On the eve of the Manchester City reception, Ousmane Dembélé answered questions from journalists.
With the form: “I feel a lot better. I had a little flu. Well, not a little one. 5 or 6 days in the bad. Since Saturday it’s been better. I feel ready, trained with the team.”
His absence against Arsenal: “I don’t want to come back to that. It’s a closed topic.”
The game plan: “We will try to give our best tomorrow. With the public, our weapons. We have prepared well for this match. We know that we have to stay alive with this match. We will have to add a little madness. Also play instinct, discipline. We will give everything.
I think we deserved more points in the other matches. But that’s how it is, that’s football.”
Its effectiveness: “These last matches, yes, I was effective. It’s like that, sometimes it works, sometimes not. We know that we will have to score to win this match. I will try to score tomorrow.”
The rotation: “No particular pressure. Hakimi had a little problem with his hamstrings, Marquinhos came back there. We are preparing for the match as usual, calm. We will try to apply what the coach asks us to win.”
His role on the ground: “In false nine, you are quickly in front of the goal. On one or two clear chances in a match, afterwards, with the changes of positions, we change often, whether with Barcola or Doué or Lee. We are all three in front of the goal, I also like it a lot because I find myself in front to score.”
Luis Enrique: “The day I signed, I spoke with the coach beforehand. He gave me all his confidence. Him and the managers. I have great confidence in him. I try to give the maximum for him and for the club.”
-Manchester City : “We know that they are a great team. Over the last 7 years, they have won 6 Premier Leagues. We will have to be concentrated because they have great players, a good scorer and great defenders. And a great coach Afterwards, everything is possible in a match. We will play our game, especially in front of our audience.
Paul Pogba : “I hope that Paul will return to the field. We know that he is a great player. Afterwards, I did not speak to him about the Parisian project, it is the managers who see that. But I hope that he will come back very quickly to the French team.”
Special preparation? : “No, we prepare for the match as usual. We have video sessions whether against City or Saint-Étienne. We prepare our matches with serenity and great concentration.”
His most important match? : “Yes, one of the most important too, with that of Newcastle last year where we couldn’t lose. These are the two most important that I played with PSG. Without forgetting the double confrontation against Barça. “
Judge: “Very good since the first day. We immediately got along very well, we talk about everything and nothing. Both off the field and on the field. There is a lot of communication between him and me. We understands very quickly. I know what he likes when he wants (the ball) deep, at the feet… It happens naturally.
His relationship with young people: “We talk a lot. About the situations that can happen in a match. Especially on my side, with Hakimi, Joao Neves, Warren, Fabian Ruiz… we get along very well. No need to give too many instructions except if there is too many changes in the match. Otherwise, we try to be calm. I talk to them about everything, that we have to be concentrated against a team like City. Afterwards, it’s the coach who does the job.
His number of goals: “A click? No. At the start of the season, I said that I was going to score more goals. I project myself a lot more in front of goal. I’m a lot calmer too. That leads to scoring a few. J ‘hope to continue.’
