan Giroud makes a remarkable football history after playing 90 minutes without touching the ball. MISS! 0 - Benjamin Pavard has never lost a single game with the French national football team (12 with the seniors, 15 with the U21, 4 with the U19). Even if Alexis has recovered from his hamstring injury and is declared fit to play. When he has a ‘mare, you can see he feels it. On the subject of Giroud and his Chelsea still pushing and probing, with Fabregas the chief architecht, but Huddersfield are standing firm. Please note the the RSS feeds do not work in Chrome. He should be started on the bench to enhance his injury recovery. ", ′′ Did Giroud play 90 minutes without touching the ball?". 8. But ninetheless, a worthwhile exercise. In terms of numbers per 90 minutes, Giroud actually comes out on top over recent seasons, marginally. Although not us of course.”. The frustration is palpable amongst the Chelsea players. Conte's decision to bench both Hazard and Giroud and not to include Courtois will be very closely scrutinised. Will Scunthorpe knock Chelsea out of the cup? Burnley had the first big chance of the match in the 5th minute, as a ball played over the top of Chelsea's defence sent Ashley Barnes through on goal. MISS! Herdeybayo1: 1_Giroud playing 90 minutes without touching the ball. He is key in defending many set plays & his positional sense has great advantages for the team. Finally, now that Olivier Giroud has rediscovered his goalscoring form and got his playing form back for both France and Arsenal, he MUST eschew anything that will cause him to drop both his playing form and goalscoring form. Giroud is no Van Persie and Van Persie will never be a Giroud type of player. A few unlucky matches in which he couldn’t even score the easiest goals… but those things are part of the life of a striker. Ryan Giggs scoring 100+goals without a single hat-trick. Over the past six seasons, the ​Madrid man has been creating a goal for his colleagues every three or four games which is almost twice as often as Giroud has managed. Plenty of action left to come. So Giroud has gone in 8 years from the 5th tier in French Football to the PL and CL and world cup. Did Olivier Giroud Play for 90 minutes without touching the ball? "I believe the target of anything in life should be to do it so well that it becomes an art." Morata has his first real sight of goal after half an hour, but can only head a delightful right-wing cross straight at Lossl. Lowe comes off for Hadergjonaj as Wagner tries to cling on to their point and safety. World Cup winner Olivier Giroud has ended his campaign without a single shot on target in 546 minutes of action. Thierry Henry in his pundit role recently chose a whole series of clips of Giroud in the match to demonstrate his hard work and hold up play. However, a point is still enough for the visitors to avoid the drop here. The result of this game could have massive repercussions at both ends of the table. It is an encapsulation of the good, bad and ugly records. #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/SZhkOOxQRv. Please use IE, Safari or Firefox, Untold Arsenal: Supporting the club, the manager and the team, Untold Arsenal: football news from an Arsenal perspective. Huddersfield curl in another free-kick through Mooy, but the delivery is again found wanting. The result of the first case involving Fifa is due shortly, Arsenal win again; the village fails to stir itself. Although not us of course. Giroud tries to flick a team-mate in with his back to goal, but nobody reads it and it bobbles harmlessly clear of the area. I put the case for Giroud on the previous thread. Willian shows quick feet and great impetus to beat his man on the right and fizz a shot towards the far post, but he dragged it wide and Lossl wasn't troubled. January 8, 2020. Olivier Giroud – CL Games: 24 / CL Goals: 11. Both went unnoticed for a big part of their career. Rudiger, Azpilicueta and Christensen seem to take it in turns to smash the ball goalwards from six yards or so, and Christensen's header comes back off the post, but they just cannot get it into the back of the net! Mbappe, Pogba & Griezmann rule the world, Pussy Riot claim responsibility for pitch invasion. They both take between three and four shots per game but based on expected goals, it's Benzema who gets the better chances. But now we pretend that Henry just scored each time he stepped on the field. To me, they are all the same in their primary job of scoring goals for Arsenal. Let us see if that suggests Olivier Giroud is a rubbish goalscorer: Olivier Giroud – PL Games: 113 / PL Goals: 50. He desperately fires the ball back across the face of goal, but Kante just can't get there in time! They just abuse Giroud at ecery opportunity, playing to the ignorant gallery of WOB’s and Fantasy Football Managers. From the 5th tier in France till the top in France and now in the PL. Man Utd's endless pursuit of progress going nowhere, Partey, Gabriel and the £70m spine helping transform Arteta's Arsenal, 'Outstanding' Partey is everything Man Utd need Pogba to be. Lossl pulls out a fine pair of saves, first stopping Morata's powerful effort after a combination of Hazard and Giroud played him through, before reacting quickest to Willian's deflected strike. Morata is bundled to the floor 25 yards from goal as the game becomes increasingly frantic. No, he didn’t. As much as Benzema's comments paint him in an unflattering light, not that his previous dealings with teammates off the pitch were any more savoury, it seems that the Real Madrid man is a better striker than Giroud. Perhaps the only category in which Giroud would be more confident of a win is 'Handsomeness' but since that isn't a necessity for a striker, he'll have to settle for aerial prowess. Previously I listed goal scoring comparisons which showed OG is actually a lot better finisher than some want to credit. SAA – your comments are much improved with paragraphing. He needed 113 matches to reach that number. This time it's a little short, and Chelsea regain possession and push on. Once the arrogance of Benzema's claim has been fully absorbed, it begs the question: is there any truth to the Frenchman's assessment? For years as Ronaldo's understudy, Benzema's main objective was to provide for his teammate, and so has honed his creativity in this selfless role. Required fields are marked *. Fabregas blasts the ball into a red shirt and behind for a corner, and Chelsea pepper the Huddersfield box with crosses, but are unable to make the most of any of them. Benzema, 32 himself, isn't getting any younger either, but Madrid's number nine spent his peak years doing the dirty work of a certain Portuguese superstar. Chelsea look long to Giroud, who takes it down well and holds it up before feeding Hazard, and the Belgian is fouled as he dances away from a couple of challenges. Thierry Henry – CL Games: 114 / CL Goals: 51. Zinedine Zidane not getting caught offside throughout his career. World Cup winner Olivier Giroud has ended his campaign without a single shot on target in 546 minutes of action. That may be due to the quality of Real Madrid compared to Arsenal and Chelsea yet this sees Benzema edge Giroud in terms of goalscoring, but it was closer than on first inspection.

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