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Giroud: Higuain arrival at Chelsea makes my future bleaker

Former Chelsea midfielder Craig Burley says if he was Callum Hudson-Odoi, he would take the chance and go to Bayern Munich if they want him.

Maurizio Sarri says he didn’t attack his players, but their win against Tottenham was the perfect reaction.

Steve Nicol and Raphael Honigstein agree Gonzalo Higuain will help Chelsea score goals, but they also think it increases the club’s pressure to perform.
Olivier Giroud has said his Chelsea future looks “bleaker” following the arrival of Gonzalo Higuain from Juventus on loan until the end of the season.
Higuain made his debut in Sunday’s 3-0 FA Cup fourth round win over Sheffield Wednesday at Stamford Bridge, and looks set to play against Bournemouth in the Premier League on Wednesday after Maurizio Sarri replaced him with Giroud in the 82nd minute.
Chelsea have an option to keep Giroud — who is in the final year of his contract — next season but,…

Transfer Talk: Olivier Giroud may be next eyeing Chelsea exit

The transfer window for Europe’s biggest clubs is open again. Transfer Talk has been scouring the world’s media and setting our correspondents loose to see who could be heading to/out of your club this month.

Giroud next to go from Chelsea?
Olivier Giroud has been in and out of the Chelsea team this season, and he could be eyeing a return to his homeland, according to Goal. 
Gonzalo Higuain made his Chelsea debut this weekend, having signed on loan from Juventus until the end of the…

Chelsea striker Giroud welcomes Higuain competition at Stamford Bridge

Steve Nicol and Raphael Honigstein agree Gonzalo Higuain will help Chelsea score goals, but they also think it increases the club’s pressure to perform.
Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud has welcomed the fresh competition that Gonzalo Higuain will bring as the Argentina striker prepares to make his debut against Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup on Sunday.

Chelsea confirmed Higuain’s arrival on loan from Juventus on Wednesday, and the 31-year-old was presented to fans at Stamford Bridge before the penalty shootout win over Tottenham in the Carabao Cup semifinal on Thursday.

Giroud was handed a rare start against Spurs, with head coach Maurizio…

Giroud: ‘Difficult’ to accept Sarri’s striker choice, Arsenal struggling after Wenger

LONDON — Olivier Giroud told ESPN FC in an exclusive interview that he has found it “difficult” to adapt to not being Maurizio Sarri’s first-choice striker at Chelsea, but insisted that he will keep fighting to play regularly at Stamford Bridge.
Giroud has started just two of Chelsea’s last eight Premier League matches, with Sarri increasingly deploying Eden Hazard as a false No. 9 over both him and Alvaro Morata, who has struggled to live up to expectations since joining for £58 million from…

Chelsea ‘in trouble’ after Olivier Giroud injury – Maurizio Sarri

N’Golo Kante scored his third goal of the season early in the second half, and that’s all Chelsea would need as they defeat Crystal Palace 1-0.

N’Golo Kante scored his third goal of the season early in the second half and that’s all Chelsea would need as they defeat Crystal Palace 1-0.

English Premier League: N’Golo Kanté (51′) Crystal Palace 0-1 Chelsea

With reports Chelsea have bid for over €50 million Christian Pulisic, Craig Burley isn’t sure it’s the right move for the young American.

Chelsea’s Maurizio Sarri admitted the club need to make a decision on Eden Hazard’s future and that he is only focused on talking to the player about his positioning on the pitch.
LONDON — Maurizio Sarri said that mounting injuries have left Chelsea “in trouble” after Olivier Giroud suffered suspected ankle ligament damage during Sunday’s 1-0 win over Crystal Palace.
Giroud left the field on crutches in the 76th minute after being injured by a James Tomkins tackle, while scoring an offside goal. Chelsea held onto the lead given to them by N’Golo Kante’s earlier strike to move five points clear of fifth-placed Arsenal.
Sarri was forced to leave Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Cesc Fabregas,…

Cesc Fabregas 9/10, Callum Hudson-Odoi 8/10 as Chelsea make easy work of 10-man PAOK

Chelsea’s Maurizio Sarri is demanding a reaction from his side in the Europa League and against Fulham following their loss to Tottenham where he said they lacked determination.
LONDON — Chelsea secured their place in the Europa League round of 32 with a comprehensive 4-0 win over 10-man PAOK at Stamford Bridge, with Olivier Giroud netting twice, Alvaro Morata scoring from the bench and academy prospect Callum Hudson-Odoi marking his first senior start with a goal.

Positives
Stamford Bridge is desperate to see a home-grown star, and both Hudson-Odoi and Ruben Loftus-Cheek provided plenty of cause for excitement and optimism here. Ethan Ampadu also made his first appearance…

Olivier Giroud follows fine tradition of forwards whose graft means more than goals

Olivier Giroud’s penalty proved to be the difference for France in a friendly that saw PSG star Kylian Mbappe depart early with a shoulder injury.

French World Cup winner Frank Leboeuf explains why France doesn’t really care about its national team’s group-stage exit in the UEFA Nations League.

Chelsea’s Maurizio Sarri believes Olivier Giroud is important and useful to the team even when he doesn’t score after he ended his goal draught in their 1-0 win over BATE.
In France’s final game of a triumphant 2018, perhaps it’s fitting that the spotlight finally fell upon Olivier Giroud. Handed the ball by Antoine Griezmann, the Chelsea striker scored a penalty to give his country a 1-0 win over Uruguay in a friendly.
At the World Cup this summer, Giroud took much more of a back seat. He had a largely sacrificial role in Russia, drawing the attention of the opposing centre-backs so that his fellow attackers could roam in the space he had created. He didn’t score…

Olivier Giroud: Football is a long way from accepting openly gay players

France striker Olivier Giroud believes that it is "impossible to be openly homosexual in football" and that the idea that the sport is a long way from accepting openly gay players is an "understatement."
Speaking with Le Figa…

Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud stars as Green Goblin in new Spider Man animation

Giroud’s voice can be heard in the French-dubbed version of upcoming animation ‘Spider-Man: New Generation’.
In a somewhat unlikely turn of events, World Cup winners Olivier Giroud and Presnel Kimpembe have made their acting debuts.
The two France internationals have provided voices for fairly major characters in a new Spider-Man animation that is set to air next month.
The duo have laid down their vocal talents alongside French actor Stephane Bak and singer Camelia Jordana.
=¥SURPRISE=¥@StephaneBak, @Camelia_Jordana, @_OlivierGiroud_ et @kimpembe_3 sont les Super-Voix de doublage de l’événement familial #SpiderManNewGeneration, le 12 décembre au cinéma. pic.twitter.com/hSaYJ4Zk3H— Sony Pictures France (@SonyPicturesFr) 12 November 2018

Giroud plays the Green Goblin (“Bouffon Vert”) in the French-dubbed version of “Spider-Man: New Generation,” while Kimpembe fills…

Olivier Giroud ends goal drought, Eden Hazard returns as Chelsea edge BATE Borisov

FC’s Paul Mariner provides his thoughts on transfer rumours surrounding Mauro Icardi, Adam Lallana, Keylor Navas and more in Transfer Rater.
Chelsea maintained their perfect record in the Europa League group stage with an uninspired 1-0 win over a spirited but limited BATE Borisov side in freezing Belarus, with Olivier Giroud’s first goal of the season proving the difference and star man Eden Hazard playing just over an hour as he steps up his recovery from a back injury.

Positives
Chelsea’s place in the Europa League knockout stage is now assured and they rarely had to break a sweat. Giroud finally broke his goal duck and Maurizio…

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