Olivier Giroud's hat-trick for France against
Paraguay went down well with head coach
Didier Deschamps.
France head coach Didier Deschamps hailed
Olivier Giroud for responding to a "difficult
season" at Arsenal with his first international
hat-trick on Friday.
The 30-year-old netted his side's first three
goals in their 5-0 friendly win over Paraguay
in Rennes, with Moussa Sissoko and Antoine
Griezmann also on the scoresheet.
It was the first hat-trick scored for France
since David Trezeguet back in 2000, while it
took his tally to 16 goals in his last 16 starts
for his country.
Giroud's impressive form on the international
stage has continued despite him struggling for
consistent football at Arsenal, with manager
Arsene Wenger handing him only 11 starts in
the Premier League last season.
And Deschamps is delighted with the way the
former Montpellier man puts club difficulties
behind him to keep impressing for Les Bleus.
"He's our best goalscorer, he continues to
score and when he doesn't, someone next to
him often scores," Deschamps told RMC. "He
responds even when he's had a difficult
season with his club.
"But even there, with little playing time, he is
still effective. So I'm happy for him."
Deschamps was pleased with the emphatic
nature of the win as France prepare for a
World Cup qualifier against Sweden next
Friday.
"It's a good thing. Our forwards scored, it's
very good. Now I know that we'll have a very
different game against Sweden," he said.
"As an opponent, they're ranked just beneath
us. Getting a good or very good result there
will put us in an even better position to
qualify for the 2018 World Cup.
"It's better to have played a match where we
had confidence. The whole group was very
focused on this match so that we could
prepare as best as possible for the one that
awaits us."
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