A true professional and an unselfish player. The way he handled the hate he got from fans, the not so subtle disses from Benzema and the arrival of Zlatan so well. My respect has grown for him over the years, I'm glad he won a title with Milan.

One of the 4 last milan games where leao did 2 assists and tonali 2 goals, i realized in replay that both goals giroud was a clear scoring option who dragged 3 defenders with him leaving Tonali free on both occasions. He is one of the best players without ball.

The quote about doing the shit people don’t see is massively important and as a Leeds fan I had the same change of thought when it comes to Patrick Bamford, him being injured this year has really shown how much we miss the work he does when he’s in the team even if it’s not directly leading to goals

I'm just wrapping up a video about Milan's season, and Giroud truly added up to the season, taking the mantle of number 9 for many more games than a 35 year old should. While he went missing in many "smaller" games, he really showed up in the big games (Milan derby, Napoli, and the last title winning game against Sassuolo). Brilliant video, as always, Adrian ⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

I have been singing his praises for years and I am glad to see people finally coming to appreciate Giroud, what he could do and what his role is

I always kinda liked Giroud (after I heard of him during his title winning season with Montpellier) but never thouht he was a top class striker. Like you said in the beginning, a decent striker with moments of magic. That changed with the world cup (even though he didn't score), because of the way he works for the team. He was always securing balls in the last third and creating room for Mbappe and Griezmann to thrive in.

As a Chelsea fan I always remember hearing people bash Giroud. But I never understood why because whenever Chelsea played Arsenal it was noticeable to me how much he would grind down our defenders. His off ball actions especially. A feint here, a deep run there, closing off an opposing team player somewhere in between etc. Even early on in his career he was a specialist in destroying defensive options for opposing teams while sacrificing heavily for other attackers on his squad. Similar to Benzema in that way, but Benz got all the praise because he was sacrificing for CR7 while Giroud was doing so for the regular guys. It drew criticism, but that's exactly the attitude you want players to have for your team. Giroud was fantastic at Chelsea. The other lads would run thru a wall for him and he acted as a secondary coach in the locker room. He noticeably improved his physique with us so I'm not surprised at his increased output. Nor that he has found more silverware with Milan. Giroud, simply a class act.

I felt exactly like you did, why is Giroud starting for France etc. As a Milan fan I didn’t think he was gonna help us in any way, but damn was I wrong! He came up in the biggest games/moments and is a great locker room guy that helped the young players with mentality & professionalism. I severely underrated him, glad I was wrong and glad he helped Milan get back to the top! ❤️🖤❤️🖤

I really enjoy Giroud as a player. He is a team player who works hard for his team. Like him or not he is the type of player most managers would love to have in their teams.

The change for my view of Giroud came after that Australia match in the 2018 World Cup. Gavin Hunt analysed his game in such a way that he made you see what he was doing so that the team played better. I mean Hunt is a Premiership coach but it was really helpful. This comes to show that fanboys of a player can really damage another's reputation. Özil fanboys hated Giroud for wasting some great passes, which he did, but to be honest most of the reputation that Giroud had was shaped by them.

You do have to respect Giroud. at Arsenal: truth is they were very creative but the issue with challenging for the title was the defense and the defense midfielder. the three FA Cups in four years (less than 4 teams have done that in history if I am not mistaken) shows that that squad was really good. That was their first silverware in 9 years in 2014 I think he got a bad rep because of the Arsenal banter era and toxic fans. at Chelsea: won the UCL and a few cups. at France: won the world Cup in league 1: winner at AC Milan: first title in 10 years I'm an Arsenal fan so I can comment most on his time there. see Wenger ball, Emery, etc I can appreciate his touch and finesse he plays the game beautifully. he isn't a "main man" that will push a team over the edge but he is a player that can play off the best players better than majority of the players I have watched. that's why I think he is so successful. he suffers from the time at Arsenal. he wasn't Van Persie do he go hate from the fans and he played for Arsenal so it's easy to laugh at and citisise him. also when he does make an error it is epic which doesn't help. kinda like Morata. his career achievements are up there with some of the best so hey. respect.

As I’ve gotten older I’ve learned to appreciate these smart strikers who don’t just stand in the box and wait to push it these guys do a lot of dirty work for the better of the team and it goes unappreciated by the fans just how much work these guys put into the attack and making the team play better rather than making themselves look better

Big man with a big heart. I love his time at Chelsea.

Everybody here happy that giroud is getting his well deserved praise. While I am wondering if that is how you really pronounce Rabona TV :D

Ever since I saw him lift the title with Montpellier, I was in love with seeing him play. He has been my favorite striker ever since - which is something you couldn't really say publicly without being jumped by hate immediately. It is great to see that at least someone is giving him the praise he deserves, really does put a smile on my face.

