The vice-captain of the French team did not spare Didier Deschamps’ coaching after France-Italy (1-3), Friday, at the Parc des Princes, in the Nations League.
Trouble in the gas? Yesterday Didier Deschamps’ darling and the custodian of the French team’s game, Antoine Griezmann sees his status erode month by month. His level of performance too… And his relations with the coach? They may be affected. We could already ask ourselves questions when hearing “Grizou” talk about the game “tiresome” of the French team before Euro 2024 and a few other discreet digs. We know that the choice of «DD» handing the armband to Kylian Mbappé after Hugo Lloris’ international retirement didn’t really please him. Nor did he like starting on the bench or not being used in his best position.
Moreover, it was Parisian striker Randal Kolo Muani who was supposed to start on Friday evening at the Parc des Princes against Italy (1-3). Ill, the PSG player finally had to withdraw. “These are the vagaries of football. I hope he recovers well because we need him. Afterwards, you always have to be ready for the French team. Are you okay? I’m doing very well.”jure Griezmann.
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Promise? In any case, the interested party did not hesitate to question the tactical choices of his coach on Friday, after this rout. It was perhaps just an observation without ulterior motive. Or not. “They were better. We weren’t good in pressing, defensively either. Work well and review that tactically. How can we explain it? I don’t know… We had started well, with a lot of desire, good pressing and we didn’t know how to (change) tactically when their central defender came inside by playing as a 6, we struggled on this aspect tactically and it caused us a lot of problems.”he comments on TF1ensuring that the Blues will “do everything to win” Monday, in Lyon, against Belgium, still in the Nations League.
“Smile? Yes, always, that’s football, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose… You always have to have the desire and continue to work, that’s the only good thing to keep going.”. It remains to be seen whether Griezmann still fits into Deschamps’ plans as a first option. It also remains to be seen whether he still has juice, gas, fuel. Because his performance on Friday night was in the same vein as what we saw during the European Championship. Not good.
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