Man who makes a difference: Ousmane Dembele can feast in Clasico

If someone is capable of surprising us, appearing in curious places, of having a flash of genius unique in the world of football and then giving the ball away that costs a goal in the next play, that is Ousmane Dembélé. He is one of the few players in the Barça squad who can provoke a gesture of admiration just as soon as a grimace of rage and misunderstanding. The pity is that to date, in his fourth season wearing Barça colours, the 'dark side' of the Frenchman has imposed himself on his innate talent and the unpredictability that should be enough to be among the best attackers in the world.

His technical quality is so refined it could be a deadly weapon and an element that would make a difference for a Barca side that lacks it. After his exciting minutes the other day against Ferencvaros, Cules still have some hope that this time he can take that step forward, both physically and (above all) mentally.

The problem is that we have already seen this before, so caution already reigns above everything else. The ‘normal’ is to think that Dembélé may have a couple of good games, some great goal or some dynamic action, but then he will be injured and will not reappear until January and will be involved in some act of indiscipline that will send everything back to ruin. In the days before the market closed, Koeman repeated, actively and passively, that Ousmane was going to have a difficult time to have minutes and that the best thing was an exit. Trincao and Pedri contribute more work and sacrifice in defense, and that is vital for the Dutchman.

Despite the pressure for the ex Dortmund man to go, he stayed. Ronald will use him when he sees fit. We were surprised that he started against Getafe. His lack of game time told, he gave the ball away a lot. But in the time he was on the pitch against Ferencvaros he shone brightly with a goal and an assist for Pedri. 

We don't know what this means. Maybe it will go the same way as before. But look. On Saturday is the Camp Nou, a gala feast, and he is not waiting for anyone to invite him, expecting to be one diner more. A weapon for Koeman to change the game or introduce if things aren't going well. We will believe that Dembele will send out more signals, thrilling us yet again, making us believe that he is the one...