If he scored against Gibraltar on Saturday evening in Nice (14-0), Ousmane Dembélé did not necessarily gain points with the Blues at the end of this match.
Mute with PSG since the start of the season, Ousmane Dembélé found the fault with the Blues on Saturday evening in Nice, participating in the French offensive festival against Gibraltar (14-0). Launched into battle in 66e minute, the person concerned struck in the 73rde, with an unstoppable low shot for the unfortunate opposing goalkeeper. A nice achievement that the former Barcelona player barely celebrated, unlike his teammates.
It must be said that Ousmane Dembélé no longer seems to be a priority choice for Didier Deschamps, who now regularly prefers Kingsley Coman to lead the offensive on the right flank. The Bayern player also showed his advantage at the Allianz Riviera, scoring his seventh and eighth goals in blue, a month after having already scored against Scotland. This not without displaying a real complicity with Jonathan Clauss in his corridor.
A better balance for the Blues
This connection appeared fruitful already during the previous gathering and in particular in Amsterdam in front of the Netherlands, Didier Deschamps obviously noted it well. “ Usually the left side is the busiest. (with Kylian Mbappé and Théo Hernandez, editor’s note),This is the right side with Kingsley and Jonathan. Ideally, when we can have a balance, it is necessarily satisfactory », Said the boss of the France team at the end of the meeting.
This Sunday as part of Téléfoot, Bixente Lizarazu, with his former full-back look, also underlined this agreement. “ This in fact rebalances the forces. The left side was our strong side with Kylian and Théo. And there, the combination of the two works very well. » On set this Sunday morning, the OM player, who the day before opened his international score with a beautiful long-range strike, confirms that he particularly appreciates his association with Kingsley Coman, who is much more discreet offensively when he plays with Ousmane Dembélé in front of him.
“I like playing with him.”
Jonathan Clauss, scorer and passer against Gibraltar, talks about his complementarity with Kingsley Coman on the right side of the France team. pic.twitter.com/48nUBIs06Q
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Didier Deschamps did not hide it: “ Fully satisfied » of the recent performances of the right side of OM, holder during the last three outings of the Blues, the national coach judges him “ off to a good start » to play the Euro next summer in Germany. If Jonathan Clauss wins in this lane, it will necessarily be good news for Kingsley Coman. Much less for Ousmane Dembélé…
