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In The Evening Team, Johan Micoud
consultant, spoke the day after the French team’s draw against Poland (1-1), during this Euro 2024. He notably returned to the more than average performance ofOusmane Dembélé.
“If Dembélé understands team play? I don’t know… I’m stunned by his game, by everything… Even the action he has… He’s an international player, who plays in big clubs. He arrives in front of the goalkeeper, he shoots at the goalkeeper! I don’t know, but you’re not bothered by anything, you’re not even looking for a side, an area, nothing. He hits the ball… I can’t understand with the technique he has, dribbling with both feet… When he arrives to make a cross or to arrive in front of the cage, I have nothing against amateur players but I have the impression of finding amateur players, but really at a low level! Even simple things, facing the goalkeeper, you just have to avoid the goalkeeper actually. And you shoot straight at him…”
On a play at the end of the first half, on the left side. Dembélé does not see the situation and stays on his wing.
“On this action, there is an attack that is built on the left side of France and Dembélé finds himself at the 18-meter mark on the other side. I don’t know, but when a player who is outside sees that the action is going to go there, in the action you start to go towards the axis. And normally, when Mbappé arrives, he must be in front of the goalkeeper. All that remains is for Mbappé to give it to him. Even then he doesn’t think about that…”
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