One figure is enough to witness to the poor performance of Antoine Griezmann on the lawn of the Philips Stadion in Eindhoven. The ten. As the number, very low balls hit in the second half by the French striker. Surprisingly absent from the debate Wednesday night, the top scorer in all competitions for Atletico (19 goals) spent his match to wander on the front of the Madrid attack, without ever managing to make differences.
A disappointing performance (one dangerous shot) is recurrent in recent times. There he is now with the baggage of 484 minutes without scoring! However, the former Real Sociedad is not worried. “ Every striker has his moments , he says Sometimes just an opportunity to put the background, sometimes it takes tons . ”
Except that Atletico is not really the kind of team to create a multitude of opportunities. Especially when Griezmann is not in a resplendent form. The French is not just the scorer of the team. He is the creator, he animates and accelerates the play of Colchoneros by its movement and quality in small spaces.
The absence of Ferreira-Carrasco, injured, deprived the French of valuable support in its quest for quick play. For Koke, placed on the left side in Eindhoven, is certainly the best passer of Atletico in all competitions but the Spaniard is not remarkable for its speed and quality overflows. Against PSV, the rojiblanco environment is too often returned to the axis. Suddenly, the French who like to swap with wingers, often found himself obliged to stay in the center where it was eaten physically (27% of duels won only!).
And center, Griezmann do not like to stay, preferring to turn around a second purely central striker. But this is not the case Vietto, the Argentine’s profile approaching that of far too many French, a player alternating small spaces and depth. It is also not for nothing that the former Real Sociedad is slightly more effective in the company of Fernando Torres (6 goals) than Vietto (5).
Against PSV, it is not by chance that Atletico was really dangerous on two long balls in depth during the first period. The first is Vietto that was served but it is Griezmann who missed the biggest opportunity of the Madrid meeting, the half-hour mark.
Perfectly launched by Koke, the French had time to adjust Zoet, not pressed for distant return of Dutch defenders. It was thought the road on his first goal for a month. Except that his ball dive, missed, was released by the left hand of the keeper of Eindhoven. A wasted opportunity that the French tried to tell: “ I knew the guard was fast ground and I want to bite but my foot does not pass well below the balloon, he said before add incredible way . I played in screwed and that’s what made me miss the gesture because it is easier to succeed gesture cast. I’d ever screwed! “
A ridiculous explanation as symptomatic of the difficulties in finishing that Griezmann is experiencing. Despite its failures, despite its inability to influence the game recently, the French remain confident. “ It’s been several games that I do not score but it will come I have the opportunities, it is the main and I have other Saturday (Ed: against Real). I would mark and . ” For him as for Atletico should be better than it is.
Antoine Griezmann pursued by Jeffrey Bruma during PSV-Atlético – AFP
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