Sidelined by Luis Enrique for the match against Arsenal, Ousmane Dembélé was to return to the Paris Saint-Germain squad this Thursday before the duel against Nice in Ligue 1. But the French winger missed morning training again because he suffers from a angina.
Sanctioned by Luis Enrique and deprived of the trip against Arsenal on Tuesday in the Champions League, Ousmane Dembélé watched his team’s defeat against the Gunners (2-0) from Paris. After a match away from the group, the winger of the France team was due to return to the PSG squad this Thursday in order to prepare for the trip to Nice on Sunday evening, during the seventh day of Ligue 1. But the 2018 world champion was ultimately not present during the morning training in Poissy. Unlike previous days, this absence is not linked to a new sanction from Luis Enrique since the 27-year-old Frenchman was ill.
“Ousmane Dembélé presented himself at the training center this (Thursday) morning. The club’s doctors noted that he was suffering from angina,” explained the capital club via a press release. “The player has been allowed to return home. His return to training is expected as early as (this) Friday.”
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Luis Enrique criticized him for not respecting “his obligations towards the team”
An indisputable starter this season at PSG, Ousmane Dembélé has had a string of great performances in Ligue 1 with already four goals and three assists. But that doesn’t seem to be enough for Luis Enrique. Officially, the Spanish technician criticized the twirling French player for not having respected “his obligations towards the team” before the match against Arsenal.
But more concretely, Luis Enrique did not appreciate some of his choices during the success against Rennes (3-1) in the championship, in particular his individualism near the surface. At half-time of the match against the Bretons, Luis Enrique even reframed his player and the tone rose between them. Lively but without insult, it is this exchange which pushed the PSG coach to do without his best player from the start of the season when it was time to go to London.
Jean-Guy Lebreton with Fabrice Hawkins
