Mesut Ozil used to tease Olivier Giroud in Arsenal training, as the German international boasted about being a World Champion.
Mesut Ozil was essential in Germany’s World Cup success in Brazil four years ago, as they beat Argentina in the finals.
This summer was different for Mesut Ozil & Co., coming in as defending champions but being knocked out at Group stage. Ozil was the scapegoat for all the German wrongs in Russia, meanwhile Olivier Giroud helped France to World Cup victory.
Yes, Giroud has come under the radar for not scoring goals – but if you know football you would understand, he was the focal point in Didier Deschamps attack.
And Chelsea ace have revealed, the light jibe from Mesut during their training sessions together at Arsenal was one of the motivations to kiss World Cup glory.
Oliver Giroud and Mesut Ozil played together for about five years.
‘I played with Germans at Arsenal and I was so jealous of them,’ Giroud told BFM TV.
‘Sometimes in the morning, Mesut Ozil would lose in training but he said ‘shh, shh, I’m world champion.”
Asked about his failure to score for France at the World Cup, Giroud replied: ‘As an attacker, my job is to put it in the back of the net.
‘ It is true that against Belgium, I was unrealistic, but I worked a lot for the team. Just trying to make an impact.
‘I scored a lot before the World Cup, I do not want to stop there, the most important thing is to be decisive, I have been in several matches.’
