L'Equipe dropped a small bombshell by claiming that Griezmann's international retirement would have been influenced by Maignan's sermon during France-Italy. The 33-year-old left-hander denied X but Daniel Riolo is not really convinced.
Three months after saying goodbye to the French team to everyone's surprise, Antoine Griezmann left an open wound that does not heal. The Blues supporters are nostalgic and the journalists are pensive. How could a player so attached to the selection announce his international retirement at the end of September before a Nations League gathering? The reasons which pushed Griezmann to make this terrible decision remain obscure. The Team however, provided the beginnings of an explanation. The sports daily claims that the Atlético de Madrid player took Maignan's tough speech badly in the locker room after France-Italy. The guard had castigated “ starlet behaviors » from certain teammates during this crushing defeat.
A retirement without explanations, Riolo gets angry
Griezmann would then have taken these words personally, the equivalent “ shot in the head » for a member of the staff. The Atlético player did not appreciate the content of the article, reacting quickly on his social networks with a laconic “ faux “. This does not provide more information on the events of September. Enough to embarrass Daniel Riolo. On X, the RMC polemicist called on Antoine Griezmann to finally deliver his version of the facts.
« We're all ready to believe you… but it would be nice to give an explanation. When you're a Blues legend, you don't just leave without saying anything… “, he blurted out on the social network. Let's see how the Atlético Madrid metronome reacts. Given his connection with the French public for 10 years, it is difficult to imagine him staying there whether in the media or on the ground with a hypothetical return in the future.
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