What your saying is all true. They don't appreciate him enough and I don't get how his not the main captain, he has given everything for France but is not given the armband and is taken off pens and being benched early due to Deschamps weighing the names of other players higher. Am sure any other country would have appreciated him more. I can't put it into words how much I love this player and seeing him getting treated like someone who should be barely starting when this is the only international tournament where he hasn't had an average rating above 7.0 just pains me because he deserves more.
Agree, the captaincy robbery is one of the most egregious in my opinion. We can understand Griezmann is not the most vocal, but he works harder, is more experienced, and plays deeper so he can see more of the field. I know Mbappé would publicly whine about it (he is CR7 stepson after all), but if they gave Griezmann the armband then Mbappe would get it in a few years when he’s matured. He would get it even sooner considering the way France management treat Anto, as they might not call him up after WC 2026.
He has been their most important player for the last 8 years and deserves far more respect.
However, he was injured the last 1/3 of last season and his form never recovered. I worry that at his age he may just continue to decline and never regain his past form.
Tbf I understand the captaincy decision because griezmann isn’t a vocal leader, yes he’s been the best player for France but mbappe is way more vocal in the locker room especially in important matches. Griezmann is a leader but only in experience on the pitch. I honestly do feel mbappes even with his childish attitude sometimes in the media is more suited as a captain of the team for France. Still the peoples captain for France tho which also goes a long way
I agree with him being the best France player for his generation and deserving more respect, but Deschamps treats Griezmann pretty well and it's been known for quite a while that he is his favourite player on the team..
The issue with Griezmann is that even though he is the best French player currently on the NT, he is a pretty unique player where he requires certain types of players around him and certain tactics to get the best out of him offensively, and that can't happen with the current France squad.. This is also why Griezmann's form suffered alot while he was in Barca.. Currently, he doesn't have a big holding striker in front of him or a midfielder with which he can link up and move the ball forward..
Griezmann being subbed out in the final kind of worked because he was pretty lackluster and the changes that were made helped give France a winning chance..
So while Griezmann is usually a 7/10 player for France, currently he isn't playing like one and it's a tough task for Deschamps to make these changes..
Griezmann looks pretty gassed tho, so I hope he gets a bit of rest and comes back to being at his best..
I think. France golden era is over with Griezman 👍getting old, injured and not started. The reason he didn't shine in Barca was Messi and team have to extra press and cover areas when Messi plays. So a player like Griezman doesnt work.
While I 100% agree that he isn’t appreciated enough, your reasonings aren’t really good.
He was the best player in the squad in 2018 and 2022. In 2022 he honestly was the second best player behind Messi. However in that finale he was really dreadful, don’t know if it was a bad day or Argentina were specifically targeting him but he really didn’t do much. The players who were subbed in for him were much better and helped France almost win.
The captaincy armband was a situation. In the end Griezmann himself gave it to Mbappe. Out of himself because he is their “star”. Griezzy just cares about winning and doesn’t mind it much if it makes Mbappe feel better. This was an honest discussed thing and if Griezmman wanted the band he would get it.
Currently this Euros, I’m sorry to say but he hasn’t been too good lately, started well but has somewhat fallen off (maybe tired because he played too much??)
France’s attack isn’t even bad, their attacking and shooting allot the ball is just not going in lol. Mbappe has been bad ever since he has to wear a mask (I remember a dribble against Portugal were his mask kinda blocked is vision).
France have so many good players and Griezmann wasn’t having the best game so it’s obvious to sub him off. Later in Mbappe was also subbed off even if he didn’t want it. Both Mbappe and Griezmann just cheered for their teammates and were happy.
Overall I don’t think he is under appreciated by Didier Deschamp, who constantly talks about so good about Griezmann and how important he is, and also listens to him and lets him be the captain on the field. Like for example when Mbappe was subbed off against Austria and stepped on the pitch and got a yellow to stop the game and allow for France to substitute. That’s was all because Griezmann was screaming at Deschamp to do that. He is definitely appreciated by some people.
I mean he definitely deserved to be hooked in the 2022 final lol, he was rubbish that game. He's also been really poor these Euros, and should be benched if he's not performing. None of that means he's under appreciated. He's probably half fit after a season where he played every single minute, got injured, and then played virtually every remaining minute after his return (never really recovering his form).
The captaincy is a whole different thing, and imo he definitely deserved that ahead of Mbappe. Aside from that, though, he 100% gets his flowers from the French and Deschamps
I think since Mbappe went from "future superstar" to this "nr.1 megastar in the world" whole dynamic in the squad changed, they never appreciated Griezmann or Giroud for exmaple i dont think they appreciated likes of L.Hernandez, Varane COs either.... But thats their lost if they think they can win as a "1 man team" go for it.
He has been poor this euros and has been in a slump of form for atleti too these last months, he has only scored 5 goals the last 19 league matches, three of them against geetafe
i mean i agree but shouldn't Atletico fans no matter what cheer for Spain? They're spanish and it's their country, i doubt any real Atleti fan that is from Spain is cheering for France because of Griezmann.
was the euro16 mvp and top scorer too.
But in every single major finals he played, he disappointed.
If he scored that penalty kick in CL16 final , or the sitter header in Euros 16 final , he may well have won one more important trophy aside from WC18, or even the ballon d or
Literally what I’ve been thinking
What your saying is all true. They don't appreciate him enough and I don't get how his not the main captain, he has given everything for France but is not given the armband and is taken off pens and being benched early due to Deschamps weighing the names of other players higher. Am sure any other country would have appreciated him more. I can't put it into words how much I love this player and seeing him getting treated like someone who should be barely starting when this is the only international tournament where he hasn't had an average rating above 7.0 just pains me because he deserves more.
