Champions League
Simeone on Griezmann: ‘He’s fine for half an hour, we don’t know for 60 minutes’
Diego Simeone answered journalists’ questions as to why he doesn’t give Antoine Griezmann a starting shirt, explaining that he’s doing very well in 30 minutes, a feat he doesn’t know if he can have in double the time.
Antoine Griezmann saved Atletico and scored in the 90+11′ winner against Porto in the Champions League group stage opener.
The French star was on the bench for the fifth consecutive game and came on as a substitute in the 61st minute. The fact that Diego Simeone didn’t give the 31-year-old a starter jersey this season was particularly commented on in the media.
The Argentina manager was asked about his selection after the game’s final and claimed Griezmann was playing well in 30 minutes, something he doesn’t know will happen in double time.
“We have been together for many years, but beyond that there is a reality, which is the numbers. His last season was strange but we hope he stays focused.
In these passages of the season, how we use them serves us. With 30 minutes that goes very well. At 60 minutes we don’t know. I go with reality” “Tsolo” said.
Source: Sport 24
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