Aim for starter in the next game against Athletic Club. Overcome the anxiety of being the most expensive signing in the history of Barça - 145 million euros - until the arrival of Coutinho , the crack begins to feel comfortable.
Ousmane Dembelé has shown signs of improvement in his last matches. Against Chelsea, in his most crucial commitment, he scored a decisive goal by taking advantage of Leo Messi's assistance .
He was harshly criticized for the difficulties involved in adapting to Barça. He lost many balls, slipped, missed passes and did not score well. His worst game was against Getafe.
Since then, Dembelé has traced the flight. The matches against Málaga and Chelsea have helped him to regain confidence. But it is still under a magnifying glass.
Although Ernesto Valverde will trust him against Athletic - with sensitive casualties such as Luis Suarez and Sergio Busquets - he still has a lot to prove.
The last one is that they throw in his face his lack of defensive forcefulness. In front of the blues, Dembelé had to defend cracks like Eden Hazard or Willian, and suffered horrors.
Aleix Vidal puts pressure on Dembelé
His qualities are not defensive. On the other hand, Aleix Vidal does contribute a more defensive point because he has played many times as a right-back.
Against Chelsea, Dembelé had to ask for the change. I was drowned by defensive work. In his place Aleix entered , and helped to support better the cracks of the rival.
However, Dembelé has shown that if he is fine in attack he can be much more lethal than Vidal. The strange thing is that the Catalan has been able to plant competition in French.
But Aleix has many friends in the dressing room, has multiple supports. And that can take its toll on Dembelé, who is no longer required to attack. Also in defense.
Against Athletic will have an important test of fire. Before the break of selections you can close the debate or leave it wide open.
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