Koeman sends a warning to Griezmann: "The trainer commands"

The situation, obviously with its dozens of nuances, leads to memory.

and the former franchise footballer during his first spell as

coach

, Rivaldo, pushed their relationship to unbearable limits.

The reason, that the coach insisted that the Brazilian should play on the left wing.

Something that

refused

after winning the Ballon d'Or in 1999. He wanted to be number

.

There would be no reconciliation possible.

A

, a decade later and the front of the same bench, it 's

up now defend his command against the Positional claims another player,

.

With the difference that the Frenchman - contrary to what happened with Rivaldo - is not the main star of Barcelona.

That role continues to be played by

, with full freedom of movement at the front.

To understand what happened in the last hours between Koeman and Griezmann, it is convenient to look back.

, as the plenipotentiary president of Barcelona and responsible for all the strategic signings of the club, decided a year and a half ago that Griezmann should be one of the key players of a team that was falling apart.

Without repairing the president that the position of territorial privilege that the striker had both in Atlético and in the French team would be impossible to emulate in the Barça team.

tried to fit Griezmann as a false left winger, while Messi and Suárez forgot about his presence.

As

emergency

did not quite fit in either, always pending unmarking seldom attended.

even deconstructed his scheme with a 4-4-2 that, at least, would allow Griezmann to meet a Messi who had to occupy the upper vertex of the rhombus.

But that was another mirage.

After 2-8 in Lisbon, a match in which Griezmann was erased from ownership, the parties bet on redemption.

Bartomeu dared to claim on his own television that the Frenchman was "non-transferable", while Koeman, faced with the risk that Messi might flee, considered that the Frenchman should be a reference in his scheme.

But Messi stayed.

And the Dutch coach, once his 4-2-3-1 was drawn, considered that the one who should occupy the central area of ​​the midfielder should be

, revitalized after his loan to Bayern.

Griezmann went back to the corner, this time to the right.

The French team, with which they were proclaimed world champions in 2018, continues to be their refuge.

In Kiev, Griezmann, who played in the center and behind

and

, hit the net with a hammer and did not miss his chance on camera: "

knows where to put me."

Of course, Koeman took note.

So this Thursday he spoke with the striker and made things clear.

«The coach is in charge, and the player has to offer the maximum performance (...).

He has had five plays that he could have gotten more than, "claimed the coach in his appearance prior to this Saturday's duel in Getafe.

Koeman did not hesitate: “I spoke with him about his position on the field.

I think that on the right he can contribute more to the team.

I do not put a player in a position other than his.

He may have another one that he likes better, but we can't play with all footballers making

.

We don't have a team for that.

Koeman clarified that he has "no problem" with Griezmann.

Although Pandora's box is already wide open.

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