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Antoine Griezmann sent a message to the coach of the Blues, Didier Deschamps, about his positioning on the field.
Tonio, free in his head. This sums up the message indirectly addressed by Antoine Griezmann to Didier Deschamps, the coach of the French team. To give the best of his potential, the midfielder of the Blues and Atlético de Madrid must feel happy. In the position he likes the most.
” For me, it’s always been in the axis, this feeling of freedom. I need that to feel good mentally. My game goes a lot through my head, my mental. If I’m happy, then everything’s fine. “, Griezmann confided in an interview broadcast on Sunday on the show Telefooton TF1.
Enough of lugging it around
48 hours after the defeat of the Blues against Italy in the League of Nations (1-3), Antoine Griezmann insists on the mental aspect: ” I need to be free in my head, happy and be at the heart of the game to enjoy myself and to enjoy others.. » A way of telling the coach to stop playing him in different positions like during the last Euro in June and July.
” By playing in different positions, he lost a bit of himself, his confidence with him, and he wasn’t happy.confirms Bixente Lizarazu, 1998 world champion and 2000 European champion, consultant for TF1. In midfield, he is the only one who has the technical quality to give good balls to the attackers.. »
In conclusion, the French team needs “Grizou”, or someone else, to play the role of a “number 10”, capable of leading the offensive play and delivering assists. We will see on Monday against Belgium, during the 2nd day of the League of Nations, if Didier Deschamps opts for this option.
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