Eugene Music - about why Antoine Grizmann acted correctly, deciding to stay in Atletico.
The main transfer saga of this summer ended, and not having had time to really start. The media almost all the season warmed up interest in the possible transfer of Antoine Grismann to Manchester United - then for him to pay a record money, he said that he wants to leave Atletico, then MJ has allegedly agreed on a contract with the Frenchman. But the mattresses lost the appeal and still received a ban on transfers this summer. And then - a killer shot on all the talk about the departure of Grizmann: Antoine agreed a new contract with Atletico and will not leave. And then the control sounded - the words of the Frenchman himself: "Atletico received a transfer ban and can not sign new players. I consulted with my sports adviser Eric Akhats and decided to stay in the club. It's a tough time for Atletico. It would be mean to leave now ".
Needless to say, Grizmann will now be flooded with a lot of criticism - say, a weakling, faint-hearted, chose the easy way and all that. But let's try to figure out: is this criticism fair?.
It can not be said that Antoine Grismann moved to Atletico as "noimeem" - no, it was a very famous player in the Spanish championship, who for several seasons was considered very promising in Real Sociedad. 30 million euros (and this is in 2014, when prices were not yet as wild as now) will not let you lie - the Frenchman really was on very good terms. But in Atletico he not only improved his performance - in the camp of Matrasnikov Grizmann grew into a top player, in the best among regular players (Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in the calculation is not worth it).
Is it worth telling how important for Atletico Grismann? And how much would the team lose if he left it? Go away, when so much the club that gave you can not find you a replacement because of the ban on transfers - it would be really mean.
"Grizmann needs a transition to the grand to continue to grow". Excuse me, but why is Atletico not grand? Recall, it's about the team that has played twice in the last four years in the Champions League final (and only a few minutes / penalty has separated it from the trophy), once - in the semifinals and once again - flew from the same Real in the quarterfinals. While someone says that Atletico has exhausted himself under the leadership of Diego Simeone, Mattresses reach the Champions League semifinals, where they are stopped only by the genius Cristiano Ronaldo. Are you really sure that in the next campaign they will not be able to fight for the Champions League? Sure? Well, remember the cases when they reached the finals - then did you really believe that the Indians will go to Barcelona / Bavaria?.
Yes, staying in Madrid means staying in your comfort zone. But we are now talking about life, not about another book on motivation that is usually read, so that you do not even have to apply key ideas. In Atletico, Grismann already has well-established connections in the team, there is an understanding of the game of Mattresses, here he is trained by the usual Diego Simeone (who will not start molding any box-to-box from Antoine, or what the great "trainers-innovators" ).
Madrid is a beautiful city for life, with good weather and a kitchen that does not cause complaints. Just think how much you are used to your hometown (and if it is a remote place - then imagine that it has absolutely all the benefits of civilization) - would you change it to some other one, which is usually much worse?.
Speak, in the Premier League, real competition, but La Liga - the championship of the two teams? Well, Grismann does not just play in one of the giants, but in a team that constantly tries to challenge these giants. Who will say that winning the championship with Atletico, where Real and Barcelona reign, is easier than winning the Premier League, where for the title like how should 6 teams compete at about the same level? And in the European Cups the Spanish teams proved that it is very, very erroneous to consider them weak.
There can be no doubt that in a much richer Premier League (where in the departed Sunderland payroll is higher than in Atletico), Grizmann would have received a substantial bonus to pay. But do not forget that it is now a matter of a millionaire who in Madrid will not starve to death.
In addition, Antoine seems to be how to extend the contract with Atletico - that's the salary and will be added, you can not doubt.
In addition, the extension of the contract can bring another solid advantage. Grizmann acts nobly, staying in Atletico and Mattresses in turn could thank him, having established a claus below 100 million. Already the next summer Antoine can go to conquer new lands, but for now he behaves like a real man - remains on his ship. The first c ships are known to run only rats.
Author: Евгений.