Everyone has their own carrot. Often mocked for his lack of skill in front of goal – and we are clearly not the last to 20 Minuteslet's make amends at the start of the year – Ousmane Dembélé has perhaps found the magic formula to end a season with statistics more in line with his position and his talent. Author of the victorious goal on the gong, Sunday, during the Champions Trophy between PSG and Monaco, in Doha, the French world champion announced in the mixed zone that he had set a personal objective with a bet with his friends to the key.
“At the start of the season, I said I was going to score a few goals. I'm at 10 (9, in reality, in all competitions). I made a bet with my friends. I can't tell you how many goals I told them I was going to score, but there is something to be won: Pateks and Rolexes. So, I hope I will score a lot of goals (smile). » We will not know more about the terms of the bet, all we know is that it was with his personal friends and not his friends in the locker room that he launched the bets.
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The 2018-2019 record in the sights
But whatever, for the moment we have to believe that the carrot is bearing fruit. He who never did better than in 2018-2019, with Barça, a season in which “Ous” scored fourteen goals, seems well on his way to shattering this fragile record this year. After a big downturn this season and a nice spat with his coach Luis Enrique, the former Blaugrana remains on a series of four goals scored in four games. A big improvement for someone who, before that, had only put up two small pawns in thirteen matches.
With the continued poor form of Bradley Barcola, on the bench at kick-off on Sunday, Dembouz appears to have become the number one threat in front of goal. Yes, yes, we know, it sounds funny to say that, but it's reality. Established in the position of false number 9, the Frenchman in any case retains the favors of the Parisian coach on the attacking front, Gonçalo Ramos having only come into play in the 72nd minute against Monaco.
After having managed to slip through the cracks of injuries – which partly explained his low stats since the start of his career – Ousmane Dembélé is on the verge of correcting the second anomaly concerning him. To the delight of PSG and the French team. So, 2025, the year of Dembouz the scorer? It's quite erotic in the eyes of Parisian supporters.
