Published 16:04 IST, November 25th 2019

Antoine Griezmann stuns fans by revealing lack of confidence at FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona striker Antoine Griezmann has reportedly revealed that he lacks confidence when playing for the Catalan giants and looks to improve on it.

Reported by: Minaam Ansari
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FC Barcelona striker Antoine Griezmann has spoken to media about his situation at Barcelona. Griezmann h secured a move to Barcelona in previous summer, after a successful stint with Atletico Mrid. France International answered a number of questions related to his time at Barcelona.

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Antoine Griezmann hopes relationship with teammates improve with time

On his relationship with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, Antoine Griezmann stated that he was pretty shy and sometimes has problems talking to ors. That it is rare that he strikes up a conversation. Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi and he have h meals toger and ir relationship can only improve over time. When asked about Messi, Griezmann stated that he is of player that people are t going to see for at least next 40 years and it is a joy to watch him in action as well as to play alongside him.

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Antonie Griezmann believes that he lacks confidence while playing 

On his lack of confidence at FC Barcelona, Griezmann commented that he was in process of learning and understanding how his teammates play as everything was new to him. He is still trying to re quick passing ability of FC Barcelona players from likes of Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi and Ousmane Dembele along with midfielders. Griezmann stated that it was his intention to get to grips with this as soon as possible so he could offer his all to team, but at times it is tricky. At present, when he gets ball, he has a certain lack of confidence on when to pass or when to shoot on goal. But French forward believes that this will change with  passing of time.

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When Griezmann was asked about his move from Atletico to Barcelona, he stated that he did t leave Atletico as a means of winning Champions League or to win more titles. Inste, he moved to Barcelona to learn a new way and philosophy of playing game and to improve and learn on a personal level. desire to learn was driving motivation for move as he was sure with Atletico y could have won LaLiga or Champions League at any point in time.

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Antoine Griezmann is yet to establish himself at FC Barcelona. He has scored four goals with three assists in 12 LaLiga games so far, while he is yet to score in Champions League this season. He would be looking to stand true to his hefty transfer fee. FC Barcelona face Borussia Dortmund in Champions League group st clash in two days' time.

 

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15:08 IST, November 25th 2019