Questioned by the media Carré, OL striker Alexandre Lacazette spoke frankly about the surprise international retirement of Griezmann, his friend.
Everything has an end. It's the cycle of life. And it also applies to a career with the French team. Antoine Griezmann is not eternal. Each additional month brought him closer to the outcome of his career. However, no one expected it to be so brutal. Antoine Griezmann announced his international retirement at the age of 33 at the end of September. The news that came without warning was experienced as a shock.
“We have to see how the team will react without him”
“I find his exit sad,” says Alexandre Lacazette in an interview with the square media, very close to the Atlético player. The OL striker shares his concerns regarding Griezmann's early retirement. “I have the impression that it’s hiding something,” confides the 33-year-old. The misunderstood decision has been dissected without being able to elucidate the mystery behind this sudden change of heart. After all, Griezmann said at the beginning of September that he wanted to continue, before retracting three weeks later.
“I don’t know what, but I have the impression that it’s hiding something,” insists Lacazette. “Either he will make another bigger outing later. Or he will return to the team, because he remains an important player in the team, we have to see how the team will react without him. His departure, for me, it hides something, if we want to be honest.” Antoine Griezmann slammed the door of the France team, leaving behind a single video published on social networks as testimony to his time in the France team jersey. And what a passage.
“If the French team accepts that, it’s a problem”
The attacking midfielder with 137 caps has left his mark on the history of the Blues. He is undoubtedly one of the greatest players to have worn the French team jersey. But he appeared in the background during the last Euro, where he no longer appeared in the coach's little papers, he who was considered his favorite for so long.
“His departure, for me, hides something, if we want to be honest. It's not beautiful enough. The exit is not beautiful enough for everything he did for the France team. For me , if the French team accepts that, that’s a problem.” At the beginning of November, in the wake of Atlético's victory in Paris, Antoine Griezmann confirmed his decision: “It's completely over.”
