The Dembélé case continues to be talked about in the French team. Nothing to surprise Didier Deschamps. “ Ousmane, you are on his back, there is a nonosse to gnaw… », he told the press on the eve of the Blues’ second match at the World Cup, against Iraq.
The French world champion will once again be eagerly awaited. Consequence of an overall discreet first outing against Senegal, far from its standards with PSG. The gap is enormous even if for Kylian Mbappé, who watched the match twice, it “was the best offensive of the four in the first half”. “ In the second half, Michael and I were decisive, but he was important,” he added.
But Kylian Mbappé was not the only one to defend the last Ballon d’Or. The same was true of Didier Deschamps. “He had a difficult first half, like the French team, because of what Senegal offered and also because we had technical waste in the penultimate and last pass”he began.
“He arrives with a season where he was unable to continue”
“There are reflexes regarding where Ousmane plays in his club. He has no one higher than him, that’s not the case. These are adjustments to find, even if “Ous”, in the second half was much better, he continued. Diouf only went up in the first half, not in the second half. For what ? Because it had “Ous” in front of it. »
And according to Didier Deschamps, Ousmane Dembélé is also paying for a truncated season, polluted by repeated physical problems.
“You know the number of matches he played as a starter. 10. But it’s his season and there’s no problem on that front. He’s not embarrassed or anything. But, yes, he arrives with a season where he was not able to continue, he pointed out. It’s difficult for any player. As long as you are good, you play one match after another, you keep the rhythm. When you have breakages every time… There is no holding back, he must be able to free himself a little more obviously. I am convinced that he will gain strength. »
