2023-04-22 16:00:41
Diego Simeone estimated this Saturday “the extraordinary progress of Antoine Griezmann” and assured that the team “plays different football” when the Frenchman feels good, while Atlético de Madrid travels Sunday (9:00 p.m.) to Camp Nou to face FC Barcelona in La Liga.
The relationship between Antoine Griezmann and Diego Simeone is in good shape. In a press conference on Saturday, on the eve (Sunday at 4:15 p.m.) of a shock at Camp Nou once morest FC Barcelona counting for the 30th day of La Liga, the coach of Atlético de Madrid praised the merits of the French.
Atlético ‘play different football’ with Griezmann
For “Cholo”, “Antoine Griezmann’s progress is extraordinary” and his team “plays different football” when the Frenchman feels good. “We suffered from his absences for a good part of last season, because he hadn’t managed to regain his level, and the same for the first part of this season… But now he’s fine”, assured Simeone.
“There have already been players who have changed positions for the good of the team. Griezmann is a noble boy, a team player”, noted the Argentine technician, a true totemic figure of the French world champion, repositioned this season as an attacking midfielder and in a role of conductor of Atlético.
‘I owe the Cholo a lot,’ says Griezmann
“I will always remember the last game before the World Cup, I saw him running like an 18-year-old kid when he was to fly to Qatar four days later. That, not all players have that. But he has it,” Simeone complimented. Sparkling since his return from the World Cup, “Grizou” scored twice once more on Sunday to carry his team once morest Almeria (2-1). He has 11 goals this season in the league, not far from the leaders Karim Benzema (14 goals) and Robert Lewandowski (17 goals), silent last weekend.
For his part, Antoine Griezmann also praised the contribution of Diego Simeone. “I owe a lot to Cholo, said the 2018 world champion at DAZN’s microphone. I was looking forward to playing for him once more. It’s an honor to play for Atlético de Madrid and for him. In the end, you give everything for these coaches.”
In the standings, Atlético, third, now points two small points behind Real Madrid, but thirteen points behind FC Barcelona, leader with 73 points.
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