Antoine Griezmann

JamDav1982

Senior Member
Aguero, Messi, Griezmann, Fati, Dembele, Trincao, Collado.

That is solid.

Griezmann is second best of those but issue is Barca need more pace and players running away from Messi.

If Messi left Griezmann would clearly be the best of the rest there but team is Messis and need to get players with pace so teams have a threat and not push up on half way line as did with Suarez and did at end of this season.

Puts more pressure and pressing on shitty defence and Busquet as well as keeping Messi further from opposition area.

If they can sell Griezmann they will clearly.
 

Jadentheman

Active member
Griezmann is second best of those but issue is Barca need more pace and players running away from Messi.

If Messi left Griezmann would clearly be the best of the rest there but team is Messis and need to get players with pace so teams have a threat and not push up on half way line as did with Suarez and did at end of this season.

Puts more pressure and pressing on shitty defence and Busquet as well as keeping Messi further from opposition area.

If they can sell Griezmann they will clearly.

Either keep Griezmann in preparation of Messi's eventually departure in 2-3 seasons or get rid of Griezmann and target rising superstars for team longevity after Messi leaves.

I'd pick the latter too.
 

DonAK

President of FC Barcelona
Griezmann will be 32-33 himself when Messi leaves. He's easily been a better player than Dembele and Coutinho, but still not lived up to his transfer fee and is ridiculously highly paid.

Fingers crossed he has a great Euro so we can cash in and use that to find players that are better fits. Here's hoping a team like Man Utd or Chelsea get trigger happy if they fail to acquire their priority targets.
 

JamDav1982

Senior Member
Either keep Griezmann in preparation of Messi's eventually departure in 2-3 seasons or get rid of Griezmann and target rising superstars for team longevity after Messi leaves.

I'd pick the latter too.

There is no real point in keeping Griezmann for when Messi leaves as by then Griezmann is 32 anyway.

They will hope he has a good Euros and offers for him.
 

xxxxxx

Senior Member
Griezmann is not going anywhere. No team is going to spend that much on a 30-year-old who is on 800k a week. Also, he is not going to give up being on 800k a week.

We're more likely to loan Coutinho out. I honestly can't see us getting much for Dembele either.
 

xxxxxx

Senior Member
Aguero, Messi, Griezmann, Fati, Dembele, Trincao, Collado.

That is solid.

Not a great forward lineup. Grizemann goes invisible in most of his games. He may nick a goal or 2 against the shit teams, but he goes missing in the big games. Aguero is 33 and is coming off his worst season in quite some time. He's often injured and has declined so badly. Dembele is average. No doubt he'd do well in a team like Wolves or Everton, but he's no top winger. Fati is still young and needs protecting, especially after coming back from a long injury. Messi is about to be 34. You can't expect him to carry us as he did last season.

I actually fear for next season. Aguero and Messi are lazy players when it comes to pressing. I have no doubt that Aguero will be a starter. The way they've hyped him up on Twitter and in the presentation, he's for sure going to start next season.
 

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