Olivier Giroud

[Johnnyeye 7,441]

Amazing goal, great awareness, quick reaction and technique from Giroud, Oblak had no chance whatsoever, thank God for VAR, it would have been a travesty if that hadn’t stood.

[milka 3,346]

Again and again 😍

 

[Fulham Broadway 16,845]

I've said it before, but what a professional. 

Comes on does the business, doesnt moan when left out just does extra training, keeps himself 100% mentally fit as well as physical.

Easily the most mature in the squad -him and Azpi.

Shame we havent a few more years out of him ⚽🗼

[Jase 43,479]

Awkward moment ahead for Giroud. Benzema recalled to the France squad for Euro 2020.

[NikkiCFC 7,950]

Our best goalscorer in CL this season. Only Haaland and Mbappe scored more. 6 goals in just 257 mins.

Thanks for everything you legend! 3 and a half years here, played big part in Fa Cup title with Conte, EL with Sarri he was best player of the tournament, last season he was essential for getting top4 and this season again great campaign in CL.

If you look his minutes he played around 5700 mins which is 63 games total and he had 39 goals.

Changing Arse for Chelsea was great decision for him. Now he has World Cup and CL. 2 most important trophies! Plus Fa Cups, Ligue 1, EL... Great career. 

Still has a couple of years in his legs in Italy I think. Good luck!

[Styl1994 188]

Great signing the biggest compliment I can give him is I wish we signed him in the summer of 2012. 

[Vesper 28,801]

On 30/05/2021 at 03:25, NikkiCFC said:

Our best goalscorer in CL this season. Only Haaland and Mbappe scored more. 6 goals in just 257 mins.

Thanks for everything you legend! 3 and a half years here, played big part in Fa Cup title with Conte, EL with Sarri he was best player of the tournament, last season he was essential for getting top4 and this season again great campaign in CL.

If you look his minutes he played around 5700 mins which is 63 games total and he had 39 goals.

Changing Arse for Chelsea was great decision for him. Now he has World Cup and CL. 2 most important trophies! Plus Fa Cups, Ligue 1, EL... Great career. 

Still has a couple of years in his legs in Italy I think. Good luck!

5696 minutes

39 goals

14 assists (10 were in 2018-19, under Sarri)

53 total goals produced or one every 107.5 minutes (so one goal produced per every 1.19 games)

a goal scored every 146 minutes

super rate of return

 

 

 

[Mário César 975]

I hope none of us depreciete the contribution of Olivier in the Champions league.

Besides having been crucial in our run of top4 in Lampard first season, he scored the victory against Rennes in French and score 4 goals againts Seville that help us to make the first place and ofc the goal againts Atletico.

Very well, Olivier!

[Superblue 6,370]

46 minutes ago, Mário César said:

I hope none of us depreciete the contribution of Olivier in the Champions league.

Besides having been crucial in our run of top4 in Lampard first season, he scored the victory against Rennes in French and score 4 goals againts Seville that help us to make the first place and ofc the goal againts Atletico.

Very well, Olivier!

I don't think that will happen. Not just in the Champions League but his Chelsea career overall has been outstanding given it looked like he was coming in very much as a short term option. To have got 3 and a half seasons out of him has been money very well spent.

He's popped up with some critical goals across three cup runs that have ended in trophies and you can see how important his experience has been amongst a young group of players.

I do think the time is right for him to leave, simply because his style and inability to press high doesn't suit Tuchel. He can definitely still do a job at a high level, I wouldn't be surprised to see him go to Italy as has been suggested and be a success for the next couple of years.

It's sweetly ironic that he'll be yet another Arsenal player who will almost certainly end up looking back at his career, and Chelsea will be his favourite part of it with the success he's enjoyed here.

[Magic Lamps 11,653]

1 hour ago, Mário César said:

I hope none of us depreciete the contribution of Olivier in the Champions league.

Besides having been crucial in our run of top4 in Lampard first season, he scored the victory against Rennes in French and score 4 goals againts Seville that help us to make the first place and ofc the goal againts Atletico.

Very well, Olivier!

He definitely was a contributor. Esp the goal vs Atletico was a turning point for me in that tie. it does not look like now but the first tie "away" vs Atletico was on a knife's edge. Atleti's counter attacks were dangerous enough to unnerve a team that was at that point not too self-confident. Our hardest challenge in the competition until the final.  Giroud's goal was an absolute shocker to Atletico, definitely not in their plan and effectively decided the tie cos it allowed us to dictate the terms of the second leg.

[NikkiCFC 7,950]

 

[NikkiCFC 7,950]

Extended contract for one more year?! 

[Mário César 975]

1 minute ago, NikkiCFC said:

Extended contract for one more year?! 

??

[Mário César 975]

Giroud contract extended | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club (chelseafc.com)

LOL WHAT?

[Blues Forever 1,232]

6 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

Extended contract for one more year?! 

Means we aren't confident getting a new striker.

[Jype 6,398]

Well that's one I certainly didn't see coming. The club statement even says the option to extend was activated by the club already in April.

With some complications in the club's hunt for a new striker I suppose it makes some sense to have him as a backup option if the man himself agrees with a smaller role now? Surely an experienced player like Oli is a good influence in the dressing room.

[Nero 1,838]

Like Jorginho said, everyone loves him because he is such a nice guy. And he is always there for the team when they need him.

Good news

[Artandur 939]

Hilarious how wrong all those journos were again, especially if this has been done for over a month.