Olivier Giroud is not the only French executive to drag his spleen into this Euro 2024. If the Milan striker – soon to be at Los Angeles FC in MLS – is disappointed with his management by Didier Deschamps, Antoine Griezmann is going through a similar situation. The Atlético de Madrid star was, for example, left on the bench against Poland, before making a rather ordinary entry into play.
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Et The Parisian made some pretty strong revelations about his situation this Thursday. We learn that the player wanted to play against Poland from the start, since he believes that the sequence of matches helps him stay in the rhythm. Nothing surprising so far. But the media adds a slightly more worrying detail: his relationship with Deschamps would no longer be the same as in the past. There would thus have been a sort of distancing between the number 7 of the Blues and the national coach during this gathering in Germany.
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Griezmann looks grim
Often annoyed when he is questioned about him at a press conference, the French coach no longer seems to consider Griezmann as the first name to write on the sheet when he prepares his composition. We cannot yet speak of a clash between the two men, since they still respect each other enormously, specifies the newspaper. But the player has it bad.
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His downgrade clearly frustrates the Madrilenian, who did not really appreciate his management and who is therefore very frustrated. Even if it must be said that during the first two matches of this Euro, against Austria and the Netherlands, Bites was not really up to par in the Blues midfield. Will he start against Belgium? See you on Monday… But there is no doubt that being placed on the bench in a match of such high stakes would be a very strong message sent by Deschamps to the Colchonero…
Pub. the 27/06/2024 11:06
Update 27/06/2024 11:35
