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Chelsea Is A More Ambitious Team Than Arsenal – Olivier Giroud

Olivier Giroud has given an honest assessment about the difference between Chelsea and Arsenal
Suggests that Chelsea is a more ambitious team than Arsenal

Ekohotblog reports that France striker, Olivier Giroud has given an honest assessment of the difference between Chelsea and Arsenal.

The striker who presently plys his trade at Italian Seria A side, AC Milan, played at Arsenal for 6 years before moving to Chelsea in 2018.

Olivier Giroud in a frank assessment of both teams have however admitted that his time at Chelsea was more demanding because of how competitive and ambitious they were.

In a recent interview with Athletic, Giroud explained the varying cultures between both clubs saying:

“At Chelsea, when you are not scoring enough goals they might pick up another striker to replace you,” he said. “Maybe in a club like Chelsea you have less time to show your qualities than at Arsenal. That’s the main difference and the last ten years show that Chelsea have won more trophies.

“But they spend much more money than Arsenal. I loved playing at Arsenal with Arsene Wenger. It was my childhood dream and I can never thank him enough. But it was so hard to fight for the title. Always the target was for us to finish in the top four. To fight for the title was too difficult.

“The money is huge. If you win the Champions League and buy a striker at £90m, it shows the money is huge. But there might be something else that makes Chelsea win more than Arsenal. Maybe we’re more demanding because you have to fight for the title from the start of the season.

“We were ninth when Frank was sacked… maybe if it was at Arsenal, they would have given him longer to come back. At Chelsea, it never happens and that’s why you have to be good sooner.”

The Uefa Champions League winner also explained the peculiarity between Chelsea former manager, Frank Lampard and Thomas Tuchel suggesting that Lampard was probably too young for the managerial role

“Tuchel wanted to play a certain way. His philosophy was clear and we improved so much tactically,” Giroud continued. “Lampard was maybe a bit young. It was maybe a bit too early in his managerial career to take a club like Chelsea. I don’t know if that’s true but maybe you can explain it like that.

“Under Tuchel we played in a very offensive 3-4-3 or 3-4-1-2 and I really improved tactically. He always tried to adapt to the team we faced. He has his ideas but the main thing is you know exactly what you will have to do before facing an opponent and the shape fits so well to our team.

“We had the players to play these positions and we were so strong. We had not only the quality but the quantity. When one player in the starting XI was tired, another top player could replace him.

“But I think Frank has got the potential to become a top manager. He needs time and experience to improve himself as a coach and you cannot become a top player or manager just like that.”

David Titiloye