"It was not a problem": Giroud deplores the role of the media following his remarks towards Mbappé

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I don't think I'll ever say I'm retiring internationally. If the manager needs me, I will go. I never asked Frank Lampard to play when I was at Chelsea, for example. When I wasn't playing I was frustrated, but I kept doing my best and trying to help the team reach the goal. When I was supposed to leave

I said to him: 'Look, you're not playing me, I'm the third choice, so let me go. But he said he would give me a chance. He gave me that chance and I did my job on the pitch, scored eight goals in eleven matches and helped the team qualify for the Champions League. ”

Now it's the same with the national team. It's just that if the manager needs me, he'll call me; otherwise, it won't. I am 100% focused on Milan and on being decisive and effective for my club. Let's see what's going on

Apparently N'Golo Kanté and I can have Nations League medals

because we were heavily involved in qualifying.

So it's a nice addition to my honor roll, isn't it?

When people criticize you, most of the time it's behind a computer or a social media account.

I don't watch much of what is said about me.

I know when I've played well and when I'm not.

When you read things, you need to know what to take away from the message: the most important thing is to pick up the positive things and not to pay too much attention to the negative.

You had the pro-Benzema and the pro-Giroud.

I always said I had no problem with him and loved playing with him, but it was a media trick to bring out that we were always opposites.

This has never been true.

It was such a small thing

He was a little upset for a few days, even though I explained to him that I wasn't pointing fingers at him.

I didn't mean to be hard on anyone.

I had just answered a question where a journalist told me after the match: “Oh, you were very discreet but you scored two goals.

It's always like they're trying to piss me off.

I just said, “Yeah, maybe we could have found each other in a different way.

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The media have tried to poison and say that it has ruined the atmosphere within the team.

But come on!

We had an adult conversation and it was no problem.

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I believe in the story of Jesus in the Bible and that it is to bring us more humility. Suffering is a fundamental part of life. It builds your personality as a human being. This is where my mental strength comes from. I have always had to face difficulties, like everyone else in life. Nothing is easy in life, you have to hang on and get out of your comfort zone. My faith has helped me every day, especially when I had to make big decisions. For example, you can see in my book (Always Believe It) why I didn't go to Everton and why I stayed at Chelsea instead of signing for Inter. One thing I'm going to tell you is that God has a plan for every person on Earth. We make our way and the Lord sets the tone.