Ousmane Dembélé was particularly lively on Wednesday during the clash against Manchester City. For a lot in the great victory won by PSG at the Etihad Stadium (2-4), including a goal and an assist, the Parisian striker extended his festival at the microphone of Canal+. In a memorable post-match interview, the 2025 Ballon d’Or flaunted his sense of derision, brushing aside criticism with disconcerting relaxation.
Targeted by some reservations about his recent performances, both at club and with the French team, Ousmane Dembélé preferred to respond with a smile and irony. Asked about the ambient skepticism around PSG, the player was clear: “We don’t really care that people doubted us. » Realistic about the season’s deadlines, he recalled the group’s serenity: “It’s October, it’s the second Champions League match and we’re staying focused. We know that the first part of the season, you have to be on target and then prepare for the second part of the season. »
But it was when he was relaunched on his desire to set the record straight after the international break that the French international turned the exchange into a pure moment of comedy. Relegating the controversies to the background, he blurted out in a burst of laughter: “No not at all, there was the international break and then I went on vacation. » On his way, in front of a hilarious TV set, he added mischievously: “ Besides, I might ask for another vacation…”
On vacation until March?
This summer break seems in any case to have been successful for him. Revisiting his habits with humor, he affirmed his taste for big European evenings: “On Tuesdays and Wednesdays, I really enjoy playing… Especially when I come back from vacation! » Relaunched on a possible rest this weekend in the championship, the attacker did not hesitate to add a layer: “It’s possible, until March perhaps! »
Unable to shake his composure, even in the face of Samir Nasri’s teasing at his vacation spot, Dembélé ended up ending the sequence with a small error. While he tried to explain the need to rotate the squad given the overloaded schedule (“we cannot play 70 matches in a season”), he made the wrong future opponent: “There we play… Le Havre, I think? » Missed: it is in Strasbourg that PSG has an appointment on Saturday.
Fatalist but amused by the media treatment that has surrounded him since his beginnings, the Parisian concluded with a pirouette: “I’ve been criticized for 10 years so that’s not going to change eh”. A refreshing breath of fresh air for a player at the top of his game.
