Further of all the controversy that wrapped to the directive of which he formed part until the resignation of the same, Carles Rexach has attracted new controversies, given his recent statements on the case of Antoine Griezmann. The ex adviser of the ancient president of the Barcelona, Josep María Bartomeu, took advantage of the peak that has had the name of the French, thanks to the interview that the same conceded to Jorge Valdano in his program "Universe Valdano", to think on the player and on his incorporation to the team culé, does already a bit more than a year.
The statements of Rexach, made for the program "The Crossbar" of the Cadena SER, did not go for nothing in favour of Griezmann, since, in principle, the ex player confessed that the signing of the footballer by the team culé never went of his like. When being questioned on said opinion, the same commented the following: "When Bartomeu asked me if we had to fichar to Griezmann, I said him that no. I argued him, asking him and where put it? To Bartomeu surprised him that it was cutting"
To the eyes of Rexach, the Barcelona did not need to incorporate to Griezmann to his rows in this moment, since, according to him, the team already had players that fulfilled with what the French could offer inside the field. On purpose, "Charly" declared: "If it had depended only of me, there was not fichado to Griezmann. It is not the type of player that needed the Barça. Griezmann, Coutinho and Messi play of the same".
On the other hand, the Catalan also ex manager was clear and conclusive on the actuality of the exjugador of the Athletic of Madrid, the one who, according to him, is not able to mark differences inside the field. Likewise, Rexach compared the performances of Griezmann with the ones of other juagdores dell Barcelona, ensuring the following: "When it sees to Ansu Fati or to Dembélé sees another Barça, give him another air"
Reasons between the dispute Rexach - Griezmann
Although it is true that, since it arrived to the club, the performance of Antoine Griezmann has not been the expected, neither much less the wished by the surroundings of the FC Barcelona, it is necessary to be objective and deliver the reasons between what has come happening with the French and what thinks, strongly, Carles Rexach. When it arrived to the Camp Nou, the team directed in that then by Ernesto Valverde, already came showing a lot of sewings, like sucedió in the disaster in front of the Liverpool this year or in the first party of LaLiga 2019-20, in which the culés fell defeated in front of the Athletic of Bilbao.
Incidentally, it has existed always a dispute on the position in which it plants to the player, of which has arrived to say that it is not the correct and that, while it was not it, the same will not be able to explode his potential. However, the true of the argument of Rexach is that, for now and independently of the area of the field in which it situate him , the "Principito" has not been able to mark differences and be this determinant player that dazzled to the world in the Athletic of Madrid and in the selection of France.