Los Angeles, California – Na so Olivier Giroud take strike back for Los Angeles FC after e struggle small for di MLS. Just as di Coupe du Monde fit dey land for America, Giroud don dey show say him fit still chop ball well.
Wetin happen be say, as e land for LA, di French striker no fit find di net for e first 14 games. E start dey look like person wey join football for di first time. But now, e don turn am back to im old self, scoring important goals when dem really matter (talk am true, na wetin we dey expect from person like Giroud).
About two weeks ago, e score for di match against CF Montréal immediately wey e enter di pitch, and recently, e don show im skill again against di Sporting Kansas City, wey dem win 3-1 because of am. This na good sign as dem dey prepare to face Chelsea for di FIFA Club World Cup.
Di tournament dey happen from June 14 to July 13, wey go bring together 32 teams for di first time. Even though LAFC no dey among di original list, dem come fit enter because Club Léon no show up, and dem win di play-off against Club America. Na Giroud assist Denis Bouanga to secure di qualification as well.
For dis tournament, fans go fit see some old legends like Hugo Lloris and many others wey don carry World Cup trophy before. For Giroud, e get chance now to show say e still sabi ball, especially when e dey face teams like Chelsea, Espérance de Tunis, and Flamengo. Na huge challenge, but he ready to show di world say he still get fire.
But no be say di road go dey easy for LAFC oh. Dem need to finish among di top two for dem group if dem wan continue di journey. Di competition dey full of big names like Flamengo and Espérance de Tunis, plus as dem fit face Bayern Munich wey get players like Dayot Upamecano and Harry Kane dey their side. Di pressure na serious level, but Giroud and hin boys go dey ready to shine.
Dis tournament go mean say di spotlight dey shine on French football legends as dem come together again. With Lloris and Giroud, dis reunion fit bring back di joy of di French fans everywhere. Dem players wey don see am all don come together to carry dem experience enter di pitch, to face di tough matches ahead.
As di Cup World dey approach, one question dey hanging like heavy cloud: Fit dem old champions write fresh glorious chapter for dem career? Time go tell. But one thing wey sure be say, Giroud dey fuel di hope of LAFC fans, as dem dey wait for how dis whole show go turn out.
