Reduced to a substitute role for two matches in Ligue 1 and suspended in Salzburg due to his exclusion against Bayern, Ousmane Dembélé found a starting place on Sunday for the clash against Olympique Lyonnais at the Parc des Princes. The former Barcelona player was, however, aligned in the center of the Parisian attack, the right lane being occupied by Kang-In Lee.
The French world champion adapted rather well to his role and it was in the middle that he inherited a very good ball from Désiré Doué after less than ten minutes of play, the native of ‘Evreux took advantage of the offering to open the scoring and score his sixth goal in Ligue 1 this season. And according to him, the Norman winger is not on familiar ground when he plays as a center forward.
“We are not brothers, he is not my father”
“I had the opportunity, when I played at FC Barcelona, to play as number 9, he said after the meeting in comments relayed by RMC Sport. Afterwards, with the change of position that we constantly make in this team, the winger can find himself 9 and vice versa so it doesn’t change anything. » The Parisian striker also spoke about his relationship with Luis Enrique after appearing to be punished by his coach by only being a substitute against Nantes and Auxerre.
“I still played (the matches before), not starting”, he first emphasized, adding: “But like he said, we’re not brothers, he’s not my dad, it’s a coach-player relationship. I’ve known him a little longer. We try to do everything so that PSG grows, wins titles, plays well and pleases everyone. »
