Ousmane Dembélé

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Laplacian

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FCMessi said:
How many Barca players can on regular basis dribble past well positioned defenders in static 1 on 1/many ?

Probably less than 3 excluding Fati.
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??!?!?!?!?

THAT'S THE POINT.

it's the worst Barcelona squad IN ALMOST TWO DECADES, because there's such a lack of quality here. Dembele's our only winger.


Now change the question to: How many wingers in top flight football are capable of dribbling past well positioned defenders in static 1 on 1? Suddenly the answer will change to a lot. That's why teams love wingers so much, because of their ability to penetrate the defense through dribbling.

It's simply unforgivable that a team like Barcelona has a player that's only capable of dribbling by kicking the ball and sprinting. A winger incapable of doing what's expected from other wingers. A team with a history of players like Maradona, Ronaldo Nazario, Ronaldinho, Messi, and Neymar at their club.


Please don't change the argument to "dribbling is actually a very very very rare trait so its ok for Dembele not to dribble like a proper player."
 
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Don't worry guys, the xG of Dembele's dribbles are very low, lower than winning the lottery. Due to the position on the pitch and how close attackers are to him and where the wind is blowing, the dribbles he succeeds at actually makes him an amazing player.
 
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Laplacian said:
??!?!?!?!?

THAT'S THE POINT.

it's the worst Barcelona squad IN ALMOST TWO DECADES, because there's such a lack of quality here. Dembele's our only winger.


Now change the question to: How many wingers in top flight football are capable of dribbling past well positioned defenders in static 1 on 1? Suddenly the answer will change to a lot. That's why teams love wingers so much, because of their ability to penetrate the defense through dribbling.

It's simply unforgivable that a team like Barcelona has a player that's only capable of dribbling by kicking the ball and sprinting. A winger incapable of doing what's expected from other wingers. A team with a history of players like Maradona, Ronaldo Nazario, Ronaldinho, Messi, and Neymar at their club.


Please don't change the argument to "dribbling is actually a very very very rare trait so its ok for Dembele not to dribble like a proper player."
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His dribbling is quite a bit more than just kicking the ball and sprinting.

i'm trying not to paste 1 of the many lengthy highlights of Dembele dribbling.

what's wrong with kicking the ball and sprinting? it is often the most effective thing to do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO6-ffp7uVk
 
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FCMessi said:
His dribbling is quite a bit more than just kicking the ball and sprinting.

i'm trying not to paste 1 of the many lengthy highlights of Dembele dribbling.

what's wrong with kicking the ball and sprinting? it is often the most effective thing to do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO6-ffp7uVk
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There is nothing wrong with kicking and running, neymar did that a lot in 2016/2017. Most wingers love doing it.

Thing is, they exhibit ball control, skills, and technique along with kicking and running. Dembele can't do anything but. Anything but. Surely you see that as a problem for a 1st division winger, no?
 
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Fati_Future_BallonDor

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FCMessi said:
His dribbling is quite a bit more than just kicking the ball and sprinting.

i'm trying not to paste 1 of the many lengthy highlights of Dembele dribbling.

what's wrong with kicking the ball and sprinting? it is often the most effective thing to do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO6-ffp7uVk
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Sampaoli has to be one of the biggest frauds in history of football. How can you play such a high line with grandpas in your defence and Mbappe as your oppenent ?:lol:
 
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