First 'touch' to Griezmann

“For his quality as a player, has had to mark a goal in those two plays“Who spoke in those terms of Antoine Griezmann was his coach, Ronald Koeman. The Dutchman has protected since his arrival to the French from the criticism he received last year. In fact, it may Their case and that of Frenkie de Jong they were the ones that worried him the most as soon as he landed. Considered that they had not been well used by Setién. “The footballers have to play in their place,” he claimed. So pulled from 4-2-3-1 so that the former Ajax player could pick himself up in attack (at the moment without success) and took Griezmann from the left, where he was withered last year, to try to make him do damage starting from the right. So you could make diagonals inward, as you like.

But Griezmann does not start and their numbers are worrying. It cannot be understood as normal that a player who has scored two goals and has given two assists in their last three games with France, have marked two goals in the last 20 league games with Barça. There is a point of lack of soul in Griezmann that has discouraged Barcelona. The hobby has valued and respected his work since he landed because he has good attitude, He has tried to collaborate on the good vibes in the dressing room and he is an interesting player tactically. But that lack of faith to end the two actions against Sevilla on Sunday define that well yes but not from Griezmann at Barça. That lack of genius pinches people, who fear that a huge player will tiptoe past Barça. Maybe that's where he goes Koeman's message. A I pinch his self-love. That little point of cruyffism when he touched the pride of his players.

Y Griezmann cannot hide. Barça needs your contribution, much more after the goodbye of Luis Suárez. 15 goals in 51 official matches are very few for a world champion striker that costs 120 million euros. Griezmann must find solutions: demand that his unchecks be better interpreted, be more selfish in decision-making, have more edge when he faces the goal. If not, Koeman's touch will rise in tone. Deschamps, French coach, late on Monday, added fuel to the fire: “I'm sure he's not happy.” Deschamps refers again to the French position, who has seen how Coutinho passed in front of him in the playmaker position and has sent him to the right wing.