Composure, focus, restoration: Antoine Griezmann prepared for Lionel Messi’s Argentina in FIFA World Cup remaining

FIFA World Cup 2022: France playmaker Antoine Griezmann is prepared for Argentina for the ultimate conflict in Qatar. The Atletico Madrid star talks about his course of and what wouldn’t it be wish to play the ultimate towards Lionel Messi.

UPDATED: Dec 15, 2022 10:29 IST

Antoine Griezmann in motion towards Morocco within the FIFA World Cup semi finals. (Courtesy: Reuters)

By India Today Web Desk: The unsung hero of France’s 2022 World Cup marketing campaign, Antoine Griezmann is simply blissful to place within the laborious yards for his staff. Once spoken in the identical league of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, the 31-year-old Griezmann has fallen again within the pecking order in world soccer with the arrival of the Kylian Mbappe technology.

However, that has not stopped Griezmann to supply unimaginable workrate in each assault and defence and offering three asissts within the event. The French playmaker can be up towards his former FC Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi within the remaining of the event. Discussing the identical after their win towards Morocco within the semi-finals fixture, Griezmann mentioned that he’s ready for the ultimate which might be troublesome if Argentina are in prime kind.

“Any team with Messi is a different proposition. We’ve seen Argentina play, we know how they play, they’re a difficult team to play and they’re in top form,” Griezmann was quoted as saying by Reuters.

“They have a strong side around Messi. We know they’ll have a lot of support in the crowd. We’ll see where we can hurt them and how we can defend against them. We’ll be well prepared,” he additional added.

For Griezmann, it’s a second consecutive World Cup remaining and the 31-year-old mentioned he had discovered to maintain his feelings in verify after he was moved to tears the final time they beat Belgium within the semi-final.

“Against Belgium I cried, I think now I’m more focused,” the previous Barcelona participant mentioned.

“I’m already focused on the final on Sunday. I’m trying to keep my feet on the ground, remain composed, focus on recovery and prepare for Sunday’s match,” the participant concluded.

Edited By:

Kingshuk Kusari

Published On:

Dec 15, 2022