Lasarte: Griezmann has become a scapegoat at Barcelona Barcelona Mixed debut campaign for the Frenchman

Martin Lasarte is the coach who gave Antoine Griezmann debut at Real Sociedad in the 2009/10 season, with the Frenchman aged 18, but he thinks the forward has received unfair criticism at Barcelona.

The Uruguayan tactician believes that there is now a greater demand than ever for Griezmann to step up at the Camp Nou.

"His future there is in question because Barcelona themselves are in a difficult period," Lasarte told ElDesmarque.

"We have to look for some scapegoats. We have to look for someone responsible.

"He's the last one to arrive, a lot of money was paid for him.

"It seems to me that they've loaded a very heavy burden on him."

Lasarte believes that too much focus is placed on Griezmann.

"Anybody other than [Lionel] Messi is in question," he added.

"I see him sad, subdued; he's not comfortable."

The coach has even recommended a change of scene for the Frenchman if this situation continues.

"He'll have to wait a little longer to adjust or suddenly it's going to be time to move on and look for an option neither better nor worse, just different to develop everything you know how to do," Lasarte concluded.