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    Olivier Giroud interview: Chelsea vs Arsenal, Tuchel's tactics, Lampard, Wenger & much more
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    Olivier Giroud interview: Chelsea vs Arsenal, Tuchel’s tactics, Lampard, Wenger & much more



    Olivier Giroud is one of the most popular figures in the modern game and to mark the release of his new autobiography ‘Always Believe’ he sat down with our very own David Ornstein. The World Cup winner lifts the lid on why Chelsea succeeded where Arsenal fell short, his struggles with Thomas Tuchel and Frank Lampard, and shares his thoughts on Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal.

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    00:00 His Chelsea exit
    04:25 Relationship with Lampard
    12:24 Werner and Abraham
    14:47 Chelsea vs Arsenal

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    2. mancho man on

      Watching Chelsea playing under Lampard was stressful! Pass to the winger and blindly crossing to the middle again and again. Tuchle is the best.

    6. fun 4 fun on

      He was the king of one touch goal even more then Drogba . He just wanted a single touch inside the box like damba ba goal against man utd and psg

    13. AYODELE AFOLABI on

      A decent player but wasted all the efforts of Mesut Ozil and Sanchez on going 15 games without goals cost Arsenal premier league title. If Arsenal had relegate you to the bench and not give you enough time you won't be saying this shit

    14. Diil daanyeerka on

      😆 He said Chelsea spend more money than Arsenal that’s not true 👇
      Chelsea vs Arsenal last 10 years net spend same money 💰 only Chelsea doing good business and success because Chelsea have best academy and sale players and Buy top players that’s difference both clubs

    19. absolute zero on

      Im a huge fan of Giroud. I loved him while he was at Arsenal. He has always been a massively underated striker that has remarkable technical ability for a "target man". His numbers do not lie, and always turned up for the big games. I was hugely disappointed when Arsenal sold him to Chelsea. And the irony is that most of my Chelsea friends didn't even want him. Great player and great professional in my opinion.

    20. Steve Jones on

      This site is all 'A Source Say's' scum journo shit. They don't know any more than the man in the street. Get doen to fleet street and fiddle with the rent boys like the rest of them.

    27. ON THE GOAL on

      The interviewer need to upgrade his questions.. all his questions were comparing his old coaches/clubs.. nothing on the Giroud part.. nothing on the national team(France)… Really?! Poor interviewer!

    29. jackson riviera on

      The difference between Chelsea and Arsenal is one club has an owner who invests in their club to win trophies, the other has an owner who doesn't invest in their club and doesn't care about winning trophies. There shouldn't really be any surprise about the results in the last 15 years. It's like comparing Harrods to Primark and expressing surprise that their is a difference in quality.

    30. DF on

      I love Ollie and what he brought to Chelsea, but I can't blame Tuchel for dropping him. He was a ghost in several games towards the end, and combined with his lack of pace, there were other, better options. That said, there's a ton of professionalism and honesty in this interview and those two ingredients can be hard to come by in the footballing world. #KTBFFH, love you Ollie!

    32. Scott on

      I never get the excuse of money, almost every owner in the premier league is a billionaire, arsenal finished top 4 for years and failed to invest in talent, it's not the city, Chelsea and Liverpool's spending and more at the other clubs' lack of

    39. Chris Calde on

      What’s journalists obsession with Werner?
      Wasn’t his best season in stats? Sure
      But still had 25 G/A and contributed in the UCL run even playing out of position.

    44. Boney __ on

      Remember when Chelsea got mock in three way transfers back when he joined Chelsea? Batshuayi to Dortmund, Auba to Arsenal and Giroud to Chelsea? I think that us the best decision we make in january transfer so far

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