Search

Actu Foot reported, citing L’Équipe, that players perceived the training sessions led by Zinédine Zidane as more intense than those of Didier Deschamps. According to the media, this difference was taken into account by PSG's staff to give Ousmane Dembélé some rest. https://t.co/OxvHhM3ahQ #Bleus #Zidane #PSG (translated)

Actu Foot indicated that the management of Ousmane Dembélé sometimes caused frustration for him. According to the account, the player would not always be opposed to accumulating playing time to develop his endurance, according to L’Équipe. https://t.co/nSw5JeAhL1 #Dembélé #Football #Frustration (translated)

Actu Foot reported, citing L’Équipe, that Ousmane Dembélé was surprised to experience physical fatigue after the 60th minute of high-stakes matches in the Champions League last season. According to the media, the coaching staff wanted him to arrive with plenty of freshness in order to be able to make a strong effort for 60 to 70 minutes. https://t.co/vgik1KjhqC #ChampionsLeague #Dembélé #Football (translated)

Actu Foot reported that Bixente Lizarazu believed Kylian Mbappé was very effective in front of goal but contributed little defensively. He suggested that this could explain Zinédine Zidane's decision to place him on the left side and align Ousmane Dembélé centrally. According to Lizarazu, Dembélé was particularly suited to the high pressing desired by Zidane, but a striker for the French team needed to score more. He stated that Zidane should be trusted to find the right formula during an interview broadcast on Téléfoot. https://t.co/Hx59gqsz4v #Mbappé #Dembélé #Bleus (translated)

Actu Foot indicated that Jules Koundé had become the most capped French player in the history of FC Barcelona, with 194 matches. The media specified that Éric Abidal had 193, Ousmane Dembélé 185, Clément Lenglet 160, and Samuel Umtiti 134. https://t.co/nYm68vItXg #JulesKoundé #FCBarcelona #Record (translated)

Juan Jesus wrote that Elie Junior Kroupi wanted to join Hansi Flick's project and considered Barça the club of his heart. According to the author, his agent, Moussa Sissoko —also Dembélé's representative— had a very tense relationship with Laporta, but was trying to bridge gaps through Deco. He added that the forward saw himself at Barça this winter or in summer and was willing to do what was necessary to force his arrival. #FCBarcelona #ElieJuniorKroupi #HansiFlick (translated)

Actu Foot indicated that Paris Saint-Germain had revealed its squad for the reception of Le Mans. Arthur Bar (2010) was included for the first time, while Nuno Mendes, Ousmane Dembélé, and Senny Mayulu were absent from the list. The photo was credited to Paris Saint-Germain. https://t.co/DEIldnMAnb #PSG #Ligue1 #Football (translated)

Actu Foot relayed a debate from the Late Football Club about Ousmane Dembélé. Alexandre Araujo estimated that his performances had not been matching his status for several months and that he had not been consistently at the level. Bertrand Latour responded that Dembélé's season had not yet started, that he had played twenty minutes per match at PSG, and that the debate could only focus on his performances with the national team. https://t.co/omDbtKDZNd #OusmaneDembélé #PSG #Football (translated)

BeFootball described it as "unlikely" that Karim Benzema, Ousmane Dembélé, and Vinícius Júnior voted in the comments of the Ligue 3 account for the Player of the Month title. According to the account, Benzema and Vinícius Júnior had chosen Amir Etien from Versailles, while Dembélé had voted for Yanis Verdier from Fleury. BeFootball sarcastically referred to it as a parallel world. #Football #Ligue3 #Benzema (translated)

Actu Foot relayed Jérôme Rothen's criticism of Enrique's remarks about Ousmane Dembélé. Rothen believed that the player did not need to hear that his coach found him brilliant and criticized journalists and analysts for being swayed by this type of message. He judged that Dembélé's start to the season was a failure, while reminding that he was a Ballon d'Or winner and saying he still believed in him. Rothen called on Enrique to frankly state whether he had not appreciated the player's performances, suggesting that Dembélé would not necessarily have held it against him. He finally disputed the idea that such remarks were intended to protect the player. #Football #Dembélé #Rothen (translated)

Chivu said he had seen Diouf play as a left-back, but explained that in Inter's five-man defense, he would have had to cover the role of the fifth defender. In his opinion, the player appeared a bit fearful but still played well. Chivu added that he appreciated the player’s versatility and recalled that he had covered several positions in his career, from left-back to center-back, from midfielder to playmaker, up to winger. He recounted that in Bergamo Mourinho had substituted him after 27 minutes and that in Barcelona he had played in midfield after Thiago's red card. Chivu said that Diouf had been a starter in one of the strongest national teams in the world, had played with Olise and Dembélé, and had trained with Mbappé. According to him, the player was also happy at Inter, where he played with Lautaro, Thuram, Barella, Mkhitaryan, and Akanji, and should have integrated even more on a mental level. Chivu argued that being able to cover multiple roles could favor a player's growth and increase his chances of being called up to the national team. #calcio #sport #duttile (translated)

The author contrasted the caution invoked for Raphinha — who, according to the statement he cited, was not injured and had suffered three injuries the previous year — with Luis Enrique's decisions regarding Dembélé and Nuno Mendes. He questioned why these situations were handled differently and denounced what he saw as hypocrisy, while joking about the possibility of managing the best players in a league he deemed ridiculous. #Raphinha #Ligue1 #Football (translated)

Djamel reported that Luis Enrique had presented the resting of Ousmane Dembélé and Nuno Mendes as a practice likely to be repeated this season. He added that, according to a tweet he quoted, the coach was already considering renewing this approach during Dembélé's first rest period. #LuisEnrique #OusmaneDembele #football (translated)

Actu Foot reported that Luis Enrique disapproved of the criticism aimed at Ousmane Dembélé, whom he deemed brilliant with the French national team during the international break. He praised his ability to show up, take his chances, and create connections with his teammates, believing that watching him play at the stadium was worth the ticket price. The coach also explained that Nuno and Dembélé would be rested after the break to prepare for the upcoming Ligue 1 and Champions League matches. He added that this practice would be normal this season. #OusmaneDembélé #LuisEnrique #Football (translated)

Actu Foot stated, citing L’Équipe, that PSG was granting extra rest to Ousmane Dembélé and Nuno Mendes in order to preserve their freshness, based on their profile and the circumstances. The account clarified that the decision regarding Dembélé was not related to his performances with the French national team. #PSG #Dembélé #Mendes (translated)