Griezmann is not a wide player, Messi doesn't play on the right either, that side would lack width so badly, the fullbacks have to literally play as wings, like Alba does and gets exposed, but even more, and it won't look good.
Where did Messi play this season? They won't be wide players - they will be central players starting behind but off wide from Suarez.
I don’t get why they stopped him. More publicity and talking about the club tbh
Messi plays centrally, so does Griezmann, and both are used to playing behind another CF (Costa, Giroud, Mandzukic), so their ideal positions do overlap a lot, and if Griezmann were to be used as a wide player on the left, good luck with that. And if none of the front three are going to play wide, they're gonna struggle, as their only width would come from fullbacks. And their fullbacks aren't really great unlike yesteryears.
Yep, Griezmann signing made a bit more sense (to me anyway), if they bought him to replace Suarez. That still does not address their need out wide left, which is where they’ve struggled (Dembele, Coutinho & Malcolm) to hurt teams - Alba overlapping aside.
Sorry for the late reply.
That's how it works in Madrid and Barcelona. The players after doing a lot for the club also get power in those decisions. That obviously doesn't mean they're the ones actually making the decision but they're consulted in these matters. With the news that came out after the cup final it's obvious that if the dressing room wanted Valverde gone, he'd have been gone.
We don't know which players are wholly behind him and which are not, and aren't going to find out. A list like that would make the situation very clear though.
Regress? They've signed De Jong and Griezmann is pretty much done. Add De Ligt and it will be up there as the best summer Barcelona have ever had.
Well Valverde has had an abundance of attacking talent at his disposal already, and anyone who closely followed Barcelona these last two seasons could have seen for himself the way he managed it. Unless you feel he is going to experience an unexpected conversion, he'll just keep doing the same things he's been doing the last two seasons because that is who he is, a good midtable coach with a safety first approach...which means that Griezmann will play on the left instead of Coutinho, for the simple reason that's the only spot available.
What about PSG?
Him and Neymar to Barca. Dembele to Bayern, Coutinho to PSG?
His buyout clause was almost halved yesterday.
Great if it signifies a depression in the market. Unfortunately just Atleti acknowledging he's already peaked.
It was at 240?! Was that clause lower a few seasons back when we were close?
I said almost, it was 200m and now 120m. We were never close to sign him and this contract happened after 2017.
I don't think Barcelona can afford their transfers and wages (with Messi). If they want/can buy Neymar back, I can see Griezmann going to PSG.
No he's not.
Short reply. To the point.
I dislike 2 of them very much bu that would be some front 3.Huh? No it was just to ward off someone trying to buy his last summer/winter.
Suarez won't be benched...I'd prefer Barcelona to buy them both if only for the sheer spectacle of that fraud on their bench not having a clue what to do and then playing all of them in the lineup.Could you just imagine if somehow a club that needed to take out a massive loan mid season to pay their wages some how managed to bring in Griezman and Neymar in 1 summer. Football money and BS aside just imagine that frontline of Messi, Griezman and Neymar
No way. His wife don't want come here, it's pretty clear. Spain or Paris imo.
He'll make her wait for the documentary like everyone else. By then it'll be too late.
Would certainly shit on what Real Madrid have done this summerCould you just imagine if somehow a club that needed to take out a massive loan mid season to pay their wages some how managed to bring in Griezman and Neymar in 1 summer. Football money and BS aside just imagine that frontline of Messi, Griezman and Neymar
You were right!
All of it would have been negative from Atleticos point of view though. Plus he had already pulled this stunt before so can imagine once was more than enough for them.
Last time I checked Neymar was a pacy, dribble-intensive wing-forward.
I see this comment pops up all the time but do people realise that our record signings have all arrived to the season where we were in the Europa League?
They arrived when Europa League seemed like a one off. Now some players might think it is more of a permanent state.
