Fortunately for France, as hosts of the 2016 UEFA European Championship, they have been exempt from the stress of qualifying for the tournament, but, even so, that doesn’t mean that Didier Deschamps’ men aren’t eager to impress in the build up.  And perhaps none more so than Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud. It has been a challenging few months for Giroud who has not only fallen significantly out of favour at the Emirates Stadium this season, becoming second choice to Theo Walcott, but also suffered the embarrassment of being booed by the French fans during a clash with Serbia in September.  However, he looked to relish playing time for his country last week and his confidence...
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