Antoine Griezmann went back to the eleven initial of the FC Barcelona in Saint Mamés. Ronald Koeman trusted the French against the 'lions' to the detriment of Martin Braithwaite that remained in the bench after 8 consecutive titularities in LaLiga. The French, by his part, recovered his place in the alignment title after his suplencia in Huesca and formed the trident of attack beside Leo Messi and to Ousmane Dembélé.
Although it was far to be brilliant, the ex of the Athletic of Madrid completed in Bilbao a remarkable party in which it saw him quite better that in previous commitments. It did not mark, but yes it assisted to Leo Messi in the 1-3 with a good pass inside the area to the first stick that the Argentinian planted at the bottom of the meshes with a big shot by high. A golazo of the '10' and a big played of both, that complemented better that other days.
One of the eternal debates with the Frenchman is that it does not finish to join up well to the Barça and to the rest of his mates. In the 'Cathedral', nevertheless, saw him better so much in the individual as in the collective. It moved with intelligence by all the front of attack from his place of 'false 9', knew to combine with the rest and was in several occasions of goal. In fact, according to his statistical leaf, generated until three clear opportunities of face to the rival frame, gave 32 good passes and touched the ball in 58 occasions.
If something no can him criticise to Griezmann is that it did not try it against the Athletic, since the Frenchman looked for the played dangerous whenever had option. This carried him to commit too many imprecisions and therefore it lost a total of 10 balloons. The losses were his big has to, but still like this compensated it with his desmarques, his mobility and especially with his work with and without balloon. The one of Macon wore out a lot of and went the first defence of the Barcelona in rival field.
The '7' finished with 8 recoveries and a total of 3 entrances successfully, showing of this way that his implication has to be out of all doubt. In fact, the attacker was the player of the Barça that more balls recovered and the one who more entrances successfully made in the meeting. This speaks very well of him and of win them that has for turning into somebody indispensable for the group barcelonista, something that until the moment has not achieved to be.
Griezmann Improvement, but has to give more
However, in spite of his improvement and of the good crash that played in general lines, is evident that to a player of his size it is necessary to ask him more. Griezmann Has to be much more that a good player of complement, that is what is being up to now. Andl French has to exert like the star that went in the Athletic and this means to mark more goals, generate more danger and lead more on the field. Besides, it has to do all this with regularity, by what will have to show that it can do it in the next parties.