2023-06-18 13:02:11
It was bound to be disappointing. Following the international retirements of Hugo Lloris and Raphaël Varane, captain and vice-captain of the French football team for many years, Didier Deschamps had to choose his new captain at the start of the year. His number 1 choice for the armband fell on Kylian Mbappé, the young PSG striker (24 years old, 69 caps), to the detriment of Antoine Griezmann, the most experienced Atlético player (32 years old, 120).
An episode to which “Grizou” returned, who is still vice-captain of this workforce, this Sunday morning, on the Téléfoot program. “Hard… Difficult… I am 32 years old, even if I still have the canes I am still on the end, he confided. A day and a half, two days to digest it badly, but then when I’m on the pitch I’m happy, that’s what matters most to me. Now, fully behind Kylian who is our captain, and not changing anything because I’m like that! »
“With Kylian, there are zero worries, added the native of Mâcon. For me, it’s a pleasure to play with him, to play for him. He knows we need him, like at the World Cup. What he did just in the final… it’s not normal (laughs). He has this level to win everything and it is up to us to put him in the best conditions so that he can lift his first trophy as captain of the France team. »
He dreams of winning La Liga with Atlético
In addition, the one who is coming out of a very good season at Atlético de Madrid, after a sparkling World Cup, reaffirmed his intention to stay with Wanda Metropolitano, in this club where he shone the most during his career and with which he dreams of lifting the La Liga trophy. “I have already said that I was very happy at Atlético. My main objective is to win La Liga with them. I’ve never won La Liga, I’ve been there for twelve years! (laughs) Why not do something big in the Champions League… I’m good there, I’m happy, my family is good… there won’t be any changes. »
The last time Atlético won La Liga was in … 2021, when Griezmann left for FC Barcelona for a transfer that was as expensive (130 million euros) and resounding as it was disappointing. The French international returned to the Colchoneros on loan just after the title, and definitely joined them just before the World Cup at the end of 2022. Since his return, Atlético have not been able to do better than 3rd, two seasons in a row, behind the giants Barça and Real.
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