Alvaro Morata praise fellow team mate has he claims Griezmann is an important player for them despite getting limited game time.
Atletico Madrid forward Alvaro Morata claims that former Barcelona player Antoine Griezmann is important for the team.
Griezmann has prove to be an essential part of the team following is impact in the 2-1 victory against Porto in the Champions League.
Despite having limited game time and coming on from the bench the French man still have impact on the team.
Speaking at a news conference on Monday, Morata showered his strike partner with praise, saying: “Antoine is a player who does not have to explain what he is.
“He is fundamental for us not only when he is on the field, but also for the group.
“He is always smiling, happy, he contributes many positive things to the group. He also transmits many positive things to us whether he plays or not.
“He is one of the most important footballers we have. He brings us a lot of things and when he goes out on the field, he scores goals and does it well.”
The Spain international believes Diego Simeone’s faith in him has been key to his good form, adding: “We have just started. I feel very good, I think I’m working well and so is the team.
“I notice the confidence of the coach and I have always noticed it. I already told him one day that it was a pleasure to work with him, and here we are again with the same common goals.
“I am so happy to be here. I’m only hopeful for the future and I’m going to work as hard as I can to have the greatest success.”
meone’s men have only won one of their four away games against Leverkusen (D1 L2), and the Argentine is aware of the challenge at hand – despite the Germans’ 1-0 defeat at Club Brugge last week.
“I have always had great respect for German teams, they have a strong head, they are tough, they don’t go down until the end and they always compete well, as Leverkusen has done every time we played against them,” Simeone said.
“I saw the last games, I liked the Brugge team. [Leverkusen] ended up losing a game where they surely deserved more than the result showed.
“They are an organised team, which will leave the ball to us and will try to counter-attack with speed.”
