2) Suarez trumps Griezmann
With inevitable comparisons between Barcelona’s MSN and Real Madrid’s BBC, Luis Suarez has been pitted against Karim Benzema in most media circles. But it is Benzema’s compatriot, Antoine Griezmann of Atletico Madrid who should also feature in these comparisons.
Griezmann and Suarez are similar in the sense that they are virtually never injured. More importantly, Griezmann has had to dovetail his style to meet Diego Simeone’s expectations of a high work-rate and defensive contributions.
He is often seen out wide, away from his preferred central role. He his virtually carrying the Atletico team himself and does not have Suarez’s luxury of playing in between Neymar and Lionel Messi. All this while costing less than Luis Suarez.
But as Spanish La Liga expert Guillem Balague said, to be able to consider himself as a top five player, Griezmann will have to seize the big stage and score in such crunch matches where one golden chance can change the game.
Two chances presented themselves on Tuesday night, but he, unfortunately, couldn’t convert both, whereas Suarez scored two at the other end. One could argue that Suarez was in an easier position with this team having the home and man advantage, but these things don’t matter when you’re in front of goal.
