Unsurprisingly, Ousmane Dembélé was appointed best Ligue 1 player on Sunday during the UNFP trophies ceremony. If the former Barcelonnais experienced a shy start to the season, he then flew over Ligue 1, frightening the counters like never before being repositioned in the axis by Luis Enrique in early winter.
“I am fulfilled in Paris-Saint-Germain. I learn day by day and it is true that this number 9 position helps me a lot in the axis, He also entrusted on stage when receiving his trophy. I was a player happy to be on the side, who dribbed, who tried to make differences and it is true that with this a little more axial position I am more at the heart of the game and I am more in front of the goal, it helps me to score goals. I am happy with this position. »»
This repositioning in the axis was also the pretext for a spike for Didier Deschamps, present on stage to give him the trophy for best league player 1. “He still puts me right”, Thus launched by laughing the Norman player about the coach, the latter not hesitating to answer him: “I'm going to put you on the left. »»
Didier Deschamps dithyrambique with Ousmane Dembélé but …
Despite the incredible efficiency of Ousmane Dembélé since the beginning of the year, the Parisian striker who could boast of being the most prolific player in Europe in 2025 on a par with Kylian Mbappé, Didier Deschamps indeed confined him in a role of playmaker and then on the right side during the two matches played against Croatia in early spring.
“It has not been transformed, but it is obvious that its effectiveness is very high today,” said the tricolor coach on this occasion. He has always had an address at the finish. He is in full confidence, he feels the blows. It is his merit of having this success. You criticized him for not having this effectiveness, today he has it. Everything is possible for its positioning. Not there to give information to our opponent. The important thing is to have complementarity, the best possible technical relationship. »»
