Siete matches as rojiblanco. A goal. It is little baggage for a footballer of the stature of Antoine Griezmann and French is the first to have it clear. After the clash against Milan, he was sympathetic to the criticism he had received in his first duels defending the shirt of the Athletic: “You criticize? There was also part of reason, because I was not” assured the French footballer. A little more than a week has passed and three two important victories as rojiblanca, his second title came with the French team. The UEFA Nations League.
After Milan, the triumph over the Barcelona with his subsequent return to the Metropolitan thanking the public for the support on the day that the capacity restrictions were ending. It was then possible to see a liberated Griezmann. Despite not having played from the beginning against his former team or having been especially successful, especially in a counter with Correa, the Frenchman walked the entire stadium smiling along with one of his great supporters at the club, Koke. A Koke who was precisely his rival in the duel that resolved the international tournament. Griezmann added a new continental title after being world champion and did it in addition the day he turned 100 games as ‘bleu’.
Milan as a talisman
We were talking about a title that has to be the definitive impulse to find the best version of French. Playing in this Atlético is not easy and it will be a matter of Simeone find space for all the attacking players that you have in your squad. What seems clear is that Griezmann he has regained his smile on his return to Atlético. Right from the start he was especially integrated into the group in training. But it was in Milan cheering from the bench and celebrating his first goal that the smiling footballer from his first stage began to be seen. Milan’s goal, the victory against Barcelona and the UEFA Nations League also achieved in Milan, should be enough arguments to see the best Antoine.
With Liverpool, Real Sociedad, Levante and Betis as next targets, Cholo hopes to definitely add the French to the cause. The coaching staff is convinced of recovering the best version of a footballer whom they consider fundamental. Meanwhile, Griezmann is clear that he wants to give to his fans “joys and go home happy”. At the moment the one who seems to be recovering that happiness is him, his face says it all. Now it is his turn to capture it on the field.
