Ballon d'Or: the reasons for public support from Deschamps to Dembélé

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By: Manu Tournoux

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After having always refused to take sides in the Ballon d'Or debate, Didier Deschamps finally positioned himself this afternoon. “”Obviously I'm for Ousmane! It must have fun media. I don't have that in mind. The League of Nations can lead to elements of response, the Club World Cup too. I'm not going to talk about Yamal, it is to oppose it to ous. To choose, I say 100%. There is this Final Four which may or not … Ousmane, with his season, merit!»»

Why did the coach announce his vote for Ousmane Dembélé when he put Kylian Mbappé at the same level? According to The teamthe boss of the Blues simply wanted to avoid making the same error as in 2018. At that time, the Blues had just been sacred world champions and several tricolors (Varane, Griezmann, Mbappé) were candidates for the Ballon d'Or. Except that DD had taken care not to publicly support a candidacy. Which had ended up enjoying Luka Modric. This time, Deschamps chose his camp.

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