Giroud says that the ‘show must go on’ by AM
Olivier Giroud, in an interview to The Sun, has said that he is not here to replace Robin van Persie, but is ready to take up the goal scoring responsibilities for the team. Giroud says that he is ‘different’ to van Persie and that the departure of the Dutch international has provided him with a golden opportunity and that he must grab it with both hands now. The 25-year-old said – “I am not here to replace Van Persie or to make people forget him.”
“I am here to bring something different. I don’t have the pretension of saying I will replace him because I have every respect for him as he had an enormous season last year.
“I wish him good luck for the future but I need to bring what I can bring without being pretentious to say I am here to replace him. That would be very bad.
“I feel ready. Absolutely ready to assume the responsibility and make people say ‘yes, we have Olivier’. That’s how it is.
“If I didn’t think that I would never get my chance. If you sign for a big club it’s to replace another striker who leaves or you come and sit on the bench and wait for some game-time or wait until a striker is less efficient, needs a breather or is injured.
“Unfortunately that’s how it is in football. Now I have a chance as Robin left. So I will get more time to play and I need to assume the responsibility. In fact, I must.
“Because that is my chance and I have to take it. The ball is in my court and the show must go on.”
Last season Giroud scored in the first two matches of the Ligue 1 season and went on hit the back of the net another 19 times during the season. It will do wonders for his confidence if he can get off the mark against Stoke. At 6ft 4in he is certainly the right size to confront their defence! Come on Ollie!!!!
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