Al -Malab newspaper – The star of the French national team and the Paris Club, Othman Dembele (28 years old), spoke of his great mental shift since his days in Barcelona, after the injuries chased him and obeyed his development for years, before he changed significantly, since joining the Parisian club, to contribute to his historical trio this season: the French League, the French Cup and the Champions League, accompanied by the squad of the Spanish coach Luis Enrique (55 General), Dembele achieved amazing numbers by scoring 33 goals and offering 15 assists in 49 games, making him one of the most prominent candidates to win the Golden Ball, alongside the young Spanish star, Lamal Yamal (17 years).
Dembele said, in a lengthy interview with France Football magazine, today, Saturday: “His experience in Barcelona was full of lessons, especially at the physical and disciplinary level,” explaining that his repeated injuries were the result of a lack of professionalism in that period, and when asked about the most prominent change in his career, he talked about the Catalan club stage saying: “Now I have become a little more professional, I was more professional before, but I In commitment, even on rest days, I like to go to the training center, I retrieve my fitness, and work with the therapists. “
The former player of the German club Borussia Dortmund added: “Previously, I used to go home, open the gaming device, and watch TV, I was younger, and this is normal, but in the end you pay the price, and I saw that in Barcelona, I got there a young man, I played from the age Good condition, and when I should slow down my tire and I am balanced in training. ”
As for the ambition to win the Golden Ball, Dembele said: “It is difficult to say that, but winning the Golden Ball when you are a player is definitely the biggest dream on the individual level, it is something you dream about from a young age, I remember how I was watching the Tele Foot program and I see the players while they receive it, just seeing the ball itself is exceptional, I hope to be between the thirty candidates, as a start Performance, but I think I was fixed this season, and we will see what will happen, just my name in the list will be great, and to be among the prominent candidates, this in itself is a great victory, although I aspire to win it one day. “
And if he sees himself worthy of the award, the 28 -year -old said with confidence and realistic: “I do not know, the journalists are the ones who vote, I personally play in the same style, since I was young and I want to make the fans to make the fans to make the stadium, I love dribbling, but I also help the team a lot, and I seek to score and make goals, in the end, every person has his opinion Othman Dembele, this is wonderful, and if not, life continues, we will see later. “
Dembele talked about his current coach, Luis Enrique, who helped him a lot in developing, and imposing a strict system that made him outperform himself physically and technically, and he said in this regard: “With a coach like Luis Enrique, you know that if you do not defend, you will sit on the bench, and one of them will take your place, for me, the attacker should not be deceived, but rather he must make a permanent effort, defensive and offensive, to help The team, and not only when the attack, thanks to this matter, Paris Saint -Germain became a champion of Europe, we all motivated us and we all attacked. “
He continued his talk about the Spanish coach: “He is the leader, he is the one who decides, if you are good, you will play, and if not, you will not play, if you do not do the effort, you will sit on the bench, he brought this mentality to Paris Saint -Germain, is completely right, and in this way he made a strong group, we are now much stronger, and we are all thinking about the group before ourselves, this is the way to win more great championships, and there is also the tactical side A very big coach won Barcelona, and has clear ideas, whether you like it or not, he will never give them up. “
Speaking about Lamin Yamal, who has shine remarkably this year, and became one of the candidates to crown the Golden Ball award, for the performance he presented with the “Blaugrana” and the La Roja team, Dembele praised the young star, and confirmed that he was exceptional since his child He reached another level, in the exercises he was driving, making, and registering. “
At the conclusion of the dialogue, and when asked about the athletes who inspired him, he did not hesitate to express his admiration for the legend of basketball Michael Jordan, and his former companion Lionel Messi, as he said: “I did not know Michael Jordan, but I watched a documentary film about him and was amazing, to achieve all this before the time of social media and inspire generations that is wonderful, what he did with Chicago Bull I grew up to watch Barcelona, and then Lionel Messi, for me, is the greatest, he is a player that inspires me, he is unique, and I am very happy and proud because I played next to him. “
