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He failed to imitate Lionel Messi. There was a player who suffered a slump while trying to emulate everything from a top-level player.
The British Mirror reported on the 2nd (Korea time) 'Bevin Prince Boateng, a Barcelona native, said Messi's actions set a terrible example'
The Mirror said Messi's training attitude at Barcelona negatively affected young players. In an interview, he admitted that this routine affects players because Messi rarely participates in training.
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Dembele has been the ace of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) this season, raising his stock price. Dembele, who contributed to PSG's league-leading run and advance to the quarterfinals of the European Champions League (UCL) by scoring 32 goals and seven assists in 39 games this season, has completely filled Mbappe's void. Along with his performance, he also emerged as a strong candidate for the Ballon d'Or. Mohamed Salah's Liverpool, which was considered the top Ballon d'Or player in the round of 16, changed the game. According to votes from some media, including France's Foot Mercato, fans are already predicting Dembele's chances of winning the prize.
Dembele, who has been highly regarded for his potential since childhood, but considering his performance at Barcelona before joining PSG, his performance this season was not easy to predict. Dembele raised expectations by recording a transfer fee of 135 million euros (about 210 billion won) when he joined Barcelona, but his performance was disappointing. In particular, he received a lot of criticism for his inconsistent performance. On the other hand, PSG is responsible for the team's offense with the most consistent scoring ability this season.
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Boateng said Dembele's poor performance at the time was because he imitated Messi. Boateng says "Messie sits in the dressing room, uses her cell phone, and sits down and takes a massage. And two minutes before I go to the game, I just get up from my seat and wear soccer boots. Even when we were training, he said, "He came in 30 seconds ago, put on his uniform, went out and scored a goal."
Some young players followed Messi's training routine, pointing out that their growth was problematic. Boateng said "Barcelona's young players copied it. The two players, Malcolm and Dembele, did not participate in training after seeing Messi, and later went on to play and were injured. Messi is the only player who can play like that,' he said, noting that Dembele suffered injury and other problems while doing the same training routine as Messi at the time. Dembele's attempt to emulate the soccer god delayed the timing of exploding his potential.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
