Despite the Blues' victory over Ukraine on Friday in Wroclaw (Poland), as part of the 2026 World Cup (0-2) qualifiers, Didier Deschamps and his staff recorded two unfortunate news: the muscle injuries of Ousmane Dembélé and Désiré. The first affected by the hamstrings; The second in the calf.
A real disaster for PSG which this Saturday evening announces about six and four weeks of unavailability for its two respective offensive players. So an assured package for the capital deadlines to come against OM in Ligue 1 or Atalanta and Barça in the Champions League.
PSG had seen everything
However, from September 4 – the day before the match against Ukraine – the Parisian management, in view of the sessions observed earlier in the week on the side of Clairefontaine, had expressed the French Football Federation (FFF), and in particular its president Philippe Diallo, of his concerns.
Secretary General of PSG, Grégory Durand, in a letter that the Team was able to obtain, then shared in the name of his superiors ” Our deep concern and our dissatisfaction with the preservation of the health of our international players, on the occasion of their selection summons. »This by quoting the example of Ousmane Dembélé and Lucas Hernandez,«
Two of our injured players and then maintained in the group despite a clinical situation incompatible with the competition
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An already heavy history
To support his remarks, the European Champion club then did not hesitate to resume a history unfavorable with heavy consequences. Recalling the relatively recent cases of Ousmane Dembélé, Bradley Barcola and Warren Zaïre-Emery, all selection income with physical seeds over the past year.
Also PSG recommended two resolutions: ” The immediate implementation of a formalized medical communication protocol, guaranteeing systematic, documented and reciprocal exchanges between club medical staff and selection “, First of all. But also: ” Respect for a reinforced precautionary principle in the summons and use of players.
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