Olivier Giroud has become a regular starter at Milan and the Rossoneri have lost just one of the 18 games started by the ex-Chelsea star this season.
The 2018 France World Cup winner moved to the Stadio Meazza in the summer and was supposed to be Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s back-up. However, the many injuries suffered by the Swede in 2021-22 have made Giroud become a regular starter in the red and black half of Milan.
Giroud seems to have ended the No.9 curse becoming the most prolific striker wearing the No.9 shirt since Pippo Inzaghi.
He has scored 11 goals in 27 games across all competitions, including two crucial ones against Inter and one against Napoli. As La Gazzetta dello Sport points out, Milan have lost just one match out of the 18 played with Giroud from the first minute (13 wins, four draws).
Ibrahimovic has played a key role in helping Milan over the last two seasons. His leadership and charisma on and off the pitch have given crucial help to Stefano Pioli, but Il Diaolo no longer misses the Swede when he is not around.
Nevertheless, the Rossoneri will still need Ibra and Giroud to keep their title hopes alive and gain as many points as possible in the last 10 league games of the season.
Gazzetta: "Ribaltone nel Milan, Giroud scavalca Ibra: ora è lui il titolare" https://t.co/9yS4q6MYyS
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With ibra just sit on the bench it’s give moral support to the team, it’s real, ibra added mentality,
AC Milan needs to play with 2 strikers, and play attacking football, with pressure in front, they also need to play faster in ball possesion, one touch football, the players must keep moving around with and with out the ball.
Brahim Giroud
Tonali
Leao Bennacer Saelemakers
Hernandez Tomorri Kalulu Calabria
maignan
………………………………Brahim……………………………….Giroud………………………………
……………………………………………………Tonali……………………………………………………….
………………Leao…………………………….Bennacer…………………Salemaeckers………….
……Hernandez………………..Tomorri……………..Kalulu…………..Calabria………………..
………………………………………………….Maignan……………………………………………………….
Giancarlo Florio, 2004 is calling. It wants its formation back. Playing two wingers as mezzale? You would be completely neutralizing Leao’s best characteristics. Also, he doesn’t really defend, so midfield would be completely overrun. Like, why not have Tonali where you have Leao, Brahim as trequartista, and Leao up next to Giroud at least? Sorry, your formation/lineup is terrible.
It’s unbelievable how some people just come up with these random complaints/suggestions and we’re in first place!
We need them both in this last part of the season. They each have their own characteristics and they’re very different.
Ibra has creativity and a great touch, he can be a playmaker to unlock the matches against smaller sides, but the problem with him is that we lose a player in the pressing phase. It’s right that we start with Giroud, who runs and presses better, then introduce Ibra later if need be like against Napoli.