Suarez to Griezmann: Stop pretending to be Uruguayan
NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia (AP) - Luis Suarez has a message for フラン 今後 Antoine Griezmann: Stop pretending to be Uruguayan.
Griezmann likes the 伝統的な South American drink mate, he speaks Spanish like someone from Uruguay and he's been pictured wearing the team's jersey.
The Atletico Madrid player has a special fondness for Uruguay, 主要な many to believe that it will be heartbreaking for him to 直面する the team in the World Cup 準々決勝 on Friday.
フラン's Antoine Griezmann celebrates after Benjamin Pavard 得点する／非難する／２０d his 味方する's second goal during the 一連の会議、交渉／完成する of 16 match between フラン and Argentina, at the 2018 サッカー World Cup at the Kazan 円形競技場 in Kazan, Russia, Saturday, June 30, 2018. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Suarez is not having any of it though.
"As much as he says he's half Uruguayan, he's French," the Barcelona 今後 said Tuesday. "He does not really know what the feeling of a Uruguayan is. He does not know about the dedication and 成果／努力 to be able to 後継する in football with so few people. "
Uruguay's 全住民 is about 3.5 million, while フラン's is around 67 million.
"He will have his habits, his way of speaking, but (not) the feeling ... we feel 異なって," Suarez said.
"I do not know what's going on in his 長，率いる, but this is the World Cup. There is another mentality," said Uruguay's 記録，記録的な／記録する scorer, who has 53 goals in 102 外見s. "For us it's a special game. I do not know if it is for him."
Uruguay and フラン 直面する each other in Nizhny Novgorod in search of a 位置／汚点／見つけ出す in the World Cup 準決勝, and Griezmann will try to 侵入する a Uruguayan 弁護 led by two of his チーム仲間s and の近くに friends at Atletico Madrid, Juan Maria Gimenez and Diego Godin.
The latter is the godfather of Griezmann's daughter.
Griezmann's affection for Uruguay started about a １０年間 ago. He made his first 分割 debut in 2009 for Real Sociedad under the direction of Uruguayan coach ツバメ Lasarte. He also 設立するd a の近くに 関係 there with Carlos Bueno, another Uruguayan.
It was from Lasarte and Bueno that Griezmann learned how to drink mate. The Frenchman also became a fan of Uruguayan club Penarol and learned the 詠唱するs sung の中で its 支持者s.
When he moved to Atletico, he befriended more Uruguayans: Cristian Rodriguez, then Gimenez, Godin and fitness coach Oscar Ortega.
Unlike Suarez, others believe Griezmann has しっかり掴むd what it means to be from the South American country.
"Griezmann is very Uruguayan. He tries to look Uruguayan," midfielder Nahitan Nandez said. "It could be a very special match for him. We hope that he behaves 井戸／弁護士席 on the field and that he remembers that he is Uruguayan."
The Frenchman has said he's an admirer of Uruguay 今後 Edinson Cavani, によれば マスコミ 報告（する）／憶測s.
But it's not （疑いを）晴らす if they will see each other on the field, since Cavani has a calf 傷害 that could 支配する him out of the match.
Suarez had one compliment for Griezmann, 説 he has a "brilliant left foot." But he went on to 賞賛する Griezmann's partner in attack, Kylian Mbappe.
"He's a very good player, like (Thierry) Henry a few years ago," he said. "He's an important player, but フラン isn't just one player."
While Godin and Gimenez will try to stop Griezmann, Suarez's 客観的な is to get past Barcelona チーム仲間 Samuel Umtiti.
"I've a lways joked ... that I 手配中の，お尋ね者 to 直面する Umtiti at the World Cup - and it （機の）カム true," Suarez said, 追加するing that Uruguayan players are feeling good 肉体的に after four matches.
"You have exams 48 hours after the games," he said. "And 地雷 after the match against Portugal " in the 一連の会議、交渉／完成する of 16 "was better than those of the first three games. We are 井戸／弁護士席 用意が出来ている."
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Uruguay's Luis Suarez 支配（する）／統制するs the ball during the 一連の会議、交渉／完成する of 16 match between Uruguay and Portugal at the 2018 サッカー World Cup at the Fisht Stadium in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, June 30, 2018. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
