Logically elected best player in Ligue 1 last season, Ousmane Dembélé retained his title on Monday during the UNFP Trophies. The victory of the Parisian striker this time did not seem obvious.
Top scorer in the championship last season with 21 goals and 6 assists, the former Barcelona player must this time be content with 10 goals and 5 assists since the start of the season. Certainly impressive statistics given his playing time since this summer.
Because between injuries and the precautions taken by Luis Enrique, Ousmane Dembélé has only played 20 Ligue 1 matches this season and has only started nine, playing only 33% of possible minutes. An observation which obviously did not pose a problem for his peers who therefore made him the best player in the championship but which raises eyebrows among some observers.
“Nine tenures, it’s not possible”
“I find that it discredits the UNFP Trophies a little, said journalist Guillaume Dufy on the set of L’Equipe du Soir. Nine tenures, for me, it’s not possible. This means that there are very few football players who are passionate about Ligue 1 and who watch the matches. Nine tenures, that’s not possible. »
“I think the players voted for the Ballon d’Or. They said to themselves ‘He has the Ballon d’Or, he’s the best’, he continued. One plus one equals two, and that’s it. » An opinion shared by many Ligue 1 followers on social networks.
