French legend Jean-Pierre Papin admits he's a fan of Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud.

Papin has hit out at the criticism of Giroud from French pundits.

He told Le Figaro: "He scores goals almost every time he plays with the national team.

"What more do we want?

"In France you always have the impression that you have to criticize what works, find the little beast, it's tiring."