Yeah he’s a prodigy for sure - well was a prodigy. He’s still a surpreme dribbler and creative merchant but I just wish he could up his shooting tekkers.
@@PythagorasinBootsWhenever someone uses the word "merchant" in describing a player, one can hear sarcasm dripping off the page. If you are going to cover a subject, try to resist the urge to use dismissive terms about the subject. "Merchant" is one of those terms like "race card" that connotes a certain bias against the person. It is beneath the dignity of a serious scholar, which, I presume, you want to be seen as.
this is the best football channel in the internet right now -- about the video: that was a wild ride, from the best in one category to the worst in the next, and repeat
@@PythagorasinBoots He wasn't the "worst" in any category. People like you like absolutes and thd world is not that simple. I wish he would have pointed out that the leg injuries may have forced Dembele to try and alter his shooting mechanics and what we saw this year, especially from long range, way an aberration. He did score 14 goals in 2018 and 11 in 2021. More probably just a matter of lowering his head and getting his knee over the ball, something he can correct in the preseason, but would not have had a chance to do last year with no preseason. Also, tactically, he could be played as a false 9 with his incisive through passes if Raphinha plays the right wing. Heck, Koeman used him as a striker sometimes in 2021. He is an extremely versatile player who has yet to put the full scope of his talents together, sadly.
Woah ⚡️⚡️⚡️, the outstanding fact with dembele is he’s ability to play both left and right feet perfectly well Now raphinha is in barca, dembele can move to the left or move to the right depending.
He has played as a left winger in Barca, Remember dembele left wing, Malcolm right wing 2019 season ?? He played left wing 2020 too, also beginning of 2021
Great analysis once again. Ousmane Dembele is one of my favorite players, this young man h as crazy talent and is still only twenty-four. Beside your top notch dive into his abilities and attributes you mentioned something that seems to have been overlooked; his rapid progression that did not facilitate a more gradual developmental curve, rapid moves from Rennes to BVB to Barca..... a Barca close to the end of an era. Pretty brave and honest of you to mention that the Messi at that time likely wasn't the best role model, didn't train as well as he should and that set the precedent of a less than ideal training regime under Senior Ernesto Valverde who had no intention of challenging that older set of highly decorated and powerful players. I theorize that as such an explosive player, the conditioning program Barca ran at the time didn't serve Dembele or any player that was rapid, so he suffered. As they moved away from such tame training sessions it led to many players suffering muscle and soft tissue injuries. Rant aside, I'm glad Xavi is an advocate for him. I'm not convinced Barca has all of the necessary personnel to really let such a chaotic attacker loose.... gonna be interesting watching his and their evolution.
Thank you for putting light on the great talent that is Ousmane Dembele. He’s is heavily overlooked and underrated but understandably so due to his number of injuries keeping him out of the game and hindering is development.
love love love this player, entering his prime now hoping he takes the leap but scared he might be the greatest "streets will never forget" player instead. great vid as usual!
Ngl I started watching you this week and I’m almost done watching all your videos. The way you breaking down everything is just perfect. I hope you can do an analysis on Jadon Sancho in the future
Hey there, love your videos and analyses. Kindly wanted to ask if you could do more analyses on more established world class players (eg. Kimmich, Busquets, de Bruyne etc) as well as the up and coming players you've usually done. Would watch every single one of them!
I love these player analysis where there are so many ups and downs. It makes the video more entertaining, specially the tactical part because we are very curious to see which is the best way to get the most out of the player :))
Thank you for all your videos, its hard to find player analysis as deep and complete as yours. I would like to know if a amine gouiri video is planned, even though i know these kind of comments are a bit exhausting for you to answer them all.
I don´ t really understand why any team offered him a contract this summer. Maybe because of the past injures? This player is a diamond, he just needs to improve the decision-making.
supposedly he had offers, but not good enough and understandably so because of his poor commitment and there are even rumors he is not right in the head. The fact that he was constantly injured for the whole of his contract except for his last 6 months when he is free to negotiate with any club shows he was never serious at barcelona. Apparently he behaved well only in the last 6 months when before he had a reputation of arriving late to training. Add this to the circus him and his agent created with his renewal and there is your answer why no big club was serious in recruiting Dembele.
I love your channel, man. I see u blowing up very soon. U seem to be very objective and unbiased with ur analysis and overall evaluations. Pls do one for Sancho.
