Ousmane Dembele's cruel Christmas
The Frenchman is working to overcome his injury
"This latest injury was very cruel," said Ernesto Valverde in an interview for Christmas, speaking about Ousmane Dembele. "Ousmane was in a good mental place and working well. It seemed like we had done it, that we had got him back, and so it was a big blow, in terms of morale too."
The Frenchman's career at Barca has been stop-start, with various controversies along the way like his frequent lateness last season, bad diet and Fortnite sessions until the early hours, but he did well to put all that behind him. Then, out of nowhere, the thigh injury.
Four of the 10 weeks he is out for have passed. He still has a long way to go to get back. And the trident is forming nicely in his basence, Messi, Suarez, Griezmann. It is a cruel and grey Christmas for Ousmane.
