Many doubted the success of Frenchman Antoine Griezmann with Barcelona, because hiring a player for 120 million euros and you own Lionel Messi who plays in the same position, this means either a failure in planning, stupidity or ignorance.
Josep Maria Bartomeu, president of the Catalan club, committed a sin by hiring a star who was brilliant in Atletico Madrid, preferring personal gain over the advice of the sports section, and the result was disastrous.
How do you expect success for a player in a team that has played in the same position for decades, Messi, one of the best players in history, the club's icon, and the fan's lover?
Last season was harsh for the world champion with his country’s national team, and things went from bad to worse in Barcelona, in addition to a sharp decline in his personal numbers (15 goals and 4 assists in 48 games), he lost homogeneity and understanding with Messi and Luis Suarez, not to mention his involvement. As a winger it was a waste of a player who until very recently was among the best in the world.
Even this season, despite the arrival of Dutchman Ronald Koeman and frankly declaring that he depends on him, Griezmann is still lost and wasting his talent without finding himself regardless of the effort he exerts in the matches.
After another bad match in the Barça shirt against Seville and wasting two chances, and his team wasted two points in the journey to regain the League title, Koeman criticized Grizzo's performance, but this criticism did not affect the player who wanted to send a message to the club that this is not his favorite position.
As for Didier Deschamps, coach of the French national team, he revealed that "Griezmann is not happy with the position in which he plays, and if the player talks about the subject, Coman will be angry, as the latter joins him as a right-winger, and this is not the coach's fault, and despite Griezmann's resentment repeatedly at not involving him in the midfield, but a player With his capabilities and capabilities, and the quality of his colleagues around him, he must adapt quickly and aggressively. "
In light of all that happened, the French star did not say a word, but could he endure and accept another failed season by playing as a winger?
There were moves at the end of last season by the player's agent to leave the "Camp Nou", but was suspended after Messi's request to leave.
Although Suarez's departure appeared to be a solution, Koeman insisted on engaging Griezmann far from his favorite position as a second striker.
It seems clear that without returning Griezmann in this position, Barca will not benefit from the player and the latter will not regain his level with "Al Atleti".
Another solution is the departure of one of the two players - Messi or Griezmann -. The two stars' playing together is not equal to the same as "mixing oil with water", as everyone thought that this would be the case except for Bartomeu, the president of the Blaugrana.