Cholo praises Griezmann work rate

Diego Simeone focused on praising the work ethic of Antoine Griezmann following Atletico Madrid's 1-1 draw at Barcelona.

Griezmann was part of an attacking front three but also was seen dropping deep often and helping defensively, with his work rate and tracking bass praised by Simeone.

"We have a chance to enjoy an impressive player like Griezmann, who also works hard defensively," explained the Argentine.

"That's brilliant, firstly for him but also for the team because if Griezmann works, the rest have to work as well.

"We did hope to do better with our counter attacks in the first half, but we were not able to do it due to our lack of quality with our passing, or maybe due to their high pressure.

"Maybe it was due to our position on the pitch, which was clearly too deep."

Griezmann played the full 90 minutes while fellow attacking starts Kevin Gameiro and Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco were subbed off in the second half.

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