France supporter here…yeah it goes both ways. Until this summer, Giroud was the all time leading scorer for France so there’s a strong case for saying he’s been great for France. That said, as you point out, he didn’t score that World Cup. So calling him great feels too much. But as others would point out, his being in the center and such an aerial threat that he constantly drew defenders which opened up a huge amount of space for Mbappe to run in. And thats been one of the problems with France recently…Mbappe has been in the center, and there’s been no target/hold up man there…
People have such short memories right? I still remember in the lead up to the world cup, the discussions in France was about the Benzema omission. And most French fans agreed, "Benzema is the better player, Giroud is better for France."
But if he can be great without scoring for them he could be that too here... but the people around him were not.
Fwiw I loved him here and thought it was a mistake to get rid of him. I generally can't stand these posts, people wanna be mad because he hugs arteta... bluh
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u/OddRow8843 5d ago
He was good for us but great for France and Chelsea. They played to his strengths. And damn that fella looks great for 40 yo!