The World Cup in Qatar is already reaching its final stages, and it is only two matches away from complete closure, as there is only a match left for the third and fourth places that Morocco and Croatia will play on Saturday, one day before the grand final between Argentina and France. On the media front, the duel between the current American champion and the current world champion will be the confrontation between Leo Messi and Kylian Mbappe, who, in addition to being the visible face of his team, wears the number 10 on his back. They are also the top scorers in the tournament
Both reach the final with five goals and garner thousands of tributes, but there is an ever-widening current arguing that the best player in the French squad, and for some the best in the World Cup, is not Kylian Mbappe. Because, despite not scoring a goal yet, the championship signing Antoine Griezmann is at a high level. The Atletico Madrid player has renounced himself after a somewhat complicated past few years in which no one seemed to want him at all
His career began to falter in Barcelona, where he did not fully communicate with Leo Messi and his teammates and all this, in addition to the 120 million euros investment that he made, which means that his Blaugrana stage is still remembered. method is not very good. But, even if this seems far-fetched, the truth is that if Xavi Hernandez wanted, Griezmann would be at his disposal today, because the Frenchman is on loan to the Matalasa team, who finally reached a financial agreement with Barcelona for the transfer. him in the summer
It seemed like the best solution for everyone, but having Griezmann at the level he is showing in Qatar could have been more than an important piece for Barcelona. With France, he has shown he can adapt to a bigger role in midfield, or even inside, so that strikers can shine more, thanks in large part to his vision of the game. Even if many times it all boils down to goals, the little prince is tenacious in showing that he is not all that, and the football world knows how to see it
So much so that in the semi-final against Morocco he was elected the most valuable player in the match, ahead of Mbappe himself, who was involved in both goals, Theo Hernandez, who scored the first goal, or midfielders Varane and Konate, who proved solid in the back. Griezmann gets all the recognition he deserves which, among others, he fails to give him Xavi
