Atletico Madrid are enduring a rough patch at the beginning of the season. No consistency, porous defence and the ineffective attack made the reigning La Liga champions slightly off pace. And although they are only three points behind current leaders Real Madrid, lack of goals from Antoine Griezmann is making the red and white fans slightly nervous.Griezmann returned from Barcelona on an initial loan deal but is yet to get going despite familiar surroundings, the coach he knows well and quality players around him. The French international is yet to show why he was brought back after his troubled Camp Nou stay.Tuesday, 22.00: (3.00) Milan (3.20) Atletico Madrid (2.60)Five matches into his second Atletico spell, Grizi is yet to score a goal. But that’s not the worst part: he hasn’t even had an attempt on target nor has he provided any assists to his teammates. Simply put, he’s been invisible.Coach Diego Simeone hasn’t lost faith in the former Real Sociedad forward, but knowing the Argentine – he’s undoubtedly putting extra effort during the team’s training sessions to get Griezman’s head straight and get the best out of him. He needs the Grizi of old, that player who managed 133 goals in 257 appearances over five seasons between 2014 and 2019.Griezmann in LaLiga this season:7 games0 goals0 assists0 shots on target0 big chances created0 accurate crosses pic.twitter.com/twMj0oCS3r— 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐮 (@GreatWhiteNueve) September 25, 2021 Everyone knows how good he can be, but the worry for Simeone and Atleti fans is whether this is a just a slow start or if Griezmann won’t get back to the level he was at before. There is a section of fans who still haven’t forgiven Antoine for leaving the club in the first place. Now that he’s back, he needs goals to get back on the supporters’ good side. It’s time to wake up!
