France team: Giroud relishes his return and talks about his relationship with Deschamps! – World Eleven

Zapping Onze Mondial TOP 10: The most beautiful jerseys in Ligue 1 2021/2022Recalled to the French team by Didier Deschamps to make up for the absence of Karim Benzema, Olivier Giroud did not hide his joy at being back with the Blues . In an interview with L’Equipe, he returned to this comeback but also the nature of his relationship with Didier Deschamps. On his return to the selection “Like the fact that anything is always possible. You just have to believe in it and give yourself the means. I’m super happy to be at Clairefontaine. Nothing has changed in my pride and my determination to wear the blue shirt. I never closed the door. I never announced my international retirement. So that means that I continued to believe in it! Especially when you wear a shirt like AC Milan’s , that we remain competitive and that we score with this great club and that we are at the top of Serie A. The coach knows the requirements of this Championship. I take this return as a gift, a bonus in my career “I knew that if I performed well with Milan, I could keep the door ajar. That’s what I had in the back of my mind. But it wasn’t an obsession. This recall to selection stems from good work and my performance in Milan”. On his relationship with Deschamps “The coach sent me a message for my birthday (September 30). I think it was the day before his list for the Final 4 of the League of Nations. We remembered. Since then, there hadn’t been much. Until this last phone call last Saturday. He left me a message before our match in Cagliari (1-0). He asked me to call him back. before the siesta. I was pleasantly surprised. We had planned a discussion on Monday evening. But we celebrated the birthday of ” Ninou ” (Antoine Griezmann). And it lasted! We took advantage of it. We were between us , happy to meet again. It felt good. The coach felt it well. We have never spoken to each other face to face since the Euros. Even if a lot of things have already been digested, there is this need to talk between responsible adults. I have accepted certain things, I have always been ahead. The coach knows my state of mind. He knows that I am fresh, available and always at 200% with the Fra team. nce. I always told myself that there would be better days through hard work, self-sacrifice and perseverance. I will be happy to have this discussion with the coach. I will listen to what he still has to tell me”. On his status “At some point, a status can change. You have to have to adapt. The France team has evolved with different situations. Today, I think that with the maturity and my experience, the coach must know that I come back with great motivation. He can count on me. Whatever role he gives me. That’s why we have to talk to the coach. Everything is facilitated by communication. I need him to tell me what he expects of me. This is the main. But he knows that I always want to add my stone to the building. “On his preferential system” I am ready to deal with everyone and in all systems. We are all great professionals. (He laughs) I’m like a chameleon. I adapt! The important thing is to be in the best of moods. I’m. The France team remains above all a collective force, with extraordinary team cohesion. The France team worked well with me. She was fine without me too. I am convinced that, whatever the tactical device or the players, there is a lot of talent to continue to have great ambitions”. On Thierry Henry’s record “It’s a goal as a competitor, like the Cup of the world. All the records and all the possibilities that are still available to me to enrich my prize list remain objectives. Obviously a second world title is a dream. Like breaking the ”old” record! (He smiles) Him like me, we’re called like that. It’s affectionate! To sum up, Olivier Giroud did not hide his joy at being back in the France team. He also took the opportunity to discuss his relationship with Didier Deschamps. Not to mention Thierry Henry’s record, which he still has in the back of his mind.