In ten years defending the French colors, Antoine Griezmann will leave an indelible mark in the history of the France team. Due to his athletic abilities and his extraordinary technical ease, without forgetting his creativity, the world champion will undeniably be missed by the Blues. But the profile of Christopher Nkunku could allow Didier Deschamps to breathe.
Antoine Griezmann (31 years old) retired internationally on Monday September 30 after a final gathering which served as his jubilee, thus putting an end to a decade in French team through which he became world champion in 2018 while winning the League of Nations in 2021.
Griezmann hangs up, Nkunku ready to take over?
Antoine Griezmann was the Swiss army knife of Didier Deschamps. Playmaker or even midfielder in a hybrid trio at the end, Griezmann had a creative profile that will be missedFrench team. well that Michael Olise was established as number 10 against Israel on Thursday evening (4-1), it is Christopher Nkunku who was the offensive element creating this French team which cannot replace Antoine Griezmann as Didier Deschamps assured him at a press conference last week.
Nkunku, Deschamps’ precious one?
Nevertheless, The Team affirms in his columns of the day that the technical and creative capacities of Christopher Nkunku could well fill the void left by the international retirement of‘Antoine Griezmann. This would also be the point of view of the technical staff of the French team. The sports daily also explains that the attacking midfielder of Chelsea would be greatly appreciated by Didier Deschamps and his deputies who would know full well to what extent Nkunku is valuable now.
