Memphis-Griezmann: The big bet of Koeman to improve the attack of the Barça

Ronald Koeman has left multiple points to stand out during the press conference post-split between the FC Barcelona and the Real Sociedad by LaLiga2021-22. The main is to recover the illusion of the fans of face to the beginning of season, afterwards to having lived the rugged exit of Lionel Messi. For this, the Dutch technician bet so that Memphis Depay and Antoine Griezmann are the main protagonists of the front of attack of the Barcelona picture.

Statements of Koeman

In front of the opportunity to have the forward of Holland, after confirming his registration, the technician of the Barça affirmed that it expects "a lot of Memphis. It is truth that know him well. We were two years with the selection where he has been a fantastic player that gave effectiveness and performance to the team and ask him the same. It is fast and has effectiveness. We have lost effectiveness with Leo and ask it to him to all the players, no only to the forwards, also to the means. We will try to mark more goals in our offensive strategy. Memphis Is importantísimo".

Likewise, it referred to the French forward, the one who recently has been wrapped of informations of possible traspaso: "Always, as I have said several times, to me loves me work with Griezmann because it is a player of team that always helps without balloon. It is very cheerful and encourages to the other, is a player like others that have to step more and have more effectiveness. Surely it will be more important. The position of Leo, where is a possibility that play Antoine, gives more freedom to the team and to himself same and can be an advantage for him", exposed.

Complementarity

One of the scarce favourable points of the absence of Messi, is the possibility to see to Antoine Griezmann in the zone where can explode all his qualities like attacker. The central lanes now will be his, by what has to show a version resembled the one who has exhibited with the French selection. Under this context, the French will have all the opportunity to mix ideally with Memphis.

By his part, the Dutch forward has the power to mark differences running to the space or retando in few metres. These characteristic come him like ring to the finger to the French, especially because will have in Memphis to a mate that can take out benefit of each one of his sendings with the spherical. This appearance already could it exhibit in brief during the last friendly party, the Trophy Joan Gamper in front of the Juventus.