Giroud is one of the best striker and yet people does not see it.

Hugely underrated player

“Siam venuti quassù, siam venuti quassù, per vedere segnare Giroud!! Oohhh oohh!!” (We came up here to see giroud score) This is a chorus by Milan’s supporters

I've always loved Giroud. I always felt he was kind of a scapegoat at Arsenal. I was devastated when Lacazette came in and basically pushed Giroud out to Chelsea. I followed both of their stats for a couple of seasons and Lacazette never really distinguished himself in the numbers vs Giroud. On top of that, he didn't have the same level of set up passes (think the Wilshere goal) nor a "Meaty French Forehead." I feel like Arsenal lost his leadership too, which we've needed ever since. I'm glad that he's had such a successful career post-Arsenal though. I've been keeping tabs on him since his departure and it always brings me a smile when he wins something. That 2018 World Cup run was amazing. Such a great way to confound critics. His game was all about the set up for Grizmann and Mbappe. It just made the whole team click. Thanks for the video!

Im an Inter tifoso, but this... was necessary. Giroud deserves way more credit that he gets.

Part of his longevity is because his game has NEVER relied on pace.

I've always admired giroud , his hold up and flicks be amazing alot of players just dont score , watch him closely those 1 time passes he got that locked

Since 2018 Giroud has been a winner and I think he left Arsenal in 2018 ever since he has been a major behind-the-scenes winner. Europa League, CL, WC, Serie A. This guy just needs the conference league as his crowning achievement as the player who has won every European trophy.

Nice video Adrian. Giroud give fresh breath for Milan. I'm glad he's the part of Milan Champions Team

This man has a career a lot of great players would kill for! I've learnt to appreciate him more and more as the years have gone.

he clearly needed help and competition from another striker during his spell in arsenal. fgs, he was a 12M striker but people expect him to be a 50M striker and act like he's the worst ever striker when he couldn't fulfil that expectation. i don't think he's underrated anymore but i always see people (or should i say haters) watered down his contribution everytime he won a trophy. he deserves all the trophies he won tbh. that guy got good G/A in cup finals/final league winning game. he scored many clutch goals in the club he played/plays for. Conte, Maldini and (?)Mourinho rate him. that really tells you something.

He had my respect after that first season under Wenger, I understood then he was a player with the best interest of the team in mind

Müller: Doing the shit that people don't see? Hello, are you saying about me?

Gironde is one of my favorite players. nice to see him get a whole video from you.

As an AC Milan fan, I’ll always be grateful to Giroud. We will surely miss him. Thank you for everything’ champ!

He really has grown since leaving us (arsenal). which is expected with age comes experience. He has really become a clutch player

Rabona tv you have finally done it after so much giroud player profile asks!!! :) thank you thank you :)

I was also very critical of Giroud but once I saw what he did in the world cup I started to understand and appreciate him.

Giroud is the best.

I can honestly sayI have always seen his value. At least from the time he came to Arsenal and was typically undervalued. Makes good runs, holds up the ball well, good in the air, good under pressure and great hair.

Quite the enigmatic striker when you come to look of it. He was frustrating for many a fan who started watching him however he is quite a crafty player and very useful. In our title winning season with Milan, he sniffed out chances that many a striker wouldn't be able to recognize and that's commendable. I remember praising him in France's run to the WC title and bantering him about how he couldn't hit a barn door but his link up play and clever movement off the ball was pivotal in freeing up players like Pogba, Griezmann and Mbappe to deliver the goods.

Would love an unsung hero video of Rodri in city’s championship run! Man deserves the PR. He was insane this season and needs to be recognized

Yes, he has.

Giroud might be the next Pep .

"A goal and an assist against Roma" *Vietnam Flashbacks*

I’ve always liked Giroud. He’s a damn handsome man. As a Arsenal fan he was always mixed, but it’s okay.

I believe that if Brazil started Firminho, who plays a somewhat similar role to Giroud doing shit people don't see, France would have had a tougher time winning that WC. Great vid, have rated Giroud since his Chelsea days, my colleague and I would talk about his role in their performances often, good times for Chelsea in hindsight 👌

He is good

as an arsenal and ac milan fan who for some reason hated giroud in my early years of liking arsenal, i’ve completely come around and absolutely love and deeply respect this man

Giroud is massively underrated imo. Okay maybe he isn't 'world class' but he's so good at what he does, a true team player who brings others into the game and produces great moments of magic. As a Chelsea fan, I can never forget his bicycle against Atletico which essentially helped us win the tie on the way to our CL title last season. Also his amazing golazo against Southampton in the FA Cup semi.

