Antoine Griezmann's second part of the season is a real descent into hell. After a few genius gestures in the first months of the exercise (there are 8 goals in Liga and scored 6 in the Champions League), the number 7 star of Atlético has disappeared from traffic. Completely exceeded by the pace followed by his teammates, the 2018 world champion only marked once in his last 17 games and only delivered one assist in 13 games …
“Grizi” clearly contributed to the bad season of the training of Diego Simeone. A terrible industrial disaster. The Colchoneros were eliminated in the knockout stages of the Champions League by Real Madrid (at Metropolitano) then in the King Cup semi-finals by Barça (also in front of their audience) before being dropped in the title race, 12 points behind the Blaugranas before the last four days.
After two consecutive entries against Las Palmas and the Rayo Vallecano, Griezmann found the starting eleven last Saturday on the Alavés field last Saturday, during a pitiful 0-0. He did not create much during his time of play on the field.
Without Griezmann or Alvarez!
Simeone will obviously do without Griezmann's services as a holder for the end of the season, while the player should stay at the club until 2026. The former French international did not work with the team of holders this week in training and is logically not for the shock against Real Sociedad, his training club, this Saturday evening (9 p.m.), in the Spanish capital.
“El Cholo” is also deprived of Julian Alvarez, suspended, and trusted Alexander Sorho at the forefront to face the Basque training. Samuel Lino and Giuliano Simeone evolve on the wings, while the midfield is composed of Rodrigo de Paul, Pablo Barrios and Koke. Clément Lenglet and Thomas Lemar are also on the sidelines, since Robin Le Normand is associated with José Maria Gimenez in a central hinge.
