Luis Enrique's response to his problems with Ousmane Dembélé

Could there be water in the gas between Ousmane Dembélé and Luis Enrique? This is what was stated The Team a few days ago, recounting several complicated episodes between the two men. There was already the world champion's delay in training on the eve of the trip to Arsenal at the beginning of October, which also deprived him of this Champions League match. Since then, he hasn't really improved his situation. His inconsistency on the field would begin to tire his coach, who did not really appreciate the latest event.

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Two weeks ago, against Bayern Munich in C1, the former Rennais saw red and left his partners ten against eleven for almost the entire second half. Of the ” sequences worthy of an inexperienced player », wrote the sports daily. Dembélé received two avoidable yellow cards, condemning his team who nevertheless continued to defend their chances, in vain, at the Allianz Arena (1-0 defeat). However, the 27-year-old winger is no longer a young player after his 53 caps for the France team (6 goals).

Luis Enrique: «I'm a coach. I'm not their father, their brother, their bro»

In this PSG where youth partly reigns, this poses a problem for the Spanish technician if he cannot trust this apparently important element. With such a CV, he should be the leader of the attack, especially after the departure of Kylian Mbappé. Some saw his non-starting against FC Nantes (just before the trip to Munich) as a sanction. “ No, it's still a message that I like to conveyreplied Luis Enrique. It is also a message for the supporters. All information and especially in important matches is useful. I try to use them. I want everyone to rebel, for everyone who hasn't warmed up to want to give the best of themselves. My obsession is seeing players who want to fight. »

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The Iberian technician gave a layer on the eve of receiving OL on the Dembélé case. “ I have the same relationship with all the players. I'm a coach. I am not their father, their brother, their bro. I am the coachhe asserts, uncompromising. I decide, I have to make decisions, I have no problem making them, the best ones for my team. Which means getting everyone out of the comfort zone, those who play more as well as those who play less. I've always done it in my career and I don't plan to change. » The message got through. It is valid for Dembélé and all the others.

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