Olivier Giroud enjoyed the moment. On Sunday, in the preamble to the quarter -final return between France and Croatia, the top scorer of the League of Nations received a vibrant tribute on the lawn of the Stade de France, his jersey joining the hangers of the Stade de France alongside those of the other residents of the New Hall of Fame including Zinedine Zidane, Thierry Henry, Hugo Lloris or Didier Deschamps.
“” It’s heart warm, he said, moved. We have experienced extraordinary moments, it will stay for life in my heart, you know my attachment to this team. I am proud of what I have achieved, what we have achieved, I would like to thank the French for their support, especially in recent years, that has been warm. I feel lucky to have been able to experience this. »»
Originally, the Savoyard should not be the only one to be honored. It was to be the same with Antoine Griezmann, who announced his international retirement last September. But the Madrid declined the invitation, ensuring that he had a commitment which prevented him from being present. An impediment that obviously does not convince everyone. This is evidenced by Pierre Ménès's words on his YouTube channel.
Antoine Griezmann, Ego's problem?
“We are all at the supputations with Griezmann, and it is his fault because it is he who did not give keys on his stop. He said Stop, made his little message, but we don't know. All the assumptions are possible: did he not like the way in which Deschamps treated him at the euro, did he not like that MbappĂ© be preferred to him for the armband, does he see that he is less physically, because it must also be recognized. “ he thus entrusted in the preamble.
“He lets this doubt hover, and he leaves it voluntarily. And I think in addition, and it is very personal, that if he wanted a tribute, he wanted it alone and certainly not share it even with Olivier Giroud, with whom he gets along very well, he added. I think there are a lot of ego too in all of this. »»
