THE SPORT SCAN – Scorer against AS Monaco on Sunday at the Champions Trophy, the French international took bets with his friends to score more.
Ousmane Dembélé and efficiency are not a love story. Quite the opposite in fact. And this is not really new… In everyone's opinion, the 27-year-old French international winger (53 caps, 6 goals) could claim the Ballon d'Or if he was more skillful in the last gesture. A big if. A huge yes. In the meantime, he found the net on Sunday, and allowed PSG to win against AS Monaco (1-0), at the Champions Trophy in Doha. His ninth goal in all competitions with Paris and the tenth including the French team.
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Is that him the new PSG scorer? Question asked in a joking tone by our colleagues from DAZN. “No. Everyone scores goals, everyone has chances, we try to be efficient, to score more goals.smiles the person concerned. Note that “Dembouz” has scored four goals in its last four matches, after having scored only two in the previous 13 games. Occasional heat stroke? Possible. Probably actually. But there is better in terms of efficiency for Ousmane Dembélé, that’s quite clear. For regularity, we will come back…
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In the meantime, the former Barcelona player keeps his word. “This season I'm going to try to take my chances even more and be a little more personal”he said at the start of the season, after France-Belgium (2-0). And to add: “We do a lot of finishing exercises and the coach tells me to take my chances but above all to stick to the target”.
Remember that Ousmane Dembélé only scored six goals in Parisian colors in 2023-24, his first season in Paris. It's already better in 2024-25. “I said at the start of the season that I was going to score a few goals. I'm at 10 in all competitions, that's good, we have to continue. I set myself a challenge with my friends, but I’m not going to tell you that (smile)”he had fun in the mixed zone on Sunday at stadium 974. And added: “I challenged myself. There is something more to be gained. What ? Pateks and Rolexes (smile)”. Luxury watches, for the uninitiated. A bet with friends who are not part of the Parisian group. “I hope I score a lot of goals”concluded Ousmane Dembélé. He is not the only one in Paris. Apart from those who bet against him…
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