“For me, it's the most talented of the Blues”. In the middle of the 2018 World Cup, Hatem Ben Arfa, then columnist for
France Football On the occasion of the tournament organized in Russia, embarked on a dithyrambic discourse on Ousmane DembĂ©lĂ©. For “HBA”, the prodigy trained at Stade Rennais was the real ” genius “ Blues capable of crowning the French team of Didier Deschamps during this World Cup. An incredible reflection after seven years later with the Ballon d'Or won by “Dembouz”.
“It is not a free provocate or in the air. For me, the Frenchman who can make you win the World Cup, it is neither Antoine Griezmann nor Kylian MbappĂ©. It's Ousmane DembĂ©lĂ©. This player, even after his fairly slow match against Australia, I maintain that he is exceptional. He has the extra thing: genius. He has the gift of improvisation and instinct, a bit like Neymar “had thus launched Ben Arfa, French international from 2007 to 2015 (15 selections, 2 goals).
Karim Benzema and Hatem Ben Arfa among the Blues.
DembĂ©lĂ© lost his place in this first game of the Blues against Australia (2-1 victory at the end of the match). At the end of a disappointing first season at Barça (23 games, 4 goals), spoiled by muscle injuries, the right winger first had the favors of “the Dèche”. But the tricolor coach tilted directly in 4-2-3-1 during the second day against Peru (1-0), with MbappĂ© and Matuidi on the sides, in order to place Griezmann in support of Giroud.
Ben Arfa: “a people of the people”
Ben Arfa continued on DembĂ©lĂ©: “To exploit its potential thoroughly, DembĂ©lĂ© will not have to be fell asleep or manipulate by others, a little more” political “than him and who may not have much interest in exploding in Russia. To him, who is a bit of the people of the people and without ulterior motives, to extricate himself from possible clans and to realize that he is really the strongest of the attack of the Blues. He has no complex to have and must play his card ”.
Very glowing towards Ousmane DembĂ©lĂ©, Hatem Ben Arfa, an exceptional dribbler who has never become a very high level player, had not really seen right. “Dembouz”, with undeniable technical talent, did not win the World Cup in France. He turned into a machine for decisive pass at Barça, agreed to defend under the orders of Deschamps before becoming a precious attacker with Luis Enrique. Until a coronation in the Champions League offering him the Ballon d'Or.
