{"id":297099,"date":"2023-11-21T20:24:18","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T20:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=297099"},"modified":"2023-11-21T20:24:18","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T20:24:18","slug":"olivier-giroud-smashes-five-shot-challenge-during-france-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/olivier-giroud-smashes-five-shot-challenge-during-france-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Olivier Giroud SMASHES five-shot challenge during France training"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Olivier Giroud SMASHES five-shot challenge during France training &#8211; as fans make comparisons with Kai Havertz&#8217;s MLS All-Star Skills struggles<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Olivier Giroud was seen excelling in the shooting drill during national training\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fans then made comparisons with Kai Havertz&#8217;s struggles during pre-season\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It\u2019s the world against Everton \u2013 it can galvanise the players to stay up &#8211; IAKO\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Olivier Giroud\u00a0proved why he&#8217;s France&#8217;s all-time top goalscorer after smashing\u00a0a five-shot challenge during a recent national team training session.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The AC Milan striker has been a consistent figure in Les Bleus&#8217; squad since making his debut back in 2011 and has 56 goals to show for his efforts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Even at 37-years-old, the former Chelsea and Arsenal striker has shown that he still has a keen eye in-front of goal and reminded fans of that via a recent viral clip.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Giroud was seen excelling during France&#8217;s national team training for their final Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Gibraltar and Greece.<\/p>\n<p>During the shooting drill, players from either side of the penalty area crossed in balls for the Milan forward, who finished with aplomb on five separate occasions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/21\/19\/78075939-12776617-image-a-6_1700594157958.jpg\" height=\"358\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Olivier Giroud was seen excelling during a five-shot challenge in France&#8217;s training<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/21\/19\/78075941-12776617-image-a-7_1700594161066.jpg\" height=\"356\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The striker scored all five shots with balls crossed in from either side of the penalty area<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/21\/19\/78076149-12776617-image-a-9_1700594481975.jpg\" height=\"473\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The AC Milan forward is France&#8217;s top goalscorer of all-time with 56 goals on his record<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Giroud fired off shots with both the left and right foot with ease before strolling back to let his team-mates have an attempt.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His training clearly paid off as he scored two late goals in France&#8217;s 14-0 demolition against Gibraltar, despite coming on as a late substitute.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fans on social media were left in awe of the efforts and some were quick to make comparisons with other players&#8217; similar attempts &#8211; such as Arsenal&#8217;s Kai Havertz.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During Arsenal&#8217;s pre-season tour this season, the German international was seen struggling during an\u00a0MLS<span> All-Star Skills Challenge<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Havertz became the first person in the short history of the event to never score a single point in the cross-then-volley challenge.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of both his poor form &#8211; and the struggles Folarin Balogun had &#8211; Arsenal lost in that particular event.<\/p>\n<p>While some Arsenal fans were left upset over the poor form of their new talisman, other football fans laughed at their misfortune.<\/p>\n<p>That included Chelsea fans, who were joyful after their club sold him for \u00a365million this summer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Kai Havertz setting the world ablaze with his finishing&#8217;, wrote one Chelsea fan followed by several laughing emojis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Another couldn&#8217;t believe the money the got for the German, adding: &#8216;We got \u00a365m for Havertz&#8217;, again, followed by several laughing emojis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/21\/19\/73369485-12776617-The_German_forward_did_not_score_a_single_point_in_this_part_of_-a-8_1700594184143.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fans were quick to compare Giroud&#8217;s effort with Kai Havertz&#8217;s struggles during pre-season\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12776617\/Olivier-Giroud-SMASHES-five-shot-challenge-France-training-fans-make-comparisons-Kai-Havertzs-MLS-Star-Skills-struggles.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Olivier Giroud SMASHES five-shot challenge during France training &#8211; 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