The triumph of Ousmane Dembélé, appointed Ballon d'Or on Monday on the stage of the Châtelet theater, was expected. Consequence of the golden season experienced by PSG and its star attacker. Because while the capital's club signed an incredible quintuplet, with the high point of its first coronation in the Champions League, the former Rennais frightened the counters like never.
With his 35 goals and 16 assists compiled all competitions, the native of Vernon was one of the most decisive players in Europe and did much better than Lamine Yamal, his runner -up, presented as his main rival.
If the coronation of Ousmane Dembélé has not suffered from any dispute, it was difficult to predict until the last months. This is at least the opinion of Olivier Giroud, his former teammate in the French team.
Olivier Giroud had not seen him coming
“” Did I perceive a golden ball potential at home? It's hard to say that, when I saw it every day as a French team, no, I did not necessarily say to myself: 'it is a golden balloon', “ He explained to the team before explaining that the crazy PSG season had changed the situation.
“For a Ballon d'Or, you have to have the talent but also the good season that will propel you to the front of the stage. Talent, he had it but he had to have the right season, with the right club, and everything won as he did, because the Ballon d'Or still depends largely on the collective ”, he said.
