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He was eagerly awaited. At around 12:45 p.m, Atlético de Madrid unveiled its lineup for the La Liga matchday four against Espanyol, promoted to La Liga this season. And unsurprisingly, Antoine Griezmann was present. But, the French had a lot of trouble on the pitch of the Catalan club.
Aligned alongside Angel Correa, the Argentinian and the French playing on the same line in support of Luis Suarez, Grizi failed to pull out of the game. He seemed a bit lost, not really knowing where to position himself, and ended up touching very few balls, not improving any.
A very average first period for him, but also for Atlético, dominated by Espanyol who even took the advantage a few minutes before the break. Upon returning from the locker room, the changes made by Diego Simeone, with the entries of Lodi, Kondogbia and Lemar revitalized the team, while Griezmann came out in the 58th, replaced by a Joao Félix who had a good entry into the game.
On social networks, some Colchoneros supporters accused him of being responsible for the squad's very poor first half, just as they also criticized Diego Simeone, whom they accuse of changing a well-functioning system to include Griezmann.
Among professionals, the reactions are of course a little more moderate, but the former Barça also takes it for granted “It was Barça's Griezmann. The Frenchman's second very poor start with Atlético. His performance against Espanyol was not up to expectations,” summarizes AS, where Thomas Lemar scored the winning goal in the 90th + 9, has also received a lot of praise.
Same story with Marca: “the Frenchman was not at ease at any time in his first match like Rojiblanco. His second stage with Atlético did not start on the right foot ”.
After the meeting, Diego Simeone still wanted to defend his player. "I felt it quite well in the first period, but our match was not good, we did not have the game the team needed to have more speed," said the Argentinian.
It should also be noted that the Mâconnais was coming out of a busy international break with the Blues and that he was barely able to train with his new teammates. But he also knows that the patience of Colchoneros supporters, who for many were against his return, could quickly run out.
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