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Griezmann: "The Athletic does not know to play with the FC Barcelona in front"

Griezmann: "The Athletic does not know to play with the FC Barcelona in front"

Published:29/01/2016 - 16:20h

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The main star of the Athletic, Antoine Griezmann, is conscious that the rojiblancos do not know to play to the same football of touch and control of the balloon that the FC Barcelona, and therefore they will use his arms like the defensive solidity and the counterattack to go out alive of the Camp Nou

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In an interview conceded to "L'Équipe", Antoine Griezmann has spoken on the party of League BBVA that will play this Saturday against the FC Barcelona in the Camp Nou, and also of other subjects related with his life in Spain and the dispute of the Eurocopa of France 2016 with the selection "bleu", that will be a "disappointment" if they do not achieve to raise it the Frenchmen. The prodigious attacker French is happy for having turned into a player reference in the Athletic of Simeone, a trainer that ensures that it has helped him to grow futbolística and personally.

"It knew that it could be an important player and worked for this. And I have not finished, still I can elevate my level". Griezmann Is ambitious and considers that in Spain "there are three teams that contest the titles", as they are the Athletic, the FC Barcelona and the Real Madrid. In Europe, however, plants to the Bayern Munich above the colchoneros, and to Paris Saint-Germain to his same level. "The Barça, the Madrid and the Bayern are above the rest, but afterwards comes very near the Athletic of Madrid together with the PSG".

This season, the Athletic has the aim to try win all the tournaments that contests, that at present are only Ties BBVA and Champions after having been deleted of the Glass of Rey. The Athletic of Madrid was only one of the clubs that was interested in ficharle when it was in the Real Sociedad, but in front of the insistence rojiblanca the player accepted to leave to the group colchonero. "It wanted to work in the physical and tactical plane and have learnt a lot". Griezmann Has revealed in the quoted interview that Simeone controls daily the weight of his footballers, by what has had to renounce to the nocturnal exits by Madrid. "In any case, the trainer lives in the street of in front. But I am quite home-made, so there are not problems".

The attacker youngster French, besides, ensures that with so much time in Spain has finish by españolizarse. "I think that my football is more Spanish that before (...). In my day in day out also. My girlfriend is Spanish and to my dog speak him in Spanish". Regarding the style with which will play the Athletic against the Barça, has it clear: "All behind and afterwards attack. We are the only that plays like this in Spain. That is our strength. We have won us the reputation to be an annoying team. In the league only have fit eight goals. At the beginning, like forward, seems you boring, but when you see the results...". Finally, has the big aim to win the Eurocopa of France 2016 with the selection "bleu". "If we do not attain it it will be a failure".

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