Antoine Griezmann, a long-time leader of the French national team, has spoken out about his dissatisfaction with the work of head coach Didier Deschamps ahead of the Euro 2024 knock-out stage, as reported by Le Parisien.
According to Le Parisien, there is growing discontent among the players of the French national team towards head coach Didier Deschamps, with one of the team leaders, Antoine Griezmann, being the latest player to express dissatisfaction. The source reports that Antoine Griezmann is disappointed with the coach's decision not to include him in the starting lineup for the match against the Polish team. The player aims to have regular playtime on the field to maintain a high level of physical and mental readiness. It is also mentioned that Deschamps no longer maintains friendly relations with Griezmann and does not consider him an essential player in the starting lineup.
During the group stage of the tournament, the French footballers had two draws, exchanging points with the Netherlands (0:0) and Poland (1:1), and secured a victory over Austria (1:0). In the first round of the knock-out stage, Deschamps' team will face the Belgian team.
Griezmann has scored 44 goals and provided 38 assists in 132 matches for the French national team.
Griezmann has become the absolute record holder among the French national team players in the number of matches in major tournaments. He has also previously stated that people criticizing him do not understand football.
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