Dembele

2022 - 12 - 14

Post cover — Image courtesy of "The Athletic"

Ousmane Dembele – a guide to France's incompletely brilliant winger (The Athletic)

The Barcelona star has been integral to France's success in Qatar, so why is he so curiously underrated?

That’s how France wreaked havoc in the first half against [England](https://theathletic.com/football/team/england/), breaking through the back line three times in two minutes … Unlike Mbappe, who’s a constant threat running in behind and arriving in the penalty area to find shots, Dembele likes to wait in place out on the sideline, about five to 10 yards in front of the back line. Part of it is what happens when he doesn’t have the ball. His ability to put accurate balls into the box while cutting outside or inside makes Dembele impossible to deal with one-v-one. If they’re forced the other way, they’ll probably have to turn and dump the ball back off to their midfield. “You don’t know if he’s going to take you on down on the left or the right. Dembele can be a little chaotic on the ball, his long, skinny limbs playing fast and loose like they’re each trying to make up their own mind about which way to go next. He takes you on down whichever side he wants.” He lingered on the “placid hips”, the shoulders, the way the stone itself “burst like a star”. He may not be a complete player in some classical sense, but what’s right in front of us is brilliant, polished and strangely underappreciated. Make up a new stat for take-on creativity, scored by some weird blend of figure skating and [Barcelona](https://theathletic.com/football/team/fc-barcelona/) team-mate [Pedri](https://theathletic.com/football/player/pedri-3g7COHNXo2cn0MN2/) has said.

Dembélé and Kounde march on to the World Cup final (FC Barcelona)

France beat Morocco in the WC semi-final and will play Argentina for the title.

After winning the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Deschamps' side will be looking to retain the title, which hasn't happened since Brazil achieved the feat in 1958 and 1962. It will be Argentina v France, the first time they have met in a World Cup final. The French national team, featuring Ousmane Dembélé and Jules Kounde, have defeated surprise package Morocco by 2-0 in the second WC semi-final in Qatar.

Who is Rima Edbouche? Meet France attacker Ousmane Dembele's ... (Sportskeeda)

Rima Edbouche, Ousmane Dembele's wife, was born in Douar Aghbalou, a city in the south-west of Morocco. The duo have been dating since the current Barcelona ...

There might be some unrest in the Dembele household as Les Bleus are currently playing the Atlas Lions and are leading by a scoreline of 1-0, courtesy of a fifth-minute strike from Theo Hernandez. While they are assumed to be in a relationship for a long time, they kept it private from the media for a long amount of time. They master their craft, just like any other big team that are in the semi-finals. Ousmane Dembele and Edbouche have a girl child together as well. Edbouche is also a social media star and has thousands of followers on her TikTok account. Dembele started his career with the Ligue 1 outfit and was at the club until Borussia Dortmund signed him in 2016.

Who is Rima Edbouche, the Moroccan wife of France World Cup star ... (The National)

The social media influencer is Moroccan — and she is married to France's winger Ousmane Dembele. And, though her husband's team cruised into the final with a 2- ...

Edbouche models one of the styles herself, posing in front of a desert landscape. By reaching the last four, Morocco had become the first Arab or African team to achieve such a feat at the World Cup. However, promotional shots posted on the brand’s Instagram page show a snippet of what it will offer, including silk abayas in peach and cream, with matching silk headscarves.

World Cup 2022: Ousmane Dembele's Moroccan Wife Reacts After ... (Sports Brief)

SportsBrief.com News - Ousmane Dembele's Moroccan wife has hailed her countrymen after they lost to France in the semi-final of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, ...

Les Bleus most recently knocked out surprise package Morocco in the semi-finals. [World](https://sportsbrief.com/tag/world/) Cup campaign in Qatar. [Lions](https://sportsbrief.com/tag/lions/) as the best team on the continent, as they entered the history books as the first African nation from the continent to play in the World Cup semi-finals.

Dembele sends classy message to Morocco after World Cup semi-final (Barca Blaugranes)

Ousmane Dembele had a classy message for Morocco after helping France knock the Atlas Lions out of the World Cup on Wednesday.

“Congratulations to Morocco for their impressive run in this World Cup. It’s still been a brilliant tournament for the Atlas Lions, who were the surprise package in Qatar and became the first African team to reach the last four. Ousmane Dembele had a classy message for Morocco after helping France knock the Atlas Lions out of the World Cup on Wednesday.

Ousmane Dembele wife: Partner of £136m Barcelona star profiled ... (HITC)

Ousmane Dembele wife has become a commonly asked question on Google after the Barcelona star helped France reach the World Cup final.

[TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@razalae?lang=en) account. [How France boss Didier Deschamps feels Ousmane Dembele redeemed himself](/en-gb/2022/12/14/how-france-boss-didier-deschamps-feels-ousmane-dembele-redeemed-himself/) [‘Light up’: Matt Doherty a fan of winger Liverpool reportedly tried to sign](/en-gb/2022/11/22/light-up-matt-doherty-a-fan-of-winger-liverpool-reportedly-tried-to-sign/) [Ousmane Dembele](/en-gb/topic/ousmane-dembele/) wife has become a commonly asked question on Google after the [Barcelona](/en-gb/football/fc-barcelona/) star helped [France](/en-gb/topic/france/) reach the [World Cup](/en-gb/football/world-cup/) final.