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The Frenchman followed up his Champions League-winning performance with another goalscoring performance at Stamford Bridge.
Olivier Giroud says he is “playing cool” after continuing his good scoring form in Chelsea’s 3-1 win against Leeds.
The French forward now has six goals in his last four appearances for the Blues after his goal in the 27th minute canceled Patrick Bamford’s opener for Leeds at Stamford Bridge.
It was his first start to the season in the Premier League having kept his place in the squad after scoring all four goals in the Champions League midweek victory in Seville.
Since last season, Giroud has scored in his last six Premier League starts for Chelsea, the first player to do so since October 2001 and, at 34 years and 66 days, is the oldest player to accomplish such a feat in the Premier League. history.
Having also scored a last-minute winner in a 2-1 win at Rennes last week, Giroud admits he’s full of confidence right now.
“I feel good and confident. I play calmly,” he said. Sky sports. “I had the opportunity to score again today and help the team.
“I am happy for the squad and the squad. We work hard on training. We have faith in our game plan and we get better and better. Trust is here and we want to keep it. “
Second-half goals from Kurt Zouma and Christian Pulisic sealed victory for Frank Lampard’s team and were enough to send them to the top of the table, although they had to work hard against a Leeds team that has won a lot of applause since returned to the top flight. this season.
Giroud was certainly impressed by Marcelo Bielsa’s team, although he was delighted to get the win for the 2,000 Chelsea fans, who were watching live inside Stamford Bridge for the first time since March following a relaxation of government coronavirus restrictions. from United Kingdom.
“We really wanted to win by [the fans] and continue with the good momentum, “he added. “Honestly, we were not surprised to face this team because we knew their qualities.
“We gave in early and wanted to recover immediately. [Leeds] it was one of the best teams I have faced in a few months. They physically run everywhere. It was very difficult. It’s a great feeling to win tonight and they drew against Man City and lost only to Liverpool. They really impress me. They are a good team. “
