Toulouse: Désiré Doué’s new chaotic evening

The matches follow one another and are unfortunately similar for the young Désiré Doué. Starting this Friday evening for the 12th day of Ligue 1 against Toulouse, the young winger had the opportunity to score points and above all to break his poor momentum. Because since his arrival in Paris for 50 million excluding bonuses, the former Rennais has not been able to do it. A few days ago, Luis Enrique decided to poke him a little at a press conference, as if to wake him up.

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“Doué is a top player for the future. He needs the right mentality to help the team. It's possible that his ideal position is in the middle and not as an attacking player, but I'm trying to awaken in him the desire to understand how to play in several positions. It is true that we would like everything to go faster and for him to consolidate himself as an important player, but it is a path. It is obvious that he would like to play more. But I believe that he is a player of the present, but above all of the future”confided the Spanish coach. This Friday, he once again showed that he was very far from being confident and did not score any points.

Too little confidence

In a particular Parisian animation with four offensive elements, he seemed completely lost. A shot in the heart of the game, a shot to the left, a single shot at the point, he failed to shine while his team clearly dominated the proceedings. The statistics illustrate this well. With only 2 small duels won out of 7, 1 successful dribble, he was the least dangerous offensive player of the match. And Luis Enrique didn't wait long before showing him his displeasure. After complaining from his bench about several actions of the 19-year-old Frenchman, the Spanish coach took him out in the 59th minute of play (replaced by Kang-in Lee).

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A decision which confirmed that the young Frenchman had really not convinced his coach. And it's once again a missed opportunity for him to score points and shake up the offensive hierarchy. Because Luis Enrique made no secret of the fact that he regularly liked to spin. This new match for Doué should not make him want to retest the former Rennais anytime soon. If he drags his spleen onto the pitch, Désiré Doué will quickly have to find his reference match so as not to quickly sabotage his adventure. In any case, for the moment he seems little impacted by the situation since he appeared all smiles surrounded by his family in the corridors of the stadium after the Parisian victory (3-0).