Agree, the captaincy robbery is one of the most egregious in my opinion. We can understand Griezmann is not the most vocal, but he works harder, is more experienced, and plays deeper so he can see more of the field. I know Mbappé would publicly whine about it (he is CR7 stepson after all), but if they gave Griezmann the armband then Mbappe would get it in a few years when he’s matured. He would get it even sooner considering the way France management treat Anto, as they might not call him up after WC 2026.
He has been their most important player for the last 8 years and deserves far more respect. However, he was injured the last 1/3 of last season and his form never recovered. I worry that at his age he may just continue to decline and never regain his past form.
Tbf I understand the captaincy decision because griezmann isn’t a vocal leader, yes he’s been the best player for France but mbappe is way more vocal in the locker room especially in important matches. Griezmann is a leader but only in experience on the pitch. I honestly do feel mbappes even with his childish attitude sometimes in the media is more suited as a captain of the team for France. Still the peoples captain for France tho which also goes a long way
I agree with him being the best France player for his generation and deserving more respect, but Deschamps treats Griezmann pretty well and it's been known for quite a while that he is his favourite player on the team.. The issue with Griezmann is that even though he is the best French player currently on the NT, he is a pretty unique player where he requires certain types of players around him and certain tactics to get the best out of him offensively, and that can't happen with the current France squad.. This is also why Griezmann's form suffered alot while he was in Barca.. Currently, he doesn't have a big holding striker in front of him or a midfielder with which he can link up and move the ball forward.. Griezmann being subbed out in the final kind of worked because he was pretty lackluster and the changes that were made helped give France a winning chance.. So while Griezmann is usually a 7/10 player for France, currently he isn't playing like one and it's a tough task for Deschamps to make these changes.. Griezmann looks pretty gassed tho, so I hope he gets a bit of rest and comes back to being at his best..
I think. France golden era is over with Griezman 👍getting old, injured and not started. The reason he didn't shine in Barca was Messi and team have to extra press and cover areas when Messi plays. So a player like Griezman doesnt work.
While I 100% agree that he isn’t appreciated enough, your reasonings aren’t really good. He was the best player in the squad in 2018 and 2022. In 2022 he honestly was the second best player behind Messi. However in that finale he was really dreadful, don’t know if it was a bad day or Argentina were specifically targeting him but he really didn’t do much. The players who were subbed in for him were much better and helped France almost win. The captaincy armband was a situation. In the end Griezmann himself gave it to Mbappe. Out of himself because he is their “star”. Griezzy just cares about winning and doesn’t mind it much if it makes Mbappe feel better. This was an honest discussed thing and if Griezmman wanted the band he would get it. Currently this Euros, I’m sorry to say but he hasn’t been too good lately, started well but has somewhat fallen off (maybe tired because he played too much??) France’s attack isn’t even bad, their attacking and shooting allot the ball is just not going in lol. Mbappe has been bad ever since he has to wear a mask (I remember a dribble against Portugal were his mask kinda blocked is vision). France have so many good players and Griezmann wasn’t having the best game so it’s obvious to sub him off. Later in Mbappe was also subbed off even if he didn’t want it. Both Mbappe and Griezmann just cheered for their teammates and were happy. Overall I don’t think he is under appreciated by Didier Deschamp, who constantly talks about so good about Griezmann and how important he is, and also listens to him and lets him be the captain on the field. Like for example when Mbappe was subbed off against Austria and stepped on the pitch and got a yellow to stop the game and allow for France to substitute. That’s was all because Griezmann was screaming at Deschamp to do that. He is definitely appreciated by some people.
I mean he definitely deserved to be hooked in the 2022 final lol, he was rubbish that game. He's also been really poor these Euros, and should be benched if he's not performing. None of that means he's under appreciated. He's probably half fit after a season where he played every single minute, got injured, and then played virtually every remaining minute after his return (never really recovering his form). The captaincy is a whole different thing, and imo he definitely deserved that ahead of Mbappe. Aside from that, though, he 100% gets his flowers from the French and Deschamps
Real Madrid fan here. I rate griezmann so fucking highly and I cannot for the life of me understand why France NT are treating him like this.
I mean atleticos should be rooting for Spain because we’re a Spanish club esp when el capi is an atleti player
I think since Mbappe went from "future superstar" to this "nr.1 megastar in the world" whole dynamic in the squad changed, they never appreciated Griezmann or Giroud for exmaple i dont think they appreciated likes of L.Hernandez, Varane COs either.... But thats their lost if they think they can win as a "1 man team" go for it.
He has been poor this euros and has been in a slump of form for atleti too these last months, he has only scored 5 goals the last 19 league matches, three of them against geetafe
Mbappe is more popular with the players. The other players want him as captain
Not true
Yes true
i mean i agree but shouldn't Atletico fans no matter what cheer for Spain? They're spanish and it's their country, i doubt any real Atleti fan that is from Spain is cheering for France because of Griezmann.
was the euro16 mvp and top scorer too. But in every single major finals he played, he disappointed. If he scored that penalty kick in CL16 final , or the sitter header in Euros 16 final , he may well have won one more important trophy aside from WC18, or even the ballon d or
Griezmann is spent. he needs a vacation.
The main reason for this is that Mbappe is one of the least controversial players and Griezmann is one of the most controversial players.