Ousmane Dembélé, the dirty blow played in Kylian Mbappé

Injured when he arrived in the United States, Ousmane Dembélé had to take his pain in this club World Cup. On the flank during the group phase, he then had to settle for a place of replacement against Inter Miami in the round of 16 and then against Bayern in the quarterfinals. But Wednesday, against Real Madrid, like Kylian Mbappé, the former Rennais was this time well holder.

And the Parisian winger offered an incredible recital against the Merengue. Ten minutes were enough for him to put the PSG on the road to a quiet qualification. Time to issue a decisive pass for Fabian Ruiz and then score against Thiabut Courtois. On both goals, her pressing decisive. A pressing that he never stopped making throughout the match on the Belgian porter and his defense.

Seen from Spain, this intense pressing is a lesson for Kylian Mbappé, always as stingy with efforts in the matter. Some did not fail to recall the words of Luis Enrique towards the Bondynois, last spring, when the Parisian coach urged him to show the example in the matter.

“I read that you liked Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan grabbed all his teammates by the balls and defended like a whore son … You have to give this example. First as a person and as a player to go and press, he had launched him before the shock against Barça as shown in the report devoted to the Catalan technician. You have to press Cubarsi, you must be the one who scores Cubarsi and Ter Stegen, you will spend the whole match to put pressure on Cubarsi so that he does not move forward and on Ter Stegen to play quickly and come back quickly. For what? So that you are a leader because you think you have to score goals for us. Of course because you are a phenomenon, a great world player, without a doubt, but that doesn’t matter to me. »»

“What has become Ousmane Dembélé is terrible for Kylian Mbappé”

“A real leader is that when you can’t help us with goals – because the other day you had two high -level players on you and you couldn’t help us – you help us for everything that is defensive, had he insisted. You say, ‘The guys, on the defensive line, stay four and I will take my two players!’. Because if you presses yourself, it’s great but if you take Ousmane, Kolo Muani, Barcola, Gonçalo (Ramos) or Marco Asensio, you give the example to press and you know what we will have? A fucking team machine. »»

And these words resonate in a very particular way. And not only because PSG has become of everyone’s confession
“A real football machine”as write The country et Mark. “Luis Enrique showed Mbappé who was right”written for his sport, convinced that Ooumane Dembélé does everything that Luis Enrique expected from Kylian Mbappé.

“What has become of Ousmane Dembélé is terrible for Kylian Mbappé, I trust Jesus Gallego au micro of the SER chain. He won the Champions League, is in the World Cup final and is about to win the Ballon d’Or and he only respects the instructions that Luis Enrique had given to Kylian Mbappé. It is a real lesson for Kylian Mbappé and Xabi Alonso knows what he has to do. »»