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Atletico Madrid is already facing a new league challenge, which will take place next Saturday, March 4, against Sevilla at the Metropolitano. Simeone’s side will once again be largely dependent on the best player in recent weeks. We refer to Antoine Griezmann.
The French striker became the standard of the team, and was instrumental in his contribution to the match. But he also rekindled the connection with the fans that he lost when he decided to leave for FC Barcelona.
Now that he’s back at Atletico Madrid, Antoine Griezmann is also in the hearts of some, but perhaps not all, fans. And it wasn’t easy.
In the period following the match against Real Madrid, the French player broke his silence with some surprising statements, as he put himself in the shoes of the fans.
“He did a lot of damage to the fans. They gave me everything and in the end I left because that’s what I wanted and needed at the time. As a fan, I would have been very angry too.” “It’s what I deserve,” Griezmann told Movistar of the fans’ anger.
But the France international knew he had to do everything he could to win back the hearts of the fans and that it would take time: “I got really young and worked to try and change that. Those who know me know I need that relationship with the fans, I need their love and support to perform at the highest level.”
Source: Mundo Deportivo
