Last September, the announcement of his international retirement had the effect of a bombshell in France. An essential member of the French selection since 2014 and an extremely important member of the 2018 coronation during the World Cup in Russia, Antoine Griezmann decided to bow out to everyone’s surprise. Even if he had been less considered by Didier Deschamps during the last Euro, the 33-year-old striker still had a viable future with the Blues and decided to make this irrevocable decision two years before a 2026 World Cup at which he would have largely able to participate. Ultimately, the reasons for this decision were not really revealed.
Despite some rumors in the corridors, the metronome of the Blues had still not returned to what had led him to close one of the most glorious chapters of his career. This Saturday, The Team has also published an article in which certain explanations for this decision have been put forward. Among them, comments from Mike Maignan after the defeat against Italy at the Parc des Princes (1-3) and which would have done a lot of harm to Grizou. A reason which was finally dismantled by Antoine Griezmann this Saturday on the social network X, formerly Twitter. Indeed, in response to a football information account, the former Barça coldly replied “False” when this argument with Maignan was mentioned.
