Rivaldo: Messi can help Griezmann not become ‘new Coutinho’

Barcelona hero, Rivaldo worries that Antoine Griezmann is repeating the struggles Philippe Coutinho endured last season.

Coutinho is now on-loan with Bayern Munich and set to be sold this summer.

Rivaldo wrote for Betfair: “Barça have won both their games since the restart, with Antoine Griezmann as a starter, but he continues to be far from the player he was at Atletico Madrid and some are wondering if he may become a ‘new Coutinho’ at Barcelona.

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“It’s a harsh to start making those comparisons, but it’s up to the player to prove it on the pitch. The lack of goals is demotivating and damages Griezmann’s confidence, so I believe it’s important for Lionel Messi to help him.

“Messi could, for example, let Griezmann take penalties when Barcelona are winning comfortably — just to get the Frenchman scoring — just like he did with Luis Suárez in the past.”