The comments made by Didier Deschamps about the lack of recognition suffered by Antoine Griezmann as evidenced by the recent Ballon d’Or vote go down badly
Antoine Griezmann is in the form of his life, by his own admission. However, the all-rounder for Atletico Madrid and the French team had to settle for 21e place during the recent Ballon d’Or. An aberration according to Didier Deschamps. “ I know the rankings don’t mean anything but… (he blows, Editor’s note) At the last Ballon d’Or, well… As he could have been crowned Ballon d’Or in 2018 given his season. In all honesty, he doesn’t get the recognition he deserves.”he confided to the Téléfoot microphone.
The comments made by the French coach caused a reaction. The reason ? His own lack of recognition towards the one he considers his “darling” when it was necessary to appoint his new captain after the retirement of Hugo Lloris, preferring Kylian Mbappé. “That’s why he made him the captain of his team… well, it’s also logical given his seniority, his extremely collective role on the pitch, his pleasure in coming to speak regularly at press conferences, etc. and as in addition his favorite, then obviously »Ironically wrote Didier Roustant on Twitter.
Didier Deschamps’ comments also made Daniel Riolol react, for whom Antoine Griezmann is nothing less than on the podium of the best French players in history, alongside Zinedinz Zidane and Michel Platini. “Antoine Griezmann deserves more recognition, already from Didier Deschamps. All he had to do was give him the captain’s armband, he said. He wanted to skip a step by going from Lloris to Mbappé, going from old to young, but he got over the intermediary. »
“Griezmann was completely legitimate, since Deschamps also says he’s his favorite, why didn’t he give him the armband? Let him not blame a lack of recognition when he himself never gave him the armband,” he added, adding: “He makes another allusion that interests me, that of the 2018 Ballon d’Or. And it’s true that in 2018, he won the World Cup, he is one of the best players in the World Cup, he during a prosperous period, he was voted best player of Euro 2016… And we give it to Modric, who is a great player, he won the Champions League and made the World Cup final. Very good, but Griezmann deserved it just as much. »
