We do not know if Ousmane Dembélé is right-handed or left-handed, or if he prefers to play on the left or right. But what you also need to know is that the French international is not just a winger.
After sometimes being used as a playmaker last season, Luis Enrique tried to align the former Barcelona player as a center forward. Or rather as a false No. 9, since this is the role that the Spanish coach generally asks of his central attacker. What does Dembélé think? Only good.
“What I like about false nine is that you are quickly in front of the goal,
he confided at a press conference this Tuesday. You have one or two clear chances in a match. Afterwards, with the position changes, we change a lot in the match with Désiré (Doué), Barcola or Lee Kang-in. So there you have it, the three of us find ourselves in front of the goal and frankly in the number nine position, I really like it because I'm in front of the goal and I can score. »
New position for Dembélé…
Ousmane Dembélé started three times this season as a center forward, and they were rather in good displays: in Marseille (3-0 victory for PSG), on the field of Bayern (1-0 defeat) and against Lyon (3-1 victory). His statistical assessment? An assist at the Vélodrome, for Bradley Barcola, and a goal against OL, on a cross from Désiré Doué from the left.
Dembélé said it, his position can change during the match, or from one match to another. And with the arrival of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who can also play in several positions in attack, Luis Enrique will have plenty to enjoy…
