A page turned in the French team this winter with the retirements of Varane and Lloris in particular. Antoine Griezmann was hesitant but he wasn’t willing to abandon ship and is shining ahead of Les Bleus games this week.
At the end of a grueling season with a World Cup in the middle all the same, the French team will have to give a last push. If these convocations in June, in the wake of the Champions League, are not new, they are sometimes difficult to digest for certain players, like Boubacar Kamara who already saw himself going on a honeymoon and had to join Clairefontaine after Adrien Rabiot’s package. For others, however, joining the France team has always been a breath of fresh air and a real joy. This is the case of Antoine Griezmann, who questioned his future in Blue when Hugo Lloris or Raphaël Varane announced their retirement after Qatar, while Paul Pogba will struggle to return with his countless injuries.
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But the Atlético de Madrid playmaker left on a crazy footing after the World Cup, and he is one of the few to have held his rank throughout the season. Since his change of position for a role at the heart of the game with a much more pronounced defensive demand, Antoine Griezmann has had a blast and this will once again be the case in the next two games against Gibraltar and Greece. A success that amazes Eric Carrière, questioned on this subject by Le Progrès.
Griezmann flies on the pitch
” He is not the most athletic player but he has a quality of support, it seems that he flies on the ground, that he does not touch the ground, image, admiration. And as he is clever in the duels, he immediately recovers forwards to save time in the construction “, Underlined the former midfielder of Nantes and Lyon in particular, who was also known for his ability to make others play, without having the ability to be as decisive as the native of Mâcon. Because Griezmann manages, with soon 80 selections on the clock, to be always so precise. The proof with Atlético, where he delivered the best season since his return with 16 goals and 19 assists. Didier Deschamps knows it, he can count on his vice-captain with his eyes closed.
