Football Soccer - Hull City v Arsenal - FA Cup Fifth Round Replay - The Kingston Communications Stadium - 8/3/16 Arsenal's Per Mertesacker, Oliver Giroud and Kieran Gibbs warm up with assistant manager Steve Bould before the game Reuters / Andrew Yates Livepic
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - When Oliver Giroud was languishing on the bench at his local club Grenoble in 2006 there was little to suggest he would lead the line for his country against Germany in a European Championship semi-final 10 years later.
"My coach told me this: You don't have the level to play in the second division, let alone the first division," Giroud has said. "They didn't play to my strengths and I wasn't given the confidence. It really hurt."
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