He may not be the most objective judge, but Diego Simeone can certainly make a great case for Antoine Griezmann as the player worthy of winning the Ballon d’Or. The Atlético Madrid manager gave an interview to France Football about his super star:”France plays thanks to his intelligence. When Antoine is lucid and in great physical shape, there’s no footballer in the world that understands and interprets football like he can. And when you look at the titles he won, the World Cup, Europa League and European Süper Cup, there was no player more important for his team”
Someone put Griezmann’s season in context:”In general I can state that Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the best in the world. But not in 2018, this time Antoine is in front of everyone. In 2018 no player did as many significant things as he did for France and Atlético, this is the reality
