Tuesday evening, Désiré Doué played his first match of the season in the Champions League. Due to his calf injury, the Ile-de-France number 14 was unable to participate in the victories against Atalanta Bergamo (4-0) and FC Barcelona (1-2) during the first two days of the league phase.
The former Stade Rennais player produced a very good copy
against Bayer Leverkusen. In particular by scoring a double at the end of the first period, on clinical strikes from the left (41st) then the right (45th + 3).
However, Désiré Doué could sometimes simplify his game. “It’s a subject on which he must be careful, he has a tendency towards ease, sometimes even towards a little indolence”, Bertrand Latour criticized him on
Canal+.
Désiré Doué, a great game but needs to be simplified
A fault that was regularly made to Neymar.
“Sometimes it can cost you. It's wonderful when he does heels, etc. But, playing easy, sometimes it can burn you”continues the sports journalist.
Luis Enrique had chosen to replace the native of Angers at the break, for tactical reasons, with Lucas Hernandez. Perhaps he will start again on Saturday, for the trip to the Stade Brestois pitch at the Parc des Princes, on the occasion of the ninth day of Ligue 1.
