DonAK
President of FC Barcelona
Probably a few times.
No one has ever questioned his effort on the pitch. With regards to that he's top class and the best one in the team.
But we didn't pay 120m + 30-40m per year gross for a player just that.
Antoine Griezmann
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Probably a few times.
No one has ever questioned his effort on the pitch. With regards to that he's top class and the best one in the team.
But we didn't pay 120m + 30-40m per year gross for a player just that.
malvolio
Senior Member
whoscored says he had 2 tackels and 2 clearances.
He's not a midfielder, fullback, or a CB. No one cares.
ajnotkeith
Senior Member
Defensive workrate is good but that's an extra for a forward not your main quality. Forwards with defensive workrate as their main quality play for teams like Alaves not Barcelona. He needs to be good at attacking first...
Would probably benefit us defensively as well. I am sure teams would push us less with someone like Neymar waiting upfront. With Griezmann it always looks like other teams simply don't mind and let him do whatever he wants in midfield.
Poor_Sunyol
In Lucho we trust!
His selfless runs benefits others. You have to look at the whole picture with him.
MTL_Barca
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Griezmann just running around wasn't enough when Messi was still here to carry the offense on his own and it's certainly not enough now. We don't need a forward that plays like a fullback, we need actual threats up front.
He plays like a tactically worse Pedro, but unfortunately his partners are Depay/Braithwaite instead of Villa/Messi and there is no Xavi/Iniesta behind either so this kind of support role just doesn't get us anywhere.
We'd need Griezmann to actually do something meaningful with the ball and get into scoring positions himself more often but it seems like the "freedom" of not having Messi didn't lead to an increase in any of that at all.
He plays like a tactically worse Pedro, but unfortunately his partners are Depay/Braithwaite instead of Villa/Messi and there is no Xavi/Iniesta behind either so this kind of support role just doesn't get us anywhere.
We'd need Griezmann to actually do something meaningful with the ball and get into scoring positions himself more often but it seems like the "freedom" of not having Messi didn't lead to an increase in any of that at all.
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ajnotkeith
Senior Member
We should consider benching him if his poor form continues. It might give him a kick up the arse to start performing again and to let him know there is competition for his spot and he can be dropped, something Koeman doesn't do giving all our seniors 'assurances' they will be key players and excluding the youth.
Griezmann has always been more of a defensive forward but he can do better than this so this shouldn't be acceptable. Unlike Braithwaite who we know should normally not play at Barca and just doesn't have the ability to play better Griezmann is underperforming.
Griezmann has always been more of a defensive forward but he can do better than this so this shouldn't be acceptable. Unlike Braithwaite who we know should normally not play at Barca and just doesn't have the ability to play better Griezmann is underperforming.
He has been decent until that last difficult away game tbf
Redbuck
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Nah, Pep's system is too offensive for Griezyboy.
You're trolling, right?
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