France's top scorer Giroud says he will do everything he can to stop Messi from defending World Cup title

2022-12-16 13:57

France's top scorer Giroud says he will do everything he can to stop Messi from defending World Cup title


After the French team beat Morocco 2-0 yesterday to win the Qatar World Cup Finals ticket, it will start a highly anticipated World Cup championship match with Argentina this weekend. The French team's 36-year-old top scorer Olivier Giroud talked about his opponent in the finals, the 35-year-old Argentine captain Messi, in an interview.


In this World Cup, Giroud , who has set a new record in the history of the French team, evaluated Messi in an interview with "The Athletic". He pointed out that "Messi is an incredible player, but we will be better than Messi." West enjoyed and played his role in the final and tried his best to stop him, because we also want to win the defending champion in this World Cup."


In his football career, Messi led Argentina to the World Cup final in 2014, but Argentina lost to Germany and won the runner-up. After that, he was unable to reach the pinnacle of the World Cup final. This has always been a great regret in Messi's career.


However, in this World Cup, Messi is close to his dream and goal again. After defeating Croatia, he advanced to the final. In the final, Argentina will face France, the defending champion of the last World Cup. Can Messi make it to the final World Cup of his career? Many fans look forward to realizing their dreams.


France's top scorer Giroud says he will do everything he can to stop Messi from defending World Cup title


However, the veteran Giroud who represented the French team did not want Messi to do what he wanted, because they also aimed to win the World Cup. This is the fourth time that the French team has reached the finals. Won the third Hercules Cup in the history of the French team in the World Cup.


Giroud also said that it is not only to stop Messi, there are also many outstanding players in the Argentine team to deal with, which is why Argentina was able to perform well in this World Cup and come to today.


France's top scorer Giroud says he will do everything he can to stop Messi from defending World Cup title


As for what specific on-court tactics he would use to deal with Argentina and Messi, Kanter revealed, "I just remember that when Argentina competed for the quarter-finals in the last World Cup in 2018, French coach Didier Deschamps sent The 31-year-old midfielder N'Golo Kante strictly guarded Messi, successfully reduced Messi's firepower and effectively controlled the rhythm of the field to win the victory."


However, Kanter did not participate in this World Cup due to injury, so Kanter further added, "I don't know what tactical plan will be used to deal with Argentina in this final, and Deschamps will study it with us later."


Giroud is still confident that France will win the World Cup final even though it has not yet decided what tactics will be used to restrain Argentina and Messi in the final. He also said that the French team has once again proved the team's strength after winning the world championship in the last World Cup. Strong and high-level, I believe that the French team, both the veterans and the young generation, are in the best condition, and will do their best to win the third World Cup championship for France.