Ousmane Dembélé will not be available this weekend with PSG for the Le Mans reception on Saturday evening (8:45 p.m.). After the international break, where he was in high demand in the French team, his club gave him a few extra days, like Nuno Mendes. This rest may be surprising given that it is already the second since the start of the season. The situation raises questions about the true form of the Ballon d’Or, whose start to the season has been up and down. For example, he disappointed with the Blues but that did not prevent Luis Enrique from coming to his defense, and even finding him “very good“. A speech that Jérôme Rothen does not accept on RMC. The consultant criticized the Parisian coach who according to him is hiding the truth.
“When you are a player, like Ousmane Dembélé, do you think that he needs to hear that his selection coach is happy, that Luis Enrique finds him brilliant?reacts the former midfielder. From the warm-up, you feel if you are concerned and that you are going to have a good match. Certainly Ousmane is suffering from a lot of things at the moment. It must be recognized that the start of the season was a failure with PSG and did not live up to its talent. The four matches with the France team are not at all up to what he could do. He is still Ballon d’Or.» Rothen does not seem to understand the Asturian’s die-hard position. “I am not definitive because I believe in him. The period is complicated for him (…) Tell us the truth. If Luis Enrique or Zinédine Zidane say: “he played, there are positive things and things that were not but we will correct them at the next meeting”. Is it serious? Stop spreading these messages about protecting players. What are you protecting?»
