Griezmann and the eternal mystery of his ideal position in the Barça

'The Principito' has begun his second season like player blaugrana as it finished the past course: with cinceladas of good football, but without being decisive. The Frenchman continues without fitting in the Barcelona, does not have chemistry with the team and his talent loses in the research of an ideal position.

To his arrival to the Camp Nou, Ronald Koeman ensured that he visualised the perfect position for the ex of the Atleti but, for the moment, has not reflected it. The Dutch has expressed that his function like trainer is "to put to the players in his place and take out his maximum performance" but, although with Coutinho is attaining it, to the 'Principito' has not finished it to situate.

When Antoine Griezmann turned into player blaugrana, expected everything of him. At the beginning, under the control of Ernesto Valverde, achieved to give the first samples of the talent that carried him to turn into one of the most important forwards of the history of the Atleti, but was not sufficient. It achieved to connect with Messi or Suárez in some opportunities, but did not arrive to more.

With Quique Setién played by both bands and as false 9. Included, the technician tested in some opportunity the 4-3-2-1 so that Griezmann played more centred. The dynamics of the French improved and influenció more in the team, but did not finish fitting in the approach blaugrana and, with the recently begun season, seems that the history will follow with the same course.

it is wasting His talent in the Barça? The answer is no, but the reality is that they are not taking advantage of totally his skills and capacities. In the past course, saw him play to the Frenchman near of the background line and by the right band, position in which it does not attain to stand out completely.

In the beginning of the campaign 2020-2021, in the three parties the French has initiated in the left band. It has not connected with the team and, in front of the Seville, in the first time, only took part in seven opportunities and failed two very clear occasions. Besides, it has showed that it is not the same of face to the arch. It left to dare and prefers to happen the balloon to a mate before having an opportunity to define he same.

The three trainers that have been in the bench blaugrana from the arrival of Griezmann have not attained something that the 'Cholo' Simeone, in the Atleti, and Didier Deschamps, in the French selection, yes achieved: give him a place in which it can show his talent and especially, participate more in the game and mark more goals.

'The Principito' is a stick that it has to be connected constantly to the game. To show his best version, as it did it in his moment with the T-shirt rojiblanca, has to play like second forward, with an ariete by in front fixing to the central.

To Griezmann gives him well play behind a tip, but has not achieved it in the Barça. From the past season, has showed to be very participatory in the defensive game blaugrana, in addition to being extremely generous. However, in a team like the Barcelona asks that the ones of up mark only, no that they work so much in the midfield as in other teams.

Griezmann Is not happy

Although the French has recognised that it is an extremely shy person, always has achieved to adapt to the changing rooms and combine with his mates. In the Barça, has showed that there is not chemical and every time sees him smile less, inside and out of the field, when his smile was his mark in his stage in the Athletic of Madrid.

Didier Deschamps, that saw him surpass this Wednesday to Zinedine Zidane like fifth maximum goleador of the French selection, knows that Griezmann crosses a moment very difficult in his club. The seleccionador signalled that it does not understand the "fact that it was not playing in a more centred position", when there it is where has stood out in France and the Atleti.