Olivier Giroud sends message to Tammy Abraham as he attempts to win back place in Chelsea team

Olivier Giroud

Olivier Giroud admits it is not “ideal” that he has lost his place in the Chelsea team to Tammy Abraham.

The England international, who is set to make his competitive debut for the country of his birth in the upcoming international break, has enjoyed a superb start to the season since returning to Stamford Bridge in the summer.

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Greg Lea

Greg Lea is a freelance football journalist who's filled in wherever FourFourTwo needs him since 2014. He became a Crystal Palace fan after watching a 1-0 loss to Port Vale in 1998, and once got on the scoresheet in a primary school game against Wilfried Zaha's Whitehorse Manor (an own goal in an 8-0 defeat).