Stoichkov harsh on Griezmann: With him in the squad, Barca play with 10 men
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Reading Time: 1min | Fri. 12.03.21. | 16:30
The legendary Blaugrana striker criticize the French forward for underachieving at Catalan giants
Legendary former Barcelona striker Hristo Stoichkov thinks that the French forward Antoine Griezmann should be sent to the bench for his poor performances so far. Stoichkov's opinion is that Griezmann is doing so miserably that his squad plays with ten men whenever he is in the starting lineup.
Hristo Stoichkov: "Barça always play with 10 men when Griezmann is on the pitch. If they want to do something long term, they have to sell Griezmann. Braithwaite and Trincao are there. What is he doing?"
— Barça Universal (@BarcaUniversal) March 11, 2021
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Stoichkov claimed that if the Catalan outfit wishes to succeed long term, they have to sell Griezmann, whilst also adding that he shouldn’t be starting ahead of Martin Braithwaite and Francisco Trincao.
“Whenever Griezmann is on the field, Barcelona play with ten players. If they want to do something long term, then they have to sell Griezmann.”
“Trincao and Braithwaite need to be on the team; what is Griezmann doing there.”
After paying the €120m release clause in his contract with Atletico Madrid, Barcelona recruited the Frenchman. They also struck a €15m agreement with Diego Simeone’s side regarding first refusal options, coming after the massive controversy regarding the Griezmann deal.
Blaugrana were knocked out of the Champions League on Wednesday night by Paris Saint-Germain, with a second-leg draw of 1-1 marking a 5-2 aggregate defeat.
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