Ousmane Dembélé and Kylian Mbappé were last associated in the World Cup final lost by the French team against Argentina last December in Qatar. The performance of “Dembouz” had been cataclysmic.
New PSG star, with Neymar’s number 10 on his back, after being recruited for 50 million euros from FC Barcelona, Ousmane Dembélé leaves bad memories with supporters of the France team. “Dembouz” had a particularly catastrophic 2022 World Cup final, against Argentina, on December 18 at Lusail Stadium. For a terrible defeat during the penalty shootout (4 to 2)…
Aligned right midfielder by Didier Deschamps against the Albiceleste, Dembélé was instructed to defend a lot and was so involved in this task that he hooked Angel Di Maria in the box to offer the 1-0 penalty to Lionel Messi (23rd) . In the game, he had been ghostly and the stats of his 41 minutes of play (before his replacement by Randal Kolo Muani) are shocking. He will not have created any play, given away any goal balls or completed a dribble or a cross. Terrible for such a great technical talent.
It was on this legendary match that Dembélé and Kylian Mbappé were lined up for the last time. The 26-year-old dribbler was indeed the victim of yet another muscle injury on January 29 with Barça, missing 17 matches with the Blaugranas and the two meetings of the Blues in March (against the Netherlands and Ireland ). The Vernon native finished the season with the Blaugranas and was called up by “La Dèche” for the rest of the Euro 2024 qualifiers, coming into play in at least two meetings in June.
🇬🇧 Ousmane Dembele vs. Argentina:
• 0 goals
• 0 assists
• 0 big chances created
• 0 key passes
• 0 accurate sticks
• 0 successful dribbles
• 0 full won
• 0 tackles won
• 0/5 duels won
• 2x dribble past
• 7x possession lost
• 1 penalty committedHall of shame. pic.twitter.com/8NYs9yxlEk
— 🦁⚡️⚡️ (@Luxrayy405) August 12, 2023
