Relations between Luis Enrique and Ousmane Dembélé are reportedly cooling considerably. The Parisian coach has once again decided not to start his striker against FC Nantes, a few days after his expulsion against Bayern Munich. Privately, a locker room insider says the Spaniard has already lost his player.
Since the start of the season, Luis Enrique has often had slight friction with Ousmane Dembélé. On October 1, the coach of PSG had notably decided to deprive itself of the attacker for the trip to Arsenalaccusing him of arriving late for training. Recently, a new episode fuels the relative conflict between the two men.
Dembélé on the bench against FC Nantes
Last Tuesday evening, the PSG was confronted with Bayern Munich in Champions League. On this occasion, Luis Enrique decided to trust Ousmane Dembélé. Unfortunately for the Parisians, the 27-year-old striker did not shine offensively and worse, he was sent off for having received a second yellow card, shortly before the hour mark. In the following match, against FC Nantes Saturday evening, Luis Enrique had decided to put the 2018 world champion on the bench. According to The Teamwe could see in this choice a sort of punishment from the Spanish tactician towards his player, because of his performance against the Bavarians.
“I think he lost it”
This kind of decision would be annoying Ousmane Dembélé. Always according to The Teamthe attacker had already not understood why he had been deprived of the trip against Arsenalwhile other players had also arrived late for some training sessions. In addition, the world champion would question the game proposed by the coach of the PSGwhich he says is too predictable and stereotypical. “I think he lost it”even recently revealed a connoisseur of the Parisian locker room interviewed by the sports daily.
