One of the most underrated footballers of this century is Antoine Griezmann, a historic player for Atlético de Madrid and France. In addition to lifting the World Cup in 2018, the Atletico striker continues to achieve impressive figures with his national team. The latest of these directly affects Giroud, with whom he has tied in international matches for the French national team.
Considering that Antoine Griezmann still has a few football years left in him, he could leave an unreachable mark. Only Thuram and Lloris would be ahead of the striker in terms of appearances for the French national team. However, all Atletico fans remember when he was denied the captaincy in favour of a darling like Kylian Mbappé .
Antoine Griezmann, history of France
No one can deny that the Atletico striker is one of the greatest players to have been seen in Europe in the last decade. Since he took charge of Simeone , he has fought twice for the Ballon d'Or and has won numerous trophies. In the case of the French national team, he was world champion in 2018 and, later, of the Nations League against Spain.
He came very close to achieving a second world championship, although he would end up losing in the final to Argentina from the penalty spot. Now, taking advantage of this September break, Antoine Griezmann has equalled Giroud with 137 international caps for France . It is not a minor fact, since he only has two players ahead of him to become the most representative in the history of his country.
Thuram has made 142 appearances for France, while Hugo Lloris has made 147 appearances just a few years ago. Considering that Antoine Griezmann still has some good years left in him, it seems that he will surpass both of them. However, it seems that everything he is achieving with France was not enough to be chosen as the new captain of the national team.
Disdained in France
Antoine Griezmann 's records with his country are not few, as he also became the top assist provider in the history of his national team. To achieve this, he had to surpass other legends of the country such as Zinedine Zidane , Thirrry Henry or Michel Platini , among others. In addition, he holds the record for most consecutive matches with France , leaving a mark that seems impossible to dispute.
Following Hugo Lloris ' retirement, all eyes were on Antoine Griezmann as the successor to wear the captain's armband. However, at a time when Kylian Mbappé 's future was moving away from PSG, it was decided to give him the captaincy. Obviously, the rojiblanco striker was very disappointed, something that was shared by all Atlético de Madrid fans.
Simeone's best creation
Antoine Griezmann is considered to be the biggest revolution that the Argentine coach has achieved since he took over the Atletico team. Simeone took the striker in 2014 and turned him into one of the best players in the world. He is already Atlético de Madrid 's all-time top scorer and hopes to be able to say goodbye to the Metropolitano with more titles under his belt.