This Monday evening, Ousmane Dembélé could become the sixth Frenchman to win the Ballon d'Or, after an exceptional season marked by 35 goals, 16 assists and four trophies, including the first Champions League in PSG history. Repositioned in the axis and much more constant in his performances, the attacker impressed as much by his statistics as by his influence in the game. Former glories of French football support his candidacy, like Delio Onnis, top scorer in the history of Ligue 1. “He is tied with a few other players surely, but as he plays in France, I support him and I put it first”explained the ASM legend in remarks relayed by RMC Sport.
Alain Giresse, also convinced, salutes the player's progress: “He had a golden ball season. On an individual level and collective trophies, it fills the box. »» Even if he recognizes the talent of Lamine Yamal, the former Bordeaux and OM player insists on the transformation of Dembélé into a scorer: “He goes quickly, he is technically skillful of both feet, after all this baggage there must be translated with performance, in all sectors and all situations: when you have to pass, center, mark. His repositioning is one thing but then we score the goals with the eyes, I like to say. It's making the right choice, the right gesture. A lucidity, a capacity for analyzing the situation and that is what we expected a few times from him. »» Jean-Pierre Papin, Ballon d'Or 1991, abounds in the same direction: “He deserves the Ballon d'Or because he was decisive in all competitions. »» Only Yamal could block the road to him, but for these emblematic figures of French football, Dembélé now has all the arguments to win the supreme reward. Answer tonight around 11 p.m.
