Didier Deschampscurrent French coach who made his debut Antoine Griezmann in 2014, this Monday was considered the player of Atlético de Madridwho announced his retirement with ‘Les Bleus’is “a monument of French football.”
“Although his career at the club is far from over, Anthony He has been and will be a monument of French football, one of the greatest players in its history. Apart from the 44 goals and 30 assists, I was left with his involvement in the results we achieved in the last decade,” he said. Deschamps in a statement.
‘Grizou‘He retired from the French national team at the age of 33 and after 137 matches, remains third with most appearances after 145 Hugo Lloris and the 142 of Lillian Thuram.
For 10 years, he won the 2018 World CupThe 2021 Nations League and was a finalist for Euro 2016 and of 2022 World Cup. He also managed to get called up 84 times in a row, from 2017 to the start of 2024, when he was sidelined with an injury. No one has ever achieved a series like this.
Griezmann’s departure also marks a change of season for Deschamps’ team, after the international departures of Lloris, Olivier Giroud, Raphäel Varane and the harsh doping sanction weighing on Paul Pogba. All of them, together with Kylian Mbappé (now captain), were the backbone of the world victory in 2018.
‘Grizou‘He is the best assistant in the history of the French team, with 30 assists on goals, and the fourth best scorer in ‘Les Bleus’, with 44 points, left Kylian Mbappé (48), Thierry Henry (51) and Olivier Giroud (57).
According to ‘L’Equipe’, Griezmann He has been mulling over his departure from the national team at least since the last defeat German Euro 2024 in the semifinals match Spain -tournament where his status as a starter is in question-. He matured in the decision after seeking the advice of his two confidants: his sister and his wife.
The newspaper remembers that was one of the first factors that pushed him to leave the jersey France is that, after the withdrawal of Lloris In 2023, he wore the captain’s armband Kylian Mbappé and not to him, who remained as vice-captain, despite having more international experience than the forward of real Madrid.
Source: La Verdad
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