It is a season that will remain forever engraved in the memories of PSG supporters. After years of taunting towards it and European disappointments, the capital's club finally went to seek the first Champions League in its history on June 1. A moment of history in which Ousmane Dembélé has necessarily participated. Arrived in the capital in the summer of 2023, Dembouz took a new scale last summer following the departure of Kylian Mbappé. New spearhead of the Parisian attack, the native of Vernon has taken thickness in his game, but also in his statistics this season. With 33 goals and 15 assists in 50 matches in all competitions, the player trained in Rennes made a seasonal Golden Ball. Finally respected and considered one of the best attackers in the world, Ousmane Dembélé is no longer the same player as he was still twelve months ago.
With this new status and considered to be the major asset of the Oilé collective of PSG, the French international (56 selections, 7 goals) returned to his grandiose season at the microphone of PSG TV : “If I had imagined doing a season like that with PSG? Yes, I came for that. I signed at PSG to live moments like that. The season has been exceptional individually and collectively. We want even more. Individually? It's not bad. Elected best LDC player, it's exceptional. I was happy. When you know that the older ones shone in this competition and you tell you that it was you who made the best season, it's exceptional. I wanted to have a big season, score a lot of goals and be more decisive. Being repositioned in 9 helped me a lot, like my teammates. The mentality has changed since the start of the season, especially in front of the goal.»»
Ousmane Dembélé thinks he has made the best season of his career
A mentality that was able to evolve thanks to Luis Enrique. Sometimes tried too hard with Kylian Mbappé, the Spanish tactician managed to hit the bull's eye with Ousmane Dembélé. Not hesitating to put it on the bench during a shock against Arsenal in C1 at the start of the season, the Iberian coach knew how to activate the right levers to allow “Dembouz” to spend a course in his career. Asked about the relationship he has with the former Barça coach, Dembélé did not hesitate to boast the merits of this fruitful collaboration: “When I signed, he gave me his confidence. He gives me a lot of advice. And it gives me a lot of freedom. Being in a free role, I like it, to be able to go to the left and to the right.»Free in the field, the number 10 of PSG is nevertheless expected in the locker room. Considered a framework by his sporting status, the former Borussia Dortmund gave more elements on his role with his teammates:
“”In the locker room, I remain myself. The coach asked me to show the example with the defensive effort. I stay the same. I laugh a lot and when it is necessary to be serious, I can be serious, even when I have to put claims. We spend more time with this team than our family, so links are created. It gives us confidence and we were able to have exceptional results on this second season. We try to pull ourselves up like a family. The victories create much more link and we remain united. We all play together and we have to make the efforts together.To close this river interview with the club channel, Ousmane Dembélé was questioned by his friend Blaise Matuidi, with whom he was able to win the 2018 World Cup with France. Asked to find out if it was the best season of his career, Dembélé did not hide: “Yes, it is the best statistically. Even on a little everything. It's the best season of my career. Champions League, Ligue 1, all titles … Going to find the C1, we often talk about it, it's hard. I took a lot of fun. When you have a season like that and you win the LDC, it's beautiful. ” There is no doubt that it will certainly be in the event of victory in the club World Cup and coronation in the Ballon d'Or on September 22. In any case, in this quest for BO, Dembélé can count on the unwavering support of its President Nasser Al-Khelaïfi.
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