Saúl on Griezmann: "He should think about what he says"
The Atlético Madrid midfielder responded to Griezmann's controversial comments at the weekend in an interview with Spanish TV: "You can't say that...we have values" Roma vs Atlético Madrid live online coverage
The season hasn’t started well for Atlético Madrid. Despite having only played two games of La Liga so far, after two draws against two newly promoted teams, alarms bells are ringing at Vicente Calderón.
Following the 0-0 at Leganés on Sunday, star striker Antoine Griezmann said in his post-match TV interview: “If we continue like this, we’ll be fighting against relegation…We have to wake up and be ourselves because things are getting out of hand”.
Saúl: "You can't say that...We have values"
However, in a separate interview with Spanish television programme Deportes Cuatro on Tuesday, Atlético teammate Saúl Ñinguez made it clear that he didn’t agree with Griezmann’s comments, saying: “He should think about what he says.”
Saúl explained further why he thought the French forward’s words were uncalled for. “You have to think where you are and what team you represent,” said the Atléti midfielder. “You don’t need to go down that path. It’s true that at the end of the game that the exhaustion and the heat all comes together, but you can’t say that. We have values.”
On the subject of Atlético’s poor start to the new campaign, Saúl himself admitted that “we all have work to do” and that the players will “work, work, work” to change the situation around.