Simeone’s conflicting message about Griezmann

Diego Simeon, coach of Atlético Madrid, redefines the situation of Antoine Griezmann on the mattress team. With the impossibility of using more than 30 minutes per game so that they do not count for the purposes of paying the mandatory purchase clause (40 million euros) in Barcelona if it exceeds 50% of the games played in the two years of the loan.

“Whenever he’s on the field, the team plays better and that associative game João. belt comes from scoring a goal, wedge Also, there are 15 minutes left if I’m not mistaken and I understood that the speed and fatigue are starting to be felt in the forwards and I want to put fresh people in to win the game. corRea has come in very well and also gives us other things in attack to make them a team. It’s true that I’m already sharing minutes together (João Y Griezmann on the field) something good was seen”, explained the coach in the press conference at BayArena.

A somewhat conflicting message from the coach, as soon as he found out that the Athletic He is giving a better face with the Frenchman on the field, but he is tied hand and foot when it comes to using him due to the aforementioned clause issue in the loan contract.

And a message that, on the other hand, has changed quite a bit with respect to the coach itself that was recently launched. “I love him very much. He knows that, apart from my love for him, he is one of the most important players in the history of the game. Atletico Madrid from the point of view of objectives. To continue to improve and work. He gives us a lot in the minutes he comes, whether it’s 32, 36 or 15. It’s an important change for us, it builds a hierarchy for us. He has to be strong in the head and we continue with the path we believe in”, he explained after the match against Porto

“The reality is that in 30 minutes he is doing very well, we don’t know in 60. Now I’m going for reality,” he added to confirm that the situation the Frenchman is experiencing now is contradictory.