Powerhouse becoming ‘undroppable’ at Chelsea as Lampard told to be selfish over ‘Key player’ decision
Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud is becoming “undroppable”, according to Danny Murphy
Despite the fact that Giroud was a major player for Chelsea last season in their quest to get back into those top four spots, there has been constant speculation about his long-term future at the club as he simply has not been a regular this season.
However, Giroud scored yet again making if five goals in the space of a week, scoring four against Sevilla and the equaliser in yesterday’s 3-1 win against Leeds, and is fast becoming a big part of the side for Frank Lampard.
And Murphy has claimed that the Frenchman is fact becoming undroppable by Chelsea, Murphy said on the SUN “Frank was right to mention Leeds’ qualities but Giroud deserves all the credit in the world.
“He’s not underrated by me or people that know football – if you play the game at the top level you know how important a striker like he is to the team. He’s a focal point.
“He nearly scored early on with the first header, I don’t know how Timo Werner kept that out. “He looked so up for it, he’s full of confidence after midweek and all good strikers gamble on space. It was a superb finish.
“Game awareness as well, knowing where people are running, and his strength and presence. Everything about his performance says keep me in the team.
“Leeds were unhappy about the second but it was just his physical presence that knocked over Liam Cooper. He’s rightly in the team, he’s earned his way.
“People were thinking about him leaving or talk of him going in January as he wants to play in the Euros but he’s undroppable at the moment.”
Meanwhile, Former Chelsea forward Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink believes Blues boss Frank Lampard should be “very selfish” and stop Olivier Giroud from leaving.
Hasselbaink told Premier League Productions: “I don’t think they can afford to let Giroud go.
“Even if he’s not number one. Coming off the bench and making something different. “I know that he is going to want to leave but I think Frank has to be very selfish there and say no.”