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| The problem with the Paris Saint-Germain attack was Usman Dembele, not the strongman. He has been strongly criticized by France for missing two crucial chances. |
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Usman Dembele is the most problematic player in Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).
Lee Kang-in's PSG failed to win the third round of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) phase of the 2024-2025 season against PSV Eindhoven at 4 a.m. on the 23rd (Korea time). PSG ranked 17th overall with one win, one draw and one loss.
Lee Kang-in played in the striker position on the day. Coach Luis Enrique chose Lee Kang-in from Marco Asensio and Lee Kang-in. Bradley Barcola and Dembele were next to Lee Kang-in.
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| The problem with the Paris Saint-Germain attack was Usman Dembele, not the strongman. He has been strongly criticized by France for missing two crucial chances. |
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Lee Kang-in played his best until he was replaced by Asensio in the 22nd minute of the second half. Lee Kang-in, who is faithful to his role as a fake striker, continued to create opportunities for his teammates and even tried to score himself.
However, Lee Kang-in could not avoid criticism after the game. It was because he failed to take advantage of both opportunities that came. The scene that was disappointing first came out in the 16th minute of the first half. In PSG's counterattack, Barcola created a shot opportunity for Lee Kang-in in the penalty box. Lee Kang-in's shot was blocked by the goalkeeper.
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| The problem with the Paris Saint-Germain attack was Usman Dembele, not the strongman. He has been strongly criticized by France for missing two crucial chances. |
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In the 44th minute of the first half, Lee Kang-in's shot was blocked by the goalkeeper even in the decisive scoring opportunity that PSG came under pressure. It was difficult to be recognized even if it led to a score because the referee declared a foul while PSG was pressing. Still, since there is a VAR review, you can watch the situation again after scoring a goal, but it was meaningless because Lee Kang-in failed to score.
After the match, French L'Equipe failed his fake striker tactics"He gave Lee Kang-in three points, the lowest rating." "In the front, Lee Kang-in made a goalkeeper's good defense, giving him a low score of 3.5 points in Foot Mercato." In fake striker tactics, Lee Kang-in also had difficulty pressing the defense. "I tried, but Lee Kang-in did not perform as well as I expected."
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| The problem with the Paris Saint-Germain attack was Usman Dembele, not the strongman. He has been strongly criticized by France for missing two crucial chances. |
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However, Dembele was the worst player on the day. Dembele started the day, but it didn't help the team at all. Criticism from local French media is pouring on the French player.
It is no exaggeration to say that it is the worst performance. He was originally a player whose ups and downs were a disadvantage, but it was serious in the game against Eindhoven. Bradley on the left was also not very good, but he actively penetrated into the space and dribbled and tried to utilize his colleagues.
However, Dembele also missed several decisive opportunities and failed to show a play to make up for it. Dembele continued with a shot from William Pacho's cross in the 19th minute of the first half, but it hit the net. In the 30th minute of the first half, a one-on-one scoring chance came, but he shot into the sky. He attempted four shots but scored zero.
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| The problem with the Paris Saint-Germain attack was Usman Dembele, not the strongman. He has been strongly criticized by France for missing two crucial chances. |
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After the game, Foot Mercato added "Dembele was a symbol of PSG who failed to attack. He dedicated the ball 13 times in the first 20 minutes of the game. On this day, he gave up ownership 26 times. There was so much waste and mistakes that Dembele didn't help the team play at all" he lashed out.
France's RMC Sport also harshly criticized Dembele for his two big mistakes in the first half, which symbolized PSG's incompetence against Eindhoven and embodied criticism for his lack of finishing ability in front of goal.
Dembele's strength is breaking through on the right, but he didn't dribble or succeed once on this day. He didn't find a way out of the attack, he didn't score. The pass success rate was also very inaccurate at 70%.
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| The problem with the Paris Saint-Germain attack was Usman Dembele, not the strongman. He has been strongly criticized by France for missing two crucial chances. |
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As the players in the front failed to solve it, complaints from the players in the back began to arise. Captain Marquignos said there was no chance against Arsenal, but today's game lacked a finish. We had chances early and late in the game but we didn't score" expressed regret.
Ashraf Hakimi, who saved PSG on the same day, also did everything to win ". We created a lot of chances but that's why we don't win tonight, too. I didn't take advantage of the opportunity."
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| The problem with the Paris Saint-Germain attack was Usman Dembele, not the strongman. He has been strongly criticized by France for missing two crucial chances. |
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Lee Kang-in is not even familiar with the role of a fake striker. With Gonzalo Hamus injured after Kylian Mbappe left, and Randal Kolo Moani sluggish, the appointment of a fake striker is a stopgap measure. Lee Kang-in has scored a lot of goals this season, but coolly, Lee Kang-in is not even a player who will take over the scoring option in the team.
In the end, side resources like Dembele or Barcola should do it. Considering Dembele is a veteran in the team's offense, he also needs to show more responsibility.
rlaeotlr2024@sportschosun.com
