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Ronald Koeman's strong message to Antoine Griezmann

FC Barcelona's head coach answered the French player after he talked about his position in the field.

By Mauricio Saenz

FC Barcelona's head coach answered the French player after he talked about his position in the field.
FC Barcelona's head coach answered the French player after he talked about his position in the field.

Antoine Griezmann had a very good international break, in which he scored a goal for France in their victory against Croatia at the UEFA Nations League. After the match, Griezmann praise head coach Didier Deschamps, saying that he knows in which part of the field he can show his very best form.

Those statements were head at FC Barcelona as a message to Ronald Koeman, who clearly make Griezmann play in another position of the field. After the controversy, the Netherlands coach talked with the press an assured that he said Griezmann that it was his decision where to put him.


The attacker prefers to be in the center of the field, as an offensive midfielder or an attacker, but at Barça he has always played in the wings. Even when Luis Suárez left, Koeman preferred to move Lionel Messi upwards on the pitch and to make Griezmann play wide.


Koeman said that Griezmann is giving his best at the club and that he needs to be lucky at the end of his moves. The French player arrived to Barcelona for more than $120 million from Atlético de Madrid and signed a contract until 2024. Despite the expectations, he has only managed to score 15 goals in 51 games played so far.


Mauricio Saenz

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