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Karen Carney column: Olivier Giroud is a dream for a manager

Olivier Giroud is a dream for a manager and probably a headache because you just want to play him.

Everybody knows his quality. I feel for him, because he is an old-school number nine and nowadays we want to see tricky, dynamic forwards but when he plays he gets the job done.

Despite just three starts this season, and a total of 362 minutes on the pitch, Giroud has seven goals for his club and a further five for France.

The modern-day fan probably doesn't appreciate him as much, so they can question when he starts games.