LAFC may quickly bolster their attacking division with the signing of Atletico Madrid legend Antoine Griezmann.
The audacious transfer for the 33-year-old would see a France nationwide staff reunion between Hugo Lloris, Olivier Giroud and Griezmann himself. LAFC are a membership that is recognized to make huge swings within the switch market, and this transfer isn’t any totally different.
Steve Cherundolo’s facet are already blessed with high quality attacking choices up entrance with the likes of Giroud, Cristian Olivera, David Martinez and Denis Bouanga — and simply think about what number of targets the Black and Gold would rating with Griezmann within the combine.
Ought to LAFC full the deal for the previous Barcelona and Actual Sociedad determine, there can be a number of other ways for Cherundolo to include Griezmann into his 4-3-3 or 3-4-3 setup.
Whereas Giroud will most definitely lead the road for essentially the most half throughout his time at LAFC, ought to the previous AC Milan ahead want a relaxation, Griezmann may slot in as a striker like he is achieved in current seasons on the membership stage.
Whereas Cherundolo usually performs with two wingers and one striker, there’s additionally the possibility that he may change issues as much as a 4-4-2 or 3-5-2 to have each Griezmann and Giroud on the pitch on the identical time and in entrance of objective collectively.
One other manner that Cherundolo may make the most of Griezmann is as an attacking midfielder taking part in simply behind Giroud.
Whereas Cherundolo’s system does not often have an out-and-out attacking midfielder, Griezmann may play as a No. 10 in video games the place LAFC are struggling to interrupt down a low-block facet. The function may additionally permit Griezmann to roam freely within the ultimate third to drag the strings and create possibilities for his teammates.
As LAFC now have two strikers in Giroud and Kamara, Cherundolo may look to get the very best out of Griezmann by using him within the wider areas of the pitch as a winger.
Whereas Griezmann won’t have the identical tempo he used to, his glorious link-up play and dribbling would little question make him a feared attacker towards MLS defenses. As he is left-footed, he would greater than seemingly line up out on the right-hand facet of the entrance three.
