Blues: for Giroud, Benzema may be responsible for the failed Euro – eleven Mondial

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Olivier Giroud is not the type to have his tongue in his pocket. So when he expresses himself, words often have a meaning. In a daily interview the team, the French international, second top scorer in the history of the Blues, now established in Milan, returned without concession on his difficult summer with the return of Karim Benzema, his placing on the bench of the substitutes, and the elimination of the tricolors . According to him, the return of the Real Madrid striker was a good thing for France, but could have precipitated the elimination as the necessary adaptation time may not have been met.

“This recall created a tactical imbalance at the level of the team and in our way of playing. I say it frankly, and without anything against Karim. A lot of things happened in spite of him. We noticed it well. on some matches. […] Despite himself, Karim quickly changed our way of playing which had been well established with certain offensive profiles for five years. The mayonnaise could not take overnight especially before a competition like the Euro. There are affinities and tactical benchmarks to be found. We do not have the same profile either, “he said. A way, without naming it, to explain the elimination of the Blues in the round of 16 against Switzerland in a crazy match.