The defeat conceded against La Roja on Tuesday in the semi-final of the Euro marked the end of Olivier Giroud’s adventure in the French team. Other players could be tempted by an international retirement. N’Golo Kanté and Antoine Griezmann are in fact 33 years old and will be two years older when Les Bleus next play at the 2026 World Cup.
However, the Madrilenian assured as soon as the match ended: he intends to continue his career with the Blues. “I still want to,” he said after being annoyed by the journalist’s question on the subject. Antoine Griezmann nevertheless comes out of this Euro totally frustrated. Consequence of his benching against Poland and especially during the semi-final against La Roja.
Antoine Griezmann doesn’t understand
“I started badly. Afterwards, I felt better and better, and I ended up on the bench, he regretted, also pointing out the numerous changes of position with which he had to deal throughout the Euro. “I tried to give my all with a lot of tactical and positional changes,” he said. “You had to adapt all the time.”
And unsurprisingly, the Mâconnais still has his non-starter against Spain stuck in his craw. A strong choice by Didier Deschamps that the French number 7 clearly did not understand. “Understanding, no, that’s personal.”he asserted, taking care to clarify: “But that’s how it is, that’s the life of a footballer. Others haven’t played a minute so I’m not the one who’s going to complain.”