Man is underrated af. Players like him don't play for spotlight but for team. Dzeko is another that comes to mind , more or less same story.

Still a fan. Always a fan

On my eyes he will always be a Chelsea legend, ciminally underrated

Arsene's interview on LadBible showed that he already knew Giroud could offer all this. Similar to Gilberto Silva.

I think I must have been one of the few Arsenal fans that kept defending him when he played for us & wasn't happy at sold him to Chelsea. People kept saying he should be dropped so that Walcot could play in the middle, because Walcott seemingly was scoring more, but my retort was 'it doesn't matter how many an individual player scored, what mattered is how many the team scores with that player in that position' and Giroud's link up play appeals for itself. He also scores important goals; in pretty sure in two separate games against Everton it was his goals that brought us level from losing positions. He was influential in that classic league Cup game comeback against Reading after being brought on at half time & being 4 goals down. Also while not always being 1st choice I believe he always was 1st or 2nd in the goals per min table in the Premier league while playing for us

Hell yeah!! Adrian was a winger/striker? Im tryna see tape 👁 and some rabonas

I might be bias, but i loved him in Arsenal. Did he score 30 goals a season? no. But he was so much more than just goals. Even tho hes a big (physical striker) he was so much more than just headers and tap ins. Girouds force ,imo, is hes abillity do drop down and anticipate in the build up, and do it good. He understand the game, understand how to set up teammates etc etc. Wich imo is a rare trade for a striker with he's physical build. Now did he have Oscar Cardozo's finishing or Berbatov's? no.. but he certainly works hes *ss of and helps the team. (and im sorry he did that from the wenger days, if you cant see that, you didnt watch arsenal back then). Being a good striker can be so much more than just an insane goals pr game ratio, depending on the team you play on, firmirno, bergkamp and drogba are great examples of that. Now do i say he's the greatest of all time? not a f*cking change mate. But he deserves the credit, and people who can't see that, are type of people that looks to much at stats, and watch to little football.

I would like to see Adrian footage when he went on mazy runs from the wings before dinking it over the keeper.

Respect to Giroud. Do the shit people don't see, even in any profession those are words/ethos to live by.

Giroud class player

I think if he played in Possession based team such Barca with xavi inesta, or man city right now, he would be beast

He deserves to win Champions League with Milan 2023/24

The most beautiful striker the game has ever seen😂🔥🔥🔥

I guess he is one you have to really study to appreciate, you can't just look at his numbers

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Yup.

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I never liked Giroud, beside the title he won with Montpellier I've always seen him as someone lucky enough to be at the right time with the right team. When he came to Milan, as a life long supporter, I wasnt really happy with him, I remember I thought to myself: "for fuck sake! we need a striker! someone that can score 20+ goals!" boy was I wrong... he was exactly what we needed exactly when we needed. Merci Olivier, sorry for doubting you, never been happier to be proven wrong :)

Giroud is very underrated Central Forward player

anyway, as i was saying before in my comment that was deleted (🤬🤷‍♂) , older strikers tend to be the ones scoring the most goals and italy is no expection in this, especially in these more sophisticated and fisical leagues. since you say your research is so flawless i've decided to do my own to check if your claim of the Serie A being the main league for older strikers to thrive in is any good. *TOP 5 LEAGUES RANKED BY AGE OF TOP SCORER:* *la liga: Benzema 34yo* bundesliga: Lewandowski 33yo Serie A: Immobile 32yo premier league: Salah 29yo *ligue 1: Mbape 23yo* *TOP 5 LEAGUES RANKED BY AVERAGE AGE OF TOP 5 SCORERS:* *premier league: 30,6* la liga: 29 bundesliga: 27,6 ligue 1: 26,8 *Serie A: 25,6* *TOP 5 LEAGUES RANKED BY HOW MANY GOALS IN ITS u23 TOP SCORER:* *Serie A: Vlahovic 22g 22yo (2nd) (-3)* bundesliga: Haaland 22g 21yo (3rd) (-13) la liga: Vinicius Jr 17g 21yo (3rd) (-10) ligue 1: David 15g 22yo (7th) (-13) *premier league: Saka 11g 20yo (19th) (-12)* *TOP 5 LEAGUES RANKED BY AVERAGE AGE OF ITS CHAMP19NS* *ligue 1: Psg 27,5* la liga: Real Madrid 27,3 premier league: Man City 27,1 bundesliga: Bayern Monaco 26,2 *Serie A: AC Milan di milano 7 volte campione d'europa 25,8* so, pretty simply, bullshit 😂😂

He was with France and they won the world cup... When France decided to change something and played him less because mbappe had an issue with him and King Benz came back to the team.....France became less entertaining.

