After losing hopes with both their big-money signings Philippe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele, FC Barcelona decided to spend a fortune yet another time and signed Antoine Griezmann last year.
A seasoned winner, having already guided France to World Cup glory and helped Atletico Madrid to several titles, Griezmann was expected to slot right into the Barca line-up and start making a positive impact from day one.
However, that has not been the case so far. Although the Frenchman has not failed as spectacularly as the two aforementioned players, he is yet to live up to his expectations.
But Quique Setien is not too disturbed with his forward’s poor form. Defending him, Setien recently tried to explain the reason behind Griezmann’s inefficiency.
Setien said [via Marca]: “He is a footballer who moves a lot. But it is not easy to filter the ball when you have 10 players so close, covering spaces for the pass,”
“When it’s your turn to play against a disciplined opponent, like Sevilla, and it’s difficult to find the spaces. It is almost impossible to surprise these opponents. For some players, these situations are very frustrating.
“Perhaps we lack a point of effectiveness and coordination.”
