Times are hard for Antoine Griezmann. Like his club, the Frenchman is making a sluggish start to the season. In addition to having lost his place as a holder at Atlético, the 2018 world champion disappoints when he has the opportunity to be on the field. Worse, it is no longer decisive.
It has been almost eight months since the Mâconnais no longer found the net. It was on February 1, against Mallorca. A disturbing scarcity that suggests Jérôme Rothen that the 34 -year -old attacker is doing the too many season with the Colchoneros. For the former Parisian, “Grizou” should have left Atléti this summer to challenge himself.
“” I am one of those who think he has made a stupidity by announcing his international retirement, but it experienced a discomforthe recalled. Perhaps in his head, he also felt that he was less efficient and that he could less make the efforts that are necessary to stay at the very high level and it is confirmed in relation to his last season. When he announces his international retirement, we came across an Antoine Griezmann like his club, which is in the most complete anonymity. (…) He made a huge stupidity to want to continue another year at Atlético Madrid to reach 200 goals in La Liga (198 currently, editor's note), have fun for another year. »»
“I think her year will be very complicated and that it will harm a little in his image”
And Rothen to put a layer from it: ” You have fun when you are on the ground and when you are efficient. You can't have it in this Atlético. In addition to no longer being a holder in this team, his matches are a bit neutral. When your name is Antoine Griezmann and you see the latest performances last year, you can also tell yourself that this team hurts the heart. He makes efforts, he has always made it. But today, he will no longer be able to regain his dynamism and what made him one of the best players in the world. That is to say to be very effective, have the right gesture, the right paw, good vision. He got into the row, like his coach and his club. »»
“” The career is exemplary. At 34, he still has it in the shoe, in my opinion, Obviously admits the presenter of “Rothen ignites”. If he had wanted to stay in a major championship, he could have gone elsewhere than in Atlético de Madrid and it was necessary to have the courage to say stop. This year, it's going to be too much with Diego Simeone who, too, did too much years. (…) I think that his year will be very complicated and that it will harm a little in his image. It's a shame. »»