Giroud is a legend and a winner. Montpellier League 1 Champion Top scorer Arsenal 3x FA Cups - Provided 2 winning goal assists Ramsey 3x Community Shield Chelsea 2x Fa Cups 1x Europa League 1x Champions League AC Milan 1x Serie A Champion France 1x World Cup Champion 1x Euro Champion 1x Nation's League Champion Top Goalscorer for France National Team

Adrian, I profoundly disagree with your passionate assertion that Serie A is a Retirement League. "Serie A is what MLS was 10 years ago" - Adrian, RabonnaTV

Giroud is not Underrated, he is Underappreciated, players like him has a performance that can't be measured by numbers or stats, other players like Scholes or Busquets do have the same sort of factor, you may not see nothing special in them on the pitch, but you will notice their absence when they are not playing.

As an Arsenal fan I didn't like Giroud in his first year as I felt he wasn't good enough to replace van persie so I had stupidly wrote him off as a bad player within 1 year, but during his second season I realised he is not van persie and never will be but he can be good as Giroud and I stopped watching him with a negative bias and I fell in love with him as a player, I was gutted to let him go especially to Chelsea but it felt okay because it was so we could get Aubameyang in. Giroud is such an underrated player because he wasn't blessed with the most talent and from starting in amateur football he has absolutely made a great career for himself and has exceeded everybody's expectations of him

Giroud was a good striker for arsenal. But he came after RVP who when fit did manage to have us to get over Henry. But giroud never got us over RVP.. he is an amazing striker if he is not the main striker, an accessory.he did thrive as a super sub at arsenal for a while

Benzema's role when CR7 was there

This is a weird question and it really doesn't have to do with anything video. If the goalie is out of the box and you're the last defender, can you use your hand to stop a goal?

If he played for a better side in his 20s he would be given more respect

I always respected Giroud and i was gutted when he left Arsenal. He shouldnt be the main striker but he is ideal if you want to play with two strikers or when you are behind and you need a pinchhitter.

Despite my criticisms of him, I was kinda upset at the time Giroud left Arsenal to be honest, he wasn’t the ideal fit for the team, partly because of the style of play which was more suited to a player like Aubameyang. That said, he was underrated, he had a decent foundation of technical ability & he scored bangers from time to time.

You don't have to apology to Giroud. You were right he was hot and cold at arsenal He's not world class but under the right manager he can be useful to his team

Giroud tries, but he is not Ibrahimovic, if Ibrahimovic was fit, I doubt that he would start, but he definitely was very important for us this season.

The best thing about Giroud is not being an arrogant SOB like Henry

This man has got to be the most disrespected, unappreciated footballer i've ever seen. Arsenal absolutely disgraced themselves with the way they treated him, and then so did Chelsea. Let me just remind everyone that Chelsea got rid of Giroud and Abraham so they could have Lukaku instead. I feel like he's similar to our Firmino in the sense that he's probably not going to score you 30 goals a season, but he'll definitely enable the rest of your team to score more, and he'll finish the important chances when they come.

I always liked giroud......but i watch football differently....oli drags 3 players after him at arsenal and chelsea.....people who knew this always appreciated him

I mean I’d still prefer Benzema (or even Gignac) for the WC

Or he goes to a less defense league!! It seems to happen to a lot of strikers who leave the Premier League, ie Lukaku.

He’s always been a serviceable striker, but he’s also almost always been the least talented player in a forward line. Much like Laca, which is interesting that you made a difference between them (bc they more or less had a similar output for arsenal). He’s just been a good, but not great striker on some great teams

One of the most disrespected players of all time.

moving away from arsenal made him better

Can any Arsenal fan in the comments confirm how good Giroud was for them and if he’s improved with age?

We need to stop calling Giroud “underrated “ because he’s not he’s a good striker but never elite

leaving arsenal does wonders to people

The definition of a scrappy player. Maybe only Firmino comes to mind in terms of selflessness.

Getting better after leaving Arsenal lol Sanchez

im just enter the video to coment that this player its not even a reel baller and dosnt get any respect from me

Wasn’t good at arsenal was a highlight merchant

No he hasn't

Please, no tedious revisionism about his time at Arsenal. He was awful and cost us the league. And no blaming of Arsenal fans for being "ungrateful" either.

Nope, he's just lucky the guy isn't that good