LOuis, France – E be like say Olivier Giroud dey find am hard for him this season as him don dey struggle to score goals for Lille. After him initial hot start, wey him only take eleven minutes to score for him return to France, na so dem don hear him radio stations change tune. Since that day wey him respectably score as buzzer beater on August 24, na only one goal e don score for twelve matches. No be so dem dey plan am for am o (we dey talk wetin de happen).
Now, him trainer Bruno Genesio don dey talk say e wan help Giroud focus, but you sabi say e no fit shine alone. According to am, “Olivier dey depend on team, and the team dey struggle for final third dey.” On top dat, even the team dey worry sef, as Lille don score only one goal in their last three matches. Not be small matter. If dem no fit fix wetin dey wrong fast, dem go soon dey collect waka for league.
People don dey analyze wetin dey happen wey make Giroud dey jam brick wall for net, and water don dey pass garri. Genesio talk say sometimes players fit dey suffer from that “post-preparation blues.” (Na wah o, wetin dem no go use to explain wetin dey happen). Dem say e dey try, train hard, but goals no dey comeback. But dry spell fit affect anybody.
On the other hand, we get newcomer Hamza Igamane, wey don burst onto the scene with four goals and one assist in ten appearances. E don dey give Giroud a serious run for him money. All the eyes dey on am, especially as fans no fit stop to compare wetin e dey do to the big names. Dem no dey fit say e be like Ronaldo R9, but the boy sabi wetin e dey do. With Igamane for field, might be for Giroud to take back seat small small, e fit learn wetin e need.
As the Africa Cup of Nations dey come, Hamza go join the Moroccan squad, wey mean say Lille go miss am for important fixtures. Dis one fit make Genesio consider changing tactics to include both Giroud and Igamane together for the frontline. Na big question o, fit e gather mind do am? If dem change am unconventionally, e fit work, or na be another experimental slide?
The truth be say, Lille need to step up their game before dem dey drag back into the standings. Before di 13th matchday, dem dey sit with five points gap on top dem and the bottom side. Match against Paris FC go be critical. Na dem wey go know if dem go rise or fall. Aki is you go laugh at dem if dem fall sha, but we no wan wish dem bad luck. With both Giroud and Igamane firing, who fit tell wetin go happen?
“We go take our training serious and work through this,” Genesio emphasize. “We wan score more goals and bring back the confidence.” As for Giroud, e go just need small time for everything to click again. Na condiments for their match making make sense o. You sabi say football no dey get sense.”
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