It only took him fifteen minutes to prove to Frank Lampard that he can be much more than the third striker in the Chelsea hierarchy. Established at the forefront by his coach, for the first time in 2020 and for the second only since last August, Olivier Giroud scored after a quarter of an hour of play, this Saturday against Tottenham.
From the left, the 33-year-old French international (97 caps, 39 goals) deceived his compatriot Hugo Lloris with a powerful strike at the far post, driving his coach and the Stamford Bridge stadium mad.
HE'S BACK! And he scores against his teammate at the Blues đ # CHETOT pic.twitter.com/KVl5uC0gMa
- Canal Football Club (@CanalFootClub) February 22, 2020The tricolor striker, who takes advantage of the absence of the usual holder Tammy Abraham and the defeat of his replacement Michy Batshuayi, had not scored in the Premier League since April 2019. Pending departure this winter to find playing time in preparation for Euro 2020, Giroud entered the game on Monday February 17 against Manchester United (0-2), and scored a goal rejected by VAR on his first ball.