11 - Ousmane Dembélé - V1

[FCBfan22]

Great game from him tactically. Nothing flashy.

Next up: His favourite, Asspanyol

 

[dakt]

Not much. Looks scared.

 

[Horatio]

For what it's worth, he looks really light on his feet. Okay I am grasping at straws here.

 

[Ousmane Dembélé]

Not much. Looks scared.

What can he do when he only gets the ball at his feet 5 times every 30 minutes?

 

[MessiCam]

Not much. Looks scared.

Coming off a major injury and that surface... I’d be scared too.

Looks like he was asked to play a deeper role after the Suarez goal.

 

[BarcaMessi]

A Ferrari on the offense as usual.

Does not like to play defense.

 

[Raketa10]

Honestly that’s the only thing I don’t like about him right now. He will need to learn that! In some games he will need to provide some defense support. He is not Messi and he needs to play defense, that’s mandatory.

 

[DonAndres]

He's only been getting garbage minutes with limited opportunities to contribute while he's on. Can't expect him to be killing it every time in those circumstances. I want to see him starting games consistently soon.

 

[Raketa10]

He's only been getting garbage minutes with limited opportunities to contribute while he's on. Can't expect him to be killing it every time in those circumstances. I want to see him starting games consistently soon.

He will. Valverde said he needs to be incorporated gradually since he had serious injury. I expect him against Espanyol from the first minute but as I said don’t expect a lot from him until February.

Remember how long it took Suarez when he came here. Neymar was also lost for some time in his his first year. They were both older and more experienced players than Dembele plus they weren't injured for 3 months.

 

[BarcaMessi]

Messi plays defense when it matters. Let's wait and see more minutes from Dembele.

 

[khaled_a_d]

He was tracking back, so that is a positive sign

Someone who knows Tuchel lets his team play JDP. I like you already.

What is JDP?

 

[ronniecro]

not too much can be said after today but i like that he plays and passes quicker than neymar,no unnecessary slowing down of the tempo by just standind with the ball in his feet for couple of seconds

 

[DonAK]

The guys need to start passing the ball to him when he's open. Had space and could utilize his pace, but they try to force the ball to the left instead.

 

[MessiCam]

He was tracking back, so that is a positive sign



What is JDP?

Juego De Posicion. It’s a tactic whereby one area of the pitch is overloaded in order to create space for a player by switching the play. Mostly used to get wide players to have a run a defenses.

 

[Raketa10]

Be patient with him guys. He needs time. Give him at least one month before you draw any conclusions on his game. It’s possible that we won’t see best from him until next year.

He didn’t have preseason with us and than he was seriously injured after 2 games. It would be a miracle if he performed great immediately.