Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann on Arsenal – ‘I used to get stressed for these games, now I’m excited’
Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann on Arsenal – ‘I used to get stressed for these games, now I’m excited’ Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann has said that he is excited by the return leg of their Champions League semi-final against Arsenal, which is finely poised at 1-1. The 35-year-old is playing either his penultimate or last Champions League game, depending on whether Los Colchoneros make it to the final or not. Before the match, Diego Simeone told the press that it was important for his side to manage their emotions .
However, like Simeone, Griezmann cut a relaxed figure on Monday evening. “I keep thinking about it, I’m really looking forward to tomorrow, I’m very excited, it will be a great game to play, to experience and hopefully we can have the same level of support, level of play and the second half that we experienced. ” “I’m visualising tomorrow’s game, knowing what I have to do, and as I said before, I don’t dwell too much on the match itself, whether I have one or two left.
I focus on being mentally prepared and eager to play. ” ‘Before I used to experience these games with a lot of stress’ Griezmann said he was not picturing the winning goal, but he was laid back about the game. “It doesn’t matter if I score or not, I’d rather advance or win a match than score a goal.
I’m calmer and more relaxed going into these matches. I used to experience a lot of stress. Before, I would visualise the matches 50 times, but now I’m calmer, more relaxed, and know what might happen, so I can focus on winning.
” He of course authored one of Atletico’s goals in their Europa League final victory over Arsenal a decade ago. “That final, that year was very different. I used to arrive at matches under a lot of stress.
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