His absence leaves an impossible vacuum to fill. And with each gathering, the same question returns to the table, inevitably: Can Antoine Griezmann return in French team ? The best passer in the history of the Blues announced his international retirement last September, but the hypothesis of a comeback continues to feed the news.
This week, she was even reinforced by a funny case. Invited by the FFF alongside Olivier Giroud for a tribute to the Stade de France, the Mâconnais could not be released …
“I wanted the elders to benefit from a tribute from the fans. It is Olivier Giroud's turn to receive a tribute from the Blues and the FFF for his journey with the national selection, “launched Philippe Diallo, the president of the FFF, after the Comex on Thursday. “Antoine Griezmann told me of his unavailability for March 23, it was awarded. When the time comes he will also have the tribute he deserves. It is a very natural tribute that French football owes it to it ”.
Griezmann, an absence that relaunches hope …
But will this tribute really take place? Antoine Griezmann would have declined the invitation because he has an idea behind his head, just over a year from a World Cup that will argue in America, on a continent that he likes so much? Some observers believe in it, like Djibril Cissé: “We can see it like that, yes”suggested the former goalscorer of the Blues and AJA on the team.
For his part, Didier Deschamps still drowned the fish.
“The president answered this question before the press conference. President Diallo is attached to the fact of greeting them, this is the case for Olivier and Antoine. The two had to be honored, but the schedule made Antoine could not be there. He was resting for him when he played against PSG, he reaffirmed his position (international retirement). If you have other elements, not me… ”.
