Freshly retired from the France team, Antoine Griezmann will be able to spend a winter a little more peacefully. He is a fan of this essential dish on cold days.
The announcement of the international retirement of Antoine Griezmann, Monday September 30, created a shock wave in French football, even if at 33, the Atletico Madrid player was closer to the end of his career than ‘at first. But a few selections from the record and while he announced a few months ago that he wanted to continue until the World Cup, his decision surprised observers.
According to certain sources, the Frenchman says he is “worn out” by this lifestyle, travel, etc. The player obviously wants to give a little more time to his family life, his three children and his wife. By having more weekends and free time, Antoine Griezmann will also be able to enjoy small pleasures and family meals. And maybe find comfort with a good meal when he sees his former teammates from the French team shine or row on the pitch, from his television.
When it comes to comforting winter dishes, there are also things to tell about Antoine Griezmann. The former number 7 of the Blues has a huge guilty pleasure: his mother’s tartiflette. In several interviews, the Macon native praised his mother’s recipe, a dish that makes you feel good, quite simply his favorite dish.
During an interview with Le Parisien, he explained in particular what he did not find in Spain and why he often returned to his family HQ. “What I miss in Spain? My mother’s meals! She makes tartiflette… and even small dishes like chopped steaks, only she can cook them in her own way. No matter how much I searched I didn’t find it here.”
And mom’s tartiflette is serious business. For the anecdote, during a rest period, Griezmann’s sister, to whom he is very close, also tried to cook him his favorite dish, but without having the same success as their mother. This was completely wrong according to the Atlético star. And Grizou did not accept that, as he denounced to the magazine She when asked who he wanted to send a “red card” to.
He did not hesitate to charge the person in charge: “Before leaving for Clairefontaine, I had two days of rest, I took advantage of it to return to Mâcon. Maud wanted to please me by preparing my favorite dish [la tartiflette, ndlr] that she totally screwed up. The only one who is qualified for that is my mom, I’m convinced of that now.” You understand, so we don’t joke with food at the Griezmanns.