From simply being the replacement for Benzema, to being the man of the match
Benzema's substitute was the best of the match, and he wants to be a starter.
It is no surprise to anyone that France is the team with the most TOP players in the world, since even with 12 injured they present a call for more than 20 players who would be starters in practically any team in the world.
Now, Didier Deschamps had a big dilemma with the center forward position, because the one who usually starts, Karim Benzema, star of Real Madrid, is injured and could not travel with France to play this week's UEFA Nations League.
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In the end, Didier Deschamps chose Olivier Giroud to be the replacement for Karim Benzema. Although the center forward of AC Milan, Italian giant, was only a temporary solution for the French team, the truth is that Olivier Giroud completed a great match.
The striker scored his 49th goal for the France team, in addition, he got the assistance of the first goal, with which Kylian Mbappe put his team ahead against Austria. With one goal and one assist, Girod was the man of the match, and now he was always in doubt as to whether he should just be a backup player, or whether he could be a starter.
World champions with Giroud…
Olivier Giroud deserves more recognition than he deserves, because he was an important part of the France that became World Champion in 2018. The funny thing is that he did not score a goal in the tournament, but he was key to the association between Griezmann and Mbappe . Now, with Benzema, they will try to defend their title of world champions.
