“Ousmane, I see him as always, I know him very well. I know the person very well, I have always defended him as a player. As a person he is likeable. And there you have it. From there, I want Ousmane to give the best version of himself”. At a press conference this Tuesday, Luis Enrique tried to calm things down when he was questioned about tensions with Ousmane Dembélé. The two men are said to have gotten along rather poorly lately, and the newspaper The Team reveals one of the causes…
Indeed, Ousmane Dembélé, who had been asked to take over from Kylian Mbappé and become number 1 in attack, was surprised to discover that it was Vitinha who had been chosen as penalty taker in Paris this season. The former Barça man expected to shoot them, and we can imagine that this surprise was more negative than positive… The Portuguese, however, agrees with Luis Enrique for the moment, having converted his two attempts from the penalty spot this season.