New Jersey, USA – E be like say PSG coach, Luis Enrique, don finally see the light with Ousmane Dembélé! This week during semi-final of Club World Cup, he declare Dembélé as the best player for the season ‘by far’. No be just the 35 goals and 16 assists wey him score, but the way he dey press the ball don change the game wey him dey play (like lion wey dey hunt!).
For the game wey happen on Wednesday at MetLife Stadium, PSG carry wahala come Madrid side, scoring twice in less than nine minutes! Dembélé dey always alert, as two Madrid defenders go make small mistake, dem don fall for him trap. Bam! Just like David Attenborough go talk for nature documentary, dem defenders no even sabi wetin hit dem.
Thibaut Courtois, wey be Madrid goalkeeper, don talk say Dembélé dey make gist dey hard for am: “I get half a second to think.” Na true, that half second fit be the difference between life and death for defenders.
Even Germany World Cup winner, Jürgen Klinsmann, dey call PSG press game “scary”. Na so dem dey suffocate opponents from start to finish. Dembélé na the chief orchestrator of this wahala; him dey first to react, dey take risk and na im dey lead the pack. “I go give Dembélé Ballon d’Or just for how he dey press,” Luis Enrique yarn after the final.
But e no always be like that. Dembélé don transform from boy wey always late to man wey dey lead others. For Borussia Dortmund, his coach, Thomas Tuchel, try carry am go Chelsea, and na also why Barcelona drop €145 million for am. Xavi talk say Dembélé fit become the best player for him position, but na injuries and late arrivals don cause palava before.
Na pending changes and a coach wey believe in am don like change everything. Dembélé now move to central position, and as he don score more this season than all him previous five seasons combined! E don score against top clubs like Real Madrid, Liverpool, and Manchester City. And for now, him dey shine as Ligue 1 top scorer.
Nasser al-Khelaifi, PSG president, no fit hide in joy: “If he no win Ballon d’Or, na the award be problem.”
As the team command their rhythm with relentless pressure and energy, Dembélé don become indispensable. Luis Enrique don talk say na through hard work, chemistry, and belief wey everybody for PSG dey support each other. “If you no work as a team, the system no go work; it’s all about timing and chemistry,” he says. Dembélé dey hammer dis point, shining bright as the most valuable player in this vibrant ecosystem wey dey operate for PSG.
And so, the journey continue for Dembélé! From being last to arrive to first to respond. Every time he jabs the ball, e dey bring joy and excitement to football fans around the world. As we look forward to what dey next for this talented player, one thing we go fit agree on: Dembélé no just dey play ball; he dey create story for history, one press at a time.
