It was a huge earthquake that struck the French team on September 30, when Antoine Griezmann announced his general surprise his international retirement. Five months later, the aftershocks are still shaking the walls of Clairefontaine. This sudden departure turned upside down the plans of Didier Deschamps who, by his choices, undoubtedly precipitated this decision of the tricolor attacker. In any case, Jérôme Rothen thinks.
In his program on RMC, the former PSG player returns to the reasons for this divorce between the coach of the Blues and the one he considered his “Chouchou”. And for him, “Grizi” did not support several questionable decisions of “DD”. “His discomfort, his downgrading, whether on the ground or outside with the armband given to Kylian Mbappé, it was badly experienced by Antoine”says the consultant, convinced of his theory.
“Griezmann was released as if he were the problem”
“Bad performances at the Euro, his statements on how to play the team, all it also noted that he was not goodcontinues Jérôme Rothen. The downgrade also happened on the field where it was replaced, when it was strolled, unlike others who were bad. Then he was released as if he were the problem, that's what he felt and that's why he stopped. »» Without leaving the door open on a return.
“Is it completely finished?” Yes, completely. I'm not going to go back. It was not at all a whim, it was carefully thought out ”he explained in early November at the microphone of Canal+, after the match of the first phase of the Champions League between PSG and Atlético Madrid. The counter of the third most capped player in the history of the Blues, aged 33, will therefore remain blocked at 137 selections.
