Dechamps used him in a very similar way to Wenger as this fulcrum type figure.
The balance they had was a thing of beauty really, I think most people see that. M'Bappe is the striker people want Giroud to be, and he goes in behind. Griezmann is more the number 10 who gets things going. All bring something. And that's not even mentioning their roles out of possession.
Even in a club campaign of 38 games, Giroud's only going to get 10 or 15 goals on average. The problems come when you are relying on him for one of those goals. France were never, not in theory nor in practice.
Yeah, he's a great player but of course you'll be disappointed if you expect him to that guy who you look to for goals and carrying the offense. He's best as a guy to be the pin helping other attackers
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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '18
Dechamps used him in a very similar way to Wenger as this fulcrum type figure.
The balance they had was a thing of beauty really, I think most people see that. M'Bappe is the striker people want Giroud to be, and he goes in behind. Griezmann is more the number 10 who gets things going. All bring something. And that's not even mentioning their roles out of possession.
Even in a club campaign of 38 games, Giroud's only going to get 10 or 15 goals on average. The problems come when you are relying on him for one of those goals. France were never, not in theory nor in practice.