Ousmane Dembele was one of those selected after defeating France in the World Cup Final in Qatar. And it is that Didier Deschamps made the controversial decision to remove him from the field before the break, in the 40th minute, along with Olivier Giroud. Something that reflects his great displeasure with the 25-year-old winger’s performance, which went completely unnoticed, and did not create any kind of danger
The truth is that it was not the championship of “The Mesquite”, who, despite being the undisputed holder of the title, is not remembered for any meritorious performance. It left only small glimpses of its quality, and remained erratic as usual. And in many expensive media, they claimed that it is very difficult to keep his place in the “Blues”, as long as there is no change in the coach, because the current coach has a terrible anger with the Barcelona player
He didn’t respond to the enormous confidence shown in him, and seeing the enormous competition that exists in his debut, he couldn’t be considered untouchable or necessary. Deschamps also has Christopher Nkunku, who missed the World Cup due to injury, or Kingsley Coman, among many other names, to accompany Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann in the attacking plot. So things are looking bad for the former Borussia Dortmund and Rennes player
The only way for Dembele to end his suspicions is to bring back his best form and prove it in the coming months. He is known at the Camp Nou to have secured ownership, because he is a protégé of Xavi Hernandez, who has always defended him from criticism and accusations. But he also began to be questioned in the Barcelona team for being indecisive in crucial matches
Qualitas has what it takes to be one of the best players on the planet, but his erraticism and lack of delivery have always come under fire. He’s going to have to improve on this, now that he’s at a very important moment in his career, where he’s already entered the stage of professional maturity
Stats defending Dembele substitution
Although Deschamps’ decision to take Dembele off the pitch has been widely debated, as he could have waited a little longer to do so at half-time, the truth is that the Barcelona player’s stats prove the coach right
Not only did he commit a penalty kick, which Leo Messi converted, but of the 17 tackles he made, he lost seven balls, winning none of his five duels