@@PythagorasinBoots Exactly, I just hope Chelsea gets someone to also help out on that front cos I don't think Sterling alone can improve the attacking output of Chelsea.
Very good work once again! On my side if I agree with the killer crossing/passes after he's improved this year. I feel from him a kind of inconsistency in short passing accuracy and sometimes in first touch. I remember him missing easy short passing but maybe he will fix this next season.
@@PythagorasinBoots I can't any reason not to, really Amazing and accurate breakdown, not just random highlights of some players You are the only channel doing that at this level ( or i haven't found out another yet ) If you keep up the good work, i truly believe you will get the recognition you deserve
We need one on fati next! We haven’t seen him play a lot yes but he’s definitely got potential and clearly passes the eye test. I’m excited for his future and curious what you’d analyze from him
Found your channel from Instagram and wanted to ask if it’s possible to do a few on young players from the Bundesliga? The likes of Gravenberch, Raum, Schlotterbeck etc.
@@PythagorasinBoots 🙏🏽. His performances for Dortmund were insane. It will be very interesting to get your analysis and then see exactly how Ten Hag is going to use him.
His biggest advantage is his both foot involvement..he can cross and shoot with his both foot similarly..you will find very few proper wingers this days who plays great with both foot..i only remember one,which is ronaldo
Great analysis on a player who has all the talent in the world but injuries set him back. Could you do a video on Harvey Elliot as I think he’s going to hit double figures in assists
I really like your work. I learn a lot with these videos of yours. I would like to ask you if you think that in case of Barça not getting Lewandowski, Raphinha would be a better option for the Right Wing comparing to Dembelé. And if the answer is yes, if you think that Dembelé would be the best option for the Left wing...
Dembele can play both. His right wing is probably best but he can adapt and make left work too.. Raphinha not as versatile and game would take a big hit if played down the left.
@@PythagorasinBoots For the Left wing is not comparing to Raphinha exactly, because i really like Raphinha wide progresser game style and I don't think he can get the essence of his game on the Left side, it's comparing with Ansu Fati or Ferrán Torres. Without Lewandowski, what would it be your ideal front 3 for Barça?
@@gabrielglinss Without Lewa, you don't really have an option outside of Auba. Might be worth seeing if Ansu Fati could be deployed as a false 9 as its becoming hard to see where he fits in tactically.
The ingredients to also become a world class, elite wing-forward like CR7, Mo Salah, Messi, Robben did are there no doubt. But..., is the obsession and ethics to do whatever it takes to take his talents and physique to that next level there❓Idk
He’s not that level due to not being on the right stage and that decision to stay at Inter for so long will ultimately kill his career in terms of reputation. What I would say is that he’s one of the few players who can combine DLP with single pivot CDM responsibility and not feature for a top side. He’s gone under the radar.
one of the best wingers if he wasnt unfit for 5 years one thing young players need is minutes and he stalled so he is 25 but plays like hes still 19-20 but I still like him as a player
Dembele is a good winger. No doubt. Problem was Barca would like to sell him to clear their debt, that why Dembele was hit with social media, which later on proved that Barca PR those attack.
Man Chelsea had to try harder to get him. He was on a free !! He wanted to stay at Barca but surely we could’ve offered him a solid wage .. and a massive signing bonus to convince him. I mean we weren’t gonna pay a feee !! Just wages
Plus Tuchel have worked with Dembele and also became one of his biggest admirers. He also said Dembele have the most crazy natural talent. He knew Dembele inside out but for some reason he didn't push as hard as we thought he would. There must be another reason why Tuchel don't go all out on him
I think he had a connection with Xavi that he didn’t want to let go off just yet. Probably wants to give it one more year to see if Barca can return to their old level otherwise he will be off for real this time.
Nice vid on Dembele, and I'm guessing you're basing Messi's poor role model to the reports of Valverde's lack of a proper training regime. Otherwise I don't really know where you're coming from with that.
Messi defensive numbers post Pep were poor. So we had a player here who has stopped running when he doesn’t have the ball... not really the ideal role model for an impressionable young winger. If you notice young Messi looked up to Dinho who also stopped running and Pep made the wise decision to move him on.
@@PythagorasinBoots That's ignoring the added responsibilities Messi took on, though. Yeah he stopped running defensively, but even Dembele, and even you, have to see that Messi basically took full responsibility for almost everything in the attack under Valverde.
