Xavi, the architect of Dembélé's definitive metamorphosis

Published:8/09/2022 - 15:37h

Updated:8/09/2022 - 20:47h

Ousmane Dembélé has transformed the whistles and boos at the Camp Nou into constant applause thanks to his good performances. However, it has been Xavi who has helped the Frenchman to become the player he is today

Xavi Hernández and Ousmane Dembélé have given him a total twist to the script that presented the FC Barcelona to beginnings of February. The Camp Nou booed and pitaba to the French by not accepting the proposal of renewal that the club put on his table at the end of the market of winter, since desconfiaban of his capacities and also were tired to see him lesionado.

However, it has been the technician egarense the one who has kept firm with his decision to bet by the attacker, insisting during big part of the past season that had to continue yes or yes in the club like a vital piece of his sportive project. Said and fact, the 'Mosquito' renewed and since has showed that it is one of the most stood out footballers of the balompié world-wide.

After his brilliant performance in front of Viktoria Plzen by Champions, has been Xavi the one who has pronounced on his exert. "I have seen few players with this capacity in the one against one. It is to the level of the best Neymar. It had suffered a lot in the last years and deserves the of now. There is not a pure extreme that can go out by the two sides as it does he", sentenced the míster.

Precisely it is the insistence of the trainer is the one who has done to improve the sportive career of Dembélé. The one of Terrassa always believed in him when arriving to the bench and commissioned to convince him to continue in the discipline culé in spite of having offers more important from the Premier. After five years of his signing, the Barça is enjoying of a Dembélé unsuspecting, more adapted to the group and with much more rhythm of game.

Greater comfort

To his 25 years, no longer is the same boy asustadizo that integrated to a changing room complicated full of 'holy cows' in 2017. Now it shares with more footballers of his age and he same recognises that it has matured in all these years. "Like this it is the life. Before it had 20 years and now have 25. I have matured", it aimed in an interview with the newspaper 'SPORT', in addition to ensuring that it expects to follow sharing with Xavi by a lot of years more. "It has been key and is the best that have had from Tuchel. Ojala Can follow to his side during a lot of years", concluded.