It’s difficult to do better than Antoine Griezmann in Spain, or even in Europe, in 2023. The French international (124 caps, 44 goals) shines with Atlético de Madrid and continues to carry his team at arm’s length. In 12 games this season, the playmaker already has 8 goals and XXL performances in the championship. A good omen for the French team which hopes to be able to count, as in 2016, on a great Griezmann at the Euro. Often critical of the native of Mâcon, Jérôme Rothen made his mea-culpa in his own show Rothen igniteseven if he doesn’t regret all his words either.
“Please know that I am not going back on what I said 2 years ago, 3 years ago, 4 years ago, he was below that level. Already in relation to the choice of club because at Barcelona, things were not going well, and that translates into stats which are not good compared to what Antoine Griezmann was used to doing at Atlético de Madrid. Afterwards, he came back (…) and it was complicated the first year”he begins. “Since this World Cup (…), I have found Antoine Grizemann higher up on the pitch, decisive, he scores goals, but what do you want me to say. I just say well done, for having questioned himself after complicated years, today, he has once again become a player among the 10 best in the world. And is it serious to say that today compared to before when I said the opposite? But no, it’s just recognizing it.” Jérôme Rothen also took the opportunity to tackle Didier Deschamps about the captaincy in Blue: “the armband he gave to Kylian Mbappé is a political armband, and that bothers me a little”.
