Agreed. I was really disappointed with the Belgians, they have such an abundance of talent but were neutralised fairly easily by the most ordinary Italy side in many years.
How do you feel about Giroud playing for France, Loufi? I read that he routinely gets boos or even cheers when he is substituted off the pitch yet his goalscoring record is better than any other French player, even Benzema.
I think Giroud is a good player. He's an excellent "pivot", that the team can use when they need to lenghten the passes or to find a bearing. His abilities as a striker are solid, not only with the head, and he's usually well positioned when centres arrives in the penalty area or when a ball "hang around" in it. Besides, as you said, at equal number of caps, he has scored more goals than Benzema. All in all I find that he's totally legitimate as the France's centre-forward.
I never liked Benzema, despite him starting his career in the club I support (Lyon). He's indeed capable of doing more things than Giroud when he has the ball in the feet, but I've always found that the number of races toward the goal he does is insufficient, as well as his defensive participation. He's useless when his partners centre in the penalty area, and basically unable of scoring a goal with the head. Last but not least, his personality is terrible, so I'm happy that this guy doesn't represent my country.





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