Chelsea fans have taken to Twitter to praise January signing Olivier Giroud after his impressive debut for his new club.
The Frenchman made his first start for the Blues against West Bromwich Albion on Monday night after joining in an £18 million move from rivals Arsenal last month.
Antonio Conte’s pulled off a much needed 3-0 win on the night, and Giroud more than played his part in what was an impressive display all round.
The France international was a nuisance in the opening stages, and could have opened the scoring early on however instead found Baggies keeper Ben Foster.
After 25 minutes Giroud proved pivotal in his side’s opening goal, holding the ball up excellently in the box before laying it off neatly to the wonderful Eden Hazard to slam the ball home for 1-0.
The Frenchman also took one for the team when he was on the end of nasty boot to the head from Ahmed Hegazi late in the first half – and spent the rest of his game sporting a Terry Butcher style headband before being substituted just past the hour mark.
Victor Moses then added a second – his third of the campaign – to make it 2-0 to the hosts, before Man of the Match Hazard produced a superb solo effort to complete the scoring.
While Giroud was unable to break his Chelsea duck just yet, the fans were more than impressed with what they saw …
Giroud out here breaking ankles on his debut? https://t.co/TMyNA1OJDD
— Mod (@CFCMod_) February 12, 2018
See the way Giroud hugged Hazard, He has never played with such Brilliance in his entire career.
— Mourinho's Bae (@ms_lynnx) February 12, 2018
Hazard + Giroud = ⚽
Chelsea get their groove back #UCL pic.twitter.com/bOR4QnwRlV
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) February 12, 2018
Hazard ➡️ Giroud ➡️ Hazard ⚽️https://t.co/AajOf86L2C
— ⒹⓎⓁ (@ChelseaDyl) February 12, 2018
Little assist from Giroud. Open ups for Hazard and BANG! Decent 1st half from Giroud. Come on Chelsea. pic.twitter.com/ljKoImewTm
— verstappen (@4zrf_) February 12, 2018
– Hazard brace & MOTM
– Giroud successful home debut
– Morata return and assist
– Christensen return and good showing
– Azpi top performance
– Clean sheet
– 3 pointsBack in the Top 4. Nice response from everyone, we needed that win. pic.twitter.com/k15PQMZ72E
— Lav (@LavCFC) February 12, 2018
GIROUD ASSIST AHHHHHHHHH SAUCY LINKUP WITH HAZARD
— Olly (@GiroudesqueZ) February 12, 2018
Great half from Giroud running around like a really handsome Diego Costa
— Barney Ronay (@barneyronay) February 12, 2018
Round of applause for Giroud, who did really well tonight.
— Chelsea HQ (@Chelsea_HQ) February 12, 2018
Chelsea win ✔
Hazard brace ✔
Giroud assist ✔
Moses goal ✔
Hazard Man of the match performance ✔
Back on track ✔COME ON CHELSEA? pic.twitter.com/PQ7lw3KXcX
— iChelseaTweets (@iChelseaTweets) February 12, 2018